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Where are some of the worlds coolest vineyards located?

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Germany, 50th parallel

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Who overturned Domitian’s 92 CE ban on new vineyard plantings?

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Emperor Probus in the 3rd century

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By what century was wine making definitively established along the steep slopes of the Mosel

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4th Century CE

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Charlemagne’s Carolingian calendar replaced the Roman October with what?

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Windume-Manoth - “the month of the vintage”

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In the 8th century CE who introduced wine making along the Rhine River?

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Charlemagne

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During the Middle Ages who was instrumental in the development of vineyards?

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The Church

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The Middle Ages dates?

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500 AD to 1500 AD (from of RE to rise of OE)

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Nomenclature?

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the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline

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Germany’s modern einzellagen owe their nomenclature to who?

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monastic influence

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Einzellagen?

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vineyards

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The Cistercians of Burgundy founded the famous Kloster Eberbach monastery in the Rheingau in 1136?

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Cistercians of Burgundy, where they amassed the largest vineyard holdings in Europe by the end of the Middle Ages, with over 700 acres of vines.

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Describe the walled Steinberg vineyard?

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The walled Steinberg vineyard, an ortsteil within the commune of Hattenheim, was the monks’ centerpiece and remains wholly intact today—an alleinbesitz (monopole) of Kloster Eberbach for over eight centuries.

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Alleinbesitz?

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monopole

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When did the church’s influence over German viticulture end?

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Napoleon, who established his Civil Code after defeating Germany

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When were the church’s vineyard holdings secularized?

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1803

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What was the impetus for the German Wine Law of 1971 (vineyard reorganization and registration )?

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By the 1960s, there were over 30,000 different vineyard sites throughout West Germany

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The 1971 German Wine Law did what?

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30,000 einzellagen were condensed in bureaucratic fashion into 2,600 registered vineyards, each with a minimum size of five hectares.

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What were the exceptions to the 1971 GWL mandated minimum size?

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  1. Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel—whose three proprietors successfully petitioned to have the expanded boundaries shrunk to three hectares in 1984
  2. Kirchenstück and Freundstück vineyards in Forst,
  3. Schloss Vollrads ortsteil vineyard in Rheingau.
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19
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Most planted White and Red grapes in Germany?

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Riesling and Spatsburgunder

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When did Pinot Noir arrive in Germany?

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14th century, likely from Burgundy monks

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Spatlese harvestng dates to 1775 when harvesters at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau found that, despite their appearance, grapes afflicted with ______ made pretty good wine.

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edelfäule (noble rot) The estate followed with the introduction of the Auslese category in 1787 and the first Eiswein in 1858.

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22
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Golden age for German vintners?

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19th century

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23
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Best 19th century wines produced along the Rhine called what in English markets?

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Hock

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24
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In 19th century what pushed vines from fertile soils up to the unworkable slopes?

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increase in demand for foodstuffs. by the mid-19th century these poor soils were producing serious, lauded wines

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25
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Names 5 rivers in Germany vines are grown near?

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  1. Mosel
  2. Rhine
  3. Main
  4. Nahe
  5. Elbe
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26
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Why do vineyards along the rivers facing south and southwest directions produce great wines?

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they receive direct and reflected warmth of the sun and provide the soil stress that great wines require.

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Historically, what are the 2 major concerns for German viticulture?

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Ripening and Frost. vineyards are near the conventional northerly limit for viticulture; thus, the reliability of ripening and susceptibility to frost loomed as major concerns.

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28
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When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute in the Rheingau founded?

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1872

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29
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Müller-Thurgau, created at Geisenheim in?

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1882

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30
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In the 1960s what grape did Muller-Thurgau displace as to become Germany’s most planted grape?

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Silvaner (Riesling has since usurped Müller-Thurgau and is now the most planted grape.)

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31
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What grape crossing is Muller-Thurgau?

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Originally thought to be Riesling x Silvaner, more recent DNA testing has recast Müller-Thurgau as Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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32
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What grape crossing is Dornfelder?

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crossing of Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe that was developed in 1956, is the most prominent German red crossing and is currently the country’s second most planted red grape

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33
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What is Germany’s second most planted red grape?

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Dornfelder

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34
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What grape crossing is Scheurebe?

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an early 20th-century crossing of Riesling and an unknown variety, developed in the Rheinhessen, is one of the few to show real quality potential

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35
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What were the major set backs for German viticulture (beginning in the late 19th century)?

