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Germany Flashcards

1
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Most widely planted white grape in Germany

A

Riesling

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2
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2nd most widely planted white grape

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Muller-Thurgau

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3
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Most widely planted red grape

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Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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4
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German name for Pinot Gris

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Grauburgunder/Rulander

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5
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German Name for Pinot Blanc

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Weissburgunder

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6
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Term used for basic “table wine” made from 100% German grapes

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Deutscher wein

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7
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ggA

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Geschützte Geographische Angabe - Term used for the PGI category formerly known as Landwein

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8
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2 categories of wine that are collectively classified as “gU”

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QbA (Qualitatswein) and Pradikatswein

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9
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The lowest (least ripe) level of the German Pradikat

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Kabinett

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10
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Level of German Pradikat that translates to “late harvest”

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Spatlese

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11
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Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected harvest”

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Auslese

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12
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Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected berries”

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Berrenauslese

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13
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Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected dried berries”

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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14
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Levels of German Pradikat, in order from lowest possible ripeness to highest

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Kabinette
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese
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15
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Scale used in Germany to determine grape ripeness (density)

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Oechsle

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16
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Germany has 13 of these recognised wine regions

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Anbeugebiete

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17
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Germany has about 40 of these “regional” or “district”-style appellations

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Bereiche

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18
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Germany has 163 of these appellations, which are basically geographic based groupings of vineyards

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Grosslagen

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19
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Germany has more than 2,700 of these appellations, which come close to being “single vineyard” appellations

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Einzellagen

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20
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VDP

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The Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter - association of German Pradikat wine Estates

21
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VDP term for the highest-level vineyards of a recognised estate

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VDP Grosse Lage (great site)
Followed by:
VDP Erste Lage (first site)
VDP Ortswein (classified site)
VDP Gutswein (estate wine)
22
Q

Weissherbst

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A type of German Rose

23
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Term used for German sparkling wine

A

Sekt or Schaumwein

24
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German wine region located just across from Alsace

A

Baden

25
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2 wine regions located in the former East Germany

A

Sachen and Saale Unstrut

26
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German term for Botrytis

A

Edelfaule

27
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Levels of sweetness from dry to sweet?

A 
trocken -dry
halbtrocken - off-dry
feinherb - off dry same as above but legally undefined
lieblich/halbsuB - half sweet
suss/suB - sweet
28
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Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to sweeten a wine?

A

sussreserve

29
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Label term used to indicate an estate bottled wine?

A

Gutsabfullung

30
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Label term used to indicate a producer bottled wine made by grower cooperatives?

A

Erzeugerabfullung

31
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Label term used to indicate a wine produced by a commercial winery that sourced its grapes?

A

Abfuller

32
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Label term that indicates semi sweet?

A

Lieblich

33
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Label term that indicates a dry wine made from Auslese-level grapes from an Einzellage?

A

Selection

34
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A dry wine from VDP Grosse Lage vineyards?

A

Grosses Gewächs

35
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Wines from this regions are often packaged in flask shapes Bocksbeutel?

A

Franken

36
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Regional home of Germany’s warmest wine growing region

A

Baden

37
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Region often referred to as “Palatinate”

A

Pfalz

38
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Region that is home to 6 Bereiche including Bernkastel, Saar, Ruwertal?

A

Mosel

39
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Region near the city of Wiesbaden know for red slate soils?

A

Rheingau

40
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Region with most of its vines planted in the Necker valley?

A

Wurttemberg

41
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Region with the most Einzellagen (more than 500)

A

Mosel

42
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Region with its southern edge almost to Alsace?

A

Pfalz

43
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Regional home to well known Bereich Johannisberg

A

Rheingau

44
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Region known for blue slate soils and excellent riesling?

A

Mosel

45
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Has over 85% of its vines planted with red grapes despite its northerly location?

A

Ahr

46
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The largest wine region in terms of ground area…with only a small portion planted in grapes?

A

Baden

47
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The largest wine region in Germany in terms of area under vine and production?

A

Rheinhessen

48
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One of the wine regions located in what was east Germany?

A

Sachsen the other is Saale Unstrut

49
Q

This small area produces only 2% of Germany’s wines which enjoy an excellent reputation?

A

Rheingau

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