Germany

Question 1

What are the top regions of Germany

Answer 1

Mosel
Pfalz
Rheinhessen
Rheingau

Question 2

What do they call sparkling wine in German

Answer 2

Sekt

Question 3

What are the main grapes of Germany

Answer 3

Riesling
Gewürztraminer
Muller-Thurgau

Question 4

What is chaptalization

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is sussreserve

Answer 5

Unfermented great that is frequently added the chaptalized wines so they will have better balance

Question 6

What is the term for a quality wine in German

Answer 6

Qualitatswein or QmP

These grades will range from just under ripe to over ripe

Question 7

What are the six QmP classifications for Riesling

Answer 7

Kabinett
Splatlese 
Auslese 
Beerenaslese 
Trockenbeerenauslese 
Eiswein

Question 8

Describe kabinett

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is Splatlese

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is Auslese

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is beerenauslese

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is Trockenbeerenauslese

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What is Eiswein

Answer 13

Wine produced from partially frozen grapes

Question 14

What is the most important grape of Germany

Answer 14

Riesling

Question 15

Describe a Gewurztraminer

Answer 15

Unique combination of lychee, rose petals, perfume, and spice

Question 16

What is spatburgunder

Answer 16

What they cal Pinot noir in Germany. Translation is “late burgundy” in reference to how late the grape ripens

Question 17

What is Silvaner

Answer 17

A fast right fairly neutral white grape, that produces fairly dry and semi sweet wines

Question 18

What is Scheurebe

Answer 18

Genetic cross of Silvaner and Riesling. Dry white wine but some rather good sweet wines

Question 19

What is dornfelder

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Describe Mosel

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Describe a typical Riesling from Mosel

Answer 21

Relatively low alcohol and they have a piercing zip of acidity that it’s almost always softened with a touch of sweetness

Question 22

Describe Pfalz

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Describe Rheinhessen

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Describe Rheingau

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

Describe Nahe

Answer 25

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

Question 26

German wine laws are based on what

Answer 26

Ripeness

Question 27

Which of the following is not a wine region of Germany
A.  Rheingau 
B.  Rheinhessen 
C.  Rheinoceros
D.  Rheinpfalz

Answer 27

C. Rhinoceros

Question 28

Chaptalization is a process in which sugar is added to fermenting wine to:

Answer 28

Boost alcohol content

Question 29

The German grape Splatburgunder is known as what in the rest of the world

Answer 29

Pinot noir

Question 30

The largest designation for a top wine producing region in Germany is an

Answer 30

Anbaugebiet

Question 31

An officially recognized, individual vineyard site in Germany is known as

Answer 31

Einzellage