Germany

Question 1

What does a gold capsule denote on a bottle of Mosel Riesling?

Answer 1

More sweetness due to a higher must weight. Most common with Auslese bottles.

Question 2

What is a Bereiche?

Answer 2

A district or subregion within an Anbaugebiet.

Question 3

What is a Gemeinden?

Answer 3

A community or village

Question 4

What is an Alleinbesitz?

Answer 4

A Monopole

Question 5

What is a grosslagen?

Answer 5

A large vineyard or a collection of individual vineyards (einzellagen) that share common traits.

Question 6

What is an Einzellagen?

Answer 6

A single vineyard designation

Question 7

In which Bereiche are Ürzig, Brauneberg, and Wehlen located?

Answer 7

Mittelmosel. Bernkastel

Question 8

Name the 6 Bereiche in Mosel.

Answer 8

Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, Saar, Ruwertal, Obermosel, Moseltor

Question 9

In which Bereiche is the Würzgarten vineyard located in?

Answer 9

Ürzig

Question 10

The vineyards east of Doctor that were excluded from Doctor in 1984 may label their wines as?

Answer 10

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg

Question 11

What is a synonym for Pinot Meunier in Germany?

Answer 11

Schwarzriesling

Question 12

What is Weissherbst?

Answer 12

A saignee rosé made from a single varietal of QbA quality.

Question 13

What is Landwein?

Answer 13

PGI, no geographical indication, must be trocken or halbtrocken and 100% German in origin.

Question 14

What is the VDP classification & corresponding maximum yields?

Answer 14

Gross Lage 50hl/ha
Erste Lage 60hl/ha
Ortswein 75h/ha
Gutswein 75hl/ha

Question 15

In what Anbaugebiet do the following producers make wine?
Donnhoff
Burklin-wolf
Keller
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Egon Muller
Robert weil

Answer 15

Nahe 
Pfalz 
Reinhessen 
Mosel
Mosel
Rheingau