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  1. Phylloxera
  2. Mildew problems
  3. Depression
  4. Two world wars
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36
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What almost single handedly destroyed the image of German wine internationally?

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Liebfraumilch, a wine whose 18th century origins suggest a connection to the Liebfrauenkirche Church at Worms in Rheinhessen, became the face of German wine to the outside world—in the 1980s, over 60% of all German vinous exports had Liebfraumilch printed on the label.

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37
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What is Liebfraumilch produced from?

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usually produced from Müller-Thurgau; Liebfraumilch cannot carry a grape name on the label, and it may be blended from vineyards throughout Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, and the Pfalz—not a recipe for typicity or complexity

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What created a serious awareness problem for German producers in the last years of the 20th century?

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The legacy of Liebfraumilch, combined with general public confusion over the German label and wine styles

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Who are making a concerted effort to renew interest in German wines and show that Riesling, an excellent transmitter of minerality and one of the most noble white grapes, can be compelling in both sweet and dry interpretations?

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However, quality-minded producers and the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP)

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40
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White or red varieties occupy nearly two-thirds of the vineyard acreage?

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White

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41
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Riesling, planted in over what percentage of Germany’s vineyards?

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20%

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42
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Name the other white grapes in Germany?

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  1. Muller-Thurgau
  2. Silvaner
  3. Grauburgunder (pinot gris)
  4. Weissburgunder (pinot blanc)
  5. Kerner
  6. Bacchus
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43
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Spatsburgunder account comprises what percentage of Germany’s total vineyard acreage?

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one tenth

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44
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Name the major German red grapes?

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  1. Spatsburgunder
  2. Dornfelder
  3. Blauer
  4. Portugieser
  5. Trollenger
  6. Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier)
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45
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What is Weissherbst?

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Weissherbst, a saignée rosé wine made from a single variety and of at least QbA quality

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46
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T/F In general, the higher quality German wines are varietal wines, and must contain 85% of the stated variety.

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True

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47
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Where does Germany rank in worldwide wine production?

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10th, behind France, Italy, Spain, Australia, South Africa, China

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48
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What categories represent the two tiers of German wine “quality?”

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Qualitätswein (formerly Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete) and Prädikatswein (formerly Qualitätswein mit Prädikat)

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49
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Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein can only be produced in one of Germany’s what?

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13 anbaugebiete

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Which catergory is at the apex of Germany’s legal quality pyramid?

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Prädikatswein

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51
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Wines in the Prädikatswein category are further labeled by what following levels (prädikats)?

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  1. Kabinett
  2. Spätlese
  3. Auslese
  4. Beerenauslese
  5. Trockenbeerenauslese
  6. Eiswein
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52
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The prädikat level is determined by the level of sugars in the grape at harvest, measured by degrees according to the?

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Öchsle scale

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53
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There is no maximum, and grapes harvested at higher must weights may be declassified to a lower prädikat—a common phenomenon in the warmer vintages of recent years, when many Riesling grapes picked at Spätlese ripeness have been released as _______ instead?

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Kabinett

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54
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Prädikatswein must carry a minimum alcohol level of?

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7% (5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein wines) and winemakers may not chaptalize at this level

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55
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Prädikatswein must also carry an________, a series of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting pane?

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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number)

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56
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What do the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number) series of five sets of numbers reference?

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First number: where the wine was tasted
Second sets: commune where wine bottled
Third set: bottler's code
Fourth set: unique code of the bottling
Final two numbers: year in which application was filed
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57
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While Prädikatswein as a category is intended to showcase Germany’s best efforts, many of the country’s superb ______ dry wines are released as QbA, without mention of prädikat level?

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Grosses Gewächs

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58
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With the notable exception of _______, QbA and Prädikatsweine are generally produced in one of Germany’s thirteen quality wine regions, or anbaugebiete, and must state the anbaugebiet on the label

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Liebfraumilch

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What are the categories below the quality wine?category are the PGI category of Landwein and wines without geographic indication, or Deutscher Wein (known as tafelwein until 2009)

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  1. PGI category of Landwein
  2. wines without geographic indication, or Deutscher Wein (known as tafelwein until 2009)
    - neither regularly exported
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60
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Landwein originates in one of 26 broad regions and must be _____ or _______ in style?

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trocken or halbtrocken

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. T/F Deutscher Wein must be 100% German in origin, or a statement must be included on the label naming the countries that contribute to the blend.

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True

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T/F In keeping with new EU allowances for table wines, Deutscher Wein may state the variety on the label?

