WSET L3 Germany

Question 1

What climate does Germany generally have

Answer 1

Cool Continental, wet summers, rainfall reduces as autumn comes

Question 2

What are the best vineyard sites in Germany like

Answer 2

On steep stony slopes, facing south, worked by hand, with head pruned, individually staked vines with the leaves tied together at the top for maximum light and air circulation for the grapes

Question 3

what is the importance of rivers in Germany

Answer 3

• They reflect sunlight that help grapes to ripen

- They create air circulation preventing fungal diseases and frosts

Question 4

What will a Grosses Gewachs Riesling be like

Answer 4

Dry, top quality, concentrated flavours

Question 5

Describe Kabinett style Riesling wines

Answer 5

Delicate, light, high acid, green apple and citrus, residual sweetness depending on Alcohol levels, can contain sussreserve but not usual in high quality wines

Question 6

Describe Spätlese Riesling wines

Answer 6

More concentrated than Kabinett and more ripe, more alcohol, citrus and stone fruit

Question 7

Describe Auslese style Riesling wines

Answer 7

Individually selected extra ripe grapes, dry or sweet, richer and riper than spätlese, can be noble rot influenced

Question 8

Decsribe BA and TBA style Riesling wines

Answer 8

Noble rot affected grapes, sweet low alcohol, honey, dried stone fruit, candied peel, flowers

Question 9

Describe Eiswein made from Riesling

Answer 9

Rare, varietal purity focus, acidic, made protectively to maintain varietal flavours, sweet

Question 10

What is Muller thurgau a crossing between

Answer 10

Riesling and Madeleine Royale

Question 11

Describe Muller Thurgau’s style

Answer 11

less acidity and flavour intensity than Riesling, lower quality wines, floral and fruity,

Question 12

Describe Silvaner wine

Answer 12

Found in Rheinhessen and Franken, dry and sweet styles, less acidic and less overtly fruity than Riesling, earthy, can be high quality

Question 13

What are the German synonyms for Pinot Gris (2) and Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir

Answer 13

Grauburgunder/Ruländer
Wießburgunder
Spätburgunder

Question 14

Describe Spätburgunder wine

Answer 14

Pinot Noir, Pflaz and Baden, light and fruity or more concentrated and oaked

Question 15

Name 4 lesser used black grape varieties in Germany

Answer 15

Dornfelder, Portugieser, Trollinger, Meunier (Schwarzriesling) All mostly light and fruity

Question 16

Name the 2 major rivers in the Mosel region and their 2 important tributaries

Answer 16

River Mosel, River Rhine

Saar, Ruwer

Question 17

In what regions is Riesling the only permitted grape for GG wines

Answer 17

Mosel and Nahe

Question 18

Name the 7 main wine making regions of Germany

Answer 18

Mosel, Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Baden, Franken

Question 19

Which are the best known villages in the middle Mosel

Answer 19

Piesport, Bernkastel and Wehlen

Question 20

Rank the main wine making regions in Germany from lightest in style to fullest for Riesling wine

Answer 20

Mosel, Nahe, Rheingau, Pfalz, Rheinhessen

Question 21

Describe a typical Mosel Riesling

Answer 21

Light, Low alcohol, high acidity, floral and green fruit flavours

Question 22

Where are the best vineyards of the Nahe situated

Answer 22

On steep south-facing slopes between the villages Schlossbockelheim and Kreuznach

Question 23

What grape varieties are permitted for GG wines in Rheingau

Answer 23

Riesling and Spatbergunder

Question 24

What protection is there in the North of the Rheingau

Answer 24

The Taunus hills, providing optimal conditions for ripening grapes

Question 25

Which two villages are the majority of the slopes in Rheingau situated around

Answer 25

Johannisberg and Rudesheim

Question 26

Why are the best BA and TBA wines from the Rheingau

Answer 26

The humid conditions around the Rhine river

Question 27

Which grape variety does well in the village of Assmannshausen in the Rheingau

Answer 27

Spatburgunder

Question 28

Which grape varieties can GG wines from Rheinhassen have

Answer 28

Riesling and Spatburgunder

Question 29

Which area is known as Rheinterrasse

Answer 29

The steep sloping vineyards on the west bank of the Rhine around the village Nierstein

Question 30

What are the Haardt Mountains a continuation of

Answer 30

the Vosges in Alsace

Question 31

What differences does the Pfalz regions climate have to the rest of germany

Answer 31

It is warmer and drier ad more like Alsace climates

Question 32

Which grape varieties can GG wine in the Pfalz be made from

Answer 32

Riesling, Spatburgunder, and Weissburgunder

Question 33

What is the area surrounding Deidesheim and Forst referred to as

Answer 33

Mittelhaardt

Question 34

Where are the best vineyards in Baden

Answer 34

Kaiserstuhl, south facing slopes on the extinct volcano

Question 35

What is the most widely planted grape variety in Baden

Answer 35

Spatburgunder

Question 36

What is the main white grape variety found in Franken

Answer 36

Silvaner, early flowering and ripening, planted in the warmest sites (it is susceptible to frost)

Question 37

What are the best slopes for Silvaner wine in Franken

Answer 37

South facing slopes around Würzburg.

Question 38

What can GG wines from Franken be made from

Answer 38

Silvaner, Riesling Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder and Spatburgunder