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Germany Flashcards

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1
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What is the general climate in Germany?

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Cool Continental

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What is the Grand Cru equivalent for dry wines in Germany? Is this German law?

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Grosses Gewachs (GG)
No
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3
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What do aromatic grapes benefit from climatically in Germany?

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Cool, long ripening season

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4
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Where can botrytised wines be produced in Germany?

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Every region

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5
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What are common features of the best sites in Germany? (2)

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Steep

South-facing

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6
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How might vines be trained on super steep slopes?

Why?

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Head trained with canes tied to the top of individual stakes.
Maximise light exposure and air flow

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7
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What are the two fundamental classifications for wine in Germany?

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Qualitatswein

Pradikatswein

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8
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What are PGI wine labelled as?

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Landwein

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What are the 6 levels of Pradikatswein? What are they based off?

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Kabinett 
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

Must weight at harvest

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10
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Qualitatswein, Kabinett and Spatlese can be? (Sweetness)

A

Dry to Medium Sweet

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Auslese can be? (Sweetness)

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Dry to Sweet

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Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese can be? (Sweetness)

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Sweet only

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13
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What is the assumed sweetness of a Qualitatswein?

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Dry

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14
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What kind of ABV would be typical of a sweeter style Kabinett?
Dry style?

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8-9%

Up to 12%

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15
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While all can be dry-medium sweet, what differentiates Kabinett, Spatlese and Auslese? In which style might you see some noble rot?

A

Ripeness of fruit

Auslese might see some noble rot playing a role

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16
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What body/alcohol and aroma clusters are indicative of a Kabinett Riesling?

A

Citrus and Green apple

light bodied, low alcohol

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17
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Which wine styles might see noble rot? Which must see noble rot into order to reach the must weight to qualify for its classification?

A

Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese must see noble rot

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18
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Which Sweet style will never see noble rot?

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Eiswein

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19
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What are some aromas indicative of BA and TBA? (4)

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Honey, dried fruit, candied peel, flowers

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What is the name of the independent group of producers who have classified their vineyards as the best in Germany? What is the name of their classification? What style of Riesling does is this term almost solely relevant to?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (VDP)
Grosses Gewachs (GG)
Qualitatswein (dry wines, red and white)

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21
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Other than Riesling, what are the 4 white grapes of Germany?

A

Muller Thurgau
Silvaner
Grauburgunder
Weisburgunder

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22
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How does Silvaner compare to Riesling? (acidity, flavour)

A

Lower acidity

Less fruity, more earthy

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23
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Portugeiser, Trollinger and Schwarzriesling (Meunier) are the ‘other’ black grape varieties. What are the two most relevant?

A

Spatburgunder

Dornfelder

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24
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What is the third most planted grape in Germany?

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Spatburgunder

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25
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What is the German name for Pinot Noir and which two regions does it do best in?

A

Spatburgunder

Pfalz and Baden

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26
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What are the three best known villages in Mosel?

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Piesport
Bernkastel
Wehlen

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27
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Where is production concentrated in Mosel? What is the nickname for this area?

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In the middle

Middle Mosel

28
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Saar and Ruwer are tributaries of what river? Which region are they relevant to? Which area are they comparable to, but how does acidity differ?

A

Mosel river
Relevant to Mosel
Middle Mosel but tend to be even more acidic

29
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What type of soils are best in Mosel? Where are the best vineyards located in terms of proximity to the river?

A

Slate soils

Close to the river

30
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In terms of body, alcohol, acidity and 2 clusters, describe Mosel Riesling in relation to other regions

A 
Lighter
Lower
Higher
Green fruit 
Floral
31
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What are the 7 regions of Germany?

A 
Mosel
Nahe
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Baden
Franken
32
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What is the only permitted GG grape in Nahe? What is it’s style like in comparison with the other regions?

A

Riesling

Style site between Mosel and the fuller bodied styles of Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Pfalz

33
Q

The best Nahe wines are produced between the two villages Bad Kreuznach and ?

A

Schlossbockelheim

34
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Rheingau sits on the north bank of the rivers Rhine and Main providing a south-facing aspect. This, plus … hills to the north provide optimal ripening conditions

A

Taunus

35
Q

What two grapes can make Grosses Gewachs wines in Rheingau?

A

Riesling

Spatburgunder

36
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In which two villages do a majority of vineyards lie in Rheingau?

A

Johannisberg

Rudesheim

37
Q

What flavour is indicative of Rheingau Riesling?

A

Ripe peach

38
Q

Germany’s best … wines can be produced in Rheingau? Why?

A

BA and TBA

Humid conditions created by the Rhine River

39
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How do wines in Rheingau’s east (Main River) compare to those on the Rhine River?

A

Riper

40
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Which region is Germany’s largest?

A

Rheinhessen

41
Q

What two grapes can be classified GG in Rheinhessen?

A

Riesling

Spatburgunder

42
Q

A large variety of grapes is planted in Rheinhessen, what percentage of these are black?

A

30%

43
Q

The vineyards around which town built the reputation for Rheinhessen? What is significant about the Rieslings produced here?

A

Nierstein

Fullest-bodied

44
Q

What are the two most planted grapes in Rheinhessen?

A

Muller Thurgau

Riesling

45
Q

What has Rheinhessen developed a reputation for in recent years? This rep comes from newly recognised regions e.g. Worms

A

Innovation and Excellence

46
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After Rheinhessen, what is the second largest region in Germany?

A

Pfalz

47
Q

What is the name of the mountains that are a continuation of the Vosges?

A

Haardt

48
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What do the Haardt mountains protect Pfalz from? (Same as the Vosges in Alsace)

A

Westerly, rain-bearing winds

49
Q

In warmer years, what is a threat to vines in Pfalz?

A

Water stress

50
Q

What is the most planted grape in Pfalz?

What is the second most planted grape?

A

Riesling

Dornfelder

51
Q

What three grapes can be used to make GG wines in Pfalz?

A

Riesling
Weisburgunder
Spatburgunder

52
Q

Which two villages are surrounded by the most established vineyards in Pfalz?
This area is known as Mittelhaardt.

A

Forst

Diedesheim

53
Q

Outside of the area known as Mittelhaardt (Forst and Diedsheim) what is Pfalz increasingly known for?

A

Innovation

54
Q

Where do the fullest bodied, highest alcohol German wines come from?

A

Baden

55
Q

Despite being spread over a large geographical area, where does it sit in terms of actual vineyard area?

A

Third

56
Q

Where is Portugieser grown to cater for the local market?

A

Pfalz

57
Q

What grape is Baden known for an as such widely planted to?

A

Spatburgunder

58
Q

The best vineyards in Baden sit on the …-facing slopes of the Kaiserstuhl, which is?

A

South-facing

An extinct volcano

59
Q

What is the most planted white grape of Baden? What other 3 follow?

A

Muller Thurgau
Grauburgunder
Weisburgunder
Riesling

60
Q

Where can a wide variety of black and white grapes be used to make GG wine?

A

Baden

61
Q

Which region praises Silvaner as it’s most prestigious and widely planted grape?

A

Franken

62
Q

Silvaner is early flowering and ripening. What is the risk in Franken? It is subsequently planted where?

A

Frost

Warmest sites

63
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What is the distinctive character of Silvaner?

A

Earthiness

64
Q

What are the 4 grapes allowed into GG wines from Franken?

A

Silvaner, Riesling, Weisburgunder, Spatburgunder

65
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Where are significant plantings of Silvaner mainly found?

A

Where it has traditionally been strong

Rheinhessen, Franken

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