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1
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What is the term for a site with an incline greater than 30%?

A

steillage

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2
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In what year was the VDP formed?

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1940

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3
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Where is Scharzhofberg lcoated?

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Wiltingen, Saar, Mosel

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4
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What are the 3 bereiche of Rhinehessen?

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  • Bingen
  • Nierstein
  • Wonnegau
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5
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What Mosel bereiche is home to some of the steepest vineyards in Europe?

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Burg Cochem

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What are the top einzellage of Johannisberg?

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  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Holle
  • Klaus
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What are the 3 most prestigious vineyards in Graach?

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  • Domprobst
  • Himmelreich
  • Josephshof
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What 2 geminde of Mittelmosel have a Sonnehur vineyard?

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  • Wehlen
  • Zeltingen
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9
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What is the top einzellage of Eitelsbach?

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Karthauserhofberg

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10
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What is the top einzellage of Erbach?

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Marcobrunn

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11
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What 2 mountain ranges influence Mosel?

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  • Hunsruck
  • Eifel
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12
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What village in Rhinegau has the steepest slopes?

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Rudesheim

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13
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What are the top einzellage of Florsheim-Dalsheim?

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  • Hubacker
  • Burgel
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14
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What is the major soil type of the Rhinehessen?

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loess

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15
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What are the top einzellage of Trittenheim?

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  • Felsenkopf
  • Apotheke
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What are the top einzellage of Bernkastel?

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  • Lay
  • Doctor
  • Graben
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17
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What is the largest family owned estate in Germany?

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Burklin-Wolf (110 ha)

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18
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Hattenheimer Steinberg is a monopole of what producer?

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Kloster Eberbach

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19
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What are the 6 gemeinden of middle Nahe?

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  • Schlossbockelheim
  • Oberhausen
  • Niederhausen
  • Norheim
  • Traisen
  • Bad Kreuznach
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20
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What 2 Rhinegau gemeinden each have a Holle einzellage?

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  • Johannisberg
  • Hochheim
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21
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What are the 2 gemeinden of Wonnegau?

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  • Westhofen
  • Florsheim Dalsheim
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22
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Kirchspiel and Morstein are top einzellagen in which Rhinehessen gemeinde?

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Westhofen

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23
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What are the 2 top einzellagen in Bad Durkheim?

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  • Spielberg
  • Michelsberg
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24
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List 2 top einzellagen in Forst

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  • Pechstein
  • Jesuitengarten
  • Kirchenstuck
  • Ungehuer
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25
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As specific as possible, where is Scharzhofberg einzellage located?

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Wiltingen (geminde), Saar (bereiche), Mittelmosel, Mosel (anbaugebiete)

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26
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What is the top einzellage of Assmanschausen?

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Hollenberg

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27
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Peter Jakob Kuhn and Eva Fricke are modern producers in which anbaugebiete?

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Rhinegau

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28
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What in the min abv for Pradikat levels kabinett, spatlese, and auslese?

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7%

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29
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What is the min abv for BA, TBA, and eiswein?

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5.5%

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30
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Where is the Roter Hang located?

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Rhinehessen

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31
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What is the most celebrated region for pinot noir in Baden?

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Kaiserstuhl

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32
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The Goldkapsule classification is used in which 2 anbaugebiete?

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  • Mosel
  • Rhinegau
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33
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What are the top einzellage of Brauneberg?

A
  • Juffer
  • Juffer Sonnehur
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34
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What mountain range helps to shelter the Rhinegau region?

A

Taunus mountains

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35
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When can a GG wine be released?

A

Sept 1, YFH

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36
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Message in a Bottle focuses on quality production in which anbaugebiete?

A

Rhinehessen

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37
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What is the volume of a German stuck?

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1200 L

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38
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What is Germany’s largest winegrowing region?

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Rhinehessen

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39
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Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck, and Berg Rottland are all einzellagen found in which gemeinde?

A

Rudesheim (Rhinegau)

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40
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What is winzersekt?

A
  • traditional method sparkling
  • single vintage
  • min 9 mos on lees
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41
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What is the volume of a fuder?

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1000 L

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42
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What is Alleinbesitz?

