Germany Flashcards
1
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Deutscher Wein falls under what German Wine Category?
A
Wine without a Geographical Designation
2
Q
Erstes Gewächs is a legally defined term for classified sites in what Region?
A
Rheingau
3
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What are the grapes eligible for Erstes Gewächs?
A
Riesling and Pinot Noir
4
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Landwein falls under what German Wine category?
A
PGI
5
Q
T/F all Qualitätswein must be sourced from a single anbaugebiet?
A
T
6
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What is the maximum temperature permitted at harvest for Eiswein Prädikatswein?
A
Max -7° C
7
Q
What is an Alleinbesitz?
A
A vineyard owned by only one owner (monopole)
8
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What is rotling?
A
A rosé produced from a mix of red and white grapes
9
Q
What is the German term for noble rot?
A
Edelfäule
10
Q
Kerner is a crossing of what 2 grapes?
A
Trollinger x Riesling
11
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What was Flurbereinigung?
A
Campaign to consolidate parcels of land divided by inheritance, physically restructuring the vineyards
12
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What is the German term for a single vineyard?
A
Einzellagen
13
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What is Grosslagen?
A
A collective site of vineyards.
14
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What is the maximum residual sugar for Classic wines?
A
Harmoniously dry. Max 15 g/l. Single varietal wines with no mention of vineyard
15
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What is the maximum residual sugar level for Selection wines?
A
Superior dry. Max 9 g/l. Single vineyard/single variety wines
16
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What is the minimum must weight for Selection?
A
Auslese equivalent 83-105° Öchsle
17
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What is the minimum must weight range for Prädikatswein Kabinett?
A
70-85° öchsle
18
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What is the minimum finished alcohol for Pradikätswein Beerenauslese?
A
5.5%
19
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What is the minimum must weight range for Pradikätswein Spätlese?
A
76-95°
20
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What is the minimum must weight range for Pradikätswein Auslese?
A
83-105°
21
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What is the minimum must weight range for Pradikätswein Beerenauslese?
A
110-128°
22
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What is the minimum must weight range for Pradikätswein Eiswein?
A
110-128°
23
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What is the minimum must weight range for Pradikätswein Trockenbeerenauslese
A
150-154°
24
Q
What categories of wine may the VDP members produce?
A
Gutswein (regional), Orstwein (village), Erste Lage (premier cru vineyards), Grosse Lage (grand cru vineyards)
25
Which category of VDP wine is often labeled with a statement of soil type?
Ortswein
26
What size is a Füder and where is it common?
1,000 liter cask common in Mosel
27
Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of what grapes?
Riesling x Madeline Royal
28
What is a Grosses Gewächs?
"Great Growth" a dry wine from of Grosse Lage vineyard made by a VDP member
29
What does VDP stand for?
Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
30
How long must Grosses Gewächs red wines age?
Min 2 years with one in wood
31
What is the maximum yield for VDP Gutswein?
75 hl/ha
32
What is the maximum yield for VDP Ortswein?
75 hl/ha
33
What is the maximum yield for VDP Erste Lage?
60 hl/ha
34
What is the maximum yield for VDP Grosse Lage?
50 hl/ha
35
What VDP producer labels their top single-vineyard wines as GC and PC?
Bürklin-Wolf
36
What is Germany's most planted grape?
Riesling
37
Scheurebe is a crossing of what 2 grapes?
Bukettrebe x Riesling
38
What is the size of a Stück and where do you commonly find it?
1,200 liter. Rheingau
39
What are the villages of the Central Rheingau?
E-W. Wiesbaden, Walluf, Martinsthal, Rauenthal, Eltville, Kiedrich, Erbach, hallgarten, hattenheim, Oesterich, Winkel, Johannisberg, Geisenhem, Rüdesheim
40
In what village is Kirchenstück?
Hochheim
41
In what village is Walkenberg?
Walluf
42
In what village is Sonnenberg?
