Germany Flashcards
What is the term for a site with an incline greater than 30%?
steillage
In what year was the VDP formed?
1940
Where is Scharzhofberg lcoated?
Wiltingen, Saar, Mosel
What are the 3 bereiche of Rhinehessen?
- Bingen
- Nierstein
- Wonnegau
What Mosel bereiche is home to some of the steepest vineyards in Europe?
Burg Cochem
What are the top einzellage of Johannisberg?
- Schloss Johannisberg
- Holle
- Klaus
What are the 3 most prestigious vineyards in Graach?
- Domprobst
- Himmelreich
- Josephshof
What 2 geminde of Mittelmosel have a Sonnehur vineyard?
- Wehlen
- Zeltingen
What is the top einzellage of Eitelsbach?
Karthauserhofberg
What is the top einzellage of Erbach?
Marcobrunn
What 2 mountain ranges influence Mosel?
- Hunsruck
- Eifel
What village in Rhinegau has the steepest slopes?
Rudesheim
What are the top einzellage of Florsheim-Dalsheim?
- Hubacker
- Burgel
What is the major soil type of the Rhinehessen?
loess
What are the top einzellage of Trittenheim?
- Felsenkopf
- Apotheke
What are the top einzellage of Bernkastel?
- Lay
- Doctor
- Graben
What is the largest family owned estate in Germany?
Burklin-Wolf (110 ha)
Hattenheimer Steinberg is a monopole of what producer?
Kloster Eberbach
What are the 6 gemeinden of middle Nahe?
- Schlossbockelheim
- Oberhausen
- Niederhausen
- Norheim
- Traisen
- Bad Kreuznach
What 2 Rhinegau gemeinden each have a Holle einzellage?
- Johannisberg
- Hochheim
What are the 2 gemeinden of Wonnegau?
- Westhofen
- Florsheim Dalsheim
Kirchspiel and Morstein are top einzellagen in which Rhinehessen gemeinde?
Westhofen
What are the 2 top einzellagen in Bad Durkheim?
- Spielberg
- Michelsberg
List 2 top einzellagen in Forst
- Pechstein
- Jesuitengarten
- Kirchenstuck
- Ungehuer
As specific as possible, where is Scharzhofberg einzellage located?
Wiltingen (geminde), Saar (bereiche), Mittelmosel, Mosel (anbaugebiete)
What is the top einzellage of Assmanschausen?
Hollenberg
Peter Jakob Kuhn and Eva Fricke are modern producers in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinegau
What in the min abv for Pradikat levels kabinett, spatlese, and auslese?
7%
What is the min abv for BA, TBA, and eiswein?
5.5%
Where is the Roter Hang located?
Rhinehessen
What is the most celebrated region for pinot noir in Baden?
Kaiserstuhl
The Goldkapsule classification is used in which 2 anbaugebiete?
- Mosel
- Rhinegau
What are the top einzellage of Brauneberg?
- Juffer
- Juffer Sonnehur
What mountain range helps to shelter the Rhinegau region?
Taunus mountains
When can a GG wine be released?
Sept 1, YFH
Message in a Bottle focuses on quality production in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinehessen
What is the volume of a German stuck?
1200 L
What is Germany’s largest winegrowing region?
Rhinehessen
Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck, and Berg Rottland are all einzellagen found in which gemeinde?
Rudesheim (Rhinegau)
What is winzersekt?
- traditional method sparkling
- single vintage
- min 9 mos on lees
What is the volume of a fuder?
1000 L
What is Alleinbesitz?
German term for monopole
What are the 3 bereiche of Franken?
- Mainvierck
- Maindrieck
- Stiegerwald
Where are the gemeinden of Forst and Deidesheim located?
Mittelhaardt, Pfalz
In what gemeinde are the einzellagen of Pettenthal, Hipping, and Olberg found?
Nierstein
What is Rulander?
sweet, botrytized pinot gris bottlings
What is the min lees aging for VDP erste lage and grosse lage sekt?
36 months
Describe Erste Gewachs
- est Rhinegau 1999
- premium dry riesling and pinot noir
- only used in Rhinegau
- not used by VDP members
What is the largest einzellage in germany?
