Germany

Question 1

What percentage of German wines are vinified dry?

Answer 1

60% (Up from 30% 10 years ago)

Question 2

Which group brought Pinot Noir and Riesling to Germany?

Answer 2

The Cistercians

Question 3

When did phylloxera come to Germany?

Answer 3

1872

Question 4

What is the Deutches Weingesetz?

Answer 4

The fifth and most current German wine law. From 1971

Question 5

What is an einzellagen?

Answer 5

An individual vineyard site

Question 6

What is a grosslagen?

Answer 6

A collective vineyard site comprised of multiple vineyards

Question 7

How many einzellagen are recognized in Germany?

Answer 7

Apprximately 2700

Question 8

What is an anbaugebiete?

Answer 8

A German winegrowing region

Question 9

How many anbaugebiete exist in Germany?

Answer 9

13

Question 10

What is required for a wine to be labelled with an anbaugebiet?

Answer 10

The wine is produced from grapes grown within a single anbaugebiet

Question 11

What determines a wine’s quality level in Germany?

Answer 11

Must weight

Question 12

What is an Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

Answer 12

A number with five sets of digits awarded to wines that qualify as Qualitätswein or Prädikatswein

Question 13

What do the five sets of Amtliche Prüfungsnummer numbers refer to?

Answer 13

1: Location of the examination board
2: Village where the wine was produced
3: The producer
4: Unique bottling number
5: Year in which the wine was tested

Question 14

What percentage of German wine is either Qualitätswein or Prädikatswein?

Answer 14

96%

Question 15

When was the Deutches Qeingesetz first updated and what changed?

Answer 15

1982. Landwein added as a category. Eiswein added to Prädikatswein

Question 16

What is the general size requirement for einzellagen?

Answer 16

5 hectares

Question 17

What does feinherb mean?

Answer 17

A slightly off-dry wine. Now usually replaces halbtrocken

Question 18

What are the levels of German wine classification (from best to worst)?

Answer 18

Prädikatswein

Qualitätswein

Landwein

Wein

Question 19

What is the difference between Wein and Deutscher Wein?

Answer 19

Wein has no geographic designation. Deutscher Wein is produced only from German grapes?

Question 20

Are vintage and variety permitted on Wein labels?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

What is a Landweingebiete?

Answer 21

A winegrowing region from which Landwein is produced

Question 22

How many Landweingebiete exist in Germany?

Answer 22

26

Question 23

What are the subcategories of Landwein?

Answer 23

Trocken

Halbtrocken

Question 24

Are Qualitätswein typically sweet or dry?

Answer 24

Dry

Question 25

Are Prädikatswein typically sweet or dry?

Answer 25

Sweet

Question 26

What is the Öchsle scale?

Answer 26

A measurement of the denisty of grape must. Higher values indicate more sugar and ripeness

Question 27

What are the levels of Prädikatswein (from driest to sweetest)?

Answer 27

Kabinett Spätlese Auslese Beerenauslese Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 28

What does VDP stand for in Germany and what is it?

Answer 28

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter. An association with 199 producers dedicated to high quality wine and the preservation of a sense of place through cultivation of traditional grape varieties

Question 29

What are the requirements to be a member of the VDP?

Answer 29

Higher minimum must weight and lower yields than required by law Wines must be estate-grown Hand-harvesting for most wines Wines must be produced with 80% traditional grapes No use of the Grosslagen label

Question 30

What is the Traubenadler?

Answer 30

The VDP label found on bottle capsules from participating producers

Question 31

When was the VDP founded?

Answer 31

1910

Question 32

What are the categories of VDP wines (from best to worst)?

Answer 32

Grosse Lage (grand cru) Erste Lage (premier cru) Ortswein (village) Gutswein (regional)

Question 33

What does Kalkstein mean?

Answer 33

Limestone

Question 34

What does Blauen Schiefer mean?

Answer 34

Blue slate

Question 35

What does Buntsandstein mean?

Answer 35

Red sandstone

Question 36

What does Grosses Gewächs mean?

Answer 36

A dry Grosse Lage wine harvested at least at spätlese level

Question 37

What term is used to label dry VDP wines at Erste Lage level and below?

Answer 37

Trocken

Question 38

Is chaptalization allowed for VDP wines?

Answer 38

Yes due to the fact that all VDP wines are technically Qualitätswein

Question 39

In which anbaugebiete does Erste Lage not exist?

Answer 39

Mosel Ahr Rheinhessen

Question 40

Where does Germany rank in terms of grape growing?

Answer 40

14th

Question 41

How many hectares are under vine in Germany?

Answer 41

102.000 hectares

Question 42

What is the minimum amount required for a wine to be varietally labelled in Germany?

Answer 42

85%

Question 43

What re Germany's three most grown grapes?

Answer 43

Riesling Müller-Thurgau Spätburgunder

Question 44

What is Müller-Thurgau a blend of?

Answer 44

Riesling Madeleine Royale

Question 45

What is Germany's second most planted red grape?

Answer 45

Dornfelder

Question 46

Which country consumes the most sparkling wine per capita?

Answer 46

Germany

Question 47

What is sekt?

Answer 47

German sparkling wine

Question 48

What percentage of premium sekt wines are made with Riesling?

Answer 48

50%

Question 49

How sweet is sekt in general?

Answer 49

Brut

Question 50

What is a bereich?

Answer 50

A German winegrowing district inside of an anbaugebiet

Question 51

What is a gemeinde?

Answer 51

A village or parish

Question 52

What is an alleinbesitz?

Answer 52

A monopole

Question 53

What is schillerwein?

Answer 53

A rosé made from fermenting red and white grapes together

Question 54

Where are you likely to find Goldriesling?

Answer 54

Sachsen in Germany