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Germany & Austria Flashcards

1
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The largest German Qualitätswein (quality wine) region is the:

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Anbaugebeite

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2
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Of all the world’s major wine-producing countries, _______ lies at the most northerly latitude.

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Germany

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3
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Germany’s climate is:

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Northern Continental

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4
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Germany has _____ summers and ____ winters

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Mild, cold

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5
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Precipitation in Germany happens:

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Year-Round

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6
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The vineyards in Germany are concentrated where?

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The Southwest

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7
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Vineyard sites in Germany tend to be near:

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Rivers and other bodies of water

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8
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Vineyards in Germany are located on _____ -facing slopes

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South

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9
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The grape varieties produced in Germany are suitable for ____ climate

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Cool

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10
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The largest of Germany’s quality wine-growing regions to appear on a label

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Anbaugebeit

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11
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Style of wine made from picking grapes that have frozen on the vine

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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

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Eiswein

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13
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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

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Freeze

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14
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German wine can be labeled either by _________ or _______

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Geography or Quality

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15
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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

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Germany

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16
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Table wine in Germany is referred to as:

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Deutscherwein (German Wine)

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17
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Germany has _______ Deutscherwein regions; some of which have sub-regions

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7

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18
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Deutscherwein regions are divided into one or more smaller regions of higher quality known as:

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Deutscher Landwein

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19
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How many Qualitätswein regions are in Germany?

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13

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20
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The Qualitätswein regions are known as:

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Anbaugebeite

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21
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All quality wines in Germany (QbA and QmP) require a designation of an ___________ on the label

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Anbaugebeit

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22
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Each Anbaugebeit has at least one:

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Beireich

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23
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German name for Pinot Gris

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Grauburgunder

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24
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German name for Pinot Blanc

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Weissburgunder

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25
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Most widely planted red grape in Germany

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Spätburgunder

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26
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A German table wine made from 100% German grapes

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Deutscher Wein

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27
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A German table wine that may be produced from imported bulk wine

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Wein

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28
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Most widely planted grape in Germany

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Riesling

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29
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German wine category that contains what used to be referred to as “Landwein”

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ggA
(Geschützte Geographische Angabe)
Protected Geographical Specification

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30
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Term used for dry German wines

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Trocken

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31
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Term used for off-dry German wines

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Halbtrocken

32
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Term used to denote all German PDO wines

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gU
(Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung)
Protected Designation of Origin

33
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Category of German PDO wines that allows for chaptalization

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Qualitätswein

34
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Category of German PDO wines that DOES NOT allow for chaptalization

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Prädikatswein

35
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German term for botrytis

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Edelfäule

36
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Scale used to measure sugar ripeness (grape must density) in Germany

37
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The lowest ripeness level of the German Prädikat

38
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Wines of additional ripeness made from grapes picked after a designated date; translates as “late harvest”

39
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Translating as “selected harvest”, these wines are made from grapes that have reached a required level of sugar

40
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Translating as “selected berries”, these are sweet wines that may be affected by botrytis

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Beerenauslese

41
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Wines made from frozen grapes that must be harvested at the same level of ripeness as Beerenauslese.

42
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Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis

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Trockenbeerenauslese

43
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Germany has 13 of these designated wine regions

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Anbaugebeite

44
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Equal to regional or district appellations, Germany has approximately 40 of these designated areas

45
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Equivalent to a large grouping of closely related vineyards, approximately 160 of these designated areas exist in Germany

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Grosslagen

46
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This area may contain a single vineyard or a small group of vineyards. There are approximately 2,700 of these areas in Germany

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Einzellagen

47
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An organization of German wine estates committed to terroir-driven viticulture

48
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A term used to indicate that a wine was made from the highest-level vineyards of an estate

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Grosse Lage

49
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A term used to indicate that a wine is made from the second-highest-level vineyards of an estate

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Erste Lage

50
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Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to increase the sweetness in a wine

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Süssreserve

51
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German Label term used to indicate an estate-bottled wine

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Gutsabfüllung

52
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Label term that indicates a producer-bottled wine made by grower cooperatives

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Erzeugerabfüllung

53
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Label term that indicates a wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes

54
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Label term that while legally undefined, generally refers to an off-dry wine

55
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Label term that indicates a semi-sweet wine

56
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Label term that typically refers to a wine with a sugar level of 9g/L or less

57
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Label term that may be used on a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard

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Grosses Gewäches

58
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German sparkling wine produced via carbonation

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Schaumwein

59
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The practice of adding sugar to must before fermentation

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Chaptalization

60
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A German rosé of at least Qualitätswein quality made from a single variety

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Weissherbst

61
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German sparkling wine typically produced via the tank method

62
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This small area produces only 2% of Germany’s wines, yet its wines enjoy an excellent reputation

63
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Two wine regions located in the former East Germany

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Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut

64
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The largest wine region of Germany in terms of both area under vine and wine production

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Rheinhessen

65
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The largest wine region of Germany in terms of ground area; however, only a small portion of the area is planted with grapes

66
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Region planted to over 80% red grapes and specializing in Spätburgunder, despite being located on the 50th parallel

67
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Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling

68
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This region is home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg

69
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Wine region that lies west of the Rhine River, with its southern edge stretching almost to Alsace

70
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Region with the most Einzellagen (over 500)

71
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Region with most of its vines planted along the Neckar River and in the Neckar River Valley

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Württemberg

72
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Region near the city of Wiesbaden known for its red slate soils

73
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Region that is home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, and Ruwertal

74
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This region is sometimes referred to as Palatinate

75
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The regional home of the Kaiserstuhl Bereich, noted for its warm weather

76
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Wines from this region are often packaged in a flask-shaped Bocksbeutel

77
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Large region focused on red wine, including Trollinger, Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier), and Lemberger

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Würtemberg

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