Germany, Austria & Switzerland Flashcards
What are the six bereiche of the Mosel?
Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, Saar, Ruwertal, Obermosel, Moseltor
What are the minimum oechsle requirements for white grapes in the Rheingau?
Kabinett -- 75 Spatlese -- 85 Auslese -- 100 BA/Eiswein -- 125 TBA -- 150
What is Centgrafenberg?
A Grosses Gewachs vineyard in the village of Burgstadt (Mainviereck bereiche) in Franken
Grosse Lage: Kastanienbusch “Köppel”
Birkweiler, Pfalz; Riesling, Spatburgunder; Rebholz, Wehrheim
Name the four producers who make wine from Berkasteler Doctor?
Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben Muller-Burggraef)
Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben Thanisch)
Wegeler
von Kesselstatt
What are the sub-regions of Geneva?
Entre Arve et Rhone, Entre Arve et Lac, and Mandement
In what village is the vineyard Heiligenstein?
Zöbing
In what anbaugebiete would you find the Grosse Lage sites Pfarrwingert, Garkahmmer, and Krauterberg?
Ahr
Grosse Lage: Gräfenberg
Kiedrich, Rheingau; Riesling; Robert Weil
Name the region: Brundlmayer
Kamptal
What is STK?
Steirische Terroir-und Klassikweinguter — the Styria version of Traditionsweinguter — designates Erste Lage and Grosse Lage sites.
Name that region: Jamek
Joching, Wachau
What are the yield and must weight requirements for Grosse Lage wines?
Hand harvested, max. yield 50 hl/ha, Spatlese equivalent must weight (80-95’).
What are the hallmarks of the Lenz Moser vine training system?
Easy to mechanize, gives high yields, elevated canopy reduces ripeness.
Zweigelt is a crossing of what two grapes?
Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent
Grosse Lage: Frühlingsplätzchen
Monzingen, Nahe; Riesling; Schäfer-Fröhlich, Emrich Schönleber
What is the most planted red grape in Austria? What is its appeal?
Zweigelt; ripens easily and early, is not susceptible to disease or frost, gives generous yields.
Where does the DAC Leithaberg take its name from?
The Leitha-Gebirge mountain range, in the southwestern portion of Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
From what region does German Wine Law recognize a “Qualitatswein Erste Gewächs” category? What are its stipulations?
Rheingau; 85/90 min. Oechsle (Riesling/PN); max. 50 hl/ha yields; 12/13% min. ABV; max. 9/6 g/L RS; first vintage 1999
What is sturm?
Half-fermented sparkling grape juice popular in Wien.
Where is the vineyard 1000 Eimerberg? Name two producers.
Spitz, Wachau; Lagler, Domäne Wachau
What is Acolon?
A German grape crossing; Dornfelder x Blaufränkisch
What is the German word for vintage?
Jahrgang
What is Cabernet Mitos?
A German grape crossing; Cabernet Sauvignon x Blaufrankisch
Where is Thermenregion located and what is the climate like?
South of Vienna in Niederosterreich; without the moderating forces of the Danube, Thermenregion experiences the full force of the hot Pannonian summers
What are the top regions of Austria for Weissburgunder?
- Leithaberg
- Vulkanland
- Wachau
Ruster Ausbruch is produced with what grapes?
Chardonnay, Neuburger, Muskateller, Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder, Traminer (formerly, it was made with Furmint)
What is Regent?
A crossing of Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid). Approximately 2000 ha are planted in Germany.
Grosse Lage: Berg Rottland
Rudesheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Schloss Schonborn, Leitz, Johannishof, Balthasar Ress
Where is the Dechant vineyard?
Langenlois, Kamptal
Name that region: Markus Molitor
Mosel (Wehlen)
What is a synonym for Welschriesling and where is it most successful in Austria?
Riesling Italico from Fruili. It is found in the Weinviertel (sparkling), Steiermark, Burgenland (sweet Pradikat versions are very good)
Keller makes a Riesling called “von der Fels” – what is it and what does it mean?
It is a dry blend of the younger parcels of all the GGs – “on the rocks”
What does VDP stand for? What is it?
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweingüter – a national German association of producers committed to top quality.
Name that region: Hirtzberger
Spitz, Wachau
Name that region: Siegrist
Pfalz (Südliche)
In what region of Burgenland is Rust found?
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
Where is the einzellagen Im Sonnenschein found?
Pfalz (Siebeldingen gemeinde)
What is Cuvee Max?
Spatburgunder made by August Kesseler, from Hollenberg and Berg Schlossberg
What archbishop became ill, lending the “Doctor” vineyard its name?
Archbishop of Trier.
Gross Lage: Berg Roseneck
Rudesheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Allendorf, Fendel, August Kesseler, Leitz
Where does Jean Stodden make wine?
Ahr
What quality level is most German sekt made at and in what method?
Deutscher wine; Charmat
What is “Steinwein”?
Steinwein is an old nickname for wine from Franken (gets its name from the Stein vineyard in Würzberg)
Name that region: Hiedler
Kamptal
Who in Austria is known for planting “Noah’s Ark” vineyards?
Toni Bodenstein at Prager, to preserve genetic diversity. One vineyard has 118 clones of Gruner, another 16 of Riesling.
What is Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel?
A label seal of quality for traditional sweet wines in Valais, Switzerland.
Grosse Lage: Wisselbrunnen
Hattenheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Barth, Sprietzer, Reinhartshausen
Name two indigenous white grapes of Thermenregion? What is it called when they are blended?
Rotgipfler & Zierfandler; Spätrot(another name for Zierfandler)-Rotgipfler
What is the bereiche of Nahe?
Nahetal
What is Goldriesling and where is it a specialty?
Goldriesling is a cross of Riesling and Courtillier musqué found in Sachsen
What is the most widely planted white grape of Baden? Most planted overall?
Muller-Thurgau; Spatburgunder
What grapes are permitted for use in the Vétroz Grand Cru of Valais?
Chasselas, Amigne, Gamay, and Pinot Noir
Grosse Lage: Domdechaney
Hochheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Schloss Schonborn, Kloster Eberbach, Domdechant Werner’sches Weingut
What river joins the Rhine at the eastern end of the Rheingau?
Main
Where is the vineyard Kellerberg?
Durnstein, Wachau
Name three additional requirements to make Austrian Qualitatswein Sekt Reserve?
- must be whole-cluster pressed
- blending is not permitted for rosé wine
- hand harvesting mandatory
- maximum press yield of 60%
- traditional method only
- min. 18 months lees
- may only be brut, brut nature, or extra brut
Gross Lage: Domherr
Piesport
Where was the Lenz Moser training system developed and what are its attributes?
Austria; vines are training on tall trunks (4 ft off the ground) and spaced widely apart. Makes mechanized harvesting easier, high yields, easier on workers.Greater ventilation can keep botrytis at bay, if that is the desired effect, but most high quality producers have abandoned this system. There is a Lenz Moser winery based in Krems.
What is the most planted grape in Sachsen? What is considered a local specialty?
Müller Thurgau; Goldriesling (a cross developed in Alsace)
Grosse Lage: St. Nikolaus
Mittelheim, Rheingau; Riesling; PJ Kuhn, Lorenz Kunz
Where are the vineyards Pichlpoint and Kollmitz?
Joching, Wachau
What is Chasselas known as in the Vaud?
Dorin
What is the most northerly anbaugebiete of Germany?
Saale-Unstrut
Name 3 producers in Kremstal.
Stadt Krems, Salomon Undhof, Nigl, Rainer Wess, Stift Göttweig , Malat
What are the major villages of Bingen, Rheinhessen?
Siefersheim, Bingen, Appenheim
Name three factors that mitigate the cool climate in desirable German vineyard sites.
S & SW facing slopes
River reflelection
Heat retention of soils
What can growers to the east of the Doctor vineyard – which were cut out of the appellation in 1984 – label their wines?
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg
True or False, Saale-Unstrut has no VDP Grosse Lage sites?
False. It has two Edelacker in Freyburg and Hohe Grate in Karsdorf
Grosse Lage: Idig
Königsbach, Pfalz; Riesling, Spatburgunder; A. Christmann
What is the DAC of Neusiedlersee-Hügelland?
Leithaberg
Name the seven main villages of the Wachau from west to east. Which is the only one on the south side of the Danube?
Spitz Wosendorf Joching Weissenkirchen Durstein Unterloiben/Oberloiben Mautern (on the south side of the Danube)
Where would you find the village of Apetlon?
Neusiedlersee
When are where was Muller-Thurgau developed? What are its strengths as a grape?
1882, Geisenheim. Ripens early, high yields, can be grown almost anywhere.
What is the largest bereiche of the Mosel? What villages does it stretch between?
Bernkastel; runs from Trier in the South to Zell in the North
Name that region: Jager
Weissenkirchen, Wachau
Name that region: Umathum
Neusiedlersee
What DAC restrictions do Kremstal, Kamptal, and Traisental share?
Must be either GV or Riesling. Can be “Classic” or “Reserve” (12% vs. 13% ABV)
What are the six regional AOPs of the Vaud?
Chablais, La Côte, Lavaux, Vully, Bonvillars, Côtes de l’Orbe
What are the traditional appellations of the Vaud?
- Dorin (Chasselas)
- Salvagnin (blend of Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Gamay crossings)
Who is the current president of the VDP as of 2007?
Steffen Christmann
What grape was Liebfraumilch usually made from?
Müller Thurgau, but cannot have a varietal on the label
Grosse Lage: Goldtröpfchen
Piesport, Mosel; Riesling; Haart, Kesselstatt
What is the Pannonian Plain?
A former seabed of loess soil stretching from eastern Austria through Hungary and other Eastern European countries
What are the alcohol requirements on Austrian Qualitatswein Kabinett?
Max. 13% alcohol.
What is the main Muscat of Seewinkel?
Muskat Otttonel accounts for 95% of the Muscat plantings in Seewinkel (southern Neusiedlersee)
Grosse Lage: Doosberg
Oestrich, Rheingau; Riesling; PJ Kuhn, Querbach
Name five grape varieties permitted for the Charte Grain Noble ConfidenCiel.
