Germany Flashcards
Who brought vitis vinefera to Germany?
The Romans
What are the 13 Anbaugebiet, as of 2021?
Ahr, Baden, Mosel, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Wurttemburg, Franken, Pfalz, Nahe, Hessiche-Bergstrasse, Saale-Ustrut, Mittlelrhein, Saschen
Which German wine categories can be chaptalised?
Only Deutscher wine, Landwein and Qualitatswein
What is the Minimum ABV of Qualitatswin, Erste Gewachs and Grosses Gewaches?
7%, 11% and 12%
What is the min must weight of Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trocken Beerenauslese?
70º-85º, 76º-95º, 83º-105º, 110º-128º, 110º-128º, 150º-154º
What is the max yield for 1) Erste Gewachs and 2) Grosses Gewachs?
1) 60hl (flat sites) or 70hl (steep sites) 2) 50hl
Explain the digits of the AP number
4 Pairs of digts, indictating Anbaugebiete, Gemeinde, Domaine, and Year of testing.
What the the Bereiche in Mosel?
Burg Cochem, Bernkastel, Ruwertal, Saar, Moseltor, Obermosel.
What are the Bereiche in Ahr?
Walporzheim- Ahrtal
What are the Bereiche in Baden?
Badische-Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaiserstuhl, Markgrafeland, Bodensee, Tauberfranken, Tuniberg
What are the bereiche in Franken?
Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
Berieche in Hessiche-Bergstrasse
Starkenburg, Umstadt
Bereiche in Mittlerhein
Loreley, Seibengebirge
Bereiche in Nahe
Nahetal
Bereiche in Pfalz
Mittlehaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Südliche Weinstrasse
Bereiche in Rheingau
Johannisberg
Bereiche in Rheinhessen
Nierstien, Bingen, Wonnegau
Bereiche in Saaleustrut
Schloss Neuenburg, Thuringen, Mansfelder Seen
Bereiche in Saschen
Meissen, Elstertal
Bereiche in Wurttemberg
Remstal Stuttgart, Wurttembergisch Unterland, Wurttembergisch Bodensee, bayerischer Bodensee, Kocher-Jagst-Tauber, Oberer Neckar
In which Anbaugebiete is Frankfurt?
Ahr
How many Langweinebiete are there?
26
What styles can Landwein be produced in?
Trocken or Halbtrocken
Requirements for Deutscherwein?
Min must weight 45-50º, min abv 8.5%, min potential alcohol is 5-6%, total acid is 3.5g/L, grapes must be grown in germany
Villages of Burg Cochem?
Winningen, kobern-Gondorf, Hatzenport, Cochem, Bremm, Zell
Villages of bernkastel?
Punderich, Enkirch, Traven-Trarbach, Wolf, Kröv, Lösnich, erden, Urzig
Villages of Ruwertal?
Ruwer, Eitelsbach, Mertesdorf, Kasel, Waldrach, Avelsbach
Villages of Saar?
Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Ockfen, Oberemmel, Kanzem
Big producer in Brauneberg?
Fritz Haag
Big producer in Bernkastel?
Dr Loosen
Big Producer in Wiltingen?
Egon Muller
Big Producer in Wehlen?
JJ Prum
Big Producer in Eitelsbach?
Karthauserhof
What are the three Uhlen in Mosel?
(Uhlen) Blaufusser Lay, Laubach, and Roth Lay
Who makes wine from all three Uhlen?
Heymann-Lowenstein
Top 3 wines from Prum?
Wehlener Sonnenuhr, graacher Himmelreich, Bernkastler Badstube
Top Vineyard and owner in Wiltingen?
Scharzhofberg Riesling, Egon Muller-Scharzhof
In which Anbaugebiete is Assmanhausen?
Rheingau
Where is Schloss Johannisberg?
Rheingau
Name the three first single-vineyard pdo in germany
Roth Lay, Blaufusser, Laubach (Heymann-Lowenstein)
What is the top vineyard in Piesport?
Goldtropfchen
Where is Erden, and what is the top vineyard?
Mosel, Pralat
Which two villages in the mosel have the Sonnenuhr vineyards?
Wehlen and Zeltingen
In which Anbaugebiet is Wittman?
Rheinhessen
In which 2 Anbaugebiet is Sylvaner well regarded?
Rheinhessen and Franken
Which are the two largest anbaugebiet by plantings?
Rheinhessen and Pfalz
What is limestone in german?
Kalkstein
What is Muschelkalk?
Shell-Limestone
How many producrs are VDP members?
200
What are the eleven regional VDP associations?
Sachsen/Saale-Ustrut, Ahr, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Mittlerhein, Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Franken, Pfalz, Wurttemburg, Baden
When was the VDP founded?
1910
Who is the Chairman of the VDP?
Stefen Christmann
What are the two categories of Sparkling in the VDP?
VDP.SEKT and VDP.SEKT.PRESTIGE
What are the Aging requirements for VDP Sparklings?
24 (VDP.SEKT) and 36 (VDP.SEKT.PRESTIGE) months on Lees
What are the permitted grapes for VDP.SEKT?
Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What are the four tiers of the VDP vineyard classification?
Gutswein, Ortswein, Erste Lage, Grosse Lage