Wurtzburger Stein (Franken, 85 ha)
What is the only bereiche in the Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
List 2 producers who bottle a Piesporter Goldtropfchen
- Julian Haart
- Kurt Hain
- Lothar Kettern
- Schloss Lieser
- Reisgraf von Kesselstatt
In what village are the “sovereign” vineyards (able to be French or German) located?
Schweigen (Southern Pfalz)
In what year was modern German wine law established?
1971
What producer spearheaded the Rhinegau Assoc. of Charta Estates?
Georg Breuer (via Berhardt Breuer)
Gutedel (chasselas) is planted in what German village?
Markgraferland, Baden
List 1 producer who bottles an Urtziger Wurtzgarten
- Dr Loosen
- Dr Hermann
- Markus Molitor
- Alfred Merkelbach
- Monchof
What is the most planted grape in Franken?
muller-thurgau
What is the min lees aging for VDP gutssekt and ortssekt?
15 months
What is the key winegrowing village in Burg Cochem?
Winningen
Define flaschengorung
bottle fermented sekt
What village is the wine epicenter of Middle Nahe?
Bad Kreuznach
What German tern indicates estate bottled?
Gutsabfullung
Who is the most notable producer bottling fruit from the village of Kiedrich?
Robert Weil (Kiedricher Grafenburg)
Describe badisch rotgold
- QbA rose produced in Baden
- blend of pinot gris and pinot noir
Where is Schlossgut Diel located?
Nahe
List 2 leading producers in the Pfalz
- Reichsrat von Buhl
- Burklin Wolf
- Basserman Jordan
- Koehler Ruprecht
- Muller Catoir
- Von Winning
- Okonomierat Rebholz
- Friedrick Becker
- Wehrheim
Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard where?
The Rhinegau (Kloster Eberbach)
What are the 3 most important varieties in Wurttemburg?
- trollinger (schiava)
- lemberger (blaufrankisch)
- schwartzriesling (meunier)
What is the parentage of muller-thurgau?
riesling X madaleine royale
What is the German term for rose made from co-fermenting black and white grapes?
rotling/schillerwein (Wurttemburg only)
Lemberger is an alias for what grape?
blaufrankisch
List one bottling produced by Willi Schafer
- Graacher Domprobst
- Graacher Himmelreich
- Wehlener Sonnenhur
What are the 2 bereiche of the Pfalz?
- Mittelhaardt Deutche Weinstrasse
- Sudliche Weinstrasse
In what anbaugebiete is schwartzriesling a local specialty?
Wurttemburg
List 2 producers in the Ahr
- Meyer Nackel
- Jean Stodden
- Julia Bertram
- JJ Adenaur
- Kreuzberg
List 2 leading producers in Rhinegau
- Robert Weil
- Georg Breuer
- Schloss Johannisberg
- August Kessler
- Franz Kunstler
- Josef Leitz
- Schloss Schonborn
- Josef Spreitzer
What is the most planted grape in Wurttemburg?
trollinger (schiava)
What is schillerwein and where is it found?
- rose that is a blend of red and white grapes
- found in Wurttemburg
What is the most basic classification of German wine quality?
Deutscher Wein
- German grapes from approved vineyards and varieties
What is the soil type of Oberhauser Brucke?
grey slate bedrock covered with loess
What anbaugebiete had the most diverse geology?
Pfalz
What is the traditional labeling system in Germany?
village name plus vineyard
What grape is the most recognizable in Franken?
silvaner
What vinification technique is common in Ahr?
chaptalization
Which Rhinegau region is known for spatburgunder?
Assmanschausen
What is the smallest anbaugebiete in Germany?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
What is the unit of measurement used in Germany to determine density of sugar content in grape juice?
oechsle
Spatburgunder is an alias for what grape?
pinot noir
What is Germany’s second most planted grape?
muller-thurgau
In what anbaugebiete is the commune of Assmanschausen?
Rhinegau
Where are the Pettental and Hipping vineyards found?
Nierstein, Rhinehessen
What is perlwein?
cheap, semi-sparkling wine made via carbonation
Where does Germany rank in the world’s production of pinot noir?
3rd
What is the German term for village?
gemeinde
What is the smallest geographical unit allowed under German wine law?
einzellage
The Wurtzgarten vineyard is known for what soil type?
rotliegend (red slate)
What German estate produced the first eiswein?
