Riesling

Question 1

What kind of white grape variety is riesling?

Answer 1

Aromatic variety, fruity and floral aromas and high acidity

Question 2

Riesling acidity

Answer 2

High

Question 3

Riper rieslings exhibit what flavours?

Answer 3

Stone fruit, tropical fruit and sometimes dried fruit

Question 4

Just-ripe rieslings exhibit what flavours?

Answer 4

Green fruit, citrus and floral

Question 5

A Riesling with Green fruit, citrus and floral flavours is produced from what?

Answer 5

Just-ripe grapes

Question 6

Why is Riesling suitable for late harvesting?

Answer 6

Riesling retains acidity and builds up sugar and flavour slowly

Question 7

Riesling retains acidity and builds up sugar and flavour slowly. This has what effect on its production?

Answer 7

It is harvested late in dry, sunny autumnal conditions

Question 8

How are off-dry or medium styles of riesling produced?

Answer 8

Interrupting fermentation by removing the yeast

Question 9

How are the sweetest styles of riesling produced?

Answer 9

Extra-ripe grapes have so much sugar that fermentation stops naturally

Question 10

What grapes are used for sweet rieslings?

Answer 10

Extra-ripe grapes

Question 11

Why are rieslings typically fermented in inert vessels?

Answer 11

So that floral flavours are retained

Question 12

How are floral flavours retained in rieslings?

Answer 12

Fermenting them in inert vessels

Question 13

What preserves the freshness of aged riesling?

Answer 13

High natural acidity

Question 14

Mosel is one of the most …. regions in Germany?

Answer 14

Northerly

Question 15

The high acidity of Mosel Rieslings result in what balancing component?

Answer 15

Medium sweetness

Question 16

Why do Mosel Rieslings exhibit medium sweetness?

Answer 16

To balance the very high acidity

Question 17

Best vineyards of Mosel Riesling?

Answer 17

Steep south/south-west facing slopes on the banks of the Mosel river

Question 18

Rheingau Rieslings characteristics compared to Mosel

Answer 18

Drier and fuller in body

Question 19

What German region is considered to be an extension of the Alsace region?

Answer 19

Pfalz

Question 20

Pfalz Rieslings characteristics

Answer 20

Dry and medium-bodied

Question 21

PGI in Germany is called what?

Answer 21

Landwein

Question 22

The quality of Riesling in Germany increases with what characteristic?

Answer 22

Ripeness of the grapes

Question 23

Hierarchy of German Rieslings

Answer 23

Pradikatswein
Qualitatswein
Landwein

Question 24

What is the lightest and most delicate Praedikatswein Riesling?

Answer 24

Kabinett

Question 25

Eiswein, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese required what grapes?

Answer 25

Grapes whose sugars have been concentrated on the vine

Question 26

What does Trocken mean in German?

Answer 26

Dry

Question 27

What does 'lese' mean in German?

Answer 27

Harvest

Question 28

What does 'spaetlese' mean?

Answer 28

Late Harvest

Question 29

What does 'auslese' mean?

Answer 29

Selected Harvest

Question 30

Kabinett to Spaetlese to Auslese experience what flavour change?

Answer 30

Green fruit to citrus-fruit to stone and tropical fruits

Question 31

Why is Eiswein expensive?

Answer 31

Rare, as it requires specific weather conditions, is low-yield and labour-intensive

Question 32

What Praedikatsweins involve botrytis?

Answer 32

Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 33

Whose flavours are more intense? Beerenauslese or Trockenbeerenauslese?

Answer 33

Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 34

Eiswein aromas

Answer 34

Vibrant fresh stone-fruit aromas

Question 35

Eiswein flavours

Answer 35

Tropical-fruit flavours

Question 36

What does halbtrocken mean?

Answer 36

Wine with some sweetness

Question 37

What protects the vineyards of Alsace?

Answer 37

Vosges mountains

Question 38

The Vosges Mountain protects Alsace from what?

Answer 38

Rain-bearing westerly winds

Question 39

Vosges Mountain protection means Alsace's characteristics are the most .... in France

Answer 39

Dry and sunny

Question 40

Best vineyards of Alsace are called...?

Answer 40

Grand Crus

Question 41

In Alsace, the French labelling term for late-harvested grapes is...?

Answer 41

Vendanges tardives

Question 42

Alsace Riesling chemicals

Answer 42

Dry Medium-bodied High acidity

Question 43

Alsace Riesling flavours

Answer 43

Ripe citrus and stone-fruit

Question 44

High-altitude regions of South Australia for Riesling growing?

Answer 44

Eden Valley and Clare Valley

Question 45

The best Alsace Riesling vineyards are east or south-east facing due to...?

Answer 45

Benefit from the morning sun