Germany Flashcards
Who owns the Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg vineyard?
von Schubert-Grünhaus estate
Who owns the Josephshöfer vineyard?
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Who owns the Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg vineyard?
Karthäuserhof
Who owns most of the Rothenberg vineyard? Where is it located?
- Gunderloch
- Rheinhessen’s premier site
Who owns most of the Mannberg vineyard? Where is it located?
- von Simmern
- Hattenheim
Who is the producer to watch in Hochheim that just got started in 1956?
Franz Künstler
Who has the term “Erstes Gewächs” trademarked?
Charta
Which anbaugebiet has not adopted the new Erste Lage tier?
Rheinhessen
Which anbaugebiet has the most Grosse Lage?
Rheingau
Where is Zell located?
Mosel
Where is Winkel located?
Rheingau
Where is Trier located?
Mosel
Where is the Steinberg vineyard located? Who is it a monopole of?
- Hattenheim
- Kloster Eberbach
Where is the Sonnenberg vineyard?
Eltville (Rheingau)
Where is the Scharzhofberger ortsteil vineyard located?
Wiltingen
Where is the Rheingau’s center for red wine production?
Assmannshausen
Where is the Rausch vineyard located?
Saarburg, Mosel
Where is the origin of Liebfraumilch?
Worms in the Rheinhessen
Where is the monastery of Kloster Eberbach?
Hallgarten (Rheingau)
Where is the Michelsberg grosslage?
Piesport - a smear on the integrity of the village
Where is the Lay vineyard?
Bernkastel, Mosel
Where is the Kammerberg Grosse Lage vineyard?
Schweigen (Pfalz)
Where is the Kalkofen vineyard located?
Deidesheim (Pfalz)
Where is the Josephshöfer vineyard located?
Graach (Mosel)
Where is the Gräfenberg vineyard located?
Kiedrich (Rheingau)
Where is the Dromprobst vineyard located?
Graach (Mosel)
Where is the Doctor vineyard?
Bernkastel-Kues (Mosel)
Where is the Berg Roseneck vineyard located?
Rüdesheim, Rheingau
Where is the Badstube grosslage?
Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel
Where is Spay located?
Mittelrhein
Where is Schweigen located? Name a producer here.
- Pfalz
- Friedrich Becker - one of Germany’s most esteemed producers of Spätburgunder
Where is Schloss Johannisberg located?
Rheingau
Where is Sangiovese planted in Germany?
Pfalz
Where is Rüdesheim located?
Rheingau
Where is Pfaffenberg located? Who owns it?
- Hattenheim (Rheingau)
- Schloss Schönborn
Where is most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling planted?
Württemberg
Where is Matthias Müller producing wines?
Mittelrhein
Where is Kloster Eberbach located?
Rheingau
Where is Kiedrich located?
Rheingau
Where is Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard located?
Brauneberg, Mosel
Where is Johannisberg located?
Rheingau
Where is Iphofen located?
Franken
Where is Hochheim located?
Rheingau
Where is Hattenheim located?
Rheingau
Where is Hallgarten located?
Rheingau
Where is Geisenheim located?
Rheingau
Where is Erbach located?
Rheingau
Where is Eltville located?
Rheingau
Where is Deidesheim located?
Pfalz
Where is Bacharach located?
Mittelrhein
Where is Assmannshausen located?
Rheingau
Where in Germany does the Rhine river flow westward?
Rheingau - from the city of Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim
Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine River?
Koblenz
Where does the German “discovery” of Spätlese date to? When was Auslese discovered?
- 1775 - at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau
- 1787 - Auslese
Where does the Ahr rank in overall size?
10th
Where are Jungfer and Schönhell vineyards located?
Hallgarten (Rheingau)
When was the Mosel’s name shortened?
August 1st, 2007
When was the Geisenheim Institute found? Where is it located?
1872
-Rheingau
When did the Cistercians of Burgundy found Kloster Eberbach monastery?
1136
What wine was featured on the Titanic’s wine list?
Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling
What vineyard located to the east of Hattenheimer Mannberg?
Erbacher Macrobrunn
What village is at the confluence of the Rhine and Main River in the Rheingau?
Hoccheim
What two anbaugebiete are located in former East Germany?
- Sachsen
- Saale-Unstrut
What terms were “Classic” and “Selection” intended to replace? Who developed the program? When did it debut?
- Halbtrocken and Trocken
- German Wine Institute at Mainz
- Debuted with the 2000 vintage
What style is Landwein produced as?
trocken or halbtrocken
What slate characterizes the Mosel?
Devonian slate
What river is the Nahe situated along?
The Nahe River
What river is Franken located on?
Main River
What regions can Liebfraumilch be blended from?
