Germany

Question 1

Riesling and Spatburgunder

Answer 1

Germany’s current most planted white and red varieties

Question 2

What year did the Wine Law create the category of QbA?

Answer 2

1971, the law abolished the use of the term natur

Question 3

The discovery of Spatlese harvesting dates back to what year?

Answer 3

1775, found by harvesters at Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau

Question 4

Noble Rot in German

Answer 4

Edelfaule

Question 5

What year was the introduction of Auslese category?

Answer 5

1787

Question 6

What year was the first Eiswein made?

Answer 6

1858

Question 7

What year was the Geisenheim Wine Institute in the Rheingau founded?

Answer 7

1872

Question 8

What year was Muller-Thurgau created?

Answer 8

1882 at Geisenheim. Was once Germany’s most planted grape

Question 9

Muller-Thurgau is a crossing between which two grapes?

Answer 9

Riesling x Madeleine Royale

Question 10

Scheurebe is a crossing of what two varietals?

Answer 10

Riesling x Bukettrebe, developed in the Rheinhessen

Question 11

What two grapes is a crossing of Dornfelder?

Answer 11

Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe, developed in 1956

Question 12

Liebfraumilch

Answer 12

Sweet, cheap, characterless beverage. Usually produced from Muller-Thurgau it was a commercial success.

Question 13

Weissherbst

Answer 13

A saignee rose wine made from a single variety and of at least QbA quality.

Question 14

The higher quality German wines are varietal wines and must contain what percentage of the stated variety?

Answer 14

85%

Question 15

Charta

Answer 15

An organization to advance the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling

Question 16

When was the VDP (Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter) founded?

Answer 16

1910

Question 17

The VDP classification from 2012 forward

Answer 17

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

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

Ortswein: Village Wines (Max.75hl/ha)

Gutswein: Regional Wines (Max.75/hl/ha)

Question 18

The term “Classic” in VDP

Answer 18

“Harmoniously dry”

Single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard on a label

Minimum alcohol content of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)

Question 19

The term “Selection” in VDP

Answer 19

“Superior dry”

Selection wines are single vineyard wines from a single variety

Must weight for Selection wines must be equivalent to Auslese, and vineyards are hand harvested