Germany General Flashcards
What is Alleinbesitž
German word for monopole
What is Edelfaule
Noble Rot
What is Einzellage
Single vineyard
Feinherb meaning
Half dry, not a legal term
What is the Grosser Ring
Mosel Growers association
What is Restzucker
Risidual Sugar
What is Rotling
rose wine produced from a mixture of red and white varieties
What world event gave space for Muller-Thurgau to gain popularity?
Phylloxera, right after WW1
What was the Flurbereinigun campagin?
1971 law enacted:
Eliminates centuries old terraces critical to wine growing (Post WWII a campaign to consolidate parcels of land divided by successive generations of inheritance to physically restructure vineyards)
vineyard cant be smaller than 5 ha, equalizing viticulturek
What did the1971 German wine law do?
-addressed rampant problems
-compacted 30,000 Einzellagen vineyards into 2700
-Created the QbA and the Pradikat
-Limited to 11 Anbaugebiete
What is the IGP of Germany called
Landwein
What is the Ochsle scale for Kabinett
70-85
What is the Ochsle scale for Spatlese
76-95
What is the Ochsle scale for Auslese
83-105
What is the Ochsle scale for Beerenauslese
110-128
What is the Ochsle scale for Eiswein
110-128
What is the Ochsle scale for Trockenbeerenauslese
150-154
Is chaptalization allowed in VDPs?
yes, these wines are technically Qualitatswein
Rules for VDP wines
What does a Goldkapsel signify
considered to be better quality by the producer
What is the highest classification of wine in the eyes of German law?
Pradikatswein
What is Schillerwein
a Rotling from Wurttemberg
What did the 2012 reform with the VDP
Rolled out categories
-Gutswein
-Ortswein village
-Erste Lage PCru
-Grosse Lage GCru
Yield Requirements for Gutswein and Ortswein
75hl/ha
Yield requirements for Estre Lage
60hl/ha
Yield requirements for Grosse Lage
50hl/ha
Where do we not find VDP Erste Lage
Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen
Can qualitatswein be chaptalized
yes
Minimum ABV for Erstes Gewachs
12-13%
Would you see the name of the village on a bottle of Grosse Lage wine
No, you will see the name of the vineyard. Youll see the village on a bottle of Erste lage wine
What does Glaschengarung mean
bottle fermented
What is the Muller Thurgau cross
Riesling X Madelein Royale
Oeschle and alcohol for landwein in Germany
47-55 oeschle
8.5% ABV
What term replaced Trocken in VDP Grosse Lage wine
Grosses Gewachs
Aging requirement for GG wines (white)
May not be released until September 1 of year after harvest
GG red wine aging requirement
Additional year of aging and 12 months in wood
Would you see a village name on a bottle of Erste Gewachs?
No, just the Einzellage
Donfelder grape crossings
helfensteiner x heroldrebe
How many growers in the VDP
195
Muller Thurgau Synonym
Rivaner
