Germany Deck #2 Flashcards
Cistercian monks’ centerpiece vineyard
walled Steinberg vineyard
- Ortseil w/in Hattenheim
- Alleinbesitz (monopole) of famous Kloster Eberbach for over 8 centuries

The Church’s influence in German viticulture was revoked by who?
Napoleon
- Established his Civil Code after defeating Germany (then kown as the Holy Roman Empire) and annexed all German lands west of the Rhine for France in the late 18th century
Year all of the Church’s vineyard holdings were secularized
1803
- Even Kloster Eberbach was dissolved as a monastery, ended up in the hands of state-run Hessische Staatsweinguter after World War II
- As in Burgundy, the Napoleonic Code led to fractured ownership and a gradual, significant splintering of vineyards
Germany’s most planted white and red varieties
- Riesling
- Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Year Spätlese was 1st introduced
1775
- Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau - despite appearance, grapes w/ edelfäule (noble rot) made pretty good wine
- Schloss Johannisberg followed w/ intro of Auslese - 1787, first Eiswein - 1858

Century Pinot Noir arrived in Germany
14th century
- Presumably on the backs of monks from Burgundy
Year Auslese was 1st introduced, and the estate responsible
Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau); 1787
- Also intro Spätlese - 1775 and Eiswein - 1858

Estate that introduced the first Eiswein, and the year
Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau); 1858

edelfäüle
noble rot
The best wines produced along the Rhine in the 19th century were called what in English markets?
Hock
- Often sold at prices above even first growth Bordeaux
Reisling
% of plantings
Over 20% of Germany’s vineyards
Besides Riesling and Müller-Thurgau, five other white grapes of Germany
- Silvaner
- Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
- Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
- Kerner
-
Bacchus
- each account for at least 2% of total plantings
Besides Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), four other red grapes in decreasing order of plantings
- Dornfelder
- Blauer Portugieser
- Trollinger
- Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier)
Schwarzriesling
Pinot Meunier
Germany
Min % of stated variety on the label
85%
Prädikatswein
Min alcohol
7%
- 5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein wines
- Winemakers may not chaptalize at this level
Germany
Largest region of production for Pinot Noir
Baden
German term for monopole
alleinbesitz
Better vintage for German Riesling; 1957, 1958, or 1959
1959
Scheurebe is a crossing of what two varietals?; where was it developed?
Buckettrebe x Riesling
- Rheinhessen - early 20th century
Dornfelder was bred in what year?
1956
- Germany’s most prominent red crossing
- 2nd most planted red grape
Min öchsle range
Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 80-95°
Auslese 88-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Kabinett
Min öchsle range
70-85°
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°
Auslese 83-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Spätlese
Min öchsle range
76-95°
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°
Auslese 83-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Auslese
Min öchsle range
83-105°
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°
Auslese 83-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Beerenaulsese
Min öchsle range
110-128°
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 76-95°
Auslese 83-105°
Beerenauslese110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese
Min öchsle range
150-154°
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 80-95°
Auslese 88-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
Eiswein
Min öchsle range
110-128
Kabinett 70-85°
Spätlese 80-95°
Auslese 88-105°
Beerenauslese 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°
Eiswein 110-128°
VDP Classification, 2012 forward, max yeild
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru”
- Erste Lage: “Premier Cru”
- Ortswein: Village
- Gutswein: Regional
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
- Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” -max 60 hl/ha
- Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
- Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru”* wines
- Max yield*
(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)
50 hl/ha
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
- Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
- Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
- Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” wines
Max yield
(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)
60 hl/ha
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
- Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
- Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
- Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
Ortswein: Village wines
Max yield
(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)
75 hl/ha
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
- Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
- Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
- Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
Gutswein: Regional wines
Max yield
(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)
75 hl/ha
- Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
- Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
- Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
- Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
Who created the terms Classic and Selection with intentions to replace the more cumbersome halbtrocken and trocken?; in what year?
- State-affiliated German Wine Institute at Mainz
- Terms Classic (halbtrocken) and Selection (trocken) were debuted with the 2000 vintage
‘Classic’ wines
Min RS
min 15 g/l rs
- Classic (halbtrocken) wines are considered “harmoniously dry”
- Classic are single varietal, and omit any mention of vineyard on label
- superior min. alcohol of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)
‘Selection’ wines
Max RS
max 9 g/l rs (12 g/l allowed for Riesling)
- Selection (trocken) wines are considered “superior dry”
- Selection are single vineyard wines from a single variety
- Yields are restricted to 60 hl/ha
- Must weight must be equivalent to Auslese
- Hand-harvested
Anbaugebiet with the most Grosse Lage
Rheingau

