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What is alleinbesitz and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Alleinbesitz is the German word for monopole

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What’s the Steinberg vineyard famous for?

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Centrepiece of the monks original viticulture in Germany. Based in the commune of Hattenheim and owned as a monopole of Kloster Eberbach for over 8 centuries

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What is einzellagen?

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Einzellagen is a single German vineyard site of a minimum of 5ha. This reduced the number of vineyards from 26000-30000 to

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What are the vineyards that are the exception to the minimum size requirement of Germany?

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4 vineyards

  • Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel
  • Kirchenstück in forst
  • Freundstück in Forst
  • Schloss Vollrad in Rheingau(MP Schloss Vollrad)
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What is the estate of Schloss Johannisberg accredited with discovering?

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Wine styles now famous in the country discovered by almost accident

  • 1775 discovery of Spatlese harvesting dates and that noble rot affected grapes can make great wines
  • 1787 introduction of the Auslese category
  • 1858 first Eiswein
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What is edelfäule and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Edelfäule is the German word for noble rot.

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What was the term in the English market for German wine in the 19th century?

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Hock

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What is the Geisenheim wine institute and what is its role?

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The original German institute for things relating to wine. Established in the 1872 it was responsible for research and creation of grape crossings that could ripen in the harsh climate of germany. Successes include:

•Muller-Thurgau - Riesling X Madeleine Royale -Germany’s most planted grape for a long time

  • Ehrenfelser
  • Kerner
  • Bacchus
  • Faber
  • Scheurebe - Riesling X Bukettrebe - shows real quality potential
  • Dornfelder - Helfensteiner X Heroldrebe - 1956 - currently second most planted red in Germany
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What is Liebfraumilch and what kind of wines does it produce?

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Liebfraumilch is a producer in Germany who produced a sweet, cheep, characterless wine made from mainly Muller Thurgau (wine cannot carry varietal label) in the 1980s in Germany. At its peak over 60% of all German export wine had liebfraumilch on its label.

While commercially successful in a post war and depression Germany. It ruined the public perception of German wine.

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What percentage of varietal must be in a German varietal labeled bottle?

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85%

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What is Weissherbst and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Weissherbst is a German saignée rose that is made from a single varietal and is at least QbA quality.

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What are the German names for the varietals

  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
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  • PG - Grauburgunder
  • PB - Weissburgunder
  • PN - Spatburgunder
  • PM - Schwarzriesling
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What is anbaugebiete?

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Anbaugebiete is the German term for one of their 13 quality wine regions

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What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP number)

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AP Number is a series of 5 numbers that all Prädikatswiens must carry. In the series the numbers correspond to-

1-region where the bottle was tested
2-commune that the wine was bottled 
3-the bottlers code
4-unique code for the bottling 
5-2 numbers to indicate the year the appellation was filed
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What is the Ochsle range?

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Ochsle range is the difference in weight between a Lt of water and Lt of grape juice. The more sugar the more difference in weight.

This system is used in Germany to determine pradikat levels.

Kabinett is at a range of 70-85 degrees

TBA is 150-154

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What are the 4 over arching levels of German quality?

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From top to bottom

Pradikatswein
Qualitätswein
Landwein
Wein/ Deutscher Wein

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What is the difference between Deutscher Wien and Wien?

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Deutscher Wien is 100% German grapes while Wien may include grapes from other countries but they must be listed on the label

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Wha are the 2 styles of landwein and what regions can they come from?

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Trocken and Halbtrocken(half dry)

Must originate from one of the 26 broad regions of Germany.

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When was German wine law established?

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1971

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When was the VDP established?

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1910 as the Verband Deutscher Naturwienversteigerer. A group established to promote unchaptalized natur wines principally through wine auctions.

The modern VDP was reformed after German wine law abolished the term natur and reassess the category QbA where chaptalized wine was legal. The group promotes superior standards while respecting German wine law.

Symbol - Eagle carrying a bunch of grapes

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What is Charta and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Charta is a German wine organisation formed in 1984 to advance classic dry Rheingau Riesling. This was the first group to try and promote a dry style of wine in a sugar fuelled system. While this group was not as successful as hoped. It has mostly integrated with the VDP.

