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1
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Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Bernkastel (District-Mosel) 6 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Erden: Prälat, Treppchen
- Ürzig: Würzgarten
- Wehlen: Sonnenuhr
- Bernkastel: Doctor, Lay
- Brauneberg: Juffer Sonnenuhr
- Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr

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2
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Villages in Pfalz 7

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Ungstein
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

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3
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Name some leading producers in Franken

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  • Hans Wirsching (Iphofen)
  • Horst Sauer (Escherndorf)
  • Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt)
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4
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Name some leading producers in Ahr 3

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  • Meyer-Näkel (Dernau)
  • Jean Stodden (Rech)
  • J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)
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5
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3 regions with gU

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Mosel (3)

Franken (2)

Nahe (1)

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6
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Scheurebe parents

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Riesling + Bukettrebe

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7
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Kerner parents

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Riesling + Trollinger

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8
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Ortega parents

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MT + Siegerrebe

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9
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Ehrenfelser parents

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Riesling + Silvaner

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10
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Domina parents

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Portugieser + Pinot Noir

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11
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Bacchus parents

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(Silvaner + Riesling) + Muller-Thurgau

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12
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Acolon parents

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Blaufrankisch + Dornfelder

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13
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What is the min. Öechsle for the following categories in Germany:
- Kabinett
- Spätlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Eiswein
- Trockenbeerenauslese

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70-85 Kabinett
76-95 Spätlese
83-105 Auslese
110-128 Beerenauslese, Eiswein
150-154 Trockenbeerenauslese

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14
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Min alcohol for Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein in Germany

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7
5,5 for BA, TBA and Eiswein

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15
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Grapes for Grosse Lage in Rheingau and Rheinhessen and Mosel
2

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Riesling
Spatburgunder

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16
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Exceptions of the rule of 5 ha for einzellage
4

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Bernkasteler Doctor

Forster Kirchenstück

Forster Freundstück

Schloss Vollrads ortsteil in Rheingau

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17
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Hattenheimer Steinberg

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Alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach

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18
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Name leading producers in Sachsen
2

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Schloss Proschwitz (Meissen)
Klaus Zimmerling (Dresden-Pillnitz)

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19
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New wine law Date

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8th of May 2021

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20
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What estate labels its Grosse Lage wines as “GC”—for “Grand Cru”—rather than “GG.”

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Bürklin-Wolf

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21
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Robert Weil owner

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Suntory

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22
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Montrachet of Pfalz

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Forster Kirchenstuck

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23
Q

New pyramid of Qualitätswein

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Anbaugebiet
Region
Village
Single vineyard (Einzellage)
(Erstes Gewachs)
(Grosses Gewächs)
Gewann

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24
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4 Sonnenuhr vineyards

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Wehlener Sonnenuhr

Zeltinger Sonnenuhr

Urziger Sonnenuhr

Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr

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25
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Name leading producers in Baden
4

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Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen)
Andreas Laible (Durbach)
R. and C. Schneider (Endingen)
Salwey (Oberrotweil)

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26
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3 B of Mittelhaardt

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Basserman Jordan
Von Buhl
Burklin Wolf

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27
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The famous vineyard in Franken whose wines were among Goethe’s favorites

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Wurzburger Stein

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28
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Piesport Einzellagen
2

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Goldtröpfchen

Domherr

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29
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What mountain range provide protection to the region Rheingau?

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The Taunus mountains

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30
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Grapes for Grosse Lage in Mosel
2

A

Riesling

Spat

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31
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Escherndorfer Lump

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Franken Erste Lage

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32
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What is Grosser Ring?

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Mosel growers association

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33
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Gräfenberg - vineyard

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Kiedrich - commune Rheingau Robert Weil

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34
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How many Anbaugebieten are there?

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13

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35
Q

Island in the Bodensee planted in vines

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Reichenau

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36
Q

How many hectares of Riesling are in Germany?

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24 000 ha

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37
Q

Hallgartener Schonhell

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Rheingau

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38
Q

What is Erzeugerabfüllung?

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Producer-bottled (Germany) Includes cooperative growers

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39
Q

Iphofer Julius Echter Berg

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Franken Grosse Lage

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40
Q

Dr. Heger

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Baden VDP

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41
Q

Villages in Rheingau 9

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  • Assmannshausen
  • Rüdesheim
  • Geisenheim
  • Johannisberg
  • Winkel
  • Hallgarten
  • Hattenheim
  • Eltville
  • Hochheim
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42
Q

What is Dornfelder?

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created by August Herold in 1955 Helfensteiner * Heroldrebe

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43
Q

What is the synonymous of Müller-Thurgau in Germany?

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Rivaner

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44
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When was Eiswein and Auslese introduced in Germany? by which estate?

A

1787 - Auslese
1858 - Eiswein
Schloss Johannisberg

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45
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When was Mosel-Saar-Ruwer changed to its name to Mosel?

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1 Aug 2007

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46
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Who owns monopole of Hahn (Bacharach) in Franken?

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  • Toni Jost (Grosse Lage vineyard)
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47
Q

Norheim

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Nahe

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48
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Unfermented grape juice (all-natural sugar) set aside & later added to fully fermented wines to achieve desired level of sweetness Done in Germany

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Sussreserve

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49
Q

Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard in what anbaugebiet?

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Rheingau

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50
Q

Trollinger =

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Schiava

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51
Q

Juffer Sonnenuhr - Vineyard

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Braunerer - Commune Mosel Germany

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52
Q

Grapes for GG wines in Pfalz
3

A

Riesling
Weißburgunder
Spatburgunder

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53
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Wehlen Einzellage (Bernkastel, Mosel)

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Sonnenuhr

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54
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What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

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MUST for Prädikatswein “AP number”
- A series of 5 sets of number indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel 1st number: Region where the wine was tasted 2nd set: Commune where the wine was bottled 3rd set: Bottler’s code 4th set: Bottling code 5th set: Year in which application was filed

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55
Q

Ürziger

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Würzgarten

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56
Q

Grape Elbling Where

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Mosel
Obermosel Moseltor

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57
Q

What is Hock?

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British term for German white wine (sometimes refers to white wine from Rhine region)
Named after the commune Hochheim in Rheingau

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58
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What Muller-Thurgau is a crossing of

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Riesling and Madeline Royale.

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59
Q

Bacharacher Hahn

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Mittelrhein

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60
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Who owns monopole of Hahn (Bacharach) in Mittelrhein?

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  • Toni Jost (Grosse Lage vineyard)
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61
Q

What grape variety is considered as regional specialty of Rheinhessen?

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Silvaner

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62
Q

Grapes for GG wines: Franken
5

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Silvaner
Riesling
Weißburgunder
Grauburgunder
Spatburgunder

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63
Q

2 largest Riesling growing regions in the world

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Pfalz and Mosel

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64
Q

Burg Ravensburg

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Baden VDP
Vinoterra

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65
Q

What is Vorlese?

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“Pre-harvest before main harvest” (Germany) - To eliminate rotten or defective bunches

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66
Q

Dr Heger

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Baden
Vinoterra

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67
Q

The oldest wine cellar in Germany

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Weingut der Vereinigten Hospitien Mosel

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68
Q

Andreas Laible

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Baden
Durbach

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69
Q

Bopparder Hamm Engelstein

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Mittelrhein

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70
Q

Pawis

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Saale-Unstrut

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71
Q

Bernkasteler

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Doctor
Lay

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72
Q

German dry regional Riesling body in lightest to fullest

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Mosel, Nahe, Rheingau, and Rheinhessen.

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73
Q

Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

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Pfalz
Wachenheim

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74
Q

What is Schielerwein?

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  • A Rotling from Sachsen region (Rosé wine made from co-fermenting red and white grapes)
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75
Q

Approx. how many of Anbaugebiets, Bereiche, Grosslagen and Einzellagen exists? (2015)

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Anbaugebiets (13)
Bereiche (40)
Grosslagen (163)
Einzellagen (2700)

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76
Q

Villa Wolf

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Pfalz

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77
Q

Villages in Rheinhessen
5

A
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Westhofen
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78
Q

When was the previous German Wine Law adopted?

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1971 - Germany’s 5th wine laws (Deutches Weingesetz)

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79
Q

Charta Rheingau was founded in

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1984

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80
Q

The minimum temperature for Icewine to start harvest

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-7C

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81
Q

When did Eiswien start?

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1858

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82
Q

Feinherb

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Synonym to Halbtrocken

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83
Q

Logo of VDP name

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Traubenadler

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84
Q

Würzburg
vineyards

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Stein
Leiste

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85
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Grosses Gewachs

A

That of Spatlese

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86
Q

Maximin Grunhauserer Abtsberg Monopole of

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Von Schubert-Grunhaus Ruwer

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87
Q

Name one wine from Mittelrhein

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Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Beerenauslese

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88
Q

August Kesseler (Assmannshausen)

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Rheingau

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89
Q

Berg Roseneck

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Rheingau
Rudesheim

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90
Q

What is Gutsabfüllung?

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Estate-bottled (Germany)
- Grown, produced, bottled by the same estate

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91
Q

The steepest vineyard in Europe

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Bremmer Calmont, Burg Cochem, Mosel

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92
Q

Oberdiebach

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Mittelrhein

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93
Q

Wurzburger Innere Leiste

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Franken Erste Lage

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94
Q

Villages in Pfalz 7

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Ungstein
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

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95
Q

What is the term for noble rot in German?

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Edelfäule

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96
Q

What is Germanys second most planted red?

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Dornfelder

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97
Q

Name some leading producers in Mosel

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  • Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel)
  • Reinhold Haart (Piesport)
  • Fritz Haag (Brauneberg)
  • Egon Müller (Wiltingen)
  • Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)
  • Markus Molitor
  • Nick Weis
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98
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Who owns monopole of Brücke (Oberhausen) & Hermannshöhle (Niederhausen) in Nahe?

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Hermann Dönnhoff

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99
Q

Blaufränkisch synonym

A

Lemberger

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100
Q

What is flaschengärung?

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Sekt made from traditional method

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101
Q

What river flows through the Sachsen anbaugebiet?

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Elbe

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102
Q

Meyer Nakel

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Ahr

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103
Q

Bacharacher Kloster Furstental

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Mittelrhein

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104
Q

Von Mumm

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Rheingau

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105
Q

6 Bereiche (Districts) in Mosel

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1) Moseltor
2) Obermosel
3) Saar
4) Bernkastel
5) Burg Cochem
6) Ruwertal

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106
Q

Kloster Eberbach

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Rheingau

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107
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Burg Cochem (District-Mosel) 6 villages

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(Village: Vineyard)
- Winningen: Uhlen, Röttgen
- Kobern-Gondorf
- Hatzenport: Kirchberg, Stolzenberg
- Cochem
- Bremm
- Zell

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108
Q

Basserman-Jordan

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Pfalz

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109
Q

What natural continuation of France’s Alsace region is one of Germany’s warmest wine-growing regions?

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Pfalz.
The climate is sunny and dry, and the region has an extremely complex soil makeup.

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110
Q

Name some leading producers in Rheingau

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  • Robert Weil (Kiedrich)
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Schloss Vollrads
  • August Kesseler (Assmannshausen)
  • Franz Künstler
  • Josef Leitz
  • Josef Spreitzer
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111
Q

Simon-Bürkle

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

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112
Q

Hochheimer Holle

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Rheingau

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113
Q

Where is German Wine Institute located

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Mainz

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114
Q

Volkacher Karthauser

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Franken

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115
Q

Prominent estate in Urziger Wurzgarten

A

Moenchhof

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116
Q

What is Steillage?

A

“Steep site” (Germany)
A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%

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117
Q

% of Riesling plantings in Germany

A

25%

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118
Q

What does Roter Hang mean? Where is it from?

A

“Red Slope” (Red clay & slate)
- 180 ha Village in Rheinhessen
- Between Nierstein and Nackenheim

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119
Q

Chaptalization in Germany

A

Anreicherung

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120
Q

Grafen Neipperg

A

Wurtemberg

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121
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Mittelrhein 4 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Boppard: Hamm-Engelstein, Hamm-Ohlenberg, Hamm-Feuerlay
- Bacharach: Kloster Fürstental, Wolfshöhle, Posten, Hahn
- Oberdiebach: Fürstenberg
- Steeg: St. Jost

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122
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Nahe

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
- Oberhausen: Brücke
- Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg

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123
Q

What does “Selection” mean in German wine term?

A

“Superior dry”
1) Single varietal from Single vineyard
2) Yield: 60 hl/ha
3) At Auslese level
4) Max. RS: 9 g/l (12 g/l for Riesling)
5) Must be Hand-harvested

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124
Q

What is Stück?

