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1
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What are the 4 categories of German wine law

A
  • Wein: Formely Tafelwein: No Geographic designation, w/o varietal or vintage
  • Landwein: IGP: from 26 wine growing regions (landweingebiete), 85% grapes from named region, .5% higher abv then Wein - Chaptilaiztion legal
  • Qualitatswein: PDO: 100% of grapes from Anbaugebiete - bulk of German wine - chaptalization is legel - “Erste Gewachs” applies to Riesling and Spatburgunder (dry)
  • Pradikatswein: PDO: subset of Qualitatswein - No Chaptalization - 100% from region
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What does Gemeinde mean

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local community or village

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3
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Define Bereiche

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areas/ major sub-regions

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4
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Define Orsteil

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district of a town

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5
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What are the major einzellagen of Rudesheim

(hint Berg)

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Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck, Berg Schlossberg

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What is the major einzellage of Assmannshausen, what’s the syle and best known producer

A
  • Höllenberg
  • Reds from Spatburgunder
  • August Kesseler
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7
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The village of Hocheim sits on this river in the Rheingau

A
  • Main River
  • Kirchenstuck einzellage is most known
  • Term Hock orignated here
  • warmer area
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8
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What is the sole Bereiche of the Rheingau

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Johannisberg

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What are the Bereiches of the Mosel, north to south (6)

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  • Burg Cochem (Terrassenmosel)
  • Bernkastel - majority of production
  • Ruwertal
  • Obermosel
  • Saar
  • Moseltor
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10
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True or False:

VDP producers cannot Chaptalize

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False, it’s allowed

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11
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What are the 1st and 2nd most planted red grapes in Germany

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  1. Spatburgunder
  2. Dornfelder
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12
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What does Edelfäule indicate?

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Botrytis cinerea

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13
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What is the highest Prädikat a Mosel Riesling harvested at 120° Öchsle could achieve?

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beerenauslese

Prädikat Level Minimum Öchsle Range

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 76-95°

Auslese 83-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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14
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Match the vineyard to the correct Anbaugebiet

Pfalz, Nahe, Rheinhessen, Rheingau

A. Kastanienbusch

B. Berg Schlossberg

C. Rothenberg

D. Hermannshöhle

A

A. Pfalz - Kastanienbusch

B. Rheingau - Berg Schlossberg

C. Rheinhessen - Rothenberg

D. Nahe - Hermannshöhle

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15
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A VDP Riesling labeled with the name of the variety and the word “Muschelkalk” on the front label most likely represents which category of wine?

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Ortswein

Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

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Vineyards planted on the north shores of Lake Constance are included in this Anbaugebiet:

A. Baden

B. Pfalz

C. Franken

D. Sachsen

E. Nahe

A

A. Baden

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17
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Name the bereich situated on an extinct volcano, that is the warmest wine growing district in all of Germany.

A

Kaiserstuhl Bereich

Baden Anbaugebiet

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18
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In which city and anbaugebiet is one most likely to encounter a mug of Schillerwein?

A

Heilbronn in Württemberg

  • schillerwein, a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together
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19
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Where is the famed einzellage of Ürzig

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Würtzgarten

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20
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Select ALL Anbaugebiete which contain a Grosse Lage site named “Kirchenstück.”

  1. Pfalz
  2. Rheingau
  3. Nahe
  4. Rheinhessen
  5. Mosel
A

Pfalz

Rheingau

Rheinhessen

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21
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The traditional term for geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung in Germany is

A

Landwein

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22
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Sandstone, limestone, and Keuper soils characterize the three Bereiche of the _____ Anbaugebiet.

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Franken

  1. Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
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23
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There are 525 hectares of the Elbling grape planted in Germany. Almost all of them are located in the _____ Anbaugebiet.

A

Mosel

  • Obermosel bereich
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24
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Vineyards along the Neckar River are located in which of the following Anbaugebiete?

A. Württemberg
B. Baden
C. Hessische-Bergstrasse
D. Nahe
E. Saale-Unstrut

A

A. Württemberg

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25
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What anbaugebiet would you find Schlossgut Diel?

(hint Dönnhoff)

A

Nahe

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26
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Gutedel is widely planted in this winegrowing district.

A. Johannisberg
B. Markgräferland
C. Kaiserstuhl
D. Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse
E. Siebengebirge

A

A. Markgräferland - Baden anbaugebiet

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27
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What is the correct parentage for Dornfelder?

A. Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
B. Riesling x Silvaner
C. Diana x Chambourcin
D. Portugieser x Blaufränkisch

A

A. Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

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28
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Select the southernmost winegrowing village

A. Siebeldingen
B. Kallstadt
C. Forst
D. Deidesheim

A

A. Siebeldingen

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29
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Where in Germany can one find Goldriesling growing?

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Sachsen - Goldriesling originated in Alsace (riesling cross)

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30
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What is a synonym for Lemberger?

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Blaüfrankisch - used in Württemberg

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31
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Name the top producer of the Saar and the einzellage in the village of Wiltingen they make prized wine from

A
  • Egon Müller
  • Scharzhofberger
  • ** Braune Kupp einzellage is an alleinbesitz of Egon Müller in Wiltingen
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32
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What village of the Mosel is the einzellage Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr located, name the most well known producer

A

Brauneberg - Fritz Haag

Bernkastel bereich

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33
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Göldtropfchen and Domherr einzellagen are located in what gemeinde and bereich

A

Gemeinde: Piesport

Bereich: Bernkastel

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34
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Doctor and Lay einzellagen are located in what village and bereiche

(hint: same name)

A
  • Bereich: Bernkastel
  • Gemeinde: Bernkastel-Kues
  • Alte Badstube am Doktorberg: This vineyard was part of Doctor until 1984; Pauly-Bergweiler alleinbesitz
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35
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Put the VDP Classification in order from highest to lowest in quality

Ortswein

Gutswein

Grosse Lage

Erste Lage

A

Grosse Lage: Grand Cru - 50 hl/ha

Erste Lage: 1er Cru - 60 hl/ha

Ortswein: Village tier - 75 hl/ha

Gutswein: regional tier - 75 hl/ha

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36
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What does “GG” indicate on a VDP Grosse Lage bottle

A

Grosses Gewächs, indicating dry wines

* If off-dry to sweet the wine follows the Prädikat system

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37
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What is the difference between Grosslage and Grosse Lage

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Grosslage is a collection of vineyards (legal term) and Grosse Lage is VDP term for Grand Cru wines

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38
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What is the size of the following casks

  1. Stück
  2. Doppelstück
  3. Halbstück
A
  1. 1200 liters
  2. 2400 liters
  3. 600 liters
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39
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Put the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer in order

  1. Producer
  2. Location of exam board
  3. Unique bottling number
  4. Village wine was produced
  5. Year wine was tested (not vintage**)
A

2, 4, 1, 3, 5

  • Location of examination board
  • Village wine was produced
  • Producer
  • Unique number of bottling
  • Year wine was tested, usually a year after vintage

* All Qualitatswein and Prädikatswein fall in this category

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40
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Match the grape to the correct cross

Kerner / (Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau

Müller-Thurgau / Bukettrebe x Riesling

Regent / Riesling x Madeleine Royale

Scheurebe / Trollinger x Riesling

Bacchus / Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid)

A
  1. Kerner: Trollinger x Riesling
  2. Müller-Thurgau: Riesling x Madeleine Royale**
  3. Regent: Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid)
  4. Scheurebe: Bukettrebe x Riesling
  5. Bacchus: (Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau

** Müller-Thurgau is 2nd most planted

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41
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What is Germany’s smallest Anbaugebiet

A

Hessiche-Bergstrasse

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42
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The Taunus Mountains are a defining geographical feature in which Anbaugebiet?

A

Rheingau

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43
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Match the village to the correct river.

Mosel, Main, Nahe, Rhine

A. Bernkastel-Kues

B. Erbach

C. Würzburg

D. Schlossböckelheim

A

A. Berntastel-Kues - Mosel

B. Erbach - Rhine

C. Würzburg - Main

D. Schlossböckelheim - Nahe

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44
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What village is the einzellage Apotheke located

A

Trittenheim

45
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Who is the major producer in the Ruwertal in the village of Mertesdorf

A

Von Schubert (Maximum Grünhaus)

Alleinbesitz: Abstberg*, Bruderberg, Herrenberg

*Abstberg most prestigious

46
Q

What is the name of the einzellage and the sole producer of the same name in the village of Eitelsbach in the Ruwertal

