Germany

Question 0

Amtliche Prufingsnumner: 5 sets of numbers on label for Pradikatswein–what do the 5 sets stand for?

Answer 0

1st set--region where wine was tested
2nd---commune wine was bottled in
3rd---bottler's code
4th--unique code for bottling
5th--year application was filed

Question 1

What are the Pradikat levels and minimum Ochsle ranges for German wine?

Min alc 7%
Min alc 5.5 TBA

Answer 1

Kabinett   70-85•
Spatlese    80-95•
Auslese      88-105*
Beerenauslese    110-128•
Eiswein      110-128•
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154•

Question 2

Grosse Lage

Answer 2

Logo: 1 :•. Cluster grapes
Hand-harvest 
max yields 50hl/ha
Minimum must equivalent of Spatlese ripeness
"GG" if dry

Question 3

Some vineyards escaped the 5ha mandate for single vineyards in 1971 Wine Law. How many vineyards and what are they?

Answer 3

• Bernkasteler Docktor in Mosel
• Kiedricher Turmberg in the Rheingau
• Forster Kirchenstuckin the Pfalz

Question 4

Name Germany’s 13 Anbaugebiete

Answer 4

Ahr, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Rheingau,
Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz, Baden,
Wurttemberg, Hessiche-Bergstrasse, Franken, Sachen, Saale-Unstruut

Question 5

When was the discovery of spatlese harvesting in Germany?

Answer 5

1775

Question 6

When was the Auslese category introduced?

Answer 6

1787

Question 7

When was eiswein introduced?

Answer 7

1858

Question 8

The Geisenheim Wine Institute was founded in what year and in what region?

Answer 8

1858 in Rheingau

Question 9

When did phylloxera hit Germany?

Answer 9

1872

Question 10

In German Wine Law, what does ‘gU’ stand for?

Answer 10

Geschutze Upsprungsbezeichnung

Question 11

According to 1971 Wine law, name the 4 categories of German wine from lowest to highest in quality.

Answer 11

Wein (Deutscher Wein)
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

Question 12

Define feinherb

Answer 12

Indicates a slightly off-dry style of wine, replacing halbtrocken on labels