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Where is it thought that the name Hock came from?

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Hochheim, an important producer of Riesling from the Rheingau region.

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When Schloss Johannisberg decided to go 100% Riesling in the 1800s where were the vines sourced from?

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Florsheim, Hochheim’s sister vineyard

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What parallel does the German wine regions straddle?

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The 50th and are among the coolest region

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How long has winemaking been taking place in the Mosel?

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Since the 4th Century

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Who introduced vine cultivation east of the Rhine river in the 8th Century?

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Charlemagne

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What does einzellagen mean?

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Vineyard

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Who founded the famous Kloster Eberbach monetary in the Rheingau?

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The Cistercians of Burgundy in 1136

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8
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What does alleinbestiz mean?

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Monopole

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When was spatlese discovered?

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In 1775 when harvesters at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau. The estate followed with Auslese (1787) and Eiswein (1858)

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Why was the 19th Century so good for German winemakers?

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The prices of German Riesling sold for more than Bordeaux first growths. It was known as Hock.

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Where are the vineyards planted in Germany?

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Sth and Southwest to receive direct and reflected warmth of the sun and provide soil stress that great wines need.

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When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute founded?

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In 1872 in the Rheingau

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13
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When was Muller Thurgau founded?

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In 1882. By the 1960s it had displaced Silvaner to be the most planted grape in Germany

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When did Phylloxera attack Germany?

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In the late 19th Century

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15
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After World War 2 what was the focus for planting’s in Germany?

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More yield. A lot of the crossings invented in Geisingheim were planted for mechanical harvesting

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16
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What was Liebfraumilch?

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Invented in the 18th Century, maybe near the Liebfrauenkirche church at Worms, Rheinhessen, was the face of the German wine world in the 1980s. It was sweet, cheap, characterless

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17
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What grape variety was Liebfraumilch made from?

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Muller- Thurgau. But it didn’t have the name on the label.

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Where did Liebfraumilch come from?

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Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, Pfalz

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What occupies 2/3rds of the German vineyards?

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White grapes

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20
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Grauburgunder?

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Pinot Gris

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21
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Weissburgunder?

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Pinot Blanc

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22
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What is Pinot Meunièr called in Germany?

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Schwarzriesling

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23
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What is Weissherbst?

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It is a saignee rose made of a single variety of at least QbA quality from Germany

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What are the two levels of German quality levels?

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Qualitatswein (formerely Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete) and Pradikatswein (formerely Qualitatswein mit Pradikat). Wines can only be produced in the 13 anbaugebiete

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25
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What is higher Qualitatswein or Pradikatswein?

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Pradikatswein. They are also label with a pradikat level

26
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Each abbaugebiete has its own__________

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Sugar levels for each Pradikat

27
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What is the minimum level of alcohol for Pradikatswein?

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7% (5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA and Eiswein). Winemakers can not chaptalise at this level.

28
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Pradikatswein must also have an AP number?

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This is an Amtliche Prufungsnummer. This is a series of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel. The first set is to do with the region where it was tested, second set refers to the Commune in which the wine was bottled, the third set is the bottler’s code, the fourth is a unique code for the bottling and the final two numbers indicate the year in which the application was filed.

29
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What are the two levels below the QbA?

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Landwein and Deutsche Wein (known as tafelwein until 2009)

30
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Landwein?

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  • Must come from one of 26 broad regions

- Must be trocken or halbtrocken

31
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Deutsche Wein?

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  • 100% German in Origin

- Or a note must be made as to which countries the grapes come from

32
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What technique is used for German Sekt production?

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Charmat Method

33
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Kabinett

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70- 85 minimum ochsle scale

34
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Spatlese

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80- 95 minimum oshsle scale

35
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Auslese

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88- 105 minimum ochsle scale

36
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Beerenauslese

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110- 128 minimum ochsle scale

37
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Trockenbeerenauslese

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150- 154 minimum ochsle scale

38
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Eiswein

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110- 128 minimum ochsle scale

39
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What is an Orsteil?