Who has the term “Erstes Gewächs” trademarked?
Charta
Anbaugebiet that has NOT adopted the new Erste Lage tier
Rheinhessen

Origin of Liebfraumilch
Worms, in the Rheinhessen

Anbaugebiete where Sangiovese is planted
Pfalz

Where is the monastery of Kloster Eberbach?
Hallgarten

(Rheingau)
Where is the Michelsberg grosslage?
Piesport
- Smear on the integrity of the village

Landwein
Styles of sweetness
trocken or halbtrocken
Where is the Badstube grosslage?
Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel

Where is Matthias Müller producing wines?

Mittelrhein

Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine River?
Koblenz
Where in Germany does the Rhine river flow westward?
Rheingau
- From the city of Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim

Where does the Ahr rank in overall size?
10th
Where are Jungfer and Schönhell vineyards located?
Hallgarten

(Rheingau)
Year Mosel’s name was shortened

August 1st, 2007

Year the Geisenheim Institute was founded and its location
- 1872
- Rheingau

Most expensive wine featured on the Titanic’s wine list
Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

Vineyard located east of Hattenheimer Mannberg
Erbacher Macrobrunn

Village at the confluence of the Rhine and Main River in the Rheingau
Hoccheim

2 anbaugebiete located in former East Germany
- Saale-Unstrut
- Sachsen

anreicherung
Enrichment (chaptalization)
Weissherbst
- Saignée rosé
- Single-varietal
- At least QbA quality
- Popular in Baden
abfüller
Bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine
erzeugerabfüllung
Wine grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative
gutsabfüllung
Wine grown, produced, and bottled by the same person/estate
füder
1000L cask
(common in the Mosel)
stück
1200L cask
(common in the Rheingau)
Kellerei
Wine cellar or wholesaler
lieblich
medium sweet
Rotling
Rosé produced from a mix of red and white varieties, with a pale or clear red color
Schneewein
Snow wine: ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards
Winzergenossenschaft
Co-operative
Landwein
- Grown in one of 26 landweingebiete
- Trocken or halb-trocken in style
Qualitätswein
- Produced from approved varieties sourced from a single anbaugebiete
- MAY BE CHAPTALIZED
May Prädikatswein by chaptalized?
NO
Erstes Gewächs
- Legally defined term applying to Riesling and Pinot Noir from classified sites in the Rheingau
- Max 50 hl/ha
- Aged before release
- Must be trocken
May dry wines from Erste Lage sites be labeled Grosses Gewächs?
No, they must be labeled trocken.
Is the new Erste Lage tier mandatory?
No, it is adopted (or not) by individual anbaugebiete.
Ortswein
Village wine
(within one gemeinde)
Gutswein
Regional wine
(within one anbaugebiet)
Is estate bottling mandatory for VDP members?
YES
German word for vintage
Jahrgang
As of 2013, Anbaugebiete participating in the new 4 tier VDP system
- Rheingau
- Pfalz
- Franken
- Baden
- Württemberg
- Sachsen
- Saale-Unstrut
Mosel
Main type of slate soil
Devonian slate
Nahe
River
The Nahe River
Region that uses “Erstes Gewächs” instead of “Grosses Gewächs”
Rheingau
- Legally authorized term, may be spelled out in full
Region that may NOT produce Grosse Lage wines at the Kabinett level
Pfalz
Region with the highest Öchsle requirement for Spätlese Riesling
Pfalz - 90º
Region with the highest Öchsle requirement for Kabinett Riesling
Franken - 78º
Quality level of wine that can be produced from grapes outside Germany
Deutscher Wein
- Must be 100% German -OR a statement must be included on the label naming the countries that contribute to the blend
Quality level for most German sparkling wine
Deutscher Wein
