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Germany

What is an einzellagen?

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Vineyard

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Germany

What is a walled vineyard called?

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Ortsteil

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Germany

What is a monopole in German?

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Alleinbesitz

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Germany

What was the influence of Napoleon in German wine?

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Seizure of vineyards from the church and the Napoleonic Code of Succession

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Germany

How many different vineyard sites were in West Germany in the 1960’s?

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Over 30,000 Major reason for vineyard reorganization and registration in German Wine Law of 1971

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Germany

What were the major effects of the German Wine Law of 1971?

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Organizing 30,000+ vineyards into 2,600 registered vineyards with a min 5 hectares Only exception is Doctor vineyard in Bernkastel (three proprietors shrunk boundaries to 8 acres in 1984)

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Germany

What is the significance of Schloss Johannisberg?

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Monastery in Rhiengau that discovered” Spatlese in 1775”

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Germany

What is Edelfaule?

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Noble rot

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Germany

When was Auslese introduced?

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1787 by Schloss Johannisberg

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Germany

Was the English market important for German wine?

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Yes. In 19th century best wines from the Rhine were called Hock in English markets and sold often over the prices of first growth Bordeaux

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Germany

Why are German vineyards located so high up on slopes?

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Demand for farmland in 1700’s pushed vineyards up slopes

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Germany

What is Muller-Thurgau?

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Grape crossing created in Giesenheim in 1882 In late 1960’s displaced Silvaner to become Germany’s most planted grape Thought to be a cross between Riesling x Silvaner, but recent testing says Riesling x Madeline Royale

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Germany

What happened post-WWII in German wine?

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Phylloxera, mildew, WWI, Great Depression and WWII shrunk domestic wine Focused on higher yields from crosses planted on flat land for mechanical harvesting

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Germany

What is Liebfraumilch?

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Wine with 18th century origin In 1980s 60% of German wine exports had this on label Sweet, cheap, character-less wine usually from Muller Thurgau No varietal labeling and often blended from across the country

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15
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Germany

What is the Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter?

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Committee of top 200 producers, as voted on by their peers

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Germany

What are the top white grapes in Germany?

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Riesling Muller Thurgau X Silvaner Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) Weisburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Kerner X Bacchus X

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Germany

What are the top red grapes in Germany?

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Spatburgunder Dornfelder X Blauer Portugeiser Trollinger Schwarzriesling (Pinot Munier)

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Germany

What are the four major German wine categories?

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Deutscher Wein Landwein Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebite Qualitatswein mit Pradikat

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Germany

What are the levels of QmP wine?

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Determined by levels of sugar at harvest on the Oechsle scale Kabinett Spatlese (late harvest) Auslese (selection) Beerenauslese (BA - berries selection) Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA - dry berries selection)

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Germany

What are some of the peculiarities of QmP wine?

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Each anbaugebiete has its own minimum requirements for authorized grapes Winemakers can declassify their wines from a higher QmP level to a lower one

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Germany

What are the minimum alcohol levels for QmP wines?

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7% (5.5% for BA, TBA and Eiswein)

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Germany

What is Amtliche Prufungsnummer (AP Number)?

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Set of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel. 1st set is region 2nd set is commune 3rd set is bottler’s code 4th set is unique code for the bottling 5th set is year in which the application was filed

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23
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Germany

What is Grosses Gewachs?

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Used to indicate top level dry wines from selected sites (except Mosel and Rheingau)

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Germany

What is trocken? Halbdtrocken?

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Dry and off dry

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Germany

What are the Anbaugebite of Germany?

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Mosel Ahr Mittelrhein Rheingau Rheinhessen Nahe Pfalz Hessische-Bergstrasse Baden Wurttemberg Franken Sachsen Saale-Unstrut

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Germany

When was the VDP founded?

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1910 as the Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer Originally to promote unchaptalized wines

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Germany

What is Charta?

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Organization founded in 1984 to promote classic, dry style of Rheingau Riesling Distinguished by an icon of three Roman arches Assimilated into Rheingau branch of the VDP in 1999

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Germany

What is the first tier of VDP wine? What are its requirements? When my they be released?

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Created in 2002 Erste Lage - dry are Grosses Gewachs (Rheingau are Erstes Gewachs), sweet are labeled by Pradikat Hand harvested with max yield of 50 hl/ha Min must equiavlent of Spatlese Grosses Gewachs whites may not be released until Sept 1 after harvest, reds get 1 more year of aging Erste Lage Pradikats may be released May 1 after harvest Einzellage must be on label and vineyard approved by VDP (stricter than German wine law’s demarcation)

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Germany

What is the second tier of VDP Classification?

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Klassifizierte Lagenweine (classified sites) Ortsweine (from specific regions or villages, but not grosslagen or bereiche) max 65 hl/ha Distinct from Grand Gru sites in Erste Lange

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Germany

What is the third tier of VDP Classification? What are the criteria?