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True

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63
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What German sparkling wine is made at Deutscher Wein level? Most Sekt, or German sparkling wine, is made at this level of quality and is produced by the Charmat method.

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Sekt

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64
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What method is used in the production of Sekt?

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Charmat method

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65
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T/F Sekt may labeled as QbA if it is produced from traditional grapes grown in one of the thirteen anbaugebiete of Germany.

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True

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Minimum Öchsle Range for Kabinett?

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70-85°

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67
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Spätlese?

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80-95°

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68
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Auslese?

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88-105°

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69
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Beerenauslese?

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110-128°

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Minimum Öchsle Range for Trockenbeerenauslese?

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150-154°

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Minimum Öchsle Range for Eiswein?

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110-128°

72
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What is the national German association of producers committed to top quality?

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Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP

73
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When was the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, or VDP founded?

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Founded in 1910 as the Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer, the organization originally strove to promote unchaptalized natur wines, principally through wine auctions

74
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Why and when did the Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer change its name?

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When the 1971 Wine Law abolished the use of the term natur and created the category of QbA, for which chaptalization is legal, the organization rewrote its internal constitution to promote superior standards while respecting new labeling laws and changed its name to the VDP

75
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What is Charta?

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In 1984, a separate organization called Charta was formed to advance the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling

76
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What icon distinguishes Charta wines?

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Icon of three Roman arches—styled from the balcony of Graue Haus, in Winkel

77
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Charta wines represented the first major attempt by producers to?

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Validate dry wines within a system that only rewards sugar. Charta did not have as significant of an effect as its founders may have wanted, and today only a handful of producers remain committed to the concept. However, the core belief in the quality and tradition of dry wines found a new sponsor, the VDP, who merged Charta’s promotion of dry Riesling with a renewed emphasis on terroir and vineyard site as a measure of quality

78
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Describe VDP wines today?

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Today, the VDP counts nearly 200 of Germany’s finest estates as members and promotes their wines through an extralegal, tiered hierarchy and a more restrictive classification of einzellagen than the government provides, as spelled out in the 2002 VDP Accord and subsequent revisions

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Prior to the 2012 vintage, ________ wines represented the top tier of the VDP quality pyramid.

A

Erste Lage

80
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Erste Lge translates to?

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Erste Lage translates to “first site,” and usage of the term was reserved by the VDP for Germany’s finest single vineyard sites

81
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All Erste Lage wines (remember Erste Lage is a prior 2012 term) at this level of quality carry what specialized logo?

A

a “1” followed by a cluster of grapes

82
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Erste Lage wines were the product of grapes harvested by hand at a maximum yield of ______, and at a minimum must weight equivalent to ______?

A

50 hl/ha

Spätlese

83
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If dry, Erste Lage wines are denoted by the initials______ , whereas lusciously sweet wines are labeled by _______?

A

“GG” (Grosses Gewächs)

traditional prädikatlevels

84
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Grosses Gewächs wines are legally considered _____ and may not contain more than ____ of residual sugar.

A

trocken

9 g/l

85
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In the Rheingau, Grosses Gewächs wines frequently carry the alternative label of ______ , a trademarked term established by ______?

A

Erstes Gewächs

Charta

86
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While ________ is barred by German wine law from appearing on wine labels—hence its indication by initials—_______ is a legally authorized term, and it may be spelled out in full?

A

Grosses Gewächs

Erstes Gewächs

87
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Grape varieties approved for Erste Lage wines vary according to each ______, but there is a clear emphasis on Riesling—55% of VDP estate vineyards are planted to riesling?

A

anbaugebiet

88
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Grosses Gewächs white wines may not be released before _____ of the year following the harvest; red wines receive _______ of aging?

A

September 1

an additional year

89
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Erste Lage wines labeled by prädikat may be released as soon as _____ of the year following the harvest?

A

May 1
The einzellage must be listed on the label—in the style of the grands crus of Burgundy, the village name is dropped—and the vineyard site must be approved by the VDP

90
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While a site may be recognized by both the German Wine Law and the VDP, the VDP’s demarcation is often much ____, representing a return to pre-1971 vineyard boundaries

A

narrower
For example, the 1971 law established the area of the Saarburger Rausch vineyard in the Mosel anbaugebiet at 16 hectares, but only 8 hectares are classified as Erste Lage. Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck in the Rheingau includes over 26 hectares according to the law, but a mere 6.9 hectares qualifies for the more severe Erste Lage designation.

