Germany ~ General Flashcards
Anbaugebiets of
Germany
[north-south]
Contiguous area
North of Alsace
(MAM-RN-RP)
Mittelrhein
Ahr
Mosel
Rheingau
Nahe
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Semi-contiguous area
East & Northeast of Alsace
(FH-BW)
Franken
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Baden
Wurttemberg
East Germany
(SS)
Salle-Unstrut
Sachsen
German Wine Quality Levels
& Oeschle Range
Deutscher Wein - 44°-50°
~8.5% min ABV~
Landwein - 47°-55°
~8.5% min ABV~
QbA - 50°-72°
~7% min ABV~
QmP - 70°-154°+
~5.5% min ABV~
“Erstes Gewachs” - - 90°
*Rheingau Only!
- not really used much any more b/c all producers are using the VDP terms (GG)…
~Riesling = 12% min ABV~ ~9 g/l Max RS~ ~85°~
~Pinot Noir = 13% min ABV~ ~6 g/l Max RS~
Note:
These are ranges of minimums. The minimums are different in each Anbaugebeite. The ranges stated here represent the anbaugebieten with the lowest & highest minimum within each category.
Note 2:
Neither Wein, nor QgU exist anymore.
Oeschle & ABV of
Deutscher Wein
44° - 50°
==========
~8.5% min ABV~
Oeschle & ABV of
Landwein
47° - 55°
==========
~8.5% min ABV~
Note:
- Landwein must be Trocken* or *Halbtrocken
Oeschle & ABV of
Qualitatswein bestimmer Anbaugebiete
(QbA)
50° - 72°
==========
~7% min ABV~
Eiswein Oeschle
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
==========
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
Kabinett Oeschle
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
==========
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
Auslese Oeschle
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
==========
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
Beerenauslese Oeschle
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
==========
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
Spatlese Oeschle
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
==========
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
Trockenbeerenauslese Oeschle
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
==========
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
What is the definition for
Classic?
- *Must be “Harmonious Dry”**
- (max 15 g/l RS)
- *~12% min ABV~**
- (11.5% in Mosel)
Made from a single varietal of traditional grapes.
Potential Alcohol must be 1° higher than for that varietal in that region
Cannot list a vineyard name.
Cannot be released unitl 9/1 of the year following harvest.
What is the definition for
Selection?
- *Must be “Superior Dry”**
- (max 9 g/l RS)
- (max 12 g/l RS for Riesling)
- *~60 hl/ha max yield~**
- This is the same for the VDP ‘Erste Lage’ designation
Min Auslese Oeschle (for that region?)
Must be from the maximum delineated area of an Einzellage
Hand harvested
Cannot be released unitl 9/1 of the year following harvest.
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat
Levels & Oeschle
(QmP)
Kabinett ~ 70°-85°
Spatlese ~ 80°-95°
Auslese ~ 88°-105°
Beerenauslese ~ 110°-128°
Eiswein ~ 110°-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese ~ 150°-154°+
Note:
~5.5% min ABV~
Abfüller
Guarantee of Origin
- A shipper or bottler who takes responsibility for the wine
Trocken
9 g/l Max RS
Halbtrocken
9 - 18 g/l Max RS
aka:
Semi-Dry
Leiblich
18 - 45 g/l RS
aka:
Semi-Sweet
Source:
http://www.germanwines.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Website/Service/Downloads/PDF/Oechsle_Englisch.pdf
p. 59
Süss
45 g/l min RS
aka:
Sweet
Source:
http://www.germanwines.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Website/Service/Downloads/PDF/Oechsle_Englisch.pdf
p. 59
Edelsüss
Noble sweet
Not sure of minimum RS…
Weissherbst
A specific type of Rosé Wine
Popular in Baden & Wurttemberg
- Made from a single variety
- The variety must appear on the label.
- Must be made in the saignee style.
- Minimum QbA in quality level.
Schillerwein
A *Rotling style of Rose wine made in Wurttemberg.
Can only be Qualitatswein or Pradikatswein.
Can be used in Sekt and Perlwein.
*made by co-fermenting red & white grapes together.
Note:
If this style is made in Sachsen it is called Schielerwein.
Schielerwein
A *Rotling style of Rose wine made in Sachsen.
Can only be Qualitatswein or Pradikatswein.
Can be used in Sekt and Perlwein.
*made by co-fermenting red & white grapes together.
Note:
If this style is made in Wurttemberg it is called Schillerwein.
Orsteil
A single cru vineyard that does not have to append the name of the Gemeiden to the label.
Vineyard is usually walled.
- Brahm Callahan
-Not necesarily a GL/GG-
Liebfraumilch
Mother’s Milk
A low quality wine that became 60% of Germany’s export market post WWII.
Usually made of predominantly Muller-Thurgau.
Cannot label as a variety.
Can be blended across 4 Anbuagebiete:
Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Grosse Lage
!! Do not confuse with Grosslagen !!
This is the new VDP classification for ALL Great Growth vineyard sites in Germany. It encompasses what were formerly Grosses Gewachs, Erstes Gewachs, and Erste Lage.
-Erste Lage is now equivalent to 1er Cru.
Must be minimum Spätlese in must weight
This wine can made dry
-must be labeled as GG (or GC)
Or it can be sweet
- must label with a pradikat
- -producers can “declassify” to Kabinett, but it still must be min Spätlese must weight at harvest.
~50 hl/ha max yeild~
Erste Lage
This is the new classification for 1er Cru sites.
Each Anbaugebeite will choose whether to pursue this designation on their own.
Can be dry to sweet.
-If dry it must say Trocken.
~60 hl/ha max yield~
Orstwein
Village level wine.
Can be from multiple vineyards within a specific village.
~75 hl/ha max yield~
Gutswein
Regional wine.
Can be made from vineyards across an Anbaugebeite.
~75 hl/ha max yield~
VDP
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter
Association of top quality German wine producers.
Founded in 1910.
Alleinbesitz
A monopole
Perlwein
A Semi-Sparkling wine of Germany.
Is often marked as Secco. GWI says: “a take on Prosecco”.
Bubbles can be naturally occuring from fementation, or can be CO² injected.
Please explain the
AP Number
Exam Board Number
Commune of Bottler
Bottler’s Code
Application Number
Year Application was submitted
What is Freisamer in Germany?
A grape crossing between
Sylvaner
x
Pinot Gris
