Germany Flashcards
What year was the current German wine law enacted?
1971
What is Blaufränkisch called in Austria?
Lemberger
What is the German name for Chasselas?
Gutedel
What are the 2 hierarchies of wine outside of the PDO system?
Deutscher Wein
Landwein
What are the requirements for Landwein?
85% of grapes must be harvested from 1 of 26 delimited regions
What are the requirements for Qualitätswein?
-single Anbaugebeit
-Approved varieties
-No chapitalization allowed
What are the requirements for Qualitätswein Estes Gewächs?
-Rheingau only (est. 1999)
-classified Riesling & Spätburgunder from Rheingau
Prädikatswein
-categorized based on grape ripeness at harvest - as measured by must ripeness
-Average ranges (not absolute) - no maximum level for each Prädikat
Oechsle scale - Kabinett
70-85
Oechsle scale - Spätlese
76-95
Oechsle scale - Auslese
83-105
Oechsle scale - Beerenauslese
110-128
Oechsle scale - Eiswein (and additional requirements)
110-128
made from grapes frozen at minimum -7 degrees Celsius
Oechsle scale - Trockenbeerenauslese
150-154
When was the VDP founded?
1910
What are the 4 tiers of quality for the VDP
-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
Requirements for Grosses Gewächs (GG)
-vineyard name alone on label
-Dry - max 9g/L RS
-A producer may only bottle one GG wine from a given Grosse Lage
Flurbereinigug
restructuring and consolidation of vineyards - most significant occurrence in 1971
Gewächs
growth
Edelfaule
The noble form of Botrytis Cinera
Gemeinde
Village
Anbaugebiete
major winemaking region (13 total)
Einzellage
single vineyard
Alte Reben
old vines