91
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In early 2012, the VDP elected to create a new, ______ designed to better emulate the model of _____?

A

four tier system

Burgundy

92
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From the 2012 vintage forward, the former Erste Lage wines would henceforth be known?

A

Grosse Lage—not to be confused with grosslagen—and the category, according to the VDP, would mirror the idea of Grand Crus in Burgundy

93
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T/F, after 2012 Erste Lage will continue to exist, albeit it less grandly?

A

True

from 2012 onward, Erste Lage will indicate sites of premier cru rather than grand crustature

94
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T/F From 2012 onward, producers of Grosse Lage wines will be held to the preexisting standards for top sites, and the wines may be dry (“GG”) or sweet (labeled by prädikat).

A

True

95
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T/F from 2012 onward, producers of sweet wines may make a range of prädikat levels from a Grosse Lage site, but only one dry wine may be produced in each of the top vineyards.

A

True

96
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T/F. after 2012, the former Erste Lage logo will be applied only to wines of Grosse Lage quality?

A

True

An indication of either Grosse Lage or Erste Lage will appear on the capsule

97
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T/F. after 2012, The Grosses Gewächs category is reserved for Grosse Lage, so producers of Erste Lage dry wines must label their products as trocken instead

A

True

98
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T/F. In addition, while all VDP members are committed to Grosse Lage, individual member organizations in each anbaugebiet may choose whether or not to develop an Erste Lage designation.

A

True
In the Pfalz, for instance, this category will exist and some former top sites, like Paradiesgarten and Kalkofen in Deidesheim, will be recast as Premier Cru. The Rheinhessen VDP organization, on the other hand, is unlikely to adopt the Erste Lage tier.

99
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In the VDP hierarchy, the premier and grand cru categories are?

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  1. Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)

2. Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)

100
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In the VDP hierarchy, the village and regional categories are?

A
  1. Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

4. Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

101
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At the Ortswein and Gutswein levels, maximum permitted yields are 75 hl/ha, and the wines show less and less?

A

Site specificity

102
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As in Burgundy, Orstwein may be produced from typical grape varieties sourced from ______ in a single village (i.e. Forst), whereas wines in the Gutswein category may be produced from grapes sourced from an estate’s holdings anywhere within a _______?

A

multiple vineyard sites

single anbaugebiet.

103
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Describe Grosse Lage VDP classification?

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“Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)

104
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Describe Erste Lage VDP classification?

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“Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)

105
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Describe Ortswein VDP classification?

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Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

106
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Describe Gutswein VDP classification?

A

Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

107
Q

Name some of Germany’s prominent producers belonging to the VDP?

A

Robert Weil, Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt, Dr. Loosen, Egon Müller, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Dönnhoff, Keller, Bürklin-Wolf, Toni Jost

108
Q

T/F Estate bottling is mandatory for VDP producers?

A

True

109
Q

Capsules on all VDP member estates’ bottles must be emblazoned with the ______, a stylized ____ clasping a cluster of grapes.

A

VDP logo

eagle

110
Q

T/F While the association’s influence is clear, the VDP has not yet been technically sanctioned by German law, and its classification scheme is essentially a voluntary one for members

A

True

111
Q

T/F The VDP system itself is even open to interpretation, and exemptions from one requirement or another may be granted to individual estates

A

True

112
Q

Give an example of how the VDP system itself is open to interpretation and exemptions?

A

Bürklin-Wolf, for instance, labels its Grosse Lage wines as “GC”—for “Grand Cru”—rather than “GG.”

113
Q

T/F Aspects of the Grosse Lage classification differ from oneanbaugebietto another?

A

True in the Mosel, for instance, producers may now make Grosse Lage wines at everyprädikatlevel, but producers in Pfalz will not be able to produce Kabinett Grosse Lage.

114
Q

T/F It is difficult to create a classification system for an entire country?

A

True. The difficulty in creating a singular classification system for an entire country is underscored—consider for a moment the different meanings of “Grand Cru” in Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace, and Champagne—and inconsistencies remain, but the VDP may have just developed one of Germany’s most logical approaches yet. On the other hand, the current classification system is not without objections from within the VDP ranks, so the level at which it will actually be implemented remains to be seen.

115
Q

T/F the VDP is the only organization that has attempted to improve on the weaker aspects of the 1971 German Wine Law and its resulting effect on the image of German wine?

A

False. The state-affiliated German Wine Institute at Mainz created its own simplified hierarchy for drier styles of wine, which debuted with the 2000 vintage.

