Germany General Flashcards
What percentage of Germany’s production is white wine?
64%
What country is currently the 3rd largest pinot noir producer in the world?
Germany
What are the 4 main classification levels in Germany?
Deutscher Wein = German table wine
Landwein = regional wine
Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) = quality wine from one of the 13 major regions
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat (Pradikatswein) = quality wine determined by the degree of ripeness at harvest
What is the only level of classification for German wine that cannot be chaptalized?
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat (Pradikatswein)
What are the 6 German pradikat?
Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese
What is an Einzellage?
German regional term for a single vineyard
What is a Grosslage?
German regional term for a collection of vineyards
What is a Bereich?
Germany regional term for a district of villages and vineyards
What is an Anbaugebiet?
German regional term for a major growing region
Name the 13 Anbaugebiet
Mittelrhein
Ahr
Mosel
Nahe
Pfalz
Baden
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Franken
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Wurttemberg
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen