Germany Flashcards
what is pinot noir called in germany
spatburgunder
german wine law introduced in which year
1971
most recent adjustment in 1994
what are the 4 categories of wines in germany
- Deutscher Wein
- Landwein OR Wein mit geschuzter geographischer Angabe
- Qualitatswein OR Wein mit geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung
- Pradikatswein
what is deutscher wine?
lowest category
made from germany grown grapes
bottled in germany
what is oeschsle?
min sugar content of grapes at harvest
what is landwein ?
basic wine with geographic identification.
what is trocken
dry
4 g/L sugar
what is halbtrocken
medium dry
12 g/L
what is qualitatswein QbA
- german quality wines from oneof the designation wine growing areas
- can be chaptalised and unfermented grape juice can be added.
what is Anbaugebiete?
wine growing areas in germany
what is sussreserve
unfermented grape juice
what is bereiche?
district
what is grosslage ?
collection of vineyards
what is einzellage?
vineyard
what is amtliche prufungsnummer ?
control number. has 5 sets , ex :11 22 33 44 55 1st = examining panel 2nd = where wine was bottled 3rd = official no. of bottler. 4th = the no. of bottle that year, ex = 4 is 4, 5 is 5 5th = year in which wine was tested.
pradikatswein QmP
superior quality wine
6 pradikats
chaptalisation not allowed
sugar content measured in oeschle
name the 6 pradikats
- KABINETT = 70-85, fine, light, elegant, low abv
- SPATLESE = 80-95 , grapes left to ripen on vine.
- AUSLESE = 88-105, selected bunch of over ripe grapes, botrytis maybe
- BEERENAUSLESE = 110-128, botrytis
- EISWEIN = 110-128, over ripe, frost, picked at -8c or 18f
- TROCKENBEERENAUSLESE = 150-154, dried up grapes, botrutis, dessert wine.
what is VDP? their aim, purpose?
VDP = The Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
1910
produces non chaptalised wines and sold at auction
200 member estates
VDP logo = black eagle with cluster of grapes.
name the 13 angbaugebiete for qualitatswein and pradikatswein.
Ahr mosel nahe rheingau rheinhessen pfalz franken wurttemberg baden hessiche bergstrasse mittelrhein saale-unstrut sachsen.
what is a bereiche?
district within an anbaugebiete that grows wines of similar characteristics
What is grosslage?
collection of great vineyards
what is einzellage?
individual vineyard site
white grapes of germany?
riesling muller thurgau silvaner grauburgunder weissburgunder kerner bacchus scheurebe chardonnay gutedel
red grapes of germany?
spatburgunder
dornfelder
blauer portugieser
muller thurgau is a cross bw which two grapes
riesling
madeleine royal
grauburgunder is also known as?
rulander
pinot gris
pinot grigio
what is pinot blanc called in germany
weissburgunder
what is pinot noir called in germany
spatburgunder
when can a wine be labelled single grape varietal in germany?
if it has 85% of the said grape
soils of germany?
red/ blue slate soils of mosel & rheingau
loess, quatzite, clay
what is botrytis cinerea or noble rot called in germany?
edelfaule
what does feinherb mean?
off dry
slightly sweeter than halbtrocken
what is the main grape variety of rheingau?
riesling
soil of rhreingau
slate
clay
clay-loess
name the only bereiche in rheingau
bereiche johannisberg
name 2 single vineyards of rheingau
schloss johannisberg
schloss vollards
eberbach inn rheingau is known for what
kloster eberbach
assmannshausen in rheingau uses which grapes
more reds than white wine
spatburgunder
riesling
wines of rheingau are sold in which bottles
traditional elongated brown bottles
name the 3 bereichs of rheinhessen
bingen - north
nierstein - s
wonnegau - s
grapes of rheinhessen
muller thurgau
riesling
spatburgunder
what is liebfraumilch
qualitatswein
white wine
blended wine from rheingau, rheinhessen, pfals or nahe.
min 70 riesling, muller thurgau, silvaner, kerner
semi sweet.
what is deutsche weintrass
german wine road
hill in pfalz
haardt hills
name the 2 bereiches of pfalz
bereiche mittelhaardt
bereiche sudliche
which is the worlds largest riesling area
pfalz
grapes of pfalz
riesling
muller thurgau
spatburgunder
spatburgunder wines of pfalz in which bottle?
bordeaux style bottle
river in nahe?
nahe river
grapes of nahe?
riesling
dornfelder
muller thurgau
spatburgunder
name the single bereiche of nahe
nahetal
name the grosslage in nahe which is also an einzellage name in rheingau
rudesheimer rosengarten
name the bereiches of franken
maindreieck
mainviereck
steigerwald
grape variety of franken
muller thurgau
silvaner
bacchus
spatburgunder
name the best vineyards of wurzberg village of franken
stein
leiste
what is steinwein
wines produced from the wurzburger stein vineyards are called steinwein
franken wines are sold in which bottles
flt sided flasks called
bocksbeutel
what was mosel called before
mosel saar ruwer
which 2 rivers meet at koblenz
mosel and rhine
name the 6 bereiches of mosel
bernkastel burg cochem moseltor obermosel ruwertal saar
soil in mosel
red and blue slate
radiates heat onto grapes, help ripen
grapes of mosel
riesling
muller thurgau
where are the best villages of mosel located
bereiche bernkastel ( mittlemosel)
what is spritzig
slight prickle in wine caused due to presence of co2 when wine is being bottled
mosel wines are sold in which bottles
elongated green bottles
name the single bereiche of Ahr
walporzheim-ahrtal
grapes - spatburgunder, riesling, muller thurgau
name the 9 bereiches of baden
badische bergstrasse kraichgau bodensee breisgau kaiserstuhl tuniberg tauberfranken markgraflerland ortenau
grapes of baden
spatburgunder muller thurgau grauburgunder weissburgunder riesling
name the 2 bereiches of mittelrhein
loreley
siebengebirge
grapes of mittelrerhein
riesling
muller thurgau
spatburgunder
bereiches of hessische bergstrasse
starkenburg
umstadt
Grapes - riesling, spatburgunder, grauburgunder.
name the 3 bereiches of saale unstrut
schloss neuenburg
thuringen
mansfelder seen
** grapes - muller thurgau, weissburgunder, rieslinh, silvaner, dornfelder
name the 2 bereiches of sachsen
elstertal
meissen
** grapes - muller thurgau, riesling, weissburgundr, grauburgunder
name the bereiches of wurttemberg
wurttemberg unterland remstal stuttgart bayerischer bodensee kocher jagst tauber oberere neckar wurttemberg bodensee
name the grapes of wurttemberg
trollinger lemberger ( blaufrankisch) schwarzriesling (meunier) spatburgunder muller thurgau riesling kerner grauburgunder sauvignon blanc
other name for lemberger
blaufrankisch
other name for schwarzriesling
meunier
what is schillerwein
a pink wine blend = white + red
from wurttemberg in germany
what is sekt
sparkling wein in germany
what are the 3 types of sekt
deutscher sekt = german grapes, charmat process
sekt = any european grape
premium sekt = grapes from 13 anbaugeiete, lees maturing 9 mnths