Etville
43
In what village is Marcobrunn?
Erbach
44
In what village is Mannberg?
Hattenheim
45
In what village is Hölle?
Hochheim
46
In what village is Domdechaney?
Hochheim
47
When was Charta founded?
1984
48
What symbol will you find on bottles that are part of the Charta?
Three Roman Arches
49
What are the three Alleinbesitz of Rheingau?
Schloss Johannisberg, Kloster Eberbach's Hattenheimer Steinberg, Schloss Schönborn's Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg
50
What are the 3 great vineyards of Rüdesheim?
Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck, Berg Schlossberg
51
In what village is the vineyard of Höllenberg?
Assmannsahausen
52
Name the 2 important tributaries of the Mosel?
Ruwer, Saar
53
What are the 6 Bereiche of Mosel?
Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, Obermosel, Ruwertal, Saar, Moseltor
54
Devonian slate is found in what colors?
Dark blue and red
55
What village is Treppchen in?
Erden
56
What village is Würtzgarten in?
Ürzig
57
Zeltingen and Wehlen are known for what Einzellagen?
Sonnenuhr
58
Graben, Doctor, Badstube, Johannisbrünnchen are Einzellagen in what village?
Bernkastel
59
What are the Einzellagen of Piesport?
Kreuzwingert, Goldtröpfchen, Schubertslay, Grafenberg
60
What is the GL Einzellagen of Eitelsbach?
Karthäuserhofberg
61
Wiltingen Hölle is in what Bereiche?
Saar
62
Eredener Prälat is in what Bereiche?
Bernkastel
63
Einzellagen Himmerlreich is in what village?
Graacher
64
What bereiche is Winnigen Uhlen?
Berg Cochem
65
What is the most planted grape in Obermosel?
Elbling
66
What is the Mosel's coolest Bereiche?
Saar
67
What are the soils of Moseltor?
Limestone
68
The Roter Hang is located between what two villages?
Nierstein and Nackenheim
69
What are the major villages of the bereiche Nierstein?
N-S: Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Dienheim
70
What is Rheinhessen's most planted red grape?
Dornfelder
71
What are the major villages of bereiche Bingen?
Siefersheim, Bingen, Appenheim
72
What are the major villages of Bereiche Wonnegau?
Westhofen, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Dittelsheim, Monsheim, Worms
73
Herrenberg, Kruez, Sackträger einzellagen are in what village?
Oppenheim
74
What are the einzellagen in Flörsheim-Dalsheim?
Bürgel, Hubacker
75
Rothenberg einzellagen is in what village?
Nackenheim
76
Pettenthal einzellagen is in what village?
Nierstein
77
What grapes are authorized for VDP Grosse Lage in Pfalz?
Riesling, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder
78
What are the bereiche of Pfalz?
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Südliche Weinstrasse
79
What is schneewein?
Snow wine, ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards
80
Rieslaner is a crossing of what grapes?
Silvaner x Riesling
81
What is the warmest, most uniform site in Mittelhaardt?
Forster Kirchenstück
82
What is the only grape planted in Forster Kirchenstück?
Riesling
83
Best einzellagen of Königsbach?
Idig. Almost soley owned by A Christmann (other site ölberg)
84
What site is an alleinbestiz of Dr. Bürklin-Wolf?
Ruppertsberg Gaisböhl
85
What site is an alleinbestiz of Muller-Catoir?
Haardt Bürgergarten
86
Best einzellagen of Gimmeldingen?
Madelgarten (other site Biengarten)
87
What einzellagen is an amphitheater-like suntrap?
Kallstadter Saumagen
88
Who are the three 'B's' of Mittelhaardt?
Reichstrat von Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, Bassermann-Jordan
89
Best einzellagen of Birkweiler?
Kastanienbusch
90
Best einzellagen of Siebeldingen?
Im Sonnenschein
91
Best einzellagen of Schweigen?
Kammerberg
92
What is Kalkstein?