Symbol - 3 Roman arches

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What is special about the VDP einzellagen vs the German wine law einzellagen?

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Einzellagens of the VDP are a more restrictive classification. The VDPs regions reflect the classic pre 1971 sites

Examples:
Mosel - Saarburger Rausch- 16 ha under German law, 8ha of EL under VDP

Rheingau - Rudesheimer berg roseneck- 26ha by German law, 6.9ha of EL under VDP

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What is the VDP levels of site quality and when was their major change?

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4 tiered levels

Grosse Lage - big site - Grand Cru
Erste Lage - first site - Premier Cru
Ortswien - village wine
Gutswein - regional wine

Before 2012 there was no Grosse Lage. Only Erste lage but a push to reflect the Burgundian model led to the promotion of the current erste Lage to Grosse Lage

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What is GG and what kind of wine does it make?

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GG or Grosses Gewächs are dry wines of the VDP of Grosse Lage quality. There may only be one of dry wine produced from each top site.

Wines must be less than 9g/L sugar

White wines may not be released before September 1st following the harvest.

Reds must age an additional year

Erste Lage and under wines must be labeled as trocken

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What is the term in the VDP that is optional for each region?

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Erste lage after the 2012 vintage changes is an opt in system.

Pfalz VDP - has rebranded many top sites as the new premier cru classification

Rheinhessen VDP - unlikely to adopt Erste lage level at all

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What is the minimum must weight of Grosse Lage wines?

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Equivalent to spatlese

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In the Rheingau what is the possible alternative for a dry wine to be labeled as other than GG?

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The term Erste Gewachs May be used to indicate high quality dry Riesling in the Rheingau. This term is a trademarked term by Charta that is legal under German wine law and may be spelled out in full.

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What is Ortswein and what kind of wine does it make?

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Ortswein is the VDP tier reflecting Village wines.

The fruit may be sourced from multiple vineyard sites in a single village using typical grapes of the area.

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What is Gutwein and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Gutwein is the VDP equivalent of regional wine. It is wine made from grapes from within an estates holdings within a single anbaugebiet

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Who created the classic/selection German wine terms and when?

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In 2000 the German wine institute of Mainz

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Define the differences between German classic and selection wines in German wine law?

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Classic - “Harmoniously sweet”
•single varietal
•non site specific
•12% min alc (11.5 in Mosel)
•Max 15g/L sugar

Selection - “Superior dry”
•single wine from single vineyard
•must weight equal to Auslese
•hand harvested

Both may not be released before September 1st after vintage and both terms are legally recognised by the German wine law

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What is the former name for the Mosel?

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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer until 2007

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What is the famous style of Mosel Rieslings?

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Pure, light, low alcohol. Most famous for Kabinett that are starbright, green apple, slate and candle wax.

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What are the famous soils of Mosel?

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The dark blue Devonian slate. Dense and fantastic at retaining heat. This combined with the reflection of the river and the extreme steep slopes are the keys to ripening grapes in the Mosel.

Red slate characterizes the vineyards near Erden in the northern Mittelmosel

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What is goldkapsel and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Goldkapsel is a German (almost exclusively Mosel) term for producers using a Gold capsule (foil around cork) to indicate additional sweetness due to higher must weight. This is most common on Auslese bottlings.

Lange goldkapsel is a longer gold cap to indicate even higher sugar.

This was bought in to side steep German 1971 wine law which eliminate the additional qualifications of pradikat levels such as feine and hochfeine.

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Where does the Mosel river start and finish?

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It starts in the Vosges Mountains and ends when it meets the Rhine river.

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What are the 2 Tributary rivers to the Mosel?

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The Saar and Ruwer

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What are the Bereiche of the Mosel?

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6 bereiche (areas) north to south 
Burg cochem 
Bernkastel
Ruwertal
Saar
Obermosel
Moseltor
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What is bereiche?

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Area in German

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What is gemeinden?

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Community in german. Get it.. it’s like a den of Germans

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What are the sundial vineyards?

