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1
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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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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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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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9
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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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10
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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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11
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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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12
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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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13
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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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14
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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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15
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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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17
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Silvaner

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Simple inexpensive wines

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18
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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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20
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Sussreserve

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Unfermented or partially fermented grape must used to back sweeten wines

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21
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German wine laws classify grapes according to what?

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Must weights at harvest

22
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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

23
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Landwein

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

24
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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

25
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Pradikatswein

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40 recognized regions- bereich
No enrichment
6 levels
Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

26
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Kabinett

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Lowest must weights
Lightest bodied
Highest acid
Dry to med sweet

27
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Spatlese

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Fully ripe grapes
Greater concentration
Riper flavors

28
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Auslese

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Specially selected extra ripe grapes
Hand harvest or machine w/sort
Some botrytized grapes
Can be dry

29
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Beerenauslese

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Individually selected grapes
Hand harvested
No need to be botrytis but usually is

30
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Eiswein

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Same must weight as BA but grapes must be frozen

31
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Trockenbeerenauslese

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Botrytis
Long fermentation

32
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Sweetness indicators

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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

33
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Grosslage

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Collective vineyard sites

34
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Einzellagen

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Individual vineyard site inside a grosselangen

35
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Liebfraumilch

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Med dry qualitatswein level
70% muller, riesl, silvaner, kerner
Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Rheinhau, Nahe

36
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Why was the VDP created

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Given the confusion surrounding Einzellage/Grosslage system there have been calls to create hierarchy of vineyard sites

37
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VDP’s rules are

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More strict than imposed laws
Lower max yields
Higher min must weights
Audited every 5 yrs
Seek to establish provenance of vineyards

38
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VDP vineyard classification system

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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

39
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Rheingau Charta

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Created to promote dry wines from best vineyards in Rheingau
Ries or Spat
Hand harvest
Dry
Min Spatlese must weight

40
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New classification in Germany offers

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Geographical hierarchy for Qualitatswein based upon the principle that the smaller the site the higher the quality

41
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Rheinhessen

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Warm dry- sheltered by mtns
Fertile valley floors
Liebfraumilch
Bulk
Rheinterrasse - quality
Wonnegau (south) - high quality Riesling and Spat

42
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Pfalz

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Between Haardt and Rhine plain
Not on River - follows Haardt - continuation of Vosges - dry
French/german rule -= Pinot grapes

43
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Baden

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Rain shadow from Vosges
Warmest, sunniest, driest
Red wines
Steep, south slopes around Kaiserstuhl

44
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Wurttemberg

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Light fruity reds
Co-op Moglingen

45
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Mosel

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Riesling
Site selection essential- most northern
Steep, south facing over Mosel
Slate soils

46
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Franken

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Most continental climate
Muller
Bocksbeutal bottle
Consumed local

47
Q

Nahe

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Protected by hunsruck mtn
White
Warmer - lower acid

48
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Rheingau

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High quality/age worthy Riesling
Protected from cold N winds by Taunus
Rhine is wider offering more moderation
Quality- lower yields
West - Spat
“Schloss “

49
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Ahr

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Northerly but black grapes
Ahr River cuts sheltered valley w/south facing slopes

50
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Co-ops produce what % in Germany?

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30% overall
3/4 in Baden and Wurttemberg

WSET D3 (33 decks)

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