Liebfraumilch
Quality level
QbA
% of the VDP estate vineyards planted to Riesling
55%
% of the Rheingau planted to Riesling
80%
- The highest proportion of the grape than any other anbaugebiet
% of red wine in the Ahr
88%
Portion of Rheingau Riesling produced in a dry style
1/2 as of 2014
% of Germany’s vineyards planted to Riesling
20%
Ahr
Parallel
50th
Pfalz
Mountain range
Haardt Hills
- aka Vosges Mtns
What may growers to the east of the vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 label their wines?
Alte Badstube am Doktorberg
Pfalz
Warmest Site
Grosse Lage: Forster Kirchenstück
Südliche Weinstrasse
Southern bereiche of Pfalz
Rheingau
Sole bereich
Johannisberg
Rosé popular in Württemberg
Schillerwein
Rosé popular in Baden
Weissherbst
Ahr
River
Ahr River
“Deutscher Sekt”
Requirements
100% German grapes
Ahr
- Only bereich
- Only grosslage
- Bereich: Walporzheim Ahrtal
- Grosslage: Klosterberg
Name of the traditional flute-shaped brown bottle and where it is most common
- Rheingauer Flöte
- Rheingau
Rheingau
Most planted red grape
Spätburgunder
Rheinhessen
Most planted grape
Müller-Thurgau
Grosse Lage
Min must weight
Min must weight equivalent to Spätlese
prädikat wines
min alcohol level
- 7%
- 5.5% - BA, TBA, Eiswein
Germany
min % for stated variety
85%
“classic”
max RS
- 9g/l
- 12g/l for Riesling
German term for noble rot
Edelfäule
German name for Blaufränkisch
Lemberger
Mittelrhein
Top Estate
Toni Jost
- Alleinbesitz Bacharacher Hahn
Rheingau
- Best Spätburgunder vineyard
- Producer
- Höllenberg
- August Kesseler
Mosel
Annual Avg Temp
49ºF
What is the aging requirement for Grosses Gewächs wines?
- White: not released before 9/1
- Red: receive an additional year of aging
What is the aging req for Grosse Lage wines labeled by Prädikat?
May be released as soon as May 1 of the year following harvest
What is the 2nd most planted red grape in Germany?
Dornfelder
What is tafelwein known as since 2009?
Deutscher Wein
What is Schillerwein?
Rosé
- Produced by fermenting red and white grapes together
- Common in Württemberg
What is required for Sekt to be labeled as QbA?
Must be produced from traditional grapes grown in 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete
What is Pinot Gris called in Germany?
Grauburgunder
What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard?
Goldtröpfchen
What is Müller-Thurgau a cross of?
- Recent DNA has it as Riesling x Madeleine Royale
- Originally thought to be Riesling x Silvaner
What is located to the west of Erbacher Macrobrunn?
Hattenheimer Mannberg
What is Goldriesling?; where is it a local specialty in Germany?
- Aromatic crossing developed in Alsace
- Local specialty of Sachsen
What is Germany’s warmest wine growing region?
Kaisterstuhl (Baden)
What is Germany’s northernmost wine growing region?
Saale-Unstrut
What is Frühburgunder?
- Early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir
- Thicker skin
What is Franken’s wine center?; name an important vineyard.
Würzberg - Stein
- Lends its name to the former Frankish nickname “Steinwein”
What is Ehrenfelser a crossing of?
Riesling x Silvaner
What is Dornfelder a crossing of?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
What is Bacchus a crossing of?
(Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau
What grape is typically used for Liebfraumilch?
Muller-Thurgau
What estate labels his Grosse Lage wines as “GC” instead of “GG”?
Bürklin-Wolf

“Classic” and “Selection”
Yields
60hl/ha
Pfalz
2 communes
- Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
- Südliche Weinstrasse

Erden
Soils
Red slate
What are the common varieties in Saale-Unstrut?