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The equivalent of an administrative council or portion of a town

40
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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

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  • VDP
  • German association for top quality producers
  • Founded in 1910
  • Originally for unchapiltised natur wines
  • 1971 Natur abolished, QbA created (chaptilisation allowed), organisation rewrote its internal constitution to promote superior standards while respecting new labelling laws. It changed its name to VDP
  • 200 of Germany’s finest estates
  • Provides a tiered pyramid of quality
41
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Charta

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  • To promote dry Rieslings from the Rheingau
  • 3 Roman arches
  • First time producers tried to reward dry wines in a system that rewarded sugar
  • Not very popular, only a few producers remain
42
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Prior to 2012 what was the Highest quality level in the VDP pyramid?

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Erste Lage (first site). Wines at this level must have a “1” followed by a cluster of grapes. They must be harvested by hand at a maximum yield of 50 hl/ ha and a minimum must weight equivalent to Spatlese.

43
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If Erste Lage wine is dry__________________

A

It will be denoted with the label GG (Grosses Gewachs). Sweet wines are denoted by their Pradikat. GG wines are trocken with no more than 9 g/l of rs.

44
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In the Rheingau what can a GG wine be labelled?

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Erstes Gewachs. This is a term endorecd by Charta

45
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When must GG Wines be released?

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Whites: not before Sept 1 of the year following harvest
Reds: Must recieve another year of aging on top of the above

46
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The restrictions of the VDP predate that of the 1971 German Wine Law. This means_____________

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That one vineyard might be classed as part of the VDP and another may not

47
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What happened to the VDP in 2012?

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They adopted a four tier system very close to that of Burgundy. Meaning that Erste Lage would be called Grosse Lage.

48
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Erst Lage still exists in the new VDP system, but________

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They are more of the equivalent of Premier Cru

49
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The Erste Lage logo?

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Is now used by GG Wines

50
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True or False; Erst Lage doesn’t have to be adopted by each anbaugebiet?

A

True. They choose to use it or not. For example the Rheinhessen does not have the Erst Lage designation.

51
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Below Grosse Lage and Erste Lage is?

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Ortswein and Gutswein which are modelled after Burgundy’s village and regional wines. These levels permit maximum levels of 75 hl/ha, plus the Wines show less and less Site specificity.

52
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VDP Classification (2012 forward) and corresponding maximum yields

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  1. Grosse Lage: Grand Cru Wines (max 50 hl/ha)
  2. Erst Lage: Premier Cru Wines (max 60 hl/ha)
  3. Orstwein: Village Wines (max 75 hl/ ha)
  4. Gutswein: Regional Wines (max 75 hl/ ha)
53
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What must every member of the VDP’s capsule have?

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The VDP logo, a stylised eagle clasping a cluster of grapes

54
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Is the VDP endorsed by German law?

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No it isn’t it is sanctioned by its members and is open to interpretation

55
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In the Mosel producers are able to make Grosse Lage wines at any Pradikat level if they are a member of the VDP?

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Sure can

56
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When did the German government create the state afilitated German Wine Insitute at Mainz?

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In 2000. It also invented a simple system of ranking wines similar to the VDP. Here the terms Classic and Selection were meant to replace the words Halbtrocken and Trocken. Classic wines are “harmonious dry” (max sugar content of 15 g/l) and Selection Wines are “superior dry” (max sugar limit of 9 g/l)

57
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Classic Wines- Germany?

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  • Single Varietal
  • Can’t mention any vineyards on the label
  • Superior minimum alcohol of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)
58
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Selection Wines- Germany

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  • Single Vineyard, single variety
  • Yields must be 60 hl/ ha
  • Must weights must be equivalent to Auslese
  • Vineyards must be hand harvested
  • Wines can’t be released prior to September 1 of the year following harvest
59
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Where is the Mittelrhein Located?

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It is a narrow anbaugebiet which follows the River Rhine northward past Assmannshausen and Lorch in the Rheingau.

60
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What are the vineyards like in the Mittelrhein?

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They are planted on steep, slate riverside slopes planted predominately to Riesling. 80% of the wine is either trocken or halbtrocken

61
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What is the Mittelrhein’s monopole Grosse Lage Site?

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The Hahn vineyard which is owned by Toni Jose in Bacharach. The village of Spay, near Koblenz is also the source of some good wines, especially from Matthias Muller

WSET Diploma: Unit 3: Germany (14 decks)

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