Germany Flashcards
Grapuburgunder:
Pinot Gris
Most widely planted white grape:
Riesling
Red grape in germany:
pinot noir (Shapbergunder)
Region located in former east germany:
Sachsen
Wine region farthest north:
Ahr
Grape known as Weisburgunder:
Pinot Blanc
In context of german wine industry, which refers to most specific area:
einzellage
What is Sekt
german sparkling wine
Highest level of ripeness:
Beernauselese
Scale used for ripeness?
Oechsle
Highest level vineyard of an estate used by VDP:
Grosse Lage (grand cru)
13 designated wine regions are known as:
Anbaugebiete
Largest wine regions in both area under vine and production:
Rheinhessen
Largely planted to red grapes:
Wurttemberg
Morillon aka:
Chardonnay
Most popular red grape in Austria
Zweigelt
Term for ripeness in austria, not in germany:
ausbruch
Austrian wine label, dry wine powerful
Smaragd
Austrian DOC for Riesling and Gruner Veltliner:
Kremstal
Austrian DAC approved for red grapes only:
Neusiedlersee
Wine Bikave is from:
hungary (its also known as bulls blood there)
Ancestral home of Zin:
Croatia
Local white grape widely grown in Switzerland:
Chasselas
Hungarian dessert wine, used furmint grape:
Tokaji
Highest level of german wines:
Pradikatswein