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1
Q

Cistercian monks’ centerpiece vineyard

A

walled Steinberg vineyard

  • Ortseil w/in Hattenheim
  • Alleinbesitz (monopole) of famous Kloster Eberbach for over 8 centuries
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3
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The Church’s influence in German viticulture was revoked by who?

A

Napoleon

  • Established his Civil Code after defeating Germany (then kown as the Holy Roman Empire) and annexed all German lands west of the Rhine for France in the late 18th century
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4
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Year all of the Church’s vineyard holdings were secularized

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1803

  • Even Kloster Eberbach was dissolved as a monastery, ended up in the hands of state-run Hessische Staatsweinguter after World War II
  • As in Burgundy, the Napoleonic Code led to fractured ownership and a gradual, significant splintering of vineyards
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5
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Germany’s most planted white and red varieties

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  • Riesling
  • Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
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6
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Year Spätlese was 1st introduced

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1775

  • Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau - despite appearance, grapes w/ edelfäule (noble rot) made pretty good wine
  • Schloss Johannisberg followed w/ intro of Auslese - 1787, first Eiswein - 1858
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7
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Century Pinot Noir arrived in Germany

A

14th century

  • Presumably on the backs of monks from Burgundy
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8
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Year Auslese was 1st introduced, and the estate responsible

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Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau); 1787

  • Also intro Spätlese - 1775 and Eiswein - 1858
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9
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Estate that introduced the first Eiswein, and the year

A

Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau); 1858

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11
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edelfäüle

A

noble rot

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14
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The best wines produced along the Rhine in the 19th century were called what in English markets?

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Hock

  • Often sold at prices above even first growth Bordeaux
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15
Q

Reisling

% of plantings

A

Over 20% of Germany’s vineyards

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16
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Besides Riesling and Müller-Thurgau, five other white grapes of Germany

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  • Silvaner
  • Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
  • Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
  • Kerner
  • Bacchus
    • each account for at least 2% of total plantings
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17
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Besides Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), four other red grapes in decreasing order of plantings

A
  • Dornfelder
  • Blauer Portugieser
  • Trollinger
  • Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier)
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18
Q

Schwarzriesling

A

Pinot Meunier

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19
Q

Germany

Min % of stated variety on the label

A

85%

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20
Q

Prädikatswein

Min alcohol

A

7%

  • 5.5% for Beerenauslese, TBA, and Eiswein wines
  • Winemakers may not chaptalize at this level
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21
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Germany

Largest region of production for Pinot Noir

A

Baden

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22
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German term for monopole

A

alleinbesitz

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23
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Better vintage for German Riesling; 1957, 1958, or 1959

A

1959

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24
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Scheurebe is a crossing of what two varietals?; where was it developed?

A

Buckettrebe x Riesling

  • Rheinhessen - early 20th century
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25
Q

Dornfelder was bred in what year?

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1956

  • Germany’s most prominent red crossing
  • 2nd most planted red grape
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26
Q

Min öchsle range

Kabinett

Spätlese

Auslese

Beerenauslese

Trockenbeerenauslese

Eiswein

A

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 80-95°

Auslese 88-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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27
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Kabinett

Min öchsle range

A

70-85°

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 76-95°

Auslese 83-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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28
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Spätlese

Min öchsle range

A

76-95°

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 76-95°

Auslese 83-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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29
Q

Auslese

Min öchsle range

A

83-105°

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 76-95°

Auslese 83-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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30
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Beerenaulsese

Min öchsle range

A

110-128°

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 76-95°

Auslese 83-105°

Beerenauslese110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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31
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Trockenbeerenauslese

Min öchsle range

A

150-154°

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 80-95°

Auslese 88-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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32
Q

Eiswein

Min öchsle range

A

110-128

Kabinett 70-85°

Spätlese 80-95°

Auslese 88-105°

Beerenauslese 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154°

Eiswein 110-128°

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33
Q

VDP Classification, 2012 forward, max yeild

  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru”
  • Erste Lage: “Premier Cru”
  • Ortswein: Village
  • Gutswein: Regional
A
  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
  • Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” -max 60 hl/ha
  • Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
  • Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
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34
Q
  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru”* wines
  • Max yield*

(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)

A

50 hl/ha

  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
  • Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
  • Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
  • Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
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35
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Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” wines

Max yield

(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)

A

60 hl/ha

  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
  • Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
  • Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
  • Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
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36
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Ortswein: Village wines

Max yield

(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)

A

75 hl/ha

  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
  • Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
  • Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
  • Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
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37
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Gutswein: Regional wines

Max yield

(VDP Classification, 2012 forward)

A

75 hl/ha

  • Gross Lage: “Grand Cru” - max 50 hl/ha
  • Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” - max 60 hl/ha
  • Ortswein: Village - max 75 hl/ha
  • Gutswein: Regional - max 75 hl/ha
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38
Q

Who created the terms Classic and Selection with intentions to replace the more cumbersome halbtrocken and trocken?; in what year?

