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Ahr

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Tauberfranken
Badische Bergstrasse,
Kraichgau

Ortenau
Breisgau,
Kaiserstuhl,
Tuniberg
Markgräflerland

Bodensee

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Bocksbeutel

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a flagon-shaped of bottling commonly used in Franken and four communes in the northern Ortenau, Baden

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Bereiche

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District or Area

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Klingelberger

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known colloquially in Durbach, Baden

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Clevner

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Traminer

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Gutedel

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Chasselas in Markgräflerland, Baden

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Blauburgunder

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Or Blauer Burgunder are Pinot Noir in German

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Deutsche

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Deutsche —’German’
Deutscher Wein—German Wine without GI
Deutscher Sekt—SEKT or sparkling wine made in Germany from German fruit
Deutsche Weinstrasse—a famous wine route in Pfalz

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Charta Rieslings

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–an association of RHEINGAU wine producers founded in 1984
–and the designation given to one or two special Riesling bottlings made annually by each member
–Charta Rieslings must be finished Trocken or Halbtrocken

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Classic in German

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–official German wine designation introduced in 2000
–For dry wines (maximum 15 g/l Residual Sugar)
–harvested at at least 12% Potential Alcohol
⚝(11.5% in the Mosel).

Differ to Klassik in Austria, which used as principal by meaning

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The most planted varietal in Saale-Unstrut

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Müller-Thurgau

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Proportion of varietals planted

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white 81%, red 19%

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Main river in Sachsen

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Elbe River

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Main town in Saale-Unstrut

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What is Schillerwein

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a pink wine speciality made by co-fermenting red and white grapes or must in the Württemberg region in Germany.

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What is Schaumwein

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German for Sparkling Wine

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What is Spritzig

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German term for wines with a slight, attractive prickle of carbon dioxide.

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What is Süss

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  • literally ‘sweet’ in German
  • In Austria to designate wines with more than 45 g/l residual sugar.
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What is Süssreserve

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  • German term for sweet reserve
  • used as sweet addition, the unfermented or part-fermented Must much used in the 1970s and 1980s to sweeten all but the finest or driest german wines.
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Wein

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  • means ‘wine’ in German
  • also indicating a category of WINE WITHOUT GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION in Germany and Austria.
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Weinkellerei

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means an estate which buys in grapes, must, or wine

Weingut –’wine estate’
Weingut-Weinkellerei – probably owns vineyards

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What is Weinsäure

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Tartaric Acid

Weinsteine – Crystal Tartrates

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Whai is Weisser

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meaning ‘white’ in German for pale-skinned grape varieties (e.g. Weissburgunder or Weisser Burgunder is Pinot Blanc)

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What is Weissherbst

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by German law, a rosé wine of at least 95% of which is made by direct pressing of a single red wine grape variety named on the label (Spätburgunder and Portugieser are especially common).

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Main river in Württemberg and its tributaries at the north-eastern edge of the region

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River Neckar
Kocher, Jagst, and Tauber river

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What is Schwarzriesling

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Pinot Meunier in German, also known as Müllerrebe

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Most planted grape varieties in Württemberg

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Red grape varieties dominate the vineyards with just over two-thirds of all wine production in this region

Trollinger—the most popular red
Riesling—the most popular white

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Min. alcohol level of Prädikatswein

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  • Min. 7% abv (Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese)
  • Potential 11-14.5% abv
  • Min. 5.5% abv (BA, Eiswein and TBA)
  • Potential 14.5 to >20% abv, but rarely above 8% abv produced

⚝For Eiswein, grapes must be harvest below minor 7°C temperature

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Trocken

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The term can be applied to a still wine with a maximum of 4 g/l residual sugar, OR up to 9 g/l if the total acidity not less than 7 g/l).

The upper limit effectively applies to Riesling’s high acidity,

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What is Traditionelle Flaschengärung

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German terms for sparkling wines made by the traditional method.

  • Traditionelle Flaschengärung
  • Klassiche Flaschengärung
  • Traditionelle Klassiche Flaschengärung
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What is Keller

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Keller, the German word for a cellar

  • A German wine specifying a Keller on the label rather than a Weingut is usually the produce of a merchant rather than an estate.

Kellerei—Négociant
Kellermeister—Cellarmaster (Maître de Chai in France)

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What is Jahrgang

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Jahrgang

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What is Müller-Thurgau

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Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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What is Scheurebe

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Riesling x Bukettrebe

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What is Dornfelder

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Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

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% of labeling a varietal wine

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must contain 85% of the stated variety

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Min. alcohol level of Prädikatswein

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Min. 7%abv (5.5% for BA, TBA, and Eiswein)

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Landwein

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  • under the PGI category
  • originates in one of 26 broad regions
  • must be trocken or halbtrocken in style.
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Deutscher Wein

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  • under the PGI category
  • must be 100% German in origin
  • may state the variety on the label
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Wein

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  • under the PGI category
  • may include grapes from other countries
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What method of Sekt usually made of?

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Charmat Method

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Sekt may labeled as Qualitätswein

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if it is produced from traditional grapes grown in one of 13 anbaugebiete of Germany

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Max. yield of Grosse Lage wines

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Max. yield of 50 hl/ha and grapes must be hand harvested

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Max. RS of Grosses Gewächs wines

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GG wines are legally considered trocken and may not contain more than 9 g/l of residual sugar

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55% of VDP estate vineyards are planted to Riesling

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VDP four-tier hierarcy system

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  1. Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
  2. Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
  3. Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
  4. Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
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Classic and Selection wines

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Classic wines—“harmoniously dry”, with a max. RS of 15 g/l, and
- min. abv of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)
- single varietal wines

SELECTION wines—“superior dry”, with a max. RS of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling), and
- Yields are restricted to 60 hl/ha
- Must weight must be equivalent to Auslese
- single vineyard wines from a single variety

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6 bereiche of Mosel

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Burg Cochem
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Obermosel
Moseltor

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typical soil in Mittlemosel

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blue Devonian slate

while red slate characterizes the vineyards near Erden

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Dominant grape in the southernmost bereiche of Mosel

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Elbling

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Germany’s warmest winegrowing region

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Kaiserstuhl, in Baden, Southern Germany

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Germany’s northernmost winegrowing region

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Saale-Unstrut

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A specialty wine of Sachsen

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Goldriesling
- an aromatic crossing developed in Alsace

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A specialty rosé in Baden

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Weissherbst

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A specialty rosé in Württemberg

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Schillerwein
- a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together

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A speciality of the Moselle

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Elbling

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Germany’s largest red wine-growing region

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Pfalz

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Germany’s second largest red wine region

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Württemberg

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the largest German wine-growing region

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Rheinhessen

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Germany’s second most planted Riesling

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Rheinhessen

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Germany’s most planted Riesling

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Rheingau

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