Ermitage (Marsanne), Petit Arvine, Amigne, Johannisberg (Sylvaner), Malvoisie (Pinot Gris) and Heida Païen (Savagnin)
Name three producers based in the Wagram?
Leth, Wimmer-Czerny, Bernhard Ott
Where in Austria are you most likely to see Strohwein and Schilfwein?
Burgenland
Grosse Lage: Jesuitengarten
Forst, Pfalz; Riesling; Basserman Jordan, von Buhl, Burklin Wolf, von Winning
What does QbA stand for? What is it known as currently? What EU quality category do these wines fall under?
Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete; just Qualitatswein; PDO
Where does Meyer-Näkel make wine?
Ahr
Name that region: Bernhard Huber
Baden
What is schilfwein?
Similar to strohwein, but dried on reed mats instead of straw mats.
Which grapes are allowed in Grosse Lage wines from the Rheinhessen?
Spatburgunder, Riesling
What is albalonga?
A crossing of Rieslaner and Silvaner, found in the Rheinhessen. Wittmann makes an Albalonga.
Grosse Lage: Oelberg
Nierstein (Roter Hang), Rheinhessen; Riesling; Kühling-Gillot, Rappenhof, St. Antony, Oppenheim
What is Uhudler?
When phylloxera hit Austria in the late 19th century, American rootstocks were grafted to remedy. Many poor Styrian wine growers just left the American labrusca vines. The descendents of these vines still exist in South Styria and are known as Uhudler.
What are the grape varietal requirements for Dôle?
Min. 85% Pinot Noir/Gamay, plus Garanoir, Gamaret, Ancellotta, Diolinoir, Carminoir, Merlot, and Syrah.
Grosse Lage: Josephshöfer
Graach, Mosel; Riesling; Kesselstatt
What are the grand crus of the Vaud?
Dézaley and Calamin
Grosse Lage: Hütte
Oberemmel, Saar; monopole of von Hovel
Grosse Lage: Kahlenberg
Bad Kreuznach, Nahe; Riesling; Donnhoff
Name four producers of the Mittelhaardt?
Basserman-Jordan, von Buhl, Bürkin Wolf, and Müller Catoir
To what does Brundlmayer’s Zobinger Heiligenstein “Lyra” refer to?
Lyra refers to the lyre system of vine training, which increases leaf canopy and encourages quick drying of leaf and grape after rain. Y-shaped. Very difficult to maintain. Willi says that Lyra is “the wine of the sun” (versus his Alte Reben, which is “the wine of the earth”)
Name three factors that help produce a different style of Riesling in the Rheingau vs. the Mosel?
Lower slopes, warmer climate, more varied soils equate to a more powerful style of Riesling and more success with dry styles
What river is Franken centered along?
Main
What is regarded as the Saar’s finest site, and who is a major producer?
Scharzhofberger; Egon Muller
Grosse Lage: Gaisböhl
Ruppertsberg, Pfalz; Riesling; Burklin Wolf (monopole)
Define the soil of the Rheingau.
Varied soil types that tend to get lighter and more slate driven as you move west. Loess, quartzite, loam, clay are also common.
Grosse Lage: Klosterlay
Rudesheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Fendel, Leitz
What geographic feature marks the southern end of the Baden?
Lake Constance aka Lake Bodensee
In what gemeinde and anbaugebiete would you find the Marcobrunn vineyard?
Erbach, Rheingau
In what year was it revealed that many Austrian producers were adding a colorless, odorless, poisonous chemical to their wines? What was the chemical?
1985; Diethylene glycol (not antifreeze, which is ethylene glycol)
Grosse Lage: Bischofberg
Rudesheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Freimuth
Name that region: Heymann-Löwenstein
Mosel (Burg Cochem/Terrassenmosel)
Grosse Lage: Heerkretz
Siefersheim, Rheinhessen; Riesling; Wagner-Stempel
Grosse Lage: Treppchen
Erden, Mosel; Riesling; Dr. Loosen
What is the English name for Sachsen?
Saxony
What is the most planted grape in Carnuntum?
Zweigelt
Grosse Lage: Juffer
Brauneberg, Mosel; Riesling; Kesselstatt
What are the major villages of Wonnegau, Rheinhessen?
Westhofen, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Dittelsheim, Monsheim, Worms
Grosse Lage: Kammerberg
Schweigen, Pfalz; Spatburgunder; Becker
Name that region: Fuhrmann-Eymael
Bad Dürkheim, Pfalz
Name that region: Jutta Ambrositsch
Wien, Austria
Who makes “M” and what is it?
FX Pichler – Smaragd GV/Riesling, selection of best grapes. “M” stands for monumental. Major portion is from Loibner Berg. 1991 was the first vintage. Grapes are harvested 2-3 weeks later. $120-150/restaurant.
What does DAC stand for?
Districtus Austriae Controllatus
Name the 10 DACs of Austria and the primary grape(s) in each.
Eisenberg -- Blaufrankisch Neusiedlersee -- Zweigelt Leithaberg -- Red: at least 85% Blaufrankisch. White: blends or single varietal of GV, Neuburger, Chard and Weissburgunder Mittelburgenland -- Blaufrankisch Kamptal - Riesling and GV Kremstal -- Riesling and GV Traisental -- Riesling and GV Weinvertel -- GV Wiener Gemischter Satz -- blend of at least three white grapes Schilcherland — Blauer Wildbacher
What is the climate difference in Neusiedlersee versus Neusiedlersee-Hügelland?
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland is higher altitude, cooler, and actually less affected by botrytis than Neusiedlersee.
Which anbaugebiete is the birthplace of Liebfraumilch & Blue Nun?
Rheinhessen
Who makes Privat and what is it?
Nigl in the Kremstal; best grapes of the oldest vines at the top of his Senftenberg plots
What is the parentage of Neuburger?
Neuburger is a natural cross of Roter Veltliner and Sylvaner
Grosse Lage: Sackträger
Oppenheim, Rheinhessen; Riesling; Kühling-Gillot
Grosse Lage: Steinberg
Hattenheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Kloster Eberbach
Grosse Lage: Kirchspiel
Westhofen, Rheinhessen; Riesling; K.F. Groebe, Keller, Wittmann
What is süssreserve? How does it differ from the process of chaptalization? Are either allowed in Austrian Qualitatswein?
Süssreserve is unfermented grape juice added to a finished wine with the purpose of sweetening. Chaptalization involves sweeting prior to fermentation with the purpose of increasing the must weight; Neither expressly forbidden for Qualitatswein, except for Kabinett. Forbidden for all Pradikatswein.
What is another name for Mittelhaardt? What anbaugebiete is it in?
Deutsche Weinstrasse; Pfalz
Where are the quality wines of the Rheinhessen generally centered?
In the Rheinterrasse, along the western banks of the Rhine in eastern Rheinhessen; also in the limestone outcroppings in the south
What is the name of the scale used to measure must weight in Germany?
Oechsle
What is Neuberger?
Natural offspring of Roter Veltliner and Sylvaner. Legend has it that a bundle of vines were washed ashore in the 19th century at Oberarnsdorf in the Wachau and planted on the Spitzer Burgberg (today it is Tausendeimerberg) and given the name Newburger. Also found in Spitzer Graben and Thermenregion.
What is Kerner a crossing of?
Riesling x Trollinger
Grosse Lage: Felsenberg
Schlossböckelheim, Nahe; Riesling; Dr. Crusius, Hermannsberg, Schäfer-Fröhlich, Donnhoff
In what village would you find the Dechant vineyard?
Langenlois, Kamptal
Who makes “Unendlich” and what is it?
FX Pichler – Riesling Smaragd, source vineyards not revealed. “Never Ending”. First vintage 1998. At least $400/restaurant.
IN what village would you find the Lamm vineyard?
Kammern, Kamptal
What is Palatinate another name for?
The Pfalz
What two grapes is Cabernet Dorsa a crossing of?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Dornfelder
Name two vineyards of the Thermenregion.
Gumpoldskirchen and Voslau
What is the main non-French speaking wine growing Canton of Switzerland?
Ticino, on the Italian border (Italian-speaking)
What is Sylvaner known as in Switzerland?
Johannisberg
In what region of Switzerland are the terms VT, SGN, and VDN permitted?
Vaud
Name five gemeiden of the Mittelhaardt.
Deidesheim, Forst, Ruppertsberg, Gimmeldingen, Bad Durkheim, Kallstadt, Wachenheim, Haardt
Name 5 principles of the Codex Wachau.
- grapes must be grown and bottled in the Wachau
- chaptalization is prohibited
- no concentration (via reverse osmosis, cryo-extraction)
- no aromatization (includes use of barriques)
- no fractionation (spinning cones, etc.)
- hand harvesting required
Where is the Renner vineyard?
Kammern, Kamptal
What regions were previously part of the mega-region known as Donauland? When did each become independent?
Wagram - 2007
Traisental - 1995
Carnuntum - 1992
What are the sub-regions of Ticino?
Sopraceneri and Sottoceneri; in relation to Monte Ceneri (above/north and below/south, respectively)
Where is the village of Westhofen?
Wonnegau, Rheinhessen
Grosse Lage: Lump
Escherndorf, Franken; Riesling, Silvaner; Michael Fröhlich, Horst Sauer, Juliusspital Würzburg, Zur Schwane
Who owns the Pfaffenberg monopole? Where is it?
Schloss Schonborn; Hattenheim, Rheingau
Where is ausbruch a specialty?
Rust, in Burgenland (formerly Neusiedlersee-Hügelland)
What is “Schmecke das Leben”?
A natural growers association in Styria. Means “taste of life”. Members include Strohmeier, Tauss, Werlitsch, Tscheppe, and Muster.
Name that region: Strohmeier
Schilcherland DAC (formerly Weststeiermark)
What is Gamaret?
A crossing of Gamay and Reichensteiner popular in Switzerland.
What is the primary grape of eastern Switzerland?
Pinot Noir (aka Blauburgunder aka Clevener)
Name three requirements for Austrian Qualitatswein Sekt?
