Germany Review COPY Flashcards
What Mosel bereiche is Winnigen in? What are the most famous einzellagen here? What are the soil types of the main three areas?
Berg-Cochem - Uhlen / Uhlen Blaufusser Lay / Uhlen Laubach / Uhlen Roth Lay
Blaufusser Lay: Blue-grey slate with clay
Laubach: Grey slate with calcareous fossils.
Roth Lay: Iron oxide red slate
Name the crossing of the Perle GV? Where is it grown mostly?
Gewurtztraminer x Muller-Thurgau
Franken
Where is Steinberg located? Who’s the owner?
Hattenheim - Rheingau – Kloster Erbach’s monopole

Where is the German wine Institute?
Gesenheim - Rheingau
Where is Mannberg vineyard located? Who’s the owner?
Rheingau - Hattenheim – Von Simmern’s monopole

Name the most important Gemeiden of the bereich Niersten? What is this area also known as?
Rheinterrasse:
Bodenheim / Nackenheim / Nierstein / Oppenheim / Deinheim
Where is the junction between Mosel and Rhine river?
Koblenz
Precise the crossing of the Ortega GV?
Muller-Thurgau x Siegerrebe
What is “Alte Reben”?
old vine in german language
How many VDP classified (Grosse/Erste Lage) vineyards are classified in Rheingau?
128 from the 2013 classification
What is the soil type of the Rheingau?
Various: - Slate dominates the upper slopes vineyards - Lower vineyard: closer to river: Clay, Loess, Quartzite, alluvial and red slate
Where is located “Josephshofer” vineyard?
Graacher and der Mosel Germany - Mosel
What are the vineyard of Mertersdorf?
Maximin Grauhaus vineyard - Abtsberg: 14 ha - Herrenberg: 19 ha - Bruderberg: 1 Ha Ruwer - Mosel
What are the einzellage of Winkel?
Rheingau - Schloss Vollrads - Hasensprüng - Jesuitengarten
What does mean “Goldtropchen”? Name some highly regarded winemakers?
“Droplet of gold”: Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Reinhold Haart
Where is Grafenberg vineyard located?
Kiedrich Rheingau
Where is Marcobrunn situated?
Erbach Rheingau
What is the Alleinbesitz of Schloss Schönborn?
Pfaffenberg in Hattenheim - Rheingau
What is Trolinger?
- Vernasch in german language - know as Schiava in Italy – Red grape
Where is located “Lay” vineyard?
Bernakastel-Kues Mosel - Germany Dr Loosen
Where would you find Herrenberg vineyard?
Mosel - Ruwer Mertesdorf Maximin Grünhaus vineyard
What are the max RS for Erste Gawächs wines?
6 g/L for Spatburgender 9 g/L for Riesling Charta regulation
What is Edelfaule?
Noble rot in german language
What are the Einzellages of the Ruwer?
- Eistelbach: Karthauserhofberg: (monopole)
Mertesdorf: (Maximin Grunhause vineyard): Monopole of Von Schubert – Arbsberg – Herrenberg – Bruderberg
- Kasel: Nies’chen – Kehrnagel
Where is Jungfer vineyard located?
Hallgarten - Rheingau
What is the Alleinbesitz of Kloster Eberbach?
Steinberg vineyard (Walled close) Hattenheim - Rheingau
Name some highly regarded wine producers of the Rheingau?
- August Kesseler (Assmanhaussen) - George Breuer: Rudesheim - Josef Leitz: Rüdesheim - Schloss Schönborn: Hallgarten - Franz Künster: Hocheim
Where / When has the Auslese been discovered?
1787 - Schloss Johannisberg
What is “classic” in Germany?
New denomination for halbtrocken wine
Where is Marcobrunn situated?
Erbach Rheingau
What is the alleinbesitz of Von Simmern?
Mannberg vineyard - Hattenheim / Rheingau
Where is Schloss Vollrads located? What is particular to its vineyard?
Rheingau - Winkel – on of the smallest einzellage of Germany: 3 Ha (Part of the 5 exceptional vineyard out of the wine laws)
Name the einzellage of Hattenheim
- Pfaffenberg - Mannberg - Steinberg – Rheingau
What is the crossing of the Scheurebe?
Riesling / Bukettrebe 1916
Why is August Kesseler famous for? Where is he located?
He is producing world class Spatburgender on the Rheingau: Assmanhaussen vineyard
name the Einzelage of Assmanhaussen What is it famous for?
Hollenberg Spatburgender
What is Terrassemosel?
Steepest slopes of the Mosel: located between Zell and Koblenz (Burg-Cochem)
Name the main Grosslage of the Middlemosel (North - South)
Pünderich, Enkirch, Traben-Trarbach, Wolf, Kröv, Lösnich, Erden, Ürzig, Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach an der Mosel, Bernkastel-Kues, Lieser, Brauneberg, Kesten, Wintrich, Piesport, Dhron, Neumagen, Trittenheim, Leiwen
Bold = most important
Name some Einzellage of Rudesheim? Where is it?