- Müller-Thurgau
- Wessburgunder

What and where is the Roter Hang located?

A slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen

What anbaugebiet is located on the Elbe River?

Sachsen

What 2 vineyards in the Pfalz were recast as Premier Cru with the introduction of the new tier?

- Paradiesgarten
- Kalkofen

in Deidesheim
Were is the Paradiesgarten vineyard located?

Deidesheim (Pfalz)

The Rheinterrasse stretches from what villages?
From Bodenheim southward through Nierstein and Oppenheim, ending near Mettenheim

The Mosel River emerges from what Mountains?
Vosges Mountains in France
Saale-Unstrut lies on the confluence of what two rivers?
Saale and Unstrut rivers

Bürklin-Wolf

Alleinbesitz in Ruppertsberg
Gaisböhl

(Pfalz)
Bernkasteler Lay

Producer
Dr. Loosen

Roter Hang
Producer

Gunderloch

Kiedricher Gräfenberg

Producer
- Robert Weil
- Auslese level and above
Erdener Prälat
Producer
Dr. Loosen
5 rivers of Germany
- Mosel
- Rhine
- Main
- Nahe
- Elbe

Name 4 vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.
- Doctor (Bernkastel)
- Kirchenstück (Forst)
- Freundstück (Forst)
- Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau)
Name 4 sites of Forst.

- Kirchenstück
- Jesuitengarten
- Pechstein
- Ungeheuer

Name 4 German producers that can trace their estates back hundreds of years.

- Schloss Johannisberg
- Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
- Reinhold Haart
- Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

Name 4 estates in the Mittelhaardt, of Pfalz.
- Müller-Catoir
- Bassermann-Jordan
- von Buhl
- Bürklin-Wolf
Name 3 vineyards of Winkel.

- Schloss Vollrads (ortsteil)
- Jesuitengarten
- Hasensprung

Name 3 vineyards of Rüdesheim.

W to E
- Berg Schlossberg
- Berg Roseneck
- Berg Rottland

Name 2 vineyards of Erden with red slate.

- Prälat
- Treppchen

Name 2 vineyards in Hochheim.

- Hölle
- Kirchenstück

Name 2 villages with Sonnenuhr vineyards.

- Wehlen
- Zeltingen

Name 2 producers of the Ürziger Würzgarten.

- Mönchhof
- Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben

Name 2 producers of the Ahr.

- Meyer-Näkel
- Kreuzberg
Name 2 producers from the Goldtröpfchen vineyard.

- Reinhold Haart
- Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

Name 2 producers based in Ürzig.

- Mönchhof
- Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben

Name 2 growers based in Hattenheim.

- Schloss Schönborn
- Langwerth von Simmern

Name 2 grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich?

- Badstube
- Michelsberg
Name 1 producer of Wiltinger Scharzhofberger.
Egon Müller

If Grosse Lage wines are dry, what are they called?
Grosses Gewächs
Grosses Gewächs wines in Franken are produced from what varieties?

- Riesling
- Silvaner
- Weissburgunder
- Spätburgunder
- Fruhbugunder (?)
From the 2012 vintage forward, the former Erste Lage wines would now be known as what?
Grosse Lage
- Not be confused with grosslage
- Erste Lage now indicates Permier Cru, rather than Grand Cru
Can Erste Lage wines be labeled “GG”?
- No, Grosses Gewächs is reserved for Grosse Lage
- Erste Lage dry wines must be labeled as “trocken” instead
Can a varietal appear on Deutscher Wein labels?
Yes
Are “feine” and “hochfeine” allowed on labels?
No, it was outlawed with the 1971 Wine Law
“Selection” is equivalent to what must weight?
Auslese
What are the important villages of the Südliche-Weinstrasse?