A

Kartäuserhofberg - alleinbesitz of Kartäuserhof

47
Q

Name the most famous and largest einzellage of Erden, in the Bernkastel bereiche

A

Treppchen

*Prälat vineyard located in Erden as well

Dr. Hermann produces great wines from Prälat & Treppchen

48
Q

What are the 2 villages that the Sonnenuhr einzellagen are located

A

Zeltingen and Wehlen

Braunberg has the Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyards

49
Q

Name a few producers of the Sonnenuhr vineyards

A
  • Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)
  • Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler (Bernkastel-Kues)
  • Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel-Kues)
  • Selbach-Oster (Zeltingen)
  • Weingut Max Ferdinand
50
Q

What is the famed einzellage of Graach

A

Himmelreich

J.J. Prum top producer

51
Q

What is the dominate grape of the Ahr, what is the early ripening mutation of the dominate grape, name a producer

A
  • Spätburgunder
  • Frühburgunder: early ripening, lower acid, fruit driven red - Pinot Noir Précoce in France
  • Producers:
  1. Meyer-Näkel * Led charge to Burgundian style
  2. Jean Stodden
52
Q

Name the top 2 Ruwer producers

A

Kartäuserhof and Maxim Grünhaus ( Von Schubert)

53
Q

Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken produces wine in Saarburg, on the Saar river, name the einzellage

A

Rausch

54
Q

What is the name of 1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel.

A

Füder

55
Q

Name 2 producers of Piesport

A

Reichsgraf von Kasselstatt

Reinhold Haart

St. Urbans Hof

  • Goldtröpfchen most famous vineyard
  • Piesport Kreuzwingert - Reinhold Haart alleinbesitz
56
Q

Who is the sole producer of the Brücke einzellage in Oberhausen in the Nahe

A

Dönnhof

57
Q

What is the main einzellage of Niederhausen in the Nahe

A

Hermannshöhle

  • Hermmansberg einzellage is located here also and is an alleinbesitz of Gut Hermannsberg
58
Q

Who is the leading producer of Frühlingsplatzchen in Monzingen, what is the region

A

Emrich Schönleber

Nahe

59
Q

Where is Roter Hang “Red Hill” vineyard area, who is the top producer

A

Rheinhessen between Nierstein and Nackenheim, Gunderloch produces wine from the Rothenberg einzellage

Bereiches: Nierstein, Bingen, Wonnegau

60
Q

What wine was the Rheinhessen traditionally known for that hurt the region and countries wine image

A

Liebfraumilch - base of Riesling, M-T, Silvaner, Kerner

61
Q

What is the name of the Vosges Mountains in the Pfalz in Germany

A

Haardt Hills

  • 500-600 M, driest and sunniest part of Germany like in Alsace
62
Q

Where in Germany would you most like encounter Sangiovese, Viognier and Cabernet Sauvignon

A

Pfalz

63
Q

Who are the 3 B’s of the Pfalz that historically dominated the Mittelhardt of the Pfalz

A

Bürklin-Wolf

von Bassermann-Jordan

von Buhl

64
Q

Describe the varied soils of the Pfalz

A

Pfalz soils are extremely varied and complex, with layers of red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel

Basalt: igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich lava, More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt

65
Q

Where would you find the einzellagen Jesuitgarten, Kirchenstück, Freundstück and Pechstein

A

Forst, Pfalz region

  • Deidesheim produces quality wine to rival Forst
  • Deidesheim Vineyards: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
66
Q

True or False:

Pfalz wine style produces wines with more body, weight and alcohol

A

True, sunniest and driest region in Germany

** Baden is the warmest

67
Q

What is the warmest wine region in Germany

(not driest & sunniest)

A

Baden

68
Q

What is Weissherbst and where would you find it

A

rosé produced in Baden

Weissherbst (white autumn)

69
Q

What is the name of the river that flows through Württemberg

  1. Rhine
  2. Main
  3. Elbe
  4. Neckar
A

Neckar

70
Q

What region of Germany would you find Trollinger, Lemberger (Blaufrankisch), Schwarzriesling

A

Württemberg

71
Q

What is the name of this bottle in Germany and would region would you find it

A

Bocksbeutel from the Franken region

72
Q

Where is the Stein vineyard?

