Germany Flashcards
What is the most widely planted grape variety in Germany?
Riesling
What is Qualitätsweine?
Dry Rieslings that range from light and fruity to very concentrated and intense.
What are Grosses Gewächs (GG)?
The very best dry Rieslings from the best vineyard sites.
What are wines called with residual sugar?
Prädikatsweine - indicator of style
What is the most delicate Prädikatsweine?
Kabinett -light in body, with high acidity and flavours of green apple or citrus fruit often balanced with residual sweetness.
What are the common characteristics of a Spätlese wine?
- These wines are made in the same way as Kabinett but are more concentrated, riper and have a little more body, alcohol and sweetness.
- Citrus and stone fruit aromas (peach or apricot)
What are the common characteristics of a Auslese wine?
These wines are made from individually selected, extra-ripe bunches of grapes. Can be dry or sweet. They are richer and riper compared to Spätlese.
May have honey aromas
How are Beerenauslese (BA) and Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) made?
- Noble rot is essential to achieve the must weights for TBA, but not essential for wines labelled BA.
- Not necessarily made every year.
- These wines are sweet, low in alcohol, with flavours of honey, dried stone fruit, candied peel and flowers.
- Best sweet wines in the world.
What is the most popular grape in Mosel?
Riesling
What are the best villages in Middle Mosel?
- Piesport, Bernkastel and Wehlen
- The wines here are lighter in body, lower in alcohol, higher in acidity with floral and green fruit flavours.
What are the names of the two most prestigious villages in the Pfalz region which are often referred to as the Mittelhaardt?
Deidesheim and Forst
Pfalz is very close to the French border, and the vineyards can be viewed as a continuation of those in Alsace; the Vosges mountain range have a considerable impact on the vineyards of Alsace. However, what is the effect of the Haardt mountains on the vineyards of Pfalz?
They create rain shadows, making the area dry with risk of water stress.
Listed below are some of the typical aromas and flavours detailed in the SAT. Which aromas would be characteristic of a young Riesling Trocken from the Pfalz region?
Apple, lemon, peach, apricot and melon
What four regions would you expect to find Riesling?
Alsace, Wachau, Eden Valley and Pfalz
What are the 3 notable villages in Mosel?
Piesport, Bernkastel and Wehlen