Rheingau - Berg Roseneck - Berg Rottland - Berg Schlossberg
Name the Einzellage of Eltville?
Sonnenberg Rhiengau - Langenstuck
Where is located Juffer Sonnenuhr
Brauneberg - Mosel
Could you name the tafelwein sub-regions of the Bayer? Rhein-Mosel?
Bayern-sub regions:
Main
Donau
Lindau
Rhein-Mosel-sub-regions
Rhein
Moseltal
What is the crossing of the Sylvaner? Give some synonym?
Savagnin(traminer) / Österreichisch weiss – Osterreicher, Johannisberg, Zierfandl
What grape is issue from the Blauer Portugueiser / Blaufrankisch crossing?
Heroldrebe Made in 1926 by August Herold Parent of the Dornfelder (Hefensteiner)
Where is Kirchenstuck located (in Rheingau)?
Hocheim - Rheingau
Where is the warmer area of Germany located ?
Kaiserthul - Baden
What’s mean “selection” in Germany?
Troken wine from an higher ripeness than classic
What are the einzellage of Urzig?
Prälat
Treppchen
Wurzgarten
name some important Gemeiden of the Bigen (Bereich)?
Siefersheim Bingen Appenheim
What is the alleinbesitz of Von Simmern?
Mannberg vineyard - Hattenheim / Rheingau
When was the VDP Created? Under what name? When does it change?
26th november 1910: Verban Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer (for nature wine / un-chaptalised) Came VDP in 1971 with the new wine law organisation
What are the wine ventures / Estate of Egon Muller?
- Saar: Le Gallais (monopole owner of the Braune Kupp vineyard) - Chateau Bela: Slovenia (Posavska - sturovo region) - Adelaide Hill: Kanta
What is the crossing of the Bukettrebe?
Sylvaner x Trollinger
what is “Sonnenuhr”? name them?
Sundial vineyard - Juffer Sonnenuhr (Brauneberg) - Zeltingener Sonnenuhr - Wehlener Sonnenuhr
What does mean “Erzeugerabfüllung” or “Gutsabfüllung”?
estate bottle
What is the soil type of the Berg Roseneck vineyard?
Rheingau - Rüdesheim – Quartz base
Where is the Scharzhofberger vineyard located? who’s the iconic producer?
Saar - Mosel Egon Muller
Where is located “Domprobst” vineyard?
Graacher and der Mosel Germany - Mosel
name some famous grosslagen of the mosel?
- Badstude (Bernkasteler) - Michelsberg (Piesporter) - St Michael (Thornicher) - Propsberg - Römerlay (Ruwer) Scharzberg (Saar)
Who’s is the owner of Graacher Josephshofer?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Acolon crossing?
Blaufrankisch x Dornfelder - developed in 1971
Where is Hassenprüng vineyard located
Rheingau WInkel
When was the Erste Gewächs approved? Explain it?
1999 Official term (unlike the VDP) Rheingau Classification apply dry Riesling (9g/L) and PN (6g/L) 50 Hl/Ha
What is the landwein name of the Saal-Unstrut?
Mittledeuscher
what are the einzellage of Piesport?
- Goldtröpfchen - Domherr - Kreuzwingert (Reinhold Haart AB) - Schubertslay
What is the crossing of the Dornfelder?
Heroldrebe / Hefelsteiner 1956 by August Herold in Weinsberg
What is the crossing of the Neuberger?
Silvaner x Roter Veltliner
What is the “Stuck”?
1200L Rheingau oak vessel
Name the einzellage of Hattenheim
- Pfaffenberg - Mannberg - Steinberg – Rheingau
Where is Schönhell vineyard located?
Hallgarten - Rheingau
What is the soil type of the Berg schlossberg vineyard?
Rheingau - Rüdesheim - Red Slates
Could you name the Landwein region of the Mosel?
Der Mosel
Der Saar
Der Ruwer
Saarlandischer
What are the main GV of the Mosel Region?
Riesling Elbing Muller Thurgau
What are the einzellage of Bernkastel? What is specific to them?
- Doctor Vineyard - Lay vineyard – on of the 5 exceptions of the German wine law: less than 5 Ha
What is the crossing of the Muller Thurgau? Give an other name?
Riesling / Madeleine Royal – 1882 by Herman Muller in Thurgau (Switzerland) – Rizlingsilvani
Where is located Goldtröpfchen vineyard?
Mosel - Piesport
Give some synonym for the Welschriesling?
Riesling Italico: Romania
Grasevina: Croatia
What is Rheingauer Flöte?
Brown flute shape bottle commonly use in Rheingau
How is the Rheingau brown bottle called?
Rheingauer Flöte
Explain the location of the Rheingau wine region.
- Rheingau is located on the Northern bank of the Rhine river
- Vineyards are south facing slopes, sitting on fairly steep slopes, reflecting the light of the river down hill.
Where is located Pfaffenberg vineyard? Who’s the owner?
Hattenheim - Rheingau Schloss Shönborn’s monopole
What is the AP number? Explain it?