A

German term for monopole

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43
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What are the 3 bereiche of Franken?

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  • Mainvierck
  • Maindrieck
  • Stiegerwald
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44
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Where are the gemeinden of Forst and Deidesheim located?

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Mittelhaardt, Pfalz

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45
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In what gemeinde are the einzellagen of Pettenthal, Hipping, and Olberg found?

A

Nierstein

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46
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What is Rulander?

A

sweet, botrytized pinot gris bottlings

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47
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What is the min lees aging for VDP erste lage and grosse lage sekt?

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36 months

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48
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Describe Erste Gewachs

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  • est Rhinegau 1999
  • premium dry riesling and pinot noir
  • only used in Rhinegau
  • not used by VDP members
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49
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What is the largest einzellage in germany?

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Wurtzburger Stein (Franken, 85 ha)

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50
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What is the only bereiche in the Ahr?

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

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51
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List 2 producers who bottle a Piesporter Goldtropfchen

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  • Julian Haart
  • Kurt Hain
  • Lothar Kettern
  • Schloss Lieser
  • Reisgraf von Kesselstatt
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52
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In what village are the “sovereign” vineyards (able to be French or German) located?

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Schweigen (Southern Pfalz)

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53
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In what year was modern German wine law established?

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1971

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54
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What producer spearheaded the Rhinegau Assoc. of Charta Estates?

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Georg Breuer (via Berhardt Breuer)

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55
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Gutedel (chasselas) is planted in what German village?

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Markgraferland, Baden

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56
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List 1 producer who bottles an Urtziger Wurtzgarten

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  • Dr Loosen
  • Dr Hermann
  • Markus Molitor
  • Alfred Merkelbach
  • Monchof
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57
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What is the most planted grape in Franken?

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muller-thurgau

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58
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What is the min lees aging for VDP gutssekt and ortssekt?

A

15 months

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59
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What is the key winegrowing village in Burg Cochem?

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Winningen

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60
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Define flaschengorung

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bottle fermented sekt

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61
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What village is the wine epicenter of Middle Nahe?

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Bad Kreuznach

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62
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What German tern indicates estate bottled?

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Gutsabfullung

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63
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Who is the most notable producer bottling fruit from the village of Kiedrich?

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Robert Weil (Kiedricher Grafenburg)

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64
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Describe badisch rotgold

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  • QbA rose produced in Baden
  • blend of pinot gris and pinot noir
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65
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Where is Schlossgut Diel located?

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Nahe

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66
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List 2 leading producers in the Pfalz

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  • Reichsrat von Buhl
  • Burklin Wolf
  • Basserman Jordan
  • Koehler Ruprecht
  • Muller Catoir
  • Von Winning
  • Okonomierat Rebholz
  • Friedrick Becker
  • Wehrheim
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67
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Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard where?

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The Rhinegau (Kloster Eberbach)

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68
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What are the 3 most important varieties in Wurttemburg?

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  • trollinger (schiava)
  • lemberger (blaufrankisch)
  • schwartzriesling (meunier)
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69
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What is the parentage of muller-thurgau?

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riesling X madaleine royale

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70
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What is the German term for rose made from co-fermenting black and white grapes?

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rotling/schillerwein (Wurttemburg only)

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71
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Lemberger is an alias for what grape?

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blaufrankisch

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72
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List one bottling produced by Willi Schafer

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  • Graacher Domprobst
  • Graacher Himmelreich
  • Wehlener Sonnenhur
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73
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What are the 2 bereiche of the Pfalz?

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  • Mittelhaardt Deutche Weinstrasse
  • Sudliche Weinstrasse
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74
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In what anbaugebiete is schwartzriesling a local specialty?

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Wurttemburg

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75
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List 2 producers in the Ahr

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  • Meyer Nackel
  • Jean Stodden
  • Julia Bertram
  • JJ Adenaur
  • Kreuzberg
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76
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List 2 leading producers in Rhinegau

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  • Robert Weil
  • Georg Breuer
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • August Kessler
  • Franz Kunstler
  • Josef Leitz
  • Schloss Schonborn
  • Josef Spreitzer
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77
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What is the most planted grape in Wurttemburg?

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trollinger (schiava)

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78
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What is schillerwein and where is it found?

