Germany/Austria Flashcards

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Nahe

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Nahe River is a tributary of the Rhine

Rielsing

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Franken

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Located along the Main river near Frankfurt.
Special bottle shape - Bocksbeutel
White Grape - Silvaner
Red Grape - Spätburgunder

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Baden

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Covers a large area along the French and Swiss borders. Warmest growing area.
Grapes - Spätburgunder, Müller Thurgau

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Mittelrhein

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Steep slopes along the Rhein River
Grape - Riesling

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Ahr

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Ahr River, one of Germany’s smallest and most northerly winegrowing regions, north of the 50th parallel.
Grape - Spätburgunder (some of the best in Germany

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Deutscher Sekt

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Sparkling wine made by any method
from grapes grown in Germany.

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7
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Edelfäule

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Noble rot

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8
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Oechsle Scale

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The German scale used to measure
must weight.

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9
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Erstes Gewächs

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Single Vineyard Premier Cru Wines

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Santorini

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Warm Mediterranean
Assyrtiko (A seer tee ko)
(white grape)

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Naoussa

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Continental
Xinomavro (red grape)

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Greece PDO

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Santorini
Naoussa
Nemea

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Nemea

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Continental
Agiorgitiko (AYE-yor-YEE-tee-ko)
(red grape)

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14
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Tokaj

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Furmint (white)
Botrytis-affected grapes
Bodrog River creates humidity

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Eszencia

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Concentrated syrupy dessert wine made out of botyris nectar

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Aszú

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Shrivelled and botrytis-affected berries