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1
Q

What are German wines with no specific designation labeled as?

A

Wein
Tafelwein
Deutscher Wein

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2
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What are the 4 German wine classifications?

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Wein (Deutscher Wein)
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

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3
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List at least 4 common white wine varietals of Germany

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Riesling
Sylvaner
Muller-Thurgau
Baccus
Kerber
Grauburgunder
Weissburgunder
Gewurztraminer
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4
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List at least 2 common red wine varietals in Germany

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Spatburgunder
Trollinger
Dornfelder
Schwarzriesling

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5
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What is an Anbaugebiete? How many of them are there in Germany?

A

German wine region

13

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6
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What is the German term for a single vineyard?

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Einzellage

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7
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What are the 6 ripeness levels of Pradikat?

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Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese
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8
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Most common soil character found throughout Germany?

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Slate

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9
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What is the term for German sparkling wine?

A

Sekt

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10
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13 Anbaugebiete

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Mosel
Pfalz
Nahe
Ahr
Franken
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen
Wurtemberg
Mittelrhein
Baden
Hessische-Bergstrasse
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11
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What does VDP stand for? What is its symbol or logo?

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatweinguter

Black Eagle

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12
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List these in appropriate order from worst to best: Erste lage, Grosse Gewachs, Gutswein, Grosse Lage, Ortswein

A 
Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosse Lage
Grosse Gewachs
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13
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What is the top category of German wine that is designated by site location and not ripeness level?

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QbA (Qualitatswein)

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14
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What is the german term for Pinot Noir

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Spatburgunder

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15
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What is the German term for Pinot Blanc?

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Weissburgunder

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16
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What is the German term for Pinot Gris?

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Grauburgunder

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17
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What is the German term for a sub-region of an Anbaugebiete?

A

Bereiche

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18
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What is a common practice in Germany used by winemakers to raise alcohol levels after fermentation?

A

Chaptalization

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19
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When looking at bottles of Rheingau and Mosel wines, what’s the easiest way to decipher which is which?

A

Mosel - green bottles
Rheingau - brown
Nahe - blue

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20
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What is the term for a unit of measurement when determining the level of sugar in grape must?

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Oschle

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21
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The most prized vineyards of Germany face what direction?

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South; South-west

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22
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Which wine region of Germany is historically the most important?

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Rheingau

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23
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Which wine region of Germany has the most concentrated amount of slate in its soils?

A

Mosel

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24
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Name 2 important producers from the Mosel

A

Joh Jos Prum
Dr Loosen
Egon Muller
Selbach Oster

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25
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Name 2 important producers from the Rheingau

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August Kesseler
Kuhn
JB Becker

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26
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Name 1 important producer from Pfalz

A

Von Buhl
Pfeffingen
Burkin-Wolf

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27
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Name 1 important producer from Nahe

A

Donnhoff

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28
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What particular body of water is so important to the wine production of Germany?

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Rhine (runs North to South)

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29
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Where are Germany’s wine regions located?

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49th parallel

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30
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What are the production limitations on Grosse Lage’s?

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only one dry wine may be produced

range of sweet wine from pradikat levels may be made

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31
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What does Erste Lage translate to?

A

first site

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32
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Major difference between QbA and QmP

A

QbA can be chaptalized

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33
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Major Wine Law in Germany

A

German Wine Law of 1971

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34
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Who was responsible for much of the vineyard developments in Germany in the Middle Ages?

A

the Church

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35
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Who ended the Church’s influence in German viticulture

A

Napoleon

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36
Q

What are Bacchus and Faber known for?

A

Their ability to ripen where Riesling cannot

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37
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Most planted grape in Germany

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Formerly Muller-Thurgau; Now Riesling

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38
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Most planted red & white varieties of Germany

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Riesling & Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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39
Q

When did Pinot Noir arrive in Germany?

A

14th century

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40
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How are Grosses Gewachs labelled?

A

By initial (GG)

The full term is barred on German wine labels

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41
Q

How are dry wines labeled in Grosse Lage and Erste Lage?

