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