- Must come from a single Austrian state (i.e. Burgenland, Styria, etc.), but cannot be more specific
- 9 months lees aging
- max. 12.5% ABV
What year was German wine law put into place that reduced the 30,000 Einzellagen to 2600? What did this law specify as the minimum vineyard size? What are the exceptions to this stipulation?
1971; 5ha; Bernkasteler Doctor (shrunk to 3.84 ha in 1984), Kirchenstück and Freundstück in Forst (Pfalz), Schloss Vollrads ortsteil in the Rheingau.
What is Domina a crossing of?
Pinot Noir and Blaufrankisch
Name two vineyard sites in Hochheim? Name one producer based here.
Domdechaney and Hölle; Künstler
Where is wine traditionally bottled in bocksbeutel?
Franken
What is heuriger?
A primeur wine consumed in its infancy in Wien
In what anbaugebiete can the village of Dalsheim be found?
Rheinhessen
What is the coolest village in the Wachau?
Spitz
Where is Friedrich Becker based and what is he known for?
He is in Schweigen, Pfalz and one of Germany’s most esteemed producers of Spätburgunder.
What is the synonym for Chasselas in Valais?
Fendant
What is Frühburgunder?
An early ripening strain of Pinot Noir found in Franken
What is Garanoir?
A crossing of Gamay and Reichensteiner popular in Switzerland.
Which anbaugebiete has the most VDP Grosse Lage sites?
Mosel
What is Bacchus?
A crossing of (Riesling x Silvaner) x Muller Thurgau. About 2000 ha are planted in Germany. Was bred in 1933 in Pfalz. It is a productive variety that ripens relatively early to produce grapes that have good sugar levels in cooler climates like Germany and England but only moderate levels of acidity. It is susceptible to botrytis and bunch rot. It was first planted in England in 1973 and is currently representative of approx. 10% of total UK vineyards. IT is the second most planted white grape after Chardonnay in England and Wales. British producers of note include Camel Valley, Chapel Down and Three Choirs.
Name five villages of Neusiedlersee.
Mönchhof, Andau, Apetlon, Podersdorf, Frauenkirchen, Illmitz, Gols, Halbturn
Grosse Lage: Sonnenberg
Schweigen, Pfalz; Riesling; Becker, Bernhart
What is Dornfelder a crossing of?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
Grosse Lage: Karthäuserhofberg
Eitelsbach, Mosel (Ruwer); Riesling; Karthäuserhof
What vineyard is the nucleus of Keller’s estate, of which he owns all 4 ha of the original (expanded in 1971)
Dalsheimer Oberer Hubacker
Where is the village of Grosshöflein? What is it known for?
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland; red wine
What vineyard is split up into three different Grosse Lage sites called Achtmorgen, Hofstück, and In Der Hohl?
Ruppertsberg Reiterpfad
Who created the terms “Classic” and “Selection” and what do they mean?
The German Wine Institute at Mainz;
Classic – meant to replace halbtrocken, max. RS 15 g/L. 12% ABV (11.5% in the Mosel). Single varietal, no village designation.
Selection – meant to replace trocken. Max RS 9 g/L (12 g/L for Riesling). Single vineyard, single variety, must weight Auslese equivalent.
Name that region: Rudi Pichler
Wösendorf, Wachau
Name three Grand Crus of Valais AOP?
Conthey, Saillon, St. Leonard, Ville de Sion, Vétroz, Sierre, Leytron, and Chamoson
What are the four French speaking Cantons that produce wine in Western Switzerland?
Valais, Vaud, Geneva, Neuchâtel
Grosse Lage: Frauenberg
Nieder-Flörsheim, Rheinhessen; Riesling, Spatburgunder; Keller, Battenfeld-Spanier
What is the special kind of gneiss you would find in Wachau and Kamptal?
Gföhl gneiss
What is Pannobile?
An association of wine growers in Burgenland dedicated to wine quality in the region. Members include Achs, Nittnaus, Beck, and Renner.
What two anbaugebiete touch Lake Bodensee?
Baden and Württemberg
Where would you find the vineyards Grillenparz, Kögl, Pfaffenberg?
Stein in Kremstal
Where is the Elbe River Valley located?
Sachsen
Grosse Lage: Im Sonnenschein “Ganz Horn”
Siebeldingen, Pfalz; Weissburgunder, Riesling, Spatburgunder; Rebholz
In what Canton is over 50% of Switzerland’s Chasselas planted?
Vaud
Name that region: Ziereisen
Baden
Where would you find the Achleiten vineyard? Name two producers who make wine from it.
Wachau, the village of Weissenkirchen; Prager, Rudi Pichler, Brandl, Jamek, Jäger
Name three grapes besides Riesling that Auslese wines can be made from?
Silvaner, Rieslaner, Scheurebe, Muskateller, and Traminer
What is Muskateller/Gelber Muskateller?
Gelber = yellow/golden. It is a gold-skinned variation of Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains.
What cross is Müller-Thurgau?
Riesling x Madeline Royale
What is Blaufränkisch called in Friuli? Hungary? Germany? WA State? Bulgaria?
Franconia; Kekfrankos; Lemberger; Lemberger; Gamé
Grosse Lage: Würzgarten
Ürzig, Mosel; Riesling; Dr. Loosen
Where are the vineyards Kollmütz and Hochrain?
Wösendorf, Wachau
What is the only anbaugebiete without a VDP Grosse Lage site?
Hessiche-Begrastrasse
Grosse Lage: Mannberg
Hattenheim, Rheingau; Riesling; von Simmern
The village of Rust elected to remove itself from what DAC?
Leithaberg
Grosse Lage: Schubertslay
Piesport, Mosel; Riesling; Vereinigte Hospitien
What two grand cru vineyards touch Lake Geneva?
Calamin and Dézelay, in Lavaux AOC (Vaud)
What are the authorized grapes for Neusiedlersee DAC?
Zweigelt; Reserve can be only min. 60% Zweigelt, with other indigenous red varieties
Name three appellations that touch Lake Geneva.
Geneva AOC, La Côte AOC (Vaud), Lavaux AOC (Vaud)
Grosse Lage: Pittermännchen
Dorsheim, Nahe; Riesling; Diel
Name two factors of the Mosel valley that help mitigate the cool climate?
Slate absorbs heat and the river reflects sunlight (south facing slopes are important).
Grosse Lage: “Breumel in den Mauern” Bürgergarten
Haardt; Riesling; Muller-Catoir
What is the grape of the Mittelburgenland DAC? What are the requirements for Reserve wine?
Blaufränkisch; 1 year aging and a minimum 13% ABV (vs. 12.5%)
Grosse Lage: Schloss Johannisberger
Johannisberg, Rheingau; Riesling; Schloss Johannisberg
Name the region: Prieler
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
What is “Rubin Carnuntum”
Carnuntum’s version of a DAC wine — a style created in 1992 when it gained independence from Donauland. Originally a blend of Zweigelt & Blaufränkisch, or varietal of the two, but now 100% Zweigelt, min. 12.5% alcohol, with at least 6 months in barrel.
Who was the first winery in Austria to be Demeter certified and in what year?
Nikolaihof in 1971
What are the two commonly found grosslagen of the Bernkastel bereiche?
Badstube and Michelsburg
Grosse Lage: Lay
Bernkastel, Mosel; Riesling; SA Prum, Dr. H. Thanisch, Erben Thanisch
Name that region: Nittnaus
Neusiedlersee
What is the smallest wine growing region in Germany?
Hessiche Bergstrasse
Where is the vineyard Lamm?
Kammern, Kamptal
Name that region: Feiler-Artinger
Rust, Burgenland (formerly Neusiedlersee Hüggeland)
About what percentage of Swiss wine is exported?
10%
Name that region: Knipser
Pfalz
What is weissherbst?
A saignée rosé made from a single varietal of QbA quality in Germany.
Grosse Lage: Rausch
Saarburg, Mosel (Saar); Riesling; Zilliken
What is the bereiche of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
Where is Roter Veltliner a specialty?
Wagram
What grapes does Heidi Schrock traditionally use for her Ruster Ausbruch?
Muskateller and Welschriesling
What is the minimum alcohol for Pradikatswein?
7% (5.5% for BA, TBA & Eiswein)
Where is the vineyard Mühlpoint?
Loiben, Wachau
Where would you find the villages of Eisenstadt and Donnerskirchen?
Leithaberg
Name that region: Prieler
Schutzen, Leithaberg, Burgenland
What is Kerner a crossing of?
Riesling x Trollinger
What anbaugebiete lies directly west of the Rheinhessen?
Nahe
What is strohwein?
An Austrian Prädikat level – a dried grape wine of at least beerenauslese ripeness (25’ KMW)
Grosse Lage: Mandelberg
Birkweiler, Pfalz; Weissburgunder; Wehrheim
Is chaptalization allowed for QbA? Pradikatswein?
Yes for QbA, No for Pradikatswein
Grosse Lage: Lenchen
Oestrich, Rheingau; Riesling; Spreitzer, August Eser
Grosse Lage: Marienberg “Rothenpfad”, “Fahrlay”, “Falkenlay”, “Felsenterrasse”, “Fahrlay-Terrasse”, “Raffels”
Punderich, Mosel; Riesling; Clemens Busch
Centgrafenberg “Hunsrück”
Bürgstadt, Franken; Spatburgunder; Rudolf Furst
What is schillerwein? Where is it popular?
Rosé made by cofermenting red and white grapes; Württemberg
Grosse Lage: Schlossberg
Lorch, Rheingau; Riesling; Kesseler
What is another name for Heurigen?
Buschenschanken
Where is Markgräflerland and what is it known for?
It is a sub-region of the Baden known for Spatburgunder. Ziereisen is the most famous winery there.
For what vintage was the term Smaragd first used?
1986
What anbaugebiete overlaps with Bavaria?
Franken
Where is the village of Tattendorf?
Southern Thermenregion; known for its red wines
Name the four orsteils of the Rheingau and who the main/sole proprietors are.
