Germany Flashcards
1
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What is an AP Nr
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Amtilche Prufnummer Exam Board Regional Code Village of Producer Bottler Code Application Number Application Year
2
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What is the minimum size for a enzellagen in Germany
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Must be 5HA, but there are four exceptions: Doctor- Bernkasteler Schloss Vollrads- Rhiengau Kirchenstuck- Frost Freudstuck- Frost
3
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When was Spatlese discovered, where
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1775 in Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau
4
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When was Auslese discovered, where
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1787 in Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau
5
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When was Eiswein discovered, wheree
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1859 in Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau
6
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Define the term “allenbestiz”
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Monopole
7
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Define “Hessische Staatsweinguter”
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The state-run winery
8
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When is capitalization permitted in German wines
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When the wine has less than 8.5%abv
9
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What is Liebfraumilch?
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It is a bulk wine
Must come from one of four regions (Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, or Pfalz)
One region must be noted on the label and 85%
Maximum of 18g/l RS
51% must be one or more: Riesling, Sylvaner, Muller Thurgau, Kerner
10
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What is Muller- Thurgau a crossing of
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Riesling and Madeline Royal
11
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What is Scheurebe a crossing of
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Riesling and Bucktrebbe
12
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What is Dornfelder a crossing of
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Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe
13
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What major events hampered wine production in German
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Phylloxeria
World Wars
Mass Producation
Liembfraumilch
14
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List the five major red grapes of Germany
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Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir) Dornfelder (Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe) Blau Portugise Trollinger Schwartzriesling (Pinot Muenier)
15
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List the seven major white grapes of Germany
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Riesling Muller-Thurgau (Riesling and Madeline Royal) Sylvaner Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) Wiessburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Kerner Bacchus
16
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Define the term Weissherbst
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A rose produced from a single (black) varietal and denoted on the label- Found commonly in Baden
17
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Define “rotling”
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Rose produced from co-fermenting black and white grapes
18
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What is Schillerwein and where is it found
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It is the same as Rotling- a rose produced from co-fermenting black and white grapes, but produced in Wurttemberg
19
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What are the two most planted varietals in Germany
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Riesling and Spatburgunder
20
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What is the difference between Deutscherwien and Wein
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Deutscherwien must be sourced from Germany, Wein can be sourced from other countries
21
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What method is most German sekt produced in
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Charmant
22
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What is required fro a German sekt to rise to the level of QbA
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Must be made from traditional grapes and come from one of the 13 anbaugebiete
23
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What are the two tiers of German quality wine
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Qualitatswien (formerly QbA)
Pradikatswien (formerly QmP)
*both are required to be from on of the 13 anbaugebiete
24
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What is the minimum percentage of alcohol required in Pradikatswien
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7%, with the exception of 5.5% for BA, TBA, E
25
When did Erste Lage change to to Grosse Lage
2012
| *only one dry wine can be made from each site
26
What is the standard Oechsle range
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70-85 Kabinett
80-95 Spatlese
88-105 Auslese
110-128 Beerenauslese
150-154 Trockenbeerenauslese
110-128 Eiswein
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27
What does VDP stand for
Verband Deutscher Pradiskatswien
| Est. in 1910 at Verband Deutscher Naturinversteigerer
28
Why did the VDN change to the VDP in Germany
Dropped the term "Natur" after the 1971 laws because the wines could now be chapitalized
29
What was "Charta" established and where
Established in 1984 in the Rhiengau to promote dry wines
30
What can the term Grosse Gewaches be denoted on a label
Never, only "GG" when the wine is dry and from a Grosse Lage
31
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What are the maximum yields for the following categories:
Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein
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Grosse Lage: 50hl/ha
Erste Lage: 60hl/ha
Ortswein: 75hl/ha
Gutswein: 75hl/ha
32
What does the term "Classic" denote on a bottle of German wine
The wine must be harmoniously dry with a maximum of 15g/L
33
What does the term "Selection" denote on a bottle of German wine
The wine must be Superior dry with a maximum of 9g/L (exception of Riesling 12g/L)
- 60hl/ha
- Single Vineyard
- Single Variety
- Hand Harvested