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer - Panel tasting’s number assessment for pradikatswein and QbA
Where / When has the Einswein been discovered?
1858 - Schloss Johannisberg
Name some important Gemeiden of the Wonnegau (Bereich)
Westofen Flörsheim-Dalsheim Monsheim Worms
When was Koster Erbach been established?
1132 by St Bernard des Clervain - Know as the biggest estate in Germany until 1803 Was a Burgundian branch of the cistercian monastery
What is the soil type of the Rheingau?
Various: - Slate dominates the upper slopes vineyards - Lower vineyard: closer to river: Clay, Loess, Quartzite, alluvial and red slate
Who’s the iconic winemaker of the Juffer Sonnenuhr?
Fritz Haag
What are the Einzellage of Wiltingen? Where is it located?
Saar (Mosel) Scharzhofberger: Wiltingen Rausch: Saarburg
What is the Einzellage of Wehlen? Name a famous producer here
Sonnenuhr Joh.Jos. Prum
Where does the Rheingau vineyard sit?
on the Northern bank of the Rhine river (Westward through 30 km) – Creating steeps slopes in south facing aspect
What is Fuder?
Mosel’s barrel vessel: 1000L
Where is located “Himmelreich” vineyard?
Graacher and der Mosel Germany - Mosel
What is the monopole of Joseh Leitz?
Rudesheimer Rosengarten GG
What is alleinbesitz?
Monopole vineyard
Where is Jesuitengarten located? (in Rheingau)
Winkel
Name the Einzellage of Graacher and der Mosel?
- Domprobst - Josephshofer - Himmelreich
Where is Mannberg vineyard located? Who’s the owner?
Rheingau - Hattenheim – Von Simmern’s monopole
Where is Jesuitengarten located? (in Rheingau)
Winkel
What is the soil type of the Scharzhofberger vineyard?
Grey slate
What is “Feinherb”?
unofficial term for medium-dry
Where is Hölle vineyard located?
Rheingau - Johannisberg & Hochheim
What are the einzellage of Hallgarten?
- Schönhell - Jungfer - Kloster Erbach Rheingau
Name the classic oak vessel of the Rheingau? What is its size?
Stuck 1200L
What is the einzellage of Erbach?
Marcobrunn
Where is located Neckar weinbaugebiete? Could you name its landwein?
Wurttemberg – Schwabischer
What is the Bereich of the Rheingau?
Johannisberg
How is the Rudesheimer Berg vineyard divided into?
- Berg Roseneck - Berg Rottland - Berg Schlossberg (Rheingau)
What is the einzellage of Trittenheim?
Apotheke
What vineyard is located straight on the East to Mannberg?
Erbacher Marcobrunn
Where is located Treppchen?
Erden - Mosel Germany
Bacchus Crossing?
(Silvaner xRiesling) x Muller Thurgau developed in 1933
What is the soil type of the Berg Rottland vineyard?
Rheingau - Rüdesheim – Grey slate
Who’s the iconic winemaker of the Wurzgarten?
Dr Loosen
What is Domina?
Red german grape Blauer Portugeiser x Pinot Noir – created in 1927
Where is Schloss Johannisberg located?
Rheingau - Johannisberg
What is Rotberger?
Red german crossing Trollinger x Riesling
What is the grape resulting from the Riesling x Trollinger crossing?
Rotberger
Precise the quality level of german wines
- Wein - Landwein (PGI) - QbA: Qualitaswein (PDO) - Pradikatwein (PDO)
Where is located Joh. Jos. Prum? Why is it famous for?
Wehlen - Mosel / Germany Wehlener Sonnenuhr
What are the einzellage of Hocheim?
Rheingau - Holle - Kirchenstuck
What is the goldkapsel?
wine producer with higher richness than classic style: often used for Auslese
What GV would you find in Rheingau?
- Riesling (85%) - Spatburgender (mainly by the Western edge - near Assmanhaussen)
What are the Einzellage of Joanninsberg?
Rheingau - Holle - Schloss Johannisberg
What is the steepest vineyard in the world?
Mosel region: Bremmer Calmont: 65° steep average Berg-Cochem bereich
Is Pradikatswein be chaptalised? What is the min alcohol?
No 7% 5,5 for BA, TBA and Einswein
What are the Bereiche of the Mosel
Moseltor Obermosel Saar Ruwer Bernkastel Berg-Cochem
explain “Selection” for german wine?
Must be superior dry - max RS: 9 g/L (12 g/L for Riesling) - must be a single vineyard / Single GV - at least Auslese ripeness - hand harvested - cannot be release prior 1 of September year after harvest
Name the difference level of the VDP’s classification?
- Grosse Lage: 50 Hl/Ha / best vineyard - Erste Lage: 60 hl/Ha // First class vineyard - Orstwein: 75 Hl/Ha // Village designation - Gutswein: 75 Hl/Ha regional designation
What is the first vintage of the BA/TBA of thereon Muller’s Wiltingener Scharzhofberger
1959
what is the result of Sylvaner x Trollinger crossing?
