Germany Flashcards
What is the driest Anbaugebiete in Germany?
Nahe
What is the crossing for Scheurebe?
Bukettrebe X Riesling
What are the yields for each VDP category?
Gutswein and Ortswein @ 75 hl/ha, Ersre Lage @ 60 hl/ha, Grosse lage @ 50 hl/ha
Where is Hubacker?
Dalsheim, Rheinhessen
What is Flurbereinigung?
The condensing of 30,000 einzellagen into 2600/2700 in 1971
What does Classic indicate on German wine?
Halbtrocken replacement w/15g/l, single var no vyd 12% (115mosel)
What does Selection indicate on a bottle of German wine?
Trocken w/9g/l (12g/lRies), single vineyard, single variety, 60 hl/ha, auslese ripeness, hand harvested, 9/1 release
What is Meunier known as in Germany and which anbaugebiete grows it the most?
Schwarzriesling, in Wurrttemberg
Where is Gaisbohl?
Ruppertsberg, Pfalz. Monopole of Dr Burklin Wolf
What is the German designation for a sweet wine?
Suss (?)
What mountains cause the turn in the Rhine river at Mainz?
The Tanus mountains
Which district in Baden has glacial deposits (Moraine)?
Bodensee
Which Anbaugebiete have districts on Lake Constance/Bodensee?
Wurttemberg and Baden
HUXELREBE
Gutedel x Courtillier Musqué
What are the the bereich of the Mosel?
Bernkastel (Middle Mosel), Burg Cochem (lower/terrassenmosel), Obermosel (Upper), Ruwertal, Saar
What are the tributaries of the Nahe?
Glan and Alsenz
Where in Germany can I find Trollinger?
Wurttemberg
Where is the Rheinterrasse?
Rheinhessen from Nierstein through Oppenheim, including the Roter Hang
Where is Goldloch?
Dorsheim, Nahe - Diel
What are the hills of the Nahe?
Hundsruck hills
Who founded the Charta?
Beurer
Match the village to the correct river: Bernkastel-Kues, Erbach, Wurzburg, Schlossbockelheim
Mosel, Rhine, Main, Nahe
What is the Oechsle range for Spatlese?
80-95
Which Anbaugabiete is Dreissigacker located?
Rheinhessen
Vineyards along the Neckar River are located in which of the following Anbaugebiete?
Wurttemberg
Describe the soils of the Rheingau?
Upper/Central loamier w/clay, loess, alluvial on more gradual slopes Still slate, quartzite, sandstone, moving to steeper sites with more slate in the Lower Rheingau, and pure slate in the westernmost part of the rhingau as you enter the Mittelrhein
What is a geschuzte Ursprungsbezeichnung (gU)?
PDO equivalent in Germany Essentially Anbaugebietes are PDOs in DT, and qualitatswein and pradikatswein become traditional terms within the PDO category
Which river (other than the Rhine) is split among 3 Anbaugebiete?
Tauber River is split between Baden, Wurttemberg, and Franken
Where is Wittman located?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
Parentage of KERNER
Trollinger x Riesling
Where is Spielberg?
Ungstein, Pfalz
Which city splits the ahr into upper and lower sections?
Walporzheim
In the Taubertal, who does and who does not have permission to bottle in bocksbeutel?
Baden and Franken do, Wurttemberg does not
Where is Grafenberg?
Kiedrich
Where is Spielberg?
Ungstein, Pfalz
Where is Saumagen? Who makes?
Kallstadt, Pfalz Koehler Ruprecht
VDP producers never chaptalize their wines.
False
Is Chaptalization allowed for Grosse Gewachs?
Yes, because its Qualitatswein
Kabinett wines may not be chaptalized in Germany.
True
Where are the sundial vineyards?
Zeltling, Wehlener, Brauneberg Juffer-
What is the soil type of Mainviereck?
Red Sandstone
Which of the following techniques is an Ahr winemaker LEAST likely to employ for Pinot Noir? A. New Oak Aging B. Pre-fermentation Cold Soak C. Whole-Cluster Fermentation D. Spontaneous Fermentation E. Inoculated Malolactic Fermentation
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What is the Reingau Bereich?