A

Grosse Lage - Grosses Gewachs

Erste Lage - Trocken

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42
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Widume - Manoth

A

month of vintage; replaced October in the Carolingian Calendar instituted by Charlemagne

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43
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einzellagen

A

vineyards (single vineyard sites)

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44
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When can Sekt be labelled as Qualitatswein?

A

If it is produced from traditional grapes grown in one of the anbaugebiete

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45
Q

What setback actually led to better wines in Germany?

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The demand for more food stuffs led to pushing grapevines to the otherwise unworkable slopes

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46
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What quality level is many of the GG released as?

A

Qualitatswein

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47
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Einzellage

A

single vineyard

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48
Q

Edelfaule

A

Noble rot

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49
Q

How many wineries are in the VDP?

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200

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50
Q

What is the logo for the VDP?

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Black Eagle

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51
Q

6 degrees of ripeness or must weight

A 
Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese
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52
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What practice that is common in German wine may not be done at the Pradikatswein level?

A

Chaptalization

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53
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Why may wines be declassified to a lower pradikat?

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during warm vintages

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54
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Why are the minimums a range in pradikats?

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Each anbaugebiete has its own minimum

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55
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What does Germany use to decide quality?

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must weight

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56
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Which is the higher tier – Pradikatswein or Qualitatswein?

A

Pradikatswein

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57
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How much of the stated variety must be present to be varietally labeled in Germany?

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85%

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58
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What is different about Burklin-Wolf labelling

A

Labels its Grosse Lage wines GC for Grand Cru instead of GG

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59
Q

What did Germany’s VDP base its tiers on?

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Burgundy

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60
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Can a site be recognized under VDP & German Wine Law?

A

Yes, but VDP is more restrictive and thus not all land from 1971 may be included

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61
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When was the “discovery” of Spatlese harvesting?

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1775

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62
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Weinkellerei

A

Wine cellar or winery

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63
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Unfermented grape must

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Sussreserve - literally meaning sweet reserve

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64
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Major grape varieties of Germany

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Riesling
Sylvaner
Muller-Thurgau
Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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65
Q

How many regions in Germany?

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13

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66
Q

German for Regions

A

Anbaugebiete

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67
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What are the 13 Anbaugebiete

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Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheinessen, Rheingau, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Wurthemberg

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68
Q

German equivalent to vin de pays

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Deutscher Landwein

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69
Q

Climate of Germany

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cool continental

moderated by various rivers

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70
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Zentralkellerei

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a central cooperative that gets its wine or must from small cellars in the areas and blends, produces, and bottles the wine

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71
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Winzergenassenschaft

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Co-op

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72
Q

Winzer

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Wine Grower

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73
Q

Weissherbst

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Rose from a single variety of red grape

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74
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Weinsaure

A

Tartaric acid

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75
Q

Weinberg

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German for vineyard

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76
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Vorlese

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A pre-harvest before the main harvest to eliminate rotten or defective bunches

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77
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Trocken

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dry; generally 4 g/L or less but residual sugar but can be up to 9g/L if total acidity is within 2 g/L of total residual sugar

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78
Q

Ton

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Clay

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79
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Spritzig

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German term for the taste sensation of a wine which contains just enough CO2 to be apparent on the tongue as a prickly sensation (but not enough to be obviously sparkling)

Effervescence

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80
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Steillage

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Literally : steep site

A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%

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81
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Spontangarung

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German tasting term for wines made by spontaneous fermentation versus wines inoculated by cultured yeasts. The former has an earthiness versus the cleaner fruit-forward smells of selected yeasts

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82
Q

Sonnenuhr

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A sundial often very large on steep vineyard sites

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83
Q

Scholter

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Gravel

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84
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Badisch Rotgold

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A rotling from the Baden region. Made from Grauburgunder (min 51%) and Spatburgunder. Composition must be declared on the label.

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85
Q

How does Chaptalization differ from Anreicherung?

A

Chaptelization means addition of sugar only

Enrichment also includes the addition of grape must, concentrated grape must, and RCGM (Rectified Concentrated Grape Must)

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86
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Anreicherung

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Broad term for sweetening must before or during fermentation

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87
Q

What is the AP #?

What all does it include?

