Germany (Air/Mosel/Mittelrhein/Rheingau/Nahe/Rheinhessen) Flashcards
Name 4 100+ year old producers
Schloss Johannisberg
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Reinhold Haart
Dr Burklin-Wolf
Who made the “discovery” of Spatelese and Eiswein
Schloss Johannisberg
5 major German Rivers
Mosel Rhine Main Nahe Elbe
6 Pradikat levels against the Oschle Scale
Kabinet - 70-85 Spatlese - 80-95 Auslese - 88-105 Beerenauslese - 110-128 Tockenbeerenauslese - 150-154 Eiswein - 110-128
Who are the VDP and start date
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
1910
Group of 200 producers committed to top quality
What is Charta
formed to advance classic fry style of Rheingau Riesling
icon of 3 roman arches styled from balcony of Graue House in Winkel
4 VDP classifications
Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein
Aging Grosse Gewächs vs Erstelage
Grosse: Sept 1 year following harvest (Red additional year)
Erste: May 1 year following harvest
What is einzellage
individual vineyard site
must be approved by VDP
on label like Burgundy/village name is dropped
Top 5 VDP producers
Joh Jos Prum Reichgraff von Kesselstatt Egon Muller Donnhoff Keller
What German region is red dominant and on the 50th parallel
Ahr (spatburgunder)
River, Mountain, and soil in Ahr
River: Ahr River
Mountain: Eifel Mountains
Soil: Rocky, Volcanic Slate
1 Bereich and 1 Grosselage of Ahr
Bereich - Walporzheim - Ahrtal
Grosslage - Klosterberg
Name a producer of Ahr
Meyer Nakel
What German Region is the oldest in winemaking?
Mosel
Flavor profile of Kabinet style?
star bright, green apple, slate, candle wax, around 8% alcohol, high acid
Gold Kapsel vs Lange Gold Kapsel. What region practices this
Gold: additional sweetness due to higher must weight
Lange: greatest of the producer’s sweet wine. Must be Pradikat Level
MOSEL
6 Bereich in Mosel
Bernkastel Burg Cochem Saar Ruwertal Obermosel Moseltor
What is the translation of Goldtropfchen? What commune is it in?
Droplets of Gold
Piesport
2 major Goldtropfchen producers
Reinhold Haart
Reichgraff von Kesselstatt
Where are the Sundial Vineyards
Brauneberg
Name the 3 Sundial Vineyards
Juffer - Sonnenuhr
Wehlener - Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger - Sonnenuhr
3 other famous Mittel Mosel Producers/Sites
Joh Jos Prum Estate
Dr Loosen - Pralat Vineyard
Urziger Wurzgarten “Spice Garden”
2 exceptional vintages of Saar
2003 & 2005
Top producer of Saar
Egon Muller
Water source of Ruwertal
Ruwertal Tributary
2 monopoles of Ruwertal
Maximin Grunhauser
Karthauserhofberg
Who spearheaded Charta
Bernhard Breur
What direction is Rheingau facing?
South
Soil of Rheingau
Uper Slope: Slate
Lower: Clay & Alluvial Sand
Flavor profile of Rheingau Riesling vs Mosel
R: More powerful in style and fuller body
What is a Rheingau Flote
Traditional flute shaped brown bottle used for some rieslings in Rheingau
1 Bereich of Rheingau
Johannisberg
Top grower of Assmanhausen. Where is it?
August Kesseler
Rheingau
2 Outlier vintages of Germany
2009: Amongst the greatest vintages, 2009 is proving very alluring at a very early stage. The growing season was dry, warm and reliable.
2005: Exceptional vintage combining the luscious fruit of 2003 with the minerality and structure of 2004.
What does Germany call Nobile Rot
Edelfäule
Producers from Bernkastler Doctor
Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler - Gutshaus Bernkastel
Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch – Erben Thanisch
Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch – Erben Müller-Burggraef
Major GG producers
Reichsrat Von Buhl - Pfalz
Keller - Rheinhessen
Doonhof - Nahe
Dr. Burklin Wolf - Pfalz (Labels GG GC after grand cru from burgundy)
What is equivalent to monopole in Germany
alleinbesitz
