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1
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Name the 4-tier VDP. Classification.

A

Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

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2
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Name the 3 Bereiche of Rheinhessen.

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Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau

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3
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When was the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweinguter (VDP) formed?

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1910

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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

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5
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Name the Bereich of Rheingau.

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Johannisberg

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6
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Which village in the Rheingau produces more red wines than white?

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Assmannshausen

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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

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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
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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

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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

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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)
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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%)

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13
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Pinot Gris in Germany is known as …………………..

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Grauburgunder or Rulander

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14
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Pinot Blanc in Germany is known as …………………………

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Weissburgunder

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15
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Name the parents of Müller-Thurgau grape.

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Riesling

Madeleine Royale

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16
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Name a few notable villages of Rheingau.

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Lorchhausen
Rudesheim
Winkel
Johannisberg
Erbach
Eberbach
Eltville
Hockheim
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17
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Name the 2 Bereiche of Pfalz.

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Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

Sudliche Weinstrasse

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18
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Which Anbaugebiet (region) is famed for its red wines?

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Ahr

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19
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What is the synonym of Blaufränkisch in Wurttemberg?

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Lemberger

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20
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Traditional name for Pinot Gris.

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Rulander

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21
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Trockenbeerenauslese Oechsle range.

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150-154

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22
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German name for vineyard.

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Einzellage

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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?

A

Donhoff

Brucke

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24
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Name the only Bereich of Ahr.

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

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25
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Name the smallest wine region (Anbaugebiet) of Germany.

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Hessische-Bergstrasse

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26
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Which grape variety produces the best wines of Franken, Germany?

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Silvaner

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27
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German name for the Schiava red grape variety.

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Vernatsch

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28
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What are the 2 VDP approved varieties for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage wines in the Rheingau?

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Riesling

Spätburgunder

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29
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Maximum yields allowed for VDP Grosse Lage (hl/ha).

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50 hl/ha

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30
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Name the two instances in the Rheingau that the name of the property itself legally suffices as provenance.

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Schloss Johannisberg

Schloss Vollrads

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31
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Since when the term Feinherb is permitted on German wine labels?

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2000

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32
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Since when the term Bereich was officially used for a wine district?

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1971

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33
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What is Weissherbst?

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Rose wine, at least 95% of which is made by direct pressing of a single variety named on the label

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34
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In which Anbaugebiete of Germany the villages of Castell and Iphofen are located?

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Franken

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35
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Name the 2 Bereiche of Mittelrhein.

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Lorelei

Siebengebirge

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36
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German term for a large wooden barrel used in the Mosel region with a capacity of 1000lt.

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Füder

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37
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Where is the village of Kallstad located?

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Pfalz, Germany

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38
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What are the initials VDP mean?

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

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39
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Which village of Rheinhessen is noted for its red wines from Spatburgunder?

A

Ingelheim

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40
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Name a few notable villages of Rheinhessen.

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Nackenheim
Ingelheim
Oppenheim
Nierstein
Deinhein
Westhofen
Osthofen
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41
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Germany’s most eastern region.

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Sachsen

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42
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When did Ernst Loosen took over the family estate?

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1988

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43
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Name the 3 monopoles of Weingut Maximin Grunhaus.

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Abtsberg
Bruderberg
Herrenberg

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44
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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.

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Sussreserve

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45
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What are the 2 VDP approved varieties for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage in Rheingau?

A

Riesling

Spätburgunder

46
Q

Where is the Liebfrauenstift-Kirchstuck vineyard located?

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Worms, Rheinhessen, Germany

47
Q

What is the top vineyard of Trittenheim (Middle Mosel)?

A

Apotheke

48
Q

What is the minimum size of a vineyard according to the German Wine Law of 1971?

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5 ha

Exceptions: Doctor (Bernakastel), Kirchenstuck (Forst), Freunstuck (Forst), Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)

49
Q

Who is the famous producer for first harnessing botrytis in the late 18th century?

A

Schloss Johannisberg

50
Q

Name the top vineyard site of Assmannshausen.

Top producer.

A

Hollenberg

August Kesseler

51
Q

What is the name of Toni Jost’s Grosse Lage Monopole vineyard in Bacharach?

A

Hahn

52
Q

Name the top vineyard sites of Rudesheim.

A

Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg

53
Q

Name of the strain of early-ripening Pinot Noir found in Franken.

A

Frühburgunder

54
Q

What is the German synonym for Botrytis?

A

Edelfaule

55
Q

What does “Alte Reben” mean?

A

Old vines (Vieilles Vignes)

56
Q

Maximum yields allowed for VDP Erste Lage (hl/ha).

A

60 hl/ha

57
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Maximum yields allowed for VDP Ortswein (hl/ha).

A

75 hl/ha

58
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Maximum yields allowed for VDP Gutswein (hl/ha).

A

75 hl/ha

59
Q

Where is the Sonnenberg vineyard?

A

Eltville, Rheingau

60
Q

Where is most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier) planted?

A

Wurttemberg

61
Q

Where is Geisenheim located?

A

Rheingau

62
Q

What regions can Liebfraumilch be blended from?

