Germany Vocab and Regions

Question 1

What grape is Franken known for?

Answer 1

Silvaner

Question 2

What is the most famed wine growing region of Germany?

Answer 2

Mosel

Question 3

What is the prized region of the Mosel?

Answer 3

Mittel Mosel

Question 4

Who created the Classic and Selection bottlings?

Answer 4

The VDP

Question 5

What are the 2 Eastern Block Anbaugebiets

Answer 5

Salle Unstrut and Sachen

Question 6

What is the VDP’s newest Classification updates?

Answer 6

Grosse Lage (Grand Cru)
Erste Lage (1er Cru)
Ortswein (Village Wine)
Gutswein (Regional Wine)

Question 7

What grape varietal is Spatburgunder?

Answer 7

Pinot Noir

Question 8

What does Alte Reben Mean?

Answer 8

Old Vine

Question 9

What is the soil of the Mosel?

Answer 9

Devonian Blue Slate and Rotlay or Red Slate

Question 10

What is a bockbuetal?

Answer 10

A flask shaped bottle that is commonly used in the Franken Region

Question 11

What does Gutsabfullung?

Answer 11

Bottled on property. Used by a winemaker that has a degree in Oenology.

Question 12

What is the Mountain Range of Rheingau and Pfalz

Answer 12

Pfalz- Haart Mountains, this sits on the opposite side of the Vosge Mountains in Alsace

Rheingau- Tannus Mountains

Question 13

Where are the majority of the Anbaugebiets located?

Answer 13

Southwest Germany

Question 14

What is Weissherbst?

Answer 14

A pink wine made from a single grape variety usually Pinot Noir. made in Ahr, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Wurtemberg, Bade and Pfalz

Question 15

What are the categories of German Wine?

Answer 15

Deutscher Landwein
Deutscher Wein
Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA)
Pradikatswein

Question 16

What is the VDP?

Answer 16

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingunter.

Created in 1910, it is designed to promote Natur or Dry wines. They can only be labeled my VDP members. To date there are around 200 members.

Question 17

What are the Rivers of the Rheingau?

Answer 17

Main (pronounced Mine)

Rhein

Question 18

What is Sekt?

Answer 18

German Sparkling wine made by Charmant, Tank and Russian Continuos Method

Question 19

Where would you find Erste Gewachs located?

Answer 19

Rheingau only

Question 20

What is a Bereich?

Answer 20

A District

Question 21

What is an Einzellage?

Answer 21

A Vineyard Site, there are 2,643 in total from 30,000 that was reduced back in 1971 with the German Wine Law.

Question 22

What are the rivers of the Mosel

Answer 22

Saar

Ruwer (Prounounced ROO-Ver)

Question 23

What is the smallest Anbaugabiete in Germany?

Answer 23

Sachen

Question 24

What does Erzeugerabfullung?

Answer 24

Co-Op term for “estate” Bottled

Question 25

How many Anbaugebiets are there in Germany?

Answer 25

13

Question 26

What are the German Dryness Levels?

Answer 26

Trocken (Dry) - up to 32 g/l RS
Halbtrocken (Half Dry) - 32-50 g/l RS
Lieblich (Mild Sweet) - up to 50 g/l RS
Suss (Sweet) - More than 50 g/l RS

Question 27

What is the minimal % for a grape and vintage in Germany?

Answer 27

85%

Question 28

What grape is The Ahr know for?

Answer 28

Spatburgunder

Question 29

What the largest Anbaugabiete in Germany?

Answer 29

Rheinhessen

Question 30

What are the levels in Pradikatswein in order from lights to sweetest?

Answer 30

Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Berrenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenberrenauslese