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What are the most important grape varieties grow in Germany?

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Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Silvaner

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What percentage of world’s wines does Germany produce?

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2-3%

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What are the main winemaking regions in Germany?

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Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Mosel
Pflaz

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What is the German wine style?

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Balance or sweetness and acidity with low alcohol 8-10%

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What are the 3 basic styles of German wine?

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Trocken: dry
Halbtrocken: medium dry
Fruity: semidry to very sweet

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What are the ripeness levels of German wine?

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Tafelwein - table wine

Qualitatswein - quality wine

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What are the 2 types of Qualitatswein?

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Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) : quality wine that comes from one of 13 regions

Pradikatswein: quality wine of distinction - may not be chaptalized

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What are the 5 levels if Pradikatswein wine?

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In ascending order of quality, price & ripeness

Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein
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What is Kabinett?

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Light, semidry wines made from normally ripened grapes.

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What is Spatlese?

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Spat means late and lese means picking.

Medium style wine picked after the normal harvest.

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What is Auslese?

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Out picked meaning grapes picked out of ripe bunches.

Medium to fuller style wine

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What is Beerenlauslese?

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Berries out picking - berries picked out individually - made only 2-3x every 10 yrs.
Botrytis.

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What is Trockenbeerenauslese?

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Grapes are dried like raisins.
Botrytis.
Most expensive.

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What is Eiswein?

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A rare sweet concentrated wine made from frozen grapes left on the vine. Pressed when frozen.
Must be made with grapes ripe enough to make Beerenlauslese.

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What is Sussreserve?

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Unfermented grape juice of the same varietal added back to the fermentation to achieve their style.

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What is the difference between Rhein & Mosel wines?

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Rhein have more body than do Mosels.
Mosels higher in acidity & alcohol, show more autumn fruit like apple, pears, quince.
Rhine show more summer fruits like apricots, peaches and nectarines.
Rhein come in brown bottles Mosel in green.

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