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Who brought Vitis Vinifera to Germany?

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The Romans

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Who introduced winemaking east of the Rhine River in the 8th century?

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Emperor Charlemagne

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Who founded the Kloster Eberbach monastery in 1136?

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Burgundian Cistercian monks

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What is an alleinbesitz?

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German for monopole

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What is an einzellagen?

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German for vineyard

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What is special about the Steinberg einzellagen?

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It has been an alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach for over 800 years

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When did the church’s influence on German wine end?

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When Napoleon defeated Germany and annexed the Rhine into France in the late 18th century

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What was the impact of Napoleon on German vineyard ownership?

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By the 1960s there were over 30000 vineyard sites throughout West Germany

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What happened to German vineyards in 1971?

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The 30000 vineyards were reorganised and registered into 2600 einzellagen with a minimum size of 5ha (with a few exceptions)

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What were Rhine based wines known as in England?

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Hock

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What are Germany’s most planted red and white varieties?

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Riesling
Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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When were Spatlese wines first discovered in Germany?

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1775 by Schloos Johannisberg

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Following the discovery of Spatlese wines, when were the first Auslese and Eisweins produced?

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1787 for Auslese
1858 for Eiswein

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How much of Germany’s plantings are made up of white grapes?

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2/3

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Which 7 white grapes each make up a minimum 2% of vineyard plantings in Germany?

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Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Sylavber
Grauburgunder
Weissburgunder
Kerner
Bacchus

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What are the 5 red grapes of Germany?

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Spatburgunder
Dornfelder
Blauer Portugieser
Trollinger
Schwarzriesling

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Where is the Geisenheim institute located and when was it founded?

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Rheingau in the 1872

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When was Muller-Thurgau created?

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1882

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What are the 2 parents of Muller-Thurgau?

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Riesling
Madeleine Royale

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What are the 2 tiers of wine quality in Germany?

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Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

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What is an anbaugebiete?

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The equivalent to a province/autonomia

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How many anbaugebietes does Germany have?

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13

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What are the 6 pradikats of Germany quality and their necessary Ochsle Range?

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Kabinett = 70-85 degrees
Spatlese = 76-95
Auslese = 83-105
Eiswein = 110-128
Beerenauslese = 110-128
Trockenbeerenauslese = 150-154

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What is the Ochsle Scale?

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The sugar levels in the grapes at harvest measured by degrees

