Germany

Question 1

What year was the current German wine law enacted?

Answer 1

1971

Question 2

What is Blaufränkisch called in Austria?

Answer 2

Lemberger

Question 3

What is the German name for Chasselas?

Answer 3

Gutedel

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Deutscher Wein
Landwein

Question 5

What are the requirements for Landwein?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What are the requirements for Qualitätswein?

Answer 6

-single Anbaugebeit
-Approved varieties
-No chapitalization allowed

Question 7

What are the requirements for Qualitätswein Estes Gewächs?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Prädikatswein

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Oechsle scale - Kabinett

Answer 9

70-85

Question 10

Oechsle scale - Spätlese

Answer 10

76-95

Question 11

Oechsle scale - Auslese

Answer 11

83-105

Question 12

Oechsle scale - Beerenauslese

Answer 12

110-128

Question 13

Oechsle scale - Eiswein (and additional requirements)

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Oechsle scale - Trockenbeerenauslese

Answer 14

150-154

Question 15

When was the VDP founded?

Answer 15

1910

Question 16

What are the 4 tiers of quality for the VDP

Answer 16

-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

Question 17

Requirements for Grosses Gewächs (GG)

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Flurbereinigug

Answer 18

restructuring and consolidation of vineyards - most significant occurrence in 1971

Question 19

Gewächs

Answer 19

growth

Question 20

Edelfaule

Answer 20

The noble form of Botrytis Cinera

Question 21

Gemeinde

Answer 21

Village

Question 22

Anbaugebiete

Answer 22

major winemaking region (13 total)

Question 23

Einzellage

Answer 23

single vineyard

Question 24

Alte Reben

Answer 24

old vines

Question 25

grosslage

Answer 25

a collection of vineyard sites of differing quality under one collective name

Question 26

Grosse Lage

Answer 26

a single site of top ranking - as designated by the VDP

Question 27

Where does the Mosel River start and end?

Answer 27

Originates in the Voages Mountain Range - 545km long - joins the Rhine River at the city of Koblenz

Question 28

The Mosel is between what degrees latitude?

Answer 28

49&50

Question 29

What are the main tributaries of the Mosel River?

Answer 29

Saar & Ruwer

Question 30

Steillage

Answer 30

“steep site,” a term typically applied to an incline greater than 30%



Question 31

closter

Answer 31

monestary

Question 32

winzer

Answer 32

winegrower

Question 33

fuder

Answer 33

traditional 1000-liter cask

Question 34

stück

Answer 34

traditional 1200-liter cask

Question 35

alte rebe

Answer 35

old vine

Question 36

gemeinde

Answer 36

local community or village

Question 37

sonnenhur

Answer 37

“Sundial” vineyards