Germany Flashcards

1
Q

What year was the current German wine law enacted?

A

1971

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2
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What is Blaufränkisch called in Austria?

A

Lemberger

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3
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What is the German name for Chasselas?

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Gutedel

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4
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What are the 2 hierarchies of wine outside of the PDO system?

A

Deutscher Wein
Landwein

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5
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What are the requirements for Landwein?

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85% of grapes must be harvested from 1 of 26 delimited regions

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6
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What are the requirements for Qualitätswein?

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-single Anbaugebeit
-Approved varieties
-No chapitalization allowed

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7
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What are the requirements for Qualitätswein Estes Gewächs?

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-Rheingau only (est. 1999)
-classified Riesling & Spätburgunder from Rheingau

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8
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Prädikatswein

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-categorized based on grape ripeness at harvest - as measured by must ripeness
-Average ranges (not absolute) - no maximum level for each Prädikat

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9
Q

Oechsle scale - Kabinett

A

70-85

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10
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Oechsle scale - Spätlese

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76-95

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11
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Oechsle scale - Auslese

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83-105

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12
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Oechsle scale - Beerenauslese

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110-128

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13
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Oechsle scale - Eiswein (and additional requirements)

A

110-128
made from grapes frozen at minimum -7 degrees Celsius

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14
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Oechsle scale - Trockenbeerenauslese

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150-154

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15
Q

When was the VDP founded?

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1910

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16
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What are the 4 tiers of quality for the VDP

A

-Gutswein - regional - sourced from a single Anbaguebiet
-Ortswein - village wine from one village
-Erste Lage - Premier cru wines from approved sites
-Grosse Lage - Grand Cru wines from approved sites

17
Q

Requirements for Grosses Gewächs (GG)

A

-vineyard name alone on label
-Dry - max 9g/L RS
-A producer may only bottle one GG wine from a given Grosse Lage

18
Q

Flurbereinigug

A

restructuring and consolidation of vineyards - most significant occurrence in 1971

19
Q

Gewächs

20
Q

Edelfaule

A

The noble form of Botrytis Cinera

21
Q

Gemeinde

22
Q

Anbaugebiete

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major winemaking region (13 total)

23
Q

Einzellage

A

single vineyard

24
Q

Alte Reben

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grosslage
a collection of vineyard sites of differing quality under one collective name
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Grosse Lage
a single site of top ranking - as designated by the VDP
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Where does the Mosel River start and end?
Originates in the Voages Mountain Range - 545km long - joins the Rhine River at the city of Koblenz
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The Mosel is between what degrees latitude?
49&50
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What are the main tributaries of the Mosel River?
Saar & Ruwer
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Steillage
“steep site,” a term typically applied to an incline greater than 30%


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closter
monestary
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winzer
winegrower
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fuder
traditional 1000-liter cask
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stück
traditional 1200-liter cask
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alte rebe
old vine
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gemeinde
local community or village
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sonnenhur
"Sundial" vineyards
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