Johannisberg
Where are the bereiche of Schloss Neunenberg, Thuringen, and Mansfelder Seen?
Saale Unstrut
How many districts are in Baden?
9
What is the parentage of Bukettrebe
Syvaler x trollinger
Where is Apothke?
Trittenheim, Mosel
What is the most planted red grape in Rheinhessen?
Dornfelder, then Portugeiser, then Spatburgunder
Where is Ungeheuer?
Forst, Pfalz
Where is Treppchen?
Erden, Mosel
Which bereich of Baden has the town of Baden Baden?
Ortenau
Where is Hochheim and what river does it sit on?
Rheingau, Main
What is the warmest site in Pfalz?
Kirchenstuck, Forst
Which of the following environment factors is most directly linked to TDN development in Riesling?
Excess Sunlight
Where can liebfraumilch be produced? and from what grapes?
Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, Rhingau; Riesling, MT, Silvaner, Kerner
What is a wine labeled as Erstes Gewachs?
This is a Riesling or PN from Rheingau harvested at a max of 50 hl/ha and aged before releaseu. Max RS is 6g/l for PN and 9 for Riesling. First approved vintage was 1999
Who owns Robert Weil estate?
Suntory!?!
Where is Hollenberg?
Assmanshausen
Who owns Robert Weil estate?
Suntory!?!
What is a Traubenadler?
The VDP Eagle w/grape cluster
Where is the einzellagen of Pettenthal? Rothenberg?
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
What is the minimum alcohol for Beerenauslese in Germany?
5.50%
What are the Bereiche of Pfalz?
Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse, and Sudliche Weinstrasse
What are the soils of Wonnegau?
Limestone and loess
What is the correct parentage for Dornfelder?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
What anbaugebiete is centered around Dresden?
Sachsen
What is the minimum size of a single vineyard according to the 1971 German wine law?
5 ha
What is sussreserve?
Sweet Reserve wine that can be added up to 15% to any category of german wine to adjust final sugar
What are the pradikat Ochsle ranges?
Kabinett 7085, Spatlese 8095, Auslese 88105, BA 110128, TBA 150154, Eiswein 110128
Alleinbesitz steinberg?
Kloster Eberbach in Hattenheim since 1136
Where is Kerner from? Whats it a crossing of?
Trollinger and Rieslingl Wurttemberg
Where is Hahn?
Bacherach, Mittelrhein. Toni Jost Monopole
What is Sussreserve?
Sweet Reserve Wine - can be added to any category up to 15% of volume as per ‘71 laws
Where is the Rauch einzellagen?
Saarburg, Saar
What is Toni Jost’s alleinbesitz?
Im Hahn in Bacharach for Spatburgunder and Riesling for GL and EL
Where is Wurzburger Stein?
Maindreieck Franken wines from here are called steinwein
What is the soil of Tuniberg? Which bereich did Tuniberg separate from?
Limestone subsoil rather than volcanic, with loess/loess-loam Separated from Kaiserstuhl in 91
What is the warmest area of Germany?
Kaiserstuhl in Baden
What are the bereiche of the Mittelrhein?
Loreley and Siebengebirge
Within Qualitatswein, what is the minimum alcohol required?
7% for qualitatswein and pradikatswein, until BA where it changes to 55% EU is 85%
AP Nummer is what?
5 sets of digits (1) location of exam board, (2) village of production, (3) producer, (4) bottling number, (5) year of testing
Where is Schloss Volrads?
Winkel
Where is the most riesling planted?
Pfalz
What is the Alleinbesitz of Toni Jost?
Bacharacher Im Hahn
What is the second most-planted red grape in Germany?
Dornfelder
Where is Hollenberg?
Assmanshausen
Where is Toni Jost located?
Bacharach, in the Mittelrhein
What is the soil of Mittelrhein?
Clayish Slate and greywacke
Is Chaptalization allowed for Grosse Gewachs?
Yes, because it’s Qualitatswein.
What geological feature protects the ahr?
