Germany Flashcards by Victoria Brown

What parallel are vineyards planted above in Germany

49th parallel

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What is the soil type of the Mosel

Blue Devonian Slate

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Soil type of other regions

Various soil types

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What part of the country are most wine regions in Germany planted in

southwest of the corner of the country

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Physical features of Germany

Rivers: The Rhine River and its tributaries: High importance of moderating influence from rivers.

Rivers reflect sunlight back up to the vineyards increasing warmth to aid in ripening.

Mountains:
Mountains provide protection from cold north winds and create rain shadows.

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What is the climate of Mosel / Germany

Cool Continental

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What physical features are apart of the Mosel

Vosges Mountains

The Mosel River
- two tributaries: the Saar and Ruwer

The Rhein River

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Grape growing in Germany (where do hillsides face, what are growing seasons like)

Steep, south-facing hillsides maximize sun exposure and warmth
Carefully selected vineyards for successful ripening
Cool growing seasons.

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Deutscher Sekt

Sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany

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Is there chaptalization in Germany

Yes

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Chaptalization

The process of adding sugar to unfermented grape must in order to increase the alcohol content after fermentation. Used when grapes do not achieve sufficient sugar ripeness

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What is German wine fermented in?

Large wooden fuder or stück or stainless-steel fermentation

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Wine and sugar content in German wine

(-) Residual sugar often left in the wine to counterbalance acidity (not all sugars are fermented to alcohol).

(-) Alcohol in off-dry wine is generally low.

(-) Wines can be fermented dry, remain off-dry, or lusciously sweet.

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Red Grape Variety Names

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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White Grape Variety Names

Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
Silvaner
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)

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What is the order of wine classification (highest number is highest distinction)

Deutscher Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein

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Deutscher Wein meaning

Wines without Geographic Indication

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Landwein

Regional Wines

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Qualitätswein

Quality wine from one of the 13 major wine regions called Anbaugebiete

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How is Qualitätswein categorized

Categorized by ripeness (ripeness = level of sugar in the grapes) at harvest.

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Is chaptalization allowed for high quality wine

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When are the Qualitätswein designations categorized

These designations are categorized by ripeness at harvest, however choices made in the winery will determine finished sweetness of the wine

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Six prädikate (levels of quality)

Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

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Kabinett

off-dry in style, can also be made trocken (dry)

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Spätlese

off-dry in style, can also be made trocken (dry)

Auslese

Often off-dry in style, can sometimes be made trocken (dry)

Beerenauslese

Very sweet in style, often affected by botrytis

Eiswein - how is it made, what’s the type

Very sweet in style, grapes must be frozen. No effects of botrytis. **same ripeness-level as Beerenauslese

Trockenbeerenauslese

very sweet in style

Trocken

Dry

Halbtrocken

Half-dry

Edelfäule

Noble rot (botrytis)

Schloss

German word for castle, similar to the French word for château

VDP - Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweingüter

National German association of producers committed to traditional quality winemaking. Developed their own classification system on Burgundy model with classified top vineyard sites.

Anbaugebiete

One of 13 wine growing areas/regions in Germany

Recognize VDP logo

Grosses Gewächs

Single Vineyard Grand Cru Wines

Erstes Gewächs

Single Vineyard Premier Cru Wines in Germany

Gemeinde

Local community or village

Prädikate

Quality levels based on ripeness at harvest (Kabinett, Spätlese etc.).

Einzellage

Single vineyard

Oechsle Scale

The German scale used to measure must weight

Bocksbeutel

Unique, flattened ellipsoid wine bottle specific to the Franken Anbaugebiete

1971 German Wine Law

Stipulated ripeness level at harvest as the prime determinant for quality. Established the top two categories of wine QBA and QMP

Mosel - Location, Soil, Grape

Along the Mosel River Soil: Slate that is porous and heat-retaining South-facing vineyards to capture warmth of the sun Grape Variety: Riesling

Nahe - Location, Climate, Grape

1. Nahe River is a tributary of the Rhine 2. Continental Climate 3. Grape Variety: Riesling

Major cities in Mosel

Erden Ürzig Wehlen Bernkastel-Kues Piesport

Pfalz - Location, Climate, Grape

Continuation of Alsace, mountain protection, Rhein River moderates climate. One of the warmest areas in Germany, focus is on dry wines. Grape Varieties: Riesling, Spätburgunder

Franken - Location, Grape, One fun fact

Located along the Main river near Frankfurt. White Grape Varieties: Silvaner Red Grape Varieties: Spätburgunder Special bottle shape called a Bocksbeutel

Rheinhessen - Location, Grape

The largest Anbaugebiete in size and production volume. Rhein River Grape Varieties: Riesling

Baden - Location, Grape, Climate

Covers a large area along the French and Swiss borders. Warmest growing area. Main Grape Varieties: Spätburgunder, Müller Thurgau

Rheingau- continental, Grape, Climate

Mountains protect the region from the cold north. Long, south-facing slope facing the Rhein River Rhein River (moderates and reflects light) Climate: Continental Varieties: Riesling, Spätburgunder

Recognize Johannisberg as a major village on a map of the Rheingau.

Baden - growing area, border, grape

Covers a large area along the French and Swiss borders. Warmest growing area. Main Grape Varieties: Spätburgunder, Müller Thurgau

Mittelrhein - climate, physical location, grape, soil

(-) Steep slopes along the Rhein River (-) Climate: Continental (-) Main Grape Variety: Riesling (-) Slate Soil

Ahr - climate, physical location, grape

(-) Ahr River (-) One of Germany’s smallest and most northerly winegrowing regions, north of the 50th parallel. (-) Main Grape Variety: Spätburgunder (some of the best in Germany)

Producer/Proprietary Brand of Nahe

Hermann Dönnhoff

Producer/Proprietary Brand of Franken

Hans Wirsching

Producer/Proprietary Brand of Rheingau

Franz Künstler Robert Weil Josef Leitz

Producer/Proprietary Brand of Rheinhessen

Gunderloch

Producer/Proprietary Brand of Mosel

Fritz Haag Dr. Loosen Egon Müller Joh. Jos. Prüm Selbach-Oster

Serving Temperature of Riesling

Dryer Rieslings: Serve at 50–55°F Sweeter Rieslings: Serve at 45–50°F

Sweet Riesling Wine Pairings

- Soft Cheese - Spicy Asian Food - Desserts that contain caramel, butterscotch, fruit, vanilla, or coconut

Dry Riesling Wine Pairings

Raw Fish Pate Ham Sushi Crab Salty Cheese