Germany

Question 1

most German wines possess - g/l of total acid

Answer 1

7-9

Question 2

one of the key benefits of acidity in wine

Answer 2

it preserves flavor - helps make German wines highly capable of aging

Question 3

Kerner is a cross of…

Answer 3

Riesling and Trollinger

Question 4

You expect a wine made from Dornfelder to taste…

Answer 4

fruity and grapey

Question 5

Pinot Meunier is known as… in Germany

Answer 5

Schwartzriesling

Question 6

Why were German wines historically categorized by ripeness?

Answer 6

ripeness was not a given due to the marginal nature of the climate

Question 7

Sweetness categories

Answer 7

trocken
halbtrocken
mild (“meeld”) or lieblich (leeb-lick)
suss

Question 8

what does lieblich (“leeb-lick”) indicate?

Answer 8

some sweetness: between halbtrocken and suss

Question 9

How is ripeness measured in Germany?

Answer 9

Oechsle (erks-leh) - the density of the must

Question 10

why are oechlse requirements varied from region to region?

Answer 10

to account for difficulty of ripening the grapes , eg, the mosel vs pfalz

Question 11

“spat” means

Answer 11

late

Question 12

“aus” means

Answer 12

select

Question 13

at what ripeness level do you start seeing wine made with edelfaule grape?

Answer 13

auslese - sometimes botrytised grapes are used

Question 14

at what ripeness level are individual grapes hand picked?

Answer 14

beerenauslese

Question 15

Why are most VDP wines dry?

Answer 15

(due to climate change) all of Germany’s top vineyards can now achieve spatlese to auslese ripeness levels every year. VDP believes sugar masks terroir

Question 16

Under the VDP system, what do the terms spatlese, auslese, beerenauslese, and trockenbeerenauslese indicate?

Answer 16

sweetness - vdp wines with these labels will have sweetness

Question 17

Heirarchy of VDP vineyards

Answer 17

Grosse lage
Erste lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

Question 18

vdp equiv to premier cru

Answer 18

erste lage

Question 19

vdp equiv to village wine

Answer 19

ortswein

Question 20

VDP term for basic quality wine made from vineyard owned by the estate

Answer 20

gutswein

Question 21

vdp equiv to grand cru

Answer 21

grosse lage

Question 22

a dry wine made from a Grosse Lage vineyard is known as…

Answer 22

Grosses Gewachs (GG)

Question 23

what does Grosses Gewachs (GG) indicate

Answer 23

dry wine made from Grosse Lage vineyard

Question 24

High quality German Sekt is typically made with these grape

Answer 24

Riesling, Weissburgunder, Grauburgunder

Question 25

Where are the three Sonnenuhr vineyards located?

Answer 25

Mittelmosel

Question 26

history of the sundial vineyards

Answer 26

massive sundials built in the 1600s so that vineyard workers could tell time

Question 27

Mountain range north of Rheingau

Answer 27

Taunus Mountains

Question 28

first wine in Germany to be made with edelfaule

Answer 28

Spatlese Schloss Johanissberg Rheingau 1775

Question 29

This region has the highest % of Riesling planted

Answer 29

Rheingau

Question 30

compare mosel riesling to rheingau riesling

Answer 30

rheingau: richer, rounder, earthier, fruit instead of minerality mosel: sharpness, slate minerality

Question 31

Rheingau's greatest red wine region

Answer 31

assmanshausen

Question 32

this vineyard in assmanshausen is considered the best spatburgunder vineyard

Answer 32

hollenberg

Question 33

when did the concept of qualifying wines by the ripeness of their grapes begin?

Answer 33

early 1700s in Rheingau

Question 34

Where is the gemeinde Winkel found?

Answer 34

rheingau

Question 35

name 5 important gemeinde in Rheingau

Answer 35

Assmanshausen Johanissberg Winkel Hochheim Rudesheim Hattenheim

Question 36

leading variety of Pfalz

Answer 36

riesling

Question 37

mt range that gives Pfalz a rain shadow

Answer 37

Haardt Mountain Range

Question 38

due to more southerly latitude + generous sun, Pfalz wines are extroverted with ___

Answer 38

fruit

Question 39

What other grapes do you find in Pfalz?

Answer 39

weissburgunder grauburgunder Kerner scheurube spatburgunder dornfelder

Question 40

Where is the gemeinde Forst?

Answer 40

Pfalz

Question 41

region with the highest % of red wine made

Answer 41

Ahr

Question 42

lead grape of Baden

Answer 42

spatburgunder (40% of plantings)

Question 43

Baden is dominated by...

Answer 43

co-ops

Question 44

Franken wines are usually ___-dry

Answer 44

bone

Question 45

two top grapes of Franken

Answer 45

silvaner and muller thurgau