A
  • State-affiliated German Wine Institute at Mainz
  • Terms Classic (halbtrocken) and Selection (trocken) were debuted with the 2000 vintage
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39
Q

‘Classic’ wines

Min RS

A

min 15 g/l rs

  • Classic (halbtrocken) wines are considered “harmoniously dry”
  • Classic are single varietal, and omit any mention of vineyard on label
  • superior min. alcohol of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel)
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40
Q

‘Selection’ wines

Max RS

A

max 9 g/l rs (12 g/l allowed for Riesling)

  • Selection (trocken) wines are considered “superior dry”
  • Selection are single vineyard wines from a single variety
  • Yields are restricted to 60 hl/ha
  • Must weight must be equivalent to Auslese
  • Hand-harvested
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41
Q

Anbaugebiet with the most Grosse Lage

A

Rheingau

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42
Q

Who has the term “Erstes Gewächs” trademarked?

A

Charta

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43
Q

Anbaugebiet that has NOT adopted the new Erste Lage tier

A

Rheinhessen

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44
Q

Origin of Liebfraumilch

A

Worms, in the Rheinhessen

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45
Q

Anbaugebiete where Sangiovese is planted

A

Pfalz

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46
Q

Where is the monastery of Kloster Eberbach?

A

Hallgarten

(Rheingau)

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47
Q

Where is the Michelsberg grosslage?

A

Piesport

  • Smear on the integrity of the village
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48
Q

Landwein

Styles of sweetness

A

trocken or halbtrocken

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49
Q

Where is the Badstube grosslage?

A

Bernkastel-Kues, Mosel

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50
Q

Where is Matthias Müller producing wines?

A

Mittelrhein

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51
Q

Where does the Mosel merge with the Rhine River?

A

Koblenz

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52
Q

Where in Germany does the Rhine river flow westward?

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Rheingau

  • From the city of Wiesbaden to Rüdesheim
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53
Q

Where does the Ahr rank in overall size?

A

10th

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54
Q

Where are Jungfer and Schönhell vineyards located?

A

Hallgarten

(Rheingau)

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55
Q

Year Mosel’s name was shortened

A

August 1st, 2007

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56
Q

Year the Geisenheim Institute was founded and its location

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  • 1872
  • Rheingau
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57
Q

Most expensive wine featured on the Titanic’s wine list

A

Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling

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58
Q

Vineyard located east of Hattenheimer Mannberg

A

Erbacher Macrobrunn

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59
Q

Village at the confluence of the Rhine and Main River in the Rheingau

A

Hoccheim

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60
Q

2 anbaugebiete located in former East Germany

A
  • Saale-Unstrut
  • Sachsen
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61
Q

anreicherung

A

Enrichment (chaptalization)

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62
Q

Weissherbst

A
  • Saignée rosé
  • Single-varietal
  • At least QbA quality
  • Popular in Baden
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63
Q

abfüller

A

Bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine

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64
Q

erzeugerabfüllung

A

Wine grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

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65
Q

gutsabfüllung

A

Wine grown, produced, and bottled by the same person/estate

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66
Q

füder

A

1000L cask

(common in the Mosel)

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67
Q

stück

A

1200L cask

(common in the Rheingau)

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68
Q

Kellerei

A

Wine cellar or wholesaler

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69
Q

lieblich

A

medium sweet

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70
Q

Rotling

A

Rosé produced from a mix of red and white varieties, with a pale or clear red color

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71
Q

Schneewein

A

Snow wine: ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards

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72
Q

Winzergenossenschaft

A

Co-operative

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73
Q

Landwein

A
  • Grown in one of 26 landweingebiete
  • Trocken or halb-trocken in style
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74
Q

Qualitätswein

A
  • Produced from approved varieties sourced from a single anbaugebiete
  • MAY BE CHAPTALIZED
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75
Q

May Prädikatswein by chaptalized?