A

Cask (1200L) common in Rheingau

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125
Q

Würzgarten - vineyard

A

Ürzig - comune Mosel Germany

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126
Q

Josef Leitz

A

Rheingau

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127
Q

Reinhold Haart

A

Mosel Piesport

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128
Q

Name one wine from Saale Unstrut

A

Weingut Pawis Riesling trocken Naumburger Sonneneck

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129
Q

Stein - vineyard

A

Würzburg - commune Franken Germany

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130
Q

What is Erstes Gewächs?

A
  • For Qualitätswein (QbA)
  • Riesling and Pinot Noir from classified sites in Rheingau
  • Max. yield: 50 hl/ha - Trocken (RS Max. 6 g/l for PN & 9 g/l for Riesling) - Legally authorized term (can be spelled out in full) ## [1999] was the 1st legally approved vintage
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131
Q

Another name for Grauburgunder

A

Pinot Gris

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132
Q

Kirchenstück - Vineyard

A

Forst - Commune
Pfalz

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133
Q

Define the terms Halbtrocken & Trocken

A

Half dry and dry

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134
Q

What are the characteristics of Riesling in Germany?

A

Aromatic, elegant and balanced whether sweet or dry. Often floral in its youth, flavor characteristics dependant on where they are grown

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135
Q

STRAUSSWIRTSCHAFT

A

GERMAN WINE PUBS, ATTACHED TO THEIR HOMES WHERE THEY CAN SELL THEIR OWN WINES AND LIGHT FOODS FOR A TOTAL OF ONLY FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR

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136
Q

Latitude of Germany

A

48N-50.5N

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137
Q

Schoenleber

A

Rheingau

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138
Q

When was Geisenheim Wine Institute found? and where?

A

1872 in Rheingau (Germany)<br></br><img></img>

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139
Q

When was German wine sold at prices as high as Burgundy’s?

A

19th Century

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140
Q

Name some leading producers in Rheinhessen
5

A
  • Keller (Dalsheim)
  • Wittmann (Westhofen)
  • Kuhling-Gillot
  • Battenfeld Spanier
  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
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141
Q

Oberhausen: Brücke

A

Nahe

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142
Q

What is Füder?

A

Cask (1000L) common in Mosel

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143
Q

How many members are they in VDP?

A

200
(2022)
The last is Knewitz from Rheinhessen

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144
Q

Pfarrwingert vineyard

A

Ahr

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145
Q

Eiffel hills - where

A

Ahr

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146
Q

Kirchenstück - Vineyards
3

A

Forster - Pfalz
Hochheim - Rheingau
Rheinhessen

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147
Q

What are the Mosel’s six bereiches?

A

Bernkastel,
Burg Cochem,
Saar,
Ruwertal,
Obermosel,
Moseltor

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148
Q

What is the profile of Rheingau wines?

A

The varied soils and the favorable mesoclimate combine to produce a more powerful style of Riesling than the Mosel. The wines are typically fuller in body and more concentrated, yet acidity can be bracing.

VDP has listed more sites for Erste Lage in the Rheingau than any other anbaugebiet.

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149
Q

Rheingau Villages
AGRRJHEEHHKLMMOWWW

A

Assmannshausen
Geisenheim
Rudesheim
Rauenthal
Johannisberg
Hochheim
Eltville
Erbach
Hallgarten
Hattenheim
Kiedrich
Lorch
Martinsthal
Mittelheim
Oestrich
Walluf
Wicker
Winkel

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150
Q

Dr. Crusius

A

Nahe
Traisen
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151
Q

Name the country where Chateau Musar is producing wine

A

Lebanon

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152
Q

Kerner grape

A

1929 by August Herold
Trollinger * Riesling
White

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153
Q

Wurzburger Stein

A

Franken
Erste Lage
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154
Q

Anreicherung

A

Chaptalization in Germany

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155
Q

What are the characteristics of Dornfelder in Germany?

A

Produces deeply colored red wines, full-bodied and more tannic that other German reds.

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156
Q

The Haardt mountains are the northerly extension of…?

A

The Vosges mountains of France

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157
Q

Hattenheim Pfaffenberg

A

Rheingau
Monopole of Schloss Schonborn

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158
Q

Name 1 important white PDO, the grapes of that region and location in Greece

A

Santorini PDO, Assyrtiko

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159
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Pfalz
3

A

Riesling
Weissburgunder
Spatburgunder

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160
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Ahr
2+1

A

Spatburgunder
Frühburgunder
Riesling only for sweet wines

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161
Q

Weingut Juliusspital

A

Wurzburg, Franken

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162
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Grosses Gewachs

A

That of Spatlese

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163
Q

Chasselas synonym

A

Dorin
Gutedel

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164
Q

Which village accounts the major production of Spätburgunder in Rheingau?

A

Assmannshausen
(Leading producer - August Kesseler)

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165
Q

What is the VDP in Germany?

A

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP is a german association of over 200 producers, founded in 1910 and committed to quality by emphasizing the tradition of making dry riesling from the best terroir and vineyard sites.

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166
Q

Mosel’s largest Bereiche.

A

Bernkastel

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167
Q

Name one leading producers in Saale-Unstrut

A
  • Pawis (Freyburg)
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168
Q

What is “Biologische Sãureabbau”?

A

Malolactic Fermentation (Germany)

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169
Q

The oldest documented vineyard in Germany

A

Niersteiner Glock
Rheinhessen
742 AD

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170
Q

What is the lowest category of German wine?

A

Deutscher Wein (Known as Tafelwein until 2009)

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171
Q

Dornfelder style

A

Deep color, light body, and fruity flavor.

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172
Q

Which village accounts the major production of Spätburgunder in Rheingau?

A

Assmannshausen
(Leading producer - August Kesseler)<br></br><img></img>

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173
Q

Sekt may labeled as QbA when?

A

if it is produced from traditional grapes grown in one of the thirteen anbaugebiete of Germany

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174
Q

Escherndorf

A

Franken

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175
Q

Name some leading producers in Ahr
3

A
  • Meyer-Näkel (Dernau)
  • Jean Stodden (Rech)
  • J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)
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176
Q

The largest acreage of Sylvaner is in

A

Rheinhessen

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177
Q

What is the name of traditional wine bottle of Franken?

A

Bocksbeutel
(Squat, flask-shaped)<br></br><img></img>

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178
Q

What is the major soil in Mosel?

A

Devonian blue SLATE (beneficial drainage/ heat retention)<br></br><img></img>

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179
Q

Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard in what anbaugebiet?

A

Rhiengau

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180
Q

Gutedel=

A

Chasselas

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181
Q

Erstes Gewachs

A

Dry wine from top sites in Rheingau

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182
Q

Germany oldest sparkling wine producer

A

Sektkellerei Kessler
1826

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183
Q

What is Bereich?

A

“District” (Germany)
Each Anbaugebiet contains at least one Bereich

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184
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Ruwertal (District-Mosel)

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Ruwer
- Eitelsbach: Karthäuserhofberg
- Mertesdorf
- Kasel: Kehrnagel
- Waldrach
- Avelsbach

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185
Q

Liebfraumilch can be blended from vineyards throughout…

A

Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Pfalz
Nahe

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186
Q

VDP.SEKT ageing requirements

A

15 mths
(24 for vintage)

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187
Q

Iphofen

A

Franken

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188
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Franken
4 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Würzburg: Stein, Leiste
- Escherndorf: Lump
- Iphofen: Julius Echter Berg
- Bürgstadt: Centgrafenberg

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189
Q

Silvaner =
Parents

A

Traminer * Oesterreicher Weiss

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190
Q

What is Einzelpfahlerziehung? (German wine term)

A

“A vine individually trained to a single stake”
- Used on very steep slopes (Mosel)<br></br><img></img>

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191
Q
  • Oppenheim
A

Rheinhessen

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192
Q

Hermannshöhle in Oberhausen is a famous monopole vineyard of Dönnhoff.

True
False

A
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193
Q

Hermann Dönnhoff

A

Nahe
Oberhausen

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194
Q

What is the name of flute-shape brown bottle for Rheingau Riesling?

A

Rheingauer Flöte<br></br><img></img>

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195
Q

What are the wine style of Liebfraumilch?

A

1) Medium sweet white (RS: min. 18 g/l)
2) At least QbA level
3) Min. 70% Riesling, Silvaner or Müller-Thurgau
4) From Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz

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196
Q

What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

A

“AP number” - A series of 5 sets of number indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel

1st number: Region where the wine was tasted
2nd set: Commune where the wine was bottled
3rd set: Bottler’s code
4th set: Bottling code
5th set: Year in which application was filed<br></br><img></img>

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197
Q

What mountain range is a dominant force on Pfalz?

A

The Haardt Mountains

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198
Q

First sparkling wine tax

A

Sektsteuer
1902
Emperor Wilhelm 1

Still present - 1.02 euro per bottle

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199
Q

The most expensive wine

A

2003 Scharzhofberg Riesling TBA Egon Muller
14 566 euros

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200
Q

Name some leading producers in Pfalz
3

A
  • Friedrich Becker (Schweigen)
  • Philipp Kuhn (Laumersheim)
  • Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)
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201
Q

A _____________ is a squat, flask-shaped bottle traditionally used in Franken.

A

bocksbeutel

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202
Q

What percentage of wine in Germany is Red and White?

A

2/3 white 1/3 red

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203
Q

3 smallest Anbaugebiete in Germany

A

Hessische Bergstrasse - 462 ha
Mittelrhein - 469 ha
Sachsen - 497 ha

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204
Q

A Grosslage

A

A group of vineyards.

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205
Q

Name some leading producers in Franken

A
  • Hans Wirsching (Iphofen)
  • Horst Sauer (Escherndorf)
  • Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt)<br></br><img></img>
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206
Q

Dr. Randolf-Kauer

A

Mittelrhein

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207
Q

Markgräflerland:

A

Schliengen, Istein, Mauchen, Auggen

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208
Q

What is the synonymous of Blaufränkisch in Germany?

A

Lemberger

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209
Q

Deutzerhof-Cossmann-Hehle

A

Ahr
VDP

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210
Q

Mosel Riesling style

A

Light body, low alcohol and high acidity balanced by medium sweetness.
Floral and green fruit character.

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211
Q

What is Schillerwein?

A
  • A Rotling from Württemberg
    (Rosé wine made from co-fermenting red and white grapes)<br></br><img></img>
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212
Q

Württemberg

A

Chillerwein, a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together, is common.
Contains most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling, and Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) is a common

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213
Q

Gerhard Aldinger

A

Wurttemberg

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214
Q

Sekt

A

Germanys Sparkling wine style

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215
Q

What is Anreicherung?

A

Chaptalization (Enrichment) (Germany)

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216
Q

What is flaschengärung?

A

Sekt made from traditional method<br></br><img></img>

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217
Q

What ingredient can be used for de-acidification?

A

Calcium Carbonate (Germany)

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218
Q

Gaisboehl

A

Monopole of Burklin Wolf

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219
Q

Since what year is Chardonnay allowed in Germany?

A

1991

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220
Q

What is the synonymous of Pinot Meunier in Germany?

A

Schwarzriesling

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221
Q

Salwey

A

Baden
VDP

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222
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Franken
4

A

R
SP
WB
Sylvaner

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223
Q

Juffer Sonnenuhr - Vineyard

A

Braunerer - Commune
Mosel Germany

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224
Q

Bürgstadt

A

Franken

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225
Q

Germanys top growing regions for Riesling

A

Mosel
Rheingau
Pfalz
Rheinhessen
Nahe

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226
Q

Nahe

A

Smaller region in Germany.

High quality Riesling

Muller-Thurgau is most widely planted grape

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227
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Pfalz
7

A
  • Ungstein
  • Wachenheim
  • Forst: Kirchenstück, Freundstück
  • Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Kieselberg
  • Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein
  • Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch
  • Schweigen: Kammerberg
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228
Q

What is The Bavarian Purity Law? When? What ingredients are allowed?

A
  • “German Beer Purity Law”
  • 1516
  • Water, barley, hops
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229
Q

Name some leading producers in Nahe

A
  • Hermann Dönnhoff (Oberhausen)
  • Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen)
  • Dr. Crusius (Traisen)
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230
Q

VDP wine

A

Made from an association of self-elected best producers throughout Germany.

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231
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Baden

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Badische-Bergstrasse & Kraichgau: Heidelberg, Leimen, Östringen, Sulzfeld, Tiefenbach
- Ortenau: Baden-Baden, Varnhalt, Neuweier, Sasbachwalden, Durbach, Zell-Weierbach
- Breisgau: Malterdingen, Emmendingen, Lahr, Hecklingen
- Kaiserstuhl: Freiburg, Achkarren, Burkheim, Oberrotweil, Ihringen, Sasbach
- Markgräflerland: Schliengen, Istein, Mauchen, Auggen
- Bodensee: Meersburg

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232
Q

What is the synonymous of Pinot Meunier in Germany?