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What are the minimum alcohol levels for the Pradikats?
Minimum 7% for Kabinett, Spatlese, and Auslese Minimum 5.5% for Eiswein, BA, and TBA
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What number must all Pradikatswein wines carry?
An AP number, which a series of 5 sets of numbers
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What are many of Germany’s best wines sold under?
Qualitatswein with no Pradikat level
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What method is generally used for German Sekt?
Charmant method
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How can German Sekt achieve Qualitatswein level quality?
Grapes must come from traditional grapes growing in one of the 13 anbaugebiete
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What does the VDP stand for?
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
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When was the VDP setup?
1910
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What is Charta?
An organisation focused on classic, Rheingau Riesling
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Roughly how many producers are members of the VDP?
200
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Prior to 2012, what was the top quality tier within the VDP quality system?
Erste Lage (first site/premier cru)
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When was the VDP’s 4 tier quality system created and which other quality tier system does it replicate?
2012 Burgundy
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What are the 4 quality levels within the VDPs quality tier system?
Gutswein = Regional Wines Ortswein = Village Wines Erste Lage = Premier Cru Grosse Lage = Grand Cru
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What wines may be labelled as Grosses Gewachs (GG)?
Dry wines from Grosse Lage sites
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How must Erste Lage producers label their dry wines?
Trocken, as Grosse Gewachs is reserved for Grosse Lage wines only
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Why does GG appear on the labels of Grosses Gewachs wine?
Grosses Gewachs is banned from appearing on labels by German Wine Laws, therefore GG is used
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What are the aging requirements for GG white wines?
Cannot be released until September 1st the year following the harvest
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Must VDP producers bottle wines at their estate?
Yes, this is mandatory
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What is the logo of the VDP?
Eagle clasping a cluster of grapes
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Is the VDP enforceable by law?
No, it is not officially recognised by German Wine Law, and is therefore voluntary
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Where does the Mosel River originate?
The Vosges in Alsace, France
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What are the 2 important tributaries of the Mosel River?
Saar Ruwer
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Where does the Mosel River meet the Rhine River?
Koblenz
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What are the famous soils of the Mosel Valley?
Precipitous slate slopes
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What is the main grape of the Mosel Valley?
Riesling
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How to producers close their reserve selection bottlings in the Mosel Valley?
With a gold capsule, known as goldkapsel
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What is the climate of the Mosel Valley?
Cool continental
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What are the 6 subregions of the Mosel Valley?
Bernkastel Burg Cochem Saar Ruwertal Obermosel Moseltor
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What is another name for the Bernkastel subregion?
Mittelmosel
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What are the soils of the Mittelmosel?
Dark blue Devonian slate
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What is the benefit of slate on vines in the Mosel Valley?
They retain heat reflected off the river and coming directly from the sun and slowly release it during the cool nights, keep the vines warm and helping them ripen
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How are the vines of the Mittelmosel harvested?
By hand with the help of cable systems as the slopes are so steep and rocky
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What is considered the best vineyard in the Mittelmosel?
Goldtropfchen vineyard within the Piesport village
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Where is Burg Cochem?
The lower Mosel Valley
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What are significant about the slopes of Burg Cochem?
They are some of the steepest slopes in Europe, with gradients at around 65%
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Where is the Saar subregion?
West of the Mittelmosel around the Saar river
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What is the greatest vineyard of the Saar Valley?
Scharzhofberger
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Where is the Ruwer subregion located?
Northeast of the Saar
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Where are the Obermosel and Moseltor subregions located?
South of the Saar along the Luxembourg border
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Which 2 producers were first established in the Rheingau?
Kloster Eberbach Schloss Johannisberg
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What is the main grape of the Rheingau?
Riesling
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What river does the Rheingau run along the north of?
The Rhine
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What are the soils of the Rheingau?
The upper slopes are dominated by slate, the lower slopes are a mixture of clay, loess, alluvial sand and red slate
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What’s the difference between Rieslings from the Mosel and Rheingau?
Rheingau Riesling is fuller bodied with a higher concentration
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Which Rheingau village is dominated by red grapes?
Assmannshausen
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Where is the Rheinhessen located?
Directly south of the Rheingau bordering the Rhine which runs to the north and east
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What is the best quality producing village in the Rheinhessen?
Rhienterrasse
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What are the soils of the best Rheinhessen sites?
Red clay and slate
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What are the 3 most planted grapes of the Rheinhessen?
Riesling Muller-Thurgau Sylvaner
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Where is Pfalz located?
East of the Mosel Valley, seen as a continuation of the Vosges
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What is the name of the hills which are a continuation of the Vosges into Pfalz?
Haardt Hills
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What is the climate of Pfalz?
Sunny and dry, and warm compared to the Mosel
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What are the soils of Pfalz?
Complex. Layers of red sandstone and limestone with other rock
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What is the main grape of Pfalz?
Riesling
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Where is the Nahe located?
West of the Rheinhessen
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Which river is the Nahe river a tributary to?
The Rhine River
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What is the premium grapes of Nahe?
Riesling
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Which producer is famous for their rich, sweet pradikat wines from the Nahe?
Donnhoff
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Where is the Ahr located?
Northwest of the Mosel
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What is special about the Ahr?
It is the worlds most northerly win region dedicated to red wine
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What is the dominant grape of the Ahr?
Spatburgunder
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Which mountain shelters the Ahr?
Eifel mountains
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What are the soils of the Ahr?
Volcanic slate
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Where is Franken located?
East of the Rheinhessen
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What river does Franken lie on?
River Main
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What is the best performing grape of Franken?
Sylvaner
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Where is the Mittelrhein located?
Northeast of Rheinhessen along the Rhine River
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Where are Baden and Wurttemberg located?
Southern Germany Baden lies against the French border with Wurttemberg east to the east
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What is the climate of Baden?
Warmest of Germany’s regions
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What is the dominant grape of Baden and Wurttemberg?
Spatburgunder
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Where are Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut located?
East Germany (formerly under Soviet control)
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What river does the Sachsen region lie on?
Elbe River
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What are the dominant grape varieties of East Germany?
Muller-Thurgau and Weissburgunder
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What is Germany’s northernmost wine growing region?
Saale-Unstrut

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