- Siebeldingen
- Birkweiler
- Schweigen
What are the important villages of the Saar?
Wiltingen Saarburg
What are the important villages of the Ruwer?

Eitelsbach Mertesdorf
What is the important einzellage of Wiltingen?
Scharzhofberger
(Saar)
What is the important einzellage of Saarburg?
Rausch
(Saar)
What is the important einzellage of Eitelsbach?
Karthäuserhofberg
(Ruwer)
What are the important einzellagen of Mertesdorf?
- Abtsberg
- Herrenberg
- Bruderberg
(Ruwer)
What is the important einzellage of Trittenheim?
Apotheke
(Mosel)
What are the important einzellagen of Piesport?
- Goldtröpfchen
- Domherr
(Mosel)
What are the important einzellagen of Brauneberg?
- Juffer
- Juffer Sonnenuhr

(Mosel)
What are the important einzellagen of Bernkastel-Kues?

- Doctor
- Lay

(Mosel)
Graach an der Mosel
Important einzellage
- Domporbst
- Josephshöfer
Wehlen
Important einzellage

Sonnenuhr

(Mosel)
Zeltingen
Important Einzellage

Sonnenuhr

(Mosel)
Ürzig

Important Einzellage
Würzgarten

(Mosel)
Erden

Important Einzellagen
- Prälat
- Treppchen

(Mosel)
Assmanshausen

Important Einzellage
Assmanshausen, Rheingau
- Höllenberg
Rüdesheim
Important Einzellagen

Rüdesheim, Rheingau
- Berg Roseneck
- Berg Rottland
- Berg Schlossberg

Geisenheim

Important Einzellage
Geisenheim, Rheingau
- Schloss Johannisberg
Johannisberg

Important Einzellage
Johannisberg, Rheingau
- Hölle
Winkel

Important Einzellagen
Winkel, Rheingau
- Schloss Vollrads
- Jesuitengarten
- Hasensprung
Hattenheim

Important Einzellagen
Hattenheim, Rheingau
- Pfaffenberg
- Mannberg
- Steinberg
Hallgarten

Important Einzellagen
Hallgarten, Rheingau
- Schönhell
- Jungfer
Erbach

Important Einzellage
Erbach, Rheingau
- Marcobrunn
Kiedrich

Important Einzellage
Kiedrich, Rheingau
- Gräfenberg
Eltville

Important Einzellage
Eltville, Rheingau
- Sonnenberg
Hochheim am Main

Important Einzellagen
Hochheim am Main, Rheingau
- Hölle
- Kirchenstück
Nackenheim
Important Einzellage
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
- Rothenberg

Nierstein
Important Einzellagen
Nierstein, Rheinhessen
- Hipping
- Pettenthal

Oppenheim
Important Einzellagen
Oppenheim, Rheinhessen
- Schützenhütte
- Sackträger

Westhofen
Important Einzellagen
Westhofen (Rheinhessen)
- Morstein
- Kirchspiel

Dalsheim
Important Einzellage
Dalsheim (Rheinhessen)
- Hubacker

Ortsteil
A vineyard so famous that it does not need a village attached
English nickname for German wines
Hock
Major viticulture concerns in Germany
- Reliability of ripening
- Susceptibility of frost
When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute founded? Where?
1872; Rheingau
7 popular crossings
- Muller-Thurgau
- Ehrenfelser
- Kerner
- Bacchus
- Faber
- Scheurebe
- Dornfelder
Liebfraumilch
- Sweet, cheap, characterless
- No grape can appear on the label
- Can be blended from the Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau and Pfalz
AP Number
1st set of numbers
The region where the wine was tested

