General Knowledge

Question 1

What is ‘Hock’

Answer 1

British term for German wines

Originally to indicate wines from the Middle Rhine in 1800s

Question 2

Four German categories of wine

Answer 2

Prädikatswein
Qualitätswein
Landwein
Wein / Deutscher Wein

(High to low)

Question 3

German Wine Law was first implemented in which year

Answer 3

1971

Question 4

What are Einzellage and Grosslage

Answer 4

Einzellage: Single vineyard

Grosslage: Collection of vineyards

Question 5

5 digits of Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

Answer 5

1: the location of the examination board
2: the village in which the wine was produced
3: the producer
4: the unique number of the bottling
5: the year in which the wine was tested, typically one calendar year after the vintage

Question 6

3 tiers of Qualitätswein

Min. alcohol for each tier

Answer 6

Qualitätswein - 7%
Erstes Gewächs - 11%
Grosses Gewächs - 12%

Question 7

Min. must weight in öchsle and min. alcohol of Prädikatswein

Answer 7

Kabinett: 70 - 85° / Min. 7%
Spätlese:76 - 95° / Min. 7%
Auslese: 83 - 105° / Min. 7%
Beeranauslese: 110 - 128° / Min. 5.5%
Eiswein: 110 - 128° / Min. 5.5%
Trokenbeeranauslese: 150 - 154° / Min. 5.5%

Question 8

Grapes for Eiswein Prädikatswein must be harvested in what temperature

Answer 8

Grapes must be harvested when temperatures are no higher than -7° C

Question 9

Must weight requirement of Classic and Selection terms

Answer 9

Classic:
* max. 15 g/L

Selection:
* max. 9 g/L
* max. 12 g/L for Riesling

Question 10

what does VDP stand for

Answer 10

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter

Question 11

What is the size of Füder and where is it commonly used

Answer 11

1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel

Question 12

When was VDP founded and when did it finalize its framework

What are the four categories

Answer 12

Founded in 1910

Finalize in 2012

Grosse Lage - Grand cru
Erste Lage - Premier cru
Ortswein - Village
Gutswein - Regional

Question 13

What does the below soils refer to:
Kalkstein
Muschelkalk
Blauen Schiefer
Buntsandstein

Answer 13

Kalkstein: limestone
Muschelkalk: Shell limestone
Blauen Schiefer: blue slate
Buntsandstein: red sandstone

Question 14

Are VDP wines legally possible for chaptalization

Answer 14

Yes because VDP wines are simply Qualitätswein in the eyes of the law

Question 15

Grosses Gewächs white and red wine aging requirement

Answer 15

White: may not be released until September 1 of the year after harvest.

Red: may not be released until September 1 of the second year after harvest, with at least 12 months in oak

Question 16

The maximum yield for each category of VDP wines

Answer 16

Grosse Lage: 50 hl/ha
Erste Lage: 60 hl/ha
Ortswein: 75 hl/ha
Gutswein: 75 hl/ha

Question 17

Minimum % for German wines varietal labeling

Answer 17

Minimum of 85% for varietal labeling

Question 18

German Riesling producers are divided on which two types of fermentation and what’s the difference

Answer 18

Spontaneous fermentation:
* Unpredictable and requires more oxygen
* Producing a wilder array of earthy, sulfide-driven flavors

Inoculated fermentation:
* To maintain and can deliver fruit forwardness and cleaner flavors

Question 19

Size of Halbstück, Stück, Doppelstück

Where are these commonly used

Answer 19

Halbstück: 600L
Stück: 1,200L
Doppelstück: 2,400L

Commonly used in the Rheingau

Question 20

Crossing of Müller-Thurgau

Answer 20

Riesling x Madeleine Royale

Question 21

Which Anbaugebiete planted the most Spätburgunder in Germany

Answer 21

Baden: 5,699 ha - half of the country’s supply
Pfalz: 1,609 ha
Rheinhessen: 1,387 ha
Württemburg: 1,289 ha

Question 22

Frühburgunder synonym

Difference compared to Pinot Noir

Answer 22

Pinot Noir Précoce or Pinot Madeleine

Thicker skinned than Pinot Noir, the grape also ripens about two weeks earlier in the season

Wines are darker in color and fruit expression, with lower acidity

Question 23

Crossing of Dornfelder

Answer 23

Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

Question 24

What is Ruländer

Answer 24

Sweet botrytized Grauburgunder

Question 25

What does Blaufränkisch known as in Germany Where is it primarily planted

Answer 25

Lemberger Württemberg

Question 26

Crossing of Scheurebe

Answer 26

Riesling x Bukettrebe

Question 27

These German grapes are known as what in other countries: Schwarzriesling Trollinger

Answer 27

Schwarzriesling: Pinot Meunier Trollinger: Schiava

Question 28

Where and who was the first German to make sparkling wine in which year

Answer 28

Florenz-Ludwig Heidsieck in 1785 in Champagne

Question 29

Where was the first sparkling wine made in Germany

Answer 29

Württemberg

Question 30

Who founded Germany's first winery focusing only on sparkling wines, and keen to improve Sekt quality Where is this maker

Answer 30

Volker Raumland from Rheinhessen

Question 31

German wine map

Answer 31

Question 32

What is Noble Rot in German term

Answer 32

Edelfäule

Question 33

What is Flurbereinigung

Answer 33

Restructuring of German vineyards

Question 34

Sangiovese is planted in which region of Germany

Answer 34

Pfalz The presence of a central Italian red variety is a reminder that the Pfalz's climate really is a little warmer

Question 35

The three largest winegrowing regions in Germany What is the smallest

Answer 35

1st: Rheinessen 2nd: Pfalz 3rd: Baden Smallest: Hessische-Bergstrasse