Bukettraube
How the slates affects the vine in the Mosel?
Heat retention through the day Well drained soil: avoid any rot pressures
What vineyard is located straight on the East to Mannberg?
Erbacher Marcobrunn
Where is located the Rausch vineyard? How much of it is classified as Erste Lage
Saarburg - Mosel 8 Ha out of the 16 originally
Where is located Pfaffenberg vineyard? Who’s the owner?
Hattenheim - Rheingau Schloss Shönborn’s monopole
Where / When has the Spatlese been discovered?
1785 - Schloss Johannisberg
Name some Alleinbesitz of the Mosel?
-Scharzhofberger: Egon Muller - Braune Kupp: Le Gallais / Egon Muller - Kartauserhofberg: Kartauserhof (Mean Cartusian) - Abstberg / Herrenberg / Bruderberg: Von Schubert - Kreuzwinngert: Reinhold Haart
Could you name the Landwein region of the Rhein
- Rheinburgen (Mittlerhein) - Rheingaues (Rheingau) - Nahegauer (Nahe) - Rheinischer (Rheinhessen) - Pfälzer (Pfalz) - Starkenburger (Hessische-Bergstrasse) - Ahrtaler (Air)
What is Nobling?
Silvaner x Gutedel Crossing
What is the soil type of the Urziger-Würzgarten
Red slates
Where would you find Abtsberg vineyard?
Mosel - Ruwer Mertesdorf Maximin Grünhaus vineyard
What are the main river/Water body of Germany? In what regions are they located?
Rhine river: Baden, Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Mittelrhine Mosel: Mosel region Ahr: Ahr region Main: Franken Elbe: Sachen Bodensee Lake: Baden
What is Charta?
Official association who’s promoting the dry wine on the Rhiengau - Created in 1999 - 50 Hl/Ha
What is the single vineyard’s size regulation for the German wine laws?
5 Ha min
Where would you find Bruderberg vineyard?
Mosel - Ruwer Mertesdorf Maximin Grünhaus vineyard
Who is the iconic winemaker of Kiendrich?
Robert Weil – Grafenberg vineyard
When was the German wine Law established?
1971
Where is Steinberg located? Who’s the owner?
Hattenheim - Rheingau – Kloster Erbach’s monopole
Where is located “Doctor” vineyard?
Bernkastel-Kue Mosel - Germany
What is the warmer vineyard of the Mosel?
Erdener-Prälat
Name the 13 anbaugebiete
Ahr Mittlerhein Mosel Rheingau Rheinhessen Pfalz Nahe Franken Baden Württenberg Hensische-Bergtrasse Sachen Saale-Unstrut
What is the soil type of the mosel region? Where is the exception?
Blue Devonian slates Urzig / Erden: Red iron rich slate
Where is Koster Erbach located?
Rheingau - Hallgarten
When was Koster Erbach been established?
1132 by St Bernard des Clervain - Know as the biggest estate in Germany until 1803 Was a Burgundian branch of the cistercian monastery
Where is Hassenprüng vineyard located
Rheingau WInkel
What is the german translation for estate bottle?
“Erzeugerabfüllung” or “Gutsabfüllung”?
name the einzellage of Kiendrich?
Grafenberg Rheingau (Robert Weil)
Where is located Domherr vineyard?
Mosel - Piesport
Where is Holle vineyard situated?
Rheingau - Hocheim
Name the famous producer of Hassmanhaussen?
August Kesseler
What are the regulation for a Deutscher wein?
The grapes must com originate from Germany
What is the crossing of Hefelsteiner? What grape is issue with its crossing with Heroldrebe?
Pinot Noir Précoce / Schiava Grossa 1931 by August Herold – Dornfelder
What is the Alleinbesitz of Koster Erbach?
Steinberg vineyard (Walled close) Hattenheim - Rheingau
What is “Winzerverein”?
Wine-grower co-op
Where is Koster Erbach located?
Rheingau - Hallgarten
name the einzellage of Kiendrich?
Grafenberg Rheingau (Robert Weil)
what is the colour of the mosel bottle?
Green
Who is the iconic winemaker of Kiendrich?
Robert Weil – Grafenberg vineyard
What is the northern most Anbaugebiete of Germany?
Sachen (51 of latitude)
What is Mariensteiner?
Riesling x Silvaner crossing
What is Regent?
red German developed hybrid: – Diana x Chambourcin (american hybrid)
When was Charta Create?
1999
Where is Grafenberg vineyard located?
Kiendrich Rheingau
Who are the iconic winemakers of Rudesheim?
- Joseph Leitz - Georg Breuer
Where is located Apotheke vineyard?
Trittenheim - Mosel
Where is Jungfer vineyard located?
Hallgarten - Rheingau
Where is located Hollenberg vineyard?
Assmanhaussen
when does Dr Loosen become VDP member?
1992
What is Weingut translate for?
Estate
How many GL (Grosse Late) vineyard are classified in Rheingau?
