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What villages are these producers located in? Eva Fricke

George Brauer

Frank Künstler

Fred Prinz

Carl Ehrhard

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Eva Fricke (Eltville)

George Brauer (Rudesheim)

Frank Künstler (Hochheim)

Fred Prinz (Hallgarten)

Carl Ehrhard (Rudesheim)

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Where does term Hock originate from?

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British term for Germ wine. In particular reference to Hochheim

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Hills that effect the Nahe:

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Hunsruck Hills

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Name and size of the barrel commonly used in the Rheingau?

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Stuck, 1200 liters

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Varietal created in Alsace, but that is grown predominantly in Sachsen:

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Goldriesling

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Name 4 Grand Cru Rüdesheim sites in the Rheingau and a producer who makes all 4:

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Berg Roseneck Berg Rottland Berg Schlossberg Berg Kaiserssteinfels Josef Leitz

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What 2 countries are sachsen near?

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Poland, Czechia

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Most grown red variety in the Nahe:

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Dornfelder

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Name a tributary in the Nahe:

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Glan, Alsenz

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Another name for Muller Thurgau?

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Rivaner

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Name of Rheingau Gemeinde that is known for Pinot Noir? Name 3 Producers?

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Assmannshausen/

Kesseler,

Konig,

Krone

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Name of mtn range that directly effects the Rheingau?

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Taunus Range

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Sachsen follows this river: What is the most planted grape:

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Elbe River, Muller Thurgau

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Hattenheim Pfaffenberg is a monopole of this producer:

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Schloss Schonborn

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This is the biggest producer in Sachsen:

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Schloss Proschwitz

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When was the Charta established: First Vintage Erste Gewächs produced? Erste Lage does not exist in these Anbaugebiet

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1983/84 1999 Ahr, Rheinhessen, Mosel

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Name 2 other producers in the Nahe than Dönnhoff

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Emrich Schönleber, Schlossgut Diel, Shaffer Frohlich, Kruger Rumpf

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What is Germany’s driest wine growing region? Warmest wine growing region? Germany warmest vineyard?

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Nahe (driest) Baden (Warmest) Ihringer Winkler (Kaiserstuhl)

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What year was the Charta created?

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1984

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Describe the Wein Category

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Basic wine made with grapes that only have to be German in origin

May Carry vintage and Variety

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Winzer

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Winegrower

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Flaschengärung

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Bottle fermented Sekt

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Gutsafullung

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Estate Bottle and grown

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What is the min alcohol and Oechsle for Deutscher wein?

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8.5%

Oechsle 40 - 50

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Min Alcohol and Oechsle for Qualitatswein
7% Oechsle 51 -72
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Name for Germany's most current wine law? What year was it created?
Deutsches Weingesetz 1971
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What are the reuirements for Qulitatswein?
Oechsle 51-72 Alcohol 7% Must be sourced 1 anbaugebiet May be chaptalized
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Waht are the requirements for Deutscher Wein?
Must be from german Grapes
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What are the basic categories for German wine?
Deutscherwein Landwein Qualitatswein Pradkatswein
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Absetzen
Debourbage Settling of Gross lees
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Alleinbesitz
Monopole
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What styles of wine can be made for Landwein?
Trocken or Halbtrocken
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Abfüller
Bottler or shipper Assumes responsibility for the origin and quality of wine
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Kloster
Abbey
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Which Anbaugebeit produces the most red wine?
Pfalz
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What is Musxhelkalk?
Shell Limestone
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VDP wines from grosselage site will have what on the label?
Only vineyard Name
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What statements can also accompany the village on Orstwein bottlings? What are the Categories?
Statement of Soil Kalkstein (limestone) Blauer Scheifer (Blue Slate) Buntsandstein (Red sandstone)
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What is the Anreicherung?
Braod term for sweetening must before or during fermentation
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Alte Reben
old Vine
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Schloss
Castle
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Rotling
Rose made by mixing red and white wine
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In which anbaugebiete does Erste lage not exist?
Mosel Ahr Rheinhessen
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Sonnenuhr
Sundial
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Where and when is the first documentation of Riesling?
In 1402 in the Meeinde of Worms in the Wonnegau
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What Anbaugebiete are allowed to produce Liebfraumilch?
Rheinhessen Pfalz Rheingau Nahe
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What are the requirements for Liebfraumilch?
Must be 70% Riesling Muller Thurgau Silvaner Kerner Min 18 grams of RS
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Name the Grosslage of the Roter Hang from North to South?
Rothenberg Brudersberg Pettenthal Hipping Glock Oelberg Orbol
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Where in Germany has the most planting of Silvaner?
Rheinhessen
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What is the Flurbereinigung?
A Campaign to consolidate parcels of German land divided by inheritance laws and toward mechanical harvesting
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What is Amtlich Prufungsnumer?
A quality control numberon all Qba and Qm Pwines 1. Exam Board Number 2. Commune Number 3. Producer registration Number 4. Unique bottling number 5. year in which wine was tested
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What is the minimum size for a single vineyard in Germany?
5 ha
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How did the sugar requirements change for the Pradikat since 1971?
Requirements were focus on sugar left in the finished wine Now focus is on sugar in grape at harvest
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What technology made it easier for Germans to make sweet wine? What decade?
Sterile Filtration 1950's
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Qualitswein Erstes Gewachs allows for what grapes?
Riesling Pinot Noir
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When was the current German Wine law created?
1971
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German word for winery
Kellerei
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What are the Categories VDP members are allowed to produce wine under?
Gutswein - Regional Ortswein - Village wine Erste lage -1er cru vineyard Grosselage - Grand Cru
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Name for VDP Logo
Traubenadler
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Which Anbaugebiete would you find the qualitatswein category Erstes Gewachs?
Rheingau
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Where is Sachsem?
On the Elbe River on the Polish border
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What are the Gemeinde of Sachsen?
Meissen Elstertal Dresden
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What is the most planted grape in Sachsen?
Muller Thurgau
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Notable Producers of Sachsen?
Schloss Proschwitz
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Name all the Gemiende and Anbaigebeite of where you would find a grosslage Kirchenstuck
Pfalz, Forst Rheinhessen, Worms Rheingau, Hocheim
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What is the largest red wine growing region in Germany?
Pfalz
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VDP seet wines are labeled in what manner?
Sweet wines are labeled by their Pradikat Spatlese Auslese
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What German wine categories may not be chaptalized?
Pradikatswein

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