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Germany - General Flashcards

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1
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What percentage of German wines are vinified dry?

A

60% (Up from 30% 10 years ago)

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2
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Which group brought Pinot Noir and Riesling to Germany?

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The Cistercians

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3
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When did phylloxera come to Germany?

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1872

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4
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What is the Deutches Weingesetz?

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The fifth and most current German wine law. From 1971

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5
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What is an einzellagen?

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An individual vineyard site

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6
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What is a grosslagen?

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A collective vineyard site comprised of multiple vineyards

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7
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How many einzellagen are recognized in Germany?

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Apprximately 2700

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8
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What is an anbaugebiete?

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A German winegrowing region

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9
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How many anbaugebiete exist in Germany?

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13

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What is required for a wine to be labelled with an anbaugebiet?

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The wine is produced from grapes grown within a single anbaugebiet

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11
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What determines a wine’s quality level in Germany?

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Must weight

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12
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What is an Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

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A number with five sets of digits awarded to wines that qualify as Qualitätswein or Prädikatswein

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13
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What do the five sets of Amtliche Prüfungsnummer numbers refer to?

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1: Location of the examination board
2: Village where the wine was produced
3: The producer
4: Unique bottling number
5: Year in which the wine was tested

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14
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What percentage of German wine is either Qualitätswein or Prädikatswein?

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96%

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15
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When was the Deutches Qeingesetz first updated and what changed?

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  1. Landwein added as a category. Eiswein added to Prädikatswein
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16
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What is the general size requirement for einzellagen?

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5 hectares

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17
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What does feinherb mean?

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A slightly off-dry wine. Now usually replaces halbtrocken

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18
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What are the levels of German wine classification (from best to worst)?

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Prädikatswein

Qualitätswein

Landwein

Wein

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19
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What is the difference between Wein and Deutscher Wein?

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Wein has no geographic designation. Deutscher Wein is produced only from German grapes?

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20
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Are vintage and variety permitted on Wein labels?

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Yes

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21
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What is a Landweingebiete?

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A winegrowing region from which Landwein is produced

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22
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How many Landweingebiete exist in Germany?

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26

23
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What are the subcategories of Landwein?

A

Trocken

Halbtrocken

24
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Are Qualitätswein typically sweet or dry?

A

Dry

25
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Are Prädikatswein typically sweet or dry?

A

Sweet

26
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What is the Öchsle scale?

A

A measurement of the denisty of grape must. Higher values indicate more sugar and ripeness

27
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What are the levels of Prädikatswein (from driest to sweetest)?

A

Kabinett

Spätlese

Auslese

Beerenauslese

Eiswein

Trockenbeerenauslese

28
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What does VDP stand for in Germany and what is it?

A

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter. An association with 199 producers dedicated to high quality wine and the preservation of a sense of place through cultivation of traditional grape varieties

29
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What are the requirements to be a member of the VDP?

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Higher minimum must weight and lower yields than required by law

Wines must be estate-grown

Hand-harvesting for most wines

Wines must be produced with 80% traditional grapes

No use of the Grosslagen label

30
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What is the Traubenadler?

A

The VDP label found on bottle capsules from participating producers

31
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When was the VDP founded?

A

1910

32
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What are the categories of VDP wines (from best to worst)?

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Grosse Lage (grand cru)

Erste Lage (premier cru)

Ortswein (village)

Gutswein (regional)

33
Q

What does Kalkstein mean?

A

Limestone

34
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What does Blauen Schiefer mean?

A

Blue slate

35
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What does Buntsandstein mean?

A

Red sandstone

36
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What does Grosses Gewächs mean?

A

A dry Grosse Lage wine harvested at least at spätlese level

37
Q

What term is used to label dry VDP wines at Erste Lage level and below?

A

Trocken

38
Q

Is chaptalization allowed for VDP wines?

A

Yes due to the fact that all VDP wines are technically Qualitätswein

39
Q

In which anbaugebiete does Erste Lage not exist?

A

Mosel

Ahr

Rheinhessen

40
Q

Where does Germany rank in terms of grape growing?

A

14th

41
Q

How many hectares are under vine in Germany?

A

102.000 hectares

42
Q

What is the minimum amount required for a wine to be varietally labelled in Germany?

A

85%

43
Q

What re Germany’s three most grown grapes?

A

Riesling

Müller-Thurgau

Spätburgunder

44
Q

What is Müller-Thurgau a blend of?

A

Riesling

Madeleine Royale

45
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What is Germany’s second most planted red grape?

A

Dornfelder

46
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Which country consumes the most sparkling wine per capita?

A

Germany

47
Q

What is sekt?

A

German sparkling wine

48
Q

What percentage of premium sekt wines are made with Riesling?

A

50%

49
Q

How sweet is sekt in general?

A

Brut

50
Q

What is a bereich?

A

A German winegrowing district inside of an anbaugebiet

51
Q

What is a gemeinde?

A

A village or parish

52
Q

What is an alleinbesitz?

A

A monopole

53
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What is schillerwein?

A

A rosé made from fermenting red and white grapes together

54
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Where are you likely to find Goldriesling?

A

Sachsen in Germany

WSET 4 (D3 - Wines of the World) (107 decks)

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