Germany and Austria

Question 1

What country is the world’s largest importer of wine?

Answer 1

Germany

Question 2

What is the most planted varietal in Germany?

Answer 2

Riesling - Muller Thurgau is second

Question 3

Several international varietals are grown in Germany, but German synonyms are used. What is the more common name for Spatburgunder? Grauburgunder? Weissburgunder?

Answer 3

Pinot Noir - Pinot Gris - Pinot Blanc

Question 4

What are the levels of quality in Germany?

Answer 4

Tafelwein (including Deutscher), Landwein, QbA, and Pradikatswein

Question 5

In the German classification system, what does Deutscher indicate?

Answer 5

Made exclusively from German-grown grapes

Question 6

What is the German term for a wine region?

Answer 6

Anbaugenbiete

Question 7

What are the six subcategories of the Pradikatswein level of German wine?

Answer 7

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, and Trockenberenauslese

Question 8

What is Oechsle?

Answer 8

A scale based on the density of grape must - a higher score indicates more sugar content

Question 9

What are the smaller geographical indications within anbaugenbiete?

Answer 9

• Bereiche - a regional or district appellation, along the lines of Cotes du Rhone or a county in the US
• Grosslagen - a grouping of numerous vineyards into a convenient administrative package
• Einzellagen - in theory, this is a single vineyard

Question 10

What does the term Gutsabfullung on a label indicate?

Answer 10

“Estate bottled”, basically

Question 11

What does the term Erzeugerabfullung on a wine label indicate?

Answer 11

“Producer bottled”

Question 12

Is chaptalization allowed in Pradikatswein level wines? What is chaptalization?

Answer 12

No. It is the practice of adding sugar to prefermented grape must to raise alcohol levels

Question 13

What does the term trocken mean on a German wine label? Halbtrocken? Suss?

Answer 13

Dry - off-dry - sweet

Question 14

What is German sparkling wine called?

Answer 14

Sekt or Schaumwein

Question 15

What is the most northerly great wine region in the world?

Answer 15

Mosel

Question 16

What are the two most important tributaries of the Mosel river?

Answer 16

Saar and Ruwer

Question 17

What anbaugenbeite has the most einzellagen?

Answer 17

Mosel - more than 500

Question 18

What is the most notable aunbaugenbeite along the Rhine?

Answer 18

Rheingau

Question 19

Name an aunbaugenbeite that has more red planted than white?

Answer 19

• Ahr

- Wurttemberg - 70% of the vineyard area is dedicated to red grapes such as Trollinger, Schwartzriesling, and Lemberger

Question 20

What anbaugenbeite is known for wine sold in a traditional flask called a bockbeutel?

Answer 20

Franken

Question 21

What is the largest anbaugenbeite, both in terms of area under vine and overall production?

Answer 21

Rheinhessen

Question 22

What is the signature grape of Austria?

Answer 22

Gruner Veltliner

Question 23

What is the most prominent red grape in Austria?

Answer 23

Zweigelt, a cross between Blaufrankish and St Laurent

Question 24

What is the name of Austria’s classification system? From botton to top, what are it’s levels?

Answer 24

DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus) - tafelwein, landwein, qualitatswein, and pradikatswein

Question 25

In the Austrian Pradikatswein, what level is added to the German? Name another difference between the Austrain and German?

Answer 25

Ausbruch sits between Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Also, in Austria, Kabinett is a QbA, not a Pradikatswein

Question 26

What is Ausbruch?

Answer 26

A wine made by adding the must of late-harvest, non-botrytized grapes to must from a vineyard that has been affected by botrytis, and fermenting together