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Gutswein Basic house style of traditional grapes from a region max 75 hl/ha

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Germany

What are Classic” German wines?”

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Labeling term selected by the German Wine Institute at Mainz for drier styles of wine Introduced in 2000 vintage Harmoniously dry with max 15 g/L RS Single varietal and no vineyard mentioned on label Min alcohol 12% (11.5% in Mosel)

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Germany

What are Selection” German wines? When were they introduced? What are the specs?”

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Labeling term selected by the German Wine Institute at Mainz for drier styles of wine Introduced in 2000 vintage Superior dry with max 9 g/L RS (12 g/L for Riesling) Single varietal and vineyard Min alcohol 12% (11.5% in Mosel) Yields restricted to 60 hl/ha Must weight equivalent to Auslese Hand harvested May not be released until Sept 1 after harvest

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Germany

What are the typical characteristics of Mosel Kabinett Riesling?

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Star bright with green apple, slate and candle wax Rarely more than 8% alcohol Racy, high acidity

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34
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Germany

What is the significance of a Goldkapsel on a German wine?

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Indicates a Mosel Riesling, typically a reserve, with additional sweetness due to a higher must weight

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Germany

What is a Lange Goldkapsel?

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Longer golden capsule which indicates a richer bottling

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36
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Germany

What are the geographic levels of classification in German wine?

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Anbaugebiet - Region (13) Bereich - District (39) Grosslage- Collective site (170) Eincellage - Single vineyard (2600)

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Germany

What does Erzeugerabfullung mean?

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Estate wine from one grower or a cooperative of growers

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Germany

What does Gutsabfullung mean?

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Estate wine in which the estate grows, produces and bottles its own wine

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39
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Germany

What is region 1?

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Ahr

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40
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Germany

What is region 3?

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Franken

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41
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Germany

What is region 4?

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Hessische Bergstrasse

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42
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Germany

What is region 6?

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Mosel

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Germany

What is region 7?

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Germany

What is region 8?

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Germany

What is region 9?

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Germany

What is region 11?

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Saale-Unstrut

47
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Germany

What is region 2?

48
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Germany

What is region 5?

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Mittelrhein

49
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Germany

What is region 10?

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Rheinhessen

50
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Germany

What is region 12?

51
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Germany

What is region 13?

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Wurttemberg

52
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Germany

What are the bereiche of the Mosel from upstream to downstream?

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Moseltor Obermosel Saar Ruwertal (Ruwer) Bernkastel (Mittelmosel) Burg Cochem (Terrassenmosel)

53
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Germany

Where are the best vineyards in the Mosel located?

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In Bernkastel (Mittelmosel), from the villages Trier to Zell

54
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Germany

What are the villages of the Bernkastel (Mittelmosel)?

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Trittenheim Piesport Brauneberg Bernkastel-Kues Graach-an-der-Mosel Wehlen Zeltingen-Rachtig Urzig Erden

55
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Germany

What are the soils of the Mosel?

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Dark blue Devonian slate (red slate near Erden) Radiates heat on the vines when average temp is only 49F

56
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Germany

What is the greatest vineyard of Piesport?

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Piesporter Goldtropfchen (not to be confused with Piespoerter Michelsberg, an inferior vineyard)

57
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Germany

What is the climate of the Saar?

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Cooler than Bernkastel (Mittelmosel) due to higher altitude and less uniform soils (less of a warming effect) Higher acid wines

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Germany

What are the gemeinde of the Saar?

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Wiltingen Saarburg

59
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Germany

What are the characteristics of the Ruwertal?

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Cooler than Bernkastel (Mittelmosel) with gentler slopes

60
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of the Ruwertal?

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Eitelsbach Metesdorf

61
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Burg Cochem?

62
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Germany

What is the significance of the Rheingau in German wine history?

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Where modern viticulture first appeared Earliest beneficiary of church influence First vineyards to be demarcated Height of German wine fame in 19th century Origin of recent drive to produce noble dry Riesling (Charta)

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Germany

What is the percentage of Riesling in Rheingau?

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80%, higher than any other anbaugebiet

64
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Rheingau?

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Johannisberg

65
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of the Rheingau from upstream to downstream?

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Hoccheim am Main Eltville Kiedrich Erbach Hallgarten Hattenheim Winkel Johannisberg Rudesheim Assmanshausen

66
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Germany

What is the climate of the Rheingau in comparison to Rhein?

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Warmer than areas on the Rhein to the south Steep slope provides good exposure

67
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Germany

What are the soils of the Rheingau?

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Upper slopes - slate Lower slopes - mixture of clay, loess, alluvial sand and slate

68
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Germany

What is the style of Riesling from the Rheingau?

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More powerful, rounder style of Riesling than the Mosel Fuller in body, more concentration, more balanced acidity 1/2 of production is dry Traditionally uses the Rheingauer Flote (brown bottle)

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Germany

Where is the production of red located in the Rheingau?

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Assmanshausen

70
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Germany

Where is the Rheinhessen located?

