Germany & Austria Flashcards by Sarah Haman

The largest German Qualitätswein (quality wine) region is the:

Anbaugebeite

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Of all the world’s major wine-producing countries, _______ lies at the most northerly latitude.

Germany

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Germany’s climate is:

Northern Continental

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Germany has _____ summers and ____ winters

Mild, cold

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Precipitation in Germany happens:

Year-Round

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The vineyards in Germany are concentrated where?

The Southwest

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Vineyard sites in Germany tend to be near:

Rivers and other bodies of water

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Vineyards in Germany are located on _____ -facing slopes

South

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The grape varieties produced in Germany are suitable for ____ climate

Cool

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The largest of Germany’s quality wine-growing regions to appear on a label

Anbaugebeit

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Style of wine made from picking grapes that have frozen on the vine

Eiswein (Ice Wine)

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Benefits from flavor concentration resulting from much of the water content remaining frozen to the grape skins at pressing, allowing only the remaining quantities of sugars and dissolved solids to pass through

Eiswein

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Allowing the grapes to ______ enables the winemaker to separate the sugar from the water within the grape, making for a much sweeter wine

Freeze

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German wine can be labeled either by _________ or _______

Geography or Quality

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One of the only countries where the category of table wine is divided into separate regions instead of covering the entire country

Germany

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Table wine in Germany is referred to as:

Deutscherwein (German Wine)

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Germany has _______ Deutscherwein regions; some of which have sub-regions

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Deutscherwein regions are divided into one or more smaller regions of higher quality known as:

Deutscher Landwein

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How many Qualitätswein regions are in Germany?

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The Qualitätswein regions are known as:

Anbaugebeite

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All quality wines in Germany (QbA and QmP) require a designation of an ___________ on the label

Anbaugebeit

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Each Anbaugebeit has at least one:

Beireich

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German name for Pinot Gris

Grauburgunder

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German name for Pinot Blanc

Weissburgunder

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Most widely planted red grape in Germany

Spätburgunder

A German table wine made from 100% German grapes

Deutscher Wein

A German table wine that may be produced from imported bulk wine

Wein

Most widely planted grape in Germany

Riesling

German wine category that contains what used to be referred to as “Landwein”

ggA (Geschützte Geographische Angabe) Protected Geographical Specification

Term used for dry German wines

Trocken

Term used for off-dry German wines

Halbtrocken

Term used to denote all German PDO wines

gU (Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung) Protected Designation of Origin

Category of German PDO wines that allows for chaptalization

Qualitätswein

Category of German PDO wines that DOES NOT allow for chaptalization

Prädikatswein

German term for botrytis

Edelfäule

Scale used to measure sugar ripeness (grape must density) in Germany

Oeschle

The lowest ripeness level of the German Prädikat

Kabinett

Wines of additional ripeness made from grapes picked after a designated date; translates as “late harvest”

Spätlese

Translating as “selected harvest”, these wines are made from grapes that have reached a required level of sugar

Auslese

Translating as “selected berries”, these are sweet wines that may be affected by botrytis

Beerenauslese

Wines made from frozen grapes that must be harvested at the same level of ripeness as Beerenauslese.

Eiswein

Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis

Trockenbeerenauslese

Germany has 13 of these designated wine regions

Anbaugebeite

Equal to regional or district appellations, Germany has approximately 40 of these designated areas

Bereiche

Equivalent to a large grouping of closely related vineyards, approximately 160 of these designated areas exist in Germany

Grosslagen

This area may contain a single vineyard or a small group of vineyards. There are approximately 2,700 of these areas in Germany

Einzellagen

An organization of German wine estates committed to terroir-driven viticulture

VDP

A term used to indicate that a wine was made from the highest-level vineyards of an estate

Grosse Lage

A term used to indicate that a wine is made from the second-highest-level vineyards of an estate

Erste Lage

Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to increase the sweetness in a wine

Süssreserve

German Label term used to indicate an estate-bottled wine

Gutsabfüllung

Label term that indicates a producer-bottled wine made by grower cooperatives

Erzeugerabfüllung

Label term that indicates a wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes

Abfüller

Label term that while legally undefined, generally refers to an off-dry wine

Feinherb

Label term that indicates a semi-sweet wine

Leiblich

Label term that typically refers to a wine with a sugar level of 9g/L or less

Trocken

Label term that may be used on a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard

Grosses Gewäches

German sparkling wine produced via carbonation

Schaumwein

The practice of adding sugar to must before fermentation

Chaptalization

A German rosé of at least Qualitätswein quality made from a single variety

Weissherbst

German sparkling wine typically produced via the tank method

Sekt

This small area produces only 2% of Germany’s wines, yet its wines enjoy an excellent reputation

Rheingau

Two wine regions located in the former East Germany

Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut

The largest wine region of Germany in terms of both area under vine and wine production

Rheinhessen

The largest wine region of Germany in terms of ground area; however, only a small portion of the area is planted with grapes

Baden

Region planted to over 80% red grapes and specializing in Spätburgunder, despite being located on the 50th parallel

Ahr

Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling

Mosel

This region is home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg

Rheingau

Wine region that lies west of the Rhine River, with its southern edge stretching almost to Alsace

Pfalz

Region with the most Einzellagen (over 500)

Mosel

Region with most of its vines planted along the Neckar River and in the Neckar River Valley

Württemberg

Region near the city of Wiesbaden known for its red slate soils

Rheingau

Region that is home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, and Ruwertal

Mosel

This region is sometimes referred to as Palatinate

Pfalz

The regional home of the Kaiserstuhl Bereich, noted for its warm weather

Baden

Wines from this region are often packaged in a flask-shaped Bocksbeutel

Franken

Large region focused on red wine, including Trollinger, Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier), and Lemberger

Würtemberg