New Questions of Germany Flashcards
Name the rivers in each Anbaugebiet?
Ahr - Ahr River
Baden - Rhine River
Franken- Main River
Mittelrhein - Rhein River
Mosel - Mosel/Moselle River, and its tributaries Saar, Ruwer
Nahe - Nahe River (flows into the Rhine at Bingen)
Rheingau: Rhein River
Rheinhessen: Rhein River
Saale-Unstrut: Saale and Unstrut Rivers
Sachsen: Elbe River
Hessische-Bergstrasse (no major river)
Pfalz (the Rhine river is on eastern side of the region, not in the region)
Which Anbaugebiets have Rhein River flows through the region?
Baden, Mittelrhein, Rheingau, Rheinhessen
Which Anbaugebiets in Germany do not have major river flow through the region?
Hessische-Bergstrasse, Pfalz
Name the VDP allowed grape varieties in each Anbaugebiet?
Ahr: Spätburgunder, Frühburgunder, and exclusively noble sweet: Riesling
Baden: Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Chardonnay, Spätburgunder, and Lemberger (Badische Bergstraße & Kraichgau)
Franken: Riesling, Silvaner, Weißburgunder, Spätburgunder
Hessische-Bergstrasse: Riesling, Spätburgunder
Mittelrhein: Riesling, Spätburgunder
Mosel: Riesling, Spätburgunder
Nahe: Riesling
Pfalz: Riesling, Weißburgunder, and Spätburgunder
Rheingau: Riesling, Spätburgunder
Rheinhessen: Riesling, Spätburgunder
Saale-Unstrut: Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Frühburgunder, and Chardonnay
Sachsen: Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, Frühburgunder, and Chardonnay
Württemberg: Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Spätburgunder, and Lemberger
Which Anbaugebiet only allows noble sweet style for Riesling as VDP grape?
Ahr
Which Anbaugebiet only allows Riesling as VDP grape variety?
Nahe
Which Anbaugebiet do not allow Spatburgunder as VDP grape variety?
Nahe
Which Anbaugebiets allow Chardonnay as VDP variety?
Baden, Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut
Which Anbaugebiets allow Grauburgunder as VDP variety?
Baden, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Wurttemberg.
Which Anbaugebiets allow Fruhburgunder as VDP variety?
Ahr, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen
Which Anbaugebiet allow Lamberger as VDP grape variety?
Wurttemberg;
Baden: but only in Badische Bergstraße & Kraichgau
Which Anbaugebiets allow Weissburgunder as VDP variety?
Baden, Franken, Pfalz, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Wurttemberg
Name the g.U in Nahe? Location?Style?Grape variety? When was this g.U established?
Monzinger Niederberg g.U,
In Monzingen village,
White wine for both Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein,
Riesling
In 2018
Name two sub-g.U./PDO within Franken? Where are they? When were they registered as official PDO?
Bürgstädter Burg gU, in Bürgstadt, in 2016
Würzburger Stein-Berg gU, in Würzburg, in 2020
Which type of wines are allowed to produce in Würzburger Stein-Berg gU? Grape varieties? Max. Yield?
White(for both Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein): Silvaner, Riesling, Pinot Blanc
50hl/ha
Which type of wines are allowed to produce in Bürgstädter Burg g.U.? Grape varieties? Max. Yield?
1) White, Rose, Weissherbst, red, sparkling(Sekt b.A. and Winzersekt);
2) White: Pinot Blanc, Silvaner, Müller Thurgau, Riesling, Chardonnay
Red: Zweigelt, Spätburgunder, Frühburgunder
3) 80hl/ha
What’s Weissherbst ?
Rosé wine produced from a single red grape variety
What’s the term for Rosé wine produced from a single red grape variety in Germany?
Weissherbst
Name the three g.U in Mosel? Location? Styles?Grapes? When were they approved as u.G?Max. Yield?
Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay gU: Winningen;
Uhlen Laubach gU: Winningen;
Uhlen Roth Lay gU: Winningen and Kobern;
For all three:
*Grape is Riesling, style is White and Sekt b.A.;
*All approved in 2018, maximum yield is 70hl/ha
What’s the difference between Piesporter Goldtröpfchen and Piesporter Michelsberg?
Piesporter Goldtröpfchen (an acclaimed Einzellage in the village of Piesport) and Piesporter Michelsberg (a Grosslage site covering a huge band of vine
yards around the town)
What does one to three stars mean for German wine bottlings?
To indicate reserve bottlings
What’s QWPSR?
Quality Wines Produced in a Specific Region
What’s the % of the total volume of the wine can Süssreserve be added?
Up to 15%
What’s the % of the entire volume of production falls into Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein who carry an A.P. number in Germany?
98%
What is must weight?
The weight ratio of one liter of must to one liter of water at 20 ° C ( if the weight ratio is 1.076, it is a must with 76 degrees Oechsle).
Which Anbaugebietes in Germany is good for Weissburgunder?
Baden and Pfalz
Which Anbaugebiete in Germany is good for Silvaner?
Franken
Blaufrankisch is primarily cultivated in which Anbaugebiete?
Württemberg
How much is the tax for Sekt in Germany?
1.02 Euro per bottle
What type of wine is the Airen grape variety mainly used to make in Germany?
Sekt
Which is the steepest Grosse Lage in Rheingau? What’s the gradient?
Berg Schlossberg in Rüdesheim, 70%.
What’s the area of Western Rheingau?
From Assmannshausen northward to Lorchhausen (on the right bank of the river)
Name the three sub-areas of Rheingau? Soil types and climate of each area?
Western Rheingau: colder, pure slate soil;
Central Rheingau: mixture of slate, quartzite, and sandstone;
Maingau: warm, slopes are gentler and lower in elevation, loess-covered loams and marls黄土覆盖的壤土和泥灰岩.
Name the three sub-areas of Rheingau? Soil types and climate of each area?
Western Rheingau: colder, pure slate soil;
Central Rheingau: mixture of slate, quartzite, and sandstone;
Maingau: warm, slopes are gentler and lower in elevation, loess-covered loams and marls黄土覆盖的壤土和泥灰岩.
Which producer announced the first planned Spätlese harvest of botrytis-affected fruit in Rheingau? When?
Schloss Johannisberg, in 1775.
Who were the first producers in Germany to introduce glass bottles? When?
Schloss Schönborn and Schloss Johannisberg in early 1700s
What’s the latitude of Rheingau?
50th parallel
Name three monopoles in Rheingau? Since when?
Schloss Johannisberg - Riesling - 1720;
Hattenheimer Steinberg of Kloster Eberbach (enclosed by a wall) - 1760;
Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg of Schloss Schönborn - 1600s.
Which mountains protect Rheingau region?
Western end of the Taunus Mountains
What is the impact of the Rhine here?
It has a moderating influence, reducing the risk of frost, and in late summer it increased humidity, encouraging botrytis.
Where are some of the most important vineyards found in Rheingau?
Rudesheim, Geisenheim, Johannisberg, Hattenheim, Erbach
What are the soil types in Rheingau?
Sand, loam and loess around Hochheim (east), and sandstone and slate (west).
What percentage of plantings is made up by Riesling?
78%
What is the most important grape in the west of Rheingau?
Spatburgunder
What steep south and south-west facing vineyard is known for its outstanding Pinot Noir?
Höllenberg
What does “goldkapsel” refer to? What does it indicate?
1) It’s a gold-colored capsule for small quantities of “reserve” selections;
2) This indicates additional sweetness due to a higher must weight (most commonly for Auslese level);
3) Richer wine are marked with a lange Goldkapsel(a longer gold capsule), maybe showing higher price and richer character.
4) Goldkapsel is almost exclusively used by Mosel producers.