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Amtliche Prufungsnummer

Exam Board number, commune number, producers registered number, an application number, and the year of the application

Some use the application number as a sequential indication of sweetness

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88
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Amtliche Prufungsnummer

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commonly referred to as the AP#; a quality control number on all QbA and QmP wines

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89
Q

Alte Reben

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Old vines

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90
Q

Alleinbesitz

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A vineyard which is owned by only one owner

similar to a monopole in France

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91
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Absetzen

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The process settling of solids (dead yeast cells, leftover grape skin fragments, etc.) to the bottom of a vat of wine or must

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92
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What two ways are German wines of quality labeled?

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dry - Grosses Gewachs (GG)

sweet - by pradikat

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93
Q

Gutswein maximum yield

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75 hl/ha

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94
Q

Ortswein maximum yield

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75 hl/ha

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95
Q

Erste Lage maximum yield

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60 hl/ha

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96
Q

Grosse Lage maximum yield

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50 hl/ha

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97
Q

VDP Classification Levels

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Grosse Lage - Grand Cru wines
Erste Lage - Premier Cru wines
Ortswein - Village wines
Gutswein - Regional wines

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98
Q

What created the VDP?

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2002 VDP accord

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99
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How does the VDP accomplish its goal?

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It counts nearly 200 of Germany’s finest estates as members and promotes their wines through an extralegal, tiered hierarchy, and more restrictive classification of einzellagen than the government provides

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100
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What is VDP’s ideology?

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core belief in the quality and tradition of dry wines & an emphasis on terroir and vineyard site as a measure of quality

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101
Q

What does Charta represent?

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First attempt by producers to validate dry wines within a system that only rewards sugar

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102
Q

Charta’s symbol

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3 Roman arches - styled from the balcony of Graue Haus in Winkel

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103
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Charta

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Founded in 1984, it was formed to promote the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling

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104
Q

Former name/purpose of VDP

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Verband Deutscher Naturweinvesteigerer

originally strove to promote unchaptalized natur wines (principally through wine auctions)

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105
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VDP

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

national German association of producers committed to quality

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106
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Lieblich

A

medium-sweet

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107
Q

Eiswein minimum Ochsle

A

110-128 degrees

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108
Q

Trockenbeerenauslese minimum Ochsle

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150-154 degrees

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109
Q

Beerenauslese minimum Ochsle

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110-128 degrees

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110
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Auslese minimum Ochsle

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88-105 degrees

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111
Q

Spatlese minimum Ochsle

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80-95 degrees

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112
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Abfuller

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bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin & quality of a wine

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113
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Grosser Ring

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Mosel growers association

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114
Q

Grosselage

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collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines

115
Q

Major Red Grapes of Germany

A 
Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Dornfelder
Blauer Portugieser
Trollinger
Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier)
116
Q

Major White Grapes of Germany

A 
Riesling
Muller Thurgau
Sylvaner
Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
Weissburguner (Pinot Blanc)
Kerner
Bacchus
117
Q

Who is trying to revamp the German wine image?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (VDP)

118
Q

Liebfraumilch

A
  • sweet, cheap, characterless beverage
  • By the 1980s - 60% of German export was Liebfraumilch
  • Singlehandedly destroyed the image of German wine
  • usually Muller-Thurgau but can’t be varietally labelled
  • may be blended from Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, or Pfalz
119
Q

Grosses Gewachs

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VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards must be Spatlese ripeness

120
Q

Gerbstoff

121
Q

Gemeinde

A

local community or village - Piesport from example

122
Q

Fuder

A

1000 liter cask common in the Mosel

123
Q

What happened after WWII?

A

Germany focused its plantings on flat vineyards suited for mechanical harvest instead of the slopes which make better wines

124
Q

Schloss

A

German word for castle; on a wine label it is equivalent to the French word “Chateau”

125
Q

What led to a decline in German wine quality?