A

Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Nahe
Pfalz

63
Q

Where is Kloster Eberbach located?

A

Rheingau

64
Q

What portion of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?

A

80%

the highest portion than any other anbaugebiete

65
Q

What is the rose popular in Wurttemberg?

A

Schillerwein

66
Q

What is the rose popular in Baden?

A

Weissherbst

67
Q

Where is Hallgarten located?

A

Rheingau

68
Q

German synonym of Blaufränkisch.

A

Lemberger

69
Q

Most planted grape in the Rheinhessen.

A

Müller-Thurgau

70
Q

Name the parents of Rieslaner grape.

A

Riesling

Silvaner

71
Q

Name 4 vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.

A

Doctor (Bernakastel)
Kirchenstuck (Forst)
Freunstuck (Forst)
Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)

72
Q

Name the parents of Dornfelder grape.

A

Helfensteiner

Heroldrebe

73
Q

What is Franken’s wine center? Name an important vineyard.

A

Wurzburg

Stein

74
Q

In 1971, the 30000 einzellage were condensed into how many registered vineyards? What is the minimum size of a registered vineyard?

A

2600 vineyards

5 ha

75
Q

Name the 2 einzellage of Bernkastel-kues (Mosel)?

A

Doctor

Lay

76
Q

What is the important einzellage of Wehlen (Mosel)?

A

Sonnenuhr

77
Q

What is the important einzellage of Ürzig (Mosel)?

A

Wurzgarten

78
Q

What is an Alleinbesitz?

A

Monopole

79
Q

What is the volume of a stuck and where is it used?

A

1200 lt

Rheingau

80
Q

Maximum RS for Classic wines.

A

15 gr/lt

81
Q

Maximum RS for Selection wines.

A

9 gr/lt (12 gr/lt for Riesling)

82
Q

Maximum RS for Grosses Gewachs.

A

9 gr/lt

83
Q

Minimum abv for Classic and Selection.

A

12% (11,5% in the Mosel)

84
Q

What is the important einzellage of Johannisberg (Rheingau)?

A

Holle

85
Q

Where does the German “discovery” of Spätlese date to?

A

1775 at Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau)

86
Q

Who is the owner of Alleinbesitz Walporzheim Gärkammer?

A

Weingut J.J. Adeneuer

87
Q

Who is the most famous producer of Mittelrhein and where is he located?

A

Toni Jost

Bacharach

88
Q

Where in Germany do we come across the red, slaty-sandy, clay soil name “Rotliegendes”?

A

Rheinhessen (in the steep riverfront vineyards of Nackenheim)

89
Q

Which German estate is owned by Suntory?

A

Weingut Robert Weil (Rheingau)

90
Q

Name the parents of Domina grape.

A

Portugieser

Spätburgunder

91
Q

Name the 2 Bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse..

A

Starkenburg

Umstadt

92
Q

What is the most common name used in Germany for Pinot Noir Précoce?

A

Frühburgunder

93
Q

What is Badisch Rotgold?

A

Rose wine from Baden, made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spätburgunder

94
Q

What is the name of the 1200lt cask that is commonly used in the Rheingau?

A

Stück

95
Q

German synonym of Pinot Meunier.

A

Schwarzriesling or Müllerrebe

96
Q

Name the monopole of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt.

A

Josephshöfer (in Graach)

97
Q

German word for monopole.

A

Alleinbesitz

98
Q

Name the 2 Einzellage of Niederhausen, Nahe.

A

Hermannshöhle

Hermannsberg

99
Q

Who owns most of the Rothenberg vineyard? Where is it located?

A

Gunderloch

Nackenheim, Rheinhessen

100
Q

What is the name of the monopole of Kloster Eberbach and in what commune is it located?

A

Steinberg

Hattenheim

101
Q

Name the parents of Ortega grape.

A

Müller-Thurgau

Siegerrebe

102
Q

What is the name of Toni Jost’s Grosse Lage monopole vineyard in Bacharach?

A

Hahn

103
Q

Synonym of Scheurebe in Austria.

A

Samling

104
Q

What is the name of the compound responsible for the controversial petrol aroma in Riesling?

A

TDN (trimethyl-dihydronaphthalene)

105
Q

Name the three Bereiche of Franken (Franconia).

A

Maindreieck
Mainviereck
Steigerwald

106
Q

Name Sachsen’s largest estate which was the first VDP member of the Anbaugebiet.

A

Schloss Proschwitz (81 ha, VDP member since 1996)

107
Q

Which Rheingau village claims the region’s steepest slopes? Which Grosse Lage site reach 70% grade?

A

Rüdesheim

Berg Schlossberg

108
Q

When was the Charta Association founded?

A

1984

109
Q

Where in Pfalz is the greatest concentration of Grosse and Erste Lage sites?

A

A small band of slope between Forst and Deidesheim

110
Q

Top name for Spätburgunder in Franken.

A

Weingut Rudolf Fürst (located in Bürgstadt)

111
Q

Name the smallest Einzellage in Germany.

A

Walporzheimer Gärkammer (Ahr, J.J. Adeneuer)

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