128 from the 2013 classification (currently no Erste Lage sites in the Rheingau)
What is Wurzer?
white german grape Gewurtztraminer x Muller-Thurgau crossing 1932
what is the meaning of the AP numbers?
1st: Examination board 2nd: vineyard location 3rd: bottler/Producer number 4th: bottling number 5th: year of examination (not vintage)
Where is Schönhell vineyard located?
Hallgarten - Rheingau
What is the crossing of the Kerner?
Trollinger x Riesling
When was the new VDP’s classification system created?
2012
Name the crossing of the Siegerrebe?
Gewurtztraminer x Madeleine Angevine 1929
Who’s the owner of the Braune Kupp vineyard?
Le Gallais estate Egon Muller ownership
What are the 2 sub-region of the Oberrhein weinland? where is it located?
- Romertor: Badischer (Landwein) - Burgengau: Taubertäler (Landwein) – Both in Baden Anbaugebiete
What are the 5 smaller single vineyards in Germany
- Schloss Vollrads: Rheingau - Kirchenstuck: Pfalz - Freundstuck: Pfalz - Lay: Bernkastel - Doctor: Bernkastel
Where is Sonnenberg vineyard located?
Kiendrich - Rheingau
What is the monopole of Georg Breuer?
Rauenthaler Nonnenberg 5,8 Ha
What are the mains Gemeinden of the Rheingau?
- Assmanhaussen - Rudesheim - Geisenheim - Johannisberg - Winkel - Hattenheim - Hallgarten - Erbach - Klendrich - Eltville - Hofheim am Main
What are the einzellage of Brauneberg?
Juffer Juffer Sonnenuhr
What is the einzellage of Erbach?
Marcobrunn
What is Liebfraumilsh?
Cheap / Bulk production half sweet wihite wine from the Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Pfalz, Nahe - Based in Riesling, Muller Thurgau, Silvaner, Welshriesling
What is the min ABV content for Deutscher Wein and Landwein?
8,5% ABV 44-50° oschle
Where is located Fritz Haag? why is it famous for?
Brauneberg Juffer Sonnenuhr bottling
What are the req for Qualitatswein?
- 7% ABV min - may be chaptalised - 55-72 oschle range must be sourced from one of the 13 anbaugbiete and from authorised GV
Where is located Prälat?
Urzig - Mosel Germany
Where is Sonnenberg vineyard located?
Kiendrich - Rheingau
Name the Einzellage of Eltville?
Sonnenberg Rhiengau
What are the 6 levels of pradikat? Precise their oschle ranges
- Kabinett: 70 - 85 - Spatlese: 80 - 95 - Auslese: 88 - 105 - Beernauslese (BA): 110 - 128 Trokenbeernauslese (TBA): 150-154 - Einswein: 110-128
What are the einzellage of Hallgarten?
- Schönhell - Jungfer - Kloster Erbach Rheingau
What is the monopole of Georg Breuer?
Rauenthaler Nonnenberg 5,8 Ha
What is the monopole of Joseh Leitz?
Rudesheimer Rosengarten GG
Kabinett? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
- 70-85° Oechsle - 7% ABV - No chaptalisation
Qualitätswein? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
- 55-72° Oechsle - 7% ABV - Can be chaptalised
Qualitätswein “Erstes Gewächs”? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
- 85/90° Oechsle - 12% ABV - 9 g/L RS: Riesling - 13% ABV - 6 g/L RS: P. Noir – first legal vintage: 1999
“Spätlese”? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
80-95° Oechsle 7% ABV No Chaptalisation
“Auslese”? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
88-105° Oechsle 7% ABV No Chaptalisation
“Beerenauslese”? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
110-128° Oechsle 5,5% ABV No Chaptalisation
“Trockenbeerenauslese”? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany?
150-154° oechsle 5,5% ABV No Chaptalisation
“Eiswein”? Min Must weight / ABV in Germany? Min
- 110-128° Oechsle - 5,5% ABV - No Chaptalisation - harvested at -7°C min
What river runs through Nahe Region? Where is it?
Western germany - Western border of the Rheinhessen border – Nahe River
name some major Villages of the Nahe Region? (North to South)
- Bad Kreuznach - Bad Münster am Stein - Traisen - Norheim - Niederhaussen - Oberhaussen - Schlossböckelheim - Bockenau
What are the main varieties of the Nahe Region? Red and White?
Wh: - Riesling (1100 Ha) - Müller Thurgau (530 Ha) Red: - Dornferlder (448 Ha) - Spätburgender (270 ha)
Name some leading producers of the Nahe region?
- Hermann Dönnhoff: Oberhaussen - Emrich-Schönleber: Monzingen - Schlossgut Diel: Burg Layen - Schäfer-Fröhlich: Bockenau - Dr. Crusius (Traisen)
What are the 2 alleinbesitz of the Nahe?
