Germany Flashcards
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Minimum must weight
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Kabinett 70 - 85 Oeschle
Spatlese 85 - 95 Oeschle
Auslese 88 – 105 Oeschle
BA / Eiswein 110 – 128 Oeschle
TBA 150 – 154 Oeschle
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VDP System
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Grosse Lage(great site): “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
No more than 9g/L RS - Erste Lage: “Premier Cru”
Ortswein: Village Wines
Gutswein: Regional Wines - VDP Classic: Max 15g/L RS
- VDP Selection: Max 9g/L RS, 12g/L for Riesling
- G.U(PDO) wines can be chaptalized with min 7% ABV and the grapes from one of the 13 anbaugebiete
- Grosses Gewachs: Must be dry 12% min alc
- Erste Gewachs: Must be dry 11% min alc
- Einzellagen(single vineyard): Can be dry or sweet
- Ge Wein: Applied to only single vineyards from GG or Erste Gewachs
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German Grapes
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- Muller Thurgau – Madeline Royale x Riesling
- Spatburgunder – Fruhburgunder a mutation of Pinot Noir. Also known as Pinot Noir Precoce or Pinot Madeline
- Scheurebe – Riesling x Bukettrebe
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13 Anbaugebiete
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Mosel: 6 Bereiche (Areas)
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Burg Cochem,
Bernkastel,
Ruwertal, Saar,
Obermosel,
Moseltor
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Burg Cochem
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3 of Germany only PDOs: Uhlen Blaufasser Lay, Uhlen Roth Lay and Uhlen Laubach.(Lay is “Slate” so Blue Slate, Red Slate, Low Stream)
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Bernkastel
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- Famous villages are: Wehlen, Zeltlinger, Urzig, Graach, Piesport, Bernkaster - Kues, Brauneberg, Erden
- Famous Grosse Lage (Great Sites) are: Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Sundial), Urziger Wurzgarten (Spice Garden), Graacher Himmelreich (Rich Heaven), Piesporter Goldtropfchen (Gold Droplets), Bernkasteler Doctor, Erdener Pralat (Bishop of Erden)
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Saar
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Famous villages are: Saarburg, Wiltingen, Kanzem
Famous gross lagen are: Saarburg Rausch (Rubble), Wiltingen
Scharzhofberger(Black Mountain), Kanzem Horecker and Altenberg (Old Fort)
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Obermosel
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Elbling is the ancient white variety grown here
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Rheingau (1 Bereiche)
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1 Bereiche: Johannisberg
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Rheingau villiages
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Villiage
Lorch, Assmanhausen, Rudesheim, Geisenheim, Johannisberg
Winkel, Oestrich, Hallgarten, Hattenheim, Erbach
Kiedrich, Eltville, Rauenthal, Martinsthal
Walluf, Hochheim, Wicker -
Famous Einzellage / Grosse Lage
Assmanhausen is Spatburgunder from Hollenberg (Hell Hill)
Johannisberg is Schloss Johannisberg
Hattenheim is Hattenheimer Steinberg – Winery Kloster Eberbach, Hattenheimer Pffafenberg – Winery Schloss Schonborn: 2Monopoles
Kiedrich is Grafenberg
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Rheinhessen: 3 Bereiche
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- 3 Bereiche: Nierstein, Bingen, Wonnegau
- Notoriously famous for Liebfraumilch “Ladys Milk” where a blend of Riesling, Muller T, Silvaner and Kerner of at least 70% with 18g/L of RS
- Silvaner is interestingly majorly planted even more than Franken. It is the largest region in the world
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Nierstein Bereiche
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- “Roter Hang” – (Red Slope)
- Niersteiner Pettenthal (Emerging Toad Valley) – Weingut Keller, and Niersteiner Hipping (Goat Hill)
- Nackenheimer Rothenberg (From the Red Hill), Oppenheimer Sacktrager (Bag Carrier)
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Wonnegau Bereich
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- Wittmann and Keller are two of the best producers
- Westhofener Kirchspiel (Cherry Tree Hill) and Westhofener Morstein (Boundary Stone)
- Dalsheimer Hubacker (Measurement of land) and Dalsheimer Burgel (On the Mountain), made by Keller
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Pfalz: 2 Bereiche
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- 2 Bereiche: Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Sudliche Weinstrasse
- Second largest planting in Germany by acreage, Riesling is king
- Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse is the major Bereiche; Haardt Hills – extension of Vosges
- Best villages are Forst, Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg.
- Grosse Lage: Forster Kirchenstuck (Church Piece)
- Planting of SB in the south
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Franken: 3 Bereiche
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- 3 Bereiche: Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
- Important to note are Würzburg (Maindreieck) and Burgstadt (Mainviereck)
- Wurzberg is home to Stein – Wurzberger Stein (Stone) which produces Riesling and Silvaner. Stein-Harfe and Stein-Berg are GLs. Juliusspital and Burgerspital are the two largest producers. Escherndorfer Lump as GL for Silvaner and Riesling
- Burgstatdt – village for top Pinot – Rudolf Furst
- Franken is famous for its Bocksbeutel modelled after a Roman canteen
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Baden: 9 Bereiche
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- Tauberfranken, Badische Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Bodensee, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaisersthul (Emperor’s Seat) & Tuniberg are South.
- North 4 Bereiche for Muller-Thurgau.
- The 4 southern Bereiche are for Spatburgunder; Kaiserstuhl the most famous with volcanic loess – steepest & warmest slopes – 2 best Einzellage – Achkarrer (Oh Cart!) Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg.
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Nahe: 1 Bereiche
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- Nahe: 1 Bereiche – Nahetal
- 3 general areas: Upper, Middle and Lower Nahe
- Most famous part – Middle Nahe;
Famous sites – Oberhauser Brücke (Bridge), Schlossbockelsheimer Felsenberg (Loose Rock Slope), Schlossbockelsheimer Krupfergrube (Copper Mine), Niederhauser Hermannshöhle (Hermes’ Cave)
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Ahr: 1 Bereiche
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- 1 Bereiche: Walporzheim-Ahrtal
- The most famous vineyard site (grosse lage) is Klosterberg
- Upper and Lower Ahr – Lower Ahr warmer with clay, producing more opulent wine; Meyer Nakel and Jean Stodden are leading producer.
- Spatburgunder followed by Fruhburgunder
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Wurttemberg
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- Famous for Schillerwein. A mandatory field blend of red and white grapes – Rose, 11.5 - 12% abv
- Main grape in the region is Trollinger (schiava) followed by Lemberger, Schwarzriesling and Spatburgunder
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Mittelrhein & Hessische Bergstrasse
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- Mittelrhein: mostly Rielsing – Bacharacher Hahn – Grosse lage which is a monopole of Toni Jost
- Smallest Anbaugebiete in Germany. Most important village is Heppenheim (Hurry Home) where most of the vineyards are clustered
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Sachsen and Saale Unstrut
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- Sachsen is moderated by the Elbe River Valley and has a unique grape called Goldriesling (Riesling x Courtiller Musque Precoce)
- Saale-Unstrut is the name of 2 rivers and both Anbaugebiete has Muller Thurgau as main planting.