Schloss Reichartshausen – Balthasar Ress
Schloss Vollrads – Schloss Vollrads
Steinberg – Kloster Eberbach
Schloss Johannisberg – Schloss Johannisberg
What is the scale for measuring minimum must weight in Austria? What does it equate to in terms of % sugar content of the must?
Klosterneuberger Mostwaage Scale (KMW). 1 degree KMW = 1% sugar content of the must
Where does Markus Huber produce wine?
Traisental DAC
From which vineyard and from which producer do you find the GG Monopole Breumel in den Mauern?
It is from the Burgergarten vineyard in Haardt, and is made by Muller-Catoir
Name that region: Theo Minges
Flemlingen, Pfalz
Name the region: Alzinger
Wachau
What is “perm”?
Weathered sandstone with volcanic rock; the soil type of Heiligenstein
Grosse Lage: Morstein
Westhofen, Rheinhessen; Riesling, Spatburgunder; Keller, Wittmann, Gutzler
Grosse Lage: Ölberg-Hart
Königsbach, Pfalz; Riesling, Spatburgunder; Basserman Jordan
Name 5 villages of the Kamptal.
Kammern, Langenlois, Dechant, Strass, Gobelsburg, Engabrunner, Zöbing
Name three vineyard sites of Dürnstein, Wachau?
Hollerin, Kellerberg, Höhereck
Grosse Lage: Röttgen
Winningen, Mosel (Burg Cochem); Riesling; Heymann-Löwenstein
Where would you find the Neckar river?
Württemberg
Where is the einzellagen Kastanienbusch found?
Pfalz (Birkweiler gemeinde)
Where is the village of Illmitz, and what producer made it famous?
Neusiedlersee; Alois Kracher
Pinot Madeleine is a synonym for what early ripening mutation of Pinot Noir?
Frühburgunder
Who makes “Diabas” and what is it named after?
Zilliken; Diabas is an off-dry style from Saarburger Rausch. In the Rausch there are green-colored volcanic rocks know as Diabas.
What does AP Number stand for? What does each number represent:
A BBB CCC DDD EE
Amtliche Prufungsnummer:
A - the testing center where the wine was approved.
B - village of production
C - code # for the producer
D - producer’s application # (unique code for bottling)
E - year in which the application was filed
In what anbaugebiete and gemeinde would you find the Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung vineyards?
Rheingau, in the gemeinde of Winkel
What is Winzergenossenschaft?
Winemaker Association (aka co-op)
What village is Scharzhofberger in?
Wiltingen, Saar
Name that region: Paul Achs
Neusiedlersee
What is Uhudler? Where is it most commonly found? Since when has it been illegal to plant?
Uhudler refers to any “ungrafted” non-vinifera hybrid. Also called “direct producer varieties”. Popular for sparkling wine in Eisenberg DAC (formerly Südburgenland).
Since 2003, the EU has stated that it is illegal to plant Uhudler vines. A small victory was won in 2016, as Uhudlers are not able to be released as “fruit wine.” Uhudlers are an important tourist attraction to Eisenberg and an important source of income for many growers.
Where is the gemeinde Bad Dürckheim located?
Pfalz
What is Vinea Wachau? When was it founded? Name three members.
Vinea Wachau is an organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking as outlined in the Codex Wachau. Founded in 1983; FX Pichler, Prager, Emmerich Knoll
Grosse Lage: Pettenthal
Nierstein (Roter Hang), Rheinhessen; Riesling; Rappenhof, Kühling-Gillot, Keller, Gunderloch, St. Antony
Grosse Lage: Hohenmorgen
Deidesheim, Pfalz; Riesling; Bassserman Jordan, Burklin Wolf, Christmann
What DAC is only for reserve wines, with no classic designation?
Leithaberg
Name that region: Wieninger
Wien, Austria
Name that region: Hans Wirsching
Iphofen, Franken
Where does Mathias Müller make wine?
The Mittelrhein
What is Rülander?
A synonym for Pinot Grigio used in Austria, Südtirol
What is Rotgipfler?
A natural offspring of Roter Veltliner and Traminer. Native to Thermenregion
Name the producer of each monopole:
a) Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg
b) Oberemmeler Hütte
c) Josephshöpher
d) Oberhauser Brücke
e) Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg
f) Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl
h) Niederhause Hermannshöhle
a) Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg: Schloss Schönborn (Rheingau)
b) Oberemmeler Hütte: Von Hövel (Mosel)
c) Josephshöpher: Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt (Mosel)
d) Oberhauser Brücke: Dönnhoff (Nahe)
e) Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg: Karthäuserhof (Mosel)
f) Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl: Bürklin-Wolf (Pfalz)
g) Niederhause Hermannshöhle: Dönnhoff (Nahe)
What are the bereiche of Franken from west to east?
Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
What vineyard does Knoll vinify in Kremstal?
Pfaffenberg in Stein
Where is the Grub vineyard?
Kammern, Kamptal
Who makes Vinothek? What is it, and what years has it been made in?
Nikolaihof, 15+ years barrel maturation. Riesling - 90, 95, 97, 00; Gruner - 91, 93
Grosse Lage: Schloss Vollrads
Schlossberg, Rheingau; Riesling; Schloss Vollrads
Where would you find the Nussberg vineyard and what is it known for?
Vienna (Wien); Gemischter Satz
What is the soil type of Illmitz?
Largely gravel with some sand.
What would GK & LGK signify on a German wine label? What region did this start in and how are they differentiated?
Gold Kapsel and Lange (Long) Gold Kapsel. Mosel. 1 vs. 2 white stripes.
Who owns the monopole Graacher Josephshofer? Where is it?
R. von Kesselstatt; Mittelmosel
What is Pinot Meunier called in Germany?
Schwarzriesling
Where are you most likely to find Schwarzriesling in Germany?
Württemberg
Name three Grosse Lage sites of Deidesheim. What anbaugebiete?
Paradiesgarten, Hohenmorgen, Langenmorgen, Kieselberg, Grainhübel, Kalkofen
What is Gamé?
What Blaufränkisch is called in Bulgaria – used to be thought to be identical to Gamay.
Where would you find the communes of Epesses, Chardonne, St. Saphorin, Lutry, Villette, and Vevey-Montreux?
Lavaux AOC (Vaud)
Where is the village of Spitzerberg? What is it known for?
Spitzerberg is in eastern Carnuntum; known for Blaufränkisch (this is where Muhr-van-der-Niepoort is).
What is the level of regional specificity for each of the three quality categories in Austrian wine?
Wein – may carry no specific region
Landwein – labeled with one of three major geographic areas: Weinland (Niederosterreich, Wien & Burgenland), Steierland (Styria aka Steiermark), Bergland (500 ha of countryside)
Qualitatswein – must be sourced from a single weinbaugebiete or one of the 16 smaller regions
Grosse Lage: Stolzenberg
Hatzenport, Mosel (Burg Cochem); Riesling; Heymann-Löwenstein
Who is the largest owner (in terms of acreage) of Bernkasteler Doctor?
Wegeler
Name that region: Knoll
Unterloiben, Wachau
What is Schilcher wein?
A wine made in Weststeiermark from the Blauer Wildbacher grape, vinified as a rosé mostly, but occasionally as tank-fermented sparkling wine or nobly sweet wine.
What can the residual sugar be on a bottle of trocken be, and how must acidity correspond? Halbtrocken? Lieblich? Süss?
Trocken – up to 9 g/L RS, but acidity may be no less than 2 g/L
Halbtrocken – up to 18 g/L RS, but acidity may be no less than 10 g/L below RS.
Lieblich: 18-45 g/L RS
Süss: more than 45 g/L RS
Grosse Lage: Pfaffenberg
Hattenheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Schloss Schonborn
Name four organic producers of the Pfalz?
Bürklin Wolf, Christmann, Rebholz, and Dr. Wehrheim
What is Rivaner?
A synonym for Muller-Thurgau
What grape is considered a regional specialty of the Rheinhessen?
Silvaner
What winery is located in Mautern, Wachau?
Nikolaihof
What is Rudolf Fürsts monopole in Franken, and what is planted there?
Homburger Kallmuth; Riesling Silvaner
Name that region: Franz Keller
Baden
Name that region: Alzinger
Unterloiben, Wachau
What are the minimum pradikat ripeness levels for Riesling in the Pfalz? What about Spatburgunder and Weissburgunder?
Kabinett -- 73 Spatlese -- 90 Auslese -- 100 BA/Eiswen -- 120 TBA -- 150
The only difference for Spat and Weiss is that Kabinett must be 76.
Who was the biggest pioneer of using screw caps in Austria?
Hirsch
What varietal wine of Switzerland is required to carry an indication of sweetness, and how is it rated? When did this come into effect?
Amigne de Vétroz; bees; 2005
One bee: less than 8 g/l residual sugar
Two bees: 9-25 g/l of residual sugar
Three bees: 25+ g/l of residual sugar
What are the requirements for Weinviertel DAC wines? Weinviertel Reserve DAC?
Must be Grüner Veltliner and at least 12% ABV. No botrytis or wood. Reserve must also be Grüner, be 13% ABV, and can show botrytis or wood.
In what German anbaugebiete and Bereiche is village of Iphöfen located?
Franken; Steigerwald
Where would you find the village of Mönchhof?
Neusiedlersee
Where is the vineyard Heiligenstein?
Zöbing, Kamptal
Where is Weingut Keller based?
Florsheim-Dalsheim in the Rheinhessen
What is the second estate of Egon-Müller and what is its monopole?
Le Gallais, Kanzem; Braune Kupp, Wiltingen
Grosse Lage: Scharzhofberger
Wiltingen, Saar; Egon Muller, Von Kesselstadt, von Hovel, van Volxem
What are the alcohol requirements for Traisental DAC and Kamptal DAC? How do these differ from Kremstal DAC?
Traisental & Kamptal:
- min. 11.5% alcohol
- min. 12% alcohol with village designation
- min. 12.5% alcohol with vineyard designation
- min. 13% alcohol for Reserve
Kremstal
- min. 12% alcohol with or without village designation
- same for rest
Grosse Lage: Baiken
Rauenthal, Rheingau; Riesling; Kloster Eberbach
What are the requirements for Neusiedlersee Classic and Reserve?