A

Schwarzriesling

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233
Q

What is Stück?

A

Cask (1200L) common in Rheingau<br></br><img></img>

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234
Q

Villages in Nahe
3

A
  • Niederhausen
  • Oberhausen
  • Schlossböckelheim
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235
Q

The most planted grape variety in Franken

A

Muller-Thurgau

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236
Q

What is Füder?

A

Cask (1000L) common in Mosel

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237
Q

Bacharacher Wolfshohle

A

Mittelrhein
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238
Q

The Great cask - volume, where

A

Heidelberg castle, Baden
220 000 liters

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239
Q

Toni Jost

A

Mittelrhein

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240
Q

Franz Keller Schwarzer Adler

A

Baden
VDP

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241
Q

Bercher

A

Baden
VDP

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242
Q

Nahe: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen
6 villages

A

Bad Kreuznach
Bad Münster
Norheim
Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
Oberhausen: Brücke
Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg

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243
Q

Liebfraumich

A

“Milk of the Blessed Mother”

Style of semi-sweet white wine.

Most exported wine; sweet & inexpensive

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244
Q

Wehlener

A

Sonnenuhr
<img></img>

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245
Q

Robert Weil

A

Rheingau

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246
Q

Friedrich Becker

A

Pfalz
Schweigen

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247
Q

What is the definition of VDP with respect to German wine?

A

Acronym for Verband Deutcher Prädikatsweingüter. A private association of top-quality winemakers.

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248
Q

Escherndorf

A

Franken

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249
Q

Bernhard Huber

A

Baden
VDP

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250
Q

Name a popular vineyard in Rheingau

A

Johanisberg

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251
Q

When was Mosel-Saar-Ruwer changed to its name to Mosel?

A

1 Aug 2007

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252
Q

Weisswein

A

White wine

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253
Q

The famous vineyard in Kaiserstuhl

A

Ihringer Winklerberg

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254
Q

Fritz Haag

A

Mosel
Brauneberg

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255
Q

How Spätlese Riesling is made

A

Made from late-harvest grapes

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256
Q

Dornfelder is a crossing of what grapes?

A

Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe that was developed in 1956

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257
Q

Gewann

A

Sub plot of single vineyard

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258
Q

Edelfaule

A

Botrytis

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259
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Sachsen
6

A

R
GB
Spat
WB
FB
Traminer

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260
Q

What is “Alte Reben” means in German wine terms?

A

Old Vines<br></br><img></img>

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261
Q

What are the 4 major categories used to classify German wines? IN descending order

A

Qualitätswein Mit Prädikat (QmP),
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA),
Landwein,
Tafelwein,

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262
Q

Auslese Riesling style

A

Styles range the most.
Some are a richer, riper Spätlese.
Some have an overt botrytis character.

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263
Q

Name any of 4 Bereiche (Districts) in Mosel

A

1) Moseltor
2) Obermosel
3) Saar
4) Bernkastel
5) Burg Cochem
6) Ruwertal<br></br><img></img>

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264
Q

Balthasar Ress

A

Rheingau
<img></img>

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265
Q

What is the 1 top red grape of Germany?

A

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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266
Q

Bensheim

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

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267
Q

Dönnhoff

A

Nahe, Germany
Dönnhoff, Riesling Spätlese Niederhauser Hermannshohle (2015)
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268
Q

The minimum size of einzellage

A

5 ha

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269
Q

German Wine Law of 1971 did what?

A

30,000 einzellagen were condensed in bureaucratic fashion into 2,600 registered vineyards

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270
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Mosel and Nahe

A

Riesling!

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271
Q

Spell the crossing of Riesling and Madeleine Royale

A

Muller-Thurgau

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272
Q

Sussreserve

A

Sterilized grape juice used to sweeten wine

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273
Q

Steeg

A

Mittelrhein

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274
Q

What is Josephshöfer?

A
  • A Einzellage in Mosel
  • Village: Graach / District: Bernkastel
  • Monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
    <img></img>
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275
Q

Bodensee:

A

Meersburg

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276
Q

Seeger

A

Baden
VDP

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277
Q

Joh. Jos. Prüm

A

Mosel
Wehlen

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278
Q

Stein - vineyard

A

Würzburg - commune
Franken
Erste Lage
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279
Q

Please send me some_________ wine, no other wine tastes as nice…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A

Wurzburg (Franken)

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280
Q

What is Weissherbst?

A
  • German term for Rosé wine made from Saignée method
  • Single varietal
  • At least QbA level<br></br><img></img>
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281
Q

Forst Grosse Lage
5

A

Freundstück
Kirchenstück
Pechstein
Jesuitengarten
Ungeheuer

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282
Q

The 4 different sizes of delineation which appear on a label, in diminishing order

A

Anbaugebiet, Bereich, and Einzellage or Grosslage.

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283
Q

Villages in Baden
6

A
  • Kraichgau
  • Ortenau
  • Breisgau
  • Kaiserstuhl
  • Markgräflerland
  • Bodensee
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284
Q

Nelles

A

Ahr
VDP

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285
Q

Name the indigenous red grape of Romania showing potential in the world market

A

Feteascâ Neagrâ

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286
Q

Qualitatswein

A

Quality wine.

(QbA) Bestimmter Anbaugebiete: comes from one of 13 specific regions

(QmP) Mit Pradikat: the best, cannot be chaptalized - 6 subcategories: kabinett, etc

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287
Q

Define the residual sugar of the label terms below:
- Trocken
- Halbtrocken
- lieblich
- süss

A
  • Trocken: 4-9 g/l
  • Halbtrocken: 9-18 g/l
  • lieblich: 18-45 g/l
  • süss: more than 45 g/l
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288
Q

Simon-Bürkle

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

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289
Q

What is “G-Max”? Who produced it? What makes it so special?

A
  • A dry Riesling from Weingut Keller (Rheinhessen)
  • Named after great grandfather George & son Maximillian
  • Old vines (Low yield 25-30 hl/ha)
  • 1st place at a blind tasting of top 30 German Riesling (2009 vintage)
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290
Q

Name one leading producers in Saale-Unstrut

A
  • Pawis (Freyburg)<br></br><img></img>
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291
Q

Match the vineyard to the correct gemeinde.

Brücke Forst
Gräfenberg Oberhausen
Kirchenstück Würzburg
Juffer Sonnenuhr Ürzig
Stein Kiedrich
Würzgarten Brauneberg

A

Brücke - Oberhausen
Gräfenberg - Kiedrich
Würzgarten - Ürzig
Kirchenstück - Forst
Juffer Sonnenuhr- Braunerer
Stein - Würzburg

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292
Q

Ihringer Winklerberg - where

A

Baden, Kaiserstuhl
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293
Q

Regions without Erste Lage
2

A

Mosel
Ahr

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294
Q

Einzellage(n)

A

Vineyard

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295
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Saar (District-Mosel)

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Saarburg: Rausch, Kupp
- Wiltingen: Scharzhofberger
- Serrig: Schloss Saarstein, Würtzberg
- Ockfen: Bockstein
- Oberemmel: Hütte
- Kanzem: Altenberg, Hörecker

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296
Q

Where is the steepest vineyard in the world located?

A

Along the banks of the Mosel River in Germany, called Calmont

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297
Q

Josef Spreitzer

A

Rheingau
<img></img>

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298
Q

Bernkastel Einzellagen (Bernkastel, Mosel)

A

Doctor
Lay

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299
Q

Iphofen

A

Franken

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300
Q
  • Nackenheim
A

Rheinhessen

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301
Q

Name two prominent producers belong to VDP

A
  • Robert Weil
  • Dr. Loosen
  • Egon Müller
  • Joh. Jos. Prüm
  • Bürklin-Wolf
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302
Q

Minimum Oe for Spatlese

A

75-95

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303
Q

PGI of Germany

A

Landwein
- 26 broad regions
- Must Trocken or Halbtrocken in style

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304
Q

Centgrafenberg

A

Franken, Burgstadt
Grosse Lage
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305
Q

Grosses Gewächs wines
Date of release

A

1st of September
White - Year following the harvest
Red + 1 year

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306
Q

Braunerer

A

Juffer Sonnenuhr

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307
Q

What does “Classic” mean in German wine term?

A

“Harmoniously dry”
1) Single varietal wine
2) Max. RS: 15 g/l
3) Min. 12 % abv (11.5% for Mosel)
4) Now allowed to state vineyard on the label

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308
Q

What is Vorlese?

A

“Pre-harvest before main harvest” (Germany)
- To eliminate rotten or defective bunches

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309
Q

When did Charlemagne introduce wine east of the Rhine river?

A

Late 8th century

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310
Q

Hallgartener Jungfer

A

Rheingau
<img></img>

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311
Q

Name some leading producers in Nahe
4

A
  • Hermann Dönnhoff (Oberhausen)
  • Schlossgut Diel (Burg Layen)
  • Dr. Crusius (Traisen)
  • Gut Hermannsberg
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312
Q

The only German wine region that climatically falls within the EU wine zone B (warmer than A)

A

Baden

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313
Q

A _____________ is a squat, flask-shaped bottle traditionally used in Franken.

A

bocksbeutel

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314
Q

Germany’s warmest wine growing region is located in?

A

Baden (Kaiserstuhl)<br></br><img></img>

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315
Q

Which of the following vineyards is located in Bernkastel, and is renowned for its legendary curative properties?

• Doctor
• Jesuitengarten
• Hölle
• Achleiten
• Hasensprung

A

Doctor

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316
Q

Minimum Oe for Auslese

A

83-105

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317
Q

Kloster Eberbach was founded

A

1136

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318
Q

Melsheimer

A

Mosel
Biodynamic

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319
Q

What region is Pfalz geographically contiguous with?

A

Alsace, France

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320
Q

German term for village name?

A

Gemeinde

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321
Q

Brücke - vineyard

A

Oberhausen - commune
Nahe, Germany

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322
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Saale Unstrut
7

A

6 like in Sachsen + Sylvaner

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323
Q

Ruppertsberger Gaisbohl
Monopole of

A

Burklin Wolf

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324
Q

What is Albalonga? Name one producer associated with it

A
  • White grape: crossing Rieslaner x Silvaner
  • Rheinhessen and Pfalz
    ## Krebs-Grode
    ## Wittmann
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325
Q

What is Rotling?

A
  • Rosé wine
  • co-fermenting red and white grapes
  • Must have pale red color<br></br><img></img>
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326
Q

Bernkastel

A

Mosel’s largest Bereiche.
Most of the Mosel’s greatest gemeinden and einzellagen are located.
Producers of note:
Joh. Jos. Prüm estate
Dr. Loosen

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327
Q

The Cistercians of Burgundy started what monastery in Rheingau amassing vinyards?

A

Kloster Eberbach monastery in 1136

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328
Q

Verbesserte

A

Improved or chaptalized wines

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329
Q

Keller

A

Rheinhessen, Germany
Red:
Weingut Keller, Cuvée f Rotwein Qualitätswein Trocken (2011)
White:
Weingut Keller, Riesling Trocken RR (2013)

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330
Q

Rheinhessen

A

More land under vine than any other anbaugebiet.
Home of the German Wine Institute
Producer Weingut Keller and the ‘G-Max’ offering

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331
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Bernkastel (District-Mosel)
6 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Erden: Prälat, Treppchen
- Ürzig: Würzgarten
- Wehlen: Sonnenuhr
- Bernkastel: Doctor, Lay
- Brauneberg: Juffer Sonnenuhr
- Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr

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332
Q

What is the largest wine region in Germany?

A

Rheinhessen

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333
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Rheinhessen
5

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Nackenheim: Rothenberg
- Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal
- Oppenheim: Sackträger
- Flörsheim-Dalsheim: Hubacker, Bürgel
- Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel

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334
Q

Name some leading producers in Rheinhessen

A
  • Keller (Dalsheim)
  • Wittmann (Westhofen)<br></br><img></img>
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335
Q

Name the Bereiche (District) in Mittelrhein
2

A
  • Siebengebirge
  • Lorelei
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336
Q

Rheingau

A

Riesling
Spatburgunder

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337
Q

Emrich-Schonleber

A

Nahe

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338
Q

Heitlinger

A

Baden
VDP

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339
Q

What is “Biologische Sãureabbau”?

