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Flurbereinigung- vineyard restructuring did what?

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Its aim was to increase efficiency, reducing the cost of viticulture and making mechanization possible
Consolidated small, fragmented vineyards
Built access roads

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Germany climate

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49-50*N (except Baden)
Most northerly in world
Cool continental

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High latitude means what is essential for ripening grapes?

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Site selection
Moderating factors like the Rhine
Steep south facing slopes for sun exposure

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Rainfall in Germany happens when and what challenges to viticulture does it offer?

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Summer
Fungus, dilution of grapes, damage from hail

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Fall in Germany has what kind of weather and allows for what viticulturally

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Long and dry
Long ripening to achieve high levels of sugar for Pradikatswein
Mists on River are ideal for botrytis

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What mountain ranges shelter Germany from cold winds and rain?

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Taunus and Haardt

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Soils of Baden, Pfalz, and Rheinhessen have pockets of what that are planted to what variety

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Calcareous soil
PN, PB, Chard

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Mosel and Ahr are known for what soils?

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Dark colored slate that radiate heat at night to aid in ripening

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Franken has what kind of soils and is planted to what variety?

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Clay
PG, Silvaner

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Fruit ripeness in Germany is improving, especially for black grapes, due to

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Better clonal selection
Summer pruning
Green harvesting
Selective hand harvesting
Climate change

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Pendelbogen is

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Replacement cane pruning with canes arched in the trellis to improve sap flow and increase viable buds and thus yields

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Why is Germany not suited to organic viticulture

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Wet weather during growing season increases disease pressure
Sprays applied by helicopter due to steepness- drift onto neighboring vineyards

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Riesling in Germany

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1/4 of plantings
Cold hardy
Late budding/ thick wood- frost resistant
Late ripening- needs good sun and long dry fall, may not ripen in cool years

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Muller Thurgau

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German cross
High yielding
Liebraumilch
Lower acid than Riesling
Simple early drinking wines

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Spatburgunder

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Pinot Noir

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Dornfelder

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Black German cross
Deep color, high acid
2 styles: light/fruity w/some RS or lower yields w/oak aging

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Silvaner

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Simple inexpensive wines

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Grauburgunder

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Pinot Gris
Likes heavy soils

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19
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What style of winemaking dominates Germany

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Bulk

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Sussreserve

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Unfermented or partially fermented grape must used to back sweeten wines

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German wine laws classify grapes according to what?

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Must weights at harvest

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Deutscher wein

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Wine without geographical indications but grown in Germany
Any style
Meant to be consumed young

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Landwein

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PGI
85% from region on label
Trocken or halb trocken style

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Qualitatswein

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PDO but less strict than Pradikat
Grapes from one of 13 regions- anbaugebiete - named on label
Lab analysis and blind tasting
Allows for sweeter wines - lower min abv
Majority of everyday drinking wines

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Pradikatswein
40 recognized regions- bereich No enrichment 6 levels Kabinett Spatlese Auslese Beerenauslese Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese
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Kabinett
Lowest must weights Lightest bodied Highest acid Dry to med sweet
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Spatlese
Fully ripe grapes Greater concentration Riper flavors
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Auslese
Specially selected extra ripe grapes Hand harvest or machine w/sort Some botrytized grapes Can be dry
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Beerenauslese
Individually selected grapes Hand harvested No need to be botrytis but usually is
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Eiswein
Same must weight as BA but grapes must be frozen
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Trockenbeerenauslese
Botrytis Long fermentation
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Sweetness indicators
Trocken- dry 4 g/L Halbtrocken - off dry btw 4-12 g/L Lieblich- med sweet 12-45 g/L Suss- sweet more than 45 g/L
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Grosslage
Collective vineyard sites
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Einzellagen
Individual vineyard site inside a grosselangen
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Liebfraumilch
Med dry qualitatswein level 70% muller, riesl, silvaner, kerner Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Rheinhau, Nahe
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Why was the VDP created
Given the confusion surrounding Einzellage/Grosslage system there have been calls to create hierarchy of vineyard sites
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VDP’s rules are
More strict than imposed laws Lower max yields Higher min must weights Audited every 5 yrs Seek to establish provenance of vineyards
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VDP vineyard classification system
Gutswein- regional wines like HdNin Burgundy Ortswein- village wines Erste Lage - premier cru lower yields hand harvest, min Spatlese must weights Grosse Lage- grand cru even lower max yields, min aging, dry wines - Grosses Gewachs
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Rheingau Charta
Created to promote dry wines from best vineyards in Rheingau Ries or Spat Hand harvest Dry Min Spatlese must weight
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New classification in Germany offers
Geographical hierarchy for Qualitatswein based upon the principle that the smaller the site the higher the quality
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Rheinhessen
Warm dry- sheltered by mtns Fertile valley floors Liebfraumilch Bulk Rheinterrasse - quality Wonnegau (south) - high quality Riesling and Spat
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Pfalz
Between Haardt and Rhine plain Not on River - follows Haardt - continuation of Vosges - dry French/german rule -= Pinot grapes
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Baden
Rain shadow from Vosges Warmest, sunniest, driest Red wines Steep, south slopes around Kaiserstuhl
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Wurttemberg
Light fruity reds Co-op Moglingen
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Mosel
Riesling Site selection essential- most northern Steep, south facing over Mosel Slate soils
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Franken
Most continental climate Muller Bocksbeutal bottle Consumed local
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Nahe
Protected by hunsruck mtn White Warmer - lower acid
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Rheingau
High quality/age worthy Riesling Protected from cold N winds by Taunus Rhine is wider offering more moderation Quality- lower yields West - Spat “Schloss “
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Ahr
Northerly but black grapes Ahr River cuts sheltered valley w/south facing slopes
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Co-ops produce what % in Germany?
30% overall 3/4 in Baden and Wurttemberg

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