Classic – 100% Zwiegelt; 12% ABV; not to be released before 3/1 of year after harvest
Reserve – at least 60% Zwiegelt, with allowed max. 40% indigenous grapes; not to be released before 3/1 of second year after harvest
What other red grapes can be used to supplement Blaufränkisch in the Leithaberg DAC?
Zwiegelt, St. Laurent, and Pinot Noir, up to 15% combined.
Where would you find the Mannberg vineyard? Who owns almost all of it?
von Simmern in Hattenheim, Rheingau
Name two Grosse Lage sites of Ruppertsberg. What anbaugebiete?
Reiterpfad, Gaisbohl
What are the three levels of quality for Austrian wine? What EU designations do they fall under?
Wein (no EU geographic designation)
Landwein (PGI)
Qualitätswein (PDO)
When was must weight as a precondition for quality codified into law in Germany?
The German Wine Law of 1971
Name the region: Feiler-Artinger
Neusiedlersee-Hugelland
Grosse Lage: Nussbrunnen
Hattenheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Balthasar Ress, Schloss Schonborn, Reinhartshausen
What are Stettin? Halm?
Traditional Styrian oak barrels; Stettin is 565 liters, Halm is half that. They have very thick staves and are lightly toasted.
What is Charta? How is it designated on a label/bottle? What winemaker is most associated with it?
An organization founded in 1984 to advance the classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling; 3 Roman Arches; Bernhard Breur of Georg Bruer in Rudesheim
Grosse Lage: Sonnenuhr
Wehlen, Mosel; Riesling; SA Prum, Dr. Loosen, R. von Kesselstatt, Wegeler
Where does J.J. Adeneuer make wine?
Ahr
What are common alternatives to ausbruch and the botrytized wines of Neusiedlersee in a vintage where botrytis is not common?
Schilfwein, strohwein, eiswein
Name the region: Heidi Schrock
Neusiedlersee
Grosse Lage: Hermannshöhle
Niederhausen, Nahe; Riesling; Donnhoff
What is Germany’s northermost anbaugebiete?
Saale-Unstrut
What is Südliche Weinstrasse? Name two producers there.
Southern Pfalz; Rebholz and Becker
What was Pradikatswein formerly known as?
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat
Name that region: Kühling-Gillot
Bodenheim, Rheinhessen (Rheinterrassen)
What vineyard site and village does Roland Velich make Blaufrankisch from at Moric? In what larger region?
Lutzmannsburg and Neckenmarkt in Mittelburgenland
What is the northernmost appellation on the Rhône River?
Valais, Switzerland
Where is the Josephshofer vineyard and whose monopole is it?
In the village of Graach in the Mosel; Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
What city marks the southeastern corner of the Rheinhessen?
Worms
What cross is Scheurebe?
Riesling x Silvaner
What is the most planted red grape in Austria?
Zweigelt
Name that region: Karl Schaefer
Bad Dürkheim, Pfalz
Where specifically is the Grosses Gewachs vineyard of Kastanienbusch located?
Birkweiler, Südliche Weinstrasse, Pfalz
Grosse Lage: Hubacker
Dalsheim, Rheinhessen; Riesling; Keller
Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine? What anbaugebiete does this commence?
Koblenz; Mosel, with the Mittelrhein running along the Rhein on either side
What are the top regions for Pinot Noir in Austria?
- Gols in Burgenland (Neusiedlersee)
- Kamptal
- Thermenregion
Grosse Lage: Altenberg
Kanzem, Mosel (Saar); Riesling; Van Volxem, von Othegraven
Grosse Lage: Rothenberg
Nackenheim (Roter Hang), Rheinhessen; Riesling; Kühling-Gillot, Gunderloch, St. Antony, Oppenheim
What is Niederosterreich’s western most subregion?
Wachau
Grosse Lage: Brücke
Oberhausen, Nahe; Riesling; Donnhoff
What are two Austrian synonyms for Chardonnay?
Morillon & Feinburgunder
What is the VDP logo? When was it created, and when did it become required to be put on capsules of members?
An eagle clasping a cluster of grapes; 1926/1991
What river does the vineyard Iphofen Julius-Echter-Berg lie on? What anbaugebiete?
Main; Franken
Grosse Lage: Mandelgarten
Gimmeldingen, Pfalz; Riesling; Christmann, Mugler, Müller-Catoir
Name that region: Andres Laible
Baden
What three GGs does Donhoff produce?
Niederhausen Hermanshölle, Schlossböckelheim Felsenberg, Norheimer Dellchen
Where is the Rausch vineyard?
Saarburg
What are the four DAC zones of Burgeland? If not a sub-zone itself, name the sub-zone each is in.
Mittelburgenland
Leithaberg (Neusiedlersee-Hügelland)
Eisenberg (Südburgeland)
Neusiedlersee
Gross Lage: Kupp
Ayl, Saar; Peter Lauer
Grosse Lage: Langenmorgen
Deidesheim, Pfalz; Riesling; Christmann, von Winning
What is the German word for monopole?
Alleinbesitz
What two anbaugebiete were the last to be added? In what year and why?
Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut; they are in eastern Germany and were added when the wall fell in 1990
How do the climates of Leithaberg and Neusiedlersee differ?
Leithaberg is cooler than Neusiedlersee and has less humidity/botrytis
What is the German name for the Vosges Mountains?
Haardt
What is Zierfandler?
Natural offspring of Roter Veltliner and a Traminer variety. Native to Thermenregion. Late harvest versions are known as ‘Spatrot’ – late red, which refers to the reddish hue on the sides of the grapes that are exposed to the sun.
Name two grosselagen in the bereiche of Bernkastel?
Badstube, Michelsberg, St. Michael
Put these villages in order from north to south: Forst, Ruppertsberg, Bad Dürkheim, Siebeldingen, Neustadt, Wachenheim, Deidesheim, Gimmeldingen.
Bad Dürkheim, Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim, Ruppertsberg, Gimmeldingen, Neustadt, Siebeldingen
Grosse Lage: Hallenberg
Monzingen, Nahe; Riesling; Schäfer-Fröhlich, Emrich Schönleber
Can Erste Lage wines (post-2012) be labeled GG?
No, only Grosse Lage. Erste Lage can only be labeled “trocken.”
What geographic features define the Rheingau on the north and south?
South: Rhine River
North: Taunus Mountains
What Swiss region border’s France’s Jura?
Vaud
Where is Ried Schütt? Who most famously makes it?
Loiben, Wachau; Emmerich Knoll
What is the most planted grape of Württemberg? Is it more planted to red or white grapes?
Trollinger; red grapes (about 3/4)
Where is Bernhard Ott based?
Wagram
What are the major villages of Roter Hang, Rheinhessen?
Bodenheim, Nackenheim, Nierstein, Oppenheim, Dienheim
What sites is Fritz Haag most well known for?
Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr in Brauneberg
Name that region: Rudolf Fürst
Franken
What does Urgestein mean?
Primary rock
Where is Winninger Uhlen and what is it known for?
In Burg Cochem/Terrasenmosel/Lower Mosel – up to 115% slopes.
What does Pradikat translate to?
Rating
Where would you find the Steiger Forest?
Franken
What village is shared by three different anbaugebiete?
Taubertal, shared by Franken, Württemberg, and Baden
What grape is Südsteiermark best known for?
Sauvignon Blanc
Name the 13 Anbaugebiete of Germany.
Ahr, Baden, Franken, Mittelrhein, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Hessiche-Bergstrasse, Wurttemberg, Sacshen, Saale-Unstrut
Name the five Grosse Lage sites of Forst? What anbaugebiete?
Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Freundstuck, Kirchenstuck, Ungeheuer; Pfalz
Name that region: Martin Tesch
Nahe
What are the three sub-regions of Styria? Which is the most viticulturally significant?
Südsteiermark (the most significant), Schilcherland (formerly Weststeiermark), Vulkanland (formerly Südoststeiermark)
Name two main producers of Piesporter Goldtropfchen.
Reinhold Haardt & R. von Kesselstatt
What Grosse Lage site is split up into three separate vineyards called Kostert, Radling, and Heydenreich?
Sonnenberg, Schweigen, Pfalz
Name five villages of the Saar.
Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Oberemmel, Wawern, Ayl, Ockfen, and Kanzem
Name that region: Heymann-Lowenstein
Winningen, Mosel
Name the minimum oechsle range for each of the six Pradikat levels.
Kabinett -- 70-85' Spatlese -- 80-95' Auslese -- 88-105' Beerenauslese - 110-128' Trockenbeerenauslese - 150-154' Eiswein - 110-128'
Where is Kreutles? Name two producers.
Loiben, Wachau; Veyder-Malberg, Knoll
What is “Message in a Bottle”? Name two members.
An association of two dozen young winemakers in the Rheinhessen dedicated to raising quality. Keller & Wittman
What quality category did “wein” replace in Austria and in what year?
Tafelwein; 2009
Where is the vineyard site Hermannshöhle located?
Nahe (Niederhausen gemeinde)
What does Flurbereinigung refer to?
Agricultural reform – either post WWII, in which many fractured vineyards were reconsolidated, or in the 70s and 80s, when many vineyards were ripped out or replanted for greater yields.
Name two producers other than Egon Müller who make/have made Scharzhofberg?
von Kesselstatt and von Hovel
What is Germany’s warmest growing region and in what anbaugebiete is it located?
Kaiserstuhl, Baden
What is the max RS for Grosses Gewachs wines?
9 g/L
What DAC was created in August of 2013?
Wiener Gemischter Satz. Requires at least three white grape varieties, coplanted and cofermented. None can make up more than 50% of the blend or less than 10%.
Where is Lake Boden? What anbaugebiete touches it?
At the Swiss-German border; Baden
Grosse Lage: Domprobst
Graach, Mosel; Riesling; Willi Schaefer, Selbach-Oster
Grosse Lage: Felseneck
Bockenau, Nahe; Riesling; Schäfer-Fröhlich
Grosse Lage: Centgrafenberg
Bürgstadt, Franken; Riesling, Weissburgunder, Spatburgunder; Rudolf Furst
Grosse Lage: Paradiesgarten
Deidesheim, Pfalz; Riesling; von Buhl
What villages bookend the Mittelhaardt?
