Germany and Austria Flashcards
What country is the world’s largest importer of wine?
Germany
What is the most planted varietal in Germany?
Riesling - Muller Thurgau is second
Several international varietals are grown in Germany, but German synonyms are used. What is the more common name for Spatburgunder? Grauburgunder? Weissburgunder?
Pinot Noir - Pinot Gris - Pinot Blanc
What are the levels of quality in Germany?
Tafelwein (including Deutscher), Landwein, QbA, and Pradikatswein
In the German classification system, what does Deutscher indicate?
Made exclusively from German-grown grapes
What is the German term for a wine region?
Anbaugenbiete
What are the six subcategories of the Pradikatswein level of German wine?
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, and Trockenberenauslese
What is Oechsle?
A scale based on the density of grape must - a higher score indicates more sugar content
What are the smaller geographical indications within anbaugenbiete?
- 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
What does the term Gutsabfullung on a label indicate?
“Estate bottled”, basically
What does the term Erzeugerabfullung on a wine label indicate?
“Producer bottled”
Is chaptalization allowed in Pradikatswein level wines? What is chaptalization?
No. It is the practice of adding sugar to prefermented grape must to raise alcohol levels
What does the term trocken mean on a German wine label? Halbtrocken? Suss?
Dry - off-dry - sweet
What is German sparkling wine called?
Sekt or Schaumwein
What is the most northerly great wine region in the world?
Mosel
What are the two most important tributaries of the Mosel river?
Saar and Ruwer
What anbaugenbeite has the most einzellagen?
Mosel - more than 500
What is the most notable aunbaugenbeite along the Rhine?
Rheingau
Name an aunbaugenbeite that has more red planted than white?
- Ahr
- Wurttemberg - 70% of the vineyard area is dedicated to red grapes such as Trollinger, Schwartzriesling, and Lemberger
What anbaugenbeite is known for wine sold in a traditional flask called a bockbeutel?
Franken
What is the largest anbaugenbeite, both in terms of area under vine and overall production?
Rheinhessen
What is the signature grape of Austria?
Gruner Veltliner
What is the most prominent red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt, a cross between Blaufrankish and St Laurent
What is the name of Austria’s classification system? From botton to top, what are it’s levels?
DAC (Districtus Austriae Controllatus) - tafelwein, landwein, qualitatswein, and pradikatswein
In the Austrian Pradikatswein, what level is added to the German? Name another difference between the Austrain and German?
Ausbruch sits between Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Also, in Austria, Kabinett is a QbA, not a Pradikatswein
What is Ausbruch?
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