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  • rose that is a blend of red and white grapes
  • found in Wurttemburg
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79
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What is the most basic classification of German wine quality?

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Deutscher Wein
- German grapes from approved vineyards and varieties

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80
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What is the soil type of Oberhauser Brucke?

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grey slate bedrock covered with loess

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81
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What anbaugebiete had the most diverse geology?

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Pfalz

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82
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What is the traditional labeling system in Germany?

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village name plus vineyard

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83
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What grape is the most recognizable in Franken?

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silvaner

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84
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What vinification technique is common in Ahr?

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chaptalization

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85
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Which Rhinegau region is known for spatburgunder?

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Assmanschausen

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86
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What is the smallest anbaugebiete in Germany?

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Hessische-Bergstrasse

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87
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What is the unit of measurement used in Germany to determine density of sugar content in grape juice?

A

oechsle

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88
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Spatburgunder is an alias for what grape?

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pinot noir

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89
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What is Germany’s second most planted grape?

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muller-thurgau

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90
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In what anbaugebiete is the commune of Assmanschausen?

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Rhinegau

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91
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Where are the Pettental and Hipping vineyards found?

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Nierstein, Rhinehessen

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92
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What is perlwein?

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cheap, semi-sparkling wine made via carbonation

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93
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Where does Germany rank in the world’s production of pinot noir?

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3rd

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94
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What is the German term for village?

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gemeinde

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95
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What is the smallest geographical unit allowed under German wine law?

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einzellage

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96
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The Wurtzgarten vineyard is known for what soil type?

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rotliegend (red slate)

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97
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What German estate produced the first eiswein?

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Schloss Johannisberg (1858)

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98
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What 2 anbaugebiete border Alsace?

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  • Pfalz
  • Baden
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99
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What is a bereiche?

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subregion (41) of the anbaugebiete (state)

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100
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What are the top einzellagen of Graach?

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  • Himmelreich
  • Domprobst
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101
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What are the most important sets of digits in an AP # from a consumer standpoint?

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the last 2 sets
- bottlers application number
- year application was filed

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102
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Define lieblich

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medium sweet - up to 45 g/L RS

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103
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What is the traditional vessel of Franken silvaner?

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bocksbeutal

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104
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The Charta Assoc. promotes the great sites of which anbaugebiete?

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Rhinegau

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105
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What is the soil type of Wehlener and Zeltinger Sonnehur?

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devonian slate

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106
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What are the 6 bereiche of Mosel from east to west?

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  • Burg Cochem
  • Bernkastel
  • Ruwertal
  • Saar
  • Obermosel
  • Moseltor
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107
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In what anbaugebiete is lemberger the second most planted red grape?

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Wurttemberg

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108
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What are Germany’s northernmost anbaugebiete?

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  • Sachsen
  • Saale Unstrut
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109
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What German anbaugebiete is located near the Czech border?

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Sachsen

110
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What technique is never used in Ahr viticulture?

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whole cluster/stem inclusion
- stems never get ripe enough

111
Q

Franken lies on which river?

A

Main River

112
Q

Where are the headwaters of the Mosel river?

A

Vosges Mountains (France)

113
Q

What vineyard is considered the most prestigious in Trittenheim?

A

Apothek

114
Q

Where is the Doctor vineyard located?

A

Bernkastel, Mosel

115
Q

In which anbaugebiete is Geisenheim located?

A

Rhinegau

116
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What are the 3 most important varieties in Hessische-Bergsrasse?

A
  • riesling
  • grauburgunder
  • spatburgunder
117
Q

What grey slate vineyard is considered the best in Nahe?

A

Niederhauser Hermansholle

118
Q

What is the parentage of bacchus?

A

(silvaner X riesling) X muller thurgau

119
Q

Where is Uhlen located?

A

Winningen, Burg Cochem, Mosel

120
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Define einzelpfahlerziehung

A

vines trained individually on a stake - used on steep sites like Mosel

121
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What are the 5 distinct parcels of Karthauserhofberg?

A
  • Burgberg
  • Kronenberg
  • Orstberg
  • Sang
  • Stirn
122
Q

Maximin Grunhaus is located in which bereiche?

