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What are the 13 Anbaugebiete of Germany?

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Ahh
Mittelrhein
Rheingau
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen
Baden
Hessische Berstrasse
Mosel
Name
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Franken
Wurttemberg
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What are the primary white grapes of Germany?

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Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner (white)

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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What style of wine makes up to 70% of Germany’s wine production?

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White.

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Where are a majority of Germany’s vineyards planted?

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Southwestern corner near Belgium, France, and Switzerland.

49 degreees latitude or above.

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What is Germany’s climate?

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Cool, continental.

Strong moderation from rivers/mountains.

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What is Germany’s topography?

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Rolling hills with rivers.

Steep, hillside vineyards on riverbanks.

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What kind of soil are Germany’s best vineyards planted in?

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Heat retaining slate and basalt.

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What are the viticulture practices of Germany?

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Steep hillsides, south-facing.
Long, cool growing season.
Grapes struggle to ripen fully.
Most are planted along river valleys of Rhine/Mosel.

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What are the main rivers in each of Germany’s regions?

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The Rhine River

The Mosel Rivers

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How do the Rhine and Mosel Rivers affect climate/viticulture in Germany?

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They provide warmth from the reflection of sunlight onto the vines.

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How are a majority of Germany’s wined fermented?

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Stainless steel or large oak casks.

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Chaptalization in Germany.

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Controversial and often against the law/not allowed.

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In what style are a majority of Germany’s wines fermented?

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Dry, off dry, or sweet.

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What is Germany’s wine law hierarchy?

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Landwein (PGI) - regional wines
Qualitatswein (PDO) - from 13 Anbaugebiete, trocken
Pradikatswein (PD)) - sweetness @ harvest (6 levels)

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How many sweetness levels of the Pradikat are there?

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6

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What is the Pradikat system in Germany?

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A sub-set of Qualitatswein ranking wines by their ripeness at harvest.

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What are the Pradikat levels of sweetness?

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Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) 
Eiswein
Beerenauslese (BA)
Auslese 
Spatlese 
Kabinett
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Which three levels of Pradikat can be fermented dry and sweet?

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Kabinett, Spatlese, and Auslese.

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What is the sweetest level of the Pradikat system?

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Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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What is the VDP?

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Verb and Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

A German association of 200+ top producers committed to quality by emphasizing the trading of dry Riesling from the best terroir.

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What is the 2012 VDP classification?

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Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” wines

Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” wines

Ortswein: Village wines

Gutswein: Regional wines

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What are GG wines?

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Grosses Gewachs.
Dry (trocken) wines from top vineyard sites in VDP.

“Great Growths”

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What are the top four regions in Germany?

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Mosel, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, and Pfalz.

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Where is Germany’s oldest winemaking region and what is it known for?

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Mosel.

Pure expressions of Riesling.

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Where is Mosel located?

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Northern limit @ the 49th parallel along the Mosel River.

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What is the climate in Mosel?

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Cold, continental.

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What is unique about the vineyards of Mosel?

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They are among the steepest vineyards in the world, south-facing.

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What kind of soil is in Mosel?

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Porous, heat-retaining slate.

29
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What is the main grape varietal of Mosel?

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Riesling.

30
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What is the viticulture/vilification of Mosel?

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Long, growing season to achieve ripeness.
South-facing slopes close to the Mosel.
Grapes are high in acid, low in sugar.

31
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How are wines in Mosel fermented?

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Stainless steel.
Residual sugar left to counter acidity.
Alcohol is generally low, around 8% tops.

32
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What are some villages in Mosel?

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Urzig
Bernkastel-Kues
Piesport
Brauneberg

33
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Where is the Rheingau located?

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South of the Mosel on the Rhine River.

Backdrop of the Taunus Mountains.

34
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What is the climate in Rheingau?

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Continental, slightly warmer w/ southerly latitude.

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What kind of soil is in Rheingau?

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A mixture of slate and others.

36
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What is the topography of Rheingau?

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One long south-facing slope on the north bank of the Rhine.

37
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What are the main climate moderators of the Rheingau?

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Taunus Mountains provide protection.

Rhine River reflects sunlight and provides warmth.

38
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What are the main grapes of the Rheingau?

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Riesling (white)

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir, red)

39
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What are two Rheingau appellations?

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Schloss Johanisberg

Kloster Eberbach

40
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Where is the Rheinhessen located?

A

Large sprawling area south of the Rheingau.

41
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What is the climate of Rheinhessen?

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Continental.

42
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What is the topography of Rheinhessen?

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Flat, fertile farmland.

43
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What kind of soil in in Rheinhessen?

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Red sandstone mixed with slate.

44
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What are the main grape varietals of the Rheinhessen?

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Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner

45
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What is considered the best, but not most widely planted grape of the Rheinhessen?

A

Riesling

46
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Rheinhessen is the largest wine region in Germany. True or False?

A

True.

47
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Where are the best vineyards in Rheinhessen found?

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On a small strip along the steep West Bank of the Rhine.

Quality ranges from Liebfraumilch (Blue Nun) to top vineyards for Riesling.

48
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In what decade/what percentage were all German wine exports of Liebfraumilch wines?

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1980’s - 60%

49
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What is Liebfraumilch and what grape is it typically made of?

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A sweet, cheap wine that gave German wines a bad reputation in the 1980’s.

Made mostly from Muller-Thurgau.

50
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Where is Pfalz located?

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Contiguous with Alsace, separated by the Rhine River.

51
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What is the climate in Pfalz?

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Southerly latitude.

Sunny, dry, and one of the warmest areas in Germany.

52
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What kind of soil is in Pfalz?

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Limestone.

53
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What are the main climate moderators in Pfalz?

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The Rhine River (separates region from Alsace)

The Haardt Mountains (dominant influenced)

54
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What are the Haardt Mountains a northerly extension of?

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The Vosges Mountains in Alsace.

55
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What are the main grape varietals in Pfalz?

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Riesling
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

56
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What is a “Grand Cru” in Germany?

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Grosse Lage

57
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What is a “Premier Cru” in Germany?

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Erste Lage.

58
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Where is the historic Kloster Eberbach monastery located?

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Rheingau

59
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Where is Scharzofberg?

A

Saar

60
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What is the German term for a single vineyard site?

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Einzellage

61
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Where is Weingut Donnhoff located?

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Nahe

62
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The Roter Hand refers to a classic growing region along the Rhine River in which Anbaugebiete?

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Rheinhessen

63
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The _____ and Saar Rivers are important tributaries of Mosel.

A

Ruwer

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