A

Malolactic Fermentation (Germany)

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340
Q

Germany’s largest single vineyard

A

Wurzburger Stein
Franken

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341
Q

Name the Bereiche (District) & Grosslage in Ahr

A

Bereiche: Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Grosslage: Klosterberg

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342
Q

What is Grosses Gewächs?

A
  • For VDP Grosse Lage (GC)
  • At Spätlese level
  • Trocken (RS below 9 g/l)
  • Must listed by initials “GG”<br></br><img></img>
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343
Q

Nahe: Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen

A

Bad Kreuznach
Bad Münster
Norheim
Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
Oberhausen: Brücke
Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg

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344
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Burg Cochem (District-Mosel)

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Winningen: Uhlen, Röttgen
- Kobern-Gondorf
- Hatzenport: Kirchberg, Stolzenberg
- Cochem
- Bremm
- Zell

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345
Q

Quality levels of Greek wines

A

PDO and PGI

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346
Q

Rheingau sole Bereich

A

Johannisberg

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347
Q

Lammlin-Schindler

348
Q

What is the most widely planted in grape in Germany?

349
Q

Einzellage should have no less than

350
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Wurtemberg
5

A

R
Spat
WB
GB
Lemberger

351
Q

Franken Producers

A

Hans Wirsching - Iphofen
Horst Sauer - Escherndorf

352
Q

Erden village Einzellagen (Mosel, Bernkastel)

A

Prälat
Treppchen

353
Q

Name the Bereiche (District) in Rheingau

A

Johannisberg<br></br><img></img>

354
Q

The highest category before 2012

A

Erste Lage

355
Q

Which wine growing region in Germany is directly south of the Rheingau, and bordered by the Rhine River to the north and east, the Nahe to the west, and the Pfalz to the south?

A

Rheinhessen<br></br><img></img>

356
Q

What is the most current German Wine Laws?

A

1971 - Germany’s 5th wine laws (Deutches Weingesetz)

357
Q

Westhofen

A

Rheinhessen

358
Q

Bopparder Hamm

A

Mittelrhein

359
Q

Brücke - vineyard

A

Oberhausen - commune
Nahe, Germany

360
Q

Rheingau style and price factors

A

Steep slopes, southerly aspects make optimal conditions.
Protection from weather by Taurus Hills.

361
Q

Philipp Kuhn

A

Pfalz
Laumersheim

362
Q

What is Schielerwein?

A
  • A Rotling from Sachsen region
    (Rosé wine made from co-fermenting red and white grapes)<br></br><img></img>
363
Q

Pawis

A

Saale Unstrut

364
Q

Mosel wines

A

White: Riesling

365
Q

Name some leading producers in Hessische-Bergstrasse

A
  • Hessische Staatsweingüter Domaine Bergstrasse
  • Simon-Bürkle<br></br><img></img>
366
Q

Liebfraukirche

A

Worms
Rheinhessen

367
Q

Labeling

A

Region
Village
Vineyard
Pradikat (if there)
Grape

368
Q

What is the minimum alcohol level for Prädikatswein? How about BA, TBA & Eiswein? (Germany)

A

Prädikatswein - min. 7%
BA, TBA & Eiswein - min. 5.5%

369
Q

What is the term for noble rot in German?

A

Edelfäule

370
Q

What are the 13 Official Anbaugebiete of Germany?

A

Ahr
Mittelrhein
Pfalz
Sachsen
Baden
Mosel
Rheingau
Württemberg
Franken
Nahe
Rheinhessen
Hessische Bergstrasse
Saale-Unstrut

371
Q

What is the description of the kabinett style designation?

A

Lowest sugar content, normal harvest

372
Q

What is the climate in Germany?

373
Q

Which region is located closest to Alsace?

374
Q

What is “Goldkapsule”?

A

“Gold Capsule”
- For producers (Mosel & Rheingau) to indicates a higher level of sweetness or special selection<br></br><img></img>

375
Q

Minimum Oe for Beerenauslese and Eiswein

376
Q

What is the smallest anbaugebiete of Germany?

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

377
Q

Minimum Oe for Kabinett?

378
Q

Muller Catoir

379
Q

Dôle wines in Switzerland are blends of what two grapes?

A

Pinot Noir and Gamay.

380
Q

Mosel Germany’s principle soil type

A

Blue Devonian Slate

381
Q

Anbaugebiet

A

A Major grown region.

382
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Bernkastel (District-Mosel)

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Erden: Prälat, Treppchen
- Ürzig: Würzgarten
- Wehlen: Sonnenuhr
- Bernkastel: Doctor, Lay
- Brauneberg: Juffer, Sonnenuhr
- Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr<br></br><img></img>

383
Q

What does “Trocken” mean in German wine?

A

“Dry”
- Generally 4 g/l RS
- Up to 9 g/l RS (within 2 g/l acidity)

384
Q
  • Heppenheim
A

Hessische Bergstrasse

385
Q

Spatburgunder traits

A

Thrives in warmer climates of Pfalz and Baden.

386
Q
  • Salwey
A

Baden
Oberrotweil

387
Q

Винная королева

A

73rd German Wine Queen is Sina Erdrich from Durbach in the Baden

388
Q

Chardonnay synonym

389
Q

Rainer Schnaitmann

A

Wurttemberg

390
Q

Alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach

A

Hattenheimer Steinberg

391
Q

Hans Wirsching

392
Q

Neckar river

393
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Baden
5+1

A

Riesling
Chardonnay
Weissburgunder
Grauburgunder
Spatburgunder
Lemberger only in Badische Bergstrasse and Kraichgau

394
Q

When was Geisenheim Wine Institute found? and where?

A

1872 in Rheingau (Germany)<br></br><img></img>

395
Q

Name the Bereiche (District) in Mittelrhein

A
  • Siebengebirge
  • Lorelei
396
Q

Define the residual sugar of the label terms below:
- Trocken
- Halbtrocken
- lieblich
- süss

A
  • Trocken: 4-9 g/l
  • Halbtrocken: 9-18 g/l
  • lieblich: 18-45 g/l
  • süss: more than 45 g/l
397
Q

Region with the highest proportion of Riesling in the world

398
Q

Schloss Vollrads

399
Q

Villages in Mittelrhein
4

A
  • Boppard
  • Bacharach
  • Oberdiebach
  • Steeg
400
Q

VDP

A

Association for estates producing natural/non-chaptalized wine

Founded in 1910

401
Q

Rulander=

A

Pinot Gris

402
Q

Second most planted red variety in Germany is…

A

Dornfelder (bred in 1956)

403
Q

Terrassenmosel=

A

Burg Cochem

404
Q

What is Gemeinde?

A

“Village”
(Germany)

405
Q

Feinherb

A

Synonym to Halbtrocken

406
Q

What is the synonymous of Müller-Thurgau in Germany?

407
Q

Blankenhorn

408
Q

Most important grape varieties

A

Riesling: 21%
Muller-Thurgau: 13.5%
Sylvaner: 5%

409
Q

List of the QmP and what happens at level of ripeness

A

KAbinett- Produces lighter styles of wine. off dry-semisweet

Spatlese- Late Harvest grapes picked a week after Kabinett grapes. delivers fruity, medium sweet wines

Auslese- Selected Harvest, picked after Spatlese grapes. The sweetest level along with Spatlese and Kabinett

All 3 above can be produced as dry wines

Beerenauslese(BA)- Botrytis affected grapes selected to produce dessert wines

Eiswein- (icewine) Frozen Grapes harvested at late night of the year and pressed before they thaw into a rich sugary sweet concentrated juice.

Trockenbeerenauslese(TBA)- Selected harvest of dried berries. Trocken- Dry, shriveled, botrytis affected grapes harvested to make Germanys must lucious and profound dessert wines

the last 3 can NEVER be produced as dry wines

410
Q

Where can you use Lemberger for Grosse Lage in Baden

A

Only in Badische Bergstrasse and Kraichgau

411
Q

What wine style indicates a dry VDP Grosse Lage wine?

A

Grosses Gewächs

412
Q

Nahe style and price factors

A

On the banks of the Nahe River.
South facing slopes.
Varous soils: slate, prophyrys, quartz, sandstone.

413
Q

What is “Goldkapsule”?

A

“Gold Capsule”
- For producers (Mosel & Rheingau) to indicates a higher level of sweetness or special selection<br></br><img></img>

414
Q

Randersackerer Pfulben

415
Q

Grosse Lage in Pfalz
6

A

Ungeheuer
Pechstein
Jesuitengarden
Kieselberg
Freundstück
Kirchenstück

416
Q

Gutsabfullung

A

Estate bottled in German wines

417
Q

Dönnhoff

A

Nahe, Germany
Dönnhoff, Riesling Spätlese Niederhauser Hermannshohle (2015)

418
Q

alleinbesitz (monopole) of Kloster Eberbach for over 8 centuries

A

Hattenheimer Steinberg

419
Q

7 Mosel Villages

A

Erden
Piesport
Bernkastel
Graach
Urzig
Brauneberg
Wehlen

420
Q

Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of…

A

Riesling x Madeleine Royale
(1882 - created by Geisenheim Wine Institute, Rheingau)
- Early ripening
- High yield
- Prone to rot & frost damage

421
Q

What red grape variety is considered as regional specialty of Württemberg?

A

Trollinger<br></br><img></img>

422
Q

Soil in Rheinhessen?

A

Red sandstone mixed with slate

423
Q

Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of…

A

Riesling x Madeleine Royale
(1882 - created by Geisenheim Wine Institute, Rheingau)
- Early ripening
- High yield
- Prone to rot & frost damage

424
Q

Define the soil type of German region:
- Mosel
- Nahe
- Pfalz
- Rheingau

A
  • Mosel (Devonian Blue SLATE)
  • Nahe (Sandy loam, quartz, sandstone)
  • Pfalz (Red sandstone, calcium-based limestone)
  • Rheingau (Slate, loess, loam)
425
Q

The rank of Germany in global Pinot Noir production?

426
Q

Villages in Franken
4

A
  • Würzburg
  • Escherndorf
  • Iphofen
  • Bürgstadt
427
Q

What is the name of flute-shape brown bottle for Rheingau Riesling?

A

Rheingauer Flöte<br></br><img></img>

428
Q

Winkeler Hasensprung

429
Q

The oldest vineyard in Germany

A

Neirsteiner Glock
Rheinhessen

430
Q

Name 3 important red PDOs

A

Cotes de Meliton, Naoussa, and Nemea

431
Q

Dornfelder =

A

Helfensteiner * Heroldrebe
(FrühburgunderTrollinger)
(Blauer Portugieser *Blaufränkisch)

432
Q
  • Bernhard Huber
A

Baden
Malterdingen

433
Q

Nahe wine

A

White: Riesling

434
Q

What is ‘Message in a Bottle’?

A

An association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.

435
Q
  • Würzburg
436
Q

Beerenauslese Riesling style

A

Complex, refreshing, and with botrytis character.

437
Q

Name the Bereiche (District) & Grosslage in Ahr

A

Bereiche: Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Grosslage: Klosterberg

438
Q

What is Grosslage?

A

“Group of vineyards” (Germany)

439
Q

Silvaner synonym

A

Johannisberg

440
Q

Botrytis Cinerea also called in Germany?

441
Q

Place of origin of Liebfrauenmilch

A

Weingut Liebfrauenstift
Rheinhessen

442
Q

Matthias Müller

A

Mittelrhein
<img></img>

443
Q

Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg

444
Q

What is Goldriesling?

A
  • Aromatic white grape (muscat-like)
  • Crossing developed in 1893 (Alsace)
  • Local specialty in Sachsen
445
Q

General climate of Germany

A

Cool and continental. A long cool ripening period gives the grapes time to develop natural sugar while retaining their acidity. The best sites have steep and stony slopes that get the most sun.

446
Q

Erdener

A

Prälat
Treppchen

447
Q

What is The Bavarian Purity Law? When? What ingredients are allowed?

A
  • “German Beer Purity Law”
  • 1516
  • Water, barley, hops
448
Q

Stigler

449
Q

The village of Assmannshausen produces the majority of this region’s Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), the most planted red grape in the anbaugebiet.

In what German wine region is Assmannshausen

450
Q

What are the characteristics of Gewürztraminer in Germany?

A

Lychee, rose petals, perfume, and spice.

451
Q

Silvaner synonym

A

Johannisberg

452
Q

What was the contribution of Geisenheim Wine Institute (Rheingau)?

A
  • Developed a number of hardier crossings what would ripen in different sites
  • 1882 - Müller-Thurgau (Riesling x Madeleine Royale)
453
Q

Ungeheuer

A

Forst
Pfalz

454
Q

Schloss Proschwitz

A

Sachsen
Meissen

455
Q

What is the minimum alcohol level for Prädikatswein? How about BA, TBA & Eiswein? (Germany)

A

Prädikatswein - min. 7%
BA, TBA & Eiswein - min. 5.5%

456
Q

What is VDP?

