Germany General Flashcards
What is the most planted white grape in Germany?
Riesling
What is the most planted red grape in Germany?
Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of which two grapes?
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
What is the most prominent German red grape crossing?
Dornfelder
What is Weissherbst?
A saignée rose wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality
Varietal wines in Germany must contain what percentage of the stated grape?
85%
What is an Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number)?
A series of 5 sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel.
What does each set of numbers in an AP Number stand for?
- Region where the wine was tested
- Commune where the wine was bottled
- Bottler’s code
- Unique code for the bottling
- Year in which the application was filed
What is Deutscher Wein?
Wine without a geographic indication
Öchsle range for Kabinett
70-85°
Öchsle range for Spätlese
80-95°
Öchsle range for Auslese
88-105°
Öchsle range for Beerenauslese
110-128°
Öchsle range for Trockenbeerenauslese
150-154°
Öchsle range for Eiswein
110-128°
Charta was formed to advance which style of wine? Where?
Dry Riesling wines in the Rheingau
The German Wine Law of 1971 requires vineyards to be a minimum of ____ hectares in size.
5 hectares
Name two famous exceptions to the 5ha minimum vineyard size dictated by the German Wine Law of 1971.
- The Doctor vineyard (Bernkastel)
- Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau)
Grosses Gewächs are _____ in style
Dry
What is Erstes Gewächs?
A trademark term for dry wines established by Charta; seen in the Rheingau
Can Grosses Gewächs appear on a German wine label?
No, hence the use of its initials, “GG”
What does “Grosse Lage” mean?
A grand cru vineyard
What does “Erste Lage” mean?
A premier cru vineyard
May producers of Erste Lage (premier cru) dry wines list GG on the label?
No, GG is reserved for Gross Lage (grand cru) only
