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what are the 2 seasoning grapes in Rhone?

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-cicaign and carrignin

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what are Bordeaux seasoning grapes?

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  • malbec, petit..
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where are most vineyards located in Germany?

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  • Southwestern Corner, around Rhine river on other side of Alps
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what is climate in Germany?

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  • most Northerly wine region**, highest % of export
  • Continental climate- warm summers, cold winters
  • wine tradition brought with Romans
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what are main vareitals?

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-winter hardy varietals and hybrids, mostly white
white: resling, Muller-Thurgau (hybrid), Silvaner. Kerner (hybrid)
Red: Spatburgunder (PN)

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what are hybrids grown in Germany?

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  • Muller- Thurgau, Kerner
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what is the German Quality and labelling system based on?

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  • geographical regions
    -quality based on ripeness of grapes at harvest
    sweet wines (suis) now some made trocken (dry) or halbtrocken (half dry)
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what does estate bottled in german? **

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-Erzeuger Abfullung

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dry in german?

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trocken

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semi dry?

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halbtrocken

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sweet?

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suss

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what are the 2 labeling systems divided into?

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Table wine and QWPSR

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what does QWPSR stand for?

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quality wine produced from specific region

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what are the 2 sub classifications in table wines?

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  • tafelwein

- Landwein

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what are the 2 subclassiifcations under QWPSR?

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QbA and QmP

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what is the highest level? What are its characteristics?

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QmP

  • chapitilisation is forbidden (adding sugar to wine)
  • seperated into Kabinett Spatlese , Auslese, Beerenauslese and Eiswine
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Kabinett

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  • lowest of all QmP classifications

- signifies that the grapes were picked at normal harvest time but were riper than QbA

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Spatlese

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  • translates to late harvest

- more sugar and more flavour

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Auslese

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  • selected- indv selected from extar ripe bunches
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Beerenauslese

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  • berries indivivually selected and BA (Edelfaule)
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eiswine

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  • highest level, icewine
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what are classifications of QbA

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  • certain permitted grape vareitals only: reisling, Muller- Thurgau, Rulander (pinot gris), Sylvaner
  • higher ripeness at harvest than landwein
  • chapitalization permitted
  • use of AP
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what is AP

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  • amtliche Prufungsnummer= official testing

- ensures traceability and quality, speficic to Germany

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what are characteristics of tafelwein

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  • made from grapes grown in Germany
    -must have enough sugar at harvest to yield 5% alcohol
  • chaptalization permited
    sweetened after fermentation “ suss reserve”
    -SO2 used liberally to preserve and prevent oxidation
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Landwein characteristics

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  • slightly more strict than tafelwein
  • chaptalization permitted
  • restrictions specific to region of production
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characteristicsc of GmP

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  • no chapitalization permitted
  • wine may be sweetened “suss reserve”
  • harvest sugar content critical determinant of ripeness
  • Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese must be made with BA grapes
27
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german terroir?

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  • varies from slate to loam

- hilsides are vital to concentrate light in the most northernly area (Rheingau and Mosel)

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where are the steepest vines in teh world grown?

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  • Calmont (67degrees)
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mosel- Saar- Ruwer

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  • south facing slopes and sun traps
  • grey slate soils
  • 90% resiling grapes
  • wien noted for floral and citrus flavours
  • packaged in green rhine flute bottles
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Rheingau

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  • runs east to west
  • steep south facing slopes
  • slate soils
  • less acidic than Mosel
  • BA, TBA and eisweins
  • pre emminent vineyards- Schloss Johannnisberg, Schoss Vollrads
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Rheinhesse

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  • largets wien producing
  • variety, including Muller- Thurgau, Sylvaner
  • mod priced but undigstinguished
  • liebfraumilch (lady’s milk)
  • flat land
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Baden

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  • across the river from Alsace along Lake Constance
  • use french grape varieties: pinot noir, pinot gris, pinot blanc and Gewurz
  • known for Bocksbeutel bottles

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