- Reached Auslese weight
34
What term is used for dry wine from Erste Lage sites since Grosse Gewaches is limited to Grosse Lage sites
Trocken
35
Prior to 2012 VDP accords, what are the requirements if awarded a Erste Lage designation
(now considered Grosse Lage)
- Hand Harvesting
- 50hl/ha
- Spatlese ripeness
36
What are the aging requirements for a GG wine
White: Sept. 1 of the following year
Red: Sept. 1 of the 2nd year following harvest
*Einzellage must always be denoted on label
37
What does "reserve" indicate in the mosel and how is it signified
Indicated with a "Goldkapsel"- refers to a higher must weight than required. Even richer versions can be denoted with a Lange Godkapsel
38
At what town does the Mosel merge with the Rhine
Koblenz
39
Where does the Mosel River originate
Voges Mountains
40
What are the six bereche that cover the mosel valley
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Bernkastel
Burg Cochieim
Saar
Ruwertal
Obermosel
Moseltor
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41
What are the top three white grapes planted in the Mosel
Riesling
Muller Thurgau (Riesling and Madeline Royal)
Ebling
42
List the nine gemeinden as the Mosel river flows (South to North) through the Bernkastel bereche
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Trittenheim
Piesport
Braunberg
Bernkastel-Kues
Graach-an-der-Mosel
Whelen
Zeltigen
Urzig
Erden
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43
What are the soils of the Mosel
Davonian Blue Slate except for Red Slate found in Urzig and more prolifically in Erden
44
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Trittenheim
Apotheke
| Domherr
45
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Piesport
Goldtrophen
46
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Braunberg
Juffer
Juffer Sonnehur
Drompost
47
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Bernkastel-Kues
Lay
| Doctor
48
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Graach-an-der-Mosel
Josephhofer
49
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Whelen
Sonnehur
50
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Zeltigen
Sonnehur
51
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Urzig
Wurzgarten
52
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Erden
Parlat
| Treppchen
53
What gemeinden are the three Sonnehur einzellage found in
Braunburger
Zeltigen
Whelen
54
What are the two alleinbesitz found in the Mosel
- What gemeinden
- What producer
Joesphofer- Graach-an-der-Mosel- Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Doctor- Berkastel- Kues- Dr. Thanish
55
What can the einzellage to the east of Doctor in Bernkastel-Kues be called
Alte Badstube
| Doktorberg
56
What is the warmest einzellage in the Mosel
Parlat in Erden
57
What gemeinden is Egon Muller located in
Wiltigen
58
What are two common Grosslagen einzellage
Badstuble
| Michelsberg
59
What are the two greatest einzellage of the Saar, what gemeinden are they in
Scharzofberger-Wiltingen
| Rausch- Saarburg
60
Rank the following coolest to warmest:
Saar
Mosel
Ruwer
Ruwer
Saar
Mosel
61
How many hectares of Rausch einzellage where classified at Erste Lage in 1971
Only 8 of the total 16HA
62
What two vineyards does Egon Muller make wines from in Germany
Scharzhofberger
| Braune Kupp
63
What are the two great einzellage of the Ruwer
Karthauserhofberg- Eitelsbach
| Abtsberg- Mertsdorf
64
What three vineyards are produced by Maximin Grunhauser in Mertsdorf
Abtsberg
Herrenberg
Brudenberg
65
What is the general facing direction of vineyards in the Rheingau
Southeast
66
Who championed the Charta movement in the Rheingau
Bernhard Breuer (of the Georg Breuer estate) in Rüdesheim
67
What is the sole bereiche in the Rheingau
Johannisberg
68
What are the most significant white and red grapes of the Rheingau
Riesling and Spatburgunder
69
What is the soil composition of the Rheingau
Slate on the top of the slopes moving towards clay, alluvial sand, and red slate mixture closer to the river
70
What was the term for a bottle from the Rheingau
Rheingauer Flute, always brown
71
List the eleven gemieden of the Rheingau west to east
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Assmanshausen
Rudesheim
Geisenheim
Johannisberg
Winkel
Hattanheim
Hallgarten
Erbach
Kiedrich
Eltville
Hockheim am Main
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72
What is the best einzellage for spatburguner in the Rhiengau
Hollenberg in Assmanshausen
73
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Rudesheim
Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg
Berg Roseneck
74
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Geisenheim
Schloss Johannisberg
| Holle
75
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Winkel
Schloss Vollrads
Jesuitengarten
Hasensprung
76
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Hattanheim
Pfaffenberg (schloss schonborn)
Mannberg (mostly Von Simmeran
Erb
77
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Hallgarten
Junger
Schonell
Kloster Erbacher
78
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Kiedrich
Grafenberg (Weil)
79
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Hockheim am Main
Kirchenstuck
| Holle
80
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Erbach
Macrobrunn
81
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Eltville
Sonnenberg
82
What are the requirements to be considered a Charta wine
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Rheingau only
100% Riesling
100% own-estate production
50hl/ha
Max 12g/L
No Pradikat mentioned
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83
What is the largest einzellage in the Rheinhessen
Roter Haug
84
What is the most important producer in the Rheinhessen
Gunderloch
85
What gemeiden is famous in the Rheinhessen for Liebfraumilch
Worms
86
What are the five most important gemeiden of the Rheinhessen
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Nackerheim
Nierstien
Oppenheim
Westhofen
Dalsheim
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87
What is the main soil composition of Roter Haug
Red clay and slate
88
What is grape is considered a regional specialty for Rhienhessen
Sylvaner- most acreage planted in the world
89
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Nierstien
Hipping
| Perrenthal
90
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Nackerheim
Rothenberg
91
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Oppenheim
Schutzenhutte
| Sacktrager
92
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Westhofen
Morstein
| Kirchspeil
93
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Dalsheim
Hubacker
94
What are the name of the mountains found in the Pfalz, what are they a natural extension of
Haardt Mountains, Voges Mountains
95
What einzellage of the Pfalz can only be accessed by entering France
Friedrich Becker, In Schweigen the Sonnenberg vineyard and its lieux-dits are Kammerberg, Radling & St. Paul. Grows mainly spatburgunder.