- Rheinhessen
- Nahe
- Rheingau
- Pfalz
What region uses “Erstes Gewächs” instead of “Grosses Gewächs”?
Rheingau - is a legally authorized term and may be spelled out in full
What region may not produce Grosse Lage wines at the Kabinett level?
Pfalz
What region has the highest Öchsle requirement for Spätlese Riesling?
Pfalz @ 90º
What region has the highest Öchsle requirement for Kabinett Riesling?
Franken @ 78º
What quality level of wine can be produced from grapes outside Germany?
Deutscher Wein
- It must be 100% German
- OR a statement must be included on the label naming the countries that contribute to the blend
What quality level is most German sparkling wine?
Deutscher Wein
What quality level is Liebfraumilch considered?
QbA
What portion of the VDP estate vineyards are planted to Riesling?
55.00%
What portion of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?
80% - the highest proportion of the grape than any other anbaugebiet
What portion of the Ahr is red wine?
88.00%
What portion of Rheingau Riesling production is dry?
1/2 as of 2014
What portion of Germany’s vineyards are Riesling?
20.00%
What parallel is Ahr located on?
50th
What mountain range is in the Pfalz?
Haardt Hills (aka Vosges Mtns)
What may growers to the east of the vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 label their wines?
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg
What is Weissherbst? Where is it popular?
- A saignée rosé made from a single variety and of at least QbA quality
- Baden
What is the warmest site of the Pfalz?
The Grosse Lage Forster Kirchenstück
What is the Südliche Weinstrasse?
The southern commune of the Pfalz
What is the sole bereich of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
What is the rosé popular in Württemberg?
Schillerwein
What is the rosé popular in Baden?
Weissherbst
What is the river of the Ahr?
Ahr river
What is the requirement for sparkling wine to be labeled “Deutscher Sekt”?
100% German grapes
What is the range of Öchsle for TBA?
150-154º
What is the range of Öchsle for Spätlese?
80-95º
What is the range of Öchsle for Kabinett?
70-85º
What is the range of Öchsle for Beerenauslese and Eiswein?
110-128º
What is the range of Öchsle for Auslese?
88-105º
What is the only bereich of the Ahr? And only grosslage?
- Bereich - Walporzheim-Ahrtal
- Grosslage - Klosterberg
What is the name of the traditional flute-shaped brown bottle? Where is it used?
- Rheingauer Flöte
- Rheingau
What is the most planted red grape of the Rheingau?
Spätburgunder
What is the most planted grape in the Rheinhessen?
Müller-Thurgau
What is the min must weight for Grosse Lage wines?
A min must weight equivalent to Spätlese
What is the min alcohol level for Prädikat wines?
- 7%
- 5.5% - BA, TBA and Eiswein
What is the min % for a stated variety in Germany?
85.00%
What is the max RS for “classic”?
9g/l (12g/l for Riesling)
What is the German term for noble rot?
Edelfäule
What is the German term for monopole?
alleinbesitz
What is the German name for Blaufränkisch?
Lemberger
What is the finest estate in the Mittelrhein?
Toni Jost’s alleinbesitz Bacharacher Hahn
What is the best Spätburgunder vineyard of the Rheingau? Name a producer of it.
- Höllenberg
- August Kesseler
What is the annual average temperature of the Mosel?
49ºF
What is the aging requirement for Grosses Gewächs wines?
- White - not released before 9/1
- Red - receive an additional year of aging
What is the aging req for Grosse Lage wines labeled by Prädikat?
May be released as soon as May 1 of the year following harvest
What is the 2nd most planted red grape in Germany?
Dornfelder
What is tafelwein known as since 2009?
Deutscher Wein
What is Schillerwein?
A style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together; common in Württemberg
What is required for Sekt to be labeled as QbA?
It must be produced from traditional grapes grown in 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete
What is Pinot Gris called in Germany?
Grauburgunder
What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard?
Goldtröpfchen
What is Müller-Thurgau a cross of?
- Originally thought to be Riesling x Silvaner
- Recent DNA has recast it as Riesling x Madeleine Royale
What is located to the west of Erbacher Macrobrunn?
Hattenheimer Mannberg
What is Goldriesling? Where is it a local specialty in Germany?
An aromatic crossing developed in Alsace, is the local specialty of Sachsen
What is Germany’s warmest wine growing region?
Kaisterstuhl (Baden)
What is Germany’s northernmost wine growing region?
Saale-Unstrut
What is Frühburgunder?
A early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir
What is Franken’s wine center? Name an important vineyard.
Würzberg - Stein (lends its name to the former Frankish nickname “Steinwein”)
What is Ehrenfelser a crossing of?
Riesling x Silvaner
What is Dornfelder a crossing of?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe