Germany

Question 1

German wines divided into 4 categories

Answer 1

Deutscher Wein
Landwein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein

Question 2

Deutscher Wein

Answer 2

Lowest category

Grapes entirely from Germany and bottled in Germany

Question 3

Landwein

Answer 3

Grapes must comes from 1 of 26 landweingebiete (regions)
Must state region on the label
Must sold as Trocken (dry) or Halbtrocken (medium dry)

Question 4

Qualitatswein or QbA

Answer 4

• Grapes from 1 of 13 anbaugebiete
• Min 7% abv (except BA & TBA)
• Label must state région
• Chaptalisation allowed
• Sussreserve ( unfermented grape juice ) may add to increase sweetness and fruitiness
• Bereich Grosslage or Einzellage may be on the label
• Vintage
• Approved from governmental laboratory and tasting panel

Question 5

Amtliche Prufungsnummer what is it ?

Answer 5

Control number
5 sets: 2 607 030 07 12
2 - Bernkastel (bereich)
607 - where wine was bottled
030 - official number of the bottler 
07 - 7th bottling of the year
12 - year wine was tested

Question 6

Pradikatswein

Answer 6

-Superior quality
-6 pradikats refer to degrees of ripeness which indicate sugar content of the grapes and details of harvesting
-Each pradikat has minimum must weight (sugar in harvested grapes)
(Measured in Orchsle)
-Chaptalisation not permitted
-Label is the same as QbA + pradikat

Question 7

6 Pradikats are:

Answer 7

Kabinett 
Spatlese 
Auslese 
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 8

What is Einzellage?

Answer 8

Vineyard

Question 9

What is Grosslage ?

Answer 9

Collection of vineyard sites

Question 10

What is bereich

Answer 10

District

Example : Bernkastel in Mosel

Question 11

What is Ortswein ?

Answer 11

3rd category of VDP

Superior quality wine from a village’s best vineyard

Question 12

Sekt ?

Answer 12

Sparkling wine in Germany
3 types:
Deutscher Sekt - made from German grapes

Question 13

Notable wine village in Mosel

Answer 13

6 bereich: Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Moseltor
Obermosel
Ruwertal
Saar

Villages (mostly in bereich Bernkastel):
Trittenheim
Neumagen
Piesport 
Bernkastel 
Brauneberg
Graach 
Wehlen 
Zeltingen
Urzig
Erden 

Best villages in bereich Ruwertal:
Mertesdorf
Eitelsbach
Kasel

Best villages in bereich Saar:
Wiltingen
Oberemmel
Ockfen
Saarsburg 
Serrig

Question 14

Notable wine village in Rheingau

Answer 14

1 bereich - Johannisberg

Villages:
Lorchhausen
Rudesheim
Winkel 
Johannisberg
Oestrish 
Erbach 
Hattenheim
Rauental
Eberbach
Kiedrich
Eltville
Hochheim

Question 15

World largest Riesling area ?

Answer 15

Pfalz

Question 16

Notable wine villages in Pfalz

Answer 16

2 bereich:

• Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
• Sudliche Weinstrasse

Best villages nordern :
Wachenheim
Forst
Diedesheim
Ruppertsberg
Bad Durkheim
Haardt 
Kallstadt
Konigsbach
Neustadt
Ungstein

South:
Siebeldingen
Birkweiler
Schweigen

Question 17

Mosel soil

Answer 17

Blue and red slate

Question 18

Rheingau soil

Answer 18

Slate clay around Lorchhaussen and Rudesheim

Clay Loess in other parts

Question 19

What is sussreserve?

Answer 19

unfermented grape juice

can be added to add sweetness

Question 20

2 labelling was introduced in 2000, which ones?

Answer 20

Classic - regional wine typical for the respective Anbaugebiet.

Selection - in addition to classic + hand picked and from 1 vineyard

Question 21

Erstes Gewachs

Answer 21

Only in Rheingau

• best vineyard
• only Riesling and Spatbutgunder
• Spatlese level

Question 22

VDP

Answer 22

Verband Deutcher Pradikatsweinguter - german organization of top producers

Question 23

Gross Lage (only VDP)

Answer 23

Great vineyard (Grand Cru )

Question 24

Erste Lage (only VDP)

Answer 24

first class vineyard (1er Cru)

Question 25

Liebfraumilch what is it ?

Answer 25

Blended wine from Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe.

70% Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Kerner