96
Where are the majority of important einzellage concentrated in the Pflaz
Mostly in the northern areas (Mittelhaardt bereiche) with eastern facing slopes
97
What are five of the best producers found in the Pfalz
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Basserman Jordan
Bruklinwolf
von Buhl
Von Winning
Muller Caitor
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98
What is another name that the Pfalz can go by
Palatinate
99
What are the three most important red varieties found in the Rhienhessen
Dornfelder
Portugieser
Spätburgunder
100
What are the four most important white varieties found in the Rhienhessen
Riesling
Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner)
Silvaner
Grauburgunder
101
Define Districtus Controllatus as it pertains to the Pfalz
Riesling, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Dornfelder may be produced as varietal wines under the Pfalz Districtus Controllatus - a system introduced in 2004 that mirrors Austria's DAC. Wines must be dry and reach 12% abv.
102
What are the Grosse Lage sites found in Frost in the Pfalz
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Pechstein
Kirchenstuck
Jesuitengarten
Freundstuck
Ungeheuer
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103
What Erste Lage site can be found in Bad Durkhiem
Michelsburg
104
Name the gemeinde of Mittelhardt bereiche
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Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Durkheim
Wachenheim
Forst
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg
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105
What is the best einzellage found in Deidsheim, Pfalz
Langanmorogen
106
What is the best einzellages (Erste Lage) found in Ruppertsberg, Pfalz
Reiterpfad
Spiess
Gaisbohl - monopole of Dr. Burklin-Wolf
107
What is the Southern bereiche within the Pfalz region
Südliche Weinstrasse
108
What is the best einzellage in the Pfalz
Kirchenstuck in Forst - "church parcel" 3.7ha. warmest and most uniform site. 8 owners. all Riesling.
109
What are the two most important red grapes of the Nahe, what about white
Dornfelder
Spätburgunder
Riesling
Muller Thurgau
110
What are the six gemeiden of the Nahe
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Bad Kreuznach
Bad Munster
Norheim
Niederhausen
Oberhausen
Schlossbockelheim
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111
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Schlossbockelheim
Kupfergrube
| Felsenberg
112
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Oberhausen
Bruke
113
What are the most important einzellage found in the gemeinden of Niederhausen
Hermannshohle
| Hermannsberg
114
What mountain range protects the Ahr from wind
Eifel Mountains
115
What type of wine is the Ahr most known for
Red wine producation, 88% is Spatburgunder
116
What is the only bereiche found in the Ahr
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
117
What is the only grosse lage found in the Ahr
Klosterberg
118
Is the Ahr warmer or cooler than the mosel
Warmer- hence why spatburgunder is such large production
119
What river cuts through the Franken region
Main River
120
What was the traditional bottle of Franken called
Bocksbeutal
121
What is the main grape found in Franken
Sylvaner
122
What are the four gemeiden of Franken
Iphofen
Escherndorf
Wurzberg
Burgstadt
123
What are the best einzellage of Iphofen
Julusechtnerberg
124
What is the best producer of Iphofen wines from Franken
Hans Wirsching
125
What are the best einzellage of Escherndorf, what producer would you most likely find there
Lump; Horst Sauer
126
What is the central gemienden and its einzellage of Franken
Wurzberg, Stein (wine from stein refered locally as steinwein)
127
What are the best einzellage of Burgstadt
Centgrafenberg
128
What is the warmest anbaugebietein Germany- what is it's warmest einzellage
Baden, Kaiserstuhl
129
What grosse lage can be found in the Mittlerhien
Hahn- a alleinbesitz of Toni Jost
130
What is the smallest anbaugebiete
Hessische-Bergstrasse
131
What bereich produces the best wines in Hessische-Bergstrasse
Starkenburg
132
What are the major villages of Starkenburg (North to South)
Zwingenberg
Auerbach
Bensheim
Heppenheim
133
Which anbaugebiete touch Switzerland
Baden and Wurttemberg (Lake Boden)
134
Where is Schwartriesling king
Wurttemberg
135
What river is associated with Sachsen
Elbing River
136
What hybrid grape is a specialty of Sachsen
Goldreisling
137
What is the northern most anaugebiete
Saale-Unstrut
138
What grapes are found in the northern Saale-Unstrut
Muller-Thurgau
| Wiessburgunder
139
Where is the Ebling grape a speciality of
Obermosel and Moseltor
140
Where can you find Fruhburgunder a speciality
Ahr and Franken
141
Where is Lake Constance
Baden
142
What is the approximate ratio of Oechsle to KMW
~5
143
What is the Oechsle range for wines from Hessische Bergstrasse and the Nahe
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Kabinett: 67-73
Spatlese: 76-85
Auslese: 83-88
Beeranauslese: 110
Trockenbeeranausles: 150
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144
What is the most Southern anbaugebeit
Wurttemberg
145
What is Kerner a cross of
Trollinger and Riesling (from Wurttemberg)
