Germany Flashcards
Most widely planted white grape in Germany
Riesling
2nd most widely planted white grape
Muller-Thurgau
Most widely planted red grape
Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)
German name for Pinot Gris
Grauburgunder/Rulander
German Name for Pinot Blanc
Weissburgunder
Term used for basic “table wine” made from 100% German grapes
Deutscher wein
ggA
Geschützte Geographische Angabe - Term used for the PGI category formerly known as Landwein
2 categories of wine that are collectively classified as “gU”
QbA (Qualitatswein) and Pradikatswein
The lowest (least ripe) level of the German Pradikat
Kabinett
Level of German Pradikat that translates to “late harvest”
Spatlese
Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected harvest”
Auslese
Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected berries”
Berrenauslese
Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected dried berries”
Trockenbeerenauslese
Levels of German Pradikat, in order from lowest possible ripeness to highest
Kabinette Spatlese Auslese Beerenauslese Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese
Scale used in Germany to determine grape ripeness (density)
Oechsle
Germany has 13 of these recognised wine regions
Anbeugebiete
Germany has about 40 of these “regional” or “district”-style appellations
Bereiche
Germany has 163 of these appellations, which are basically geographic based groupings of vineyards
Grosslagen
Germany has more than 2,700 of these appellations, which come close to being “single vineyard” appellations
Einzellagen
VDP
The Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter - association of German Pradikat wine Estates
VDP term for the highest-level vineyards of a recognised estate
VDP Grosse Lage (great site) Followed by: VDP Erste Lage (first site) VDP Ortswein (classified site) VDP Gutswein (estate wine)
Weissherbst
A type of German Rose
Term used for German sparkling wine
Sekt or Schaumwein
German wine region located just across from Alsace
Baden
2 wine regions located in the former East Germany
Sachen and Saale Unstrut
German term for Botrytis
Edelfaule
Levels of sweetness from dry to sweet?
trocken -dry halbtrocken - off-dry feinherb - off dry same as above but legally undefined lieblich/halbsuB - half sweet suss/suB - sweet
Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to sweeten a wine?
sussreserve
Label term used to indicate an estate bottled wine?
Gutsabfullung
Label term used to indicate a producer bottled wine made by grower cooperatives?
Erzeugerabfullung
Label term used to indicate a wine produced by a commercial winery that sourced its grapes?
Abfuller
Label term that indicates semi sweet?
Lieblich
Label term that indicates a dry wine made from Auslese-level grapes from an Einzellage?
Selection
A dry wine from VDP Grosse Lage vineyards?
Grosses Gewächs
Wines from this regions are often packaged in flask shapes Bocksbeutel?
Franken
Regional home of Germany’s warmest wine growing region
Baden
Region often referred to as “Palatinate”
Pfalz
Region that is home to 6 Bereiche including Bernkastel, Saar, Ruwertal?
Mosel
Region near the city of Wiesbaden know for red slate soils?
Rheingau
Region with most of its vines planted in the Necker valley?
Wurttemberg
Region with the most Einzellagen (more than 500)
Mosel
Region with its southern edge almost to Alsace?
Pfalz
Regional home to well known Bereich Johannisberg
Rheingau
Region known for blue slate soils and excellent riesling?
Mosel
Has over 85% of its vines planted with red grapes despite its northerly location?
Ahr
The largest wine region in terms of ground area…with only a small portion planted in grapes?
Baden
The largest wine region in Germany in terms of area under vine and production?
Rheinhessen
One of the wine regions located in what was east Germany?
Sachsen the other is Saale Unstrut
This small area produces only 2% of Germany’s wines which enjoy an excellent reputation?
Rheingau
