Overview Flashcards
Name the (13) Anbaugebiete
Ahr,
Baden,
Franken,
Hessiche-Bertrasse,
Mittelrhein,
Mosel,
Nahe,
Pfalz,
Rheingau,
Rheinhessen,
Saale-Unstrut,
Sachsen,
Württemberg
What is the German name for vineyards?
Einzallagen
What is the German name for noble rot?
Edelfäule
Name the largest walled vineyard (Clos) in Germany?
Where is located and who owns the vineyard?
Steinberg
Rheingau
Kloster Eberback
Define “ortsteil”
Similar to a district within a town; however, in this case it is a vineyard that supersedes a town name.
Examples: Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau), Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau), Scharzhofberg (Mosel)
What is the German name for monopole?
Alleinbesitz
What is the Geisenheim institute? Where is it located? When was it established?
Similiar the the UC Davis of Germany
Rheingau
1872
What is the crossing of Müller-Thurgau
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
Name exceptions to the minimum vineyard size of 5ha per the German Wine Law of 1971
Doctor vineyard - Mosel - (shrank to 3ha) in 1984
Forster Kirchenstück - Pfalz
Forster Freundstück - Pfalz
Schloss Volrads - Rheingau
What is the crossing of Scheurebe
Buckettrebe x Riesling
What are the top two most planted red grapes in Germany?
Spätburgunder
Dornfelder
What is Anbaugebiete?
German for wine region
Liebfraumilch can be blended from what anbaugebiete?
Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, and the Pfalz
Liebfraumilch can carry a grape name on the label (T/F)
False
What is Grauburgunder?
Pinot Gris
What is Weissburgunder
Pinot Blanc
What is Schwarzriesling?
Pinot Meunier
What is Weissherbst and where is it popular?
(1) A saignée rosé wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality
(2) Weissherbst is locally popular in Baden
The varietal wines in Germany must contain what % of the stated varietal?
85%
Is chaptalization legal in Prädikatswein
No, it is illegal
What is the minimum Alc. level allowed for Prädikatswein?
7% - Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese
5.5% - Beerenauslese, TBA, Eiswein
Per Prädikat levels what is the minimum Öchsle range
Kabinett: 70-85°
Spätlese: 80-95°
Auslese: 88-105°
Beerenauslese: 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154°
Eiswein: 110-128°
What are the terms goldkapsel and lange goldkapsel used for?
Goldkapsel and lange goldkapsel are terms used to notate higher sweetness according to must weight - generally found in the Auslese category
Note: almost exclusively used by Mosel producers
What is the AP number?
(Amtliche Prüfungsnummer)
- Region (Anbaugebiete)
- Commune
- Bottler’s Code
- Unique code for bottling
- Year in which application was filed
Describe the terms “Classic” & “Selection”
Classic - harmoniously dry, 15g/l, single varietal w/ no vineyard designation, 12% Alc (11.5% Alc - Mosel)
Selection - superior dry, 9g/l (12g/l for Riesling), single varietal & single vineyard, Must weight equivalent to Auslese, hand harvested at yields 60hl/ha - released Sept. 1st after harvest.
What is the VDP
(1) Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
(2) Approx. 200 members
(3) Founded in 1910
Name the VDP classification from the 2012 vintage forward
Grosse Lage (labeled GG or Prädikat) - 50hl/ha
Erste Lage (labeled as trocken, if dry) - 60hl/ha
Ortswein - village (i.e. Forst) - 75hl/ha
Gutswein - regional (anbaugebiet) - 75hl/ha
Erste Lage wines released via Prädikat may be released as soon as May 1st of the year following harvest?
True
Name the (6) bereich of the Mosel
(1) Burg Cochem
(2) Bernkastel
(3) Ruwertal
(4) Saar
(5) Moseltor
(6) Obermosel
When was the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer anbaugebiete changed to simply Mosel?
August 1, 2007
What is Grosslage
Collection of vineyards
Name two commonly encountered grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich
Badstube (Berkastel-Kues)
Michelsburg (Piesport)
In what village is Apotheke?
Trittenheim in the Mosel.
(1) Where is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard located?
(2) Name two producers from this site
(1) Piesport (Bernkastel)
(2) Reinhold Haart & Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