Eifel Hills
What monopoles exist in Rheingau?
Schloss Johannisberg and Hattenheimer Steinberg (Kloster Eberbach), Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg (Schloss Schonborn)
The traditional term for geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung in Germany is
Landwein
What is the required temperature for Eiswein?
-7C
Where are the bereiche of Remstal-Stuttgart, Wurttembergisch Unterland, Wurttembergisch Bodensee, Bayerischer Bodensee, Kocher-JagstTauber, Oberer Neckar ?
Wurttemberg
Where is Iphofen?
Steigerwald, Franken
What is Rotliegendes?
Rotliegendes is a red, slaty sandy clay soil in the steep riverfront vineyards of Nackenheim and Nierstein
What is the minimum alcohol for Qualitatswein?
7%
What is Rivaner?
Dry MT From Rheinhessen
What is the Oechsle range for Eiswein?
110-128; must be picked at -7C or colder
Where is Holle in the Rhiengau?
Johannisberg AND Hochheim am Main
What are the bereich of Rheinhessen?
Wonnegau, Bingen, Nierstein
Where is Pettenthal?
Nierstein, Rheinhessen
What is the largest production area in Germany?
Rheinhessen
Where is the Roter Hang?
Rheinhessen between Nierstein and Nackenheim
What are the bereich of Hesse Bergstrasse?
Umstadt and Starkenburg
What are the mountain range bordering the Mosel and Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
The minimum actual alcohol content required for German Spätlese is _____%.
7%
What are the tiers of German Wine?
Wein, Landwein, Qualitatswein (incl/Pradikatswein)
Parentage of MULLER-THURGAU
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Where is Kupfergrube?
Schlossbockelheim, Nahe
Which anbaugebiete proliferated liebfraumilch?
Rheinhessen
What is the size requirement for an einzellagen?
5ha
Where is Freundstuck?
Forst, Pfalz
What are the classification teirs of the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?
Handstreich, Felsenspiel, Meisterstuck
Where does Erste Lage category not exist?
Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen
Pick the vintage in which botrytis was most widespread in Germany: 10, 11, 12, 13
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Where is Brucke?
Oberhausen, Nahe
Select ALL Anbaugebiete which contain a Grosse Lage site named “Kirchenst√ºck.
Pfalz, Rheingau and ?
Where is Treppchen?
Erden, Mosel
What is Grosse Lage?
Grosse Lage is a category tier within the VDP Grosse Gewachs (GG) indicates that a Grosse Lage wine is dry, effectively replacing trocken which is used at lower tiers
What is Fruhburgunder known as in France?
Pinot Noir Precoce
What’s the difference between Grosse Lage and Grosse Gewachs?
Grosse Lage is a category tier within the VDP. Grosse Gewachs (GG) indicates that a Grosse Lage wine is dry, effectively replacing trocken - which is used at lower tiers
What is the soil type of the Ahr?
Slate w/Volcanic derived clay and sand, and Loess/loam in the east
German designation for a sweet wine.
Suss
What is the geological feature of the Nahe?
The Hunsruck Hills
Where is Hermannshohle?
Oberhausen, Nahe
Where are the villages of Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Baden Baden, Frieburg
Ortenau
Where is Rothenberg?
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
MÜLLER-THURGAU
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Where can you find red sandstone in Germany?
Pfalz
What are the bereich of Nahe?
Nahatal
Vineyards planted on the north shores of Lake Constance are included in this Anbaugebiet:
Baden
Where does Erste Lage category not exist?
Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen
In the Rheingau, a famous grape breeding institute is located in:
Geisenheim
What is the Oechsle range for TBA?
150-154
What is the minimum alcohol for Erstes Gewachs Riesling and PN?
12/13%
Where is Karthauserhofberg?
Eitelsbach, Ruwer, Mosel
Top 3 planted white and red grapes?
Riesling, MT, Grauburgunder, Silvaner, Weissburgunder ; Spatburgunder, Dornfelder, Blaufrankisch
What is meant by the term Frankisch Trocken
Frankonian dry 5g/l or less!!
