Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Flurbereinigung

Answer 1

restructuring of German vineyards

Question 2

Füder

Answer 2

1000-liter cask common in the Mosel

Question 3

Grosses Gewächs

Answer 3

VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness

Question 4

Grosslage

Answer 4

a collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines

Question 5

Gutsabfüllung

Answer 5

grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate

Question 6

Halbtrocken

Answer 6

half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar

Question 7

Handgerüttelt

Answer 7

Hand Riddled

Question 8

Kellerei

Answer 8

wine cellar (or wholesaler)

Question 9

Leiblich

Answer 9

Medium sweet

Question 10

Restzucker

Answer 10

residual sugar

Question 11

Rotling

Answer 11

Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. A Rotling must have pale red or clear red color

Question 12

Stück

Answer 12

1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau

Question 13

Schneewein

Answer 13

Snow wine; a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards.

Question 14

Schielerwein

Answer 14

A rotling from Sachsen

Question 15

Schillerwein

Answer 15

A rotling from Württemburg

Question 16

Steillage

Answer 16

Literally: steep site. A vineyard with an inclination of more than 30%

Question 17

Trocken

Answer 17

dry; generally 4 g/L or less but residual sugar but can be up to 9 g/l if total acidity is within 2 g/l of total residual sugar

Question 18

Weissherbst

Answer 18

rosé from a single variety of red grape

Question 19

Winzergenossenschaft

Answer 19

-co-op