A

Phylloxera, Mildew, depression, WWI, WWII, Liebfraumilch

126
Q

Schielerwein

A

A rotling from Sachsen

127
Q

Schillerwein

A

A rotling from Wurttemberg

128
Q

2nd most planted Red grape of Germany

A

Dornfelder - a crossing of Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe

Also the most prominent red crossing

129
Q

Schneewein

A

Snow wine; term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards

130
Q

Stuck

A

1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau

131
Q

Rotliegendes

A

Reddish slate

132
Q

Ortsteil

133
Q

Scheurebe

A

early 20th century crossing of Riesling and Bukeltrebe, developed in Rheinhessen, one of the few crossings to show quality potential

134
Q

alleinbesitz

135
Q

Rotling

A

Rose wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties; a rotling must have pale red or clear red color

136
Q

Restzucker

A

residual sugar

137
Q

What did the German wine law of 1971 do?

A

Condensed 30,000 einzellagen into 2600 registered vineyards each of a minimum size of 5 hectares

138
Q

Kerner

A

Trollinger x Riesling

139
Q

Name exemptions to the minimum size requirements in Germany

A

Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel (3 hectares in 1984)

Kirchenstuck & Freundstuck vineyards in Forst

Schloss Vollrads orsteil vineyard in Rheingau

140
Q

Classic producers in Germany

A

Schloss Johannisberg
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Reinhold Haart
Dr. Burklin Wolf

141
Q

Reinzuchthefen

A

Pure culture yeasts used by growers afraid of risk, hence stuck fermentations

142
Q

When did Riesling come to Germany?

A

1402 (russling)

143
Q

Mostgewicht

A

Must weight, which is the weight of sugar in the grapes at the time of harvest

144
Q

Mergel

A

Heavy Loam

145
Q

Muller-Thurgau

A

originally though to be Riesling x Silvaner it is actually Riesling x Madeleine Royale

146
Q

edelfaule

147
Q

Who discovered the use of noble rot in wine-making?

A

Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau

148
Q

What were the best wines produced along the Rhine called in English markets?

149
Q

When can Erste Lage be released?

A

May 1 following harvest year

150
Q

Grosses Gewachs release limitations

A

Whites - not before September 1 of the year following the harvest
Red wine - Extra year of aging

151
Q

Difference between Grosses Gewachs and Erstes Gewachs

A

Erstes Gewachs - allowed to be fully spelled out on label

Only in Rheingau

152
Q

Where are Grosses Gewachs labelled alternatively?

A

Rheingau - labelled as Erstes Gewachs - a trademark established by Charta

153
Q

Maximum RS in Grosses Gewachs

154
Q

Grosse Lage wine requirements

A
  • harvested by hand
  • max yield 50 hl/ha
  • minimum must weight = to spatlese
155
Q

Do all anbaugebiete have Erste Lage?

A

No, all must have Grosse Lage, but each indivindual anbaugebiete chooses whether to adopt Erste Lage

156
Q

Grosse Lage logo

A

one followed by a cluster of grapes

formerly Erste lage logo

157
Q

Famous monastery that was the largest Middle Ages vineyard holdings

A

Kloster Eberbach

158
Q

Kabinett Minimum Ochsle

A

70-85 degrees

159
Q

Anbaugebiete

A

Germany’s 13 quality wine regions

160
Q

Lehm

161
Q

Keuper

A

clay and slate soil

162
Q

Kelter

A

Wine press

163
Q

Kellerei

A

wine cellar (or wholesaler)

164
Q

What level is most sekt?

A

Deutscher Wein

Produced using Charmat method

165
Q

Hauptlese

A

The Main Harvest

166
Q

Wein/Deutscher Wein

A

100% German - Deutscher Wein - may be varietally labelled
May include all other countries - Wein (all countries must be listed on label because of new EU allowances on table wine)

167
Q

Handgeruttelt

A

Hand Riddled

168
Q

Halbtrocken

A

half-dry, generally less than 18g/L residual sugar

169
Q

Gutsabfullung

A

grown, produced, and bottled by the same person/estate

170
Q

Landwein

A

originates in one of the 26 broad regions and must be trocken or halbtrocken in style

171
Q

Bacchus

A

(Silvaner x Riesling) x Muller-Thurgau

172
Q

Categories under Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein

A

Landwein (PGI) - w/o geographic indication

Wein (Deutscherwein) - formerly tafelwein until 2009

173
Q

Ehrenfelser

A

Riesling x Silvaner

174
Q

Flubereinigung

A

restructuring of German vineyards

175
Q

Flaschengarung

A

bottle fermented sekt

176
Q

Feinherb

A

half dry - no legal definition

177
Q

What did the Geisenheim Wine Institute develop?

