Germany

Question 1

define geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung

Answer 1

the german name for a PDO

Question 2

what are the four levels of wine

Answer 2

Wein
Land Wein
Quallitastatswein
Pradikat (a subset of Qual…)

Question 3

what does VDP stand for?

Answer 3

Verband Deuscheur Pradikatsweiner

Question 4

min alcohol for Kabinett wines

Answer 4

7%

Question 5

Min alcohol for BA and TBA

Answer 5

5.5%

Question 6

minimum must weights for the pradikat scale

Answer 6

Kabinett: 70-85°
Spätlese: 76-95°
Auslese: 83-105°
Beerenauslese: 110-128°
Eiswein: 110-128°
Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154°

Question 7

what is the Traubenadler

Answer 7

The VDP logo

Question 8

Four tiers of the VDP

Answer 8

Gutswein
Ortswein
Erst Lage
Grosse Lage

Question 9

define kalkstein

Answer 9

limestone

Question 10

define Blauen Schiefer

Answer 10

blue slate

Question 11

what is the minimum aging for GG wines?

Answer 11

whites - sept 1 of year after harvest

reds - 2 years (1 year in wood)

Question 12

what is the max yield for Grosee Lage wines

Answer 12

50 hl/ha

Question 13

what are the sizes of the following barre;s

halbstuck
stuck
doppelstuck

Answer 13

600 litre
1200 litre
2400 litre

Question 14

a synonym for Fruhburgunder

Answer 14

Pinot Noir Précoce

Question 15

Dornfelder is a cross between what two grapes

Answer 15

Helfensteiner and Haroldrebe

Question 16

The Rhine empties in what body of water

Answer 16

The North Sea

Question 17

Berg Schlossberg is in what part of ther Rheingau

Answer 17

Rudesheim

Question 18

who produced the first “cabinett”

Answer 18

Kloster Eberbach, 1712

Question 19

who produced the first Spatlese

Answer 19

Schloss Johannisberg, 1715

Question 20

Josef Leitz is a producer in what region?

Answer 20

Rheingau

Question 21

Define Erste Gewachs

Answer 21

A function of the Charta work in the Rheingau, the “first growth” vineyards

Question 22

who owns the Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg vineyard?

Answer 22

Schloss Schonborn

Question 23

What is the best vineyard for Pinot Noir in the Rheingau

Answer 23

Hollenberg, in Assmanhausemen

Question 24

what river forms the border between Luxumbourg and Germany

Answer 24

Mosel

Question 25

Reinhold Haart is a producer in what region

Answer 25

Mosel (Bernkastel)

Question 26

where is the Uhlen vineyard?

Answer 26

Lower Mosel

Question 27

what is the most planted grape in the Obermosel

Answer 27

Elbling

Question 28

name two producers from the Ruwer

Answer 28

Karthouserhof | Grunhaus

Question 29

where is the sharzhofberg vineyard

Answer 29

Saar (south facing, Egon Muller territory)

Question 30

what is the biggest wine producing region in Germany

Answer 30

Rheinhessen

Question 31

min r/s for liebfraumilch

Answer 31

18 g/l

Question 32

four area that may producer Liebfraumilch

Answer 32

Nahe Rheinhessen Rheingau Pfalz

Question 33

what are the key grapes of Liebfraumilch

Answer 33

min 70% Silvaner, Riesling, Kerner, Muller

Question 34

where is the Roter Hang

Answer 34

Rheinhessen

Question 35

name two famous vineyards in the Rheinhessen

Answer 35

Rothenberg | Pattenthal

Question 36

where is the Wonnegau Bereich

Answer 36

Rheinhessen (home to Kelller's

Question 37

what is the soil of the Roter Hang

Answer 37

clay and red sandstone

Question 38

what three grapes of the Pfalz are authorized for VDP Grosse Lage bottlings

Answer 38

Riesling, Spatburgunder, weissburgunder

Question 39

Where is the Forester Kirkenstuck vineyard located

Answer 39

Pfalz

Question 40

where is the Saumagen vineyrd

Answer 40

Kallstadter, Pfalz

Question 41

Franken is on what river

Answer 41

Main

Question 42

most planted grape in Franken

Answer 42

Muller

Question 43

Wurzberg is in what region

Answer 43

Franken

Question 44

most famous vineyard in Franken

Answer 44

Stein

Question 45

The Tauber river is a tributary of what?

Answer 45

Main

Question 46

who is the largest producer in Franken

Answer 46

Juliusspital

Question 47

Emrich-Schonlëber is a producer in what region

Answer 47

Nahe

Question 48

name a monopole of Donnhoff

Answer 48

Oberhauser Brucke

Question 49

what is the german name for Chasselas

Answer 49

Gutedel

Question 50

where is the Kaiserstuhl

Answer 50

Baden (volcanic/loess soils)

Question 51

what is the German name for Pinot Meunier

Answer 51

Schwarzriesling

Question 52

what is schiava known as in Germany

Answer 52

Trollinger

Question 53

what is schillerwein

Answer 53

a blended rosé popular in Wurttemberg

Question 54

The Neckar river is in what region

Answer 54

wurttemberg

Question 55

why can the Ahr ripen its wines

Answer 55

east-west valley enjoy the Gulf Stream | Canyon-like topography acts as a heat trap

Question 56

what are the most northern regions in Germany

Answer 56

Saale-Unstrut & Sachen

Question 57

Wiengut Diel is a producer in what region

Answer 57

Nahe

Question 58

Hermannschöle is a GG vineyard in what town

Answer 58

Niederhauser (Nahe)

Question 59

name three bottlings of JJ Prum

Answer 59

Bernkastler Badstube Wehlen sunnennuhr graacher himmelreich

Question 60

what was the first vintage of Keller's G Max

Answer 60

2001

Question 61

name 3 keller bottlings

Answer 61

Hubacker GG Kirchspiel GG Morstein GG

Question 62

who is the only German member of the PFV (Primum Famillae Vini)

Answer 62

Egon Muller

Question 63

what is the 2nd property of Egon Muller

Answer 63

Le Gallais (Braune Kupp, Mosel)

Question 64

name three bottlings of Karthhauserhof

Answer 64

Riesling Spatlese Alte Reben Riesling Auslese Trocken Riesling Karthhauserhofberg GG

Question 65

what is the monopole vineyard of Robert Weil

Answer 65

Turmberg

Question 66

name 3 bottlings of Ernest Loosen

Answer 66

Erdener Pralat Urziger Wurtzgarten Graacher Himmelreich