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Germany / Luxembourg / Belgium / Denmark Flashcards

1
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Name the four-tier VDP. Classification.

A

Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

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2
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Name the three Bereichs of Rheinhessen.

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Bingen
Nierstein
Wonnegau

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3
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When was the Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (VDP) formed?

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1910

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4
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Name the monastery in the Rheingau region that has a tradition in viticulture and is now seen as the cultural wine centre of Rheingau.

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Kloster Eberbach

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5
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Name the Bereich of Rheingau.

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Johannisberg

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6
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Which village in the Rheingau produces more red wines than white?

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Assmannshausen

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7
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What is the name of the flat-sided flask that we often come across in wines from Franken (Franconia)?

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Bocksbeutel

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8
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Name the six Bereichs of Mosel (from south to north).

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Moseltor
Obermosel
Saar
Ruwertal
Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
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9
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When did the name of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Anbaugebiete changed to Mosel?

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1st of August 2007

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10
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Which German region is noted for its Schillerwein (pink wine blend from white and red grapes)?

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Wurttemberg

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11
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List the six Pradikats with their corresponding degrees of ripeness (Oechsle).

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Kabinett (70-85 Oechsle)
Spatlese (80-95 Oechsle)
Auslese (88-105 Oechsle)
Beerenauslese (110-128 Oechsle)
Icewein (110-128 Oechsle)
Trockenbeerenauslese (150-154 Oechsle)
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12
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What is the minimum alcohol for Qualitatswein and above?

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7% (except BA and TBA which is 5,5%)

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13
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Pinot Gris in Germany is known as …………………..

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Grauburgunder or Rulander

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14
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Pinot Blanc in Germany is known as …………………………

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Weissburgunder

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15
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Muller-Thurgau is a cross between which grapes?

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Riesling and Madeleine Royale

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16
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Name a few notable villages of Rheingau.

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Lorchhausen
Rudesheim
Winkel
Johannisberg
Erbach
Eberbach
Eltville
Hockheim
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17
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Name the two Bereichs of Pfalz.

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Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

Sudliche Weinstrasse

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18
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Which anbaugebiete (region) is famed for its red wines?

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Ahr

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19
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What is the synonym of Blaufrankisch in Wurttemberg?

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Lemberger

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20
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Traditional name for Pinot Gris.

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Rulander

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21
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Trockenbeerenauslese Oechsle range.

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150-154

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22
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German name for vineyard.

A

Einzellage

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23
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Who is producing the most well known, expensive wines of Nahe and has a monopole in Oberhausen? What is the name of this monopole?

A

Donhoff

Brucke

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24
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Name the only Bereich of Ahr.

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

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25
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Name the smallest wine region (Anbaugebiete) of Germany.

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Hessische-Bergstrasse

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26
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Which grape variety produces the best wines of Franken, Germany?

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Silvaner

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27
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German name for the Schiava red grape variety.

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Vernatsch

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28
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What are the two VDP approved varieties for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage wines in the Rheingau?

A

Riesling

Spatburgunder

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29
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Maximum yields allowed for VDP Grosse Lage (hl/ha).

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50 hl/ha

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30
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Name the two instances in the Rheingau that the name of the property itself legally suffices as provenance.

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Schloss Johannisberg

Schloss Vollrads

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31
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Since when the term Feinherb is permitted on German wine labels?

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2000

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32
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When was the Cremant de Luxembourg appellation created and name the permitted grape varieties?

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1991

Elbling, Pinot Blanc, Rivaner (Muller-Thurgau), Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Riesling for white and Pinot Noir for rose

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33
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Since when the term Bereich was officially used for a wine district?

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1971

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34
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What is Weissherbst?

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Rose wine, at least 95% of which is made by direct pressing of a single variety named on the label

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35
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In which Anbaugebiete of Germany the villages of Castell and Iphofen are located?

A

Franken

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36
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Name the two Bereichs of Mittelrhein.

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Lorelei

Siebengebirge

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37
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Synonym of Muller-Thurgau in Luxembourg.

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Rivaner

38
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German term for a large wooden barrel used in the Mosel region with a capacity of 1000lt.

A

Fuder

39
Q

Where is the village of Kallstad located?

A

Pfalz, Germany

40
Q

What are the initials VDP mean?

A

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

41
Q

Name the two IGPs of Belgium.

A

Jardins de Wallonie

Vlaamse Landwijn

42
Q

Which village of Rheinhessen is noted for its red wines from Spatburgunder?

A

Ingelheim

43
Q

Name a few notable villages of Rheinhessen.

A 
Nackenheim
Ingelheim
Oppenheim
Nierstein
Deinhein
Westhofen
Osthofen
44
Q

Germany’s most eastern region.

A

Sachsen

45
Q

When did Ernst Loosen took over the family estate?

A

1988

46
Q

Name the three monopoles of Weingut Maximin Grunhaus.