Schloss Johannisberg (1858)
What 2 anbaugebiete border Alsace?
- Pfalz
- Baden
What is a bereiche?
subregion (41) of the anbaugebiete (state)
What are the top einzellagen of Graach?
- Himmelreich
- Domprobst
What are the most important sets of digits in an AP # from a consumer standpoint?
the last 2 sets
- bottlers application number
- year application was filed
Define lieblich
medium sweet - up to 45 g/L RS
What is the traditional vessel of Franken silvaner?
bocksbeutal
The Charta Assoc. promotes the great sites of which anbaugebiete?
Rhinegau
What is the soil type of Wehlener and Zeltinger Sonnehur?
devonian slate
What are the 6 bereiche of Mosel from east to west?
- Burg Cochem
- Bernkastel
- Ruwertal
- Saar
- Obermosel
- Moseltor
In what anbaugebiete is lemberger the second most planted red grape?
Wurttemberg
What are Germany’s northernmost anbaugebiete?
- Sachsen
- Saale Unstrut
What German anbaugebiete is located near the Czech border?
Sachsen
What technique is never used in Ahr viticulture?
whole cluster/stem inclusion
- stems never get ripe enough
Franken lies on which river?
Main River
Where are the headwaters of the Mosel river?
Vosges Mountains (France)
What vineyard is considered the most prestigious in Trittenheim?
Apothek
Where is the Doctor vineyard located?
Bernkastel, Mosel
In which anbaugebiete is Geisenheim located?
Rhinegau
What are the 3 most important varieties in Hessische-Bergsrasse?
- riesling
- grauburgunder
- spatburgunder
What grey slate vineyard is considered the best in Nahe?
Niederhauser Hermansholle
What is the parentage of bacchus?
(silvaner X riesling) X muller thurgau
Where is Uhlen located?
Winningen, Burg Cochem, Mosel
Define einzelpfahlerziehung
vines trained individually on a stake - used on steep sites like Mosel
What are the 5 distinct parcels of Karthauserhofberg?
- Burgberg
- Kronenberg
- Orstberg
- Sang
- Stirn
Maximin Grunhaus is located in which bereiche?
Ruwertal
Who founded Germany’s first winery focused only on quality sparkling wine?
Volker Raumland
What is the soil type of Ahr?
slate with basalt derived clay
Where is the village of Rudesheim located?
Rhinegau
Which anbaugebiete has Germany’s largest acreage of riesling?
Pfalz
What Franken bereiche is known for pinot noir?
Mainviereck
What is the parentage of dornfelder?
helfensteiner X heroldrebe
Define federweisser
still fermenting grape must served as an autumn specialty (w/ onion quiche or roasted chestnut)
What is the parentage of siegerrebe?
madeleine angevin X gewurtz
What is the leading grape in Ahr?
spatburgunder
What is the soil type in Rhinegau?
slate, quartz, sandstone
What is the German word for noble rot?
edelfaule
What is the driest anbaugebiete in Germany?
Nahe
In what anbaugebiete does the Erste Lage category not exist?
- Mosel
- Ahr
- Rhinehessen
What is the parentage of rieslaner?
silvaner X riesling
Achkarrer Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg are located in what region?
Kaiserstuhl, Baden
The Taunus and Rhine river meet in what anbaugebiete?
Rhinegau
What does the German term ‘lagerung’ mean?
to store
How many bereiche are in Baden?
9
What is the max RS for a German wine labeled Classic?
15 g/L
What is the soil type of Middle Nahe?
weathered volcanic, slate, limestone, schist
Where are the vineyards of Domdechaney and Kirchenstuck located?
Hoichheim, Rhinegau
What is Germany’s second most planted red grape?
dornfelder
What is the parentage of scheurebe?
buketrebbe X riesling
What geologic formation protects the Ahr region?
Hohe Eifel Hills
What is the soil type of the Mosel?
devonian slate with thin, sandy topsoil
What is the max RS allowed in a GG bottling?
9 g/L
The VDP system allows the term ‘trocken’ to be used to indicate dryness at what category levels?
Erste Lage and below
What is the only bereiche in Nahe?
