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: Saarburger Rausch (Rubble), Wiltingener
Scharzhofberger(Black Mountain), Kanzemer 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.
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Famous producer
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Egon Muller
JJ Prum
Hermann Donnhoff
Meyer Nakel
Jean Stodden
Schloss Johannisberg
Robert Weil
Hans Peter Keller
Rudolf Furst
Friedrich Becker
Bassermann Jordan
Dr Loosen
Fritz Haag
Karthauserhof
August Kesseler
Franz Kunstler
