Germany Flashcards
World’s largest Riesling area
Pfalz
5,500 ha
Largest plantings of Silvaner in the world
Rheinhessen
Anbaugebiete in Germany
Saale-Unstrut Sachsen Mittelrhein Ahr Mosel Rheinghau Nahe Rheinhessen Hessiche Bergstrasse Franken Pfalz Baden Wurttenberg
Bereiche within Nahe
Nahetal
Germany’s northernmost wine region
Saale-Unstrut
Oldest sparkling wine purposefully made in France
Blanquette de Limoux
Easternmost Anbaugebiet
Sachsen
Largest Bereich in the Mosel
Bernkastel
Oldest winemaking region in Germany
Mosel
Bereiche within Mosel
Bernkastel Burg Cochem Moseltor Obermosel Ruwertal Saar
Meaning of Sonnenuhr
Sun dial
Location of Hahn Groose Lage
Producer
Bacharach, Mittelrhein
Toni Jost
Location of German Wine Institute
Mainz, Rheinhessen
When did the VDP system changed to a 4-tiered one?
2012
4 tiers of VDP
Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein
Classification created by the German Wine Institute
Year
Classic/Selection
2000’s vintage
Bereiche within Rheinghau
Johannisberg
Meaning of Feinherb
Off-Dry (unregulated)
Where was Spatlese/Auslese discovered?
Schloss Johannisberg