(The wines from the region our traditionally known as <em>steinwein</em>)

A. Mosel

B. Rheingau

C. Franken

D. Nahe

A

Würzburg in the Franken region

*Innere Leiste is other vineyard in Wurzburg

73
Q

Where is Silvaner’s traditonal home in Germany

A

Franken region, Müller-Thurgau is still the most planted

74
Q

Where would you find single stake training used on very steep slopes, einzelpfahlerziehung in German

A

Mosel

75
Q

Match the term

Winzergenossenschaft, Winzer, Weinkellerei, Weinberg, Gutsabfüllung, Erzeugerabfüllung, Alleinbesitz

A. Vineyard

B. Co-op

C. Wine cellar or winery

D. Grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

E. Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

F. Winegrower

G. vineyard with a sole owner

A

B. Winzergenossenschaft: Co-op

F. Winzer: Winegrower

C. Weinkellerei: Wine cellar or winery

A. Weinberg: Vineyard

E. Gutsabfüllung: Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

D. Erzeugerabfüllung: Grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

G.Alleinbesitz: A vineyard which is owned by only one owner (similar to a monopole in France).

76
Q

Match the term

Feinherb, Halbtrocken, Lieblich, Restzucker, Trocken

A. medium-sweet

B. dry

C. residual sugar

D. half-dry, generally less than 18 g/l RS

E. half-dry, no legal definition

A

E. Feinherb: Half-dry, no legal definition

D. Halbtrocken: Half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar

A. Lieblich: Medium-sweet

C. Restzucker: Residual sugar

B. Trocken: Dry; generally 4 g/L or less but residual sugar but can be up to 9 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of total residual sugar

77
Q

Match the Prädikats Categories to the Öschle degree

Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese

A. 110-128˚

B. 80-95˚

C. 88-105˚

D. 150-154˚

E. 70-85˚

F. 110-128˚

A

E. Kabinett

B. Spätlese

C. Auslese

A. & F. Beerenauslese - Eiswein

D. Trockenbeerenauslese

70˚ Öschle = 17 Brix - Potential Alc. 10%

153.5˚ Öschle = 35 Brix - Potential Alc. 20.7%

1 KMW (Klosterneuburger Mostwaage) = 5˚ Öschle (approx.)

78
Q

If a wine is labeled varietally in Germany, what % of the grape listed must be used in the wine?

A

85%

79
Q

What is the name of the famous orsteil located in Winkel?

A. Schloss Johannisberg

B. Schloss Vollrads

A

Schloss Vollrads

Schloss Johannisberg - Geisenheim

80
Q

What are the top two vineyard sites in Winkel?

A. Jesuitengarten

B. Pfaffenberg

C.Hasensprung

D. Steinberg

A

A. Jesuitengarten

C. Hasensprung

81
Q

What is the name of the Rheingau monastery founded by Cistercian monks in 1136 , what’s the alleinbesitz einzellage owned by them.

A

Kloster (Abbey) Eberbach - located in Eltville

Steinberg Vineyard -

The Steinberg is one of handful single vineyard sites in Germany which for reasons of historical significance have dispensation from having to include a village name together with the vineyard’s name, so the wines from the Steinberg are simply labelled Steinberger

Steinberg is German for “stony hill” after Stein = stone and Berg = mountain or hill.

82
Q

What is a goldkapsel and what does it indicate? Where is it used almost exclusively? What is the name of the longer goldkapsel? What does it indicate? What kind of bottlings is a goldkapsel most frequently found on?

A

A goldkapsel is a gold-colored capsule used almost exclusively by producers in the Mosel as a means of subverting the 1971 Wine Law, which ruled that additional qualifications of prädikat level could not be listed on the bottle. It typically indicates a “reserve” section of that producer. Lange Goldkapsel Most frequently found on Auslese bottlings.

83
Q

What is Charta, when was it formed and for what purpose?

A

Charta is an organization that was formed in 1984 in the Rheingau for the purpose of advancing the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling.

The bottles will carry 3 Roman arches to indicate their affiliation.