- Oberhaussen Brücke: Hermann Dönnhoff (1 Ha) - Niederhaussen Hermannsberg: Gut Hermannsberg (5.5 Ha)
Name 2 GL of Norheim (Nahe)
- Kirschheck - 2 ha - Dellchen - 1,2 Ha
Name 5 Grosse Lage of Niederhaussen (Nahe)
- Felsensteyer - 0,45 Ha - Steinberg - 5 Ha - Kertz - 1 Ha - Hermannshöhle - 4,2 Ha - Hermansberg - 5,5 Ha
“Hermansberg” vineyard Location, village, size?
Nahe Region (Germany) Niederhaussen 4,2 Ha Alleinbesitz of Hermannsberg Gut
“Hermannshöhle” vineyard? Location, village, size?
Nahe Region (Germany) Niederhaussen 5,5 Ha
Grosse Lage of Oberhaussen? (Nahe)
- Brücke - 1 Ha (Alleinbesitz of Dönnhoff) - Leistenberg - 1,6 Ha
“Brücke” vineyard? Producer, location?
Nahe Region (Germany) Oberhaussen Alleinbesitz of Dönnhoff
Grosse Lage of Schlossböckelheim ? (Nahe)
- Felsenberg: 6,46 Ha - Kupfergrube: 13,21 Ha
“Felsenberg” vineyard? Location, size
Grosse läge of Schlossböckelheim (Nahe region) 6,46 Ha
“Kupfergrube” vineyard? Location, size?
Grosse Lage of Schlossböckelheim (Nahe Region) 13,20 Ha
Grosse Lage of Bockenau? (Nahe)
Felseneck 6,43 Ha
“Felseneck” vineyard? Location, size
Bockenau Nahe Region (Germany)
Name some Grosselage of the Name region?
- Schlosskapelle - Pfarrgarten - Kronenberg - Burgweg - Paradiesgarten - Rosengarten
What are the 3 Bereich of the Rheinhessen?
- Nierstein - Bingen - Wonnegau
Name the important villages of the Nierstein Bereiche (North to South)
- Bodenheim - Nackenheim - Nierstein - Oppenheim - Dienheim
Name some important villages of the Bingen (Bereiche)?
- Siefersheim - Bingen - Appenheim
Name some important villages of the Wonnegau Bereiche?
- Westhofen - Flörsheim-Dalsheim - Dittelsheim - Monsheim - Worms
What are the most largest varieties grow in Rheinhessen?
Wh: 70% - Riesling: 4,200 Ha - Müller-Thurgau: 4,200 Ha - Silvaner: 2,300 Ha - Grauburgunder: 1,350 Ha Red: 30% - Dornfelder: 3,550 Ha - Portugieser: 1,400 Ha - Spatburgunder: 1,400 Ha
What are the 2 most planted red varieties of the Rheinhessen?
1- Dornfelder 2- Portugieser
Name some leading producers of the Rheinhessen?
- Keller: Flörsheim-Dalsheim - Kühling-Gillot: Bodenheim - Wagner Stempel: Siefersheim - Wittmann: Westhofen - Gunderloch: Nackenheim
What is the oldest vineyard name in Germany? Where from?
Niersteiner Glöck (Rheinhessen) – Monopole vineyard of Domaine Oppenheim Name appeared in 742 AD in books
What are the 3 Alleinbesitz in Rheinhessen?
- Ingelheimer Schloss Westerhaus (Gut Schloss Westerhaus) - Nierstein Brudersberg: St Antony (Roter Hang vineyard) - Nierstein Glöck: Domäne Oppenheim (oldest vineyard site of Germany)
Alleinbesitz of St Antony? Where is it located?
(Rheinhessen) Niersteiner Brudersberg 1 Ha within the Roter Hang vineyard
Alleinbesitz of the Domäne Oppenheim? Where and what particularity?
Niersteiner Glöck (Rheinhessen) 2 Ha – Oldest vineyard name in Germany (back to 742 AD)
Grosse Lage of Bodenheim?
Burgweg 41 Ha (Rheinhessen)
Grosse Lage of Nierstein? (6)
- Brudersberg (Monopole St Antony) - Pettenthal - Hipping - Glöck - Orbel - Öelberg
Grosse Lage of Nackenheim?
Rothenberg 15 Ha (Rheinhessen)
Where is the Roter Hang located? What does it mean?
Eastern Rheinhessen. Translate by Red Slope (from the color of the slate) Stretch from Nackenheim to Oppenheim
What is the Rheinterrasen?
Eastern Rheinhessen On the right bank of the Rhine river
Einzellage of Oppenheim?
(Rheinhessen) - Sackträger: 20 Ha - Herrenberg: 39 Ha
Einzellage of Westhofen?
(Rheinhessen) - Morstein: 144 Ha - Kirchspiel: 44 Ha - Aulerde: 96 Ha - Brunnenhäuschen: 30 Ha
Name the Gereiche of the Baden (North to South)
- Tauberfranken - Badische-Bergtrasse - Kraichgau - Ortenau - Breisgau - Kaisertuhl - Tuniberg - Markgräferland - Bodensee
Principal grape varieties of the Baden?
Red (42%): - Spätburgunder White (57%) - Muller Thurgau - Grauburgunder - Weissburgunder - Riesling - Gutedel (Chasselas)
What is the second name of the Gutedel in Baden,?