5) Additional qualifications of the prädikat level, such as feine and hochfeine, could not be listed on the bottle.
Which is the smallest Einzellage of Rheingau? How many hectares?
Nonnberg Fusshol in Wicker, 0.31ha
Which is the largest Einzellage of Rheingau? How many hectares?
Mittelheimer Edelmann in Oestrich-Winkel, 109.12ha
Minimum Pradikat Ripeness (in degree Ochsle) in Rheingau?
White: Kabi 75°Spat 85°Aus 100°Eis 125°TBA 150°
Roter Riesling/Roter Nobling: Kabi 75°Spat 85°Aus 95°Eis 125°TBA 150°
Reds: Kabi 80°Spat 90/85°Aus 105/100°Eis 125°TBA 150°
What’s the dark-coloured slate called?
Blauschiefer
Which is the steepest vineyard in Europe? Where is it?What’s the gradient?
Bremmer Calmont, in Terrassenmosel/ Lower Mosel/Burg Cochem, average 60%
Why is Koblenz important?
It’s where the Mosel meets Rhein
What’s the terroir of Juffer?
31ha, south-east facing vineyard, clay slate from the Devonian Period-typical blue slate, with 43degrees gradient slope
Juffer Sonnenuhr?
10ha, south/southeast facing, 43degrees gradient slope
What’s the soils and terroir of Würzgarten?wine style?
Red soil: Red valcanic sandstone
Very steep; producing exotic Riesling
What’s the vineyard size of Doctor?soil?gradient?
3.3ha, blue slate, southwest facing, 40% degrees
What’s the riesling planting % in Mosel?
60%
What is the impact of the dark-coloured slate soil?
It retains and radiates heat.
What are the three sub-regions of Mosel?
Upper Mosel, Middle Mosel and Lower Mosel
In What village will you find the vineyards of Juffer and Juffer-Sonnenuhr?
Graach
In what village will you find the vineyard of Sonnenuhr?
Wehlen
In What village will you find the vineyard of Doctor?
Bernkastel
In what village will you find the vineyard of Goldtropfchen?
Piesport
Where are flatter sites to be found in Mosel?
Around Piesport
What cooperative produces 20% of Mosel’s wine?
Moselland in Bernkastel - the world’s largest producer of Riesling?
Name a large wine producer who sources wine for Blue Nun among other brands?
F. W. Langguth
What other two river valleys are also covered by the Mosel region? How are they different, climate wise?
Saar and Ruwer; Slightly higher altitude means lower temperatures and thus higher acidity.
Name the 9 famous gemeinden in Mittelmosel?
Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig, and Erden
How long is Bernkastel Bereich?
50km
How many Mosel’s vineyard area is held by Bernkastel-Kues?
2/3
What’s the township of Bernkastel Bereich?
Bernkastel-Kues
Which Bereiche of Mosel covers vines in the Saarland?
Moseltor
Where does Mosel River converge with the Rhine River?
City of Koblenz
Where does Mosel River begin?
In the Vosges Mountains in France
What forms Luxembourg’s border with Germany?
Mosel River
Which is the longest tributary of the Rhine River?
Mosel River
How long is the Mosel river?
545km
What’s the average annual temperature in Mosel?
10° C (50° F)
How long is the growing season in Mosel?
100days and extended by Mosel river to 140-150days in the best sites.
Why does Mosel Riesling taste mineral?
The Devonian slate is very poor, acidic can lead to nitrogen deficiency缺氮in grape must and low wine PH. The combination of resulting sulfur-derived aromas and high acidity leads tasters into Mineral territory.
What’s the annual rainfall in Mosel?
650-900mm annually (evenly distributed throughout the year).
How many % of the acreage of the Mosel Anbaugebiet is located in Mittelmosel?
3/4
Name the most renowned Riesling sites in Mosel?
