Germany Flashcards
What’s feinherb??
Semi-dry up to 20 RS
9,18,20,45
What’s Lieblich?
Semi-Sweet 18-45 RS
9,18,20,45
What’s halftrocken?
Off dry -up to 18 RS
9,18,20,45
What’s does klassiche or traditionelle Flaschengärung mean on a bottle of wine in Germany?
Method traditional
Name all of Germany’s anbaugebietes
13 total
East Germany
•Saale-Unstrut
•Sachsen
West Germany (Rhine river) •Ahr •Mittelrhein •Mosel •Rheingau •Nahe •Rheinhessen •Franken •Hessische Bergstrasse •Wurttenberg •Pfalz •Baden
What’s the name of the river that passes thru Franken?
Main river
What’s the name of the river that passes thru Baden and Wurtemberg?
Neckar river
What’s the name for Pinot Grigio in Germany?
Rulander
Where’s the groslage of Klosterberg?
In the Ahr and it’s the only one
What’s the name of the mountains that produce a rain shadow effect in Ahr?
Eifel mountains
What’s the name of Blaufrankisch in Germany?
Lemberger
What are the parents of the Bacchus grape and where can you Find it?
Cross of Silvaner and Riesling x Muller-Thurgau.
With the largest vineyards are found in the Pfalz, Rheinghessen and Franken
What’s an alleinbesitz?
It means monopole in German
What’s an Orststeil?
They can be smaller districts, states, villages or even vineyards (most likely)that are well known so they don’t need to be listed in the label with the name of the village where they’re located
Ex: Schloss Johannisberg,
Erbach < Eltville
Steinberg < Hattenheim
What did the German Wine Law of 1971 mainly did?
It helped to put back together the highly fractioned system of more than 30k (einzellagen) vineyards resulting after the Napoleonic Code
Establishing a min of 5 hectares per vineyard
It also established the precondition of must weights as a precondition for quality