Nahetal
What is grosslagen?
catchall for collective vineyard sites
Oberhauser Brucke is a monopole of what producer?
Donhoff
What are the 4 categories of German wine?
- Deutcher Wein
- Landwein
- Qualitatswein
- Pradikatswein
Where does Germany rank in the world’s sparkling production?
3rd
What is the traditional training system in the Mosel?
single post system
How many anbaugebiete are in germany?
13
The Haardt Hills are an extension of what mountain range?
Vosges (Pfalz)
Erste Gewachs applies to what 2 varieties from classed sites in Rhinegau?
- riesling
- pinot noir
What is the difference between grosslagen and Grosse Lage?
grosslagen - collection of vineyards of varying quality forming one large vineyard under the village name
Grosse Lage - high quality single vineyard site
What is the max yield for VDP Grosse Lage and Erste Lage?
50 hl/ha
Where was the first spatlese announced and in what year?
Schloss Johannisberg (Rhinegau)
1775
What is the classification of Piesporter Michelsberg?
grosselagen
List 3 producers who bottle a Wehlener Sonnehur
- Dr Loosen
- Markus Molitor
- JJ Prum
- Willi Schafer
- Schloss Lieser
What are the 4 categories of the VDP system?
- Gutswein (regional)
- Ortswein (village)
- Erste Lage (PC)
- Grosse Lage (GC)
What does the term alte reben mean?
old vine
What is the official test number determining quality standards in Germany?
Amtliche Prufungsnummer (APNr)
What is the regional tier of the VDP system?
gustwein
What producer is known for holdings in Scharzhofberg?
Egon-Muller
Wonnegau bereiche is home to what famous producer?
Keller
What is the most significant viticultural hazard in Germany?
spring frost
What is muschelkalk and where is it found?
- sedimentary limestone, marl, and alluvial soil
- found in Baden, Franken, Ahr
What are the 2 most prestigious vineyards in Erden?
- Treppchen
- Pralat
What are some criticisms of single post training?
- leaf removal is necessary to increase airflow
- leads to sun exposure/increased TDN
What is Flurbereingung?
German vineyard restructuring
What is the top einzellage of Piesport?
Goldtropfchen
How are German wine regions ordered in size from largest to smallest?
Anbaugebiete - 13 major regions
Bereich - area/state withing a region
Gemeinde - village
Einzellage - single vineyard
What are the must weights for all Pradikat level wines?
Kabinett - 70-85 degrees oeschsle
Spatlese- 76-95
Auslese - 83-105
BA/Eiswein - 110 - 128
TBA - 150 - 154
How many sets of digits are in an AMPr?
5
What is the most planted grape in the Mosel?
riesling
What is the most planted grape in Germany?
riesling
What are the characteristics of Devonian slate?
- stores and releases heat
- excellent drainage
- limits phylloxera
- nitrogen deficient (can lead to “mineral” taste in wine)
What do the terms ‘Schloss’ and ‘Kloster’ mean?
Schloss - castle
Kloster - abbey
List 2 top producers in the Mosel
- Fritz Haag
- Dr Loosen
- Egon Muller
- JJ Prum
- Reinhold Haardt
- Willi Schafer
- Reisgraf von Kesselstatt
What term can be used for a dry wine from a Grosse Lage site?
Grosses Gewachs
What is the village level category of the VDP system?
Ortswein
What is fruhburgunder?
an early ripening mutation of pinot noir found in the Ahr
What are the top 2 einzellage of Bad Kreuznach?
- Krotenphul
- Kahlenberg
Where is the origin of Liebfraumilch?
Worms, Rhinehessen
What is the largest bereiche in the Mittelmosel
Bernkastel
The villages of Westhofen and Florsheim-Dalsheim are located in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinehessen
What are the 2 geminden of Bingen?
- Bingen
- Siefersheim
What style of wine is Schloss Wackerbarth known for?
sekt
Loreley and Siebengebirge are the only bereiche of what anbaugebiete?
Mittelrhein
A wine labeled ‘Selection’ must have a must weight equivalent to what Pradikat level?
auslese
What is the most planted grape in the Rhinegau?
riesling
In what bereich is elbling the primary grape?