A
  • Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (1910)
  • National German association of producers committed to top quality
  • First classification of vineyards in 2002
  • Using the system of vineyard classification used in Burgundy as its model
  • Counts 200 of Germany’s finest estates as members
  • Estate-bottled is mandatory<br></br><img></img>
457
Q

Assmannshausen einzellage

A

Assmannshausener Hollenberg

458
Q

German wine laws

A

Established in 1971.

Focuses on levels of ripeness & sweetness of the grapes.

3 levels of quality:
Deutscher Tafelwein (DTW)
Qualitatswein Bestimmter Anbaugetebiet (QbA)
Qualitatswein Mit Pradikat (QmP)

459
Q

Name the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production

A

Ahr (Germany)<br></br><img></img>

460
Q

What is Steillage?

A

“Steep site” (Germany)
A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%

461
Q

Where is the steepest vineyard in the world located?

A

Along the banks of the Mosel River in Germany, called Calmont

462
Q

Name some leading producers in Franken

A
  • Hans Wirsching (Iphofen)
  • Horst Sauer (Escherndorf)
  • Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt)
463
Q

What are the Mosel’s six bereiches?

A

Bernkastel,
Burg Cochem,
Saar,
Ruwertal,
Obermosel,
Moseltor

464
Q

What does Roter Hang mean?
Where is it from?

A

“Red Slope” (Red clay & slate)
- 180 ha Village in Rheinhessen
- Between Nierstein and Nackenheim

465
Q

Nierstein

A

Rheinhessen

466
Q

Nahe

A

The rich, sweet prädikat wines of Dönnhoff are the most well-known, expensive wines of the Nahe—especially those sourced from his monopole vineyard Oberhauser Brücke and Hermannshöhle in Niederhausen, the Nahe’s finest site.

467
Q

Helfensteiner parents

A

Frühburgunder*Trollinger

468
Q

What is the Qualitatswein mit Pradikate? (QmP)

A

Quality wine with Predication.
Germain wines above QbA from Kabinett upwards. depends on the levels of ripeness used in wines

469
Q

monopole in German

A

alleinbesitz

470
Q

What is Grosser Ring?

A

Mosel growers association<br></br><img></img>

471
Q

What does “Trocken” mean in German wine?

A

“Dry”
- Generally 4 g/l RS
- Up to 9 g/l RS (within 2 g/l acidity)

472
Q

Balthasar Ress

473
Q

Each wine that passes at least minimum quality control standards is awarded and official test number, what is called?

A

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer or A.P.Nr.

474
Q

What is Josephshöfer?

A
  • A Einzellage in Mosel
  • Village: Graach / District: Bernkastel
  • Monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
475
Q

Edelfaule

476
Q

Bad Kreuznach

477
Q

Scheurebe is a crossing of what grapes?

A

Riesling and Bukettrebe

478
Q

Keller

A

Rheinhessen, Germany
Red:
Weingut Keller, Cuvée f Rotwein Qualitätswein Trocken (2011)
White:
Weingut Keller, Riesling Trocken RR (2013)

479
Q

What red grape variety is considered as regional specialty of Württemberg?

A

Trollinger<br></br><img></img>

480
Q

The oldest Riesling vineyard in the world

A

Johannisberg
Rheingau

481
Q

Minimum pressure for German Sekt

482
Q

The first documented evidence of Riesling

483
Q
  • Boppard
A

Mittelrhein

484
Q

3 B of Mittelhaardt

A

Basserman Jordan
Von Buhl
Burklin Wolf

485
Q

Bürgstadt

486
Q

A Bereich

A

A district within an Anbaudebiet.

487
Q

Andreas Laible

488
Q

Rhodter Rosengarten

A

Onr of the oldest vineyards in the world
Pfalz
400 years ago
Traminer, Silvaner

489
Q

Trocken wine

490
Q

Minimum Oe for Trockenbeerenauslese

491
Q

What is the definition of Erste Lage with respect to German wine?

A

Classified estate recognized by the VDP, similar to first growth estate in France.

492
Q

Name some leading producers in Pfalz
5

A
  • Friedrich Becker (Schweigen)
  • Philipp Kuhn (Laumersheim)
  • Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)
  • Reichsrat von Buhl (Deidesheim)
  • A. Christmann (Gimmeldingen)
493
Q

Kreuzberg

494
Q

The oldest documented named vineyard site in Germany

A

Wurzburger Stein, Franken

495
Q

What is Anbaugebiet?

A

“Region” (designated quality regions)
Both Qualitätswein & Prädikatswein required single region

496
Q

What does “Selection” mean in German wine term?

A

“Superior dry”
1) Single varietal from Single vineyard
2) Yield: 60 hl/ha
3) At Auslese level
4) Max. RS: 9 g/l (12 g/l for Riesling)
5) Must be Hand-harvested

497
Q

Muller-Thurgau flavors

A

Simple floral and fruity flavors

498
Q

Ürzig Einzellagen (Bernkastel, Mosel)

A

Würzgarten

499
Q

What is Badisch Rotgold?

A
  • A Rotling (Rosé wine) from Baden
  • min. 51% Grauburgunder + PN
  • Composition must be declared on label<br></br><img></img>
500
Q

WEINSTUBE

A

GERMAN FOR “WINE TAVERN”
-CASUAL RESTAURANT WHERE GERMANS GO FOR SIMPLE FOOD AND A BOTTLE OF WINE

501
Q

Bopparder Hamm Feuerlay

A

Mittelrhein
<img></img>

502
Q

Name some leading producers in Mittelrhein

A
  • Toni Jost (Bacharach)
  • Matthias Müller (Spay)
    <br></br><img></img>
503
Q

Name some leading producers in Hessische-Bergstrasse

A
  • Hessische Staatsweingüter Domaine Bergstrasse
  • Simon-Bürkle
504
Q

R. and C. Schneider

A

Baden
Endingen

505
Q

Spätlese Riesling style

A

Can be dry or sweet.
Can be sweeter and higher in alcohol than Kabinett.
More body and more concentrated flavors than Kabinett.
Citrus and stone fruit flavors with no green apple.

506
Q

Name the Bereiche (District) in Rheingau

A

Johannisberg<br></br><img></img>

507
Q

Prädikatswein must carry a minimum alcohol level of

A

7% (5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein wines)

508
Q

Defined VDP 4-tier system (2012)

A
  • Grosse Lage (Grand Cru):
    Yield 50 hl/ha
    Top sites of the estate
    Riesling, Silvaner, PG, PB & PN
    May be dry (GG) or sweet (Prädikat)
  • Erste Lage (Premier Cru):
    Yield 60 hl/ha
    Each Anbaugebiet may choose whether or not to develop an Erste Lage designation
  • Ortswein (Village wines):
    Yield 75 hl/ha
    Typical grapes sourced from multiple sites in a single village
  • Gutswein (Regional wines):
    Yield 75 hl/ha
    Grapes sourced from an estate’s holding anywhere within a single Anbaugebiet
509
Q

What are the two most common wines in Valais Switzerland?

A

Fendant (Chasselas) and Dôle, a blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay, are the canton’s most widely produced wines.

510
Q

Grapes for GG in Nahe

A

Only Riesling

511
Q

PDO of Germany

A
  • Qualitätswein (QbA)
  • Prädikatswein
512
Q

Classic wine

A

Made from a single variety that is typical of the region it is from.

513
Q

What is the synonymous of Blaufränkisch in Germany?

514
Q

Kingelberger

A

Name of Riesling in Ortenau, Baden

515
Q

What is Einzelpfahlerziehung? (German wine term)

A

“A vine individually trained to a single stake”
- Used on very steep slopes (Mosel)<br></br><img></img>

516
Q

Badische-Bergstrasse & Kraichgau:

A

Heidelberg, Leimen, Östringen, Sulzfeld, Tiefenbach

517
Q

Lake Constance=

518
Q

What are the top wine regions of Germany?

A

Mosel (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
Pfalz (Rhein Pfalz)
Rheinhessen
Rheingau

519
Q

Acreage of German vineyards

A

103 000 ha

520
Q

Kreuzberg

521
Q

Name two prominent producers belong to VDP

A
  • Robert Weil
  • Dr. Loosen
  • Egon Müller
  • Joh. Jos. Prüm
  • Bürklin-Wolf<br></br><img></img>
522
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Saar (District-Mosel)
6 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Saarburg: Rausch, Kupp
- Wiltingen: Scharzhofberger
- Serrig: Schloss Saarstein, Würtzberg
- Ockfen: Bockstein
- Oberemmel: Hütte
- Kanzem: Altenberg, Hörecker

523
Q

Rheinhessen wine

A

White: Riesling, Silvaner, Graubergunder.
Red: Dornfelder, Portgieser, Spatburgunder.

524
Q

Schlossgut Diel

A

Nahe
Burg Layen

525
Q

Ostereicher=

526
Q

Rulander=

A

Pinot Gris

527
Q

Naturweine

A

Natural Wines

528
Q

Villages in Hessische-Bergstrasse

A
  • Heppenheim
  • Bensheim
  • Weinheim
529
Q

When did Auslese start?

530
Q

The first Silvaner vines planted on German soil

A

Casteller Schlossberg, Franken, 1659

531
Q

What is Abfüller?

A

Commercial Winery (Germany)
- Bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origins and quality of a wine

532
Q

Name some leading producers in Mosel
7

A
  • Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel)
  • Reinhold Haart (Piesport)
  • Fritz Haag (Brauneberg)
  • Egon Müller (Wiltingen)
  • Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)
  • Nick Weis
  • Markus Molitor
533
Q

Gemeinden

A

The smallest division of local government having corporate status and powers of self-government.

It is a German word for borough, commune, community, township or municipality.

534
Q

Pinot Blanc synonym

A

Weißburgunder

535
Q

What is the 1971 German Wine Law?

A

The traditional 1971 classification is broken down into two major quality categories: Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein.

536
Q

Regent=

A

Silvaner*MT + Chambourcin
Red!

537
Q

Minimum ageing requirements for German Sekt

538
Q

Cotes de Meliton PDO grapes

A

Lemnio, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv

539
Q

Peter Jakob Kuhn

540
Q

Rheinhessen price

A

Medium-Super high: $$-$$$$+

541
Q

VDP.SEKT Prestige ageing requirements

542
Q

Konrad Schlor

543
Q

How Beerenauslese Riesling is made

A

Made from individually selected extra-ripe grapes affected by noble rot.

544
Q

Brauneberg Einzellagen (Bernkastel, Mosel)

A

Juffer Sonnenuhr

545
Q

Scheurebe is a crossing of…

A

Buckettrebe x Riesling (Rheinhessen)
- Strong grapefruit aromas

546
Q

White grape varieties in Pfalz?

A

Riesling
Weissburgunder
Grauburgunder

547
Q

Basserman-Jordan

548
Q

What is Badisch Rotgold?

A
  • A Rotling (Rosé wine) from Baden
  • min. 51% Grauburgunder + PN
  • Composition must be declared on label<br></br><img></img>
549
Q

Okonomierat Rebholz

550
Q

Name one leading producers in Baden

A
  • Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen)
  • Andreas Laible (Durbach)
  • R. and C. Schneider (Endingen)
  • Salwey (Oberrotweil)
551
Q

Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg
Monopole of

A

Karthauserhof

552
Q

1 gU in Nahe

A

Monziger Niederberg

553
Q

Germany Wine Laws

A

When the German government enacted the current wine law in 1971, ripeness level at harvest determines quality.

554
Q

Knewitz

A

VDP
Rheinhessen

555
Q

Geisenheimer Rothenberg

A

Rheingau
<img></img>

556
Q

Rheinhessen: grapes for GG wines

A

Riesling
Spatburgunder

557
Q

Blaufränkisch synonym

558
Q

Name some leading producers in Ahr

A
  • Meyer-Näkel (Dernau)
  • Jean Stodden (Rech)
  • J.J. Adeneuer (Ahrweiler)
559
Q

Rheingau regions

A

Rudesheim
Geisenheim
Johannesburg

560
Q

What measurement is used to classify German wines into one of the 4 major categories?