A

NO

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76
Q

Erstes Gewächs

A
  • Legally defined term applying to Riesling and Pinot Noir from classified sites in the Rheingau
  • Max 50 hl/ha
  • Aged before release
  • Must be trocken
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77
Q

May dry wines from Erste Lage sites be labeled Grosses Gewächs?

A

No, they must be labeled trocken.

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78
Q

Is the new Erste Lage tier mandatory?

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No, it is adopted (or not) by individual anbaugebiete.

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79
Q

Ortswein

A

Village wine

(within one gemeinde)

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80
Q

Gutswein

A

Regional wine

(within one anbaugebiet)

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81
Q

Is estate bottling mandatory for VDP members?

A

YES

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82
Q

German word for vintage

A

Jahrgang

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83
Q

As of 2013, Anbaugebiete participating in the new 4 tier VDP system

A
  • Rheingau
  • Pfalz
  • Franken
  • Baden
  • Württemberg
  • Sachsen
  • Saale-Unstrut
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84
Q

Mosel

Main type of slate soil

A

Devonian slate

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85
Q

Nahe

River

A

The Nahe River​

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86
Q

Region that uses “Erstes Gewächs” instead of “Grosses Gewächs”

A

Rheingau

  • Legally authorized term, may be spelled out in full
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87
Q

Region that may NOT produce Grosse Lage wines at the Kabinett level

A

Pfalz

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88
Q

Region with the highest Öchsle requirement for Spätlese Riesling

A

Pfalz - 90º

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89
Q

Region with the highest Öchsle requirement for Kabinett Riesling

A

Franken - 78º

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90
Q

Quality level of wine that can be produced from grapes outside Germany

A

Deutscher Wein

  • Must be 100% German -OR a statement must be included on the label naming the countries that contribute to the blend
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91
Q

Quality level for most German sparkling wine

A

Deutscher Wein

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92
Q

Liebfraumilch

Quality level

A

QbA

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93
Q

% of the VDP estate vineyards planted to Riesling

A

55%

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94
Q

% of the Rheingau planted to Riesling

A

80%

  • The highest proportion of the grape than any other anbaugebiet
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95
Q

% of red wine in the Ahr

A

88%

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96
Q

Portion of Rheingau Riesling produced in a dry style

A

1/2 as of 2014

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97
Q

% of Germany’s vineyards planted to Riesling

A

20%

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98
Q

Ahr

Parallel

A

50th

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99
Q

Pfalz

Mountain range

A

Haardt Hills

  • aka Vosges Mtns
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100
Q

What may growers to the east of the vineyard whose vines were excluded from Doctor in 1984 label their wines?

A

Alte Badstube am Doktorberg

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101
Q

Pfalz

Warmest Site

A

Grosse Lage: Forster Kirchenstück

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102
Q

Südliche Weinstrasse

A

Southern bereiche of Pfalz

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103
Q

Rheingau

Sole bereich

A

Johannisberg

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104
Q

Rosé popular in Württemberg

A

Schillerwein

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105
Q

Rosé popular in Baden

A

Weissherbst

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106
Q

Ahr

River

A

Ahr River

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107
Q

“Deutscher Sekt”

Requirements

A

100% German grapes

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108
Q

Ahr

  • Only bereich
  • Only grosslage
A
  • Bereich: Walporzheim Ahrtal
  • Grosslage: Klosterberg
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109
Q

Name of the traditional flute-shaped brown bottle and where it is most common

A
  • Rheingauer Flöte
  • Rheingau
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110
Q

Rheingau

Most planted red grape

A

Spätburgunder

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111
Q

Rheinhessen

Most planted grape

A

Müller-Thurgau

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112
Q

Grosse Lage

Min must weight

A

Min must weight equivalent to Spätlese

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113
Q

prädikat wines

min alcohol level

A
  • 7%
  • 5.5% - BA, TBA, Eiswein
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114
Q

Germany

min % for stated variety

A

85%

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115
Q

“classic”

max RS

A
  • 9g/l
  • 12g/l for Riesling
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116
Q

German term for noble rot

A

Edelfäule

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117
Q

German name for Blaufränkisch

A

Lemberger

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118
Q

Mittelrhein

Top Estate

A

Toni Jost

  • Alleinbesitz Bacharacher Hahn
119
Q

Rheingau

  • Best Spätburgunder vineyard
  • Producer
A
  • Höllenberg
  • August Kesseler
120
Q

Mosel

Annual Avg Temp

A

49ºF

121
Q

What is the aging requirement for Grosses Gewächs wines?

