Germany Flashcards
What is the name of the VDP logo called?
Traubenadler
VDP requires?
All wines must be estate
grown.
Hand-harvesting is required for all single vineyard wines and
for any Prädikat wines of Auslese level or above.
In their vineyards,
members must cultivate a minimum 80% of traditional grape
varieties, from selections drawn by each regional association—lists
that generally exclude crossings developed for hardiness in the
vineyard and high, reliable yields.
Additionally, in an effort to restore
individualism and impact to the vineyard names of Germany, the
VDP prohibits its members from using the loathed Grosslagen of
1971 on their labels. (Out with Grosslagen; long live Grosse Lage.)
Member estates are identified by the mandatory presence off the
VDP’s logo, the Traubenadler, on bottle capsules.
VDP requires?
All wines must be estate
grown.
Hand-harvesting is required for all single vineyard wines and
for any Prädikat wines of Auslese level or above.
In their vineyards,
members must cultivate a minimum 80% of traditional grape
varieties, from selections drawn by each regional association—lists
that generally exclude crossings developed for hardiness in the
vineyard and high, reliable yields.
Additionally, in an effort to restore
individualism and impact to the vineyard names of Germany, the
VDP prohibits its members from using the loathed Grosslagen of
1971 on their labels. (Out with Grosslagen; long live Grosse Lage.)
Member estates are identified by the mandatory presence off the
VDP’s logo, the Traubenadler, on bottle capsules.
How are reserve selections bottled in the Mosel?
Goldkapsel- a gold colored capsule. Generally indicates additional sweetness due to a higher must weight, and is most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings.
Lange Goldkapsel
Even richer bottlings. This length and color of capsule may be the only clue to a substantial difference in price and character.
What mtns in France does the Mosel emerge from?
Vosges Mountains
What are the names of the Tributaries of the Mosel?
Saar and Ruwer
What river does the Mosel merge with marking the end of the Mosel Valley and the border of the Mittelrhein anbaugebiet?
Rhine, at Koblenz
Mosel is divided into 6 bereiche, what are they?
: Bernkastel
Burg Cochem, Saar, Ruwertal, Obermosel, and Moseltor
What 2 types of Slate are in the Mosel?
The soils are
composed of dark blue Devonian slate, although red slate characterizes
the vineyards near Erden
What soils are found in the contiguous Middle Mosel villages of Ürzig, Erden, Lösnich and Kinheim?
red slate
Piesport’s greatest vineyard is ? name 2 producers
Goldtröpfchen— droplets of gold
Reinhold Haart and Reichsgraf von
Kesselstatt,
Which wine would be of higher quality?
A. Piesporter Goldtröpfchen
B. Piesporter Michelsberg
A
3 sundial vineyards of the Mosel?
Along with Wehlener Sonnenuhr and
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr features a sundial in the cliff face,
alleinbesitz
sole owner
What famous vineyard is in Berkastel-Kues?
Doctor Vineyard
Doktorber, and Alte Badstube are labels from vineyards excluded from what vineyard in 1984?
Doctor Vineyard
What are the 4 geographic categories that appear in German wine labels?
Anbaugebiete (Main wine region)
Bereiche (major sub region)
Grosslage (collection of vineyards)
Eninzllage (vineyard)
Where is Dr. Loosen?
Bernkasteler Lay
What producer owns the alleinbesitz Josephshofer
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Name the vineyard?
Ürziger Würzgarten “spice garden” of Ürzig
What are the two great vineyards of Erden? and what soil are they known for?
Pralat and Treppchen.
RED SLATE, Mosels warmest sites.
What do the vintages of 2003 and 2005 have in common?
Hotter vintages.