Germany Flashcards
What is the climate in Germany?
cool continental
Nearly all vineyards in Germany has what aspect?
On stony slopes and south facing
How are wines classified in Germany?
By the weight or level of sugar in the grape juice
What is the most important grape in Germany?
Riesling
What is the name of dry style Riesling in Germany?
Qualitatsweine
How do Qualitatsweine and pradikatswein differ?
Pradikatswein will have residual sugar
Sweet style Kabinett have what percent alcohol level?
8-9%
Dry style Kabinett have what percent alcohol level?
up to 12%
What can be added to kabinett wine to sweeten it?
sussreserve - unfermented grape juice
How many Pro delimited regions are in Germany?
13
What are the levels of pradikatswein?
Kabinett - dry to med sweet
Spatlese - dry to med sweet
Auslese - dry to sweet
Beerenauslese (BA) - sweet only (botrytis)
Eiswein - Sweet only ice wine
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) - sweet only (botrytis)
What are PGI wines from German called?
Landwein
Wines without a GI is labelled what in Germany>
Deutscher Wein
What are the other white grapes of Germany?
Sylvaner
Muller-Thurgau
What is the black grapes of Germany?
Spatburgunder (pinot noir)
Dornfelder
What are the major wine appellations of Germany?
Mosel Nahe Rheingau Rheinhessen Pfalz Baden Franken
What are the best known villages for top quality wine in Mosel?
Piesport
Berkastel
Wehlen
What are the villages in Nahe called?
Schlossbockelheim
What are the villages in Rheingau called?
Johannisberg
Rudesheim
Where are the best BA and TRA from in Germany?
Rheingau -Johannisberg and Rudesheim
What is the best known village in Rheinhessen called?
Nierstein - referred to as Rhienterrasse
The most established vineyards in Pfalz are?
Forst and Deidesheim
Silvaner is mostly produced in which region of Germany?
Franken