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Vineyards in the Mosel of Germany named after their sundials in the cliff faces used to tell the time by the workers. site then Sonnenuhr(sundial)

  • Juffer Sonnenuhr
  • Wehlen Sonnenuhr
  • Zeltingen Sonnenuhr
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What is the most important bereiche of the Mosel?

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Bernkastel - it is both the largest and contains most of the most highly regarded germeinden and einzellagen in the region.

9 bereiche worth knowing 
Trittenhiem
Piesport
Brauneberg
Bernkastel-Kues
Graach-an-der-Mosel
Wehlen
Zeltingen
Urzig
Erden
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What is the Mittelmosel and what kind of wine does it produce?

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The mittelmosel is the stretch of river from Trier to Zell that contains most of the great Mosel einzellagen.

From south to north the bereiche to know are:
Trittenhiem
Piesport
Brauneberg
Bernkastel-Kues
Graach-an-der-Mosel
Wehlen
Zeltingen
Urzig
Erden
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What is the difference between Grosse Lage and Grosslagen?

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Grosse Lage - VDP certified Grand cru site

Grosslagen/Grosslage - german classification to describe a large area of wine production with many individual einzellagen within.

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What are the 2 minor grapes of the Bernkastel?

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Badstube - decent wines from around Bernkastel kues

Michelsberg - commercially made Grosslagen from the otherwise proud region of piesport.

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What is Burg Cochem

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Burg Cochem -
•formally the Zell bereiche
•includes the lower Mosel valley (but it’s the northern end)
•Narrowing river and intense slopes makes it some of the steepest in Europe at 65 degrees
•Uhlen vineyard is the most praised

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What are the 2 berieche of the Mosel that do not focus on Riesling? What is their main grape?

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The most southern areas of Obermosel and Moseltor.

Elbling is the dominate grape

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What is the Saar and what kind of wine does it produce?

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The Saar is a berieche of the Mosel in Germany. Despite its more southerly location it is cooler due to altitude and has less steeply sloped vineyards.

The region produces extreme acid wines but shows great promise in hotter vintages

Schzhofberger is located here and considered one of the Mosels best sites

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What is the Ruwer and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Ruwer is a berieche of the Mosel in Germany. The area like the Saar has gentler slopes and cooler temperatures that produce great wine it warmer vintages.

The 2 major vineyards
•Maximim Gruhauser Abtsberg (MP von Schubert-Grunhaus estate)
•Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg (MP Karthauserhof)

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MEGA QUESTION
Give a list of the germeinden and einzellagen of the Mosel

Saar(2 sites)
Ruwer(5 sites)
Mosel
-Trittenhiem(1)
-Piesport(2)
-Brauneberg(2)
-Bernkastel-Kues(2)
-Graach an de Mosel(2)
-Wehlen(1)
-Zeltingen(1)
-Urzig(1)
-Erden(2)
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Saar
•Wiltingen-Scharzhofberger
•Saarburg-Rausch

Ruwer
•Eitelsbach-Karthauserhofberg (MP Karthauserhof)
•Mertesdorf-Abtsberg
-Herrenberg
-Bruderberg
•Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg(MP-Von Schubert-Grunhaus estate)

Mittelmosel
•Trittenheim - Apotheke
•Piesport - Goldtropfchen
                 - Domherr
•Brauneberg - Juffer
                       - Juffer Sonnenuhr
•Bernkastel-Kues - Doctor
                               - Lay
•Graach an der Mosel - Domprobst
                                      - Josephshofer (MP Riechsgraff von Kesselstatt)
•Wehlen - Sonnenuhr
•Zeltingen - Sonnenuhr
•Urzig - Wurzgarten(spice garden)
•Erden - Pralat(one of the warmest Mosel sites)
             - Treppchen
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What are the 2 historic estates of the Rheingau?

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Kloster Eberbach and Schloss Johannisberg

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What is the name of the german centre of Viticulture research in the Rheingau?

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Geisenheim

53
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Name the berieches of the Rheingau?

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Trick question: there is only one and it is Johannisberg!