A

Ruwertal

123
Q

Who founded Germany’s first winery focused only on quality sparkling wine?

A

Volker Raumland

124
Q

What is the soil type of Ahr?

A

slate with basalt derived clay

125
Q

Where is the village of Rudesheim located?

A

Rhinegau

126
Q

Which anbaugebiete has Germany’s largest acreage of riesling?

A

Pfalz

127
Q

What Franken bereiche is known for pinot noir?

A

Mainviereck

128
Q

What is the parentage of dornfelder?

A

helfensteiner X heroldrebe

129
Q

Define federweisser

A

still fermenting grape must served as an autumn specialty (w/ onion quiche or roasted chestnut)

130
Q

What is the parentage of siegerrebe?

A

madeleine angevin X gewurtz

131
Q

What is the leading grape in Ahr?

A

spatburgunder

132
Q

What is the soil type in Rhinegau?

A

slate, quartz, sandstone

133
Q

What is the German word for noble rot?

A

edelfaule

134
Q

What is the driest anbaugebiete in Germany?

A

Nahe

135
Q

In what anbaugebiete does the Erste Lage category not exist?

A
  • Mosel
  • Ahr
  • Rhinehessen
136
Q

What is the parentage of rieslaner?

A

silvaner X riesling

137
Q

Achkarrer Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg are located in what region?

A

Kaiserstuhl, Baden

138
Q

The Taunus and Rhine river meet in what anbaugebiete?

A

Rhinegau

139
Q

What does the German term ‘lagerung’ mean?

A

to store

140
Q

How many bereiche are in Baden?

A

9

141
Q

What is the max RS for a German wine labeled Classic?

A

15 g/L

142
Q

What is the soil type of Middle Nahe?

A

weathered volcanic, slate, limestone, schist

143
Q

Where are the vineyards of Domdechaney and Kirchenstuck located?

A

Hoichheim, Rhinegau

144
Q

What is Germany’s second most planted red grape?

A

dornfelder

145
Q

What is the parentage of scheurebe?

A

buketrebbe X riesling

146
Q

What geologic formation protects the Ahr region?

A

Hohe Eifel Hills

147
Q

What is the soil type of the Mosel?

A

devonian slate with thin, sandy topsoil

148
Q

What is the max RS allowed in a GG bottling?

A

9 g/L

149
Q

The VDP system allows the term ‘trocken’ to be used to indicate dryness at what category levels?

A

Erste Lage and below

150
Q

What is the only bereiche in Nahe?

A

Nahetal

151
Q

What is grosslagen?

A

catchall for collective vineyard sites

152
Q

Oberhauser Brucke is a monopole of what producer?

A

Donhoff

153
Q

What are the 4 categories of German wine?

A
  • Deutcher Wein
  • Landwein
  • Qualitatswein
  • Pradikatswein
154
Q

Where does Germany rank in the world’s sparkling production?

A

3rd

155
Q

What is the traditional training system in the Mosel?

A

single post system

156
Q

How many anbaugebiete are in germany?

A

13

157
Q

The Haardt Hills are an extension of what mountain range?

A

Vosges (Pfalz)

158
Q

Erste Gewachs applies to what 2 varieties from classed sites in Rhinegau?

A
  • riesling
  • pinot noir
159
Q

What is the difference between grosslagen and Grosse Lage?

A

grosslagen - collection of vineyards of varying quality forming one large vineyard under the village name

Grosse Lage - high quality single vineyard site

160
Q

What is the max yield for VDP Grosse Lage and Erste Lage?

A

50 hl/ha

161
Q

Where was the first spatlese announced and in what year?

A

Schloss Johannisberg (Rhinegau)
1775

162
Q

What is the classification of Piesporter Michelsberg?

A

grosselagen

163
Q

List 3 producers who bottle a Wehlener Sonnehur

A
  • Dr Loosen
  • Markus Molitor
  • JJ Prum
  • Willi Schafer
  • Schloss Lieser
164
Q

What are the 4 categories of the VDP system?

A
  • Gutswein (regional)
  • Ortswein (village)
  • Erste Lage (PC)
  • Grosse Lage (GC)
165
Q

What does the term alte reben mean?