AP Number
2nd set of numbers
The commune in which the wine was bottled

AP Number
3rd set of numbers
The bottler’s code

AP Number
4th set of numbers
Application number, particular bottling

AP Number
5th set of numbers
The year in which the application was filed

If the sparkling wine uses German grapes, what can it be labeled as?
Deutscher Sekt
If the sparkling wine uses German grapes from 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete, what can it be labeled as?
Deutscher Sekt QbA
What 2 anbaugebiet use ranges for their minimum ochsle?
Baden and Wurttemberg
13 Anbaugebiet
Mosel, Ahr, Mittelrhein, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz, Hessische-Bergstrasse, Baden, Wurttemberg, Franken, Sachsen, Saale-Unstrut
What does VDP stand for?
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
VDP
Year founded
1910
Original premise of the VDP
Strove to promote natur or unchaptalized wines
Grosses Gewachs
Max RS
9 g/l
Ortswein
VDP’s answer to Village Wines
Gutswein
VDP’s answer to Regional Wines
Which level of the pradikat cannot be made from Grosse Lage sites in the Pfalz?
Kabinett
What was the term Classic intended to replace?
Halbtrocken
What was the term Selection intended to replace?
Trocken
Anreicherung
Broad term for sweetening must before or after fermentation by using sugar, grape must, concentrated grape must or RCGM
Abfüller
Bottler of shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of the wine
Erste Gewächs
Legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

Erzeugerabfüllung
Grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative
Feinherb
- Half dry
- No legal definition
Flashschengarung
Bottle fermented sekt
Flurbereinigung
Restructuring of German vineyards
Grosses Gewachs
- VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards
- Must be spatlese ripeness
Grosslage
A collection of vineyards
Gutsabfullung
Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate
Halbtrocken
Half dry, generally less than 18 g/l RS
Handgeruttelt
Hand riddeled
Kellerei
Wine cellar
(or wholesaler)
Leiblich
Medium sweet
Trocken
- Dry, generally 4 g/l RS or less
- But, RS but can be up to 9 g/l, if total acidity is within 2 g/l of total RS
Winzergenossenshaft
Co-op
Assmannshausen
Rheingau

Where is it warmer, Rheingau or Rheinhessen?
Rheingau
- Due to the warmth provided by the Rhine River

Rudesheim
Rheingau

Geisenheim
Rheingau

Johannisberg
Rheingau

Winkel
Rheingau

Hattenheim
Rheingau

Hallgarten
Rheingau

Erbach
Rheingau
Kiedrich
Rheingau

Eltville
Rheingau

Hochheim am Main
Rheingau

restusse
RS
füder and stück
- füder - 1000 L cask, Mosel
- stück - 1200 L cask, Rheingau
Fruhburgunder
- Early ripening strain of Pinot Noir
- Found in Franken
Sachsen
Major River Influences
Elbe River Valley

Roter Hang
Soils
Slope of red clay and slate
- Rheinhessen
Nackenheim
Rheinhessen

Nierstein
Rheinhessen

Oppenheim
Rheinhessen

Westhofen
Rheinhessen

Dalsheim
Rheinhessen

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (Pflaz)
Premier Wine Villages N to S
- Kallstadt
- Ungstein
- Bad Durckheim
- Wachenheim
- Forst
- Deidesheim
- Ruppertsberg
Mosel
Gemeinden
Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Urzing, Erden
Rheingau
Major Villages
Assmannshausen, Rudesheim, Geisenheim, Johannisberg, Winkel, Hattenheim, Hallgarten, Erbach, Kiedrich, Eltville, Hochheim am Main
What is rüssling?
First recorded spelling of Riesling
Scheurebe
Crossing
Riesling x Bukettrube
- In Alzey, 1916
- Named after grape breeder Georg Scheu
Dornfelder
Crossing
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
In the 1980s, over 60% of all German vinous exports had what printed on the label?
Liebfraumilch
Liebfraumilch
Permitted Regions
- Pfalz
- Rheinhessen
- Nahe
- Rheingau

What is the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production?
Ahr region in Germany

German Prädikatswein
Min Alcohol Level
7%
Name 3 German producers that have received 100 points from Robert Parker?
- Fritz Haag
- Dönnoff
- Egon Muller
- Markus Molitor

Where is Schaffhausen?