A
  • White: not released before 9/1
  • Red: receive an additional year of aging
122
Q

What is the aging req for Grosse Lage wines labeled by Prädikat?

A

May be released as soon as May 1 of the year following harvest

123
Q

What is the 2nd most planted red grape in Germany?

A

Dornfelder

124
Q

What is tafelwein known as since 2009?

A

Deutscher Wein

125
Q

What is Schillerwein?

A

Rosé

  • Produced by fermenting red and white grapes together
  • Common in Württemberg
126
Q

What is required for Sekt to be labeled as QbA?

A

Must be produced from traditional grapes grown in 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete

127
Q

What is Pinot Gris called in Germany?

A

Grauburgunder

128
Q

What is Piesport’s greatest vineyard?

A

Goldtröpfchen

129
Q

What is Müller-Thurgau a cross of?

A
  • Recent DNA has it as Riesling x Madeleine Royale
  • Originally thought to be Riesling x Silvaner
130
Q

What is located to the west of Erbacher Macrobrunn?

A

Hattenheimer Mannberg

131
Q

What is Goldriesling?; where is it a local specialty in Germany?

A
  • Aromatic crossing developed in Alsace
  • Local specialty of Sachsen
132
Q

What is Germany’s warmest wine growing region?

A

Kaisterstuhl (Baden)

133
Q

What is Germany’s northernmost wine growing region?

A

Saale-Unstrut

134
Q

What is Frühburgunder?

A
  • Early-ripening strain of Pinot Noir
  • Thicker skin
135
Q

What is Franken’s wine center?; name an important vineyard.

A

Würzberg - Stein

  • Lends its name to the former Frankish nickname “Steinwein”
136
Q

What is Ehrenfelser a crossing of?

A

Riesling x Silvaner

137
Q

What is Dornfelder a crossing of?

A

Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

138
Q

What is Bacchus a crossing of?

A

(Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau

139
Q

What grape is typically used for Liebfraumilch?

A

Muller-Thurgau

140
Q

What estate labels his Grosse Lage wines as “GC” instead of “GG”?

A

Bürklin-Wolf

141
Q

“Classic” and “Selection”

Yields

A

60hl/ha

142
Q

Pfalz

2 communes

A
  • Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
  • Südliche Weinstrasse
143
Q

Erden

Soils

A

Red slate

144
Q

What are the common varieties in Saale-Unstrut?

A
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Wessburgunder
145
Q

What and where is the Roter Hang located?

A

A slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen

146
Q

What anbaugebiet is located on the Elbe River?

A

Sachsen

147
Q

What 2 vineyards in the Pfalz were recast as Premier Cru with the introduction of the new tier?

A
  • Paradiesgarten
  • Kalkofen

in Deidesheim

148
Q

Were is the Paradiesgarten vineyard located?

A

Deidesheim (Pfalz)

149
Q

The Rheinterrasse stretches from what villages?

A

From Bodenheim southward through Nierstein and Oppenheim, ending near Mettenheim

150
Q

The Mosel River emerges from what Mountains?

A

Vosges Mountains in France

151
Q

Saale-Unstrut lies on the confluence of what two rivers?

A

Saale and Unstrut rivers

152
Q

Bürklin-Wolf

Alleinbesitz in Ruppertsberg

A

Gaisböhl

(Pfalz)

153
Q

Bernkasteler Lay

Producer

A

Dr. Loosen

154
Q

Roter Hang

Producer

A

Gunderloch

155
Q

Kiedricher Gräfenberg

Producer

A
  • Robert Weil
  • Auslese level and above
156
Q

Erdener Prälat

Producer

A

Dr. Loosen

157
Q

5 rivers of Germany

A
  • Mosel
  • Rhine
  • Main
  • Nahe
  • Elbe
158
Q

Name 4 vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.

A
  • Doctor (Bernkastel)
  • Kirchenstück (Forst)
  • Freundstück (Forst)
  • Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau)
159
Q

Name 4 sites of Forst.