Bernkasteler Doctor, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Erdener Prälat, Graacher Himmelreich,
Ürziger Würzgarten, and the famous sundial (Sonnenuhr) vineyards of Wehlen and Zeltingen.
How many hectares of vines in Ruwertal?
About 200ha (mostly Riesling).
What’s Rheinterrasse?
Rheinterrasse (or “Rhine Terrace”) is a famous unofficial subregion of the Nierstein Bereich in the Rheinhessen wine region of central western Germany. It stretches between the towns of Nackenheim and Dienheim along the western banks of the Rhine river, covering a narrow area of land, just 3 kilometers across at its widest point.
What’s Rotliegenden?
It’s an iron-rich red soil consisting of slate, clay and sandstone found in Roter Hang in Rheinhessen.
What’s the iron-rich red soil called in Roter Hang?
Rotliegenden
What’s the vineyard facing of Rheinterrasse?
East facing
How many of Germany’s vineyard are in Rheinhessen?
25%
What’s the climate of Rheinhessen?
Warm, dry, sheltered by the Hunsrück and Taunus mountains ranges
Where are most of the vineyards planted in Rheinhessen?
On the warm, fertile valley floor
What percentage of grapes are white in Rheinhessen?
71%
What white varieties are grown in Rheinhessen?
Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Grauburgunder, and Weissburgunder
What black varieties are grown in Rheinhessen?
Dornfelder and Spatburgunder
What areas in Rheinhessen are producing more quality-focussed wines?
Rheinterrasse
Why is Rheinterrasse suited to high quality production?
Steep slopes on the west bank, facing east to maximise morning sun on the otherwise cool morning, warming evening and night time influences from the Rhine also extend ripening.
Which Rheinterrasse areas are particularly well-regarded?
Roter Hang (Nierstein) and Nackenheim
What other region in the Rheinterrasse is producing high-quality Riesling and Spatburgunder?
Wonnegau in south Rheinhessen
Name two producers from Wonnegau?
Weingut Gunderloch (Rheinterrasse), Weingut Keller near Worms
Where is Bodenheim?
Is a town in Rheinhessen, between Mainz and Nackenheim near the Rhine River.
Where is Burgweg vineyard?
Grosse Lage site in Bodenheim town, in Rheinhessen
Which town in Germany is the sister city of Pommard?
Nackenheim in Rheinhessen (a relationship that is celebrated in Nackenheim’s annual wine festival.
What are the mostly planted varieties in Rothenberg?
Riesling and Silvaner
What’s the terroir of Rothenberg?
Exceptionally steep slopes on the banks of the Rhine, with elevations from 50-150m, gradients up to 80%.
Which Einzellage is the head of the Roter Hang?
Rothenberg
Which town is the southern end of the Roter Hang?
Nierstein
Where is Brudersberg? How many hectares? Who is the owner? Planted varieties?
A single hectare vineyard within Nierstein, owned by Weingut Heyl zu Herrnsheim.
100% planted to Riesling.
Which Grosse Lage is at the southernmost point of Roter Hang?
Orbel
Where is Kreuz? How many hectares?Soils? Known for which grape variety?
Einzellage in Oppenheim, Rheinressen.
3ha, glacial 冰川土壤soil, known for Spatburgunder, and Riesling.
Where is Heerkretz? Soil and terroir?
Einzellage in Siefersheim;
Quartz compacted sand and marine limestone deposits, which give the wine minerality.
Vines are some of the highest in the Rheinhessen region, on steep slopes, giving the vines protection against the cold westerly wind.
Which is the birthplace of Liebfraumilch?
Worms (a mass-produced semi-sweet white wine sold mostly for export and associated with low-quality value wines).
Which is Germany’s biggest winegrowing region?
Rheinhessen
Name two famed vineyards within Roter Hang?
Pettenthal and Rothenberg
Where is Niersteiner Gutes Domtal? Level?
In Rheinhessen, it’s a collective site introduced in 1971 wine law.