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What is the Rheingau and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Arguably Rheingau is the most prized anbaugebiet. Consisting of almost one long continuous south east facing slope the region is perfect for the fuller bodied, concentrated, crisp, high acid Riesling that is produced here.

Its slopes are less steep than the Mosel, but it is a warmer site for Germany with slate heavy top slopes and the lower ground becoming more alluvial, clay and limestone based

Over half Rheingau Riesling is produced dry

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What is the traditional bottle of the Rheingau?

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A Flöte is a brown flute shaped bottle traditionally associated with Rheingau

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What is the top village of Rheingau for Spatburgunder production? It’s most famous producer?

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ASSMANNHAUSEN!!

It’s best vineyard is the Hollenberg

August Kesseler is among the top growers

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What is the most eastern village of Rhiengau and why is it different?

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Hochheim - disconnected from the main southeastern slope. Also where the British term of Hock comes from

58
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Name the important villages of Rheingau in order of west to east?

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11 villages 
•Assmannhausen 
•Rudesheim
•Geisenheim
•Johannisberg
•Winkel
•Hattenheim
•Hallgarten
•Erbach
•Kiedrich
•Eltville
•Hochheim
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MEGA QUESTION
Rheingau Gemeinden and Einzellagen

  • Assmannhausen(1)
  • Rudesheim(3)
  • Geisenheim(1)
  • Johannisberg(1)
  • Winkel(3)
  • Hattenheim(3)
  • Hallgarten(2)
  • Erbach(1)
  • Kiedrich(1)
  • Eltville(1)
  • Hochheim am Main(2)
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•Assmannhausen - Hollenberg
•Rudesheim - Berg Roseneck
                      - Berg Rottland
                      - Berg Schlossberg
•Geisenheim - Schloss Johannisberg
•Johannisberg - Holle
•Winkel - Schloss Vollrads
              - Jesuitengarten
              - Hasensprung
•Hattenheim - Pfaffenberg(MP Schloss Schonborn)
                      - Mannberg
                      - Steinberg
•Hallgarten - Schonhell
                    - Jungfer
•Erbach - Macrobrunn
•Kiedrich - Grafenberg
•Eltville - Sonnenberg
•Hochheim am Main - Holle
                                   - Kirchenstuck
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What are the 2 major towns of the Rheinhessen?

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Mainz in the north

Worms in the south

61
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What anbaugebiet has the most land under vine in Germany?

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The Rheinhessen

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What is the Rheinhessen and what kind of wine does it make?

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The Rheinhessen is the largest anbaugebiet of Germany directly below the Rheingau.

The region is traditionally known for some of the mass quantity wines of Germany. Muller thugau was the top planted grape until 2013.

It currently makes Riesling of halbtrocken or sweeter styles and dry Silvaner

The premium region of the area is the Rheinterrasse. It is a east facing exposures protected from frost and wind. It runs down the eastern boarder of the Rheinhessen next to the Rhein river

Of this the Roter Hang is the most prestigious sector, it is 180ha of red clay and slate.

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What is the Rheinterrase and what kind of wine does it produce?

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The Rheinterrasse is the prestigious area of the Rheinhessen. It is a east facing exposures protected from frost and wind. It runs down the eastern boarder of the Rheinhessen next to the Rhein river

Of this the Roter Hang is the most prestigious sector, it is 180ha of red clay and slate.

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What is Roter Hang and what kind of wine does it produce?

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The Roter Hang is 180ha of premium red clay and slate in the Rheinterrase/Rheinhessen. It’s wines once eclipsed that of Bordeaux first growths.

The most expensive bottle on the Titanics wine list was Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling.

Gunderloch is a marquee producer within this region. Owning 3/4 of Rothenburg (a premium site)

65
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What is the speciality grape of the Rhienhessen?

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Silvaner - there is more planted here than anywhere else in the world. Including Franken

It is normally produced as a dry style

66
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What is G-Max and what kind of wine does it produce?

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G-Max is one of Germany’s most exclusive dry rieslings. Micro production coming from one of Keller’s sites in the Rheinhessen

67
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What is the association currently trying to raise the quality and perception of the Rheinhessen?