Name an important einzellagen and producer of Wehlen
Sonnenuhr JJ Prum Dr Loosen
Where is Felsenberg?
Schlossbockelheim, Nahe
What are the categories for German Wine as of today?
Wein, Landwein, Qualitatswein, Pradikatswein (subset of Qualitatswein)
Where is Keller based?
FlorsheimDalsheim
What are the Von Schubert Einzellagen?
All Mertesdorf - Abtsberg, Bruderberg, Herrenberg
What is the correct parentage for Dornfelder?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
Where is Matthias Muller located?
Spay, in the Mittelrhein
Where is Apothke?
Trittenheim, Mosel
T/F: VDP producers never chaptalize their wines.
FALSE
What is a coop called in Germany?
Winzergenossenschaft or Winzerverein
What is Germany’s most expensive and elusive wine?
Keller’s G-max
Where in Baden is Gutadel a specialty?
Markgraflerland
Where is the Roter Hang?
Rheinhessen, on the Rhine River, between Nierstein and Nackenheim, within the Rheinterrasse which extends further south to Oppenheim
What is required of Liebfraumilch?
70%+ MT, R, Kerner, Silvaner Produced in Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, and Pfalz 18g/l+ RS
Where is Jesuitengarten in the Pfalz?
Forst
When was the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter established?
2011
What is the Oechsle range for Auslese?
88-105
What are the bereich of Rheinhessen?
Wonnegau, Bingen, Nierstein
Where is Scharzhofberger and who are the growers?
Wiltingen, Saar; Egon Muller, Van Volxem, Von Hovel, Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
What is the compoud for the flavor of Petrol?
TDN 1,1,6,trimethyl1,2-Dihydronapthalene; caused by increased sun exposure, ripe grapes (esp w/low yields), water stress, and warm soils (gravel, etc)
Where is Gunderloch located?
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
Now name 3 other producers in the pfalz that aren’t the B’s
Muller Catoir, Rebholz, Koehler Ruprecht, Pfeffingen
Where is the Drachenfels?
Its the highest peak in the Haardt hills, and west of Deidesheim causing a rainshadow on the most important part of the pfalz
Where is Morstein?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
Where is Freundstuck?
Forst, Pfalz
What is Germanys most planted Anbaugebiete?
Rheinhessen
What anbaugebiete is on the Elbe river?
Saxony/Sachsen
What is the Oechsle range for BA?
110-128
Where in the german wine heirarchy would a Grosse Gewachs wine fall?
Qualitatswein
What is Gerbstoff?
Tannin
Where is Jesuitengarten in the Rheingau?
Winkel
Vineyards along the Neckar River are located in which of the following Anbaugebiete?
Wurttemberg
What is the soil type of Maindreieck?
Muschelkalk
What does Classic indicate on German wine?
Halbtrocken replacement w/15g/l, single var. no vyd. 12% (11.5mosel). “Harmoniously dry”
What is the Oechsle range for kabinett
70-85
Who owns Graacher Josephshofer?
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
What cities bookend the Mosel?
Koblenz to Trier
What organization does the MRC model itself on?
Vinea Wachau
Where is the Rauch einzellagen?
Saarburg, Saar
Who are the 3 Bs in the Pfalz?
Basserman Jordan, von Buhl, Burklin Wolf
What are the districts of Baden North to South
Tauberfranken, Badische Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaiserstuhl, Tuniberg, Markgraferland, Bodensee
What is Maingau?
The eastward wing of the Rheingau along the Maine river around Hochheim
Which district in Baden is an extinct volcano?
Kaisersuhl, (Volcanic with layers of loess)
Where are the bereiche of Loreley and Siebengebirge?
MIttelrhein
Select the southernmost winegrowing village: A. Siebeldingen B. Kallstadt C. Forst D. Deidesheim
Siebeldingen
What is the type of soil for the Mosel?
Devonian slate dark blue, red, green, greywacke
What is the mountain chain of Hesse Bergstrasse?
Obenwald mts
When was Spatlese first discovered?
1775 at Schloss Joannisberg
What are the rivers of the Nahe?