A

old vine

166
Q

What is the official test number determining quality standards in Germany?

A

Amtliche Prufungsnummer (APNr)

167
Q

What is the regional tier of the VDP system?

A

gustwein

168
Q

What producer is known for holdings in Scharzhofberg?

A

Egon-Muller

169
Q

Wonnegau bereiche is home to what famous producer?

A

Keller

170
Q

What is the most significant viticultural hazard in Germany?

A

spring frost

171
Q

What is muschelkalk and where is it found?

A
  • sedimentary limestone, marl, and alluvial soil
  • found in Baden, Franken, Ahr
172
Q

What are the 2 most prestigious vineyards in Erden?

A
  • Treppchen
  • Pralat
173
Q

What are some criticisms of single post training?

A
  • leaf removal is necessary to increase airflow
  • leads to sun exposure/increased TDN
174
Q

What is Flurbereingung?

A

German vineyard restructuring

175
Q

What is the top einzellage of Piesport?

A

Goldtropfchen

176
Q

How are German wine regions ordered in size from largest to smallest?

A

Anbaugebiete - 13 major regions
Bereich - area/state withing a region
Gemeinde - village
Einzellage - single vineyard

177
Q

What are the must weights for all Pradikat level wines?

A

Kabinett - 70-85 degrees oeschsle
Spatlese- 76-95
Auslese - 83-105
BA/Eiswein - 110 - 128
TBA - 150 - 154

178
Q

How many sets of digits are in an AMPr?

A

5

179
Q

What is the most planted grape in the Mosel?

A

riesling

180
Q

What is the most planted grape in Germany?

A

riesling

181
Q

What are the characteristics of Devonian slate?

A
  • stores and releases heat
  • excellent drainage
  • limits phylloxera
  • nitrogen deficient (can lead to “mineral” taste in wine)
182
Q

What do the terms ‘Schloss’ and ‘Kloster’ mean?

A

Schloss - castle
Kloster - abbey

183
Q

List 2 top producers in the Mosel

A
  • Fritz Haag
  • Dr Loosen
  • Egon Muller
  • JJ Prum
  • Reinhold Haardt
  • Willi Schafer
  • Reisgraf von Kesselstatt
184
Q

What term can be used for a dry wine from a Grosse Lage site?

A

Grosses Gewachs

185
Q

What is the village level category of the VDP system?

A

Ortswein

186
Q

What is fruhburgunder?

A

an early ripening mutation of pinot noir found in the Ahr

187
Q

What are the top 2 einzellage of Bad Kreuznach?

A
  • Krotenphul
  • Kahlenberg
188
Q

Where is the origin of Liebfraumilch?

A

Worms, Rhinehessen

189
Q

What is the largest bereiche in the Mittelmosel

A

Bernkastel

190
Q

The villages of Westhofen and Florsheim-Dalsheim are located in which anbaugebiete?

A

Rhinehessen

191
Q

What are the 2 geminden of Bingen?

A
  • Bingen
  • Siefersheim
192
Q

What style of wine id Schloss Wackerbarth known for?

A

sekt

193
Q

Loreley and Siebengebirge are the only bereiche of what anbaugebiete?

A

Mittelrhein

194
Q

A wine labeled ‘Selection’ must have a must weight equivalent to what Pradikat level?

A

auslese

195
Q

What is the most planted grape in the Rhinegau?

A

riesling

196
Q

In what bereich is elbling the primary grape?

A

Obermosel

197
Q

What VDP category might include a soil statement on its label/

A

Orswein (village0

198
Q

What is the most planted grape in Mittelrhein?

A

riesling

199
Q

Where is the einzellage of Kirchenstuck located?

A

Hochheim, Rhinegau

200
Q

What is the primary soil type in Moseltor?

A

limestone

201
Q

Abstberg, Herrenburg, and Burderburg are einzellagen located where?

A

Mertesdorf, Ruwertal, Mosel

202
Q

In what bereiche is Egon Muller located?

A

Saar

203
Q

What is greywacke soil?

A

alluvial mudstone and quartz (deposited by rivers)

204
Q

What is keuper soil?

A

dark, gypsum rich marl

205
Q

Where is the einzellage of Dellchen located?