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Message in a bottle - over 24 young dynamic wine makers.

Includes
Keller
Wittmann

68
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Name 2 major wine institutes of Germany and which enbaugebiet they are in?

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Geisenheim institute (Rhiengau) and Mainz - German institute of wine(Mainz in northern Rheinhessen)

69
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MEGA QUIZ
RHEINHESSEN
Germeinden and Einzellagen

  • Nackenheim(1)
  • Nierstein(2)
  • Oppenheim(2)
  • Westhofen(2)
  • Dalsheim(1)
A 
•Nackenheim - Rothenberg
•Nierstein - Hipping
                  - Pettenthal
•Oppenheim - Schützenhütte
                       - Sackträger
•Westhofen - Morstein
                     - Kirchspiel
•Dalsheim - Hubacker
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What is the English-speakers name for Pfalz?

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Palatinate

71
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What was the original name for Pfalz? What year was it changed?

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Rhienpfalz, changed in 1992

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What is Pfalz and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Pfalz is the southern german wine region that is the natural continuation of Alsace in France.

The region is broken into the Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (Northen) and Sudliche Weinstrasse(South)

It produces Germany’s fullest bodied rieslings (almost exclusively dry) and also Pinot varieties, Sauv Blanc, Sangiovese and a sweet desert wine made from Scheurebe

It is Germany’s warmest region

The soil is incredibly varied

73
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What is the name of the mountian range of Alsace? What does it become when it crosses the German border?

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The Vosges Mountian

They become the Haardt Hills in Germany, rarely rising above 500-600M

74
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What are the 2 berieche of Pfalz and what are their differences?

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Mittelharrdt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (North) and Sudliche Weinstrasse (South)

The north is more commonly associated with quality while the south does have some shining lights bringing recognition to the region.

75
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What are the top villages of the Mittelharrdt-Deutsche Weinstrasse?

A 
North to south
•Kallstadt 
•Ungstein
•Bad Durkheim
•Wachenheim
•Forst
•Deidesheim
•Ruppertsberg
76
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What is important about Forst?

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Forst in Pfalz Germany is home to Pfalz’s warmest and most exceptional vineyard site Kirchenstuck.

77
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What are the top recognisable estates from Mittelharrdt?

3Bs plus one more

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  • Bassermann-Jordan
  • von Buhl
  • Bürklin-Wolf
  • Muller-Catoir
78
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Name the Pfalz Grosse Lage in France?

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Kammerberg owned by Friedrich Becker

79
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What is Scheurebe and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Scheurebe is a white grape grown in Pfalz Germany. When dry it is a very heavily green Sauv Blanc but has a historic reputation in the area as a late harvest dessert wine.

As a sweet wine the the wine receives a cassis like character and can be opulent

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MEGA QUESTION!
Germeinden and Einzellagen of Pfalz
-Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
•Kallstadt (1)
•Ungstein
•Bad Durkheim
•Wachenheim
•Forst(5)
•Deidesheim(3)
•Ruppertsberg(2)
•Konigsbach(1)

-Sudliche-Weinstrasse
•Siebeldingen(1)
•Birkweiler(1)
•Schweigen(1)

A

-Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
•Kallstadt -Saumagen
•Ungstein
•Bad Durkheim
•Wachenheim
•Forst - Kirchenstuck, Freundstuck, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten
•Deidesheim - Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg
•Ruppertsberg - Reiterpfad, Gaisbohl(MP: Bürklin-Wolf)
•Konigsbach - Idig

-Sudliche-Weinstrasse
•Siebeldingen - Im Sonnenschiem
•Birkweiler - Kastannienbusch
•Schweigen - Kammerberg

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What is Nahe and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Nahe is a German wine region west of the Rheinhessen. It’s best sites run along the Nahe river.

The rieslings are mostly sweet and sit stylisticly between Rheingau and Mosel in style.

Donnhoff is the top producer from this region

Top Germianden
•schlossbockelheim
•Oberhauser
•Niederhausen
•Norheim
•Bad Munster
•Bad Kreuznach
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What is the top sites of the Nahe?