A

Abtsberg
Bruderberg
Herrenberg

47
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German term for the unfermented or partl-fermented must that was widely used in the 1970s and 1980s to sweeten all but the finest or driest German wines.

A

Sussreserve

48
Q

What are the two VDP approved varieties for Grosse Lage and Erste Lage in Rheingau?

A

Riesling

Spatburgunder

49
Q

Maximum yields allowed for VDP Grosse Lage (hl/ha).

A

50 hl/ha

50
Q

Name the first PDO of Denmark and what type of wine it produces.

A

Dons

Sparkling

51
Q

Where is the Liebfrauenstift-Kirchstuck vineyard located?

A

Worms, Rheinhessen, Germany

52
Q

Name the three monopoles of Maximin Grunhaus.

A

Abtsberg
Bruderberg
Herrenberg

53
Q

What is the top vineyard of Trittenheim (Middle Mosel)?

A

Apotheke

54
Q

What is the minimum size of a vineyard according to the German Wine Law of 1971?

A

5 ha

Exceptions: Doctor (Bernakastel), Kirchenstuck (Forst), Freunstuck (Forst), Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)

55
Q

Who is the famous producer for first harnessing botrytis in the late 18th century?

A

Schloss Johannisberg

56
Q

Name the top vineyard site of Assmannshausen.

Top producer.

A

Hollenberg

August Kesseler

57
Q

What is the name of Toni Jost’s Grosse Lage Monopole vineyard in Bacharach?

A

Hahn

58
Q

Name the top vineyard sites of Rudesheim.

A

Berg Roseneck
Berg Rottland
Berg Schlossberg

59
Q

Name of the strain of early-ripening Pinot Noir found in Franken.

A

Fruhburgunder

60
Q

What is the German synonym for Botrytis?

A

Edelfaule

61
Q

What does “Alte Reben” mean?

A

Old vines (Vieilles Vignes)

62
Q

Maximum yields allowed for VDP Erste Lage (hl/ha).

A

60 hl/ha

63
Q

Maximum yields allowed for VDP Ortswein (hl/ha).

A

75 hl/ha

64
Q

Maximum yields allowed for VDP Gutswein (hl/ha).

A

75 hl/ha

65
Q

Where is the Sonnenberg vineyard?

A

Eltville, Rheingau

66
Q

Where is most of Germany’s Schwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier) planted?

A

Wurttemberg

67
Q

Where is Geisenheim located?

A

Rheingau

68
Q

What regions can Liebfraumilch be blended from?

A

Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Nahe
Pfalz

69
Q

Where is Kloster Eberbach located?

A

Rheingau

70
Q

What portion of the Rheingau is planted to Riesling?

A

80%

the highest portion than any other anbaugebiet

71
Q

What is the rose popular in Wurttemberg?

A

Schillerwein

72
Q

What is the rose popular in Baden?

A

Weissherbst

73
Q

Where is Hallgarten located?

A

Rheingau

74
Q

German synonym of Blaufrankisch.

A

Lemberger

75
Q

Most planted grape in the Rheinhessen.

A

Muller-Thurgau

76
Q

Scheurebe is a crossing of what varieties?

A

Riesling
Silvaner
(developed in Rheinhessen)

77
Q

Name four vineyards that are smaller than the 5 ha minimum size for a registered vineyard.

A

Doctor (Bernakastel)
Kirchenstuck (Forst)
Freunstuck (Forst)
Schloss Vollrads (Winkel)

78
Q

Dornfelder is a crossing of what varieties?

A

Helfensteiner

Heroldrebe

79
Q

What is Franken’s wine center? Name an important vineyard.

A

Wurzburg

Stein

80
Q

In 1971, the 30000 einzellagen were condensed into how many registered vineyards? What is the minimum size of a registered vineyard?

A

2600 vineyards

5 ha

81
Q

What is the important einzellage of Bernkastel-kues (Mosel)?

A

Doctor

Lay

82
Q

What is the important einzellage of Wehlen (Mosel)?

A

Sonnenuhr

83
Q

What is the important einzellage of Urzig (Mosel)?

A

Wurzgarten

84
Q

What is an alleinbesitz?

A

A monopole

85
Q

What is the volume of a stuck and where is it used?

A

1200 lt

Rheingau

86
Q

Maximum RS for Classic wines.

A

15 gr/lt

87
Q

Maximum RS for Selection wines.

A

9 gr/lt (12 gr/lt for Riesling)

88
Q

Maximum RS for Grosses Gewachs.

A

9 gr/lt

89
Q

Minimum abv for Classic and Selection.

A

12% (11,5% in the Mosel)

90
Q

What is the important einzellage of Johannisberg (Rheingau)?

A

Holle

91
Q

Where does the German “discovery” of Spatlese date to?

A

1775 at Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau)

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