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Germany Flashcards

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1
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What is the climate in Germany?

A

cool continental

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Nearly all vineyards in Germany has what aspect?

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On stony slopes and south facing

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How are wines classified in Germany?

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By the weight or level of sugar in the grape juice

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4
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What is the most important grape in Germany?

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Riesling

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5
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What is the name of dry style Riesling in Germany?

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Qualitatsweine

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6
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How do Qualitatsweine and pradikatswein differ?

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Pradikatswein will have residual sugar

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7
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Sweet style Kabinett have what percent alcohol level?

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8-9%

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Dry style Kabinett have what percent alcohol level?

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up to 12%

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9
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What can be added to kabinett wine to sweeten it?

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sussreserve - unfermented grape juice

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10
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How many Pro delimited regions are in Germany?

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13

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11
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What are the levels of pradikatswein?

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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)

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12
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What are PGI wines from German called?

A

Landwein

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13
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Wines without a GI is labelled what in Germany>

A

Deutscher Wein

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14
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What are the other white grapes of Germany?

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Sylvaner

Muller-Thurgau

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15
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What is the black grapes of Germany?

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Spatburgunder (pinot noir)

Dornfelder

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16
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What are the major wine appellations of Germany?

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Mosel
Nahe
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Baden
Franken
17
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What are the best known villages for top quality wine in Mosel?

A

Piesport
Berkastel
Wehlen

18
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What are the villages in Nahe called?

A

Schlossbockelheim

19
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What are the villages in Rheingau called?

A

Johannisberg

Rudesheim

20
Q

Where are the best BA and TRA from in Germany?

A

Rheingau -Johannisberg and Rudesheim

21
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What is the best known village in Rheinhessen called?

A

Nierstein - referred to as Rhienterrasse

22
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The most established vineyards in Pfalz are?

A

Forst and Deidesheim

23
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Silvaner is mostly produced in which region of Germany?

A

Franken

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