A

a number of hardier grape crossings that would ripen in greater abundance across a variety of sites

178
Q

Federweisser

A

Unfiltered must containing CO2 and yeast that is still in the process of fermenting. An autumn specialty served with onion quiche or roasted chestnuts

179
Q

Erzeugerabfullung

A

grown and produced by the same grower of cooperative

180
Q

Erste Gewachs

A

legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

181
Q

Name of the wine institute in Rheingau

A

The Geisenheim Wine Institute - 1872

182
Q

What is Grosses Gewachs?

A

Dry wine from a Grosse Lage vineyard

183
Q

Ap # 5 sets of numbers

A 
1 - Region where tested
2- Commune where bottled
3 - Bottler's code
4- Unique code for the bottling
5- Year appellation was filed
184
Q

Einzelpfahlerziehung

A

A vine individually trained to a single stake used on very steep slopes such as the Mosel

185
Q

Deutscher Sekt

A

Sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany

186
Q

What provides the soil in Germany the stress that great wines require?

A

proximity to rivers

South & southwest facing vineyards - receive direct and reflected warmth of the sun

187
Q

What drove Germans to an interest in viticultural science & research

A

proximity of German vineyards to the northerly limit for viticulture - thus the reliability of ripening and susceptibility to frost

Also a desire for improvements in yield and disease resistance

188
Q

Grand Cru/Premier Cru equivalent in German

A 
Grosses Lage (Grand Cru)
Erste Lage (Premier Cru)
189
Q

What is the VDP?

A

self proclaimed association of German quality and Pradikat wine estate

190
Q

What is an AP number?

A

Amtliche Prufungsnummer

series of 5 sets of numbers indicating wine has been approved by a tasting panel

191
Q

Minimum alcohol % for Pradikatswein

A

minimum 7% (5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein)

192
Q

Biologische Saureabbau

A

malolactic fermentation

193
Q

How are the pradiakts measured?

A

by degrees according to the Ochsle scale

194
Q

Where can Qualitatswein & Pradikatswein be produced?

A

only in one of Germany’s 13 Anbaugebiete

195
Q

What’s the issue with Germany’s 2 quality tiers?

A

The two categories comprise 95% of each vintage even Liebfraumilch is considered QbA

196
Q

2 tiers of German quality wine

A

Qualitatswein (formerly Qualitatswein bestimmer Anbaugebiete)
Pradikatswein (formerly Qualitatswein mit Pradikat)

197
Q

Weissherbst

A

saignee rose made from a single variety and at least QbA quality

198
Q

What are the pradikats

A

sub categories of Pradikatswein determined by grape must at harvest

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese

199
Q

Bottling requirements for VDP

A

Estate-bottling mandatory

Capsules must have VDP logo (Eagle w/ grapes)

200
Q

Famous German producers in the VDP

A 
Robert Weil
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Dr. Loosen
Egon Muller
Jon Jos Prum
Donnhoff
Keller
Burklin Wolf
Toni Jost
201
Q

Difference between Ortswein & Gutswein

A

Ortswein - sourced from many vineyard sites in a single village

Gutswein - sourced from estate’s holdings within a single anbaugebiete

202
Q

Centerpiece of Kloster Eberbach

A

walled Steinberg vineyard

203
Q

Aside from VDP who else created a set of rules to improve the wine law of 1971

A

state-affiliated German Wine Institute at Mainz

204
Q

What two categories did the German Wine Institute create?

A

Classic (halbtrocken)

Selection (trocken)

205
Q

Classic (German Wine Institute)

A

considered “harmoniously dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 15g/L

Replaced halbtrocken

206
Q

Selection (German Wine Institute)

A

considered “superior dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 9g/L (Riesling may have 12g/L)

Replaced trocken

207
Q

Limitations for “Classic” wines

A

Single varietal wines
no vineyard mention

minimum alcohol content 12 % (11.5% in Mosel)

208
Q

Limitations on “Selection” wines

A

Single vineyard wines from a single variety
Yields restricted to 60 hl/ha
Must weight = Auslese
Hand Harvested
May not be released prior to Sep 1 after harvest

209
Q

Difference between VDP and Classic/Selection

A
  • Classic/Selection legally recognized terms
  • may be used by producers in any anbaugebiete that meet the requirements
  • Competing systems
  • despite no legal backing VDP is superior and supported by better producers
210
Q

Former name of Mosel prior to Aug 1 2007

A

Mosel - Saar - Ruwer

211
Q

goldkapsel

A

gold-colored capsule

  • generally indicates additional sweetness due to a higher must weight
  • most common on auslese
212
Q

Lange Goldkapsel

A

longer gold capsule

Even richer bottles than goldkapsel

213
Q

How does Mosel use goldkapsels?

A

as a means of subverting the 1971 Wine Law which ruled no additional qualifications on pradikat such as feine and hochfeine

214
Q

Main river in Mosel and its tributaries

A

Mosel; Saar; Ruwer

215
Q

Six Bereich of Mosel

A 
Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Saar
Ruwertal
Obermosel
Moseltor
216
Q

Soil in Mosel

A

Blue Slate - Devonian

217
Q

What does the slate soils in Mosel allow?

A

allows the grapes/vines to ripen in a region where the temperature is 49 degrees and is colder than a grapes ideal temperature

218
Q

Goldtropfchen

A

droplets of gold

Piesports greatest vineyard

219
Q

Goldtropfchen producers

A

Reinhold Haart

Reichsgraff von Kasselstatt

220
Q

How does Saar Valley’s climate compare to Mittelmosel

A

Despite its more southerly location, it is cooler due to a higher altitude

221
Q

Exceptional vintages for Saar wines

A

hot years such as 2003 and 2005

222
Q

Greatest grower in Saar

A

Egon Muller

223
Q

2 exemplary vineyards along the Ruwer

A

Both are monopoles:

  • Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg (part of a trio of monopoles owned by the von Schubert-Grunhaus estate)
  • Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg, owned by Karthauserhof
224
Q

Burg Cochem’s alternate name

A

Terrassenmosel, as the narrowing river and intensely steep slopes make terraced vineyards necessary

225
Q

Dominant grape of Obermosel and Moseltor

226
Q

2 major Rheingau estates

A

Kloster Eberbach

Schloss Johannisberg

227
Q

Center of German viticultural research

A

Geisenheim in Rheingau

228
Q

Main grape of Rheingau

A

Riesling, 80% of vineyard acreage

229
Q

Why does Rheingau have less crossings?

A

Perfectly suited to Riesling, no need for heartier crosses

230
Q

Rheingau’s bereich

A

Johannisberg

231
Q

What provides warmth to the extreme slopes in Germany?

A

The rivers

232
Q

Unique soil to Rheingau

233
Q

Difference in Riesling profile between Mosel & Rheingau

A

Rheingau - typically fuller body and more concentrated yet acidity can be bracing

234
Q

What accounts for more than half of Rheingau Riesling production?

235
Q

What does Rheingau have more of than any other anbaugebiet?

A

more Erste Lage sites via the VDP

236
Q

Type of bottle for Rheingau Riesling

A

flute shaped brown bottle - Rheingauer Flote

237
Q

Mosel bottle

A

green glass

238
Q

Rheingau’s center for red wine production

A

Assmannshausen

239
Q

Grape of Assmannshausen

A

Spatburgunder

240
Q

Best Pinot Noir in Assmannshausen

A

Hollenberg vineyard

August Kesseler, finest grower

241
Q

How and where were Spatlese & Auslese discovered?

A

Schloss Johannisberg

by successfully harnessing botrytis in the late 18th century

242
Q

Keldrich famous producer

A

Robert Weil, whose holdings in the Grafenberg vineyard are the source are the source of outstanding sweet wines especially at Auslese level and above

243
Q

Where does the nickname Hock come from?

