Germany_revised-Mar-2013 Flashcards
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Bacchus
(Sylvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau
Scheurebe
Riesling x wild vine
formerly believed to be Riesling x Silvaner
Kerner
Trollinger x Riesling
Trollinger
AKA Schiava or Vernatsch
Rieslaner
Silvaner x Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
AKA Rivaner
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Amtliche Prüfungsnummer
AKA AP#, on all QbA & QmP wines Exam board # Commune # Producer's # Application # Year of application
Deutcher Sekt
Sparkling wine made any method from grapes grown in Germany
Erste Lage
From 2012 AKA “Premier Cru”
2nd tier of VDP classification
Erste Gewächs
Legal term used for dry wines from Rheingau from best vineyards
Füder
1000 L cask common in the Mosel
Grosslage
A collection of vineyards
Misleading term for inexpensive wines
NOT Grosse Lage
Gutsabfüllung
Estate bottled
Feinherb
Half-dry, no legal definition
Halbtrocken
Half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L RS
Leiblich
Medium-sweet
Stück
1200 L cask commonly used in Rheingau
Schneewein
Snow wine; term used to describe ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards
Trocken
Dry, generally less than 4 g/L RS, but can be higher depending on acid content and region
Weißherbst
Rosé from a single variety of red grape produced in the saignée method
VDP
Verband Deutcher Prädikatsweingüter (Pradikat Wine Estates)
Just under 200 estates are members
Extralegal 4-tier hierarchy
Prohibits use of Bereich & Grosselage, more restrictive classification of einzellagen than government
Wein
Cheap wine, grapes from outside EU
Tafelwein
German look-alikes from outside of Germany
Deutcher Tafelwein
Lowest grade of German wine from 100% of grapes grown in Germany