Bockenheim in the north to Neustadt in the south.
What does Niederosterreich translate to, and why is that particular region labeled as such?
“Lower Austria” – named thus, even though it is in NE Austria, because it sits on the lower Danube.
Where is Roter Veltliner primarily found?
Wagram
What is the Foehn?
A warm, dry wine that promotes ripeness and helps avoid rot in the Valais.
What is the largest Silvaner producing region in the world?
Rheinhessen
What gemeinde and anbaugebiete would you find the vineyards of Berg, Rottland, Berg Schlossberg, and Berg Roseneck in?
Rheingau; Rudesheim
In what anbaugebiete does Toni Jost make wine?
Mittelrhein
What two Grosse Lage sites does Zilliken make wine from?
Saarburger Rausch, Ockfener Bockstein
What was the Pfalz formerly called? When did it change?
The Rheinpfalz, 1992
What are the alcohol requirements for Pradikatswein in Austria?
Min. 5% across the board
Name the region: Salomon
Kremstal
Where would you find the village of Illmitz?
Neusiedlersee
Where is Seewinkel?
The southern portion of Neusiedlersee
Name the region: Krutzler
Sudburgenland
What anbaugebiete has the most land under vine?
Rheinhessen
What is the name of Karthauserhof’s monopole in the Ruwer?
Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg
What is the grape of the Neusiedlersee DAC?
Zwiegelt
What is the world’s most northerly region devoted to red wine production?
Ahr, Germany
Name three gemeinden of the Nahe?
Bad Kreuznach, Bad Münster, Norheim, Niederhausen, Oberhausen, Schlossböckelheim
Who makes Vinotheksfullung and what is it?
Knoll, a selection of best grapes from Loibenberg and Kreutles in particularly great years. Can be GV or Riesling. 2011 GV, 2010 Riesling and GV, 2009 GV, 2007 GV, 2006 Riesling, 2002 Riesling, 2001 GV, 1990 GV
Which grapes are allowed in Grosse Lage wines from the Rheingau?
Spatburgunder, Riesling
What are the bereiche of Nahe?
Just one: Nahetal
Name that region: Krutzler
Eisenberg DAC (formerly Südburgenland)
What winery color codes their labels based on the color of slate on which the grapes were grown?
Clemens Busch
Name that region: Schäfer-Fröhlich
Bockenau, Nahe
Grosse Lage: Höllberg
Siefersheim, Rheinhessen; Riesling; Wagner-Stempel
What is Bergwein?
An Austria term for wine made from grapes grown on slopes over 26% gradient.
Which grapes are allowed in Grosse Lage wines from the Pfalz?
Weissburgunder, Riesling, Spatburgunder
Which DAC is Austria’s largest growing region?
Weinviertal DAC…With an area of 13.356 hectares, Austria´s largest winegrowing region stretches from the Danube in the south to the Czech border in the north, from the Manhartsberg in the west to the Slovakian border in the east.
Which anbaugebiete do not use Erste Lage classifications?
Ahr and Mosel
Where would you find the Leitha-Gebirge mountain range?
The southwestern portion of Neusiedlersee
Heidi Schrock’s labels say “Heidi Schröck, Weinbäuerin in Rust”. What does this mean?
Heidi Schrock, woman wine-grower in Rust
What is Sämling 88?
The “greenhouse” name for Scheurebe (aka Seedling 88). Used in Austria and Eastern European countries. It is prone to botrytis, and thus used for a lot of nobly sweet wines, especially in Illmitz, Neusiedlersee.
Grosse Lage: Himmelreich
Graach, Mosel; Riesling; Willi Schaefer, Dr. Thanisch, Dr. Loosen, SA Prum
What bereich of the Mosel is often called “Terrassenmosel”? Why? What was it formerly known as, and where is it?
Burg Cochem, formerly called Zell. Narrowing river and intensely steeped slopes make terracing a necessity. It is in the “lower” Mosel Valley from the village of Zell north to Koblenz
Name that region: FX Pichler
Oberloiben, Wachau
What vineyard has the steepest incline of the Rheingau? Where is it and what is the incline?
Berg Schlossberg, Rudesheim; 70’
Name that region: A. Christmann
Gimmeldingen, Pfalz
Name that region: Pöckl
Neusiedlersee
In which Swiss Cantons is Merlot heavily planted and vinified with much success? If it is labelled with the VITI classification what does it mean?
Ticino and Grigioni
A Guarantee of superior quality but now indicates a year of aging before bottling
Where is Langenlois?
Kamptal
When can sweet Grosse Lage wines be released? Grosses Gewaches (white)? Grosses Gewachs (red)?
May 1, year after harvest; September 1, year after harvest; September 1, two years after harvest
What are two factors that mitigate the latitude of the Ahr and allow it to ripen Pinot Noir effectively?
Protection from precipitation and wind by the Eifel ridge; slate and graywacke soils that heat up easily and store heat.
Erste Lage: Krone
Lorch, Rheingau; Riesling; Graf von Kanitz
For what anbaugebiete is Riesling the only allowed grape in Grosse Lage wines?
Nahe and Mosel
Where would you find the regions Vorarlberg, Salzburg, Kaunten, Tirol, and Oberosterriech?
Bergland, Western Austria
What are the sub-regions of Burgenland?
Mittelburgenland DAC, Eisenberg DAC (formerly Südburgenland), Neusiedlersee, Leithaberg DAC (formerly Neusiedlersee-Hüggeland)
Where is the appellation of Ticino, and what grape is more prominent there?
In Switzerland, bordering on Lombardy; Merlot
Grosse Lage: Hipping
Nierstein (Roter Hang), Rheinhessen; Riesling; St. Antony
Where is “La Gerle” a label of quality?
Neuchâtel
What is the soil type of Rust?
Loamy sand with limestone and schist
Where is the Spiegel vineyard?
Langenlois, Kamptal
Where is Kaiserstuhl?
Baden. The name means “Emperor’s Throne”. This is an ancient volcano. This is one of the warmest sites in all of Germany.
What is the most widely planted white grape of Baden?
Muller-Thurgau
What are the three quality categories for wines from the Wachau? What is each named after, what is the minimum must weight and ABV requirements?
Steinfeder (local grass found in the vineyards) - 15 KMW, max. 11.5%
Federspiel (falconer’s tool) - 17 KMW, 11.5-12.5%
Smaragd (emerald lizard that basks on the terraces) - 19 KMW, min. 12.5%
What is one of the most important geographic features of Lake Neusiedl, and how does it affect the surrounding wine regions?
It is super shallow! Only 6.6 feet deep. Acts as a heat reservoir. Warm evaporating water is cooled by air from the Hungarian plains and moves across the surrounding vineyards as fog and cultivates botrytis.
In what anbaugebiete can Kabinett wines not be Grosse Lage?
Pfalz
What is Blauer Burgunder?
A synonym for Pinot Noir in Austria.
Name that region: Loimer
Kamptal
How did the tradition develop to add a significant amount of healthy grapes to botrytized ones to make Ruster Ausbruch?
In 1655 a court case ruled that the work involved with picking the botrytized grapes was too much, and that a significant amount of healthy grapes would have to be used to lessen the workload.
What are the minimum pradikat ripeness levels for Riesling in the Nahe?
Kabinett -- 73 Spatlese -- 87 Auslese -- 95 BA/Eiswen -- 120 TBA -- 150
What is Österreichischen Traditionsweingüter?
An association of winegrowers in Kamptal and Kremstal who have undertaken classifying “erste lage” vineyard sites.
What DAC was formerly known as Weststeiermark?
Schilcherland
What estate do Michael and Eva Moosbrugger own?
Schloss Gobelsburg
Grosse Lage: Kalkofen
Deidesheim, Pfalz; Riesling; Burklin Wolf, von Winnning, Basserman Jordan, Biffar
In what year did the VDP adopt its four tier system? What are the four tiers, and what changed pre-adoption?
- There was no “Grosse Lage” category pre-2012. All the conditions that now apply to Grosse Lage were conditions of Erste Lage before 2012.
Grosse Lage - “Grand Cru”
Erste Lage - “1er Cru”
Ortswein - Village Wine
Gutswein - Region Wines (single anbaugebiete)
Where is the vineyard Hinter der Burg? Who most famously makes it?
Weissenkirchen, Wachau; Prager
What is the grape of the Eisenberg DAC?
Blaufränkisch
Name that region: Rudolf Fürst
Franken
Name three vineyards in Kammern, Kamptal
Gaisberg, Grub, Lamm, Renner
What anbaugebiete does Dresden fall in?
Sachsen
What white grape is Franken best known for?
Silvaner
What is the most easterly anbaugebiete of Germany?
Sachsen
In what anbaugebiete are the most significant plantings of Scheurebe?
Rheinhessen
Where would you find the village of Gols?
Neusiedlersee
What is the Grosser Ring?
A predecessor to the VDP in the Mosel, founded with the goal of only making natural wine (i.e. no chaptalization or deacidification). Currently 31 members, with Egon Muller as the president. Members must:
• own good and top vineyard sites
• cultivate at least 80% Riesling
• be full-time wine-growers
• harvest an above-average quantity of Prädikat wines.
Name the region: Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau
What three quality categories exist for Austrian Qualitatswein Sekt?
Klassik, Reserve, and Grosse Reserve
Name that region: Wagner-Stempel
Siefersheim, Rheinhessen (Bingen)
What is Scheurebe a crossing of?
Silvaner x Riesling
Where is Koblenz located?
Where the Mosel meets the Rhine, in the Mittelrhein
What does Riesling need to grow in Austria?
- Cooler site
- Primary rock (granite, gneiss) vs. loess and loam
- Good exposure
Grosse Lage: Grainhübel
Deidesheim, Pfalz; Riesling; Biffar, Siben Erben
Grosse Lage: Hasensprung
Winkel, Rheingau; Riesling; Fritz Allendorf, Prinz von Hessen
When did the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region start being called just “Mosel”?
