Germany Flashcards
What villages are these producers located in? Eva Fricke
George Brauer
Frank Künstler
Fred Prinz
Carl Ehrhard
Eva Fricke (Eltville)
George Brauer (Rudesheim)
Frank Künstler (Hochheim)
Fred Prinz (Hallgarten)
Carl Ehrhard (Rudesheim)
Where does term Hock originate from?
British term for Germ wine. In particular reference to Hochheim
Hills that effect the Nahe:
Hunsruck Hills
Name and size of the barrel commonly used in the Rheingau?
Stuck, 1200 liters
Varietal created in Alsace, but that is grown predominantly in Sachsen:
Goldriesling
Name 4 Grand Cru Rüdesheim sites in the Rheingau and a producer who makes all 4:
Berg Roseneck Berg Rottland Berg Schlossberg Berg Kaiserssteinfels Josef Leitz
What 2 countries are sachsen near?
Poland, Czechia
Most grown red variety in the Nahe:
Dornfelder
Name a tributary in the Nahe:
Glan, Alsenz
Another name for Muller Thurgau?
Rivaner
Name of Rheingau Gemeinde that is known for Pinot Noir? Name 3 Producers?
Assmannshausen/
Kesseler,
Konig,
Krone
Name of mtn range that directly effects the Rheingau?
Taunus Range
Sachsen follows this river: What is the most planted grape:
Elbe River, Muller Thurgau
Hattenheim Pfaffenberg is a monopole of this producer:
Schloss Schonborn
This is the biggest producer in Sachsen:
Schloss Proschwitz
When was the Charta established: First Vintage Erste Gewächs produced? Erste Lage does not exist in these Anbaugebiet
1983/84 1999 Ahr, Rheinhessen, Mosel
Name 2 other producers in the Nahe than Dönnhoff
Emrich Schönleber, Schlossgut Diel, Shaffer Frohlich, Kruger Rumpf
What is Germany’s driest wine growing region? Warmest wine growing region? Germany warmest vineyard?
Nahe (driest) Baden (Warmest) Ihringer Winkler (Kaiserstuhl)
What year was the Charta created?
1984
Describe the Wein Category
Basic wine made with grapes that only have to be German in origin
May Carry vintage and Variety
Winzer
Winegrower
Flaschengärung
Bottle fermented Sekt
Gutsafullung
Estate Bottle and grown
What is the min alcohol and Oechsle for Deutscher wein?
8.5%
Oechsle 40 - 50
Min Alcohol and Oechsle for Qualitatswein
7%
Oechsle 51 -72
Name for Germany’s most current wine law? What year was it created?
Deutsches Weingesetz
1971
What are the reuirements for Qulitatswein?
Oechsle 51-72
Alcohol 7%
Must be sourced 1 anbaugebiet
May be chaptalized
Waht are the requirements for Deutscher Wein?
Must be from german Grapes
What are the basic categories for German wine?
Deutscherwein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradkatswein
Absetzen
Debourbage
Settling of Gross lees
Alleinbesitz
Monopole
What styles of wine can be made for Landwein?
Trocken or Halbtrocken
Abfüller
Bottler or shipper
Assumes responsibility for the origin and quality of wine
Kloster
Abbey
Which Anbaugebeit produces the most red wine?
Pfalz
What is Musxhelkalk?
Shell Limestone
VDP wines from grosselage site will have what on the label?
Only vineyard Name
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)
What is the Anreicherung?
Braod term for sweetening must before or during fermentation
Alte Reben
old Vine
Schloss
Castle
Rotling
Rose made by mixing red and white wine
In which anbaugebiete does Erste lage not exist?
Mosel
Ahr
Rheinhessen
Sonnenuhr
Sundial
Where and when is the first documentation of Riesling?
In 1402 in the Meeinde of Worms in the Wonnegau
What Anbaugebiete are allowed to produce Liebfraumilch?
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Rheingau
Nahe
What are the requirements for Liebfraumilch?
Must be 70%
Riesling
Muller Thurgau
Silvaner
Kerner
Min 18 grams of RS
Name the Grosslage of the Roter Hang from North to South?
Rothenberg
Brudersberg
Pettenthal
Hipping
Glock
Oelberg
Orbol
Where in Germany has the most planting of Silvaner?
Rheinhessen
What is the Flurbereinigung?
A Campaign to consolidate parcels of German land divided by inheritance laws and toward mechanical harvesting
What is Amtlich Prufungsnumer?
A quality control numberon all Qba and Qm Pwines
- Exam Board Number
- Commune Number
- Producer registration Number
- Unique bottling number
- year in which wine was tested
What is the minimum size for a single vineyard in Germany?
5 ha
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
What technology made it easier for Germans to make sweet wine? What decade?
Sterile Filtration 1950’s
Qualitswein Erstes Gewachs allows for what grapes?
Riesling
Pinot Noir
When was the current German Wine law created?
1971
German word for winery
Kellerei
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
Name for VDP Logo
Traubenadler
Which Anbaugebiete would you find the qualitatswein category Erstes Gewachs?
Rheingau
Where is Sachsem?
On the Elbe River on the Polish border
What are the Gemeinde of Sachsen?
Meissen
Elstertal
Dresden
What is the most planted grape in Sachsen?
Muller Thurgau
Notable Producers of Sachsen?
Schloss Proschwitz
Name all the Gemiende and Anbaigebeite of where you would find a grosslage Kirchenstuck
Pfalz, Forst
Rheinhessen, Worms
Rheingau, Hocheim
What is the largest red wine growing region in Germany?
Pfalz
VDP seet wines are labeled in what manner?
Sweet wines are labeled by their Pradikat
Spatlese
Auslese
What German wine categories may not be chaptalized?
Pradikatswein