Where is Liebfraumilch originated?
Originated as a specialty of Worms
What’s Liebfraumilch?
Originated from Worms in Rheinhessen, a sugary, cheap product.
What’s the terroir of Roter Hang?
A “red hill” of clay and weathered red sandstone (Rotliegendes) on the left bank of Rhine, east-facing slope reaching 70-80% grade
Which Bereich of Rheinhessen produce some of the best dry riesling from limestone and Loess soils?
Wonnegau
Where is Bingen?
A Bereich in northwestern corner of Rheinhessen
Who owns 3/4 of Nackenheimer Rothenberg?
Gunderloch Estate
Where was Scheurebe bred?
At Alzey in the Rheinhessen
Which Anbaugebiet in Germany has the most diverse selection of varieties?
Rheinhessen
Which Aubaugebiet were allowed to produce Liebfraumilch by 1971 German wine law?
Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen
What are the requirements for Liebfraumilch?
1) Only produced in Nahe, Pfalz, Rheingau, Rheinhessen
2) Contain at least 70% of the following varieties: Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Kerner
3) Min RS is 18g/l
4) Varietal labeling is not allowed.
What’s the climate in Pfalz?
Warm and Sunny
Which Anbaugebiet is away from River?
Pfalz
Which Mountains is on the western side of Pfalz?
Haardt Mountains
Which town if the French border acrossed by southernmost of Pfalz?
Wissembourg
Name two Grosse Lage under 5ha in Pfalz?
Hohenmorgen in Deidesheim, Freundstück in Forst
Important Einzellagen of Pfalz?
Deidesheim- Hohenmorgen
Königsbacher- Idig,
Gimmeldinger- Mandelgarten,
Forst-Freundstück
Forster- Kirchenstuck
Kallstadter- Saumagen (amphitheater-like suntrap and the finest site north of Forst)
Siebeldinger-im Sonnenschein
Schweiger- Kammerberg
Name two Einzellage produce best Weissburgunder and Spatburgunder in Pfalz?
Siebeldinger-im Sonnenschein
Schweiger- Kammerberg
Name three producers who resurrected Südliche Weinstrasse’s fortunes? When?
Ökonomierat Rebholz, Dr. Wehrheim, and Friedrich Becker.
By the mid-2000s.
Where is Birkweiler Kastanienbusch?
A great potential vineyard in the Sudliche Weinstrasse in Pfalz
What’s the Vosges Mountains rechristened in Germany?
Haardt hills
Where can you find Haardt Hills?
Pfalz
In which federal state is Franken located?
Bavaria
Northern tributaries of Nahe River where there are great vineyards?
Gräfenbach and Trollbach streams
The mild temperatures and low rainfall of the region are caused by the protection of what?
The Hunsrück Mountains
How many of Nahe is white wine?
3/4 of all plantings are white varieties, with Riesling at nearly 30%
How do Nahe Rieslings compare to those from Mosel?
Slightly lower acidity but riper fruit flavours and more body
Where are the warmest vineyards in Nahe?
On the south-facing banks of the Nahe between Schlossbockelheim and Bad Kreuznach, with a mixture of slate and sandstones soils.
Name two significant Nahe Producers?
Weingut Donnhof and Emrich- Schönleber
Where are deeper and more fertile soils found in Nahe? What quality wines can be grown in them?
On gentle slopes, Grauburgunder and Weissburgunder.
What is the most planted red variety in Nahe?
Dornfelder
Where is Upper Nahe sector?
From the villages of Monzingen and Martinstein at the far western end of Nahe region to the small town of Schlossböckelheim.
Where is Monzingen? What’s the terroir of Monzingen?
Village in Upper Nahe, The Nahe River valley there is wider and slightly warmer, there are good sites for Riesling.
Why is Upper Nahe cooler than Lower Nahe?
Due to its proximity to the Hunsrück hills.
