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Intro to Germany Flashcards

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Top two (most widely planted) white grapes in Germany

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#1 Riesling
#2 Muller-Thurgau
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Leading red grape in Germany

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Spatburgunder

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German name for Pinot Gris

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Grauburgunder or Rulander

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German name for Pinot Blanc

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Weissburgunder

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5
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Basic German “wine” (formerly “table wine”) made from 100% German grapes

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Deutscher Wein

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6
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ggA

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geschutzte geographische Angabe (PGI category)

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gU

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geschutzte Urspringsbezeichnung (PDO category)

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(3) subcategories of gU wines

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Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
Specific PDO regions

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9
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Levels of te German Pradikat (from lowest to highest)

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Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese
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10
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Level of German Pradikat that translates to “late harvest”

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Spatlese

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11
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Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected harvest”

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Auslese

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12
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Level of the German Pradikat that translates to “selected dried berries”

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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13
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Scale used in Germany to determine grape ripeness (density)

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Oechsle

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14
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Germany has 13 of these “Quality Wine Regions”

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Anbaugebiete

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15
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Germany has just over 40 of these regional or “district-style” appellations

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Bereiche

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16
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Germany has just over 160 of these geographically-based appellations

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Grosslagen

17
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Germany has over 2,700 of these smaller appellations

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Einzellagen

18
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Germany’s 13 Quality Wine Regions

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Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Saale-Unstrut, Sachen, Wurttemberg

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VDP

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (the Association of German Pradikat Wine Estates)

20
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Four levels of wine/vineyard classification in the VDP scheme

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Grosse Lage (highest)
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

21
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Unfermented grape juice that may be added to wine after fermentation

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Sussreserve

22
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German sparkling wine produced using the traditional or tank method

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Sekt

23
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German sparkling wine produced via carbonation

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Schaumwein

24
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Weissherbst

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Single-variety rose Qualitatswein-level quality or higher

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