Germany General Flashcards

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1
Q

What is Alleinbesitž

A

German word for monopole

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2
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What is Edelfaule

A

Noble Rot

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3
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What is Einzellage

A

Single vineyard

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4
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Feinherb meaning

A

Half dry, not a legal term

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5
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What is the Grosser Ring

A

Mosel Growers association

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6
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What is Restzucker

A

Risidual Sugar

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7
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What is Rotling

A

rose wine produced from a mixture of red and white varieties

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8
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What world event gave space for Muller-Thurgau to gain popularity?

A

Phylloxera, right after WW1

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9
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What was the Flurbereinigun campagin?

A

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

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10
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What did the1971 German wine law do?

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-addressed rampant problems
-compacted 30,000 Einzellagen vineyards into 2700
-Created the QbA and the Pradikat
-Limited to 11 Anbaugebiete

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11
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What is the IGP of Germany called

A

Landwein

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12
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What is the Ochsle scale for Kabinett

A

70-85

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13
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What is the Ochsle scale for Spatlese

A

76-95

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14
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What is the Ochsle scale for Auslese

A

83-105

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15
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What is the Ochsle scale for Beerenauslese

A

110-128

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16
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What is the Ochsle scale for Eiswein

A

110-128

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17
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What is the Ochsle scale for Trockenbeerenauslese

A

150-154

18
Q

Is chaptalization allowed in VDPs?

A

yes, these wines are technically Qualitatswein

19
Q

Rules for VDP wines

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20
Q

What does a Goldkapsel signify

A

considered to be better quality by the producer

21
Q

What is the highest classification of wine in the eyes of German law?

A

Pradikatswein

22
Q

What is Schillerwein

A

a Rotling from Wurttemberg

23
Q

What did the 2012 reform with the VDP

A

Rolled out categories
-Gutswein
-Ortswein village
-Erste Lage PCru
-Grosse Lage GCru

24
Q

Yield Requirements for Gutswein and Ortswein

A

75hl/ha

25
Q

Yield requirements for Estre Lage

A

60hl/ha

26
Q

Yield requirements for Grosse Lage

A

50hl/ha

27
Q

Where do we not find VDP Erste Lage

A

Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen

28
Q

Can qualitatswein be chaptalized

A

yes

29
Q

Minimum ABV for Erstes Gewachs

A

12-13%

30
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Would you see the name of the village on a bottle of Grosse Lage wine

A

No, you will see the name of the vineyard. Youll see the village on a bottle of Erste lage wine

31
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What does Glaschengarung mean

A

bottle fermented

32
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What is the Muller Thurgau cross

A

Riesling X Madelein Royale

33
Q

Oeschle and alcohol for landwein in Germany

A

47-55 oeschle
8.5% ABV

34
Q

What term replaced Trocken in VDP Grosse Lage wine

A

Grosses Gewachs

35
Q

Aging requirement for GG wines (white)

A

May not be released until September 1 of year after harvest

36
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GG red wine aging requirement

A

Additional year of aging and 12 months in wood

37
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Would you see a village name on a bottle of Erste Gewachs?

A

No, just the Einzellage

38
Q

Donfelder grape crossings

A

helfensteiner x heroldrebe

39
Q

How many growers in the VDP

A

195

40
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Muller Thurgau Synonym

A

Rivaner