Germany Flashcards
What are the 4 categories of German wine law
- 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
What does Gemeinde mean
local community or village
Define Bereiche
areas/ major sub-regions
Define Orsteil
district of a town
What are the major einzellagen of Rudesheim
(hint Berg)
Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck, Berg Schlossberg
What is the major einzellage of Assmannshausen, what’s the syle and best known producer
- Höllenberg
- Reds from Spatburgunder
- August Kesseler
The village of Hocheim sits on this river in the Rheingau
- Main River
- Kirchenstuck einzellage is most known
- Term Hock orignated here
- warmer area
What is the sole Bereiche of the Rheingau
Johannisberg
What are the Bereiches of the Mosel, north to south (6)
- Burg Cochem (Terrassenmosel)
- Bernkastel - majority of production
- Ruwertal
- Obermosel
- Saar
- Moseltor
True or False:
VDP producers cannot Chaptalize
False, it’s allowed
What are the 1st and 2nd most planted red grapes in Germany
- Spatburgunder
- Dornfelder
What does Edelfäule indicate?
Botrytis cinerea
What is the highest Prädikat a Mosel Riesling harvested at 120° Öchsle could achieve?
beerenauslese
Prädikat Level Minimum Öchsle Range
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°
Auslese 83-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Match the vineyard to the correct Anbaugebiet
Pfalz, Nahe, Rheinhessen, Rheingau
A. Kastanienbusch
B. Berg Schlossberg
C. Rothenberg
D. Hermannshöhle
A. Pfalz - Kastanienbusch
B. Rheingau - Berg Schlossberg
C. Rheinhessen - Rothenberg
D. Nahe - Hermannshöhle
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?
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)
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. Baden
Name the bereich situated on an extinct volcano, that is the warmest wine growing district in all of Germany.
Kaiserstuhl Bereich
Baden Anbaugebiet
In which city and anbaugebiet is one most likely to encounter a mug of Schillerwein?
Heilbronn in Württemberg
- schillerwein, a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together
Where is the famed einzellage of Ürzig
Würtzgarten
Select ALL Anbaugebiete which contain a Grosse Lage site named “Kirchenstück.”
- Pfalz
- Rheingau
- Nahe
- Rheinhessen
- Mosel
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
The traditional term for geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung in Germany is
Landwein
Sandstone, limestone, and Keuper soils characterize the three Bereiche of the _____ Anbaugebiet.
Franken
- Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
There are 525 hectares of the Elbling grape planted in Germany. Almost all of them are located in the _____ Anbaugebiet.
Mosel
- Obermosel bereich
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. Württemberg
What anbaugebiet would you find Schlossgut Diel?
(hint Dönnhoff)
Nahe
Gutedel is widely planted in this winegrowing district.
A. Johannisberg
B. Markgräferland
C. Kaiserstuhl
D. Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse
E. Siebengebirge
A. Markgräferland - Baden anbaugebiet
What is the correct parentage for Dornfelder?
A. Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
B. Riesling x Silvaner
C. Diana x Chambourcin
D. Portugieser x Blaufränkisch
A. Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
Select the southernmost winegrowing village
A. Siebeldingen
B. Kallstadt
C. Forst
D. Deidesheim
A. Siebeldingen
Where in Germany can one find Goldriesling growing?
Sachsen - Goldriesling originated in Alsace (riesling cross)
What is a synonym for Lemberger?