August 1, 2007
In which DAC is Chardonnay permitted? In which wine region and larger Weinbaugebiete is this DAC? What is the name for limestone here?
Leithaberg DAC within the Neusiedlersee-Hügelland - (within the Burgenland Weinbaugebiete) - Leithakalk is the name for limestone here.
From north to south, what are the major wine growing regions (weinbaugebiete) of Austria?
Niederosterreich, Wien, Burgenland, Styria
What is the most planted grape of the Rheinhessen?
Muller-Thurgau
What are the cepage requirements for Leithaberg DAC?
Can be red or white. Reds, at least 85% Blaufränkisch (with St. Laurent, PN, and Zweigelt); whites from GV, Chard, Neuburger, and Weissburgunder
Vaud AOP introduced “Premier Grand Cru” status in 2012, which is only available for which grapes?
Gamay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Chasselas
Describe the soil of the Wachau.
Loess and sand near the banks of the Danube, with gneiss, granite, and slate in the top vineyards.
Grosse Lage: Kirchberg
Hatzenport, Mosel (Burg Cochem); Riesling; Heymann-Löwenstein
What are the subdivisions of Neuchâtel?
La Béroche (on Lake Neuchâtel), The Coast (on Lake Neuchâtel), and Entre-deux-Lacs (on Lake Bienne)
Grosse Lage: Bürgel
Dalsheim, Rheinhessen; Spatburgunder; Keller
How many hectares are there in one acre? How many acres in one hectare?
1 ha = 2.4711 acres, 1 acre = .4047 ha
What is the Thüringer Wald?
Thuringian Forest, found in Saale-Unstrut
What is the most cultivated grape of Styria?
Welschriesling
Grosse Lage: Ungeheuer
Forst, Pfalz; Riesling; von Buhl, Burklin Wolf, Siben Erben, Mosbacher
What is the bereich of the Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
Grosse Lage: Berg Schlossberg
Rudesheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Schloss Schonborn, Kloster Eberbach, Leitz, Wegeler, Fendel, Kesseler, Ress
Where is the vineyard Klaus? Name two producers.
Weissenkirchen, Wachau. Jäger, Prager.
What does Burkin-Wolf label its wines rather than GG?
GC (Grand Cru)
Who owns the monopole Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl?
Bürkin Wolf
What is the grape parentage of Zweigelt? When and by whom was it created?
St. Laurent and Blaufränkisch, created by Dr. Fritz Zweigelt in 1922 at the Teaching and Research Centre for Viticulture and Horticulture (LFZ) in Klosterneuburg.
Within the Kaiserstuhl, what is thought to be the hottest site in Germany?
The single vineyard Winklerberg in Ihringen. Cacti grow on its summit!
Where is the producer Glatzer?
Carnuntum, Austria
What was the monastic order of Kloster Eberbach?
Cistercians
Who owns the monopole Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg? Where is it?
von Schubert Grunhaus; Mertesdorf, Ruwer
What regions are part of the Österreichische Traditionsweingüter and include its Erste Lage classifications?
Kamptal, Kremstal, Traisental, and Wagram
What is portrayed on the labels of Knoll?
St. Urban, the patron saint of winemaking
Where does Klosterneuberger Mostwaage take its name?
Klosterneuberg is a town, monastery, and school of viticulture in Wagram, just northwest of Vienna on the south side of the Danube
Who owns the monopole Bacharach Hahn, and where?
Toni Jost, Mittelrhein
Name three members of Pannobile. Where is it based?
Beck, Renner, Nitnaus, Heinrich, Pittnauer, Paul Achs; Neusiedlersee
On which side of Lake Neusiedl do Neusiderlersee and Neusiedlersee Hügelland lie?
Neusiedlersee-Hügelland is to the west; Neusiedlersee to the east
What is the winemaking process for Ruster Austbruch most similar to?
Tokaji Aszu
Define einzellagen.
Vineyards
What training system is also known as the “Bründlmayer” training system?
The Lyre System
Where is Mainz?
Mainz marks the northeastern corner of the Rheinhessen, where the Rhine turns south and meets the Main.
From the north running counter-clockwise, name the countries that border Germany.
Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland
Name three additional requirements beyond Reserve in order to label Austrian Qualitatswein Sekt as Grosse Reserve?
- a basket or pneumatic press must be used
- vineyard designation is permitted
- maximum press yield of 50%
- lees ageing for min. 30 months
Prior to the 1971 Wine Law of Germany, what were GK and LGK wines labeled?
Feinste (GK) and Hochfeine (LGK)
What kind of soil defines the best sites of the Rheinhessen?
Limestone or red sandstone/silt/clay/volcanic rock
What is obstler?
A German spirit made from two or more types of fruit, historically produced from fallen fruit in mixed orchards.
Grosse Lage: Braune Kupp
Wiltingen, Saar; monopole of Egon Muller
Name that region: Dr. Wehrheim
Pfalz (Südliche)
Name two producers of Amigne de Ventroz Grand Cru
Cave de Tilleuls
Serge Roh - Cave les Ruinettes
Where would you find the producers Schellmann and Stadlmann?
Thermenregion
What are the three iconic estates of Deidesheim, Pfalz?
von Buhl, Basserman-Jordan, and von Winning
What mountain range helps shelter the Ahr from cold winds?
Eifel Mountains
What are the alcohol requirements for Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC?
Max. 12.5% alcohol without a vineyard designation
Min. 12.5% alcohol with a vineyard designation
Where is Breisgau and what is it known for?
It is in Baden, cooler than Kaiserstuhl and known for Spatburgunder.
What is the most planted red grape of the Rheinhessen?
Dornfelder
Name the region: Domaine Ott
Wagram
Grosse Lage: Nonnengarten
Punderich, Mosel; Riesling; Clemens Busch
Name three synonyms for Traminer.
Roter Traminer (Austria), Savagnin Rosé (France), Klevner d’Heiligenstein (Alsace)
What is the dominant grape of the southern Obermosel and Moseltor bereiche?
Elbling
What is G-Max?
Weingut Keller’s ultra limited single vineyard, old vine dry riesling, named after Klaus Peter Keller’s great grandfather George and his son Maximillian, from Flörsheim-Dalsheim (Rheinhessen). The exact source is not disclosed for fear of theft.
In what village are a majority of the Rheingau’s red grapes grown? What is the best site and who is a major producer of it?
Assmanshausen; Höllenberg; August Kesseler
Grosse Lage: Doctor
Bernkastel, Mosel; Riesling; Wegeler, Thanisch, Erben Thanisch
What is the minimum pradikat ripeness in degrees oechsle for Riesling from the Mosel?
Kabinett -- 73 Spatlese -- 80 Auslese -- 88 BA/Eiswein -- 110 TBA -- 150
Grosse Lage: Jesuitengarten
Winkel, Rheingau; Riesling; Fritz Allendorf, Prinz von Hessen, Wegeler
What is the Austrian term for “estate bottled”?
Erzeugerabfüllung
Name that region: Meyer-Nackel
Denau, Ahr
Where is the village Neckenmarkt?
Mittelburgenland
In what village and region would you find the vineyards Achspoint (Axpoint) and Rotes Tor?
Spitz, Wachau
What is the second most grown grape of Austria? Second most planted white grape? (Values as of 2009)
Zweigelt; (14.1%); Welschriesling (7.8%). Gruner Veltliner is by far the most grown grape varietal, with 29.4% of acreage.
Grosse Lage: Ohligsberg
Wintrich, Mosel; Riesling; Reinhold Haart
What are the Grand Crus of the Vaud?
Dézaley and Calamin (in the Lavaux AOC)
What is the former named of Vulkanland?
Südoststeiermark
What is Cuvee Mo?
Sekt made by Armin Diel. 70% PN/30% Pinot Blanc. $90/retail.
Which are the only regions of Niederosterreich to not lie on the Danube?
Thermenregion, Kamptal, & Weinviertel (just touches the bottom)
What are the three monopole vineyards of von Schubert in Mertesdorf, Ruwer?
Herrenberg, Abtsberg, and Bruderberg
Grosse Lage: Reiterpfad
Rupperstberg, Pfalz; Riesling; von Buhl, Burklin Wolf, A. Christmann
What region was once called Pannonia?
The wine regions surrounding Lake Neusiedl
Grosse Lage: Goldloch
Dorsheim, Nahe; Riesling; Diel
Grosse Lage: Bockstein
Ockfen, Mosel (Saar); Riesling; von Othegraven
Name the three monopoles of Maximin Grünhäuser and who it is owned by?
Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Brunderberg owned by the von Schubert-Grünhaus estate (in the Ruwer)
Name the region: Nigl
Kremstal
Grosse Lage: Marcobrunn
Erbach, Rheingau; Riesling; von Simmern, Kloster Eberbach; Schloss Schonborn
Name the region: Knoll
Wachau
Grosse Lage: Prälat
Erden, Mosel; Riesling; Dr. Loosen
Grosse Lage: Hörecker
Kanzem, Mosel (Saar); Riesling; von Hövel
What are the two quality categories below QbA & Pradikatswein? What EU geographic designation do these carry?
Landwein & Deutscher wine (known as Tafelwein until 2009)
Deutsche Wein has no geographic indication under the EU
Landwein is considered a PGI wine
Grosse Lage: Pechstein
Forst, Pfalz; Riesling; Basserman Jordan, von Buhl, Burklin Wolf, von Winning
Grosse Lage: Dellchen
Norheim, Nahe; Riesling; Donnhoff
What are the synonyms for Chasselas in the following regions? Valais - Vaud - Genève - Eastern Switzerland and Alsace -
Valais: Fendant
Vaud: Dorin (>50% of Swiss’s Chasselas planted here)
Genève: Perlan
Eastern Switzerland and Alsace: Gutedel
Grosse Lage: Kirchenstück
Forst, Pfalz; Riesling; Burklin Wolf, Basserman Jordan, von Buhl, von Winning
What village in the Rheingau does Robert Weil produce wines from?
Kiedrich
What is Salvagnin?
A blend of Pinot Noir (min. 10%), Gamay (min. 50%), and the crossings Gamaret and Garanoir (min. 20%) made in the Vaud, Switzerland
What is the most cultivated grape of Switzerland?
