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What is the name for regional German wines without a GI

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Deutscher Wein

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What is the name for German wine that fall into the PGI system

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Landwein

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What is Qualitatswein

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wine from one of the 13 anbaugebiet, basic, everyday wines, usually a low level of ripeness and chaptalization is allowed

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What is Prädikatswein

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Labeling system based on ripeness at harvest

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Kabinett

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The lightest style
if dry will be 10-12% abv
Can be dry to medium sweet

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Spätlese

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meaning “late harvest,”
if dry will be 11-13% abv
can be dry to medium sweet

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Auslese

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meaning “select harvest”, if dry will be 12%-14.5% abv. Can be affected by botrytis
Can be dry to sweet

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Beerenauslese

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meaning “berry select harvest”
affected by botrytis
harvested indifferent passes through the vineyard
Always sweet

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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meaning “dry berry select harvest”
affected bybotrytis/raisinated on the vine
Always sweet

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Eiswein

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grapes are allowed to freeze on the vine and are pressed when frozen
Always sweet

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Tiers of Sekt (4)

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Deutscher Sekt (Charmat/grapes from Germany)

Deutscher Sekt b.A. (Charmat/85% grapes from one of the anbagabiete)

Winzersekt (traditional method, vintage dated, 9 months on lees)

VDP.SEKT.STATU (traditional method, aged 24 months on lees)

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Öechsle

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degrees of sugar at harvest, used to determine ripeness

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Chaptalization

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The addition of sugar to grape must be before fermentation to boost the final alcohol by volume

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Ortsteil

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Single estate, can have this listed instead of a village

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Alleinbesitz

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monopole vineyard, rare in Germany

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Trocken

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general term for dry wines

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Halbtrocken

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“Half dry” or off-dry wines, usually reserved or Landwein, and does not tell you exactly how sweet

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Sekt

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German sparkling wines, can be made in various styles

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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP number)

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a quality control measure for all PDO wines. Wines must be submitted to a panel where they are tested. If they pass this number tells the examination board number, commune number, producer number, application number, and year of application

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Mosel main varietals (3)

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Riesling
Muller Thurgau
Spatburgunder

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Mosel wine styles (3)

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Dry to sweet white
dry red
sekt

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Mosel main rivers (3)

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Mosel
Saar
Ruwer

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What is the worlds steepest vineyard

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Bremmer Calmont in the Mosel

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Mosel Climate

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Continental

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Mosel Soil
Blue Devonian red Devonian slate Sandstone Clay
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Mosel important villages (3)
Piesport Bernkastel Wehlen
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Rheingau main varieties (3)
Riesling Spätburgunder Müller-Thurgau
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Rheingau wine styles (4)
dry to sweet white rosé dry red sekt
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Rheingau main rivers (2)
Rhine, and it's tributary the Main
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What mountain range protects the vineyards of the Rheingau to the north
Tanus
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Rheingau climate
continental with rain shadow from Tanus mountains to the north
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Rheingau soil
Some slate, most soils are quartz, chalk, sand near the river, clay, and loess
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What year were the first Spätlese grapes harvested and vinified by Schloss Johannisberg
1775
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What year were the first Aüslese grapes harvested and vinified by Schloss Johannisberg.
1787
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What year were the first Eiswein grapes harvested and vinified by Schloss Johannisberg
1858
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Most important villages of Rheingau (3)
Assmannshausen Rüdesheim Johannisberg Winkel Hattenheim Hallgarten Erbach Kiedrich Eltville Hochheim am Main Geisenheim
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Rheinhessen main varieties (7: 4 white, 3 red)
Riesling Müller-Thurgau Silvaner Grauburgunder Spätburgunder Portugieser Dornfelder
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Rheinhessen wine styles (4)
Dry to sweet white rosé dry to sweet red sekt
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Rheinhessen major river
Rhine
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Rheinhessen location
South of Rheingau, east of Nahe
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Rheinhessen climate
Continental
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Rheinhessen soils
iron-rich sandstone and clay mix of sandstone, clay, loess, loam, and gravel
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Major cities of Rheinhessen (5)
Bingen, Mainz, Nierstein, Oppenheim, and Worms
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Rheinhessen most important villages (5)
Nackenheim Nierstein Oppenheim Westhofen Dalsheim:
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Which German region is an extension of Alsace
Pfalz
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Pfalz soils
Mosaic structure of soils
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Mountains that provide rain shadow to Pfalz
Haardt
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Pfalz main varieties (3 white, 3 red)
MüllerThurgau Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Dornfelder Portugieser Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
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Most important villages of Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (Pfalz) (5)
Kallstadt Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg Königsbach
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Most important villages of Südliche-Weinstrasse (Pfalz) (3)
Siebeldingen Birkweiler Schweigen
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Nahe location
West of Pfalz South of Rheingau East of Mosel
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Soils of Nahe
marine sand, gravel, loess, with marl and clay
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Main varieties in Nahe (2 white and 2 red)
Riesling Müller-Thurgau Dornfelder Spätburgunder.
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Most important villages of Nahe (6)
Bad Kreuznach Bad Münster Norheim Niederhausen Oberhausen Schlossböckelheim
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What wines are produced in Ahr
Pinot Noir
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Franken location
East of Rheingau
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Main river in Franken
The Main
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Most popular variety in Franken
Sylvaner
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Most important villages of Franken(4)
Würzburg Escherndorf: Iphofen Bürgstadt
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Main variety of Mittelrhein
Riesling
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Most important villages of Mittelrhein (2)
Bacharach Boppard
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What style of wine is Baden known for
Full bodied Pinot Noir
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Where is the Kaiserstul and what is it
Dead volcanic mountain in Baden that grows great Pinot Noir

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