Switzerland canton that basically overlaps Germany
What is a STR cask?
shaved, toasted, recharred cask
Would you see the name of the village on a bottle of Grosse Lage wine?
No, you’ll see the name of the vineyard
You’ll see the village on a bottle of Erste Lage
Germany is on what parallel?
50th
German term for bottle-fermented:
Flaschengarung
Kerner is a crossing of which grapes?
Trollinger x Riesling
Min ABV for Landwein?
8.5%
Grapes must be grown in 26 regions (Landweingebiete)
must be trocken/halbtrocken in style
Min ABV for Qualitatswein in Germany:
7%
Who are some members of the VDP?
Robert Weill
Dr Loosen
Egon Muller
JJ Prum
Donnhoff
Keller
Burkling Wolf
Toni Jost
Von Kesselstatt
Reichsgraff
“Classic” wines under the 2000 vintage can have a max ____% RS
15 g/L
What are the four tiers of wine defined by the VDP?
Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosse Lage
AP number is:
Amtliche Prufungsnumber
11 numbers, 5 sets
Exam number
Commune number
Producer’s registered number
Application number
Year of application
What year was the VDP founded?
1910
GG wine cannot contain more than ____ g/L RS?
9 g/L
If you see “Erstes Gewachs” on the label, where is the wine from?
Rheingau
What does gU stand for?
Geschutze Ursprungsbezeichaung
PDO
What are GG and VDP wines categorized as in the eyes of German Wine Law?
Qualitatswein (they aren’t Pradikatswein)
Could be chapitalized but organizations don’t allow
The Erste Lage tier doesn’t exist in these anbaugebiete:
Mosel
Ahr
Rheinhessen
What term replaced “Trocken” in VDP Grosse Lage wine?
Grosses Gewachs
What are the aging requirements for GG white wines?
May not be released until Sept 1st, year after harvest
What’s the aging requirement for GG red?
Additional year of aging and 12 months in wood
What is an Orstweil?
a fantasy name, village tier
When you see “trocken” on a bottle of VDP wine:
Erste Lage or below
What is huxelrebe?
Found in the Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe
Crossing of Gutedel x Coutiller Musque
What are the parent grapes of Muller-Thurgau
Riesling x Madeline Royale
What associations logo is 3 Roman arches
Charta
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg is a monopole of whom ?
Schloss Schönborn
As 2021 wine laws, what are the classifications of single vineyards?
Grosses Gewachs
Erstes Gewächs
What category replaces both Bereich and Grosslage in 2021 laws?
Region. The label must state ‘region” on the label
In 2021 laws, what is village wines called?
Ortswein
What quality level must Einsellage be?
Kabinett
What is the max yield and the alcohol requirement of Erstes Gewachs in 2021 laws?
60 hl/ha or 70 hl/ha on steep slopes, 11% ABV
What is the max yield and the alcohol requirement of Grosses Gewachs in 2021 laws?
50hl/ha, 12%
What is the aging requirement for Erstes Gewachs in 2021 laws?
March 1st of the following year
What is the Berkastel Ring?
The oldest wine auction association in Germany. 40 members.
Grow their own grapes, make their own wines, responsible for own marketing and sales
What are the classification of Mittlerhein Riesling Charter?
Hand Streich
Felsenspiel
Meisterstuck
What does Gutsabfullung mean?
Estate-bottled
What is Perlwein?
German equivalent of frizzante, semi-sparkling
RGG on German label is indicative of?
Rheingau Grosses Gewachs, one of the top 35 wines from Rheingau
Which German wine estate supposedly discovered Spatlese winemaking?
Schloss Johannesburg
How many liters does a Füder hold, and which region is it associated with?
1000L; Mosel
______________ has more Silvaner planted than any other region in the world.
Rheinhessen