Germany Flashcards
From North to South name the six sub regions of the Mosel
TerrasenMosel, Mittelmosel, Ruwer, Saar, Obermosel, Moseltor.
Where is the Forster Kirchenstuck located?
Pfalz
Bernkasteler Doctor is located where?
Mittelmosel
Kiedricher Turmberg is located?
Rheingau
Next to Spatburgunder what is the second and third most planted varietal in Germany
Donfelder and Blauer Portuegeser
A rose made by the Saignee method under the Qba is made from a blend of how many grapes and is called?
It is a single varietal wine called Weissherbst
Higher quality German wines are Varietal wine that contain what percentage of the blend?
85%
Name the Pradikats Wein levels from the most ripe at harvest to the least ripe at harvest.
Eiswein, TBA, Beerenauslese, Auslese, Spatlese, and kabinett
The Pradikat levels are determined by the levels of?
They are determined by the levels of sugar/ripeness at harvest
The first three pradikatswein levels at the lower levels of ripening must have a minimum alcohol of?
7%, the latter three are a minimum of 5.5%
What is the VDP
The VDP is the group of 200 growers throughout Germany that promote wine with a more restrictive classification of Einzellagen.
If you see Deutscher Wein on label what is the quality of wine in the bottle?
Basic and light style of wine
Name the levels of the Vdp from Grand Cru to Regional
Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Orstwein, Gutswein
What is the Liebfraumlich and where is it located?
It is located within the Rheinheissen and is an 18th century wine of origin.
Flowing from the Vosges mountain and connecting with the Saar and Ruwer tributaries is what river?
The mosel river
Name Piesports greatest vineyard
Goldtropchen
In the Mosel there is a vineyard that is an exception to the 1971 German wine law, what is the vineyard called?
The doctor vineyard produced by Dr. Loosen
The Mosel generally has Blue devonian slate, but rarely you find red slate. Where does it appear?
The Erden gremeiden with its two famous vineyards of Pralat and Treppchen
Between the Saar and the MittelMosel which is cooler and why?
The Saar tends to be colder due to the higher altitude and less uniform soils of slate that are used to absorb and reflect heat back into the vineyards
Scharzhofberger is where and by who?
The vineyard is located in the Saar and is principally produced by Egon Muller
The highest density of Riesling planting is around 80% in which Anbaugebiet?
The Rheingau
The Rheingau is warmer than the Rheinhessen with similar slate soils on the highest of the vineyards, what kind of soil is found on the lower slopes
Clay, Sand, Red slate and alluvial soils
Where is the Schloss-Johannisberg vineyard and why is it so famous?
Located in the Rheingau and it known to be the first historic site for records of the first Riesling Spatlese harvest
Pfaffenberg is a monopole owned by who?
Schloss Schonborn