Where is Middle Nahe sector?
From Schlossböckelheim to Bad Kreuznach
What’s the former name of Gut Hermannsberg?
Niederhausen-Schlossböckelheim
What’s the current name of Niederhausen-Schlossböckelheim? When was it established?
Gut Hermannsberg, in 1901 by the Kingdom of Prussia.
Where are the most renowned winegrowing villages located in Lower Nahe?
Northern Sector
Which countries are Baden bordered?
Swiss city of Basel and French border.
Where is Tuniberg? What’s the soil?
A Bereich within Kaiserstuhl, in Baden;
Calcareous (Its wines have not achieved the same fame as those of Kaiserstuhl).
Which is Baden’s most celebrated zone for Spatburgunder?
Kaiserstuhl
When was Tuniberg Bereich formally seperated from Kaiserstuhl ?
1991
What’s the terroir of Kaiserstuhl?
Volcano soil with layers of loess.
Protected from the rain shadow of the Vosges Mountains, it has Germany’s warmest and sunniest winegrowing climate (Spatburgunder can reach 15%abv in the warm vintages)
Name the best sites of Kaiserstuhl? What’s the terroir?
Achkarrer Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg;
Hottest vineyard in Germany, steepest and purer valcanic soils.
Name two Germany’s hottest vineyards?
Achkarrer Schlossberg, and Ihringer Winklerberg in Bereich Kaiserstuhl of Baden
Which is the only German Anbaugebiet that enters the EU’s Climate Zone B?
Baden
Which grape varieties are allow for VDP Grosse Lage wines in Baden?
Riesling, Weißburgunder, Grauburgunder, Chardonnay, Spätburgunder, and Lemberger (Badische Bergstraße & Kraichgau)
What are the parent grape varieties of Lemberger?
Badische Bergstraße & Kraichgau
What’s the synonym of Grauburgunder ?
Ruländer
What’s the sweeter styles Grauburgunder usually labeled in Baden?
Ruländer
In which Baden’s Bereiche are Riesling particularlly produced ?
Ortenau and Kraichgau
Which Anbaugebiet is influenced by Vosge Mountains?
Baden
Which is Germany’s non-continuous region?
Baden and Wurttemberg
Which region of Germany is on the east of Alsace?
Baden
Which is the cooler area of Baden?
Ortenau
Where is the main vineyard area of Baden?
On the east side of the Rhine opposite Alsace, within the rain shadow of the Vosges.
What is special about Baden’s climate?
It’s the warmest, sunniest winegrowing region in Germany
What is the significance of Spatburgunder in Baden?
It’s the most planted variety, and produces complex flavours, often with oak.
What is the Kaiserstuhl?
An exinct volcano - the fullest bodied wines with high alcohol and complex, smoky ripe fruit flavours are grown on its steep slopes.
Where are wines with more acidity and delicate flavours found in Baden?
In the Bereiche of Ortenau (cooler), Tuniberg and Breisgau (calcareous soils)
What colour are most of Baden’s plantings-red or white?
White, including high volume, inexpensive Muller-Thurgau.
What is the most important cooperative in Baden?
Badischer Winzerkeller
What’s the % of red grapes planting of the total acreage in Württemberg?
70%
What’s the synonym of Schiava in Württemberg?
Trollinger
Which grape variety is the local specialty of Wurttemberg?
Schwarzriesling (Meunier)
What are the synonyms of Pinot Meunier?
Schwarzriesling, or Müllerrebe
Which German Anbaugebiete produces Pinot Meunier?
Württemberg
Name the 3 most important red grapes in Württemberg? Which is the most planted white grape?
Trollinger (Schiava), Lemberger (Blaufränkisch), Schwarzriesling (Meunier);
Riesling (most planted white, and second most planted overall).
What’s the style of Schillerwein?
Made from field blend of red and white grapes, crushed and fermented together.
Light, trocken or balbtrocken in style, contain 11-12.5% abv.