84
Q

What are the main 2 soils types in the Rheingau

A

Slate in the hillsides

near the water there is Clay, loess (silt-sized sediment formed by wind-blown dust), alluvial sands, red slate

85
Q

What Rheingau producer was the first to harness botrytis in the 18th century

A

Schloss Johannisberg

Johannisberg does not have to append the village to their wines

86
Q

The village of Hochheim and Johannisberg share what einzellage that translates to hell but refers to the “rocky hill”

A

Hölle

87
Q

Schloss Schönborn has an alleinbesitz in what village and vineyard in the Rheingau

A. Rüdesheimer Rottland

B. Hattenheimer Steinberg

C. Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

D. Rauenthal Nonnenberg

A

C. Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

Rauenthal Nonnenberg is an alleinbesitz of Georg Breuer

88
Q

Name this producer

A

Georg Beuer

Rüdesheim

89
Q

Name the producer

A

Robert Weil

Kiedrich

90
Q

Name the producer

A

August Kesseler

Assmannshausen

91
Q

Name the producer

A

Schloss Johannisberg

92
Q

Name the Mosel producer

A

Karthäuserhof

Bereiche: Ruwertal

Village: Eitelscbach

Karthäuserhofberg vineyard

93
Q

Name the Ruwertal producer and the other 2 alleinbesitz vineyards not listed

A

Von Schubert - Maxim Grünhaus

3 alleinbesitz

  1. Bruderberg
  2. Herrenberg
  3. Abtsberg
94
Q

Name the prodcuer

A

J.J. Prüm

Wehlen

95
Q

Name the producer

A

Fritz Haag

Brauneberg

96
Q

Name this Saar producer

A

Egon Müller

Wiltingen

Braune Kupp alleinbesitz

97
Q

Name this Rheinhessen producer

A

Gunderloch

98
Q

Name this Rheinhessen producer

A

Keller

Flörsheim-Dalsheim

Rare and pricey G-Max bottling

99
Q

Name this Nahe producer

A

Emrich Schönleber

Monzigen

Frühlingsplatzchen

“Spring Cookie”

100
Q

Rheingau Map

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  1. Hölle - shared with Hochheim
  2. Hattenheimer Steinberg: monopole Kloster Eberbach - Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg: monopole Schloss Schönborn
  3. Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
  4. Höllenberg
  5. Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck, and Berg Schlossberg
101
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Bernkastel Mosel Map

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102
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What were the toughest 2 vintages of the last 10 years in Germany

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2014
‘Too cold and too wet’ is the general summary for Germany in 2014. Yields were higher than the much smaller preceding vintage, but quality is surmised as ‘good, bad and ugly’ by Michael Schmidt, with the proviso that the better producers are inevitably the better performers. JR

WS 91 pts

2013
A chill spring and fine, mild summer gave way to wet weather in September and October which proved many producers’ undoing. Astute vineyard management was essential to coax grapes to ripeness and avoid rot. Low yields and fair quality across the board. JR

WS 89 pts

103
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What were the 2 best vintages from 1970 until 2000

What was the considered a terrible vintage

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BEST

1971: WS 97 pts, RP 98 pts

1990: WS 97 pts, 96 pts

JR: 1990
Europe’s wonder year: a perfect autumn with plenty of late-picked sweet wines after a botrytis bonanza.

  • 2001, 2005, 2009 were great vintages

BAD

2000: WS 82 pts, RP 76pts

JR: 2000
Very difficult vintage. Early optimism was finally dashed by September rains which severely compromised the health of the grapes. In many cases the earliest-picked grapes were the best because they were the least affected by rot. Early-picked Spätburgunders were relatively unscathed.

104
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Describe these German Vintages 2017, 2016, 2015

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  • 2017: Like much of France, Germany’s harvest was small and early, with spring frost mainly responsible for the low yields, late season rain,

WS 94pts

  • 2016: wet spring/early summer, dry summer helped vintage, higher acid wines

WS 93 pts

  • 2015: Yields across the country met the ten-year average, great spring and summer, riper wines but maintained acidity
105
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What region of Germany produces more Riesling than any where in the world

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Pfalz

5900HA (14,580 acres)

106
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______ wines are considered “harmoniously dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 15 g/l, and ______ wines are “superior dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling)

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The terms Classic and Selection were intended to replace the more cumbersome halbtrocken and trocken, respectively. Classic wines are considered “harmoniously dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 15 g/l, and Selection wines are “superior dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling)

107
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The Uhlen einzellage has 4 different Grosse Lagen, Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay, Uhlen Laubach, Uhlen Roth Lay and Uhlen what is the Anbaugebiet, Bereiche and Gemeinde

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Mosel, Burg Cochem, Winningen

Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay: Blue-grey slate with clay

Uhlen Laubach: Grey slate with calcareous fossils

Uhlen Roth Lay: Iron oxide rich red slate

108
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What is the name of the steepest vineyards in Europe, where is it located.

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Calmont vineyards 68% grade, Mosel

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