Germany - General Flashcards
Summers in Germany?
rain often - disease and dilution
Autumn in Germany?
long and warm - good for production of riper grapes (Pradikatswien)
Where is dark coloured slate found in germany?
Mosel and Ahr - reflective of heat in cooler latitudes
Where are calcareous soils found?
Baden, Rheinhessen, Franken, Pfalz
Which regions have issues with soil erosion?
Mosel, Rheingau - steepest slopes
Qualitatzwein max yield?
105 hL/ha - high!
What has led to better ripeness in grapes in Germany?
Better clone selection
summer pruning
green harvesting
selective hand harvesting
what is pendelbogen training? and what is it good for?
replacement can pruning with the cane arched on the steak
good for sap flow and increasing yields
Riesling budding/ripening?
Late budding
late ripening
like assytriko and agiorytiko
Muller thurgau chacarters
med acid
less stricture than Riesling
simple floral and fruity characters
Which regions plant the most Dornfelder?
(Nahe too at a lesser extent)
Rheinhessen, Pfalz
two types of Dornfelder?
Simple fruity wine that may have some residual sugar
complex wine from lower yields with oak ageing
both high acid with sour cherry and blackberry characters
region famous for high quality Silvaner?
Franken
dry, medium- bodied wines with medium to medium (+) acidity and a
distinctive earthy characteristic
what grape is Grauburgunder?
PG
What grape is weissbergunder?
PB
Sheurebe characteristics?
full bodied
med - med+ acid
grapefruit and peach
(can be ageworthy)
What wines in germany can be oaked? (5)
Weissburgunder
Grauburgunder
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
sometimes riesling
(barriques)
example of large german oak barrel? (2)
Fuder - 1000L
oak usually sourced from Pflaz or central europe
what is sussreserve? (3)
unfermented or partially fermented grape must from the same region and same quality grapes
usually added to dry wine to increase sweetness
clarified, sulphured and chilled before adding to wine
when can RCGM be used?
only in Deutcher wine
What regions favour Trocken wines?
Warmer regions like Baden or Pfalz where ripeness balances the acidity instead of sugar balancing the acidity
what does lieblich mean
Medium/ medium sweet
what does Gutswein and ortwein mean?
Guts wein: regional appelation like basic Bourgogne
Ortswein: Village appelation like village level burgundy
both 75hL/ha max yield
what does erst lage and Grosse lage mean
Esrt Lage: premier cru
grosse lage: grand cru
50 and 60 hL/ha respectively
both spatlese must weight onwards
both hand harvested
Similarites of Rheinhessen and Pfalz (6)
- known for bulk production in the past
- small production of quality is gaining reputation
- riesling dominates white plantings
- Dornfelder dominates red plantings
- multitude of soils to play with
Baden reputation? (5)
- warmest and driest climate
- red wine dominates - Spatburgunder most planted
- mulitude of soils - volcanic to limestone
- 75% co-ops
- bulk production still high