Obermosel
What VDP category might include a soil statement on its label/
Orswein (village0
What is the most planted grape in Mittelrhein?
riesling
Where is the einzellage of Kirchenstuck located?
Hochheim, Rhinegau
What is the primary soil type in Moseltor?
limestone
Abstberg, Herrenburg, and Burderburg are einzellagen located where?
Mertesdorf, Ruwertal, Mosel
In what bereiche is Egon Muller located?
Saar
What is greywacke soil?
alluvial mudstone and quartz (deposited by rivers)
What is keuper soil?
dark, gypsum rich marl
Where is the einzellage of Dellchen located?
Norheim, Middle Nahe
The Rhinehessen lies between which 2 rivers?
- Rhine
- Nahe
Bacharacher Hahn is a top site in which anbaugebiete?
Mittelrhien
How many grosslagen are in Germany?
165
In what bereiche is Peter Lauer located?
Saar
Where do the Mosel and Rhine rivers intersect?
Koblenz
What is the min abv for Deutscher Wein?
8.5%
What do the sets of digits in an AP number indicate?
1st set - location of exam board
2nd set - village in which the wine was produced
3rd set - producer
4th set - unique number of the bottling
5th set - year in which the wine was teste (usually year following vintage)
Compare and contrast the label terms Classic and Selection
Classic
- max RS 15 g/L
- single varietal
- no vineyard statement on label
- min abv 12% (11.5% in Mosel)
Selection
- max RS 9 g/L
- single variety from single vineyard
- max 60 hl/ha
- auslese ripeness equivalent
- not released prior to Sept 1, YFH
As of 2022, how many VDP members are there?
202
Hand harvesting is required for all Pradikat wines above what level?
auslese
True or false: VDP members are prohibited from using grosslagen on their labels?
True
What is the Traubenadler?
VDP logo
What are the aging requirements for a GG red wine?
- not released prior to Sept 1, 2YFH
- must include 12 months in wood
Is chaptalization legal in GG wines?
- yes, GG are considered qualitatswein in the eyes of the German law (so chaptalization is legal)
- uncommon in white wine
- routinely practiced in red wine making
What is the max yield for gutswein and ortswein?
75 hl/ha
What is the max yield for Erste Lage and Grosse Lage?
EL - 60 hl/ha
GL - 50 hl/ha
True or false: VDP members are allowed to label only one dry riesling per Grosse Lage as GG
True
In what year did Koehler Ruprecht leave the VDP and why?
2014 (effective 2013 vintage)
- disputes over the use of Pradikat terms on labels of dry wine
What is the top vineyard site for Koehler-Ruprecht?
Kallstadter Saumagen
What percentage of the world’s riesling is grown in Germany?
40%
What is the only Bereiche in the Rhinegau?
Johannisberg
Which Rhinegau village has the steepest slopes?
Rudesheim (70% grade at Berg Schlossberg)
List 2 of the 10 grosslagen of Rhinegau
- Burgweg
- Daubhaus
- Deutelsberg
- Erntebringer
- Gottesthal
- Heiligenstock
- Honigberg
- Mehrholzchen
- Steil
- Steinmacher
What are the two tributaries of the Mosel river?
- Saar
- Ruwer
Who owns Maximin Grunhaus and in what Bereich is the property?
Von Schubert family, Ruwertal
List the 6 villages of Burg Cochem from north to south
- Winningen
- Kobern Gondorf
- Hatzenport
- Cochem
- Bremm
- Zell
What are the 3 gU’s of the Mosel?
- Uhlen Blaufusser Lay
- Uhlen Laubach
- Uhlen Roth Lay
What are the 5 major villages in Nierstein from north to south?
- Bodenheim
- Nackenheim
- Nierstein
- Oppenheim
- Diedenheim
What are the 5 major villages of Wonnegau?
- Westhofen
- Florsheim Dalsheim
- Dittelsheim
- Monsheim
- Worms
What was the first vintage of G-Max?
2001
What grapes are allowable for VDP Grosse Lage in Pfalz?
- riesling
- spatburgunder
- weissburgunder
Decribe the DC Pfalz classification
- est 2005, not really used
- min abv 12%
- dry wine only
- riesling, grauburgunder, spatburgunder, weissburgunder, dornfelder
Wurtzburger Stein is planted to primarily which 2 grapes?
