WINE REGIONS GERMANY

Question 1

Two main

types of white wine produced.

Answer 1

Hocks and Moselles

Question 2

What is Hock

Answer 2

white wine produced
near the Rhine, while Moselle refers to
white wine produced near river
Moselle and its tributaries, Saar and
Ruwer,bottled in
brown-coloured bottles

Question 3

2 categories Table wine

Answer 3

Deutscher Tafelwein : made
exclusively from the grapes
produced in Germany.

Tafelwein: German wine blended
with wines imported from other
countries in the European
Economic Community ( EEC )

Question 4

2 categories of Quality wine

Answer 4

Qualitätswein bestimmer Anbaugebiete
(QbA)

The label of this category must
clearly show the name of the
authorized region and the term
Qualitätswein.

Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)

These are the top category German
wines. Come from a single district in
one of the authorized regions. The
label must show the term
Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)
and the name of the authorized area.

Question 5

Eiswein

Answer 5

made from grapes that are left on vines to
freeze. Produces sweet wine with concentrated
fragrance. This style can be combined with another,
for eg. Spatlese eiswein.

Question 6

Trockenbeerenauslese

Answer 6

Trocken means dry, wine
made from dry grapes, such as raisins. Very sweet and
concentrated wine. Sweeter than Beerenauslese.

Question 7

What terms are used in QMP wines

Answer 7

Kabinett
Spätlese 
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese- 
Eiswein

Question 8

Wine
Regions of
Germany

Answer 8

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Rheingau
Nahe 
Rheinhessen
Rheinpfalz 
Hessische-
Bergstrasse
Baden 
Ahr
Württemberg 
Mittelrhein
Franken