561
Q

Name some leading producers in Mittelrhein

A
  • Toni Jost (Bacharach)
  • Matthias Müller (Spay)<br></br><img></img>
562
Q

Würzgarten - vineyard

A

Ürzig - comune
Mosel Germany

563
Q

3 biggest Anbaugebiete in Germany

A

Rheinhessen - 26K ha
Pfalz - 23K ha
Baden - 15K ha

564
Q

Cotes de Meliton PDO

A

Lemnio, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv

565
Q

Estate that owns 3/4 of Roter Hang vineyard

A

Gunderloch

566
Q

Gräfenberg - vineyard

A

Kiedrich - commune
Rheingau
Robert Weil

567
Q

Bacharach

A

Mittelrhein

568
Q

Bopparder Hamm Ohlenberg

A

Mittelrhein
<img></img>

569
Q

Reichsgraf und Marquis zu Hoensbroech

570
Q

First mention about Riesling

571
Q

What is the description of the Eiswein style designation?

A

Wine made from partially frozen grapes

572
Q

Von Winning

573
Q

Niersteiner Glöck

A

Rheinhessen
Alleinbesitz of Domane Oppenheim

574
Q

The northernmost German wine region

A

Saale Unstrut

575
Q

What was the contribution of Geisenheim Wine Institute (Rheingau)?

A
  • Developed a number of hardier crossings what would ripen in different sites
  • 1882 - Müller-Thurgau (Riesling x Madeleine Royale)
576
Q

Knipser

577
Q

Schloss Proschwitz

578
Q

Oechsle

A

Measurement of sugar level of must

579
Q

What is the VDP?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter- over 200 producers committed to traditional winemaking

580
Q

Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut

A

Former East Germany, added when unified in 1990.

Sachsen - One of Germany’s smallest wine growing regions. Goldriesling, an aromatic crossing developed in Alsace, is a local specialty.

Saale-Unstrut
Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region. Müller-Thurgau and Weißburgunder are common varietals in its cold climate.

581
Q

Which of the following bereiche is not located within the Mosel?

• Moseltor
• Bernkastel
• Burg Cochem
• Ruwertal
• Meißen

582
Q

Global percentage of Riesling produced in Germany

583
Q

Name some leading producers in Rheingau
7

A
  • Robert Weil (Kiedrich)
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Schloss Vollrads
  • August Kesseler (Assmannshausen)
  • Franz Künstler
  • Josef Leitz
  • Josef Spreitzer
584
Q

Franz Künstler

A

Rheingau
<img></img>

585
Q

Flörsheim-Dalsheim

A

Rheinhessen

586
Q

Franken

A

White wine dominates, particularly Muller-Thurgau and Silvaner

Riesling struggles to ripen well

Silvaner - early flowering ripening (susceptible to frost damage), and it planted in the warmest sites

Best wine from the south-facing slopes around Wurzburg; dry, rich and eathy; bottled in flask-shaped bocksbeutel

GG wines: Silvaner, Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Spatburgunder

587
Q

What ingredient can be used for de-acidification?

A

Calcium Carbonate (Germany)

588
Q

What does “lieblich” mean in German wine?

A

“Half-sweet” (aka Halbsüß)
- 18-45 g/l RS

589
Q

Grauburgunder

A

Pinot Gris

590
Q

5 Pfalz Villages

A

Deidesheim
Forst
Wachenheim
Ruppertsberg
Durkheimer

591
Q

Burg Ravensburg

A

Baden
Vinoterra

592
Q

Federweisser

A

Grape juice in the process of fermentation

593
Q

Geisenheim

A

In Rheingau, world famous viticultural center here.
Climate - humid on the banks of Rhine, very high elevation
Soil -
Grapes - 80% Riesling
Viti - very steep slopes
Vini -
Mat/bottle -

594
Q

The famous vineyard in Franken whose wines were among Goethe’s favorites

A

Wurzburger Stein

595
Q

What does “Classic” mean in German wine term?

A

“Harmoniously dry”
1) Single varietal wine
2) Max. RS: 15 g/l
3) Min. 12 % abv (11.5% for Mosel)
4) Now allowed to state vineyard on the label

596
Q

Label: Erzeugerabfullung

A

term signals that the wine was estate bottled

597
Q

Würzburg

598
Q

Adeneuer wine

599
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Rheingau and Rheinhessen
2

A

Riesling
Spatburgunder

600
Q

The levels within the Prädikatswein system

A

Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese.

601
Q

What river flows through the Sachsen anbaugebiet?

• Mosel
• Rhine
• Nahe
• Elbe
• Main

602
Q

Vosges Mountains in Germany =

A

Haardt hills
Pfalz

603
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Mittelrhein
2

A

Riesling
Spatburgunder

604
Q

Unlike most European wines, German wines are labeled by what?

A

Grape variety

605
Q

Name all the Anbaugebiete in Germany

A

1) Ahr
2) Baden
3) Franken
4) Hessische-Bergstrasse
5) Mittelrhein
6) Mosel
7) Nahe
8) Pfalz
9) Rheingau
10) Rheinhessen
11) Saale-Unstrut
12) Sachsen
13) Württemburg<br></br><img></img>

606
Q

Exceptions of the rule of 5 ha for einzellage
4

A

Bernkasteler Doctor
Forster Kirchenstück
Forster Freundstück
Schloss Vollrads ortsteil in Rheingau

607
Q

An officially recognized, individual vineyard site in Germany is known as…

A

an Einzellage

608
Q

<img></img>

A

Former logo of Grosses Gewächs and Erste Lage (before 2012)
Before 2012 the highest category was Erste Lage but the dry wines from them were designated Grosses Gewächs

609
Q

Halbtrocken wine

A

Off-dry wine

610
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Ruwertal (District-Mosel)
6 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Ruwer
- Eitelsbach: Karthäuserhofberg
- Mertesdorf
- Kasel: Kehrnagel
- Waldrach
- Avelsbach

611
Q

Piesport Einzellagen (Einzellagen, Mosel)

A

Goldtröpfchen
Domherr

612
Q

What is the min. Öechsle for the following categories in Germany:
- Kabinett
- Spätlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Eiswein
- Trockenbeerenauslese

A
  • 70-85 Kabinett
  • 76-95 Spätlese
  • 83-110 Auslese
  • 110-128 Beerenauslese
  • 110-128 Eiswein
  • 150-154 Trockenbeerenauslese
613
Q

Hattenheimer Steinberg

A

Alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach

614
Q

Pfalz

A

Riesling
Spatburgunder
Weissburgunder
Grauburgunder

Focus is on dry wines

Sunny & dry; one of warmest areas in Germany

615
Q

<img></img>

A

The Genesis of King Riesling, Heppenheim, Hessische Bergstrasse

616
Q

Taunus Mountains
Where

617
Q

What is the smallest anbaugebiete of Germany?

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

618
Q

Name the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production

A

Ahr (Germany)<br></br><img></img>

619
Q

What is ‘Message in a Bottle’?

A

An association of over two dozen young and dynamic winemakers in Rheinhessen committed to raising quality throughout the region.

620
Q

Gutedel=

621
Q

Name one leading producers in Sachsen

A
  • Schloss Proschwitz (Meissen)
  • Klaus Zimmerling (Dresden-Pillnitz)<br></br><img></img>
622
Q

What grape variety is considered as regional specialty of Rheinhessen?

623
Q

2 leading producers in Sachsen

A
  • Schloss Proschwitz (Meissen)
  • Klaus Zimmerling (Dresden-Pillnitz)
624
Q

What is Grosses Gewächs?

A
  • For VDP Grosse Lage (GC)
  • At Spätlese level
  • Trocken (RS below 9 g/l)
  • Must listed by initials “GG”
625
Q
  • Dr. Loosen
A

Mosel
Bernkastel
<img></img>

626
Q

What are the two main quality designations for German wines?

A

Qualitätswein ( Kvahl-it-AYTS-vine) formerly, Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete) or QbA (chaptalization is legal for these wines)

Prädikatswein - ( pray-dee-KAHT-vine) formerly, Qualitätswein mit Prädikat

These represent the two tiers of German “quality” wine; however, the combined categories comprise nearly 95% of all of the wines of each vintage.

627
Q

Muller-Thurgau

A

Crossing of Riesling and Madeleine Royale

Ripens earlier than Riesling but have less acidity and flavour intensity

Can produce attractive floral and fruity wine; rarely of high quality

2nd most widely planted but growth declining

628
Q

Scheurebe aromas

A

Grapefruit aromas

629
Q

What will a German wine made of 100% German-grown grapes be labeled?

A

Deutscher Tafelwein or Deutscher Landwein

630
Q

What is Gemeinde?

A

“Village”
(Germany)

631
Q

What is Albalonga? Name one producer associated with it

A
  • White grape: crossing Rieslaner x Silvaner
  • Rheinhessen and Pfalz
    ## Krebs-Grode
    ## Wittmann<br></br><img></img>
632
Q

What river flows through the Sachsen anbaugebiet?

633
Q

Briefly explain the quality of wine based on the topography of vineyard:
1) Steep slopes
2) Valley bottoms & Plains

A

1) Steep slopes:
- Higher quality (near by rivers)
- Terraced vineyards (work done by hand)
2) Valley bottoms & Plains
- Wire-trained
- Higher yield (simple, easy to drink)

634
Q

For a German wine labelled as a varietal, what percent of the grapes in the wine must be of that varietal?

635
Q

What is Rotling?

A
  • Rosé wine
  • co-fermenting red and white grapes
  • Must have pale red color<br></br><img></img>
636
Q

Steinberg

A

is a famous walled vineyard in the Rheingau.

637
Q

The world’s first wine cooperative

A

1868
Mayschoss cooperative (now Mayschoss-Altenahr Winegrowers cooperative)
Ahr

638
Q

Ortenau:

A

Baden-Baden, Varnhalt, Neuweier, Sasbachwalden, Durbach, Zell-Weierbach

639
Q

Escherndorf:

A

<img></img>

640
Q

What is the German term for “vineyards”?

A

einzellagen (vineyards)

641
Q

Some wines from Kunstler

A

Hochheim Holle Riesling GG 2013
Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling GG 2014
Hochheim Reichestal GG 2012 (spatb)

642
Q

Flavors of German Riesling

A

Riesling expresses itself differently from region to region.
Flavors can range from floral to peach.

643
Q

Approx. how many of Anbaugebiets, Bereiche, Grosslagen and Einzellagen exists? (2015)

A

Anbaugebiets (13)
Bereiche (40)
Grosslagen (163)
Einzellagen (2700)

644
Q

Who owns monopole of Brücke (Oberhausen) & Hermannshöhle (Niederhausen) in Nahe?

A

Hermann Dönnhoff<br></br><img></img>

645
Q

Schloss Johannisberg

646
Q

What is the synonymous of Pinot Blanc in Germany?

A

Weissburgunder

647
Q

New wine law
Date

A

8th of May 2021

648
Q

Egon Müller

A

Mosel
Wiltingen

649
Q

Scharzhofberger vineyard
Where

A

Wiltingen
Saar

650
Q

Burgerspital zum Heiligen Geist

A

Wurzburg, Franken

651
Q

Bad Münster

652
Q

Schloss Neuweier

653
Q

Who makes Alvarinho in Rheingau

654
Q

Pfalz

A

Officially named the Rheinpfalz until 1992
The climate is sunny and dry, and the region has an extremely complex soil makeup, with layers of red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel.
Pfalz Riesling is among Germany’s most full-bodied, and the wines are almost invariably dry

655
Q

Name a popular vineyard in Rheingau

A

Johanisberg

656
Q

What is the largest anbaugebiete of Germany?

A

Rheinhessen

657
Q

What is Abfüller?

A

Commercial Winery (Germany)
- Bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origins and quality of a wine

658
Q

Match the vineyard to the correct gemeinde.
Brücke Forst
Gräfenberg Oberhausen
Kirchenstück Würzburg
Juffer Sonnenuhr Ürzig
Stein Kiedrich
Würzgarten Brauneberg

A

Brücke - Oberhausen
Gräfenberg - Kiedrich
Würzgarten - Ürzig
Kirchenstück - Forst
Juffer Sonnenuhr- Brauneberg
Stein - Würzburg

659
Q

3 gU of Mosel

A

Uhlen Blaufusser Lay
Uhlen Laubach
Uhlen Roth Lay

660
Q

AP number

A

The official testing number displayed on label that shows the wine was tasted and passed gov’t quality-control standards.

661
Q

An Einzellage

A

An individual vineyard. Where the best wine comes from.

662
Q

2 gU of Franken

A

Burgstadter Burg
Wurzburger Stein-Berg

663
Q

Bacharacher Posten

A

Mittelrhein
<img></img>

664
Q

Kreuzberg

665
Q

Red stone massif Rotenfels
Where?

666
Q

The first documented Icewine

A

1830
Dromerheim
Rheinhessen

667
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Hessische-Bergstrasse
2 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Heppenheim: Steinkopf, Centgericht
- Bensheim: Kalkgasse

668
Q

What is the definition of Classic with respect to German wine?