Chasselas
Name some leading procurers of the “Baden”?
- Bernhard Huber (Malterdingen) - Andreas Laible (Durbach) - R. and C. Schneider (Endingen) - Salwey (Oberrotweil)
name the monopoles of Burg Ravensburg (Baden) Precise their grapes
- Sulzfeld Husarenkappe: Riesling - Sulzfeld Löchle: Pinot Noir - Sulzfeld Dicker-Franz: Blaufränkisch – within the Bereiche of Kraichgau (Baden)
Owner of “Sulzfeld Husarenkappe” vineyard?
Burg Ravensburg - Riesling – Kraichgau - Baden
Owner of “Sulzfeld Löchle” vineyard?
Burg Ravensburg - Pinot Noir – Kraichgau - Baden
Owner of the “Sulzfeld Dicker-Franz” vineyard?
Burg Ravensburg - Blaufranckisch – Kraichgau - Baden
Owner of the “Michelfeld Himmelberg” vineyard? Where?
Gut Hoensbroech - Baden
Monopole Vineyard of Weingut Hensbroech?
“Michelfeld Himmelberg” - Baden
What is the name of the particular soil of the Baden?
Stubersand mix of volcanic debris and sandstone
What is “Stubersand”
Special sand soil of the Baden: mix of volcanic debris and sandstone
What is the smallest Bereiche of the Baden?
“Tuniberg”
When Blaufrankisch arrived in Germany? Where?
1600’s within the Baden Region
What is the Einzellage of Kallstadt? Where is it?
“Saumagen” vineyard Within the Pfalz region – Mittelhaart Deutsche Weinstrasse bereiche
Bereiche of the Pfalz?
- Südliche Weintrasse - Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse
“Saumagen” vineyard? Location?
Pfalz - Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weintrasse – Kallstadt
Grapes allow in DC Pfalz?
“Distritus Controllatus” - Riesling - Grauburgunder - Spätburgunder - Weissbugunder - Dornfelder – Wines must be dry – min 12% ABV
What are the regulations for DC Pfalz? What does it mean?
“Distritus Controllatus” - Riesling - Grauburgunder - Spätburgunder - Weissbugunder - Dornfelder – Wines must be dry – min 12% ABV
Monopole vineyard Fitz-Ritter? Where?
“Bad-Dïrkheim Abtsfronhof” - Located within the Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse in Pfalz
owner of “Bad-Dïrkheim Abtsfronhof” vineyard?
Fitz-Ritter 3 Ha Pfalz
Monopole vineyard of Dr Bürklin-Wolf?
- “Ruppertsberg Gaisböhl” - “Wachenheim Reichbächel”
owner of “Ruppertsberg Gaisböhl”?
Bürklin-Wolf 7 Ha - Pfalz Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse
owner of “Wachenheim Reichbächel” vineyard?
Bürklin-Wolf - Pfalz Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse
Monopole vineyard of Fitz-Ritter?
“Bad-Durckheim Abtsfronhof” Pfalz
owner of “Bad-Durckheim Abtsfronhof” vineyard?
Fitz-Ritter - Pfalz Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse
Monopole vineyard of Muller Catoir?
- “Haart Bügergarten”
- Pfalz
- 19 Ha
owner of the “Haart Bügergarten” vineyard
- Muller Catoir Pfalz 19 Ha
- Pfalz
Einzellage of Forst ?
- Kirchenstück: 4 Ha - Freundstück: 4 Ha - Pechstein: 17 Ha - Jesuitengarten: 7 Ha - Ungeheuer: 33 Ha
Location of “Pechstein” vineyard?
Forst - Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse – Pfalz Germany
Location of “Jesuitengarten” vineyard?
Forst - Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse – Pfalz Germany
Location of “Freundstück” vineyard?
Forst - Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse – Pfalz Germany
Location of “Kirchenstück” vineyard?
Forst - Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse – Pfalz Germany
Location of “Ungeheuer” vineyard?
- Gemeinden: Forst
- Bereich: Mittlehaardt Deutsche Weintrasse
- Anbaugebeite: Pfalz
- country: Germany
What are the bereich of the Baden?
North to south
- Tauberfranken
- Badische-Bergstrasse
- Kraichgau
- Ortenau
- Breisgau
- Kaiserstuhl
- Tuniberg
- Markraferland
- Bodensee
What is the southernmost Bereich of the Baden region?
