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Germany-History, Wine Law Flashcards

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Which monastic order was crucial to German viticulture? When? What did they do?

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Cistercians of 8th cent

brought PN from Burgundy and planted Riesling

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What effects did the era of the French Revolution have on German wine?

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i. Liquidation of church holdings in vineyards
ii. Privatization of vineyards
iii. Dramatic increase in quality and export

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In the early 19th cent. what were the British trade names for the following:

  • wine from Middle Rhine
  • fruity, crisp wine from Mosel
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  • Hock

- Moselle

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When did phylloxera arrive in GR?

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1872

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What is #1 grape crossing of GR? Who developed it?

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Müller-Thurgau

Swiss Dr. Hermann Müller from Thurgau at Geisenheim 1882

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What were major effects of WWII era on GR wine trade?

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  1. Removal of Jewish wine merchants (60-70% of German market)
  2. Ended wine auctions
  3. Nazi’s confiscated best and sweetest wines
  4. International boycott of German products after the war
  5. Total plantings left at 50,000 ha total
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What was most internationally recognizable category of GR wine in the 1950s? Major producer?

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Liebraumilch

Blue Nun (fd. 1921)

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What is the name for systematic restructuring of vineyards in Germany? When did it begin?

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Flubereinigung

1960s

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What is the major piece of GR wine legislation from the mid 20th cent?

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1971 Deutches Weingesetz

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What are the major 3 areas of wine demarcation addressed in 1971 GR law?

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  1. Aggregation of einzellagen (Flubereinigung)
  2. Intro of Grosslagen category
  3. Delimited 11 Anbaugebiete
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What are the general req’s for flubereinigung? biggest flaw?

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min 5ha for vineyard (einzellage)

shrank number from 30,000-2,700 delimited vineyards

enlarged some poor sites and eliminated some top ones

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What are Grosselagen?

Major criticism of category?

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No labeling distinction between Einzellagen and Grosslagen caused consumer confusion

Ex Piesporter Goldtröpfchen (prestigious einzellage) vs. Piesporter Michelsberg (grosslage across the town)

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What are 3 categories originally outlined in 1971 GR laws? Which were added in 1982 update?

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  1. Tafelwein (table wine)
  2. Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiet (QbA)
  3. Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)

Landwein and Eiswein added in 1982

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What is the Amtliche Prüfnummer? Which categories of wine does this apply to?

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“official exam number,” A.P. number

5 digit code qualifying QbA and QmP wines

96% of country’s production qualify

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When was the first update to the 1971 GR wine law enacted? What did it change?

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1982

  • introduced Landwein category and Eiswein designation
  • Exempted some vineyards from min 5 ha
  • raised min Öschle levels over time
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What major vineyards of GR were exempted from the min 5 ha rule in 1982?

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  1. Forster Kirchenstück (Pfalz)
  2. Forster Freundstück (Pfalz)
  3. Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen (Pfalz)
  4. Bernkasteler Doctor (Mosel)
  5. Kiedricher Turmberg (Rheingau)
  6. Schloss Vollrads (Winkel/Rheingau)
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17
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List the Öschle Scale range for each:

-Kabinett
-Spätlese
Auslese
-Beerenauslese
-TBA
-Eiswein

A 
K=70-85 degrees
S=80-95 degrees
A=88-105 degrees
B=110-128 degrees
TBA=150-154 degrees
E=110-128 degrees
18
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Is there a Max Oschle scale rating for each Prädikat?

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no, higher sugar levels can be declassified down

19
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What is the Öschle Scale?

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scale measuring degrees for ripeness of QmP wines

20
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What new terms were introduced into GR wine law in 2000?

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  1. Classic replaces halbtrocken
    Feinherb (slightly off dry) informal term technically prohibited but used commonly in place of halbtrocken
  2. Selection replaces trocken
  3. Erstes Gewächs formalized for dry wines from specific sites in Rheingau
21
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What were the effects of EU wide reform of wine law in GR in late 2000s?

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  1. 13 anbaugebiete became PDOs

2. shortened QbA and QmP categories, now 4 tier system exists

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What is the current 4 tier system of German wine categories? Req’s for each?