Which German Anbaugebiet hold vineyards on the shores of Lake Constance?
Baden and Wurttemberg
What’s the capital city of Württemberg?
Stuttgart
Which is the fourth largest winegrowing region in Germany?
Württemberg
What’s the central cooperative in Wurttemberg?
Möglingen (The regional cooperative cellars in Möglingen process 80% of an average harvest, including the grapes from 36 local cooperatives).
Name two producers frim Wurttemberg?
Rianer Schnaitmann and a large co-operative called Württembergische Weingärtner
Which region produce slate-grown Pinot Noir? What’s the characters?
Ahr; with smoky undertone.
Which mountains protects Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
What’s the average annual temperature of Ahr?
Only 9.8° C
How can Ahr has such success on Pinot Noir compare to its south regions?
1) It benefits from the influence of Gulf Stream墨西哥湾暖流, the growing season is longer than nearby regions like Mittelrhein or Mosel.
2) It’s in a canyon protected from wind and rain amidst the low Eifel Mountains., and it’s in the rain shadow, has higher sunlight hours.
3) Dark slate soils warm the vineyards at night.
What are the characteristics of Frühburgunder?
Harvested two weeks before Spatburgunder. Thicker skins than Spatburgunder, with more color and less acidity, more concentrated fruit flavors, more richness and immediate approachability than Ahr Spatburgunder.
Black grapes make up what percentage of plantings in Ahr?
83%
What’s the soils of Ahr?
Dark slate and greywacke (a dark sandstone) soil.
Whats style of Spatburgunder is produced in Ahr?
Dry, with high tannins and spice notes from oak ageing.
Name one important cooperative of Ahr?
Winzergenossenschaft Mayschoss-Altenahr
In which Bereich are the majority of the Mittelrhein’s vineyards and all of its Grosse
Lage sites located?
Loreley
Name the two Bereiche of Mittelrhein?
Southern: Loreley
Northern: Siebengebirge
What’s the meaning of Loreley?
Murmuring rock = referring to a massive slate promontory jutting sharply upward from the Rhine’s right bank.
What’s the northernmost winegrowing area in western Germany?
Siebengebirge
Name the major cooperative of Hessische-Bergstrasse?
Bergstrasse Winzer eG
Where is Winningen, Wiltingen, Zeltingen?
Winningen: Burg Cochem
Wiltingen: Saar
Zeltingen: Bernkastel
Where is Rothenberg?
In Rheinhessen, Nierstein Bereich, Nackenheim village;
Also in Rheingau, Geisenheim village
Where is Brudersberg and Bruderberg?
Brudersberg: Rheinhessen, Nierstein village;
Bruderberg: Mosel, Ruwertal, Mertesdorf village.
Where is Jesuitengarten?
Einzellage in Forst an der Weinstrasse, in Pfalz;
Einzellage in Winkel, Rheingau
Which rive is passing Rheingau?
Rhein river
Which river is passing Maingau (Eastern Rheingau)?
Main River (a Rhine tributary)
Where is Assmannshausen located?
Right bank of Rhein river, western most of Rheingau.
Name two best Einzellagen in Kanzem?
Hörecker and Altenberg (on the Saar River)
Is Rheinhessen bordered by Rhine river?
Yes, to the north and east (流经北边和东边)
Which is the tributary of Main River where three Anbaugebiete are divided?
Tauber River; Franken, Baden, Wurttemberg.
Name the three subregions for Quality Riesling along the Nahe River?
Upper Nahe, Middle Nahe, Lower Nahe
Which is the border of Baden and France?
Rhine River
Which is the main tributary of Rhine in Wurttemberg?
Neckar River
What’s the river in Ahr?
Ahr
Where is city of Koblenz located? Which two rivers meet here?
In Mittelrhein; Mosel and Rhine rivers.
Which is the river in Sachsen?