Chasselas
Where specifically is the Gaisberg vineyard?
Gaisberg is shared between the villages of Zöbing, Kammern, and Strass in the Kamptal.
Grosse Lage: Freundstück
Forst, Pfalz; Riesling; von Buhl, Basserman Jordan, Mosbacher
What are the 8 sub-zones of Niederosterreich?
Wachau, Kremstal DAC, Kamptal DAC, Weinvertel DAC, Traisental DAC, Thermenregion, Carnuntum, Wagram
What are the only anbaugebiete to allow Silvaner in Grosses Gewachs wines?
Franken and Saale-Unstrut
What was the first to make a “Spatlese” and what was the vintage?
Schloss Johannisberg, 1775
When was the Qualitatswein Sekt category established in Austria?
2015
Grosse Lage: Hölle
Hochheim, Rheingau; Riesling; Joachim Flick, Franz Kunstler
What is a Buschenschank?
Another word for Heurige, traditionally used in Styria
What is a synonym for Gelber Muskateller?
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
What regions of Niederosterreich lie south of Vienna?
Thermenregion & Carnuntum
Define ortsteil.
An area that is part of a commune, yet is independent of it too. An ortsteil does not need to put the commune/village name along with it on the label.
What anbaugebiete is a continuation of France’s Alsace?
Pfalz
What are the minimum must weights in Austria (in degrees KMW) for: Landwein Qualitatswein Kabinett Spätlese Auslese Beerenauslese Strohwein Eiswein Ausbruch Trockenbeerenauslese
Landwein -- 14 Qualitatswein - 15 Kabinett - 17 Spätlese - 19 Auslese - 21 Beerenauslese - 25 Strohwein/Schilfwein - 25 Eiswein - 25 Ausbruch - 30 Trockenbeerenauslese - 30
Are Wiener Gemischter Satz DAC wines required to be trocken?
Single vineyard wines are NOT required to be trocken; wines without a vineyard designation are
What are the aging and alcohol requirements for Mittelburgenland DAC?
Classic: 12.5%-13% ABV, may not be released until 8/1 of year following harvest
Classic w/ specified site: 13-13.5% ABV, may not be released until 8/1 of year following harvest
Reserve: min. 13% ABV, may not be released until 3/1 of two years following harvest (no stainless steel to be used)
What geographic feature tempers the climate of Burgenland? What regions lie on either side of it?
Lake Neusiedlersee; Leithaberg DAC (formerly Neusiedlersee-Hügelland) lies to the west, Neusiedlersee on the east
What grapes are permitted in Grosse Lage wines of the Ahr?
Fruhburgunder, Spatburgunder, and Riesling (only for noble sweet wines)
What sides of the Rheinhessen does the Rhine River flank?
North and East
What are the minimum pradikat ripeness levels in degrees oechsle for Riesling in the Rheinhessen?
Kabinett -- 73 Spatlese -- 85 Auslese -- 92 BA/Eiswein -- 120 TBA -- 150
What is Rivaner?
Riesling x Madeline Royale (a synonym for Muller Thurgau)
What was Austria’s first DAC and in what year?
Weinviertel, 2002
Name three producers of Südsteiermark.
Lackner-Tinnacher, Muster, Polz, Tement, Tscheppe
As of 2016, what two regions of Burgenland are no longer officially considered growing regions?
Neusiedlersee Hüggeland and Südburgenland
In what anbaugebiete would you find Mainz, the home of the German Wine Institue?
Rheinhessen
What is Dôle?
A blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir exclusive to Valais
Where is the vineyard Singerriedel?
Spitz, Wachau
What is the German name for Bläufrankisch?
Lemberger
Name the region: Schloss Gobelsburg
Kamptal
What are the two styles that Alois Kracher’s sweet wines are categorized by?
Zwischen den Seen — “Between the Lakes” (traditional style, old acacia barrels)
Nouvelle Vague — “New Wave” (international style, new oak)
What is Oeil-de-Perdrix?
Translates directly to “eye of the partridge” – rosé made from Pinot Noir that originated in the Neuchâtel canton of Switzerland.
Name two Austrian synonyms for Chardonnay and in what regions they are used.
Morillon (Styria) & Feinburgunder (Wachau)
Grosse Lage: Hofberg
Dhron, Mosel; Riesling; Grans-Fassian, Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch, Erben Thanisch
Grosse Lage: Julius Echter Berg
Iphofen, Franken; Riesling, Silvaner, Weissburgunder; Weltner, Ruck, Wirsching, Arnold, Juliusspital Würzburg
Name three gemeinden of the Mittel-Mosel?
Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Urzig, Erden (south to north)
Grosse Lage: Juffer Sonnenuhr
Brauneberg, Mosel; Riesling; Fritz Haag, Kesselstatt, Schloss Lieser
What is the main red grape variety of Baden? of the Pfalz? of Wurttemberg?
Baden = Spätburgunder: 5,699 ha Pfalz = Dornfelder: 3,141 ha Wurttemberg = Trollinger: 2,345 ha
Grosse Lage: Gottesfuss
Wiltingen, Mosel (Saar); Riesling; von Kesselstatt, Van Volxem
When were Pradikat levels introduced in Austria?
In two separate wine laws, 1972 and 1985
What estate is considered responsible for creating Spatlese and Eiswein categories, and in what years?
Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau:
Spatlese - 1770
Eiswein - 1858
Which anbaugebiete has the highest percentage of Riesling planted?
The Rheingau
What is the only capital city in Europe to have its own appellation within city limits?
Vienna (Wien)
What is unique about the vineyards of Friedrich Becker?
Although the winery is in the village of Schweigen in the Pfalz, the majority of their vineyards are actually located in Alsace in France. The area between Schweigen and Wissembourg is subject to German wine law.
What is the largest German wine region in terms of hectares under vine?
Rheinhessen, with approx. 26,500 ha.
What village of the Rheingau lies on the Main River rather than the Rhine?
Hochheim
When was the VDP founded and what was it originally called?
1910; Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer
Grosse Lage: Uhlen “Blaufüsser Lay”, Uhlen “Laubach”, Uhlen “Roth Lay”
Winningen, Mosel (Burg Cochem); Riesling; Heymann-Löwenstein
What was the name of the compound that was added to wines in Austria, breaking the scandal in 1985?
Diethylene Glycol
What is Vin de Glacier? What grape is it produced from?
Vin de Glacier is a specialty of Valais, Switzerland. It is a maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras made from Rèze, an old, indigenous grape of Switzerland.
What are the DAC requirements for Schilcherland?
- 100% Blauer Wildbacher vinified as rosé
- Classic: 11-12% alcohol, max. 3 g/L RS
- with indication of single vineyard: min. 12% alcohol, max. 4 g/L RS
Name 3 producers of Heiligenstein.
Brandl, Hiedler, Brundlmayer, Gobelsburg, Hirsch
In what village and region would you find Achleiten? Name four producers who have made wine from this vineyard.
Weissenkirchen, Wachau; Jager, Jamek, Rudi Pichler, Prager
Name the three bereiche of the Rheinhessen?
Bingen, Rheinterrasse/Nierstein, Wonnegau
Name the region: Steininger
Kamptal
Grosse Lage: Brunnenhäuschen “Absterde”
Westhofen, Rheinhessen; Riesling, Spatburgunder; Keller, Wittmann, Gutzler
What is the German word for “noble rot”?
Edelfäule
On what kind of wine might you find the words “fine, finer, or finest” prior to 1971? What were these designations replaced with?
German Auslese. , **, ** or gold capsule/long gold capsule
Grosse Lage: Apotheke
Trittenheim, Mosel; Riesling; Grans-Fassian
What is Heckenklesher?
“Hedge Crasher” — another term for Schilcher
Name that region: Toni Jost
Bacharach, Mittelrhein
What two vintages in the 21st century were TBAs with over 300’ oechsle produced?
2003 and 2011
What two weinbaugebiete of Austria account for 90% of the nation’s vineyard acreage?
Niederösterreich and Burgenland
Name that region: Rainer Sauer
Franken
What is the most cultivated grape in Austria?
Grüner Veltliner
Where is Steinberg? What is it considered?
Steinberg is an ortsteil within Hattenheim in the Rheingau. It is a monopole of Kloster Eberbach.
Grosse Lage: Krötenpfuhl
Bad Kreuznach, Nahe; Riesling; Tesch
What is blauburger a crossing of?
Blaufrankisch & Blauer Portugieser
Are there maximum limiations on Pradikat oechsle levels?
No. Ranges are expressed because each anbaugebiete has a different minimum.
What grape is the most grown in the Rheinhessen?
Muller-Thurgau
What village is home to Jäger and Prager?
Weissenkirchen, in the Wachau
Where is the gemeinde Forst located, and what is its most famous vineyard site?
Pfalz; Kirchenstück
Who were the four founding estates of the Pfalz classification of 1997?
Koehler-Ruprecht, Burklin Wolf, A. Christmann, Georg Mosbacher
What are the aging and alcohol requirements for Eisenberg DAC?
Classic: min. 12.5% alcohol, may not be released until 9/1 of year following harvest
Reserve: min. 13% alcohol, may not be released until 3/1 of two years following harvest (must be aged in wood)
Where specifically is the Felseneck Grosse Lage?
Bockenau, Nahe
Describe the soil of Heiligenstein?
Heiligenstein is a cone of primeval rock that has pushed through the surrounding area. A rare outcropping of weathered sandstone and volcanic debris. Different from the rest of the Kamptal, which is more loess and loam.
Where can you find the Roter Hang and what is it? Who is a marquee producer there?
A 180 ha slope of red clay and slate b/t Nierstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinterrasse; Gunderloch
What is the German term for pomace brandy? Name two producers.
Tresterbrand. Becker in the Pfalz and Lauer in the Saar.
What anbaugebiete overlaps with the historic area of Swabia?
Württemberg
Where is the vineyard Steinertal?
Loiben, Wachau
What is the minimum alcohol for Austrian Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein?
Q - 9%
P - 5%
