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1
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What is an Alleinbesitz?

A

German monopole

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2
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What does Alte Reben mean?

A

old vines in GR

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3
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What is Biologische Säureabbau?

A

malo in GR

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4
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What is Edelfäule?

A

noble rot in GR

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5
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what is Gerbstoff?

A

tannin in GR

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6
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what is a Kelter?

A

GR wine press

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7
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what is Keuper?

A

clay/slate soil in GR

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8
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what is Lehm?

A

loam in GR

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9
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What is Mergel?

A

heavy loam in GR

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10
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what is Restzucker?

A

RS in GR

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11
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What is Rotling?

A

rosé wine in GR

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12
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what is a Schloss?

A

Castle in GR

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13
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what is a Steillage?

A

”steep site,” min 30% incline in GR

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14
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What is Schotter?

A

Gravel in GR

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15
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what is ton in GR?

A

clay

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16
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What is a weinberg?

A

vineyard in GR

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17
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what is an einzellage?

A

vineyard in GR

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18
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what is a Weinkellerei?

A

wine cellar/winery in GR

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19
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what is a winzer?

A

winegrower in GR

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20
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What is most cultivated grape of GR? When did this shift take place and from what grape?

A

Riesling

1990s from Müller-Thurgau

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21
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Which country possesses the highest plantings of Riesling in the world? How much?

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GR

approx half (23,000 of 50,000 ha in world)

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22
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What is a Stück? What are it’s common variants?

A

neutral barrel traditional to Rheingau of 1,200 L

Halbstück (600L)
Doppelstück (2,400L)

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23
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What is a fuder?

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large neutral barrel traditional to Mosel of 1,000L

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24
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GR produces more dry or sweet Riesling?

25
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What country is 3rd largest producer of PN in world?

A

GR (behind FR and US)

26
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What region of Germany has most Spätburgunder planted? followed by which 2 regions?

A

Baden (1/2 of plantings)

Pfalz then Rheinhessen

27
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What is Frühburgunder?

A

Mutation genetically identical to PN earlier ripening and thicker skinned

France called Pinot Noir Précoce or Pinot Madeleine

28
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Which region are you most likely to find Frühburgunder?

A

Rare (257 ha) specialty of Germany, mainly Ahr

29
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What is the parentage of Dornfelder?

A

Helfsteiner x Heroldrebe from 1950s

30
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What are top red grapes of GR in order of plantings?

A
  1. Spätburgunder
  2. Dornfelder
  3. Lemberger/Blaufränkisch
31
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What are top 2 countries for production of PG?

A
  1. Italy

2. GR

32
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Which region of GR is Grauburgunder best in?

A

Baden, just across from Alsace

33
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What is Rülander?

A

sweet botrytized version of Grauburg. in Baden

34
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What is Weissherbst?

A

saingée rose from 1 varietal

at least QbA quality

35
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Which grape was most planted in GR before M-T overtook it in 1969?

36
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What is the country of origin of Silvaner?

37
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In which region of GR is Silvaner a local specialty?

38
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Which region of GR has most plantings of Silvaner?

A

Rheinhessen

39
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Which country is leading producer of Pinot Blanc?

A

GR (Weissburgunder)

40
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What are best regions of GR for Weissburgunder?

A

Baden and Pfalz

41
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What is the parentage of Scheurebe? Who created?

A

Riesling x Bukettrebe in 1916 by Georg Scheu

42
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What is the primary function of chardonnay in GR?

A

sekt production

43
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What is Schwarzriesling?

A

pinot meunier

44
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What is trollinger?

45
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In which region of GR are you most likely to find Schwarzriesling and Trollinger?

A

Württemburg

46
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Where does GR stack up on the world stage of sparkling wine production?

47
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Who was the first German to make sparkling wine?

A

Florenz-Ludwig Heidsieck in 1785 in Champagne

48
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Where and when was the first sparkling wine of Germany produced?

A

Württemburg in 1826

49
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What is the sekt tax?

A

1.02E enacted by Kaiser Wilhelm in 1902 and still in place today

50
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What is the market distribution of sekt, aka, who’s making it? Example producers?

A

85% production by 7 large companies

Ex Henkell, Rotkäppchen, Söhnlein-Brillant

51
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what is the major grape variety for basic level sekt?

A

imported spanish airen

52
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What are major varieties for quality sekt?

A 
Riesling (1/2)
Pinot Grapes (1/3rd)

Remaining from aromatic varieties like Scheurebe and Gewürtz

53
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Who is leading light in quality sekt of GR?

A

Volker Raumland from Rheinhessen

54
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What is important about the Volker Raumland producer?

A

1st GR winery to focus only on Sekt

Origin as service to other wineries to make sekt for them on his equipment

55
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Aside from Volker Raumland, who is also known for quality Sekt in GR? Who is Cellarmaster?

A

Reichsrat von Buhl

Matthieu Kaufmann, former cellarmaster at Bollinger

56
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What does the goldkapsel indicate about wine?

A

generally indicates extra sweetness due to the higher must weight
Commonly encountered in Auslese bottlings

57
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What is the term for estate produced/bottled in Germany?

A

Gutsabfullung

58
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What are best and worst recent vintages in GR?

A

Best Recent=2001-2012, 01/05 best

Worst Recent=2013

59
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What are best and worst classic vintages of GR?

A

Best Classic=71,75,76, 83 (sweets)

Worst Classic=1980

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