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Directly south of the Rheingau, bordered by the Rhine river to the north and east, the Nahe to the west and the Pfalz to the south

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Germany

How much land is under cultivation in the Rheinhessen?

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26,000 ha More land than any other angaugebiet

72
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Germany

What is the most planted grape in the Rheinhessen?

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As of 2008, Muller Thurgau

73
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Germany

Where is Liebfraumilch typically from?

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Rheinhessen

74
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Germany

What are the bereiche of the Rheinhessen?

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Nierstein Wonnegau Bingen

75
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Nierstein from upstream to downstream?

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Oppenheim Nierstein Nackenheim

76
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Wonnegau from upstream to downstream?

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Florsheim-Dalsheim Westhofen

77
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Germany

What is Pfalz? What is the terrior?

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Natural continuation of Alsace in Germany Rain shadow effect by the Haardt Mountains Similar climate to Alsace Complex soil makeup of sandstone, limestone, basalt, granite and alluvial gravel

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Germany

What are the bereiche of the Pfalz?

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Sudliche Weinstrasse Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse

79
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse in the Pfalz from upstream to downstream?

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Ruppertsberg Deidesheim Forst Wachenheim Bad Durckheim Ungstein Kallstadt

80
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Germany

Where are the best vineyards in the Pfalz?

81
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Nahe?

82
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Nahetal from upstream to downstream?

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Schlossbockelheim Oberhausen Niederhausen Norheim Bad Munster Bad Kreuznach

83
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Germany

What is the style of wine in the Nahe?

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Riesling based, generally sweet and between Mosel and Rheingau in style

84
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Germany

What are the features of the Ahr?

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Northernmost wine region dedicated to red (88%) 10th in overall size for anbaugebiete Terraced vineyards sheltered from winds by Eifel mountains Rocky, volcanic slate

85
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Ahr?

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

86
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Walporzheim-Ahrtal?

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Klosterberg

87
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Germany

What are the reds of the Ahr like?

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Pinot Noir Light in color Bright acidity Red fruit Lean structure

88
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Franken?

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Maindreiech Mainviereck Steigerwald

89
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Maindreieck?

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Wurzburg Escherndorf

90
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Germany

What are the gemeinde of Steigerwald?

91
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Germany

What are the features of the Franken? What are the main varietals? What is their style of wine? How is it bottled?

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Centered along Main river flowing westward from Bamberg to Frankfurt Produces a lot of beer Silvaner and Muller Thurgau thrive Almost all Franken wine is dry Some Spatburgunder and Fruhburgunder (early ripening strain of Pinot Noir) Traditionally bottled in bocksbeutel (squat, flask-shaped bottle)

92
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Germany

What are the bereiche of the Mittelrhein?

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Siebengebirge Lorelei

93
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Germany

What are the features of the Mittelrhein?

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Narrow anbaugebiet following the Rhine northward pass Assmanshausen and Lorch in the Rheingau Steep slate riverslopes with Riesling 80% of wine is trocken or halbtrocken

94
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Germany

What are the bereiche of the Hessische-Bergstrasse?

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Starkenburg Umstadt

95
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Germany

What are the features of the Hessische-Bergstrasse?

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One of the smallest angaugebiete Only region without a VDP Erste Lage site

96
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Baden?

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Badische-Bergstrasse Kraichgau Bodensee Breisgau Kaiserstuhl Markgraferland Ortenau Tauberfranken Tuniberg

97
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Germany

What are the features of Baden?

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One of Germany’s larger anbaugebiete Covers large area along French border Has a separate zone along the Swiss border to the south on the border of Lake Boden Dominated by mass production and cooperatives Produces weissherbst

98
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Wurttemberg?

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Wurttembergisch Unterland Wruttembergisch Bodensee Kocher-Jagst-Tauber Oberer Neckar Remstal-Stuttgart Bayerischer Bodensee

99
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Germany

What are the features of Wuttemberg?

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One of Germany’s larger anbaugebiete Covers large area south of Franken Has a separate zone along the Swiss border to the south on the border of Lake Boden Dominated by mass production and cooperatives Produces Schillerwein

100
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Germany

What is schillerwein?

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Rose popular in Wurttemberg Made by cofermentation of white and red grapes

101
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Germany

What is weissherbst?

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Sagnee rose

102
Q

Germany

What are the bereiche of Sachsen?

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Elstertal Dresden Meissen

103
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Germany

What are the bereiche of Saale-Unstrut?

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Schlossneuenbburg Thuringen

104
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Germany

What are the features of Sachsen?

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Added after reunification Located in the Elbe River valley Germany’s smallest wine growing region Muller Thurgau is most planted grape Glosriesling, aromatic cross developed in Alsace, is a local speciality

105
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Germany

What are the features of the Saale-Unstrut?

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Confluence of the Saale and Unstrut rivers Germany’s most northern wine region Muller Thurgau and Weisburgunder are common

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