Practice Quiz #4 Whites Wines of Germany

Question 1

What percentage of German Wines are White?

Answer 1

85%

Question 2

If a German Wine has the name of a grape Varietal on the Label, what’s the minimum percentage of that grape in the wine?

Answer 2

At least 85%

Question 3

What percentage of grapes planted in Germany are Riesling?

Answer 3

21%

Question 4

What German grape crosses Riesling and Chasselas?

Answer 4

Müller-Thurgau.

Question 5

If a German Wine lists a Vintage on a label, what’s the minimum percentage of that year in the wine?

Answer 5

85%

Question 6

How many wine-making Regions does Germany have?

Answer 6

13 regions

Question 7

Name Germany’s four most important wine regions?

Answer 7

Rheinhessen
Rheingau
Mosel
Pfalz

Question 8

Describe the overall Style of German Wines.

Answer 8

A balance of Sweetness and Acidity with low alcohol.

Question 9

Name the three basic styles of German Wine.

Answer 9

Trocken
Halbtrocken
Fruity

Question 10

What does the word “Trocken” say about the Wine?

Answer 10

It’s Dry

Question 11

What’s the average alcohol content range in German Wine?

Answer 11

8-10%

Question 12

What are the two main categories of Qualitätswein?

Answer 12

Qualitätswein bestimmter Aubaugnebiete and Prädikatswein.

Question 13

Name the level of ripeness of Prädikatswein.

Answer 13

Kabinett
Spätlese
Ausele
Beerenauslese
Tockenbeerenauslese
Eiswein

Question 14

What does “Spätlese” mean in English?

Answer 14

“Late Picking”

Question 15

What is Eiswein?

Answer 15

A sweet, concentrated wine made from grapes that are pressed while still frozen.

Question 16

What is Süssreserve?

Answer 16

When wine makers reserve grape juice and add it to the wine after fermentation.

Question 17

What does “Gutsabfüllung” mean?

Answer 17

Estate-Bottled.

Question 18

What is Edelfäule?

Answer 18

The German word for Botrytis cinerea.