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Hermannshohle in Niederhaussen and Brucke in Oberhauser (MP: Donnhoff)

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What is Ahr and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Ahr is a small wine region of Germany. Settled on the Ahr river

It is the most northern red wine producing region in the world (on the 50th parallel).

88% red wine production - Spatburgunder is the major grape

A combination of steep rocky, volcanic slate slopes, terraced protected vineyards and a naturally warmer climate(warmer than the Mosel, described by VDP as Mediterranean)

Wines are normally light in colour, show bright acidity, red fruit and lean structure.

Top producers use barriques to produce richer cuvees

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What is the only berieche of Ahr?

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Walporzheim-Ahr

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What is the sole Gross lage of Ahr?

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Klosterberg

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What is Franken and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Franken is a German region on the western side of German wine growing land, settled on the Mains river.

Produces beer, dry Rieslings but is best known as the home of Silvaner that thrives in the climate too cold for Riesling to be consistently ripened.

The Silvaner is a smoky, mineral tinged, full, dry white wine.

Muller-Thurgau is the most planted grape.

Red varietals include Spatburgunder and Furhburgunder (early ripening strain of Pinot noir)

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What is Furhburgunder?

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An early ripening strain of PN that is grown in Germany and mainly in Franken

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What is Silvaner and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Silvaner is a varietal that produces a dry Smokey, full, mineral tinged white wine.

Most commonly found in Rheinhessen but it is most famously planted in Franken

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What is the name of the traditional Franken bottle?

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Bocksbeutel - a squat, flask-shaped bottle

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MEGA QUESTION
Franken 
•Wurzburg(2)
•Escherndorf(1)
•Iphofen(1)
•Burgstadt(1)
A
  • Wurzburg - Stein, Leiste
  • Escherndorf - Lump
  • Iphofen - Julius Echter Berg
  • Burgstadt - Centgrafenberg
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What is Mittelrhein and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Mittelrhein is a German wine region stretching from Assmannhausen on the west edge of the rheingau, up the Rhein river to Ahr.

The region is similar in geography to the Mosel with steep slate slopes and predominantly Riesling.

80% of production is trocken and halbtrocken

The Hahn Grosse lage is a monopole of Toni Jost is one of the regions finest sites

The village of Spay is its top village

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What is Hessische-Bergstrasse and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Hessische-Bergstrasse is one of Germany’s smallest anbaugebiets at only 400ha.

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What is Baden and what kind of wines does it produce?

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Baden is a German wine region covering a large area along the French border

The area contains Germany’s warmest region Kaiserstuhl

The area is too warm for quality Riesling as specialises in Spatburgunder and other reds.

Weissherbst rose is popular in this region

The region is dominated by mass market and cooperatives

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What is Kaiserstuhl and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Kaiserstuhl is a German wine region located in Baden that is Germany’s hottest wine growing region.

It favours red grapes, especially Spatburgunder

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What is Württemberg and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Württemberg is a larger german wine region east of Baden and south of Franken.

The area is too hot for Riesling and instead represents most of the Schwarzriesling (PM) and Lemberger(Blaufrankisch) production.

Region is dominated by mass production and co-operatives.

The rose style of Schillerwien is more common here (letting red and white grapes ferment together)

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What is Schillerwein and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Schillerwein is a german style of rose made from co fermenting red and white grapes together.

This practise is popular in Württemberg

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What is Sachsen and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Sachsen (Saxony) is a german wine region located in former east Germany. It is one of Germany’s smallest regions.

Muller thurgau is the most planted grape varietal but Goldriesling (an aromatic Alsace crossing) is the local speciality

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What is Saale-Unstrut and what kind of wine does it produce?

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Saale-Unstrut is Germany’s most northern wine region located in former east Germany. Named for its location at the joining of the Saale and Unstrut rivers.

Muller-Thurgau and Weisburgunder are the top varietals in the cold climate

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What is Winzersekt and what kind of wines does it produce?

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Winzersekt is the German term for a grower champagne

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