Intro to Germany Flashcards
Top two (most widely planted) white grapes in Germany
#1 Riesling #2 Muller-Thurgau
Leading red grape in Germany
Spatburgunder
German name for Pinot Gris
Grauburgunder or Rulander
German name for Pinot Blanc
Weissburgunder
Basic German “wine” (formerly “table wine”) made from 100% German grapes
Deutscher Wein
ggA
geschutzte geographische Angabe (PGI category)
gU
geschutzte Urspringsbezeichnung (PDO category)
(3) subcategories of gU wines
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
Specific PDO regions
Levels of te German Pradikat (from lowest to highest)
Kabinett Spatlese Auslese Beerenauslese Trockenbeerenauslese
Level of German Pradikat that translates to “late harvest”
Spatlese
Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected harvest”
Auslese
Level of the German Pradikat that translates to “selected dried berries”
Trockenbeerenauslese
Scale used in Germany to determine grape ripeness (density)
Oechsle
Germany has 13 of these “Quality Wine Regions”
Anbaugebiete
Germany has just over 40 of these regional or “district-style” appellations
Bereiche
Germany has just over 160 of these geographically-based appellations
Grosslagen
Germany has over 2,700 of these smaller appellations
Einzellagen
Germany’s 13 Quality Wine Regions
Ahr, Baden, Franken, Hessische Bergstrasse, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Saale-Unstrut, Sachen, Wurttemberg
VDP
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (the Association of German Pradikat Wine Estates)
Four levels of wine/vineyard classification in the VDP scheme
Grosse Lage (highest)
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein
Unfermented grape juice that may be added to wine after fermentation
Sussreserve
German sparkling wine produced using the traditional or tank method
Sekt
German sparkling wine produced via carbonation
Schaumwein
Weissherbst
Single-variety rose Qualitatswein-level quality or higher
