Germany Flashcards
Most German winegrowing areas are found near rivers or Lake _______.
Constance
What are the important rivers and tributaries in Germany?
Rhine, Mosel, Ahr, Nahe, Main, Necker
What are Germany’s soils?
Blue and red slate
Why are Germany’s soils important to the top vineyard sites?
The blue and red slate soil retains heat and radiates is back out at night.
What are the 3 states/Lander which are Germany’s primary winegrowing regions?
Baden-Wurttemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate
Germany’s recognized wine areas are known as
Anbaugebiete
How many Anbaugebiete are there in Germany?
13
In order to use the term Deutscher Wein, the wine must be ______% German in origin.
100%
Is chaptalization allowed in Pradikatswein?
No
Pradikate means
special attributes
What are the 6 levels of Pradikatswein in order of ripeness level?
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eisvein, Trockenbeerenauslese
What does Auslese mean?
selected harvest
What does Spatlese mean?
late harvest
What does Beerenauslese mean?
selected berries
What does Trockenbeerenauslese mean?
selected dried berries
What are the three levels of Pradikat dessert wines?
Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese
What is the value of measurement called for measuring must weight?
Oeschle
Oeschle values can range from ____ to _____.
40 to 100
Gutsabfullung on a label means
estate bottled
Erzeugerabfullung on a label means
producer bottled
Abfullung is a term used for a commercial winery that buys grapes from other sources. T or F
True
What is the equivalent of an AOC within a region in Germany?
Bereiche
What is the organization of Germany’s leading wine estates?
VDP
The VDP classifies
vineyards
How many levels are in the VDP classification and list in order of highest to lowest?
- Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Ortswein, Gutswein
VDP Erste Lage translates to
first site
VDP Ortswein translates to
classified site wine
VDP Gutswein translates to
estate wine or regional wine
An entry level wine in the VDP would be labeled
Gutswein
What is sussreserve?
unfermented grape juice added after fermentation to sweeten a low alcohol wine
What are the German terms for sweetness levels in order of driest to sweetest?
trocken, halbtrocken/feinherb, lieblich/halbsuB, suss/suB
The potential alcohol levels of Kabinett, Spatlese, and Auslese are
10%, 12% and 14%
A rose from a single variety of at least QbA quality may be labeled with the term
weissherbst
German sparkling wine is called
Sekt or Schaumvein
What is the most widely planted grape in Germany?
Reisling
What is the second most common grape in Germany?
Muller-Thurgau
What red grapes are grown in Germany?
Pinot Noir, Dornfelder, Portugieser
What are the three white grapes of Germany, not including the …burgunders?
Reisling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner
What region/Anbaugebiete is known for it’s high acid Reislings?
Mosel
What is the soil in the Mosel?
blue slate
What are the 2 Mosel side tributaries?
Saar and Ruwer
What area of the Mosel is home to it’s most famous sites?
Mittelmosel
How many Bereiche are in the Mosel Anbaugebeite?
6
Name 4 Bereiche in the Mosel.
Bernkastle, Burg Cochem, Saar and Ruwertal
Wines from the Mosel usually contain no more than ____% alcohol and are bottled in
10%, tall green bottles
What other area is equal to Mosel in reputation?
Rheingau
What are the 2 grapes in the Rheingau?
Reisling, Spatburgunder
What is the soil in the Rheingau?
Red slate
What is the name of the one Anbaugebiet in the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
What region is north of Pfalz and leads in area under vine and production?
Reinehessen
The tradition squat green or brown Bocksbeutel is found in what Anbaugebiete?
Franken
What is the most widely planted grape in Baden?
Spatburgunder
What is considered to be Germany’s warmest wine growing area?
Baden’s Kaiserstuhl bereich
What region/aubaugebiete is one of Germany’s most northern region and known for red wine?
Ahr
What region may add the label term Charta on the label of it’s dry to off-dry QbA or Pradikat level Reisling?
Rheingau
What two regions produce red wines as their key wine style?
Ahr and Wurttemberg
What three regions produce both red and white wines?
Baden, Rheingau and Rheinhessen
