Germany - MA Questions 19.12.20

Question 1

What does Flurbereinigung mean?

Answer 1

The post-war campaign that aimed at consolidating parcels of land divided by successive generations of inheritance.

Question 2

What does Amtliche Prüfungsnummer mean and what do the digits represent?

Answer 2

Official exam number, (1) the location of the examination board, (2) the village in which the wine was produced, (3) the producer, (4) the unique number of the bottling, (5) the year in which the wine was tested.

Question 3

What is the maximum RS for Classic wines ?

Answer 3

max 15 gr/liter.

Question 4

What is the maximum RS for Selection wines ?

Answer 4

max 9 gr/liters ; max 12gr/liter for Riesling.

Question 5

What is the Oeschle range for Eiswein ? How about Beerenauslese ?

Answer 5

110-128. Same.

Question 6

What is the minimum % of traditional grapes that VDP members must grow in their vineyards ?

Answer 6

80%.

Question 7

Does VDP allow its members to use Grosslagen names on their wines ?

Answer 7

No.

Question 8

When can Grosses Gewächs be released ?

Answer 8

September 1st of the year after the harvest.

Question 9

What is the required minimum time in wood for Grosses Gewächs red wines ?

Answer 9

min 12 months.

Question 10

In which three Anbaugebiete the Erste Lage category does not exist ?

Answer 10

Mosel, Ahr and Rheinhessen.

Question 11

What are the parents of Dornfelder ?

Answer 11

Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe.

Question 12

What is the synonym for Schiava in Germany ?

Answer 12

Trollinger.

Question 13

In which Anbaugebiete would you find the gemeinden Dernau and Heppingen ?

Answer 13

Ahr.

Question 14

What are the two most planted red grapes in Ahr ?

Answer 14

Spatburgunder and Fruhburgunder (Pinot Noir precoce).

Question 15

Ortenau, Kaiserstuhl and Bodensee are all bereiche in which Anbaugebiete ?

Answer 15

Baden.

Question 16

Where would you find Iphofen ?

Answer 16

Steigerwald, Franken.

Question 17

What are the Bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse ?

Answer 17

Starkenburg and Umstadt.

Question 18

Where would you find the Bereiche Loreley ?

Answer 18

Mittelrhein.

Question 19

In which Bereichen would you find the following villages ?

a) Ockfen
b) Mertesdorf
c) Bremm
d) Kesten

Answer 19

a) Ockfen – Saar
b) Mertesdorf – Ruwertal
c) Bremm – Burg Cochem
d) Kesten – Bernkastel

Question 20

Leiterchen and Felsenkopf are both alleinbesitz of which producer ? Where are they located ?

Answer 20

Weingut Josef Milz. Trittenheim, Bernkastel, Mosel.

Question 21

Who is the sole owner of Braune Kupp? Where is it located?

Answer 21

Egon Muller. Wiltingen, Saar, Mosel.

Question 22

Which soil is predominant around the villages of Urzig and Erden?

Answer 22

Iron rich Devonian red slate.

Question 23

In which Anbaugebiete would you find the gemeinden of Traisen, Oberhausen and Bockenau?

Answer 23

Nahe.

Question 24

Where would you find the Einzellage Gaisböhl? Who owns it entirely?

Answer 24

Ruppertsberg, Pfalz. Monopole of Dr. Bürklin-Wolf.

Question 25

What is the most planted red grape in Pfalz?

Answer 25

Dornfelder.

Question 26

Where would you find the Einzellage Nonnenberg? Who owns it?

Answer 26

Rauenthal, Rheingau. Monopole of Georg Breuer.

Question 27

Where would you find the producer Josef Spreitzer?

Answer 27

Oestrich, Rheingau.

Question 28

List the Bereichen of Rheinhessen.

Answer 28

Nierstein, Bingen, Wonnegau.

Question 29

What is the most planted grape in Saale-Unstrut?

Answer 29

Müller Thurgau.

Question 30

What is the most panted grape in Württemberg?

Answer 30

Trollinger.

Question 31

What is the minimum RS for Cabernet d’Anjou ?

Answer 31

10 gr/liter.

Question 32

Who makes Antakari Reserva & Gran Reserva? Where are they located?

Answer 32

Vina Falernia. Elqui Valley, Chile.

Question 33

Where would you find the producer named Kayra ?

Answer 33

Anatolia, Turkey.

Question 34

What is the variety used in Darnibole PDO?

Answer 34

100% Bacchus.

Question 35

In which State would you find the Tip of the Mitt AVA?

Answer 35

Michigan.

Question 36

What are the 2 AVAs added in Oregon in 2020?

Answer 36

Laurelwood District and Tualatin Hills.

Question 37

Which famous Champagne oenologist is behind the IWA Sake project?

Answer 37

Richard Geoffroy.

Question 38

Which Chilean producer is behind the Outer Limits range of wines?

Answer 38

Montes.

Question 39

Which variety is permitted in Neusiedlersee DAC?

Answer 39

Zweigelt.

Question 40

What is the synonym for Marsanne in Valais?

Answer 40

Ermitage.