116
Q

The terms Classic as defined by the German Wine Institute at Mainz intended to replace the cumbersome what cumbersome term?

A

halbtrocken

117
Q

The terms Selection as defined by the German Wine Institute at Mainz intended to replace the cumbersome what cumbersome term?

A

trocken

118
Q

Classic wines are considered ________ with a maximum residual sugar content of ______?

A

“harmoniously dry”

15 g/l

119
Q

Selection wines are ______ with a maximum residual sugar content of _______ ?

A

“superior dry”

9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling

120
Q

Wines labeled “Classic” are _____ varietal wines and omit any mention of a ____ on the label?

A

single

vineyard

121
Q

Classic wines show a superior minimum alcohol content of?

A

12% (11.5% in the Mosel)

122
Q

Selection wines are ______ vineyard wines from a _____ variety?

A

single

single

123
Q

Yields for Selection wines are restricted to?

A

60 hl/ha

124
Q

Must weight for Selection wines must be equivalent to ________?

A

Auslese

125
Q

How are the vineyards for Selection wines harvested?

A

hand harvested

126
Q

Selection wines may not be released prior to ______ of the year following harvest.

A

September 1

127
Q

T/F Unlike the VDP’s stringent hierarchy, Classic and Selection are legally recognized terms and may be used by producers in anyanbaugebietthat meet the requirements?

A

True

128
Q

T/F the VDP and Classic/Selection are not competing systems?

A

False

129
Q

Despite its lack of legal backing and more difficult terminology, the VDP or the Classic/Selection system is clearly superior?

A

VDP. the better producers support VDP and its stricter guidelines, while the marketplace has not embraced the Classic/Selection wines.

130
Q

TheMosel was known as the _______ until August 1, 2007? is highly regarded for its pure, light, low alcohol Rieslings and is well known for the precipitous slate slopes the vines inhabit.

A

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

131
Q

The Mosel is highly regarded for its pure, light, low alcohol _____ and is well known for the precipitous _________ the vines inhabit?

A

Rieslings

slate slopes

132
Q

Although recent warm vintages have provided fuller, sweeter examples, Mosel _____ Riesling is amongst the world’s most delicate wines?

A

Kabinett

133
Q

Describe classic Kabinett style of the Mosel?

A

Shimmering star-bright, full of green apple fruit, slate and candlewax, rarely topping off at more than 8% alcohol, and with racy, high acidity to keep the sweetness balanced

134
Q

The Mosel is a source of graceful, low alcohol, honeyed sweet wines at all_______levels?

A

prädikat

135
Q

Many Mosel producers bottle small quantities of “reserve” selections with a______ —a gold-colored capsule?

A

goldkapsel

136
Q

The goldkapsel indicates what?

A

additional sweetness due to a higher must weight, and is most commonly encountered on Auslese bottlings.

137
Q

The goldkapsel is most commonly encountered on?

A

Auslese bottlings

138
Q

A Lange Goldkapsel is found on?

A

Richer bottlings
Lange Goldkapsel—a longer gold capsule—and this length and color of capsule may be the only clue to a substantial difference in price and character

139
Q

T/F The Goldkapsel is a device used almost exclusively by Mosel producers?

A

True

140
Q

The Goldkapsel is a means of subverting the ______ , which ruled that additional qualifications of theprädikatlevel, such asfeineandhochfeine, could not be listed on the bottle

A

1971 Wine Law

141
Q

In addition to the great sweet wines of the Mosel, a number of producers are producing ______ and standard_____wines?

A

Grosses Gewächs

trocken

142
Q

T/F Mosel dry wines can be thin and tart in character, but the better estates can produce focused, refreshing, ageworthy wines

A

True

143
Q

Mosel vintages can be extremely variable in the _____ climate?

A

marginal

144
Q

What has provided Mosel vintners with higher average must weights than in the past, leading to fruitier sweet wines and more powerful dry wines?

A

a nearly unbroken chain of warmer weather in the last fifteen years, coupled with clonal selections better suited to cool weather,

145
Q

The Mosel River emerges from the _____ Mountains in France and flows _____ into Germany?

A

Vosges

eastward

146
Q

What are the Mosel River’s tributaries?

A

the Saar and Ruwer

147
Q

Where does the Mosel river merge with the Rhine river?

A

Koblenz

148
Q

Where does the Mosel Valley end?

A

Koblenz, where the Mosel merges with the Rhine, marking the end of the Mosel valley and the border of the Mittelrhein anbaugebiet

149
Q

Name the six bereiche which The Mosel is divided? .