A

Norheim, Middle Nahe

206
Q

The Rhinehessen lies between which 2 rivers?

A
  • Rhine
  • Nahe
207
Q

Bacharacher Hahn is a top site in which anbaugebiete?

A

Mittelrhien

208
Q

How many grosslagen are in Germany?

A

165

209
Q

In what bereiche is Peter Lauer located?

A

Saar

210
Q

Where do the Mosel and Rhine rivers intersect?

A

Koblenz

211
Q

What is the min abv for Deutscher Wein?

A

8.5%

212
Q

What do the sets of digits in an AP number indicate?

A

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)

213
Q

Compare and contrast the label terms Classic and Selection

A

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

214
Q

As of 2022, how many VDP members are there?

A

202

215
Q

Hand harvesting is required for all Pradikat wines above what level?

A

auslese

216
Q

True or false: VDP members are prohibited from using grosslagen on their labels?

A

True

217
Q

What is the Traubenadler?

A

VDP logo

218
Q

What are the aging requirements for a GG red wine?

A
  • not released prior to Sept 1, 2YFH
  • must include 12 months in wood
219
Q

Is chaptalization legal in GG wines?

A
  • 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
220
Q

What is the max yield for gutswein and ortswein?

A

75 hl/ha

221
Q

What is the max yield for Erste Lage and Grosse Lage?

A

EL - 60 hl/ha
GL - 50 hl/ha

222
Q

True or false: VDP members are allowed to label only one dry riesling per Grosse Lage as GG

A

True

223
Q

In what year did Koehler Ruprecht leave the VDP and why?

A

2014 (effective 2013 vintage)
- disputes over the use of Pradikat terms on labels of dry wine

224
Q

What is the top vineyard site for Koehler-Ruprecht?

A

Kallstadter Saumagen

225
Q

What percentage of the world’s riesling is grown in Germany?

A

40%

226
Q

What is the only Bereiche in the Rhinegau?

A

Johannisberg

227
Q

Which Rhinegau village has the steepest slopes?

A

Rudesheim (70% grade at Berg Schlossberg)

228
Q

List 2 of the 10 grosslagen of Rhinegau

A
  • Burgweg
  • Daubhaus
  • Deutelsberg
  • Erntebringer
  • Gottesthal
  • Heiligenstock
  • Honigberg
  • Mehrholzchen
  • Steil
  • Steinmacher
229
Q

What are the two tributaries of the Mosel river?

A
  • Saar
  • Ruwer
230
Q

Who owns Maximin Grunhaus and in what Bereich is the property?

A

Von Schubert family, Ruwertal

231
Q

List the 6 villages of Burg Cochem from north to south

A
  • Winningen
  • Kobern Gondorf
  • Hatzenport
  • Cochem
  • Bremm
  • Zell
232
Q

What are the 3 gU’s of the Mosel?

A
  • Uhlen Blaufusser Lay
  • Uhlen Laubach
  • Uhlen Roth Lay
233
Q

What are the 5 major villages in Nierstein from north to south?

A
  • Bodenheim
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Diedenheim
234
Q

What are the 5 major villages of Wonnegau?

A
  • Westhofen
  • Florsheim Dalsheim
  • Dittelsheim
  • Monsheim
  • Worms
235
Q

What was the first vintage of G-Max?

A

2001

236
Q

What grapes are allowable for VDP Grosse Lage in Pfalz?

A
  • riesling
  • spatburgunder
  • weissburgunder
237
Q

Decribe the DC Pfalz classification

A
  • est 2005, not really used
  • min abv 12%
  • dry wine only
  • riesling, grauburgunder, spatburgunder, weissburgunder, dornfelder
238
Q

Wurtzburger Stein is planted to primarily which 2 grapes?

A
  • riesling
  • silvaner
239
Q

What producers are the most important landowners of Wurtzburger Stein?

A
  • Juliusspital
  • Burgerspital

both charitable hospital foundations

240
Q

What are the 2 gUs of Franken?

A
  • Buergstadter Burg gU
  • Wurtzburger Stein Burg gU
241
Q

What is the only VDP Grosse Lage approved grape in Nahe?

