Germany - History & Law

Question 1

How many anbaugebiete in Germany?

Answer 1

13

Question 2

Name the 13 anbaugebiete of Germany

Answer 2

Ahr
Mosel
Nahe
Rheingau
Mittelrhein
Rheinhessen
Hessiche-Bergstrasse
Pfalz
Franken
Baden
Wüttemberg
Sachsen
Saale-Unstrut

Question 3

What does einzellage mean?

Answer 3

Single vineyard

Question 4

Name for ‘single vineyard’ in German?

Answer 4

Einzellage

Question 5

What is an alleinbesitz?

Answer 5

Monopole

Question 6

Word for ‘monopole’ in German?

Answer 6

Alleinbesitz

Question 7

What is the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer?

Answer 7

Quality control number - all quality wines at both levels

The number contains:

• the Exam Board number
• commune number
• producers registered number
• an application number
• year of the application

Question 8

What does AP# stand for?

Answer 8

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (quality control number)

Question 9

What is Badisch Rotgold?

Answer 9

A rotling (rosé made from white and red grapes) 
51% grauburgunder, rest spätburgunder

Question 10

What is rotling in Germany?

Answer 10

A rosé made from white and red grapes

Examples include:
Badisch Rotgold - Baden
Schillerwein - Wüttemberg
Schielerwein - Sachsen

Question 11

How is rotling different to weissherbst?

Answer 11

Rotling is a rosé made from white and red grapes

Weissherbst is a saignée rosé made from a single red variety

Question 12

What is weissherbst?

Answer 12

A saignée rosé made from a single red variety - Germany

Question 13

What is the legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards?

Answer 13

Erste Gewächs

Question 14

What is the name of the 1200L cask used in the Rheingau?

Answer 14

Stück

Question 15

What is a stück?

Answer 15

1200L cask used in the Rheingau

Question 16

What is a steillage?

Answer 16

A steep slope with an incline of more than 30%

Question 17

What is the definition of trocken?

Answer 17

Dry; generally 4 g/L or less but residual sugar but can be up to 9 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of total residual sugar

Question 18

What is a Winzergenossenschaft?

Answer 18

Co-operative

Grower/comrade-relationship

Question 19

What is the difference between feinherb and halbtrocken?

Answer 19

Feinherb - off dry but no legal definition

Halbtrocken - half dry, generally less than 18 g/L RS

Question 20

What is the name of the Mosel growers association?

Answer 20

Grosser Ring

Question 21

What is the name of the 1000L cask commonly used in the Mosel?

Answer 21

Füder

Question 22

What is a füder?

Answer 22

1000L cask commonly used in the Mosel

Question 23

What is Deutcher Sekt?

Answer 23

Sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany

Question 24

What does VDP stand for?

Answer 24

Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitäts-weingüter

Question 25

When was the VDP founded?

Answer 25

1910 Originally founded to promote unchaptalised 'natur' wines - the term natur was disallowed in 1971 when the QbA category was created (chaptalisation allowed for QbA)

Question 26

Which organisation was created in 1984 to advocate for the dry riesling of the Rheingau?

Answer 26

Charta

Question 27

What is Charta? Does it still exist?

Answer 27

Organisation created in 1984 to advocate for the dry riesling of the Rheingau. Absorbed into the VDP in 1999, logo still used.

Question 28

When can Grosses Gewächse be released?

Answer 28

After 1 September of the year following the harvest

Question 29

When can Erste Lage with a Prädikat be released?

Answer 29

After 1 May of the year following the harvest.

Question 30

Is Grosses Gewächs a legally authorised term?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

Is Erstes Gewächs a legally authorised term?

Answer 31

Yes - for the Rheingau only

Question 32

What is a Grosses Gewächs?

Answer 32

A VDP dry wine (no more than 9g/L RS) made from a Grosse Lage site. A producer can only made one dry wine from each Grosse Lage site.

Question 33

What are the maximum allowed yields in the VDP classification?

Answer 33

Grosse Lage: "Grand Cru" Wines (max. 50 hl/ha) Erste Lage: "Premier Cru" Wines (max. 60 hl/ha) Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha) Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

Question 34

Who created the German classification that uses the terms 'Classic' and 'Selection'?

Answer 34

The German Wine Institute Mainz, state-affiliated Started with the 2000 vintage

Question 35

What is a Classic German wine?

Answer 35

Produced in one of the 13 anbaugebiete Replaces the term halbtrocken Maximum 15 g/L RS 'Harmoniously dry'

Question 36

What is a Selection German wine?

Answer 36

``` Produced in one of the 13 anbaugebiete Single vineyard Single variety Must weight equivalent to Auslese Hand harvested Released after 1 September following year Replaces the term trocken Maximum 9 g/L RS 'Superior dry' ```

Question 37

When did was Mosel-Saar-Ruwer renamed Mosel?

Answer 37

2007

Question 38

What does goldkapsel and lange goldkapsel indicate?

Answer 38

More sweetness due to higher mustweight | A 'reserve' selection that replicates the outlawed 'feine' and 'hochfeine' labelling terms