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
What is Orstwein?
Village level wine; Orstwein may be produced from typical grape varieties sourced from multiple vineyard sites in a single village
What is Gutswein?
Regional level wine; Gutswein may be produced from grapes sourced from an estate’s holdings anywhere within a single anbaugebiet
List the 4 VDP classifications for German wine:
What is this image?
VDP logo
What is this image?
Indicates a wine of Grosses Lage (grand cru) quality
What is this image?
Indicates a Grosses Gewächs wine (dry grand cru)
What are the quality classifications for VDP?
- Grosse Lage (Grosses Gewächs)
- Erste Lage
- Orstwein
- Gutswein
What are the German wine classifications?
(Lowest to Highest)
- Deutscher Wein (Wine Without a Geographical Designation)
- Landwein
- Qualitswein
- Prädikat
Scheurebe is a crossing of which two grapes?
Bukettrebe x Riesling
Grosses Gewächs wines must be what prädikat ripeness?
Spätlese
May Qualitätswein in Germany be chaptalized?
Yes
Is chaptalization allowed for Prädikat wines?
No
At what temperature must Eiswein grapes be harvested?
Temperatures must be no higher than -7° C (19° F)
Beginning at midnight and working clockwise, what surrounds Germany?
Denmark. Baltic Sea. Poland. Czech Republic. Austria. Switzerland. France. Luxemborg. Belgium. Netherlands. North Sea.
Principal rivers in German wine regions, north to south.
Rhine River. Ahr. Mosel. Nahe. Main.
Major villages in the Mosel, north to south
- Wolf
- Erden
- Ürzig
- Zeltingen
- Wehlener
- Bernkastel
- Brauneberg
- Piesport
- Trittenheim
