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1
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Einzellagen (Ine-zel-lagen) in German?

A

Vineyards

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2
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Alleinbesitz in German?

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Monopole

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3
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Edelfäule in German?

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Noble rot

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4
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Anbaugebiete (Ahn-bau-ghe-bee-tuh) in German?

A

Regions (13)

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5
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Bereich (Be-rike) in German?

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Wine district (39)

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6
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Gemeinde (Ge-mine-duh) in German?

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Commune or part of village

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8
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What happened In 1971 in Germany?

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German wine law established a classification system for wines based on ripeness, created vineyard blocks, and assigned a number to each batch of wine. The law also allowed most wines to be labeled as “quality wine

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9
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How was Spätlese discovered?

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in 1775 when harvesters at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau found that grapes affected with edelfäule (noble rot) made pretty good wine.

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10
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When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute in the Rheingau founded?

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1872

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11
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When was Auslese introduced?

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1787

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12
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When was Eiswein introduced?

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1858

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13
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In the 19th century what was German wine called?

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Hock

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14
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What grape is Grauburgunder?

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Pinot Gris

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15
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What grape is Weissburgunder?

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Pinot Blanc

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16
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What is Müller-Thurgau a crossing of?

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Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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17
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What is Scheurebe a crossing of?

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Riesling and Bukettrebe

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18
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What is Dornfelder a crossing of?

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Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe

19
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Define VDP?

A

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

20
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Define QbA?

A

Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete

21
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What does PDO translate to in German and its two qualifications?

A

Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung
QbA and Prädikatswein

22
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What is Weissherbst?

A

A saignée rosé wine made from a single variety and of at least Qualitätswein quality.

23
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Name the levels of German Prädikats?

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Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein

24
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What is the prädikat level is determined by?

A

The level of sugars in the grape at harvest, measured by degrees according to the Öchsle scale.

25
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Minimum alcohol level for Prädikatswein?

A

7% (5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein wines) and winemakers may not chaptalize at this level.

26
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In addition to alcohol level what must Prädikatswein also state on the bottle?

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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number), a series of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel. The first number refers to the region where the wine was tested, the second set of numbers refers to the commune in which the wine was bottled, the third set of numbers is the bottler’s code, the fourth set of numbers is a unique code for the bottling, and the final two numbers indicate the year in which the application was filed.

27
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What is Landwein?

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Wines without geographic indication.
Landwein originates in one of 26 broad regions and must be trocken or halbtrocken in style.

28
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What is Wein/Deutscher Wein?

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(known as tafelwein until 2009). Deutscher Wein must be 100% German. Wein may include grapes from other countries, and the label must list the countries that contribute to the blend. Deutscher Wein may state the variety on the label.

29
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Regarding wine laws, what happened in 2012 in Germany?

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The VDP elected to create a new, four-tier system designed to better emulate the model of Burgundy. From the 2012 vintage forward, the former Erste Lage wines would henceforth be known as Grosse Lage

30
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The former Erste Lage logo–a “1” followed by a cluster of grapes– will be applied only to wines of what?

A

Grosse Lage quality

31
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Erste Lage dry wines must label their products as what?

A

Trocken

32
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For GG wines what will be on the bottle?

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Grape variety, vineyard name, and the bottle embossed with a stylized eagle clasping a cluster of grapes with the VDP logo.

33
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What are GG wine strict production requirements?

A

Made from traditional methods
Hand harvested
Not exceeding 50 HL/HA
Not contain more than 9 g/l of residual sugar
Estate bottled
Released on September 1st of the year after harvest
(red wines an additional year)

34
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From highest quality to lowest quality state the VDP classifications and the max yields from 2012 forward?

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Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

35
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What is the difference between Ortswein and Gutswein?

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Ortswein may be produced from typical grape varieties sourced from multiple vineyard sites in a single village.
Gutswein category may be produced from grapes sourced from an estate’s holdings anywhere within a single anbaugebiet.

36
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Which anbaugebiet producers may now make Grosse Lage wines at every prädikat level?

A

Mosel

37
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What does Goldkapsel refer to in the Mosel?

A

Agold-colored capsule. This generally indicates additional sweetness due to a higher must weight, and is most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings.

38
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In the glass what characteristics will a Mosel Kabinett riesling have?

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Shimmering star-bright, full of green apple fruit, slate and candlewax, honeyed, and rarely topping off at more than 8% alcohol, and with racy, high acidity to keep the sweetness balanced

39
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What are the Mosel rivers tributaries?

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Saar and Ruwer

40
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What two ranges does the Mosel river flow through?

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Hunsrück hills and the Eifel Mountains

41
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The Mosel is divided into six bereiche’s?

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Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, Saar, Ruwertal, Obermosel, and Moseltor

42
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What are the soils composed of in the Mittelmosel?

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The soils are composed of dark blue Devonian slate which retain heat. Red slate characterizes the vineyards near Erden.

43
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What does Goldtröpfchen translate too?

A

Droplets of God

44
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