Label Laws and Terms Flashcards
What is an alleinbesitz?
Monopole vineyard.
What is an ortsteil?
“District”
A German term referring to an area that’s part of a larger commuity (as a suburb is of a city), yet is independent of that larger community. Some famous vineyards are considered an ortsteil, and are excused from adding the village name on the label (e.g. Scharzhofberg, Schloss Johannisberg)
What is Edelfäule?
Noble rot.
What is Weissherbst?
A saignée rosé wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality.
Parents of Müller-Thurgau
Riesling x Madeleine Royal (previously thought to be Riesling x Silvaner, more recent tests have shown otherwise)
Parents of Scheurebe
Riesling x Bukettrebe
Bukettrebe = silvaner x trollinger
Parents of Kerner
Trollinger x Riesling
Most Sekt is produced using this method
Charmat Method
Minimum Öchsle Range for Kabinett
70-85°
Minimum Öchsle Range for Spätlese
80-95°
Minimum Öchsle Range for Auslese
88-105°
Minimum Öchsle Range for Beerenauslese
110-128°
Minimum Öchsle Range for Trockenbeerenauslese
150-154°
Minimum Öchsle Range for Eiswein
110-128°
Name the 13 anbaugebiete
Mosel (formerly Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
Ahr
Mittelrhein
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Nahe
Pfalz
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Baden
Württemberg
Franken
Sachsen
Saale-UnstrutWhat are the 4 tiers in the VDP’s current system?
Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
What does GG indicate on a label?
Wine is a Grosses Gewächs (great growth) From a Grosse Lage vineyard Dry (max sugar 9g/l) Vineyard on label Hand Harvested Achieved Spätlese ripeness
What are three alternatives to putting GG on a label and where are they commonly used?
Erstes Gewächs, frequently seen in the Rheingau. Trademarked term by the Charta, allowed to be spelled out on the label, unlike “GG”.
Erste Lage, used in Mosel.
More sporadically, some producers also use “GC” for Grand Cru.
What does “Classic” indicate?
Dry-ish (max 15g/l sugar) Single varietal No vineyard named Min. alcohol 12% (11.5% in Mosel) Legally recognized term, not a popular as VDP.
What does “Selection” indicate?
Superior to Classic Dry (max 9g/l sugar, 12g/l for Riesling) Single vineyard, single varietal Max yield 60hl/ha Ripeness of Auslese Hand Harvested Not released before Sept 1 of following year
What is a Goldkapsel?
Gold colored capsule, generally indicating additional sweetness due to a higher must weight, most commonly seen on Auslese bottlings. Longer capsules used to denote extra quality and sweetness.
What do stars indicate when added after a Prädikat level?
Harvested at a higher level of ripeness than required for that level, and is generally a sweeter wine.
What is a gemeinden?
a village.
What is “Erstes Gewächs” and what organization is responsible for the term?
“Erstes Gewächs” is a trademarked term by Charta. It appears where GG would appear on labels of Charta-member wines. less than 9g/l RS and is legally allowed on labels whereas Grosses Gewächs is not.
What is Ortswein and Gutswein?
VDP Categories below Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) and Erste Lage (Premier Cru).
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Estate Bottling is mandatory for who?
VDP members.
What is the word for Monopole
Alleinbesitz
“Schillerwein”
Rose made from fermenting red and white grapes together > Württemberg
What is the term for Old Vines
Alte Reben
What does each part of the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer represent?
AP# is quality control number for QbA and QmP wines. Exam Board Region Number, Commune Bottled Number, Producer's Registered Number, Application Number, Year of Application
Term for Noble Rot
Edelfäule
What is a Füder? a Stück?
Füder: 1000L cask common in Mosel
Stück: 1200L cask common in Rheingau
At white ripeness level may GG be produced?
Spätlese
What is Gutsabfüllung mean on a label?
Estate produced/bottled
What is a Kellerei?
Wine Cellar (or wholesaler)
What type of soil is Keuper? Lehm? Mergel? Rotliegendes? Schotter?
Keuper: clay and slate mix Lehm: Loam Mergel: Heavy Loam Rotliegendes: red slate Schotter: gravel
What’s the difference between Schielerwein and Schillerwein?
both are rotlings (rosé made from blend red and white wine).
Schielerwein = from Sachsen Shillerwein = from Württemberg
What does Schloss mean?
Castle. similar to Chateau in French.
What is the term for rosé produced from a single variety of red grape?
For a rosé produced from blending white and red?
Wei∫herbst = single red variety rosé.
Rotling: rosé produed from mix of red & white
What is Feinherb? Leiblich? Trocken?
Feinherb - ‘‘half dry”, no legal def
Leiblich - medium sweet
Trocken - dry, generally less than 4 g/l (or less than 9 g/l with high acid)
Name the anbaugiet which fall along the Mosel River.
Mosel (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
Name the anbaugebiet that fall along the Rhein river, north to south
Ahr (Ahr tributary) Mittelrhein, Rheingau, Nahe (Nahe tributary) Rheinhessen, Hessische-Bergstrasse, Pfalz, Baden Wurttemberg (Neckar/Enz tributary)
Name the River which Franken Vineyards grow?
Main River
Region on the Elbe River in the North East?
Sachen
Region along the Saale and Unstrut Rivers?
Saale-Unstrut in north east.
Which region has the most vineyard area?
Rheinhessen, followed by Pfalz
Which anbaugebiete are dominated by Red Wine?
Ahr, Wurttemberg. (Baden is almost 50/50)
What region is flanked by the Rhein river on the West and the Black Forest on the east?
Baden.
Most Sekt is produced how, and at what quality level?
Charmat method, at Deutscherwein quality.
How does Sekt reach QmP level?
if made from Traditional grapes in one of 13 anbaugebiete.
What is the Charta?
Charta was a organization developed in 1984 to promote DRY WINE in the Rheingau for Riesling. Icon: 3 roman arches, is mostly defunct now but VDP adapted its mission.
What is Ortswein vs Gutswein in the VDP classification?
Ortswein = village wines- typical grape varieties souced from multiple vineyard sites in a single village
Gutswein = regional wine (Mosel, Rheingau, etc)
max 75 ha/hl
Yield limits for Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Ortswein, Gutswein
Grosse Lage: 50hl/ha
Erste Lage: 60hl/ha
Ortswein: 75hl/ha
Gutswein: 75hl/ha
What are ‘Classic’ or ‘Selection’ wines?
Hierarchy for dryer styles, introuced by German Wine Institute at Mainz in 2000 vintage, intended to replace ‘halbtroken’ and ‘troken’, respectively, in any anbaugebiet.
What are the classification requirements for ‘Classic’ or ‘Selection’
‘Classic’: “Harmoniously Dry (Halbtroken)’, max RS 15g/l. Single variety, no vineyard on label, 12% abv (11.5% in mosel).
‘Selection’: ‘Superior Dry (Troken)’, max RS 9g/l (12g/l riesling), Single Vineyard from Single Variety, must weight = auslese, hand harvested, 60ha/hl max yield.
What is Schillerwein?
Rose style popular in Wurttemberg
