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Label Laws and Terms Flashcards

1
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What is an alleinbesitz?

A

Monopole vineyard.

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What is an ortsteil?

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“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)

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3
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What is Edelfäule?

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Noble rot.

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4
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What is Weissherbst?

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A saignée rosé wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality.

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5
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Parents of Müller-Thurgau

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Riesling x Madeleine Royal (previously thought to be Riesling x Silvaner, more recent tests have shown otherwise)

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6
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Parents of Scheurebe

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Riesling x Bukettrebe

Bukettrebe = silvaner x trollinger

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7
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Parents of Kerner

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Trollinger x Riesling

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8
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Most Sekt is produced using this method

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Charmat Method

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9
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Kabinett

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70-85°

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10
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Spätlese

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80-95°

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11
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Auslese

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88-105°

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12
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Beerenauslese

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110-128°

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13
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Trockenbeerenauslese

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150-154°

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14
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Minimum Öchsle Range for Eiswein

A

110-128°

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15
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Name the 13 anbaugebiete

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Mosel (formerly Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
    Ahr
    Mittelrhein
    Rheingau
    Rheinhessen
    Nahe
    Pfalz
    Hessische-Bergstrasse
    Baden
    Württemberg
    Franken
    Sachsen
    Saale-Unstrut
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16
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What are the 4 tiers in the VDP’s current system?

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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)

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17
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What does GG indicate on a label?

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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
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18
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What are three alternatives to putting GG on a label and where are they commonly used?

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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.

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19
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What does “Classic” indicate?

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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.
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20
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What does “Selection” indicate?

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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
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21
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What is a Goldkapsel?

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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.

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22
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What do stars indicate when added after a Prädikat level?

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Harvested at a higher level of ripeness than required for that level, and is generally a sweeter wine.

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23
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What is a gemeinden?

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a village.

24
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What is “Erstes Gewächs” and what organization is responsible for the term?

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“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.

25
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What is Ortswein and Gutswein?

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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)

26
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Estate Bottling is mandatory for who?

A

VDP members.

27
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What is the word for Monopole

A

Alleinbesitz

28
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“Schillerwein”

A

Rose made from fermenting red and white grapes together > Württemberg

29
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What is the term for Old Vines

A

Alte Reben

30
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What does each part of the Amtliche Prüfungsnummer represent?

A 
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
31
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Term for Noble Rot

A

Edelfäule

32
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What is a Füder? a Stück?

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Füder: 1000L cask common in Mosel

Stück: 1200L cask common in Rheingau

33
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At white ripeness level may GG be produced?

A

Spätlese

34
Q

What is Gutsabfüllung mean on a label?

A

Estate produced/bottled

35
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What is a Kellerei?

A

Wine Cellar (or wholesaler)

36
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What type of soil is Keuper? Lehm? Mergel? Rotliegendes? Schotter?

A 
Keuper: clay and slate mix
Lehm: Loam
Mergel: Heavy Loam
Rotliegendes: red slate
Schotter: gravel
37
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What’s the difference between Schielerwein and Schillerwein?

A

both are rotlings (rosé made from blend red and white wine).

Schielerwein = from Sachsen
Shillerwein = from Württemberg
38
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What does Schloss mean?

A

Castle. similar to Chateau in French.

39
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What is the term for rosé produced from a single variety of red grape?
For a rosé produced from blending white and red?

A

Wei∫herbst = single red variety rosé.

Rotling: rosé produed from mix of red & white

40
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What is Feinherb? Leiblich? Trocken?

A

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)

41
Q

Name the anbaugiet which fall along the Mosel River.

A

Mosel (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)

42
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Name the anbaugebiet that fall along the Rhein river, north to south

A 
Ahr (Ahr tributary)
Mittelrhein, 
Rheingau, 
Nahe (Nahe tributary)
Rheinhessen, 
Hessische-Bergstrasse,
Pfalz, 
Baden
Wurttemberg (Neckar/Enz tributary)
43
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Name the River which Franken Vineyards grow?

A

Main River

44
Q

Region on the Elbe River in the North East?

A

Sachen

45
Q

Region along the Saale and Unstrut Rivers?

A

Saale-Unstrut in north east.

46
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Which region has the most vineyard area?

A

Rheinhessen, followed by Pfalz

47
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Which anbaugebiete are dominated by Red Wine?

A

Ahr, Wurttemberg. (Baden is almost 50/50)

48
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What region is flanked by the Rhein river on the West and the Black Forest on the east?

A

Baden.

49
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Most Sekt is produced how, and at what quality level?

A

Charmat method, at Deutscherwein quality.

50
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How does Sekt reach QmP level?

A

if made from Traditional grapes in one of 13 anbaugebiete.

51
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What is the Charta?

A

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.

52
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What is Ortswein vs Gutswein in the VDP classification?

A

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

53
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Yield limits for Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Ortswein, Gutswein

A

Grosse Lage: 50hl/ha
Erste Lage: 60hl/ha
Ortswein: 75hl/ha
Gutswein: 75hl/ha

54
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What are ‘Classic’ or ‘Selection’ wines?

A

Hierarchy for dryer styles, introuced by German Wine Institute at Mainz in 2000 vintage, intended to replace ‘halbtroken’ and ‘troken’, respectively, in any anbaugebiet.

55
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What are the classification requirements for ‘Classic’ or ‘Selection’

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‘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.

56
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What is Schillerwein?

A

Rose style popular in Wurttemberg

Germany - GuildSomm - Advanced (7 decks)

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