Germany Flashcards
what is the climate for most German wine regions
cool continental
what are some weather hazards that germany faces
spring frost
summer hail
heavy summer rain
what is the most planted grape variety in Germany
Riesling
what is the predominant aspect for germany’s best vineyards
southerly aspect
germany’s 4 categories of wine
- Deutscher Wein
- Landwein
- Qualitätswein
- Prädikatswein
what is deutscher wein
100% german grapes
what is Landwein
PGI
what is Qualitätswein
PDO
what is Prädikatswein
PDO –> not possible to be chaptalized
Prädikatswein levels
Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese
Which 3 Prädikat will always be sweet
BA, Eiswein, TBA
what are the typical alcohol levels for a Riesling Kabinett and a Riesling Kabinett Trocken
Kabinett: 8-9%abv
Trocken: 12%abv
wine regions in germany are known as:
anbaugebiete
what are the 7 most important german wine regions
Mosel
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Nahe
Pfalz
Baden
Franken
name 4 other white grapes apart from Riesling in Germany
Müller Thurgau
Silvaner
Grauburgunder
Weissburgunder
what are germany’s black grapes
Dornfelder and Spätburgunder
what is PN called in Germany and where does it grow well
Spätburgunder, in Baden and Pfalz
what are the tributaries of the Mosel river
Saar
Ruwer
the best vineyards in the mosel are planted on
steep slopes with slate soils
the lightest highest acid rieslings come from which region
Mosel
which region is the largest wine growing in Germany
Rheinhessen
some of the fullest bodied Rieslings in Germany are from this area in the Rheinhessen
Rheinterrasse
what are the 2 most planted grapes in Rheinhessen
Muller Thurgau und Riesling
which region in Germany is the warmest
Baden
which grapes thrive in Baden
Spätburgunder
Muller Thurgau
Grauburgunder
Weissburgunder
Riesling
what is particular about the area of Kaiserstuhl
it’s on an extinct volcano –> full body Spätburgunder
for what grape variety is Franken known for
Sylvaner
what is the VDP and what does it do in Germany
association of winemakers.
focus on making wines from top classified sites
what does Grosses Gewächs mean
only for the very best vineyards –> dry wine from a top vineyard
what is the main difference between TBA and Eiswein
TBA = always affected by botrytis
Eiswein= not affected by botrytis
in which two regions is Riesling the only grape permitted for GG
Mosel und Nahe
in which two regions is Spätburgungder the only grape permitted for GG
Rheingau und Rheinhessen
in the Pfalz which grapes are allowed to be GG
Riesling
Spätburgunder
Weissburgunder
Germany’s 2nd largest winegrowing region is
Pfalz
what are the most planted grapes in Pfalz
Riesling und Dornfelder
in Franken, which grapes are allowed to be GG
Sylvaner
Riesling
Weissburgunder
Spätburgunder
what is the highest prädikat category that can be used for dry wines
auslese
what is Süssreserve and what does it do
unfermented grape juice which is added to dry, fermented low quality wine to sweeten it
what is Meunier known as in Germany
Schwarzriesling
