Germany Flashcards
What are the top regions of Germany
Mosel
Pfalz
Rheinhessen
Rheingau
What do they call sparkling wine in German
Sekt
What are the main grapes of Germany
Riesling
Gewürztraminer
Muller-Thurgau
What is chaptalization
This is when you must add sugar to induce fermentation when the grapes are not ripe enough. Charlize’s wines in Germany must be fermented to completely dry by law
What is sussreserve
Unfermented great that is frequently added the chaptalized wines so they will have better balance
What is the term for a quality wine in German
Qualitatswein or QmP
These grades will range from just under ripe to over ripe
What are the six QmP classifications for Riesling
Kabinett Splatlese Auslese Beerenaslese Trockenbeerenauslese Eiswein
Describe kabinett
The German style if Riesling that tends to be intensely Acidic and though they can be produced dry, it is more likely to find them off dry or semi sweet
What is Splatlese
The German term that literally means late harvest. Wind of this style will have higher alcohol than a Kabinett and more concentrated flavors. These can be anywhere from dry to sweet
What is Auslese
This term means select harvest. The grades are selected by hand and must be very ripe. They are often full-bodied white wine with intense flavors and aromas. This style of wine can only be produced warmer years. Usually make semi sweet or dessert wines that you can make a dry
What is beerenauslese
Berries select harvest, these are some of the sweetest, riches and rarest wines produced in Germany. These are overripe grapes that have naturally been infected with botrytis
What is Trockenbeerenauslese
This is the highest level of ripeness that a grape can reach. Trocken means dry, but not that the wine is dry, the grape is dry, almost raisin like. These lines are some of the sweetest, most intense, richest, and dessert wines produced in the world
What is Eiswein
Wine produced from partially frozen grapes
What is the most important grape of Germany
Riesling
Describe a Gewurztraminer
Unique combination of lychee, rose petals, perfume, and spice
What is spatburgunder
What they cal Pinot noir in Germany. Translation is “late burgundy” in reference to how late the grape ripens
What is Silvaner
A fast right fairly neutral white grape, that produces fairly dry and semi sweet wines
What is Scheurebe
Genetic cross of Silvaner and Riesling. Dry white wine but some rather good sweet wines
What is dornfelder
A German red wine that is the second most widely planted Red grape in Germany. It ripens quickly and produces deeply colored red wines that are often full-bodied and more tannic than other German reds
Describe Mosel
It is the western most wine region of Germany, very near to France. The Mosel river flows northeast into the Rhine. The slopes often have slate hill sides that are planted with grapes
Describe a typical Riesling from Mosel
Relatively low alcohol and they have a piercing zip of acidity that it’s almost always softened with a touch of sweetness
Describe Pfalz
The warmest region of Germany formally known as Rheinpfalz. It borders the Rhine River to the east and France to the south. It is very close to Alsace. In the northern region Pfalz is known for its dry Rieslings of intense power. Other whites and reds are produced in the southern area
Describe Rheinhessen
Germany’s largest wine region in terms of acreage and second leading producer. Rheinhessen has Pfalz to the south, The rhine river to the north and east & Nahe to the west. The landscape is mostly Rolling Hills along large Plateaus surrounded by Thick Forest. They mostly grow muller-thurgau, Silvaner and dornfelder
Describe Rheingau
Is located on the north banks of the Rhine River directly across from Rheinhessen. The region is made up of large hillsides the rise from the river banks. Almost all the vineyards here have southern orientation. The most important grape here is riesling, producing everything from dry, crisp wines to Botrytised desert wines.
Describe Nahe
Just west of Rheinhessen, with the Nahe river. The region is famous for various soils, and has a large variety of wines planted. Riesling Dornfeld and muller-thurgau are the most widely planted
German wine laws are based on what
Ripeness
Which of the following is not a wine region of Germany A. Rheingau B. Rheinhessen C. Rheinoceros D. Rheinpfalz
C. Rhinoceros
Chaptalization is a process in which sugar is added to fermenting wine to:
Boost alcohol content
The German grape Splatburgunder is known as what in the rest of the world
Pinot noir
The largest designation for a top wine producing region in Germany is an
Anbaugebiet
An officially recognized, individual vineyard site in Germany is known as
Einzellage