A

Must come from one of Germany’s 13 recognized regions, or Anbaugebiete, made from a grape varietal traditional to that region. The wine must be produced in a drier style with slight sweetness at most having alcohol level of 12.5% BV

669
Q

3 Rheinhessen Villages

A

Oppenheim
Nackenheim
Nierstein

670
Q

What is the definition of Grosses Gewächs with respect to German wine?

A

Similar to erstes Gewächs Lage except that the estate must be dedicated to the production of dry wines

671
Q

What is Erstes Gewächs?

A
  • For Qualitätswein (QbA)
  • Riesling and Pinot Noir from classified sites in Rheingau
  • Max. yield: 50 hl/ha
  • Trocken (RS Max. 6 g/l for PN & 9 g/l for Riesling)
  • Legally authorized term (can be spelled out in full)
    ## [1999] was the 1st legally approved vintage
672
Q

What is Dornfelder?

A
  • Red grape in Germany
  • A crossing developed in 1956
  • Deeply coloured wine, great potential at high yield
673
Q

Escherndorfer Lump

674
Q

Assmannshauser Hollenberg

A

Rheingau Grosse Lage
<img></img>

675
Q

Steeger St Jost

A

<img></img>

676
Q

What mountain range provide protection to the region Rheingau?

A

The Taunus mountains

677
Q

Scheurebe is a crossing of…

A

Buckettrebe x Riesling (Rheinhessen)
- Strong grapefruit aromas

678
Q

What is the 1971 German Wine Law?

A

The traditional 1971 classification is broken down into two major quality categories: Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein.

679
Q

How is Grosses Gewachs harvested?

A

Selectively by hand

680
Q

When was Eiswein and Auslese introduced in Germany? by which estate?

A

1787 - Auslese
1858 - Eiswein
Schloss Johannisberg

681
Q

What is the name of traditional wine bottle of Franken?

A

Bocksbeutel
(Squat, flask-shaped)<br></br><img></img>

682
Q

How Eiswein is made

A

Made from grapes that have been left on the vine until the weather is cold enough to freeze them. Harvest is on winter nights in temperatures around negative 8 degrees celsius as late as January.

683
Q

What is Schillerwein?

A
  • A Rotling from Württemberg
    (Rosé wine made from co-fermenting red and white grapes)<br></br><img></img>
684
Q

Chaptalization

A

Addition of sugar to the must (juice of the grape) before fermentation to increase the amount of alcohol.

Not permitted in QmP wines

685
Q

Quality levels of German wines

A

Kabinett: light, semi-dry
Spatlese: “late picking”, medium style
Auslese: “out picked” selectively picked, medium to full style
Beerenauslese: “berries picked out” rich, only made 2-3 times every 10years
Trockenbeerenauslese: grapes are dried, like raisins. Sweet, rich honey-like. Most expensive
Eiswein: pressed while still frozen. Very rare, sweet & concentrated

686
Q

Liebfraumilch can be blended from vineyards throughout…

A

Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Pfalz, Nahe

687
Q

Ahr

A

The world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production

88% of the Ahr’s wine is red, with Spätburgunder as the region’s dominant grape

Steep slopes of rocky, volcanic slate offer warmth, and the region is actually warmer than the Mosel (The VDP describes its climate as “Mediterranean”). The region has only one bereich, Walporzheim-Ahrtal, and one grosslage, Klosterberg.

688
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Rheingau
9 villages

A
  • Assmannshausen: Höllenberg
  • Rüdesheim: Berg Roseneck
  • Geisenheim: Rothenberg
  • Johannisberg: Hölle
  • Winkel: Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
  • Hallgarten: Schönhell, Jungfer
  • Hattenheim: Pfaffenberg (monopole of Schloss Schonborn)
  • Eltville: Sonnenberg
  • Hochheim: Hölle, Kirchenstück
689
Q

Grapes for Grosse Lage in Franken
4

A

Riesling
Silvaner
Weissburgunder
Spatburgunder

690
Q

What is “G-Max”? Who produced it? What makes it so special?

A
  • A dry Riesling from Weingut Keller (Rheinhessen)
  • Named after great grandfather George & son Maximillian
  • Old vines (Low yield 25-30 hl/ha)
  • 1st place at a blind tasting of top 30 German Riesling (2009 vintage)<br></br><img></img>
691
Q

Kloster Eberbach was founded

692
Q

What is Erstes Gewächs?

A
  • For Qualitätswein (QbA)
  • Riesling and Pinot Noir from classified sites in Rheingau
  • Max. yield: 50 hl/ha
  • Trocken (RS Max. 6 g/l for PN & 9 g/l for Riesling)
  • Legally authorized term (can be spelled out in full)
    ## [1999] was the 1st legally approved vintage<br></br><img></img>
693
Q

Stein - vineyard

A

Würzburg - commune
Franken Germany

694
Q

Name one wine from Saale Unstrut

A

Weingut Pawis Riesling trocken Naumburger Sonneneck

695
Q

What are the 4 major categories used to classify German wines? IN descending order

A

Qualitätswein Mit Prädikat (QmP),
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA),
Landwein,
Tafelwein,

696
Q

Reinhold Haart

A

Mosel
Piesport

697
Q

AP number

A

Proves the wine went through a tasting panel.

698
Q

Würzgarten - vineyard

A

Ürzig - comune
Mosel Germany

699
Q

Josef Leitz

700
Q

What is Stück?

A

Cask (1200L) common in Rheingau<br></br><img></img>

701
Q

What does “Selection” mean in German wine term?

A

“Superior dry”
1) Single varietal from Single vineyard
2) Yield: 60 hl/ha
3) At Auslese level
4) Max. RS: 9 g/l (12 g/l for Riesling)
5) Must be Hand-harvested

702
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Nahe

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg
- Oberhausen: Brücke
- Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg<br></br><img></img>

703
Q

Rheinhessen style

A

Fullest body of German wine.

704
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Mittelrhein
4 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Boppard: Hamm-Engelstein, Hamm-Ohlenberg, Hamm-Feuerlay
- Bacharach: Kloster Fürstental, Wolfshöhle, Posten, Hahn
- Oberdiebach: Fürstenberg
- Steeg: St. Jost

705
Q

Grafen Neipperg

A

Wurtemberg

706
Q

Franken

A

Produces a lot of beer
Silver grape thrives here
Traditionally, the wines of Franken are bottled in the squat, flask-shaped bocksbeutel

Producers
Hans Wirsching - Iphofen and Horst Sauer - Escherndorf

707
Q

Anreicherung

A

Chaptalization in Germany

708
Q

What does Roter Hang mean?
Where is it from?

A

“Red Slope” (Red clay & slate)
- 180 ha Village in Rheinhessen
- Between Nierstein and Nackenheim

709
Q

% of Riesling plantings in Germany

710
Q

Rheinhessen style and price factors

A

Largest vine-growing region in Germany.

711
Q

Rheingau

A

Small but prestigious region

Most vineyards have a southerly aspect, situated on the slopes on the north bank of River Rhine (in the west region) and the River Main (in the east region)

Protected by Taunus hills to the north

West region:
- Riesling dominate, and 80% are dry; have a medium to full body and a ripe peach character

  • Some of the best BA and TBA are made owing to the conditions generated by the Rhine

East region:
- riper and fuller bodied due to a slightly warmer climate
- excellent Spatburgunder

GG wines can be Riesling or Spatburgunder

712
Q

State the 6 Prädikat levels for QmP wines from lowest to highest sugar levels

A

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese(BA), Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese(TBA)

713
Q

What is Steillage?

A

“Steep site” (Germany)
A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%

714
Q

Prominent estate in Urziger Wurzgarten

715
Q

What does “Halbtrocken” mean in German wine?

A

“Half Dry” (a.k.a. feinherb)
- 9-18 g/l RS
- No more than 10 g/l acidity

716
Q

Volkacher Karthauser

717
Q

Hochheimer Holle

718
Q

Where is German Wine Institute located

719
Q

Simon-Bürkle

A

Hessische Bergstrasse

720
Q

Kaiserstuhl:

A

Freiburg, Achkarren, Burkheim, Oberrotweil, Ihringen, Sasbach

721
Q

Name some leading producers in Rheingau

A
  • Robert Weil (Kiedrich)
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Schloss Vollrads
  • August Kesseler (Assmannshausen)
  • Franz Künstler
  • Josef Leitz
  • Josef Spreitzer<br></br><img></img>
722
Q

What natural continuation of France’s Alsace region is one of Germany’s warmest wine-growing regions?

A

Pfalz.

The climate is sunny and dry, and the region has an extremely complex soil makeup.<br></br><img></img>

723
Q

Red wines from Germany

A

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Portugieser, Trollinger (Schiava)

724
Q

Basserman-Jordan

725
Q

Important Einzellagen (Vineyard) in Burg Cochem (District-Mosel)
6 villages

A

(Village: Vineyard)
- Winningen: Uhlen, Röttgen
- Kobern-Gondorf
- Hatzenport: Kirchberg, Stolzenberg
- Cochem
- Bremm
- Zell

726
Q

Kloster Eberbach

727
Q

6 Bereiche (Districts) in Mosel

A

1) Moseltor
2) Obermosel
3) Saar
4) Bernkastel
5) Burg Cochem
6) Ruwertal

728
Q

Von Mumm

729
Q

What is Einzellage?

A

“Single Vineyard” (Germany)

730
Q

Bacharacher Kloster Furstental

A

Mittelrhein

731
Q

Meyer Nakel

732
Q

What is the definition of Grosses Gewächs with respect to German wine?

A

Similar to erstes Gewächs Lage except that the estate must be dedicated to the production of dry wines

733
Q

What river flows through the Sachsen anbaugebiet?

734
Q

What is flaschengärung?

A

Sekt made from traditional method<br></br><img></img>

735
Q

Blaufränkisch synonym

736
Q

An officially recognized, individual vineyard site in Germany is known as…

A

an Einzellage

737
Q

Bernkastel

A

Mosel’s largest Bereiche.
Most of the Mosel’s greatest gemeinden and einzellagen are located.
Producers of note:
Joh. Jos. Prüm estate
Dr. Loosen

738
Q

Who owns monopole of Brücke (Oberhausen) & Hermannshöhle (Niederhausen) in Nahe?

A

Hermann Dönnhoff<br></br><img></img>

739
Q

Name some leading producers in Mosel

A
  • Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel)
  • Reinhold Haart (Piesport)
  • Fritz Haag (Brauneberg)
  • Egon Müller (Wiltingen)
  • Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)
  • Markus Molitor
  • Nick Weis
740
Q

Franken

A

Produces a lot of beer
Silver grape thrives here
Traditionally, the wines of Franken are bottled in the squat, flask-shaped bocksbeutel

Producers
Hans Wirsching - Iphofen and Horst Sauer - Escherndorf

741
Q

What is Germanys second most planted red?

A

Dornfelder

742
Q

What is the term for noble rot in German?

A

Edelfäule

743
Q

Villages in Pfalz
7

A
  • Ungstein
  • Wachenheim
  • Forst
  • Deidesheim
  • Siebeldingen
  • Birkweiler
  • Schweigen
744
Q

Kabinett Riesling style

A

Can be dry or sweet.
Light in body, high acidity.
Flavors of green apple or citrus fruit balanced with sweetness.
Makes ideal aperitifs.

745
Q

Wurzburger Innere Leiste

A

Franken
Erste Lage
<img></img>

746
Q

Oberdiebach

A

Mittelrhein

747
Q

The steepest vineyard in Europe

A

Bremmer Calmont, Burg Cochem, Mosel

748
Q

What is Gutsabfüllung?

A

Estate-bottled (Germany)
- Grown, produced, bottled by the same estate

749
Q

Berg Roseneck

A

Rheingau, Rudesheim
<img></img>

750
Q

August Kesseler (Assmannshausen)

751
Q

Name one wine from Mittelrhein

A

Toni Jost Bacharacher Hahn Riesling Beerenauslese

752
Q

Maximin Grunhauserer Abtsberg
Monopole of

A

Von Schubert-Grunhaus
Ruwer

753
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Grosses Gewachs

A

That of Spatlese

754
Q

Label: VDP

A

The estate is a member of the VDP

755
Q

Würzburg

A

Stein, Leiste
<img></img>

756
Q

What is the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP, in Germany and why is it important?

A

The VDP is a national German association of producers committed to top quality. It is not a governmental body that proscribes wine requirements.

The VDP counts 200 of Germany’s finest estates as members and promotes their wines through an extralegal, tiered hierarchy and a more restrictive classification of einzellagen than the government provides.

757
Q

What is the most widely planted grape in Germany?

758
Q

The oldest Winegrowing cooperative in Franken

A

Winzerkeller Sommerach

759
Q

What estate labels its Grosse Lage wines as “GC”—for “Grand Cru”—rather than “GG.”

A

Bürklin-Wolf

760
Q

Feinherb

A

Synonym to Halbtrocken

761
Q

Piesporter
2

A

Goldtröpfchen
Domherr

762
Q

What is the synonymous of Pinot Gris in Germany?

A

Grauburgunder

763
Q

When did Eiswien start?

764
Q

The minimum temperature for Icewine to start harvest

765
Q

Charta Rheingau was founded in

766
Q

What is the most current German Wine Laws?

A

1971 - Germany’s 5th wine laws (Deutches Weingesetz)

767
Q

Villages in Rheinhessen
5

A
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Westhofen
768
Q

Villa Wolf

769
Q

Approx. how many of Anbaugebiets, Bereiche, Grosslagen and Einzellagen exists? (2015)

A

Anbaugebiets (13)
Bereiche (40)
Grosslagen (163)
Einzellagen (2700)

770
Q

Staatsweingut Freiburg

771
Q

What is Schielerwein?

A
  • A Rotling from Sachsen region
    (Rosé wine made from co-fermenting red and white grapes)<br></br><img></img>
772
Q

Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

A

Pfalz
Wachenheim
<img></img>

773
Q

German dry regional Riesling body in lightest to fullest

A

Mosel, Nahe, Rheingau, and Rheinhessen.

774
Q

Areas in Mosel

A

Bernkastel and Piesport

775
Q

What is the definition of Selection with respect to German wine?

A

Similar to Classic, in that they are produced in a dryer style and must be made from ripe grapes. It must also must come from a recognized, individual vineyard site. (Known as Einzellage) and be made from hand harvested grapes. Yields are severely restricted.

776
Q

Bernkasteler

777
Q

Pawis

A

Saale-Unstrut

778
Q

New pyramid of Qualitätswein

A

Anbaugebiet
Region
Village
Single vineyard (Einzellage)
(Erstes Gewachs)
(Grosses Gewächs)
Gewann

779
Q

Hattenheimer Steinberg

A

Rheingau
Alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach

780
Q

Breisgau:

A

Malterdingen, Emmendingen, Lahr, Hecklingen

781
Q

Bopparder Hamm Engelstein

A

Mittelrhein
<img></img>

782
Q

Andreas Laible

A

Baden
Durbach

783
Q

Erstes Gewachs

A

Dry wine from top sites in Rheingau

784
Q

Pfalz

A

2nd largest wine-growing region

Continuation of Alsace, driest region in Germany, water stress in very warm years

White varieties: Riesling (most widely planted), Muller-Thurgau, Grauburgunder and Weißburgunder (increasing)

Black varieties (40%): Dornfelder, Portugieser, Spatburgunder

GG wines: Riesling, Weißburgunder, Spatburgunder

Best vineyards surround Forst and Deidesheim, often referred to as Mittelhaardt; set on steep slopes to the west of villages, producing ripe, fuller-bodied style of Riesling

785
Q

The oldest wine cellar in Germany

A

Weingut der Vereinigten Hospitien
Mosel

786
Q

What is Hock?

A

British term for German white wine
(sometimes refers to white wine from Rhine region)

787
Q

What does Qualitätswein Mit Prädikat (QmP) translate to?

A

Quality wine with special attributes

788
Q

Dr Heger

A

Baden
Vinoterra

789
Q

5 main regions of Greece

A

Epirus, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace, Cotes de Meliton

790
Q

What is Vorlese?

A

“Pre-harvest before main harvest” (Germany)
- To eliminate rotten or defective bunches

791
Q

Burg Ravensburg

792
Q

2 largest Riesling growing regions in the world

A

Pfalz and Mosel

793
Q

How Trockenbeerenauslese Riesling is made

A

Produced in minute quantities, in the finest vintages, from individual grapes that have gone through noble rot so much that they are tiny raisins.

794
Q

Name leading producers in Baden
4

A
  • Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen)
  • Andreas Laible (Durbach)
  • R. and C. Schneider (Endingen)
  • Salwey (Oberrotweil)
795
Q

How Auslese Riesling is made

A

Made from extra-ripe grapes.

796
Q

Grapes for GG wines: Franken
5

A

Silvaner
Riesling
Weißburgunder
Grauburgunder
Spatburgunder

797
Q

What grape variety is considered as regional specialty of Rheinhessen?

798
Q

Mosel

A

Riesling

Blue slate soil (good drainage & heat absorption)

Cool continental

799
Q

Who owns monopole of Hahn (Bacharach) in Mittelrhein?

A
  • Toni Jost
    (Grosse Lage vineyard)
    <img></img>
800
Q

Bacharacher Hahn

A

Mittelrhein
<img></img>

801
Q

What Muller-Thurgau is a crossing of

A

Riesling and Madeline Royale.

802
Q

What is Hock?

A

British term for German white wine
(sometimes refers to white wine from Rhine region)
Named after the commune Hochheim in Rheingau

803
Q

Grape Elbling
Where

A

Mosel
Obermosel
Moseltor

804
Q

Ürziger

A

Würzgarten

805
Q

What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

A

“AP number” - A series of 5 sets of number indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel

1st number: Region where the wine was tasted
2nd set: Commune where the wine was bottled
3rd set: Bottler’s code
4th set: Bottling code
5th set: Year in which application was filed<br></br><img></img>

806
Q

Rheinhessen

A

Muller-Thurgau
Riesling
Sylvaner

Top area for modern dry Riesling

807
Q

Eiswein Riesling style

A

Intensely concentrated pure fruit flavors with very high levels of sugar and acidity.

808
Q

What is the profile of Rheingau wines?

A

The varied soils and the favorable mesoclimate combine to produce a more powerful style of Riesling than the Mosel. The wines are typically fuller in body and more concentrated, yet acidity can be bracing.

VDP has listed more sites for Erste Lage in the Rheingau than any other anbaugebiet.

809
Q

Wehlen Einzellage (Bernkastel, Mosel)

810
Q

Grapes for GG wines in Pfalz
3

A

Riesling, Weißburgunder, Spatburgunder

811
Q

Baden

A

Germany’s warmest wine growing region, Kaiserstuhl
Too hot for riesling so Spatburgunder and other reds are planted here.
Rosé Weissherbst is locally popular

812
Q

Trollinger =

813
Q

Juffer Sonnenuhr - Vineyard

A

Braunerer - Commune
Mosel Germany

814
Q

Markgraf von Baden

815
Q

Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard in what anbaugebiet?

816
Q

What is Goldriesling?

A
  • Aromatic white grape (muscat-like)
  • Crossing developed in 1893 (Alsace)
  • Local specialty in Sachsen
    It was created in 1893 by Christian Oberlin inColmar,Alsaceby crossingRieslingwith another grape variety, which is sometimes given asCourtillier Musqué Précoce, but not identified conclusively.
817
Q

Sussreserve

A

“Sweet reserve”

Unfermented grape juice (all-natural sugar) set aside & later added to fully fermented wines to achieve desired level of sweetness

Done in Germany

818
Q

Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein

819
Q

Spatburgunder style

A

Light and fruity.

820
Q

Oberdiebacher Furstenberg

A

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821
Q

What is the min. Öechsle for the following categories in Germany:
- Kabinett
- Spätlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Eiswein
- Trockenbeerenauslese

A
  • 70-85 Kabinett
  • 80-95 Spätlese
  • 88-105 Auslese
  • 110-128 Beerenauslese
  • 110-128 Eiswein
  • 150-154 Trockenbeerenauslese
822
Q

Norheim

823
Q

What is the German term for Chaptalization?

A

Anreicherung

824
Q

Who owns monopole of Hahn (Bacharach) in Franken?

A
  • Toni Jost
    (Grosse Lage vineyard)<br></br><img></img>
825
Q

Württemberg

A

Chillerwein, a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together, is common.
Contains most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling, and Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) is a common

826
Q

When was Mosel-Saar-Ruwer changed to its name to Mosel?

A

1 Aug 2007

827
Q

Chasselas synonym

828
Q

Nahe style

A

Fuller than Mosel, not as full as Rheingau.
Pronounced acidity.
Ripe fruit character.

829
Q

What is the name of the wine institute established in Germany in 1872?

A

Geisenheim Wine Institute

830
Q

When was Eiswein and Auslese introduced in Germany? by which estate?

A

1787 - Auslese
1858 - Eiswein
Schloss Johannisberg<br></br><img></img>

831
Q

Who brought vitus vinifera to Germany, and when?

A

The Romans, the 3rd century

832
Q

Rheingau style

A

Full body.
Ripe peach character.

833
Q

What kind of soil is found in the Mosel?

A

Blue Slate

834
Q

What is the synonymous of Müller-Thurgau in Germany?

835
Q

What is Dornfelder?

A
  • Red grape in Germany
  • Deeply coloured wine, great potential at high yield
    created by August Herold in 1955
    Helfensteiner * Heroldrebe
836
Q

Name 2 popular vineyards in Mosel Valley

A

Bernkasteler Doctor and Piesporter

837
Q

Villages in Rheingau
9

A
  • Assmannshausen
  • Rüdesheim
  • Geisenheim
  • Johannisberg
  • Winkel
  • Hallgarten
  • Hattenheim
  • Eltville
  • Hochheim
838
Q

The Mosel, known as the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer until August 1, 2007, is highly regarded for its pure, light, low alcohol Rieslings and is well known for the precipitous slate slopes the vines inhabit.

What is the largest area of vineyards in Mosel?

A

Bernkastel

The Bernkastel area (bereich) is the largest, occupying a stretch of the Mosel from Trier to Zel. Most of the Mosel’s greatest vineyards are located there.<br></br><img></img>

839
Q

As of 2018 where does Germany place in wine production

840
Q

Halbtrocken

841
Q

Wohrle

842
Q

Eltviller Sonnenberg

A

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843
Q

Dr. Heger

844
Q

Iphofer Julius Echter Berg

A

Franken
Grosse Lage
<img></img>

845
Q

What is Erzeugerabfüllung?

A

Producer-bottled (Germany)
Includes cooperative growers

846
Q

Hallgartener Schonhell

A

Rheingau
<img></img>

847
Q

Quality level of Bulgaria

A

DGO and Controliran

848
Q

What sat back German wine making in the late 19th century?

A

root louse, mildew problems, a huge depression, and two devastating world wars

849
Q

Rhein vs Mosel

A

Rhein: more body, summer fruits; apricots, peaches, nectarines. In brown bottle

Mosel: higher in acid, lower alcohol, autumn fruits; apples, pears, quince. In green bottle

850
Q

Grapes for GG in Mosel

851
Q

How many hectares of Riesling are in Germany?

852
Q

Hessische - Bergstrasse

A

Germany’s smallest Anbaugebiet. Became a Grosse Lage in 2012

853
Q

4 Sonnenuhr vineyards

A

Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
Urziger Sonnenuhr
Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr

854
Q

Island in the Bodensee planted in vines

855
Q

What does Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) translate to?

A

Quality wine from a recognized region

856
Q

How many Anbaugebieten are there?

857
Q

What 2 cossings were developed to ripen where Riesling cannot?

A

Bacchus and Faber

858
Q

Categories for German Wines 1971

A

Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA- quality wine produced in a specific region)

Pradikatswein

859
Q

Briefly explain the vinification of Germany

A

1) Fermentation in stainless steel or large wood casks
- Füder (Mosel) / Stück (Rheingau)
2) Chaptalisation or enrichment is allowed
3) De-acidification is allowed
4) Süssreserve is allowed for Prädikats level

860
Q

Rheinhessen

A

Largest vine-growing region; broad range of black and white grapes

White varieties: Muller-Thurgau, Riesling

Black varieties: Dornfelder, Portugieser, Spatburgunder

GG wines can be Riesling or Spatburgunder

Best vineyards on the steep slopes on the west bank of the Rhine; produce some of the fullest-bodied Riesling

861
Q

Best region in Slovenia

862
Q

Privatweingut H. Schlumberger

863
Q

Weingut Donnhoff Oberhauser Brücke Riesling Spatlese, Nahe, Germany

A

Weingut Dönnhoff - Producer
Oberhauser - Gemeinden
Brücke - Vineyard
Riesling - Grape
Spatlese - Quality
Nahe - Appelation / Region
Germany - Country

864
Q

Gräfenberg - vineyard

A

Kiedrich - commune
Rheingau
Robert Weil

865
Q

What is Grosser Ring?

A

Mosel growers association<br></br><img></img>

866
Q

Escherndorfer Lump

A

Franken
Erste Lage
<img></img>

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