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.
Ortsteil
District
Producer of Sharzhofberger ?
Egon Müller
Who owns Abstberg? where is it located?
Maximin Grunhauser
Ruwer,
What is the Terrassenmosel? and Why?
Lower Mosel/ Burg Cochem. Lower Mosel Valley.
the narrowing river and intensely steep slopes make terraced vineyards necessary
Rheinhessen is directly S, from what region?
Rheingau
Where does the Rhine run in relation to the Rheinhessen?
North East
Area known for quality wines in the Rheinhessen?
Rheinterrasse, larger than Rheingau
Slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim?
Roter Hang
bonus, this Titanic’s wine list reportedly featured a Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling as its most expensive offering, eclipsing First Growth
Bordeaux
What is “message in a bottle” and what region would you find it in?
name a top producer
Keller, or Wittman
association of over 2 dozen producers in the Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.
Worlds most Northernly region dedicated to red wine. N of he 50th parallel
AHR
What percent of the AHR is red wine?
80%
What is the dominant grape in the AHR
Spatburgunder
What river runs through the AHR?
and what is it a tributary of ?
AHR river, and its a tributary of the Rhine
Ahr What geographic feature shelters its terraced vineyards from cold winds?
Eifel Mountains
What other red variety is also one of the regions specialties?
Fruhburgunder, (pinot noirt precoce) means early, ripens 2 weeks earlier
Only grosslage of Ahr?
Klosterberg
moseland
What 2 varieties is the Rheingau almoste exclusively devoted to?
Spatburgunder and Riesling
The Rheingau’s S. Facing hillside is sheltered by what range to the North?
The Taunus Range
what was Schloss Johannisberg credited with in the 18th cent.?
Intro. of late harvesting to make nobly rotten, sweet rarities.
Where in the Rheingau could you find the steepest slopes?
Rudesheim claims the regions steepest slopes, which reach a 70% grade in the Grosse Lage site Berg Schlossberg.
Cistercians established Kloster Eberbach in what year?
1136
What 3 varieties are permitted for VDP Grosse Lage bottlings in the Pfalz?
—Riesling, Spätburgunder, and Weissburgunder
—are currently authorized for VDP Grosse Lage bottlings.)
Vosges mountains in Alsace turn into what mountains in the Pfalz?
Haardt Hills
The Pfalz is divided into two Bereiche? what are they
Mittelhaardt- Deutsche Weinstrasse, & Sudliche Weinstrasse
Flurbereinigung campaign
A trend the German Gov. has attempted to curb by restructuring parcel ownership
What geographic feature protect the hillside vineyards of the Mittelhaardt?
Drachenfels and other low peaks of the Haardt Hills
Who are the 3 B’s of the Mittelhaardt?
Reichsrat von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, and Bassermann-Jordan—have important legacies and continue to
produce significant quantities of fine wine.
Which producer has single handedly manufactured the reputation of Saumage?
Koehler Ruprecht
What river does Franken lie on?
Main River, a tributary of the Rhine. absent the moderating force of a major river,
Define Frankens climate?
Franken’s climate is the most sharply
continental of all of Germany’s southwestern regions, with very clearly defined seasons, short and hot
summers, and bitterly cold winters
What variety is most planted in Franken? and why?
Winter-hardy crossings are popular in the region, and Franken is the only Anbaugebiet
in Germany wherein Müller-Thurgau, at 26% of the vineyard, maintains a commanding lead as the most
planted variety
What do Frankens “Gypsum laced Keuper” soils do to vines?
Mitigate low temperatures by warming the vines at night, so much so that the vines can produce quality wine even in N facing slopes.
most important villages of Steigerwald
Castell, where Silvaner first appeared in Germany,
and Iphofen are the most important villages of the Steigerwald.
