Germany Flashcards
1
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what is pinot noir called in germany
A
spatburgunder
2
Q
german wine law introduced in which year
A
1971
most recent adjustment in 1994
3
Q
what are the 4 categories of wines in germany
A
- Deutscher Wein
- Landwein OR Wein mit geschuzter geographischer Angabe
- Qualitatswein OR Wein mit geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung
- Pradikatswein
4
Q
what is deutscher wine?
A
lowest category
made from germany grown grapes
bottled in germany
5
Q
what is oeschsle?
A
min sugar content of grapes at harvest
6
Q
what is landwein ?
A
basic wine with geographic identification.
7
Q
what is trocken
A
dry
4 g/L sugar
8
Q
what is halbtrocken
A
medium dry
12 g/L
9
Q
what is qualitatswein QbA
A
- german quality wines from oneof the designation wine growing areas
- can be chaptalised and unfermented grape juice can be added.
10
Q
what is Anbaugebiete?
A
wine growing areas in germany
11
Q
what is sussreserve
A
unfermented grape juice
12
Q
what is bereiche?
A
district
13
Q
what is grosslage ?
A
collection of vineyards
14
Q
what is einzellage?
A
vineyard
15
Q
what is amtliche prufungsnummer ?
A
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.
16
Q
pradikatswein QmP
A
superior quality wine
6 pradikats
chaptalisation not allowed
sugar content measured in oeschle
17
Q
name the 6 pradikats
A
- 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.
18
Q
what is VDP? their aim, purpose?
A
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.
19
Q
name the 13 angbaugebiete for qualitatswein and pradikatswein.
A
Ahr mosel nahe rheingau rheinhessen pfalz franken wurttemberg baden hessiche bergstrasse mittelrhein saale-unstrut sachsen.
20
Q
what is a bereiche?
A
district within an anbaugebiete that grows wines of similar characteristics
21
Q
What is grosslage?
A
collection of great vineyards
22
Q
what is einzellage?
A
individual vineyard site
23
Q
white grapes of germany?
A
riesling muller thurgau silvaner grauburgunder weissburgunder kerner bacchus scheurebe chardonnay gutedel
24
Q
red grapes of germany?
A
spatburgunder
dornfelder
blauer portugieser
25
muller thurgau is a cross bw which two grapes
riesling
| madeleine royal
26
grauburgunder is also known as?
rulander
pinot gris
pinot grigio
27
what is pinot blanc called in germany
weissburgunder
28
what is pinot noir called in germany
spatburgunder
29
when can a wine be labelled single grape varietal in germany?
if it has 85% of the said grape
30
soils of germany?
red/ blue slate soils of mosel & rheingau
| loess, quatzite, clay
31
what is botrytis cinerea or noble rot called in germany?
edelfaule
32
what does feinherb mean?
off dry
| slightly sweeter than halbtrocken
33
what is the main grape variety of rheingau?
riesling
34
soil of rhreingau
slate
clay
clay-loess
35
name the only bereiche in rheingau
bereiche johannisberg
36
name 2 single vineyards of rheingau
schloss johannisberg
| schloss vollards
37
eberbach inn rheingau is known for what
kloster eberbach
38
assmannshausen in rheingau uses which grapes
more reds than white wine
spatburgunder
riesling
39
wines of rheingau are sold in which bottles
traditional elongated brown bottles
40
name the 3 bereichs of rheinhessen
bingen - north
nierstein - s
wonnegau - s
41
grapes of rheinhessen
muller thurgau
riesling
spatburgunder
42
what is liebfraumilch
qualitatswein
white wine
blended wine from rheingau, rheinhessen, pfals or nahe.
min 70 riesling, muller thurgau, silvaner, kerner
semi sweet.
43
what is deutsche weintrass
german wine road
44
hill in pfalz
haardt hills
45
name the 2 bereiches of pfalz
bereiche mittelhaardt
| bereiche sudliche
46
which is the worlds largest riesling area
pfalz
47
grapes of pfalz
riesling
muller thurgau
spatburgunder
48
spatburgunder wines of pfalz in which bottle?
bordeaux style bottle
49
river in nahe?
nahe river
50
grapes of nahe?
riesling
dornfelder
muller thurgau
spatburgunder
51
name the single bereiche of nahe
nahetal
52
name the grosslage in nahe which is also an einzellage name in rheingau
rudesheimer rosengarten
53
name the bereiches of franken
maindreieck
mainviereck
steigerwald
54
grape variety of franken
muller thurgau
silvaner
bacchus
spatburgunder
55
name the best vineyards of wurzberg village of franken
stein
| leiste
56
what is steinwein
wines produced from the wurzburger stein vineyards are called steinwein
57
franken wines are sold in which bottles
flt sided flasks called
| bocksbeutel
58
what was mosel called before
mosel saar ruwer
59
which 2 rivers meet at koblenz
mosel and rhine
60
name the 6 bereiches of mosel
```
bernkastel
burg cochem
moseltor
obermosel
ruwertal
saar
```
61
soil in mosel
red and blue slate
| radiates heat onto grapes, help ripen
62
grapes of mosel
riesling
| muller thurgau
63
where are the best villages of mosel located
bereiche bernkastel ( mittlemosel)
64
what is spritzig
slight prickle in wine caused due to presence of co2 when wine is being bottled
65
mosel wines are sold in which bottles
elongated green bottles
66
name the single bereiche of Ahr
walporzheim-ahrtal
| grapes - spatburgunder, riesling, muller thurgau
67
name the 9 bereiches of baden
```
badische bergstrasse
kraichgau
bodensee
breisgau
kaiserstuhl
tuniberg
tauberfranken
markgraflerland
ortenau
```
68
grapes of baden
```
spatburgunder
muller thurgau
grauburgunder
weissburgunder
riesling
```
69
name the 2 bereiches of mittelrhein
loreley
| siebengebirge
70
grapes of mittelrerhein
riesling
muller thurgau
spatburgunder
71
bereiches of hessische bergstrasse
starkenburg
umstadt
Grapes - riesling, spatburgunder, grauburgunder.
72
name the 3 bereiches of saale unstrut
schloss neuenburg
thuringen
mansfelder seen
** grapes - muller thurgau, weissburgunder, rieslinh, silvaner, dornfelder
73
name the 2 bereiches of sachsen
elstertal
meissen
** grapes - muller thurgau, riesling, weissburgundr, grauburgunder
74
name the bereiches of wurttemberg
```
wurttemberg unterland
remstal stuttgart
bayerischer bodensee
kocher jagst tauber
oberere neckar
wurttemberg bodensee
```
75
name the grapes of wurttemberg
```
trollinger
lemberger ( blaufrankisch)
schwarzriesling (meunier)
spatburgunder
muller thurgau
riesling
kerner
grauburgunder
sauvignon blanc
```
76
other name for lemberger
blaufrankisch
77
other name for schwarzriesling
meunier
78
what is schillerwein
a pink wine blend = white + red
| from wurttemberg in germany
79
what is sekt
sparkling wein in germany
80
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
