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1
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Name the (13) Anbaugebiete

A

Ahr,

Baden,

Franken,

Hessiche-Bertrasse,

Mittelrhein,

Mosel,

Nahe,

Pfalz,

Rheingau,

Rheinhessen,

Saale-Unstrut,

Sachsen,

Württemberg

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2
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What is the German name for vineyards?

A

Einzallagen

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3
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What is the German name for noble rot?

A

Edelfäule

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4
Q

Name the largest walled vineyard (Clos) in Germany?

Where is located and who owns the vineyard?

A

Steinberg

Rheingau

Kloster Eberback

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5
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Define “ortsteil”

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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)

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6
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What is the German name for monopole?

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Alleinbesitz

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7
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What is the Geisenheim institute? Where is it located? When was it established?

A

Similiar the the UC Davis of Germany

Rheingau

1872

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8
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What is the crossing of Müller-Thurgau

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Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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9
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Name exceptions to the minimum vineyard size of 5ha per the German Wine Law of 1971

A

Doctor vineyard - Mosel - (shrank to 3ha) in 1984

Forster Kirchenstück - Pfalz

Forster Freundstück - Pfalz

Schloss Volrads - Rheingau

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10
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What is the crossing of Scheurebe

A

Buckettrebe x Riesling

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11
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What are the top two most planted red grapes in Germany?

A

Spätburgunder

Dornfelder

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12
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What is Anbaugebiete?

A

German for wine region

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13
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Liebfraumilch can be blended from what anbaugebiete?

A

Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, and the Pfalz

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14
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Liebfraumilch can carry a grape name on the label (T/F)

A

False

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15
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What is Grauburgunder?

A

Pinot Gris

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16
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What is Weissburgunder

A

Pinot Blanc

17
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What is Schwarzriesling?

A

Pinot Meunier

18
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What is Weissherbst and where is it popular?

A

(1) A saignée rosé wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality
(2) Weissherbst is locally popular in Baden

19
Q

The varietal wines in Germany must contain what % of the stated varietal?

A

85%

20
Q

Is chaptalization legal in Prädikatswein

A

No, it is illegal

21
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What is the minimum Alc. level allowed for Prädikatswein?

A

7% - Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese

5.5% - Beerenauslese, TBA, Eiswein

22
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Per Prädikat levels what is the minimum Öchsle range

A

Kabinett: 70-85°

Spätlese: 80-95°

Auslese: 88-105°

Beerenauslese: 110-128°

Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154°

Eiswein: 110-128°

23
Q

What are the terms goldkapsel and lange goldkapsel used for?

A

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

24
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What is the AP number?

A

(Amtliche Prüfungsnummer)

  1. Region (Anbaugebiete)
  2. Commune
  3. Bottler’s Code
  4. Unique code for bottling
  5. Year in which application was filed
25
Q

Describe the terms “Classic” & “Selection”

A

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.

26
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What is the VDP

A

(1) Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter
(2) Approx. 200 members
(3) Founded in 1910

27
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Name the VDP classification from the 2012 vintage forward

A

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

28
Q

Erste Lage wines released via Prädikat may be released as soon as May 1st of the year following harvest?

A

True

29
Q

Name the (6) bereich of the Mosel

A

(1) Burg Cochem
(2) Bernkastel
(3) Ruwertal
(4) Saar
(5) Moseltor
(6) Obermosel

30
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When was the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer anbaugebiete changed to simply Mosel?

A

August 1, 2007

31
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What is Grosslage

A

Collection of vineyards

32
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Name two commonly encountered grosslagen within the Bernkastel bereich

A

Badstube (Berkastel-Kues)

Michelsburg (Piesport)

33
Q

In what village is Apotheke?

A

Trittenheim in the Mosel.

34
Q

(1) Where is the Goldtröpfchen vineyard located?
(2) Name two producers from this site

A

(1) Piesport (Bernkastel)
(2) Reinhold Haart & Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt

35
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