Nahe, Glan, Alsenz
What are the tiers of Qualitatswein Sekt?
Klassik, Reserve, Grosse Reserve
Who is an important producer in Hochheim?
Franz Kunstler
What is allowed for DC Pfalz?
Riesling, Grauburgunder, Spatburgunder, Weissburgunder, Dornfelder, 12%+, Dry BUT no one cares
Egon Muller Alleinbesitz?
Wiltingener Braune Kupp
Where in the german wine heirarchy would a Grosse Gewachs wine fall?
Qualitatswein
What is the soil of the Pfalz?
Loam with loess, chalk, sandstone, sand
Which bereich of Baden is a continuation of Hessische Bergstrasse?
Badische Bergstrasse
REGENT (red hybrid)
Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid)
Select the red grape that is best suited for quality winemaking in Germany: A. Regent B. Lemberger C. Acolon D. Cabernet Mitos
Lemberger
What is “Erzeugerabfüllung?
Producer bottled
WHat are the rivers of Baden?
Rhine
What is Charles the Fat known for?
A Carolignian Emperor who planted the north shores of Lake Constance in 884 with PN
What is Germanys most expensive and elusive wine?
Kellers Gmax
Where is Keller located?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
Where is Langenmorgen?
Deidesheim, Pfalz
Name 3 exceptions to the size rule for einzellagen
Bernkastler Doctor, Forster Kirchenstuck and Freundstuck, Schloss Vollrads
What is arguably the best site in Mittelhaardt?
Forster Kirchenstuck
What is the crossing for Scheurebe?
Bukettrebe X Riesling
Where is Hohenmorgen?
Deidesheim, Pfalz
Required minimum must weights for Eiswein are equivalent to which of the following Prädikat levels?
BA
What is the Grosser Ring?
Mosel growers association
Where is the specialty of Goldriesling found?
Sachsen Its a crossing of riesling and an unknown variety
Where is Kirchspiel?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
Where is Hohenmorgen?
Deidesheim, Pfalz
Where is Saumagen?
Kallstadt, Pfalz
Which of the following terms indicates an estate-bottled wine?
Gutsabfüllung
Which Baden district specializes in Gewurztraminer and Riesling? What are they known as here?
Ortenau near Baden baden; Clevner and Klingelberger
Required minimum must weights for Eiswein are equivalent to which Prädikat levels?
BA
What is Gutsabfullung?
Estate Bottled
Which district in Baden has shell-limestone?
Tauberfranken
What is the mountain range bordering the Mosel and Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
What are the rivers of Wurttemberg?
Neckar, Enz, Rems, Kochar, and Jagst
What is Chlorosis?
a condition in which leaves produce indsufficient chlorophyll common in high limestone soils, whereby the grapevine strugges to pull sifficient levels of iron which is needed for the production of chlorophyll but there are a number of other reasons
What is the soiltype of Steigewald?
Gypsum, partifularly around Mittelgebirge and Keuper
Now name 3 other producers in the pfalz that arent the Bs
Muller Catoir, Rebholz, Koehler Ruprecht, Pfeffingen
What is the soil of the Roter Hang?
Red Clay and Sandstone
Where is Wittman located?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
WHat is the soil of Saale-Unstrut?
Shell-limestone and sandstone
What are the Weinbaugebiete?
Niederosterreich, Wien, Burgenland, Styria
What are the villages of the Rheingau from W –> East?
(Lorch), Assmanshausen, Rudesheim, Geisenheim, (Johannisberg), Winkel, Oesterich, (Hallgarten), (Hattenheim), (Kiedrich), (Erbach), Eltville, Weisbaden, Hochheim
Where is Marienburg?
IN Punderich (Bernkastel), in the Mosel. Clemens Busch is top producer
What/where Schillerwein?
Blended rose from Wurttemberg
What is the crossing of Scheurebe? Whats it AKA?
CONFIRM CROSSING; Samling 88
What is the most planted variety in Baden?
Spatburgunder
Where are the bereich of Meissen and Elstertal?
Sachsen
Which bereich of Baden neighbors Franken?
Tauberfranken