Germany Flashcards
1
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Name the 4-tier VDP. Classification.
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Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein
2
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Name the 3 Bereiche of Rheinhessen.
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Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau
3
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When was the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweinguter (VDP) formed?
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1910
4
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Name the monastery in the Rheingau region that has a tradition in viticulture and is now seen as the cultural wine centre of Rheingau.
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Kloster Eberbach
5
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Name the Bereich of Rheingau.
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Johannisberg
6
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Which village in the Rheingau produces more red wines than white?
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Assmannshausen
7
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What is the name of the flat-sided flask that we often come across in wines from Franken (Franconia)?
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Bocksbeutel
8
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Name the 6 Bereiche of Mosel (from south to north).
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Moseltor Obermosel Saar Ruwertal Bernkastel Burg Cochem
9
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When did the name of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Anbaugebiet changed to Mosel?
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1st of August 2007
10
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Which German region is noted for its Schillerwein (pink wine blend from white and red grapes)?
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Wurttemberg
11
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List the 6 Pradikats with their corresponding degrees of ripeness (Oechsle).
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Kabinett (70-85 Oechsle) Spatlese (76-95 Oechsle) Auslese (83-105 Oechsle) Beerenauslese (110-128 Oechsle) Icewein (110-128 Oechsle) Trockenbeerenauslese (150-154 Oechsle)
12
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What is the minimum alcohol for Qualitätswein and above?
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7% (except BA and TBA which is 5,5%)
13
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Pinot Gris in Germany is known as …………………..
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Grauburgunder or Rulander
14
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Pinot Blanc in Germany is known as …………………………
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Weissburgunder
15
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Name the parents of Müller-Thurgau grape.
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Riesling
Madeleine Royale
16
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Name a few notable villages of Rheingau.
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Lorchhausen Rudesheim Winkel Johannisberg Erbach Eberbach Eltville Hockheim
17
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Name the 2 Bereiche of Pfalz.
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Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
Sudliche Weinstrasse
18
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Which Anbaugebiet (region) is famed for its red wines?
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Ahr
19
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What is the synonym of Blaufränkisch in Wurttemberg?
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Lemberger
20
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Traditional name for Pinot Gris.
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Rulander
21
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Trockenbeerenauslese Oechsle range.
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150-154
22
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German name for vineyard.
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Einzellage
23
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Who is producing the most well known, expensive wines of Nahe and has a monopole in Oberhausen? What is the name of this monopole?
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Donhoff
Brucke
24
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Name the only Bereich of Ahr.
A
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
25
Name the smallest wine region (Anbaugebiet) of Germany.
Hessische-Bergstrasse
26
Which grape variety produces the best wines of Franken, Germany?
Silvaner
27
German name for the Schiava red grape variety.
Vernatsch
28
What are the 2 VDP approved varieties for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage wines in the Rheingau?
Riesling
| Spätburgunder
29
Maximum yields allowed for VDP Grosse Lage (hl/ha).
50 hl/ha
30
Name the two instances in the Rheingau that the name of the property itself legally suffices as provenance.
Schloss Johannisberg
| Schloss Vollrads
31
Since when the term Feinherb is permitted on German wine labels?
2000
32
Since when the term Bereich was officially used for a wine district?
1971
33
What is Weissherbst?
Rose wine, at least 95% of which is made by direct pressing of a single variety named on the label
34
In which Anbaugebiete of Germany the villages of Castell and Iphofen are located?
Franken
35
Name the 2 Bereiche of Mittelrhein.
Lorelei
| Siebengebirge
36
German term for a large wooden barrel used in the Mosel region with a capacity of 1000lt.
Füder
37
Where is the village of Kallstad located?
Pfalz, Germany
38
What are the initials VDP mean?
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
39
Which village of Rheinhessen is noted for its red wines from Spatburgunder?
Ingelheim
40
Name a few notable villages of Rheinhessen.
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Nackenheim
Ingelheim
Oppenheim
Nierstein
Deinhein
Westhofen
Osthofen
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41
Germany's most eastern region.
Sachsen
42
When did Ernst Loosen took over the family estate?
1988
43
Name the 3 monopoles of Weingut Maximin Grunhaus.
Abtsberg
Bruderberg
Herrenberg
44
German term for the unfermented or partly-fermented must that was widely used in the 1970s and 1980s to sweeten all but the finest or driest German wines.
Sussreserve
45
What are the 2 VDP approved varieties for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage in Rheingau?
Riesling
| Spätburgunder
46
Where is the Liebfrauenstift-Kirchstuck vineyard located?
Worms, Rheinhessen, Germany
47
What is the top vineyard of Trittenheim (Middle Mosel)?
Apotheke
48
What is the minimum size of a vineyard according to the German Wine Law of 1971?
5 ha
| Exceptions: Doctor (Bernakastel), Kirchenstuck (Forst), Freunstuck (Forst), Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)
49
Who is the famous producer for first harnessing botrytis in the late 18th century?
Schloss Johannisberg
50
Name the top vineyard site of Assmannshausen.
| Top producer.
Hollenberg
| August Kesseler
51
What is the name of Toni Jost's Grosse Lage Monopole vineyard in Bacharach?
Hahn
52
Name the top vineyard sites of Rudesheim.
Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg
53
Name of the strain of early-ripening Pinot Noir found in Franken.
Frühburgunder
54
What is the German synonym for Botrytis?
Edelfaule
55
What does "Alte Reben" mean?
Old vines (Vieilles Vignes)
56
Maximum yields allowed for VDP Erste Lage (hl/ha).
60 hl/ha
57
Maximum yields allowed for VDP Ortswein (hl/ha).
75 hl/ha
58
Maximum yields allowed for VDP Gutswein (hl/ha).
75 hl/ha
59
Where is the Sonnenberg vineyard?
Eltville, Rheingau
60
Where is most of Germany's Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier) planted?
Wurttemberg
61
Where is Geisenheim located?
Rheingau
62
What regions can Liebfraumilch be blended from?
Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Nahe
Pfalz
63
Where is Kloster Eberbach located?
Rheingau
64
What portion of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?
80%
| the highest portion than any other anbaugebiete
65
What is the rose popular in Wurttemberg?
Schillerwein
66
What is the rose popular in Baden?
Weissherbst
67
Where is Hallgarten located?
Rheingau
68
German synonym of Blaufränkisch.
Lemberger
69
Most planted grape in the Rheinhessen.
Müller-Thurgau
70
Name the parents of Rieslaner grape.
Riesling
| Silvaner
71
Name 4 vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.
Doctor (Bernakastel)
Kirchenstuck (Forst)
Freunstuck (Forst)
Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)
72
Name the parents of Dornfelder grape.
Helfensteiner
| Heroldrebe
73
What is Franken's wine center? Name an important vineyard.
Wurzburg
| Stein
74
In 1971, the 30000 einzellage were condensed into how many registered vineyards? What is the minimum size of a registered vineyard?
2600 vineyards
| 5 ha
75
Name the 2 einzellage of Bernkastel-kues (Mosel)?
Doctor
| Lay
76
What is the important einzellage of Wehlen (Mosel)?
Sonnenuhr
77
What is the important einzellage of Ürzig (Mosel)?
Wurzgarten
78
What is an Alleinbesitz?
Monopole
79
What is the volume of a stuck and where is it used?
1200 lt
| Rheingau
80
Maximum RS for Classic wines.
15 gr/lt
81
Maximum RS for Selection wines.
9 gr/lt (12 gr/lt for Riesling)
82
Maximum RS for Grosses Gewachs.
9 gr/lt
83
Minimum abv for Classic and Selection.
12% (11,5% in the Mosel)
84
What is the important einzellage of Johannisberg (Rheingau)?
Holle
85
Where does the German "discovery" of Spätlese date to?
1775 at Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau)
86
Who is the owner of Alleinbesitz Walporzheim Gärkammer?
Weingut J.J. Adeneuer
87
Who is the most famous producer of Mittelrhein and where is he located?
Toni Jost
| Bacharach
88
Where in Germany do we come across the red, slaty-sandy, clay soil name "Rotliegendes"?
Rheinhessen (in the steep riverfront vineyards of Nackenheim)
89
Which German estate is owned by Suntory?
Weingut Robert Weil (Rheingau)
90
Name the parents of Domina grape.
Portugieser
| Spätburgunder
91
Name the 2 Bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse..
Starkenburg
| Umstadt
92
What is the most common name used in Germany for Pinot Noir Précoce?
Frühburgunder
93
What is Badisch Rotgold?
Rose wine from Baden, made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spätburgunder
94
What is the name of the 1200lt cask that is commonly used in the Rheingau?
Stück
95
German synonym of Pinot Meunier.
Schwarzriesling or Müllerrebe
96
Name the monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt.
Josephshöfer (in Graach)
97
German word for monopole.
Alleinbesitz
98
Name the 2 Einzellage of Niederhausen, Nahe.
Hermannshöhle
| Hermannsberg
99
Who owns most of the Rothenberg vineyard? Where is it located?
Gunderloch
| Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
100
What is the name of the monopole of Kloster Eberbach and in what commune is it located?
Steinberg
| Hattenheim
101
Name the parents of Ortega grape.
Müller-Thurgau
| Siegerrebe
102
What is the name of Toni Jost's Grosse Lage monopole vineyard in Bacharach?
Hahn
103
Synonym of Scheurebe in Austria.
Samling
104
What is the name of the compound responsible for the controversial petrol aroma in Riesling?
TDN (trimethyl-dihydronaphthalene)
105
Name the three Bereiche of Franken (Franconia).
Maindreieck
Mainviereck
Steigerwald
106
Name Sachsen's largest estate which was the first VDP member of the Anbaugebiet.
Schloss Proschwitz (81 ha, VDP member since 1996)
107
Which Rheingau village claims the region's steepest slopes? Which Grosse Lage site reach 70% grade?
Rüdesheim
| Berg Schlossberg
108
When was the Charta Association founded?
1984
109
Where in Pfalz is the greatest concentration of Grosse and Erste Lage sites?
A small band of slope between Forst and Deidesheim
110
Top name for Spätburgunder in Franken.
Weingut Rudolf Fürst (located in Bürgstadt)
111
Name the smallest Einzellage in Germany.
Walporzheimer Gärkammer (Ahr, J.J. Adeneuer)