A

riesling

242
Q

What is the only gU of Nahe?

A

Monzinger Niederburg gU (riesling only)

243
Q

What are the 9 bereiche of Baden?

A
  • Badische Bergstrasse
  • Kraichgau
  • Ortenau
  • Breisgau
  • Kaiserstuhl
  • Marksgraflerland
  • Bodensee
  • Tauberfranken
  • Tuniberg
244
Q

Achkarren, Burkhein, Obberotweil, Ihringen, and Sasbach are all villages in whivh bereich?

A

Kaiserstuhl (Baden)

245
Q

List 2 top producers in Baden

A
  • Bernhard Huber
  • Andreas Laible
  • R&C Schneider
  • Salwey
  • Dr Heger
  • Enderle & Moll
246
Q

What is the soil type of the upper Ahr Valley and why is this unique?

A

Slate - it is a hotspot for pinot noir and one of the only places examples of slate grown pinot

247
Q

What are the 4 principal vinayard holdings of JJ Prum?

A
  • Wehlener Sonnenhur
  • Zeltinger Sonnenhur
  • Graacher Himmelreich
  • Bernkasteler Badstube
248
Q

List 3 of Keller’s top wines other than G-Max

A
  • Hubacker GG
  • Kirchspiel GG
  • Morstein GG
  • Absterde GG
  • Pettenthal GG
  • Hipping GG
249
Q

What is the name of the wine Keller makes with young vines from GG sites?

A

Riesling von der Fels

250
Q

List 2 of the principal vineyard holdings of Dr Loosen

A
  • Berkasteler Lay
  • Graacher Himmelreich
  • Wehlener Sonnenhur
  • Erderner Treppchen
  • Urziger Wurtzgarten
  • Erdener Pralat
251
Q

In what vineyard does Okonomierat Rebholz have their top holdings?

A

Im Sonnenschein

252
Q

In addition to riesling, what grapes does Okonomierat Rebholz make wine from?

A
  • weissburgunder
  • spatburgunder
  • chardonnay
253
Q

List 2 of the top wines produced by Burklin-Wolf

A
  • Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG
  • Forster Pechstein Riesling GG
  • Wachenheimer Rechbachel Riesling
  • Ruppertsberger Gaisbohl Riesling GG
254
Q

Who produces Berg Schlossberg Riesling Trocken Artist Series and when was the first vintage?

A

Georg Breuer, 1980

255
Q

What is the soil type of Schloss Johannisberger vineyard?

A

Taunus quartz with loam-loess topsoil

256
Q

What producer uses colored seals to indicate quality level and sweetness?

A

Schloss Johannisberg

257
Q

What grape crossing is a specialty of the Sachsen anbaugebiete?

A

goldriesling

258
Q

What is the main river of Sachsen?

A

Elbe river

259
Q

What is the hottlest vineyard in Germany? Who is the primary producer?

A

Ihringer Winklerberg (Kaiserstuhl, Baden)
- Dr Heger

260
Q

What well known producers are located in the Upper Nahe?

A
  • Schafer Frohlich
  • Emrich Schonborn
261
Q

What well known producer is located in the Lower Nahe?

A

Schlossgut Diel

262
Q

Braune Kupp is an allenbeisitz of what producer?

A

Egon Muller (Wiltingen, Saar, Mosel)

263
Q

Bacharacher Hahn is an allenbesitz of what producer?

A

Toni Jost

264
Q

Rupperstberg Gaisbohl is a monopole of what producer?

A

Burklin-Wolf

265
Q

What is the main river of Wurttemburg?

A

Neckar River

266
Q

Who is the largest single producer in Germany and what famous estate do they own?

A

Hessen State Winery
- Kloster Eberbach

267
Q

The “Three B’s” of the Pfalz all have land holdings in what vineyard?

A

Forster Kirchenstuck

268
Q

What are the 3 Grosse Lage of the Roter Hang?

A
  • Pettenthal
  • Hipping
  • Rothenberg
269
Q

What producer has land holdings in all 3 Grosse Lage of the Roter Hang?

A

Gunderloch

270
Q

Wagner Stempel and Wittman are both producers located in which anbaugebiete?

A

Rhinehessen

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