A
  • Kirchenstück
  • Jesuitengarten
  • Pechstein
  • Ungeheuer
160
Q

Name 4 German producers that can trace their estates back hundreds of years.

A
  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
  • Reinhold Haart
  • Dr. Bürklin-Wolf
161
Q

Name 4 estates in the Mittelhaardt, of Pfalz.

A
  • Müller-Catoir
  • Bassermann-Jordan
  • von Buhl
  • Bürklin-Wolf
162
Q

Name 3 vineyards of Winkel.

A
  • Schloss Vollrads (ortsteil)
  • Jesuitengarten
  • Hasensprung
163
Q

Name 3 vineyards of Rüdesheim.

A

​W to E

  • Berg Schlossberg
  • Berg Roseneck
  • Berg Rottland
164
Q

Name 2 vineyards of Erden with red slate.

A
  • Prälat
  • Treppchen
165
Q

Name 2 vineyards in Hochheim.

A
  • Hölle
  • Kirchenstück
166
Q

Name 2 villages with Sonnenuhr vineyards.

A
  • Wehlen
  • Zeltingen
167
Q

Name 2 producers of the Ürziger Würzgarten.

A
  • Mönchhof
  • Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben
168
Q

Name 2 producers of the Ahr.

A
  • Meyer-Näkel
  • Kreuzberg
169
Q

Name 2 producers from the Goldtröpfchen vineyard.

A
  • Reinhold Haart
  • Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
170
Q

Name 2 producers based in Ürzig.

A
  • Mönchhof
  • Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben
171
Q

Name 2 growers based in Hattenheim.

A
  • Schloss Schönborn
  • Langwerth von Simmern
172
Q

Name 2 grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich?

A
  • Badstube
  • Michelsberg
173
Q

Name 1 producer of Wiltinger Scharzhofberger.

A

Egon Müller

174
Q

If Grosse Lage wines are dry, what are they called?

A

Grosses Gewächs

175
Q

Grosses Gewächs wines in Franken are produced from what varieties?

A
  • Riesling
  • Silvaner
  • Weissburgunder
  • Spätburgunder
  • Fruhbugunder (?)
176
Q

From the 2012 vintage forward, the former Erste Lage wines would now be known as what?

A

Grosse Lage

  • Not be confused with grosslage
  • Erste Lage now indicates Permier Cru, rather than Grand Cru
177
Q

Can Erste Lage wines be labeled “GG”?

A
  • No, Grosses Gewächs is reserved for Grosse Lage
  • Erste Lage dry wines must be labeled as “trocken” instead
178
Q

Can a varietal appear on Deutscher Wein labels?

A

Yes

179
Q

Are “feine” and “hochfeine” allowed on labels?

A

No, it was outlawed with the 1971 Wine Law

180
Q

“Selection” is equivalent to what must weight?

A

Auslese

181
Q

What are the important villages of the Südliche-Weinstrasse?

A
  • Siebeldingen
  • Birkweiler
  • Schweigen
182
Q

What are the important villages of the Saar?

A

Wiltingen Saarburg

183
Q

What are the important villages of the Ruwer?

A

Eitelsbach Mertesdorf

184
Q

What is the important einzellage of Wiltingen?

A

Scharzhofberger

(Saar)

185
Q

What is the important einzellage of Saarburg?

A

Rausch

(Saar)

186
Q

What is the important einzellage of Eitelsbach?

A

Karthäuserhofberg

(Ruwer)

187
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Mertesdorf?

A
  • Abtsberg
  • Herrenberg
  • Bruderberg

(Ruwer) ​

188
Q

What is the important einzellage of Trittenheim?

A

Apotheke

(Mosel)

189
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Piesport?

A
  • Goldtröpfchen
  • Domherr

(Mosel)

190
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Brauneberg?

A
  • Juffer
  • Juffer Sonnenuhr

(Mosel)

191
Q

What are the important einzellagen of Bernkastel-Kues?