- riesling
- silvaner
What producers are the most important landowners of Wurtzburger Stein?
- Juliusspital
- Burgerspital
both charitable hospital foundations
What are the 2 gUs of Franken?
- Buergstadter Burg gU
- Wurtzburger Stein Burg gU
What is the only VDP Grosse Lage approved grape in Nahe?
riesling
What is the only gU of Nahe?
Monzinger Niederburg gU (riesling only)
What are the 9 bereiche of Baden?
- Badische Bergstrasse
- Kraichgau
- Ortenau
- Breisgau
- Kaiserstuhl
- Marksgraflerland
- Bodensee
- Tauberfranken
- Tuniberg
Achkarren, Burkhein, Obberotweil, Ihringen, and Sasbach are all villages in whivh bereich?
Kaiserstuhl (Baden)
List 2 top producers in Baden
- Bernhard Huber
- Andreas Laible
- R&C Schneider
- Salwey
- Dr Heger
- Enderle & Moll
What is the soil type of the upper Ahr Valley and why is this unique?
Slate - it is a hotspot for pinot noir and one of the only places examples of slate grown pinot
What are the 4 principal vinayard holdings of JJ Prum?
- Wehlener Sonnenhur
- Zeltinger Sonnenhur
- Graacher Himmelreich
- Bernkasteler Badstube
List 3 of Keller’s top wines other than G-Max
- Hubacker GG
- Kirchspiel GG
- Morstein GG
- Absterde GG
- Pettenthal GG
- Hipping GG
What is the name of the wine Keller makes with young vines from GG sites?
Riesling von der Fels
List 2 of the principal vineyard holdings of Dr Loosen
- Berkasteler Lay
- Graacher Himmelreich
- Wehlener Sonnenhur
- Erderner Treppchen
- Urziger Wurtzgarten
- Erdener Pralat
In what vineyard does Okonomierat Rebholz have their top holdings?
Im Sonnenschein
In addition to riesling, what grapes does Okonomierat Rebholz make wine from?
- weissburgunder
- spatburgunder
- chardonnay
List 2 of the top wines produced by Burklin-Wolf
- Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG
- Forster Pechstein Riesling GG
- Wachenheimer Rechbachel Riesling
- Ruppertsberger Gaisbohl Riesling GG
Who produces Berg Schlossberg Riesling Trocken Artist Series and when was the first vintage?
Georg Breuer, 1980
What is the soil type of Schloss Johannisberger vineyard?
Taunus quartz with loam-loess topsoil
What producer uses colored seals to indicate quality level and sweetness?
Schloss Johannisberg
What grape crossing is a specialty of the Sachsen anbaugebiete?
goldriesling
What is the main river of Sachsen?
Elbe river
What is the hottlest vineyard in Germany? Who is the primary producer?
Ihringer Winklerberg (Kaiserstuhl, Baden)
- Dr Heger
What well known producers are located in the Upper Nahe?
- Schafer Frohlich
- Emrich Schonborn
What well known producer is located in the Lower Nahe?
Schlossgut Diel
Braune Kupp is an allenbeisitz of what producer?
Egon Muller (Wiltingen, Saar, Mosel)
Bacharacher Hahn is an allenbesitz of what producer?
Toni Jost
Rupperstberg Gaisbohl is a monopole of what producer?
Burklin-Wolf
What is the main river of Wurttemburg?
Neckar River
Who is the largest single producer in Germany and what famous estate do they own?
Hessen State Winery
- Kloster Eberbach
The “Three B’s” of the Pfalz all have land holdings in what vineyard?
Forster Kirchenstuck
What are the 3 Grosse Lage of the Roter Hang?
- Pettenthal
- Hipping
- Rothenberg
What producer has land holdings in all 3 Grosse Lage of the Roter Hang?
Gunderloch
Wagner Stempel and Wittman are both producers located in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinehessen
Samling 88 is also known as what grape?
scheurebe
Kanzem Horecker is an allenbeseitz of what producer?
Von Hovel (Saar)
Josephshofer is an allenbeisitz of what producer?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstat
What percentage of VDP vineyards is made up of riesling?
55%