Bodensee
Name the vineyards of the Deidesheim
Hohenmorgen
Ha
Min ABV/Must Weight/Other Requirements of
- Deutscher Wein
- Land Wein
- Qualitatswein
- Qualitatswein ‘Erstes Gewachs’
- Kabinett Prädikatswein
- Spätlese Prädikatswein
- Auslese Prädikatswein
- Beerenauslese Prädikatswein
- Eiswein Prädikatswein
- Trockenbeerenauslese Prädikatswein
- Deutscher Wein: 44-50° / 8.5% / Min. potential alcohol is 5-6%, min. total acidity is 3.5 g/l, grapes must be grown in Germany
- Land Wein: 47-55° / 8.5% / Grapes must be grown in one of 26 regions (Landweingebiete); must be trocken or halbtrocken in style
- Qualitatswein: 51-72° / 7% / Must be produced from approved varieties sourced from a single anbaugebiet, may be chaptalized
- Qualitatswein ‘Erstes Gewachs:’ 85-90°/12-13% / “Erstes Gewächs,” unlike the VDP’s “Grosses Gewächs,” is a legally defined term. Applies to Riesling and Pinot Noir from classified sites in the Rheingau, harvested at a max. 50 hl/ha and aged prior to release. Maximum residual sugar for Pinot Noir is 6 g/l and 9 g/l for Riesling. The first legally approved vintage for this category was 1999.
- Kabinett Prädikatswein: 70-85° / 7% / No chaptalization.
- Spätlese Prädikatswein: 76-95° / 7% / No chaptalization.
- Auslese Prädikatswein: 83-105° / 7% / No chaptalization.
- Beerenauslese Prädikatswein: 110-128° / 5.5% / No chaptalization.
- Eiswein Prädikatswein: 110-128° / 5.5% / No chaptalization. Grapes must be harvested when temperatures are no higher than -7° C.
- Trockenbeerenauslese Prädikatswein: 150-154° / 5.5% / No chaptalization.
Name the gU of Winningen Uhlen, what year were they established?
2018
N-S: Rothlay, Laubach, Blaufusser Lay
name the gU of Franken, when were they established?
Bürgstadt-Burg: located in the Mainviereck
Würzburger Stein-Burg: located in the Maindreieck
est. 2016
Name the gU of Nahe, est when?
Monzinger Niederberg
est. 2018 (Emrich-Schönleber sole producer)
Define the term ‘gU”
The Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO or gU – geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung – in German)
Define Erzeugerabfullung
grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative
Define: Flurbereinigung, Handgerrutelt, Gerbstoff
restructuring of german vineyards / Hand Riddled / Tannin
Name the most famous producer of the Doktor Vineyard
Markus Molitor

If you were drinking a wine labeled ‘Badstube’ where in Germany would that wine be from and what grape would it be made of?
Mosel - Bernkastel - Riesling
Name the most famous producer of the Juffer Sonnenuhr
Fritz Haag

What are the two most planted white grapes in Baden?
Müller Thurgau: 2,559 ha
Grauburgunder: 1,896 ha
If you were drinking wine from the Bereiche ‘Starkenburg’ what Anbaugebeite in Germany would you be drinking wine from?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
What anbaugebeite has:
- The most riesling planted
- The most acres planted
- Pflaz Riesling: 5,737 ha
- Rheinhessan
Flurbereinigung
Restructuring of German vineyards.
Flaschengärung
Bottle-fermented Sekt
Erzeugerabfüllung
Grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative.
Biologische Sãureabbau
Malolactic fermentation
Grosser Ring:
Mosel growers association.
Badisch Rotgold
A rotling from the Baden region. Made from Grauburgunder (min. 51%) and Spatburgunder grapes. Composition must be declared on label.
Anreicherung
Broad term for sweetening must before or during fermentation. Whereas chaptalization means the addition of sugar only, enrichment also includes the addition of grape must, concentrated grape must, and RCGM.
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer
Commonly referred to as the AP number; a quality control number on all QbA and QmP wines. The number contains the Exam Board number, commune number, producers registered number, an application number and the year of the application. Some producers use the application number as a sequential indication of sweetness.
Füder
1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel.
Handgerüttelt
Hand-riddled
Schielerwein
rotling from Württemburg or Sachsen
Spontangärung
Wines made by spontaneous fermentation versus wines inoculated by cultured yeasts. The former has an earthiness versus the cleaner fruit-forward smells of selected yeasts.
Trocken
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
Weissherbst
Rosé from a single variety of red grape.
Wurzelecht
Ungrafted.
Mittelrhein Riesling Charter (MRC)
Classification:
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Handstreich:“Coup”
- max. 11% abv
- max. 89° Oe.
- TA:RS ratio - 1:3*
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Felsenspiel:“Rock Game”
- max. 12.5% abv
- max. 95° Oe.
- TA:RS ratio - 1:2*
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Meisterstück:“Masterpiece”
- min. 12.5% abv
- min. 95° Oe.
- max. 9 g/L RS
- TA must be within 2 g/L of RS
- * For example if total acidity (TA) is 8 g/L, residual sugar (RS) must be around 24 g/L
Min abv for Districtus Controllatus (DC) Pfalz
12%
Varieties: Riesling, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, Dornfelder
Wines must be dry
Ortsteil?
in German wine law, meaning a vineyard site in and of itself. Wines from the estate vineyards need not carry the name of a town in conjunction with a vineyard site and are simply labeled as “Schloss Vollrads.” Only a handful of other sites in Germany are afforded that status.
Kepellenberg and Seligmacher are einzellagen where? Producer?
Lorch & Lorchhausen / Eva Fricke