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German Wine Classification:

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Qualitätswein-level wines commonly use terms on the label to indicate the wine’s level of sweetness:

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  • Trocken/Selection: dry wine with ~9 g/l RS or less. The term “Selection” is specifically for the wines of Rheingau that have been hand-harvested.
  • Halbtrocken/Classic: A “half-dry” or slightly sweet wine with up to 12 g/l RS (up to 15 g/l RS for “Classic”)
  • Feinherb: An unofficial term to describe an off-dry wine similar to Halbtrocken
  • Liebliche: A sweet wine with up to 45 g/l RS
  • süß or Süss: A sweet wine with more than 45 g/l RS
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What does VDP stands for?

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  • Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
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What is “Schielerwein”?

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  • Rotling-like rosé style from Württemberg (and N.Switzerland)
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What is the term used only for Germany’s very best vineyard sites - small, carefully demarcated areas with clear site-specific characteristics. Yields on these sites are limited to 50hl/ha.

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  • Gross Lage
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What is the term for a dry wine from a Grosse Lage vineyard?

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  • Grosses Gewächs
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What is the diferrence between Grosslage and Gross Lage?

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  • Grosslage: Collection of Vineyards
  • Gross Lage: Top quality vineyard, similar to “Grand Cru”
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What does “Gutsabfüllung” means?

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  • Estate-Bottled wine.
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What is the term for a single vineyard?

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  • Einzellage
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What is the term for a high quality vineyard in Germany similar to a “Premier Cru”?

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  • Erste Lage
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What is an “Anbaugebiet”?

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  • Wine-growing areas for Qualitatswein and Prädikatswein
  • There are 13 Anbaugebiete
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What is the name of the “bottle” (squat wicker-covered flasks) called in Franconia?

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  • Bocksbeutel
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What is the term for a “sparkling wine” in Germany/Austria?

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  • Sekt
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What is the term for “dry” wines in Germany?

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  • Trocken
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What is the soil of Mosel?

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  • Blue Devonian Slate
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What is the most planted grape in Germany?

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  • Riesling
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What are the six official Pradikats level?

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  1. Kabinett
  2. Spätlese
  3. Auslese
  4. Berenauslese (BA)
  5. Eiswein
  6. Trockenberenauslese (TBA)
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Name the 13 Anbaugebiete:

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  1. Ahr
  2. Baden
  3. Franken
  4. Hessische-Bergstrasse
  5. Mittelrhein
  6. Mosel (Formely Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
  7. Nahe
  8. Pfalz
  9. Rheingau
  10. Rheinhessen
  11. Saale-Unstrut
  12. Sachsen
  13. Württemberg
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What is the soil of Rheigau?

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  • Loess, quartzite and clay
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What is the German synonym of PInot Blanc grape?

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  • Weissburgunder
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What are the quality levels of the 2012 VDP Classification?

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  • Grosslage (Grand Cru wines)
  • Esrte Lage (Premier Cru wines)
  • Ortswein (Village wine)
  • Gutswein (Regional wine)
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What is the cross of Muller-Thurgau grape?

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  • Riesling x Madeleine Royal
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What is the name of the bottle used for Rheigau traditional quality wines?

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  • Rheingauer Flöte
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What are the two wine regions that produces quality Spätburgunder wines?

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  • Baden
  • Pfalz
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Pair the Bereiche with the region:

  1. Johannisberg Mosel
  2. Mainviereck Pflaz
  3. Burg Cochem Franken
  4. Sudliche Weinstrasse Rheingau
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  1. Johannisberg - Rheingau
  2. Mainviereck - Franken
  3. Burg Cochem - Mosel
  4. Sudliche Weinstrasse - Pfalz
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What are the six Bereiche of Mosel?

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  1. Burg Cochem
  2. Bernkastel
  3. Ruwertal
  4. Saar
  5. Moseltor
  6. Obermosel
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What is the only Bereiche of Rheingau?

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  • Johannisberg
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What is the main grape variety of Rheigau?

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  • Riesling
  • Spätburgunder
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Wheres is Assmannshausen located?

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  • Rheingau
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What is the style/grape produced in Assmannshausen?

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  • Sweet Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) wine
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What are the three Bereich of Rheinhessen?

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  1. Bigen
  2. Nierstein
  3. Wonnegau
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What are the two Bereiche of Pfalz?

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  1. Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weintrasse
  2. Südliche Weintrasse
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What is the quality level for Village wines

in the VDP classification?

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  • Ortswein
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What does QbA stands for?

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  • Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbauguebiete
  • Germany’s second tier of wine quality classification, and means literally ‘quality wine from a specified region’.
  • A QbA wine must be made exclusively from grapes grown in one of Germany’s 13 official Anbaugebiete (wine regions).
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What does QmP stands for?

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  • Qualitäts mit Pradikat (Officialy Pradikatswein)
  • top tier of German wine quality classification.
  • grapes often struggle to ripen in Germany’s cool climate, so ripeness is used as a key indicator of quality.
  • To qualify, a wine must be made from grapes with a must weight (ripeness) of over 67 degrees Oechsle.
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What is the synonym of Rülander or Pinot Gris grape in Germany?

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  • Grauburgunder
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What is the climate of Germany?

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  • Cool-Continental, strong moderation from rivers and mountains.
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How do the Rhine and Mosel Rivers affect the climate/viticulture in Germany?

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  • they provide warmth from the reflection of the sunlight on to the vines.
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What is the quality level for “Regional” wines in the the VDP classification?

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  • Gutswein
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What is different about Bürklin-Wolf labelling?

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  • they label their “GG” wines as “GC”
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What is the term for “half dry” or “slightly sweet” wine with max. 18g/L of RS?

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  • Halbtrocken
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Who produces G-Max?

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Keller

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True or False:

Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, may also be used as dry wines.

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  • True
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What does “Spätlese” indicate?

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  • “Late Harvest” grapes are picked at least one week after Kabinett grapes, and typically deliver fruity, medium sweet wines.
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Name two aunbauguebiete know for quality rieslings:

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  • Mosel
  • Pfalz
  • Rheinhessen
  • Nahe
  • Rheingau
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What German region is the northern continuacion of France’s Alsace?

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What does “GG” indicate in a German label?

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  • A dry wine from a Grand Cru vineyard (Gross Lage)
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What label term denotes a wine picked at below freezing temperatures?

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  • Eiswein
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What label term means “selected harvest of dried berries” is reserved for sugar rich, shriveled botrytis-affected grapes harvested to produce the Germany’s must luscious and profound dessert wines?

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  • Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)
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What are the notable villages of Rheingau?

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  1. Lorchhausen
  2. Rüdesheim
  3. Rauental
  4. Eberbach
  5. Winkel
  6. Johannisberg
  7. Oestrich
  8. Erbach
  9. Hattenheim
  10. Kiedrich
  11. Etville
  12. Hochheim
  13. Assmansshausen
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What are the notable villages of Pfalz?

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  • Mittelhaardt Deuscthe Weintrasse
  1. Wachenheim
  2. Forst
  3. Deidesheim
  4. Ruppertsberg
  5. Bad Dürkheim
  6. Haardt
  7. Kallstadt
  8. Königsbach
  9. Neuestadt
  10. Ungstein
  • Südliche-Weintrasee
  1. Siebeldingen
  2. Birkweiler
  3. Schweigen
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What is the only Bereich of Nahe?

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  • Nahetal
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Name the notable villages of Nahe:

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  1. Bad Kreuznach
  2. Schlossböckelheim
  3. Niderhausen
  4. Oberhausen
  5. Monzingen
  6. Traisen
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To which anbauguebiet these villages belong to?

  • Nackenheim
  • Ingleheim
  • Oppenheim
  • Nierstein
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  • Rheinhessen
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Name the notable villages of Mosel:

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  • Bernkastel
  1. Piesport
  2. Bernkastel
  3. Brauneberg
  4. Graach
  5. Wehlen
  6. Zeltingen
  7. Urzig
  8. Erden
  9. Trittenheim
  10. Neumagen
  • Ruwertal
  1. Merstesdorf
  2. Eitelsbach
  3. Kasel
  • Saar
  1. Wiltingen
  2. Oberemmel
  3. Ockfen
  4. Saarburg
  5. Serrig
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What does “Erstes Gewächs” indicate?

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  • A designation for dry wines in Rheingau from a Grand Cru vineyard (max.13g/L RS).
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What are the notable villages of Franken?

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  • Würzburg
  • Castell
  • Iphofen
  • Randersacker
  • Volkach
  • Escherndorf
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Other white grape varieties in Germany:

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  • Silvaner
  • Scheurebe
  • Weissburgunder
  • Grauburgunder

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