GERMANY 🇩🇪 Flashcards
Climate in Germany
Mainly cool climate, but in Baden is warmer.
Wine regions in Germany
Mosel, Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Baden, Franken
Key villages in Mosel
Bernkastel, Wehlen, Piesport
Key village in Nahe
Schlossböckelheim
Key villages in Rheingau
Rüdesheim, Johannisberg
Key village in Rheinhessen
Nierstein
Key villages in Pfalz
Forst, Deidesheim
Main grapes in Germany
Primary: Riesling, Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Secondary: Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Dornfelder
PDO categories in Germany
Qualitätswein, Prädikatswein
Styles of Prädikatswein (from the lowest to the highest)
Kabinett (dry to medium sweet) Spätlese (dry to medium sweet) Auslese (dry to sweet) Beerenauslese (sweet) Eiswein (sweet) Trockenbeerenauslese (sweet)
Grosses Gewächs
Dry wines from the best German sites
VDP
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, an independent group of German wine producers that have classified their vineyards
Müller-Thurgau is a crossing between…
Riesling and Madeleine Royale