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Germany General Flashcards

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When Phylloxera arrived in Germany?

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1872

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whats 1971 Deutsches Weingesetz?

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Germany fifth and most current wine law

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Whats the Goldkapsule?

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in the Mosel and Rheingau regions producer uses to indicate higher level of sweetness beyond a wine’s labeled Pradikat by adding a golden capsule or an even longer (Langen Goldkapsule) for an even rarer and special selection.

also in the Mosel producer uses the three star system (*,**,***) to indicate reserve bottling within a Pradikat sometime in conjunction with the Goldkapsules.

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Name the four Germany wine categories

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Wein

Landwein

Qualitatswein

Pradikatswein

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whats Wein category requires?

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carries no geographic designation, maybe labeled as Deutscher Wein if made with German grapes. Varieties and vintage are permitted on the label.

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Whats the Landwein category requires?

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An IGP category including trocken and halbtrocken wines produced from any of the 26 winegrowing region known as Landweingebiete

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descrive Qualitatswein category?

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a PDO category for most of the top dry wines, require minimum 7% alcohol content

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descrive the Pradikatswein category?

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a PDO category and a subset of qualitatswein, encompassing all of the country best sweet wines. The lower Pradikate require minimum 7% acquired alcohol and from Beerenauslese on up, the minimum is reduced to 5.5%.

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what for the term Classic is used for?

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considered harmoniously dry max sugar content of 15g/l

they are single varities with no mention of the vineyard on the label

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whats the term Selection used for?

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considered superior dry with max residual sugar of 9g/l (12g/l for Riesling)

single varieties from a single vineyards

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name the Pradikatswein Minimum Must Weight Ranges in degrees Ochsle

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Kabinett 70-85

Spatlese 80-95

Auslese 88-105

Beerenauslese 110-128

Eiswein 110-128

Trockenbeerenauslese 150-154

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Whats an Ehrentrudis Spätburgunder Weissherbst?

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a Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) rosé quality wine from the Tuniberg district of Baden.

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Whats a Moseltaler?

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a Mosel-Saar-Ruwer QbA cuvée of the following white grape varieties: Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Elbling or Kerner (a varietal designation on the label is not permitted). The wines must have a residual sugar ranging from 15-30 grams/liter

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Whats a Liebfrau(en)milch wine?

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a mild (rather than dry or off-dry) Qualitätswein (QbA) from the Rheingau, Nahe, Rheinhessen or Pfalz regions, consisting at least 70% of the following white grape varieties: Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner or Kerner (a varietal designation on the label is not permitted).

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Whats Riesling-Hochgewächs?

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a 100% Riesling QbA with at least 1.5% more natural alcohol than the minimum required by law

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Whats an Affenthaler Spätburgunder Rotwein?

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a Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) quality wine from specific portions of the Baden region near Baden-Baden and Bühl.

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Name the Residual Sweetness Levels in Sparkling Wine (Sekt)

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naturherb (brut nature) 0 - < 3 g/l

extra herb (extra brut) 0 - < 6 g/l

herb (brut) 0 - < 12 g/l

extra trocken (extra dry) 12 - < 17 g/l

trocken (dry) 17 - < 32 g/l

halbtrocken (semi dry) 32 - < 50 g/l

mild (sweet) > 50 g/l plus

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Whats “Lieblich” means?

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(mild, sweeter) denotes wines with a residual sugar of 50 grams/liter or more.

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Whats the Kabinett term?

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Literally “cabinet,” which is where they used to keep the good bottle to bring out for guests with dinner. The lightest wine, dry or off-dry

The beginning of the Kabinett harvest starts a “clock” for all 5 Prädikat levels. Anything picked during the first six days and twenty-three hours of harvest is considered Kabinett.

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Whats the Spätlese term means?

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“Late harvest.” Usually fuller body and off-dry, but can be dry.

You cannot start picking Spätlese until seven days, to the hour, after Kabinett picking has begun.

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Whats Auslese term means?

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“Selected late harvest.” The ripest bunches are chosen in repeated trips through the vineyard. Medium-sweet.

You are, however, allowed to pick Auslese during Spätlese harvest, because Auslesen are the early, overripe bunches that are selected separately.

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22
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Whats Beerenauslese term means?

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“Selected berries; late harvest.” The ripest individual grapes are chosen in repeated trips through the vineyard.

Depending on grape variety, BA needs 35-40 additional days of hang-time

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Whats Trockenbeerenauslese means?

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“Individual dried berries, selected late harvest.” In this case, the grapes hang so long that they dry up on the vine a little, like wet raisins.

TBA harvest as late as February

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Whats Aus dem Lesegut means?

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Bottled by the producer. May be grown by others. Generally used by negociants.

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Whats Erzeugerabfüllung means?

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Grown, produced and bottled by the estate.

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Whats Erzeugergemeinschaft mean?

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Produced and bottled by the Co-op

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Whats Gutsabfüllung means?

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Special estate (Ortsteil) grown, produced and bottled. Or, special bottling (a very exclusive statement).

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Whats Schlossabfüllung Means?

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Chateau/castle bottled.

29
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Whats VDP stands for?

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

30
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whats the VDP logo?