Limestone
93
What is Muschelkalk?
Shell-limestone
94
Müller-Thurgau is the most planted grape in which anbaugebiet?
Franken
95
What is "Frankenwein"?
Nameless blend of Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Kerner, etc
96
What is the name of the traditional, squat bottle used in Franken?
Bocksbeutel
97
What are Franken's Bereiche?
Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
98
Where is the Stein vineyard?
Würzburg, Franken
99
What are the top vineyards for red wine in Franken?
Klingenberg, Bürgstadt
100
Who is the top producer of Spätburgunder in Franken?
Rudolf Fürst
101
Who are the largest landholders of Stein?
Juliusspital, Bürgerspital
102
Where is Iphofen vineyard?
Steigerwald, Franken
103
What are the soils of Steigerwald?
Black, gypsum-laced Keuper
104
Taubertal is split between what 3 anbaugebiete?
Franken, Baden, Württemberg
105
What forest separates Nahe and Mosel?
Hünsruck Hochwald
106
What is Germany's driest Anbaugebiete?
Nahe
107
What bereiche is in Nahe?
Nahetal
108
What historic site in Nahe was expanded from 8 ha to 64 ha in 1971?
Frühlingsplätzchen
109
Where is Hermannshöle Grosse Lage?
Niederhausen (Nahe)
110
Where is Kupfergrube Grosse Lage?
Schlossböckelheim (Nahe)
111
Where is Felsenberg Grosse Lage?
Schlossböckelheim (Nahe)
112
Where is Dellchen Grosse Lage?
Norheim (Nahe)
113
Where is Bastei Grosse Lage?
Traisen
114
Where is Brücke Grosse Lage?
Oberhausen (monopole of Donnhoff
115
What is Germany's hottest vineyard?
Ihringer Winklerberg
116
What is Baden's most celebrated zone for Spätburgunder
Kaiserstuhl
117
What bereiche makes Spätburgunder that rivals Kaiserstuhl?
Tuniberg
118
What grapes may be used for Grosse Lage wines in Baden?
Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Riesling, Chardonnay
119
Ruländer is a synonym for what grape?
Grauburgunder, often used when the wine is made in a sweeter style
120
What is Württember's most planted grape?
Trollinger (Schiava)
121
Schwarzriesling is a synonym for what grape?
Meunier
122
What is Schillerwein?
Württermburg specialty. Rosé made from a field blend of white and red grapes
123
What is the main river of Württemburg?
Neckar River
124
What is Frühburgunder?
An early-ripening mutation of Pinot Noir
125
Who are the top producers of Ahr?
Jean Stodden, Meyer-Näkel, JJ Adeneuer
126
What is the soil of Ahr?
Slate
127
What is the alleinbestiz of JJ Adeneuer in Ahr?
Walporzheim Gärkammer
128
What are the bereiche of Mittelrhein?
Loreley, Siebegebirge
129
In what Bereiche are all of Mittelrhein's Grosse Lage vineyards located?
Loreley (southern bereiche)
130
What is the Mittelrhein's most planted grape?
Riesling
131
What Mittelrhein vineyards are located on the Rhine?
Bopparder Hamm, Oberweseler Ölsberg
132
Mittelrhein VDP producers?
Matthias Müller, Ratzenberger, Toni Jost-Hahnenhof
133
What is the smallest Anbaugebiet in Germany?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
134
More than half of Hessische-Bergstrasse wines are made by what Coop?
Bergstrasse Winzer eG
135
Hessische-Bergstrasse bereiche?
Starkenburg, Umstadt
136
When did Germany's anbaugebiete increase from 11 to 13?
1990 with reunification
137
What river flows through Sachsen?
Elbe River
138
What is Germany's fastest growing wine region?
Saale-Unstrut
139
Who is the first VDP member in Saxony?
Schloss Proschwitz (Sachsen)
140
What is Goldriesling?
Specialty of Sachsen. Dry to off dry, lively aromatic wines