A
  • Doctor
  • Lay

(Mosel)

192
Q

Graach an der Mosel

Important einzellage

A
  • Domporbst
  • Josephshöfer
193
Q

Wehlen

Important einzellage

A

Sonnenuhr

(Mosel)

194
Q

Zeltingen

Important Einzellage

A

Sonnenuhr

(Mosel)

195
Q

Ürzig

Important Einzellage

A

Würzgarten

(Mosel)

196
Q

Erden

Important Einzellagen

A
  • Prälat
  • Treppchen

(Mosel)

197
Q

Assmanshausen

Important Einzellage

A

Assmanshausen, Rheingau

  • Höllenberg
198
Q

Rüdesheim

Important Einzellagen

A

Rüdesheim, Rheingau

  • Berg Roseneck
  • Berg Rottland
  • Berg Schlossberg
199
Q

Geisenheim

Important Einzellage

A

Geisenheim, Rheingau

  • Schloss Johannisberg
200
Q

Johannisberg

Important Einzellage

A

Johannisberg, Rheingau

  • Hölle
201
Q

Winkel

Important Einzellagen

A

Winkel, Rheingau

  • Schloss Vollrads
  • Jesuitengarten
  • Hasensprung
202
Q

Hattenheim

Important Einzellagen

A

Hattenheim, Rheingau

  • Pfaffenberg
  • Mannberg
  • Steinberg
203
Q

Hallgarten

Important Einzellagen

A

Hallgarten, Rheingau

  • Schönhell
  • Jungfer
204
Q

Erbach

Important Einzellage

A

Erbach, Rheingau

  • Marcobrunn
205
Q

Kiedrich

Important Einzellage

A

Kiedrich, Rheingau

  • Gräfenberg
206
Q

Eltville

Important Einzellage

A

Eltville, Rheingau

  • Sonnenberg
207
Q

Hochheim am Main

Important Einzellagen

A

Hochheim am Main, Rheingau

  • Hölle
  • Kirchenstück
208
Q

Nackenheim

Important Einzellage

A

Nackenheim, Rheinhessen

  • Rothenberg
209
Q

Nierstein

Important Einzellagen

A

Nierstein, Rheinhessen

  • Hipping
  • Pettenthal
210
Q

Oppenheim

Important Einzellagen

A

Oppenheim, Rheinhessen

  • Schützenhütte
  • Sackträger
211
Q

Westhofen

Important Einzellagen

A

Westhofen (Rheinhessen)

  • Morstein
  • Kirchspiel
212
Q

Dalsheim

Important Einzellage

A

Dalsheim (Rheinhessen)

  • Hubacker
213
Q

Ortsteil

A

A vineyard so famous that it does not need a village attached

214
Q

English nickname for German wines

A

Hock

215
Q

Major viticulture concerns in Germany

A
  • Reliability of ripening
  • Susceptibility of frost
216
Q

When was the Geisenheim Wine Institute founded? Where?

A

1872; Rheingau

217
Q

7 popular crossings

A
  • Muller-Thurgau
  • Ehrenfelser
  • Kerner
  • Bacchus
  • Faber
  • Scheurebe
  • Dornfelder
218
Q

Liebfraumilch

A
  • Sweet, cheap, characterless
  • No grape can appear on the label
  • Can be blended from the Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau and Pfalz
219
Q

AP Number

1st set of numbers

A

The region where the wine was tested

220
Q

AP Number

2nd set of numbers

A

The commune in which the wine was bottled

221
Q

AP Number

3rd set of numbers

A

The bottler’s code

222
Q

AP Number

4th set of numbers

A

Application number, particular bottling

223
Q

AP Number

5th set of numbers

A

The year in which the application was filed

224
Q

If the sparkling wine uses German grapes, what can it be labeled as?

A

Deutscher Sekt

225
Q

If the sparkling wine uses German grapes from 1 of the 13 anbaugebiete, what can it be labeled as?

A

Deutscher Sekt QbA

226
Q

What 2 anbaugebiet use ranges for their minimum ochsle?

A

Baden and Wurttemberg

227
Q

13 Anbaugebiet

A

Mosel, Ahr, Mittelrhein, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Nahe, Pfalz, Hessische-Bergstrasse, Baden, Wurttemberg, Franken, Sachsen, Saale-Unstrut

228
Q

What does VDP stand for?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

229
Q

VDP

Year founded

A

1910

230
Q

Original premise of the VDP

A

Strove to promote natur or unchaptalized wines

231
Q

Grosses Gewachs

Max RS

A

9 g/l

232
Q

Ortswein

A

VDP’s answer to Village Wines

233
Q

Gutswein

A

VDP’s answer to Regional Wines

234
Q

Which level of the pradikat cannot be made from Grosse Lage sites in the Pfalz?