A

vineyards of Hochheim

244
Q

Where is Rheinhessen?

A

directly south of Rheingau

Bordered by the Rhine to the north and east, the Nahe to the West, and the Pfalz to the South

245
Q

Where is the German Wine Institute?

A

Mainz at Rheinhessen

246
Q

Which anbaugebiet has the most land dedicated to vines

A

Rheinhessen

247
Q

Most planted grape in Rheinhessen

A

Riesling as of 2013, previously Muller-Thurgau

248
Q

Original region for Liebfraumilch

A

Rheinhessen

249
Q

Most precious sector of the Rheinterrasse

A

Roter Hang

250
Q

Most expensive wine on Titanic’s wine list

A

Niersteiner Pettenthal

Riesling

251
Q

Major producer in the Roter Hang

A

Gunderloch

252
Q

Where is the most acreage devoted to Silvaner?

A

Rheinhessen, even more than Franken

253
Q

Germany’s most expensive and elusive dry bottling of Riesling

A

micro-production “G-Max” which is from an undisclosed site in Keller’s portfolio

254
Q

Location of Weingut Keller

A

Florsheim-Dalsheim

Rheinhessen

255
Q

What lower’s public opinion of Rheinhessen

A

Blue Nun & Liebfraumilch

256
Q

English name for Pfalz

A

Palatinate

257
Q

Name of Pfalz until 1992

A

Rheinpfalz

258
Q

What is Pfalz a natural continuation of?

A

France’s Alsace, which borders to the South

259
Q

Name for the Vosges Mountains in Pfalz

A

Haardt Hills, since they rarely rise to heights of more than 500 to 600 meters on this side of the mountain

260
Q

Vineyard in Germany & France

A

Schweigen’s Fredrich Baker, one of Germany’s most esteemed producers of Spatburgunder

Kammerberg Grosse Lage vineyard

261
Q

Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site

A

Grosse Lage Kirchenstuck

262
Q

How does Pfalz Riesling compare?

A

More full-bodied and almost invariably dry

263
Q

Most recognizable estates in Mittelhaardt in Pfalz

A

3 Bs

  • Basserman-Jordan
  • von Buhl
  • Burklin-Wolf

-Muller-Catoir

264
Q

Most well-known expensive wines of the Nahe

A

Donnhoff, especially those sourced from his monopole Oberhauser Brucke and Hermannshohle in Niederhausen

265
Q

Nahe’s finest site

A

Niederhausen

266
Q

World’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production

267
Q

What shelters the Ahr from cold winds

A

Eifel Mountains

268
Q

Only bereich of Ahr

A

Walporzheim-Ahrtal

269
Q

Top producers of Ahr

A

Meyer-Nakel

Kreuzberg

270
Q

What does Franken produce a lot of?

A

Beer, Franken and Bavaria overlap

271
Q

Main grape of Franken

272
Q

Style of Silvaner in Franken

A

smoky, full, mineral-tinged dry white wines

273
Q

Old nickname for Frankisch wine

274
Q

Bottle of Franken

A

Squat, flask-shaped bocksbeutel

275
Q

Fruhburgunder

A

early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir

276
Q

Mittelrhein wine style

A

80% trocken or halbtrocken

277
Q

Producers in Mittelrhein

A

Hahn Grosse Lage, a monopole of Toni Jost in Bacharach

Matthias Muller

278
Q

Main grapes of Baden and Wurttemberg

A

mostly red - too hot for Riesling
Spatburgunder
Schwarzriesling - Wurttemberg
Lemberger (Blaufrankisch)

279
Q

Rose styles in Baden & Wurttemberg

A

Baden - Weissherbst

Wurttemberg - Schillerwein

280
Q

Schillerwein

A

style of rose produced by distilling red and white grapes together

281
Q

English name for Sachsen

282
Q

Germany’s northernmost winegrowing Region

A

Saale-Unstrut

283
Q

Main grapes of Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut

A

Muller-Thurgau - most widely planted
Weissburgunder
Goldriesling - Sachsen

284
Q

Goldriesling

A

Aromatic crossing developed in Alsace

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