Elbe River 北河
steillage?
steep site typically applied to sites with greater than 30%incline
fuder
traditional 1000L cask
flurbereinigung
Land restructuring which redefined vineyard boundaries
What year did the first VDP classification take place?
2002
What year was the VDP classification revised and modeled after Burgundy?
2012
Winzersekt
Sekt produced from a single vintage made in the traditional method with a minimum of nine months lees aging prior to disgorgement.
What are benefits are grape crossing?
climate hardiness, yield, soil acceptance, specific aromatic characteristics
what is titratable acid?
A standard measurement of acid concentration in wine
What is Riesling’s Titratable Acid(TA)?How does it compare to standard table wines?
8-11; 6-9
How many grams per liter of sugar are permitted for wines labelled trocken?
9g/l
Rivaner
synonym for Muller-Thurgau
Describe Sylvaner
Early-budding grape variety that thrives in drier climates and requires frost protection. Commonly found in Alsace, Rheinhessen, and Franken. Parentage of Osterreich-Weiss x Savagnin.
Describe Scheurebe
Cross developed to grow specifically in the Rheinhessen’s calcareous soils. It is frost-resistant. Most commonly found in Rheinhessen and Pfalz (some found in Franken and Nahe). Very little encountered outside of Germany. Highly aromatic grape variety.
Samling 88
Austrian synonym for Scheurebe
Which aubaugebiete has the highest concentration of Spatburgunder?
Baden
Describe Bacchus
cross developed in Pfalz, highly aromatic white grape with intense herbal notes and florality.
Describe Gutedel
Synonym for Chasselas. Short growing cycle. Ralatively neutral white wine. Prized from Baden and Wurttemburg.
Roter Traminer
synonym for Gewurztraminer
What are the grape-growing latitudes of Germany?
47.5 to 51 N
Rotliegend
red slate or sandstoen; well draining and heat-retaining; commonly found in: Mosel, Rheinhessen, and Pfalz.
Keuper
Limestone and marl soils commonly found in: Baden and Franken
Muschelkalk
Sedimentary rock that includes limestone,marl,and alluvial soils. Commonly found in: Baden, Franken, and Pfalz.
What is the minimum Oechsle for Riesling in the Mosel? Pfalz?
80degrees; 90 degrees
Why is there no legal maximum degrees Oechsle for Pradikats?
Encourages delcassification in hotter vintages.
Which body developed a sweetness scale to be printed on the labels of all Rieslings internationally?
International Riesling Foundation
Weisswurst
白香肠 Emulsified veal and pork sausage commonly flavored with cardamom and mace
Currywurst
popular streetfood flavored with curried ketchup,made from pork
Liverwurst
emulsified pork or calf小牛liver; silky and earthy texture commonly paired with quality Spatburgunder.
Peltkartoffeln mit Quark
boiled potatoes served with fresh cow’s cheese, wonderfully paired with Grauburgunder.
Brathering
炸鲱鱼marinated and fried herring; matched well with German sekt (austerity)
Buletten
肉丸Famous in Berlin; meatballs made of bread and beef
Schwartenmagen
Terrine made from boiled pig’s head, parsley, and gelatin.
Spargel
German white spring asparagus commonly paired with Riesling or Sylvaner.
Kartoffelpuffer
土豆煎饼Potato pancakes with curdled cream.
Gaisburger Marsch
traditional beef stew served with spatzle in the Gaisburg district of Stuttgart.
Schnitzel
Chicken or pork, pounded thin, breaded, and fried. Commonly garnished with lemon and paired with a high-acid Riesling.
Gansebraten
烧鹅whole-roasted goose stuffed with chestnuts; often served for holidays and/or special occasions.
Rotkohl
braised red cabbage with a distinct sweet-and-sour flavor.红甘蓝
What is gallization?
Dilution of water and sugar prior to grape fermentation to dilute high acid wines. Outlawed被取缔 in the 1980’s.
