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1
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What is Flurbereinigung?

A

Re-allocation of vineyards to arrange them in neat blocks.

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Name the 13 anbaugebiete of Germany.

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  • Mosel
  • Ahr
  • Mittelrhein
  • Rheingau
  • Rheinhessen
  • Nahe
  • Pfalz
  • Hessische-Bergstrasse
  • Baden
  • Württemberg
  • Franken
  • Sachsen
  • Saale-Unstrut
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What is Bereich, Grosslage and Einzellage?

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Bereich - District within an aubaugebiet.
Grosslage - Collection of vineyard sites
Einzellage - Single vineyard site

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What is the other name for Pinot Gris in Germany?

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Rulander and Grauburgunder.

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What is the other name for Pinot Blanc in Germany?

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Weissburgunder.

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The grape Muller-Thurgau is a cross between which grapes?

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Riesling x Madeline Royale.

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What are the red grapes for Germany?

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  • Spatburgunder
  • Dornfelder
  • Blauer Portugieser
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What is the soil profile of Mosel?

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Red and Blue Slate.

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What is the soil profile of Rheingau?

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Loess, quatzite and clay.

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What is the other name for Noble Rot in Germany?

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Edelfaule aka botrytis cinerea.

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What is Feinherb?

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Unregulated term meaning off-dry but ususally slightly sweeter than halbtrocken.

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Which river flows through Rheingau?

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River Main.

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Name the bereich of Rheingau.

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Johannisberg.

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Name the single vineyard estates of Rheingau.

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  • Schloss Johannisberg

- Schloss Vollard

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Name the villages of Rheingau.

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  • Lorchhausen
  • Rüdesheim
  • Winkel
  • Johannisberg
  • Oestrich
  • Erbach
  • Hattenheim
  • Eberbach
  • Eltville
  • Hochheim
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Where is Kloster Eberbach located?

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Eberbach in Rheingau.

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Where does the German wine bottle get it’s name from?

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Hock from the village of Hochheim in Rheingau.

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Name the Bereich of the Rheinhessen.

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  • Bingen
  • Wonnegau
  • Nierstein
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What is the main grape variety of Rheinhessen?

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  • Muller Thurgau

- Riesling

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Name the villages of Rheinhessen

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  • Niersteiner Gutes Domtal
  • Niersteiner Spiegelberg
  • Nackenheim
  • Ingelheim (red wines)
  • Oppenheim
  • Dienheim
  • Florsheim-Dalsheim
  • Westhofen
  • Osthofen
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21
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Liebfraumilch is blended from which regions?

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  • Rheingau
  • Rheinhessen
  • Pfalz
  • Nahe
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What grapes are used for Liebfraumilch?

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70% Riesling + Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner or Kerner.

23
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What is the min. residual sugar for Liebfraumilch?

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Min. 18gm/L to a max. 45gm/L.

24
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Where are the best vineyards in Pfalz located?

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Lower slopes of the Haardt hills along the Deutsche Weintrasse.

25
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Name the bereich of Pfalz.

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  • Bereich Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weintrasse (Northern half)

- Bereich Südliche Weintrasse (Southern half)

26
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What are the grapes for Pfalz?

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Riesling, Dornfelder and Müller-Thurgau.

27
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List the northern villages of Pfalz.

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  • Wachenheim
  • Forst
  • Deidesheim
  • Ruppertsberg
  • Bad Dürkheim mṣ
  • Haardt
  • Kallstadt
  • Königsbach
  • Neustadt
  • Ungstein
28
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List the southern villages of Pfalz.

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  • Siebeldingen
  • Birkweiler
  • Schweigen
29
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Which river flows through Nahe?

A

River Nahe.

30
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Name the bereich of Nahe.

A

Nahetal.

31
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Name the important towns of Nahe.

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  • Bad Kreuznach

- Schloss Böckelheim

32
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What is Rüdesheimer Rosengarten?

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Grosslage in Nahe and Einzellage in Rheingau.

33
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Name the bereiche of Franken aka Franconia.

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  • Maindreieck
  • Mainviereck
  • Steigerwald
34
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What are the grapes for Franken?

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Müller-Thurhgau, Sylvaner and Bacchus.

35
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Name the important vineyards of Franken

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  • Stein and Leiste around Wurzburg.
  • Casttell
  • Iphofen
  • Randersacker
  • Volkach
  • Escherndorf
36
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What is Steinwein?

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Wine produced from the vineyards of Wurzburg Stein.

37
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What is the bottle of Franken wine called?

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Bocksbeutel.

38
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Which rivers flow through Mosel?

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Mosel and its tributaries - Saar and Ruwer.

39
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Name the bereiche of the Mosel.

A
  • Bernkastel
  • Berg Cochem (formerly Zell)
  • Saar
  • Ruwertal
  • Obermosel
  • Moseltor.
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Name the best villages of Bereich Bernkastel.

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  • Trittenheim
  • Neumagen
  • Piesport
  • Bernkastel
  • Brauneberg
  • Graach
  • Wehlen
  • Zeltingen
  • Urzig
  • Erden.
41
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Name the best villages of Bereich Ruwertal.

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  • Mertesdorf
  • Eitelsbach
  • Kasel
42
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Name the best villages of Bereich Saar.

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  • Wiltingen
  • Oberemmel
  • Ockfen
  • Saarburg
  • Serrig.
43
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Name the bereich of Ahr.

A
  • Bereich Walporzheim-Ahrtal.
44
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Name the bereiche of Baden.

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  • Badische Bergstrasse
  • Kraichgau
  • Bodensee
  • Breisgau
  • Kaiserstuhl
  • Tuniberg
  • Tauberfranken
  • Markgraglerland
  • Ortenau.
45
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What are the grapes for Baden?

A

Spatburgunder, Muller Thurgau, Grauburgunder and Weissburgunder.

46
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Name the bereiche of the Mittelrhein.

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  • Siebengebirge

- Lorelei

47
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Name the Bereiche of Hessiche-Bergstrasse.

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  • Starkenburg

- Umstradt

48
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Name the bereiche of Saale-Unstrut.

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  • Schloss Neuenburg
  • Thuringen
  • Mansfelder Seen
49
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Name the bereiche of Sachsen.

A
  • Elstertal

- Meissen

50
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Which river flows through Wurttemberg?

A

Neckar and its tributary.

51
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Name the bereiche of Wurttemberg.

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  • Unterland
  • Remstal-Stuttgart
  • Bayerischer Bodonsee
  • Kocher-Jaagst-Tauber
  • Oberere Neckar
  • Wurttembergisch Bondensee
52
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Name the main grape varieties of Wuttemberg.

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  • Trollinger
  • Lemberger (Blaufrankisch)
  • Schwarzriesling (Meunier)
  • Spatburgunder

CMS - Advanced - Old World Countries (8 decks)

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