A

Kabinett

235
Q

What was the term Classic intended to replace?

A

Halbtrocken

236
Q

What was the term Selection intended to replace?

A

Trocken

237
Q

Anreicherung

A

Broad term for sweetening must before or after fermentation by using sugar, grape must, concentrated grape must or RCGM

238
Q

Abfüller

A

Bottler of shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of the wine

239
Q

Erste Gewächs

A

Legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

240
Q

Erzeugerabfüllung

A

Grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

241
Q

Feinherb

A
  • Half dry
  • No legal definition
242
Q

Flashschengarung

A

Bottle fermented sekt

243
Q

Flurbereinigung

A

Restructuring of German vineyards

244
Q

Grosses Gewachs

A
  • VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards
  • Must be spatlese ripeness
245
Q

Grosslage

A

A collection of vineyards

246
Q

Gutsabfullung

A

Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

247
Q

Halbtrocken

A

Half dry, generally less than 18 g/l RS

248
Q

Handgeruttelt

A

Hand riddeled

249
Q

Kellerei

A

Wine cellar

(or wholesaler)

250
Q

Leiblich

A

Medium sweet

251
Q

Trocken

A
  • Dry, generally 4 g/l RS or less
  • But, RS but can be up to 9 g/l, if total acidity is within 2 g/l of total RS
252
Q

Winzergenossenshaft

A

Co-op

253
Q

Assmannshausen

A

Rheingau

254
Q

Where is it warmer, Rheingau or Rheinhessen?

A

Rheingau

  • Due to the warmth provided by the Rhine River
255
Q

Rudesheim

A

Rheingau

256
Q

Geisenheim

A

Rheingau

257
Q

Johannisberg

A

Rheingau

258
Q

Winkel

A

Rheingau

259
Q

Hattenheim

A

Rheingau

260
Q

Hallgarten

A

Rheingau

261
Q

Erbach

A

Rheingau

262
Q

Kiedrich

A

Rheingau

263
Q

Eltville

A

Rheingau

264
Q

Hochheim am Main

A

Rheingau

265
Q

restusse

A

RS

266
Q

füder and stück

A
  • füder - 1000 L cask, Mosel
  • stück - 1200 L cask, Rheingau
267
Q

Fruhburgunder

A
  • Early ripening strain of Pinot Noir
  • Found in Franken
268
Q

Sachsen

Major River Influences

A

Elbe River Valley

269
Q

Roter Hang

Soils

A

Slope of red clay and slate

  • Rheinhessen
270
Q

Nackenheim

A

Rheinhessen

271
Q

Nierstein

A

Rheinhessen

272
Q

Oppenheim

A

Rheinhessen

273
Q

Westhofen

A

Rheinhessen

274
Q

Dalsheim

A

Rheinhessen

275
Q

Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (Pflaz)

Premier Wine Villages N to S

A
  • Kallstadt
  • Ungstein
  • Bad Durckheim
  • Wachenheim
  • Forst
  • Deidesheim
  • Ruppertsberg
276
Q

Mosel

Gemeinden

A

Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Urzing, Erden

277
Q

Rheingau

Major Villages

A

Assmannshausen, Rudesheim, Geisenheim, Johannisberg, Winkel, Hattenheim, Hallgarten, Erbach, Kiedrich, Eltville, Hochheim am Main

278
Q

What is rüssling?

A

First recorded spelling of Riesling

279
Q

Scheurebe

Crossing

A

Riesling x Bukettrube

  • In Alzey, 1916
  • Named after grape breeder Georg Scheu
280
Q

Dornfelder
Crossing

A

Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

281
Q

In the 1980s, over 60% of all German vinous exports had what printed on the label?

A

Liebfraumilch

282
Q

Liebfraumilch

Permitted Regions

A
  • Pfalz
  • Rheinhessen
  • Nahe
  • Rheingau
284
Q

What is the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production?

A

Ahr region in Germany

285
Q

German Prädikatswein
Min Alcohol Level

A

7%

286
Q

Name 3 German producers that have received 100 points from Robert Parker?

A
  • Fritz Haag
  • Dönnoff
  • Egon Muller
  • Markus Molitor
287
Q

Where is Schaffhausen?

A

Switzerland canton that basically overlaps Germany

290
Q

What is a STR cask?

A

shaved, toasted, recharred cask

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