A
  1. Bernkastel
  2. Burg Cochem
  3. Saar
  4. Ruwertal
  5. Obermosel
  6. Moseltor
150
Q

The _______ bereiche is the largest in the Mosel, occupying a stretch of the Mosel from Trier to Zell, wherein most of the Mosel’s greatestgemeindenandeinzellagenare located?

A

Bernkastel
Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig, and Erden appear, one after the other, as the river snakes northward toward Zell. This region is known as the Mittelmosel, and Riesling overwhelmingly dominates its vineyards

151
Q

What is the soil in the Mittelmosel?

A

dark blue Devonian slate, although red slate characterizes the vineyards near Erden

152
Q

The absorptive blue slate retains _____ and the Mosel river reflects warmth onto the vines, allowing them to ripen in a region where the annual average temperature is 49° F—8° colder than the grapevine’s ideal annual temperature

A

heat

153
Q

As the river follows its zigzag path, the best vineyards are exclusively found on the sheer aspects of the _______ slopes.

A

southward facing

154
Q

Mosel River vineyards are impossible to harvest mechanically, and ______ are often employed to enable workers to traverse the cliff-side vines

A

cable systems

155
Q

Vineyards without perfect aspects and a steep slope to maximize warmth simply cannot ripen the noble _____, and are usually reduced to the production of lesser ______ wine?

A

Riesling

grosslagen

156
Q

Two commonly encountered grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich are ______ and ______?

A

Badstube

Michelsberg

157
Q

Badstube can be the source of decent wines sourced from the region around?

A

Bernkastel-Kues

158
Q

Michelsberg is commercially made, rather unfortunate smear on the integrity of _____?

A

Piesport

159
Q

Piesport’s greatest vineyard is?

A

Goldtröpfchen—“droplets of gold”

160
Q

Wines bearing the title Piesporter ________ are a world apart from those labeled Piesporter ________?

A

Goldtröpfchen

Michelsberg

161
Q

Immortalized in the wines of producers such as the ______ and ________, Goldtröpfchen vineyard, a natural amphitheatre, provides excellent terroir for Riesling and is one of the Mosel’s most pedigreed sites

A

Reinhold Haart and Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt,

162
Q

Brauneberg’s Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyard is one of the Mosel’s ______ vineyards?

A

“sundial”

Along with Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr features a sundial in the cliff face, allowing vineyard workers to know the time

163
Q

Bernkastel-Kues is the site of the famous _____ vineyard, reputedly the source of a miraculously curative wine in the 14th century and an exception to the 1971 German Wine Law

A

Doctor

164
Q

Those growers to the east of the Doctor vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 may label their wines as?

A

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg

165
Q

Dr. Loosen provides some compelling examples of high quality wines in?

A

Bernkasteler Lay

166
Q

In Graach, Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt owns the great alleinbesitz _______?

A

Josephshöfer

good wines are also produced from the neighboring Domprobst

167
Q

The Sonnenuhr vineyards of Wehlen and Zeltingen are exemplified by?

A

Joh. Jos. Prüm estate and Dr. Loosen,

168
Q

Ürziger Würzgarten, is the ______ of Ürzig.

A

“spice garden”

169
Q

The Mönchhof estate and its subsidiary Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben are based in _____ and are prominent producers of ______ wines

A

Ürzig

Würzgarten

170
Q

Finally, red slate emerges near Erden, characterizing the great vineyards of ______ and _________?

A

Erden
Prälat and Treppchen. Prälat is one of the Mosel’s warmest sites, and again Dr. Loosen is a premier producer of its wines

171
Q

The Saar bereich covers vineyards surrounding a portion of the ______?

A

Saar River, a tributary of the Mosel south of Trier

172
Q

Despite its more southerly location, the Saar Valley is cooler than the Mittelmosel, due to?

A

its higher altitude.

173
Q

T/F The Saar is smaller than the Mosel?

A

True

174
Q

T/F The Saar’s slate soils are less uniform, creating less warming effect?

A

True

175
Q

T/F The Saar Valley’s marginal climate provides even higher acidity in the wines?

A

True

176
Q

T/F In hotter years, such as 2003 or 2005, Saar wines can be exceptional?

A

True

177
Q

T/F Scharzhofberger, an ortsteilwithin the gemeinde of Wiltingen, is highly regarded as one of the Mosel’s finest sites; Egon Müller is its greatest grower

A

True

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