Blaüfrankisch - used in Württemberg
Name the top producer of the Saar and the einzellage in the village of Wiltingen they make prized wine from
- Egon Müller
- Scharzhofberger
- ** Braune Kupp einzellage is an alleinbesitz of Egon Müller in Wiltingen
What village of the Mosel is the einzellage Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr located, name the most well known producer
Brauneberg - Fritz Haag
Bernkastel bereich
Göldtropfchen and Domherr einzellagen are located in what gemeinde and bereich
Gemeinde: Piesport
Bereich: Bernkastel
Doctor and Lay einzellagen are located in what village and bereiche
(hint: same name)
- Bereich: Bernkastel
- Gemeinde: Bernkastel-Kues
- Alte Badstube am Doktorberg: This vineyard was part of Doctor until 1984; Pauly-Bergweiler alleinbesitz
Put the VDP Classification in order from highest to lowest in quality
Ortswein
Gutswein
Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
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
What does “GG” indicate on a VDP Grosse Lage bottle
Grosses Gewächs, indicating dry wines
* If off-dry to sweet the wine follows the Prädikat system
What is the difference between Grosslage and Grosse Lage
Grosslage is a collection of vineyards (legal term) and Grosse Lage is VDP term for Grand Cru wines
What is the size of the following casks
- Stück
- Doppelstück
- Halbstück
- 1200 liters
- 2400 liters
- 600 liters
Put the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer in order
- Producer
- Location of exam board
- Unique bottling number
- Village wine was produced
- Year wine was tested (not vintage**)
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
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)
- Kerner: Trollinger x Riesling
- Müller-Thurgau: Riesling x Madeleine Royale**
- Regent: Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid)
- Scheurebe: Bukettrebe x Riesling
- Bacchus: (Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau
** Müller-Thurgau is 2nd most planted
What is Germany’s smallest Anbaugebiet
Hessiche-Bergstrasse
The Taunus Mountains are a defining geographical feature in which Anbaugebiet?
Rheingau
Match the village to the correct river.
Mosel, Main, Nahe, Rhine
A. Bernkastel-Kues
B. Erbach
C. Würzburg
D. Schlossböckelheim
A. Berntastel-Kues - Mosel
B. Erbach - Rhine
C. Würzburg - Main
D. Schlossböckelheim - Nahe
What village is the einzellage Apotheke located
Trittenheim
Who is the major producer in the Ruwertal in the village of Mertesdorf
Von Schubert (Maximum Grünhaus)
Alleinbesitz: Abstberg*, Bruderberg, Herrenberg
*Abstberg most prestigious
What is the name of the einzellage and the sole producer of the same name in the village of Eitelsbach in the Ruwertal
Kartäuserhofberg - alleinbesitz of Kartäuserhof
Name the most famous and largest einzellage of Erden, in the Bernkastel bereiche
Treppchen
*Prälat vineyard located in Erden as well
Dr. Hermann produces great wines from Prälat & Treppchen
What are the 2 villages that the Sonnenuhr einzellagen are located
Zeltingen and Wehlen
Braunberg has the Juffer-Sonnenuhr vineyards
Name a few producers of the Sonnenuhr vineyards
- Joh. Jos. Prüm (Wehlen)
- Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler (Bernkastel-Kues)
- Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel-Kues)
- Selbach-Oster (Zeltingen)
- Weingut Max Ferdinand
What is the famed einzellage of Graach
Himmelreich
J.J. Prum top producer
What is the dominate grape of the Ahr, what is the early ripening mutation of the dominate grape, name a producer
- Spätburgunder
- Frühburgunder: early ripening, lower acid, fruit driven red - Pinot Noir Précoce in France
- Producers:
- Meyer-Näkel * Led charge to Burgundian style
- Jean Stodden
Name the top 2 Ruwer producers
Kartäuserhof and Maxim Grünhaus ( Von Schubert)
Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken produces wine in Saarburg, on the Saar river, name the einzellage
Rausch
What is the name of 1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel.
Füder
Name 2 producers of Piesport
Reichsgraf von Kasselstatt
Reinhold Haart
St. Urbans Hof
- Goldtröpfchen most famous vineyard
- Piesport Kreuzwingert - Reinhold Haart alleinbesitz
Who is the sole producer of the Brücke einzellage in Oberhausen in the Nahe
Dönnhof
What is the main einzellage of Niederhausen in the Nahe
Hermannshöhle
- Hermmansberg einzellage is located here also and is an alleinbesitz of Gut Hermannsberg
Who is the leading producer of Frühlingsplatzchen in Monzingen, what is the region
Emrich Schönleber
Nahe
Where is Roter Hang “Red Hill” vineyard area, who is the top producer
Rheinhessen between Nierstein and Nackenheim, Gunderloch produces wine from the Rothenberg einzellage
Bereiches: Nierstein, Bingen, Wonnegau
What wine was the Rheinhessen traditionally known for that hurt the region and countries wine image
Liebfraumilch - base of Riesling, M-T, Silvaner, Kerner
What is the name of the Vosges Mountains in the Pfalz in Germany
Haardt Hills
- 500-600 M, driest and sunniest part of Germany like in Alsace
Where in Germany would you most like encounter Sangiovese, Viognier and Cabernet Sauvignon
Pfalz
