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Germany Flashcards

1
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Describe the climate in Germany

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Cool and continental
Summers are generally wet but autumn tends to be dry allowing grapes to ripen

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What is qualitasweine?

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Category for German PDO wines and it must come from the 13 German wine regions. Wine growing area must be on the label

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What grape varieties can be grown under qualitasweine?

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Any grape variety red or white

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What is pradikatsweine?

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A category within qualitasweine with a higher grape must weight. (Sweeter)

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5
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List Pradikatsweine sub categories in order

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Kabinett - dry to medium sweet
Spatlese - dry to medium sweet
Auslese - dry to sweet
Beernauslese - sweet only
Eiswein - sweet only
Trockenbeernauslese - sweet only

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6
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What is sussreserve?

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This is when unfermented grape juice is added to wine to increase sugar levels. This doesn’t produce high quality wines

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What are the characteristics of Kabinett?

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When dry - Lighter body, high acidity, floral 12% alcohol,
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What are the characteristics of spatlese?

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Made the same was as Kabinett, slightly fuller bodied, richer more concentrated flavours stone fruit flavours
Higher alcohol level and sweetness

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What are the characteristics of auslese?

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Made from individually selected ripe grape bunches
Richer and riper compared to spatlese
Noble rot plate important role

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What are the characteristics of beernauslese and trockenbeernauslese?

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Noble rot is essential to get this high level of sweetness for TBA but not for BA
Sweet low in alcohol with flavours of honey apricot dried stone fruit

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What are the key factors when making Eiswein?

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The winemaker will try to keep flavours as close to the varietal norms as possible. No malolactic conversion, old oak, using carefully selected yeast.

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12
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What is Grosses Gewach?

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It’s an appellation with strict regulations.
Wines have to be dry and from a single vineyard

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What is VDP wines?

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An unofficial producers association which have their own vineyards and appellation usually from the best vineyards in the 13 regions

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What identifiers do VDP wine bottles have to let buyers know they are one?

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Eagle on the bottle with GG if it’s a GG wine with the vineyard name

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15
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Name all the white grapes grown in Germany. (5)

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Riesling, silvaner, weisburgunder, Graunurgunder and muller thurgau

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What are the key features of Muller thurgau?

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Second most planted grape in Germany, ripens early, attractive floral and fruity. Not that high quality fern really

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What are the common names for Grauburgunder and weisburgunder?

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Pinot Gris and Pinot blanc

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18
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Which regions is silvaner mainly grown in?

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Rheinhessen and franken

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What are the key features of silvaner?

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Earthy, less acidic and fruity than Riesling

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What black grape varieties are mainly grown in Germany? (5)

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Sparburgunder, Dornfelder, Portuguese, trollinger and schwartzreisling

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21
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What is sparburgunder known as outside of Germany

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Pinot noir

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22
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What is schwartzriesling known as outside of Germany?

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Meunier

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23
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What regions does spatburgunder thrive in and why?

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Pfalz and baden as they are warmer and further south

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What are the key features of sparburgunder?

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Dry, either light in body and fruity or concentrated that include oak aromas

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25
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What colour is dornfelder generally?

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Very deep with light body

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26
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Where is mosel?

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Northern part of the wine regions bordering Luxembourg to the west and includes the rivers Rhein and Mosel

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What are the key features of the region?

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Steep slopes, slate soil southerly aspect with most and best vineyards of the banks of both rivers

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28
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What varieties are permitted to be GG wines in Mosel?

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Riesling only

29
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Which part of model produces the best wines?

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Middle model

30
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What are the best known villages in Middle Mosel? (3)

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Piesport, Bernkastel and Wehlen

31
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What are the key characteristics of rieslings from model?

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Lighter body, lower alcohol higher acidity with green fruit flavours dominating

32
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Where is Nahe situated in the German regions?

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Between Mosel and Rheinhessen

33
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Which river does the best vineyards in nahe sit on?

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The the river nahe

34
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Which are the most prestigious villages in nahe?

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Schlossbockelheim and bad kreuznach

35
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What are the best wines from nahe made from and explain the style

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Reisling and lie between the lighter styles of mosel and fuller bodied wines from Rheinhessen, rheinhau and pfalz

36
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What varieties in nahe are permitted for GG?

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Riesling only

37
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What flavour characteristics sum up Riesling from nahe?

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Region is slightly warmer so flavours are riper. More stone fruit

38
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Are wines from Rheingau prestigious?

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Yes

39
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Where are the vineyards mainly located in rheingau?

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Mainly on the north bank slopes of the Rhine and slopes of the river main in the east

40
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Which hills provide protection for the vineyards in rheingau?

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The Taunus hills

41
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What are the main 2 villages in rheingau?

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Johannisberg and Rudesheim

42
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What grape varieties dominates Rheingau?

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Reisling

43
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What are the characteristics of Riesling in Rheingau?

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Medium to full body with ripe peachy flavours

44
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What do the humid conditions create in Rheingau?

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Very good TBA and TA

45
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Which village in Rheingau do premium TBA and BA come from?

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Hochheim

46
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What other varieties are grown in Rheingau and which ones can be classed as gg?

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Spatburgunder and Riesling

47
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What is the largest wine growing region in Germany?

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Rheinhessen

48
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What grape varieties are grown in Rheinhessen?

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Muller thurgau and Riesling are the most grown varieties

49
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What black grape varieties are grown in Rheinhessen?

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Dornfelder, Portugieser and spatburgunder

50
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What are GG wines made from in Rheinhessen?

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Riesling and spatburgunder only

51
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What is the most prestigious village in Rheinhessen and where is it situated?

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Nierstein and it is on the West Bank of the Rhine

52
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Which village have growers moved closer to in Rheinhessen which doesn’t usually have a good reputation for growing but is now producing premium wines?

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Worms in the south of the region

53
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What is the second largest wine producing region in Germany?

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Pfalz

54
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Where is Pfalz situated?

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Close to the border with France and is a continuation of Alsace

55
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Explain the climate of Pfalz?

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It is the driest region in Germany and in summer the vines can summer from heat stress

56
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What are the most planted white varieties in Pfalz?

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Riesling followed by muller thurgau

57
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What is the most planted black grape in Pfalz?

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Dornfelder

58
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What varieties produce GG wines in Pfalz?

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Riesling, Weisburgunder and spatburgunder

59
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Which villages are the premium wines of Pfalz grown around?

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Forst and deidesheim

60
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What is the climate like in Baden?

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It is the warmest region as it is the furthest south

61
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Explain where baden is?

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It is level with Colmar in Alsace and runs right down to the Swiss border

62
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Which villages are the most plantings around in Baden?

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Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg

63
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What is special about the south facing slopes in kaiserstuhl?

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It’s an extinct volcano

64
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What grape variety has has developed a good reputation in Baden?

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Spatburgunder

65
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What varieties are grown in Baden and which varieties can be classed as Gg wines be made from in Baden?

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Grauburgunder and weisburgunder
A variety of different white and black grapes can be classed as GG

66
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Which grape variety dominates in Franken?

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Silvaner

67
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What are the key features of Silvaner?

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It is early ripening and can be susceptible to frost. It can achieve ripeness that is rarely seen in Germany

68
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Which is the premium village in Franken?

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Wurzberg

69
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What varieties can be classed as GG in Franken?

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Silvaner, Riesling, weisburgunder and spatburgunder

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