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Germany Deck #3 Flashcards

1
Q

Can qualitatswein be chapitalized?

A

yes

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2
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Min % ABV for Erstes Gewachs?

A

12-13%
85-90 min must weight

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3
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In what year was the VDP system finalized?

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2012

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4
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13 Anbaugebietes of Germany:

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Aar
Baden
Franken
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Mittelrhein
Mosel
Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Saale-Unstrut
Saschen
Wurttemberg

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5
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Would you see the name of the village on a bottle of Gross Lage wine?

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No, you’ll see the name of the vineyard
- You’ll see the village on a bottle of Erste Lage

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6
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Germany is on what parallel?

A

50th

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7
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German term for bottle-fermented?

A

flaschengarung

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8
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When was Muller-Thurgau developed?

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1882
Riesling x Madeline Royale

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9
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Kerner is a crossing of which grapes?

A

Trollinger x Riesling

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10
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Min alcohol for Landwein?

A

8.5%
- grapes must be grown in 26 regions (Landweingebiete)
- must be trocken/halb trocken in style

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11
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Min ABV for Qualitatswein in Germany?

A

7%

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12
Q

Some members of the VDP?

A

Robert Weil
Dr. Loosen
Egon Muller
JJ Prum
Donnhoff
Keller
Burkling Wolf
Toni Jost
Van Kesselstatt
Reichsgraff

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13
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“Classic” wines made under the 2000 vintage have a max _____ RS

A

15 g/L RS

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14
Q

Four tiers of wine defined by the VDP?

A

Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosse Lage

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15
Q

AP number is:

A

Amtliche Prufungsnumber

11 numbers, 5 sets
- exam board number
- commune number
- producer’s registered number
- application number
- year of application

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16
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What year was the VDP founded?

A

1910

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17
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GG wine cannot contain more than ___ g/L RS?

A

9 g/L

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18
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First legally approved vintage for Qualitatswein “Erstes Gewachs”?

A

1999

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19
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If you are “Erstes Gewachs” on a label, where are you from?

A

Rheingau

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20
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What does gU stand for?

A

Geschutze Ursprungsbezeichnung

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21
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What are GG and VDP wines categorized in the eyes of German Wine Law?

A

Qualitatswein (They aren’t Pradikatswein)
- Can be Chapitalized

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22
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The Erste Lage tier doesn’t exist in these Anbaugebiete:

A

Mosel
Ahr
Rheinhessen

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23
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What term replaced “trocken” in VDP Gross Lage wine?

A

Grosse Gewachs

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24
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Aging requirements for GG wines (white):

A

May not be released until Sept 1st year after harvest

25
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Aging requirements for GG wines (red):

A

additional year of aging and 12 months in wood

26
Q

Four-tier system as defined by the VDP:

A

Gutswein (Regional Tier) - Aubaugebiete
Ortswein (Fantasy name, village tier
Erste Lage (Premier Cru) - vineyard and village
Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) - just vineyard name

27
Q

When you see “trocken” on a bottle of VDP wine:

A

Erste Lage of below (because of GG)

28
Q

What is “Huxelrebe”?

A

Crossing of Gutedel (Chasselas) x Courtiller Musque

29
Q

Would you see the village name on a bottle of Erstes Gewachs?

A

No, just the einzellage

30
Q

Grosse Gewachs category is reserved for this kind of wine:

A

Grosse Lage

31
Q

These vineyards escaped the min 5ha mandate for single vineyards:

A

Forster Kirchenstuck (Pfalz)
Bernkasteler Doctor (Middle Mosel)
Kiedricher Turnsberg (Rheingau)

32
Q

Dornfelder is a crossing of what grapes?

A

Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

33
Q

What is Weissherbst?

A

Saignee rose made from a single variety, at least QbA quality

34
Q

What is “Estate Bottling”?

A

Erzeugerabsfüllung

35
Q

What is “Wine grower’s co-op” in German?

A

Winzergenossenschaft

Winzerwein

36
Q

What is “Kellerei”?

A

Wine cellar

37
Q

What is “steillage” in German?

A

a steep vineyard site over 30 degrees

38
Q

How many growers are in the VDP?

A

195

39
Q

How many regional associates in the VDP?

A

10
all 13 anbaugebiete

40
Q

Requirement for membership in the VDP?

A
  • Commitment to classification system
  • Observance of higher min must weights
  • Lower max yield than permitted by German wine law
  • Estate grown
  • Hand-harvested, single vineyard wines
  • 80% traditional grape varieties must be planted
  • Pradikate Auslese and Above
41
Q

What is the name of the VDP emblem?

A

Traubenadler

42
Q

What is “Flurbereininung”?

A

1971 Law enacted
- eliminates centuries-old terraces critical to wine growing. Post WWII campaign to consolidate parcels of land divided by successive generations of inheritance to physically restructure vineyards
- vineyard can’t be smaller than 5 hecates, equalizing viticulture

43
Q

Parents of Siegerrebe:

A

Madeline Angevine x Gewurtztraminer

44
Q

“Regent” is a crossing of:

A

Diana x Chambourcin

45
Q

Pradikat wines can only be produced under this category of German Wine:

A

Qualitatswein Bestimmer Anbaugebiete (within an Anbaugebiete)

46
Q

Synonym for Muller-Thurgau:

A

Rivaner

47
Q

QbA wines were introduced in this year:

A

1971

48
Q

What term is banned from the labels of VDP producers?

A

Grosslagen (Collective vineyard sites)

49
Q

The VDP was found in 1910 as ____

A

The VDNV - Verband Deutscher Naturweinersteigerer
- an assembly of four regional winegrower’s associations that promoted the sale of nature (unchapitalized wines) at auction

50
Q

This term (used by the VDP until 1971) was banned after QbA/Pradikatswein was introduced:

A

Natur

51
Q

1971 Wine Law changed the number of Einzellage in what way?

A

from 30,000 down to 2700, more collective vineyard sites

52
Q

What is Windhume-Manoth?

A

“The month of the vintage”
- Chalemaques Carolingian Calender for October
- introduced vine cultivation east of the Rhine Rive in the late eight century

53
Q

What is “edelfaule”?

A

German term for botrytis

54
Q

What is Rülander?

A

Sweet, botrytized Pinot Gris in Germany
- synonym for Pinot Gris in Baden/Pfalz

55
Q

What is Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains in Germany?

A

Muskateller

56
Q

Sussreserve may be added to Qualitatswein up to ____%

A

15% of total volume of wine

57
Q

For Pradikatswein, what is the % ABV for categories below Beerenauslese

A
  • The lower Pradikate require a min 7% acquired alcohol
  • from Beerenauselese on up, the min is reduced to 5.5%
58
Q

What is Restzucker?

A

means “RS” in German

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