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the Traubenadler (on bottle capsules, an eagle bearing a cluster of grape)

31
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whats a Grosses Gewachs wine?

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is a dry wine from a grosse Lage vineyards, harvested at a minimum level of ripeness equal to

Spatlese GG (acronym on the label)

32
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From the 2011 vintage forward the VDP may produce wines in four different categories name them and their maximum yields

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Gutswein (regional tier named with the Anbaugebiet 75hl/ha)

Ortwwein (village tier multiple vineyards in a single village 75hl/ha)

Erste Lage (premier cru vineyards single vineyard selection 60hl/ha)

Grosse Lage (grand cru vineyards labelled solely with their vineyards name 50hl/ha)

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how long the red wines Grosses Gewachs need to mature for?

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at least 12 months in wood

34
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as of 2016 the Erste Lage category still does not exist in three Anbaugebiete, name them

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Mosel

Ahr

Rheinhessen

35
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Descrive the terms below

Abfüller -

Absetzen -

Alleinbesitz -

Alte Reben-

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Abfüller - bottler or shipper who assumes the responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine

Absetzen - The process settling of solids (dead yeast cells, leftover grape skin fragments, etc.) to the bottom of a vat of wine or must.

Alleinbesitz - A vineyard which is owned by only one owner (similar to a monopole in France).

Alte Reben- Old vines

36
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Descrive the terms below

Badisch Rotgold

Biologische Sãureabbau

Edelfäule

Einzellage

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Badisch Rotgold - A rotling from the Baden region. Made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spatburgunder grapes. Composition must be declared on label.

Biologische Sãureabbau - Malolactic fermentation.

Edelfäule - noble rot

Einzellage - single vineyard

37
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Descrive the below terms

Erzeugerabfüllung

Federweisser

Feinherb

Flaschengärung

Flurbereinigung

Füder

Gerbstoff

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Erzeugerabfüllung - grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative

Federweisser - Unfiltered must containing CO2 and yeast that is still in the process of fermenting. An autumn specialty served with onion quiche or roasted chestnuts

Feinherb - half-dry, no legal definition

Flaschengärung - bottle-fermented sekt

Flurbereinigung - restructuring of German vineyards

Füder - 1000-liter cask common in the Mosel

Gerbstoff - Tannin

38
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Descrive the terms below

Rotling

Rotliegendes

Stück

Schneewein

Schielerwein

Schillerwein

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Rotling - Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. A Rotling must have pale red or clear red color

Rotliegendes - Reddish slate.

Stück - 1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau

Schneewein - Snow wine; a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards.

Schielerwein - A rotling from Sachsen

Schillerwein - A rotling from Württemburg

39
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Descrive the terms below

Weissherbst

Winzer

Winzergenossenschaft

Zentralkellerei

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Weissherbst - rosé from a single variety of red grape

Winzer - A wine Grower.

Winzergenossenschaft-co-op

Zentralkellerei - A central cooperative that gets its wine or must from smaller cellars in the area and blends, produces and bottles the wines.

40
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Ddescrive the following vintages

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

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2009 The wines are ripe and appealing

2008 Acidities are therefore high, and only the best-exposed sites produced truly great wines.

2007 Unusual vintage during

2006 A less than glorious summer and autumn rain bounced many growers into picking earlier than they would have liked, as rampant rot threatened.

2005 Exceptional vintage combining the luscious fruit of 2003 with the minerality and structure of 2004

41
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Descrive the vintages below

2003

2002

2001

2000

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2003 Uncomfortably hot year for the Riesling vine

2002 very few wines above Auslese quality resulted and the rather soft wines have aged relatively rapidly.

2001 A very great, long-term vintage with remarkable levels of both grape ripeness (thanks to a wonderful Indian summer) and acidity (thanks to a nerve-wrackingly wet but cool September).

2000 Very difficult vintage.

42
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descrive these vintages

1990

1989

1985

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1990 Europe’s wonder year

1989 A phenomenal harvest. The late-harvested Rieslings show profound complexity. Probably best in the Mosel.

1985 Classy and stylish, these show how well Riesling ages.

43
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Müller-Thurgau / Rivaner

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It is named after Professor Müller of Thurgau, Switzerland, who created it in 1882, by crossing Riesling and Gutedel not, as previously assumed, Riesling and Silvaner.

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Silvaner

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Silvaner makes a rather full-bodied, neutral wine with a mild acidity

45
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Kerner

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Bred in 1969 in Württemberg and named after a local poet, Justinius Kerner, it is a crossing of Trollinger and Riesling.

46
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Scheurebe

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Bred in 1916 in Rheinhessen and named after its breeder, Georg Scheu, it is a crossing of Silvaner and Riesling.

47
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Farberrebe

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The prolific Rheinhessen grape breeder Georg Scheu crossed Weissburgunder with Müller-Thurgau

48
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Huxelrebe

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Huxelrebe, a crossing of Gutedel and Courtillier Musqué, was bred by Georg Scheu in Rheinhessen in 1927.

49
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Ortega

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This crossing of Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe

50
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Morio-Muskat

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The name of this crossing of Silvaner and Weissburgunder derives from its breeder, Peter Morio

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52
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describe German Map

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Germany (13 decks)

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