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1. Wein (Formerly Tafelwein)
      no geo des, can be 
      Deutscher Wein if 
      German grapes, vint and 
       var allowed on label 
2. Landwein 
       IGP category, includes 
        trocken, halbtrocken, 
        from any 26 regions 
        called landweingebiete
3. Qualitätswein
       PDO category, most of 
       top dry wines, includes 
      Prädikastwein, 96% of 
       production, almost all 
      exports, min of 7% alc 
       (exempt from EU 
      standard of 8.5% 
4. Prädikatswein 
       PDO, all of best sweet 
       wines, min 7% alc, 
       BA/TBA/Eiswein min 
       5.5% alc
23
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What is min alc for GR Prädikatswein? Why is this unique?

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7% alc (rest of EU is 8.5%)

BA/TBA/Eiswein min of 5.5%

24
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What is the VDP?

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(VDP) Verband Deutscher Präkidatsweingüter

25
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Brief history of GR VDP?

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  • Fd. 1910
  • Originally VDNV (Naturweinversteingerer)
  • Promoted sale of unchaptalized (natur) wines at auction
  • 1971 laws banned term “Natur,” VDNV rebranded as VDP (b/c Natur still allowed for other additives like süssreserve)
  • VDP new goal was creation of stricter req’s for winemaking than 1971 laws
  • 1984=began developing own vineyard classification using old tax registries and Napoleonic maps (rediscovering old vineyards subsumed by Flurbereinigung)
  • 2002=launched formal 3 tier vineyard system
  • 2012=minor changes to system leading to current model
  • Currently 195 (2017) members, national org is composed of 10 regional bodies
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What are general req’s for VDP wine?

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  1. Higher min must weights, lower max yields than legal req’s
  2. Everything estate grown
  3. Hand-harvest for Auslese and above
  4. Min 80% of traditional grapes (Generally excluding crossings)
  5. Prohibits use of Grosselagen
  6. Mandatory seal on label (Seal=Traubenadler)
    b. Most producers omit Gutswein and Orstwein from label
  7. May release wines at any Prädikate, but must be sweet if using term (Ie, no spätlese trocken, auslese trocken, etc for dry wines)
  8. Trocken may be used at Erste lage level and below
27
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What is the Traubenadler?

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Eagle symbol mandatory for all VDP wines of GR

28
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What is the current structure of VDP wine? when was it enacted?

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2011 vint-on

Gutswein (regional)
Ortswein (village)
Erste Lage (premier cru)
Grosse Lage (Grand Cru)

29
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What are the max yields for each level of VDP wine?

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Gutswein (regional)=75hl/ha
Ortswein (village)=75hl/ha
Erste Lage (premier cru)=60hl/ha
Grosse Lage (Grand Cru)=50hl/ha

30
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How are Gutswein generally labelled in VDP system?

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usually anbaugebeit + fantasy cuvée

31
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How are Ortswein generally labelled in VDP system?

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Typically village name + soil cuvee”

i. Kalkstein=Limestone
ii. Blauen Schiefer=Blue Slate
iii. Buntsandstein=red sandstone

32
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How are Erste Lage wines generally labelled in VDP system?

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Typically village name + vineyard

i. Ex, Iphöfer Kronsberg (Franken)

33
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How are Grosse Lage wines generally labelled in VDP system?

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Typically just vineyard, a la Burg GC’s

34
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What is the legal classification of VDP wines in GR? What does this mean for allowable winemaking techniques?

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just Qualitätswein!

so…things like Chaptalization is legal, common practice w/ Spätburgunder

35
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What is the major caveat to remember about the VDP?

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VDP is not a legal organization, and therefore may not always follow the same rules for everyone!

36
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What is the national and regional structure of the VDP?

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1 national org composed of 10 regional bodies

37
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Which regions do not have Erste Lage category under VDP?

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Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen

38
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What are some examples of pre-VDP marketing terms allowed on a producer basis by VDP?

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  1. Bürklin-Wolf top vineyards labeled as “GC” and “PC”

2. Schloss Johannisberg labels “Silberlack” GL Riesling as “trocken”

39
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Which estate famously bounced from the VDP in 2014? Why?

A

Koehler-Ruprecht of Pfalz forbidden to use traditional marketing terms, so…they gone.

40
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Which region is allowed to violate max yields for Grosse Lage wines in VDP? For what style and why?

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Mosel producers make Grosse Lage Kabinett at 60-70 hl/ha because style is better suited for higher yields

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