Germany Flashcards

1
Q

World’s largest Riesling area

A

Pfalz

5,500 ha

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2
Q

Largest plantings of Silvaner in the world

A

Rheinhessen

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3
Q

Anbaugebiete in Germany

A
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen
Mittelrhein
Ahr
Mosel
Rheinghau
Nahe
Rheinhessen
Hessiche Bergstrasse
Franken
Pfalz
Baden
Wurttenberg
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4
Q

Bereiche within Nahe

A

Nahetal

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5
Q

Germany’s northernmost wine region

A

Saale-Unstrut

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6
Q

Oldest sparkling wine purposefully made in France

A

Blanquette de Limoux

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7
Q

Easternmost Anbaugebiet

A

Sachsen

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8
Q

Largest Bereich in the Mosel

A

Bernkastel

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9
Q

Oldest winemaking region in Germany

A

Mosel

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10
Q

Bereiche within Mosel

A
Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Moseltor
Obermosel
Ruwertal
Saar
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11
Q

Meaning of Sonnenuhr

A

Sun dial

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12
Q

Location of Hahn Groose Lage

Producer

A

Bacharach, Mittelrhein

Toni Jost

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13
Q

Location of German Wine Institute

A

Mainz, Rheinhessen

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14
Q

When did the VDP system changed to a 4-tiered one?

A

2012

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15
Q

4 tiers of VDP

A

Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

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16
Q

Classification created by the German Wine Institute

Year

A

Classic/Selection

2000’s vintage

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17
Q

Bereiche within Rheinghau

A

Johannisberg

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18
Q

Meaning of Feinherb

A

Off-Dry (unregulated)

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19
Q

Where was Spatlese/Auslese discovered?

A

Schloss Johannisberg

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20
Q

MPGV in Germany

A
Riesling
Muller-Thurgau
Spatburgunder
Dornfelder
Blaur Portugieser
21
Q

Meaning of Alleinbesitz

A

Monopole

22
Q

Meaning of Edelfaule

A

Noble rot

23
Q

Best - Worst vintages in Germany

A

Best: 2019
Worst: 2014

24
Q

Anbaugebiet with largest number of ha under vine

A

Rheinhessen, 26,500 ha

25
Q

Scale used to measure must weight

A

Ochsle

26
Q

Bereiche within Pfalz

A

Mittelhaardt Deusche Weinstrasse

Sudliche Weinstrasse

27
Q

RS limit for Grosses Gewachs

A

9 g/l

28
Q

Location of German Viticultural Research

A

Geinsenheim, Rheinghau

29
Q

Bereiche within Rheinhessen

A

Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegan

30
Q

Location of Roter Hang

A

Rheinterrasse, Rheinhessen

31
Q

Location of Niederhausen

A

Nahe

32
Q

AP number

A

Series of 5 sets of numbers, mandatory for Pradikatswein

  • Region of tasting
  • Commune of bottling
  • Bottler’s code
  • Bottling code
  • Year of application
33
Q

Location of Scharzhofberger

A

Wiltingen, Saar

34
Q

German name for Blaufrankisch

A

Lemberger (Baden)

35
Q

What German wine regions have separate zones along the Swiss border?

A

Baden

Wurttenberg

36
Q

German wine region where Scheurebe can be found

A

Pfalz

37
Q

Most expensive bottle of dry German riesling

A

G-Max, by Weingut Keller in Florsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen

38
Q

Famous bottle from Franken

A

Bocksbeutel

39
Q

Smallest wine region in Germany

A

Hessiche-Bergstrasse

40
Q

English name for Pfalz

A

Palatinate

41
Q

Style of Riesling in Pfalz

A

Full body, dry

42
Q

Parent grapes of Muller-Thurgau

A

Riesling + Madeleine Royal

43
Q

Main GV of Rheinhessen

A

Muller-Thurgau

44
Q

Origin of Libfraulmmich

A

Rheinhessen

45
Q

Describe Weissherbst

A

Saignee rose wine from Baden

46
Q

Describe Schillerwein

A

Co-fermentation rose wine from Wurttenberg

47
Q

“3 Bs” of Pfalz

A

Burklin Wolf
Basserman-Jordan
Von Buhl

48
Q

Location of Wehlener Sonnenuhr

A

Bernkastel, Mosel

49
Q

Southernmost bereiche in Mosel

A

Moseltor