Who are the 3 B’s of the Pfalz that historically dominated the Mittelhardt of the Pfalz
Bürklin-Wolf
von Bassermann-Jordan
von Buhl
Describe the varied soils of the Pfalz
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
Where would you find the einzellagen Jesuitgarten, Kirchenstück, Freundstück and Pechstein
Forst, Pfalz region
- Deidesheim produces quality wine to rival Forst
- Deidesheim Vineyards: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
True or False:
Pfalz wine style produces wines with more body, weight and alcohol
True, sunniest and driest region in Germany
** Baden is the warmest
What is the warmest wine region in Germany
(not driest & sunniest)
Baden
What is Weissherbst and where would you find it
rosé produced in Baden
Weissherbst (white autumn)
What is the name of the river that flows through Württemberg
- Rhine
- Main
- Elbe
- Neckar
Neckar
What region of Germany would you find Trollinger, Lemberger (Blaufrankisch), Schwarzriesling
Württemberg
What is the name of this bottle in Germany and would region would you find it
Bocksbeutel from the Franken region
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
Würzburg in the Franken region
*Innere Leiste is other vineyard in Wurzburg
Where is Silvaner’s traditonal home in Germany
Franken region, Müller-Thurgau is still the most planted
Where would you find single stake training used on very steep slopes, einzelpfahlerziehung in German
Mosel
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
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).
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
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
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˚
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.)
If a wine is labeled varietally in Germany, what % of the grape listed must be used in the wine?
85%
What is the name of the famous orsteil located in Winkel?
A. Schloss Johannisberg
B. Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Vollrads
Schloss Johannisberg - Geisenheim
What are the top two vineyard sites in Winkel?
A. Jesuitengarten
B. Pfaffenberg
C.Hasensprung
D. Steinberg
A. Jesuitengarten
C. Hasensprung
What is the name of the Rheingau monastery founded by Cistercian monks in 1136 , what’s the alleinbesitz einzellage owned by them.
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.
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 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.
What is Charta, when was it formed and for what purpose?
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.
What are the main 2 soils types in the Rheingau
Slate in the hillsides
near the water there is Clay, loess (silt-sized sediment formed by wind-blown dust), alluvial sands, red slate
What Rheingau producer was the first to harness botrytis in the 18th century
Schloss Johannisberg
Johannisberg does not have to append the village to their wines
The village of Hochheim and Johannisberg share what einzellage that translates to hell but refers to the “rocky hill”
Hölle
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
C. Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg
Rauenthal Nonnenberg is an alleinbesitz of Georg Breuer
Name this producer
Georg Beuer
Rüdesheim
Name the producer
Robert Weil
Kiedrich
Name the producer
August Kesseler
Assmannshausen
Name the producer
Schloss Johannisberg
Name the Mosel producer
Karthäuserhof
Bereiche: Ruwertal
Village: Eitelscbach
Karthäuserhofberg vineyard
Name the Ruwertal producer and the other 2 alleinbesitz vineyards not listed
Von Schubert - Maxim Grünhaus
3 alleinbesitz
- Bruderberg
- Herrenberg
- Abtsberg
Name the prodcuer
J.J. Prüm
Wehlen
Name the producer
Fritz Haag
Brauneberg
Name this Saar producer
Egon Müller
Wiltingen
Braune Kupp alleinbesitz
Name this Rheinhessen producer
Gunderloch
Name this Rheinhessen producer
Keller
Flörsheim-Dalsheim
Rare and pricey G-Max bottling
Name this Nahe producer
Emrich Schönleber
Monzigen
Frühlingsplatzchen
“Spring Cookie”
Rheingau Map
- Hölle - shared with Hochheim
- Hattenheimer Steinberg: monopole Kloster Eberbach - Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg: monopole Schloss Schönborn
- Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung
- Höllenberg
- Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck, and Berg Schlossberg
Bernkastel Mosel Map
What were the toughest 2 vintages of the last 10 years in Germany
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
What were the 2 best vintages from 1970 until 2000
What was the considered a terrible vintage
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.
Describe these German Vintages 2017, 2016, 2015
- 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
What region of Germany produces more Riesling than any where in the world
Pfalz
5900HA (14,580 acres)
______ 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)
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)
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
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
What is the name of the steepest vineyards in Europe, where is it located.
Calmont vineyards 68% grade, Mosel
