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What influence brought the Cistercian monks into Germany?

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Cistercian monks introduced the cultivation of Riesling and Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)

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What inspired liquidation of church holding in Germany by the early 1800s?

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Vineyard ownership migrated to the private sector completely in the aftermath of the French Revolution

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What is the goal of Germany’s 1971 Wine Law?

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To impose new standards of quality, simplify label language and compact the number of recognised single vineyards.

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What is the category Grosslagen created by the German 1971 wine law?

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It identifies a collective owned vineyard site.

Example:
* Piesporter Michelsberg > Grosslagen
* Piesporter Goldtröpfchen > Einzellage

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What is the equivalent to French AOCs or Italian DOCs in Germany?

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  • Anbaugebiete (viticultural region)

11 Anbaugebiete were delimited in 1971 but there are 13 currently

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What does mean the Anbaugebiete if shown in a label?

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The wines were produced from grapes grown in a single viticultural region.

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Name the current German Wine Categories

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  • Wein
  • Landwein
  • Qualitätswein
  • Prädikatswein
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Key characteristics of Deutscher Wein

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  • Wine without Geographical designation
  • Grapes must be grown in Germany if labelled as Deutscher Wein
  • Variety and vintage are permitted on the label
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Key characteristics of Landwein

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  • IGP category including trocken and halbtrocken wines produced from any of 26 Landweingebiete
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Key characteristics of Qualitätswein

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  • PDO category encompassing most of the country’s top dry wines.
  • Chaptalization is allowed
  • Includes Prädikatswein
  • Minimum 7% alcohol content
  • Includes Erstes Gewächs and Grosses Gewächs
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Key characteristics of Prädikatswein

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  • PDO category and subset of Qualitätswein, encompassing all of the country’s best sweet wines
  • Chaptalization is not allowed
  • Lower Prädikat require min 7% abv.
  • Beerenauslese on up require min 5.5% abv.
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Name the vineyards which escaped the minimum five-hectare mandate for single vineyards (Einzellage).

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  • Forster Kirchenstück (Pfalz)
  • Bernkasteler Doctor (Mosel)
  • Kiedricher Turmberg (Rheingau)
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What does Erstes Gewächs means?

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  • Dry wines
  • Usually labelled “1G”
  • Single-vineyard selections with a maximum yield 60 hl/HA
  • Minimum alcohol of 11%
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What does Grosses Gewächs means?

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  • Dry wines
  • Usually labelled “GG”
  • Single-Grosse-Lage-vineyard selections with a maximum yield 50 hl/HA
  • White wines may be released after September 1st of the year after harvest
  • Red wines may be released after May 1st of the year after harvest
  • Minimum alcohol of 12%
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What does the labelling term Classic means?

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  • Harmoniously dry wines
  • Single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard
  • Max. residual sugar 15 g/L
  • Min. alcohol 12% abv (11,5% abv. in the Mosel)
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What does the labelling term Selection means?

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  • Superior dry wines
  • Single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard
  • Max. residual sugar 9 g/L (12 g/L allowed for Riesling)
  • Yields restricted to 60 hl/HA
  • Must weight must be equivalent to Auslese
  • Wines may not be released prior to September 1st of the year following the harvest
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Which labelling terms were “Classic” and “Selection” intended to replace?

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Trocken and Halbtrocken

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Which informal term remained after the 1982 update and is not prohibit to be used on labels?

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  • Feinherb
  • Indicates a slightly off-dry style
  • Replaced Halbtrocken on most labels.
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When was the VDP founded and what was their goal?

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The VDP was founded in 1910 as the VDNV (Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer), an assembly of four regional winegrower’s associations that promoted the sale of Natur (unchaptalized) wines at auction.

The organization survived two world wars but ended in 1971.

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How is the VDP structured today?

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Members may produce wines in four different categories of origin, emulating Burgundy AOC.

  • Gutswein
  • Ortswein
  • Erste Lage
  • Grosse Lage
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Key characteristics of VDP. Gutswein

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  • Regional tier
  • The only statement of origin is the name fo the Anbaugebiet
    *Max yield 75 hl/HA
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Key characteristics of VDP. Ortswein

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  • Village tier
  • Product of multiple vineyards in a single village
  • The statement of origin is the name of the village and/or a statement of soil
  • The preselection grapes from VDP. Erste Lage and VDP. Grosse Lage sites or the grapes from young stands within the best vineyards are often used for this category
    *Max yield 75 hl/HA
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Key characteristics of VDP. Erste Lage

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  • Single vineyard tier
  • Producers strictly limited in their choice of varieties
  • Often labelled with the vineyard preceded by the village name
    *Max yield 60 hl/HA
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Key characteristics of VDP. Grosse Lage

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  • Single vineyard tier
  • Producers strictly limited in their choice of varieties
  • Often labelled solely with the vineyard
    *Max yield 60 hl/HA
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What is the Goldkapsule?

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Used in the Mosel and Rheingau, as regions famous for noble sweet wines.

A golden capsule which indicates an even rarer and special selection.

It also indicates a higher level of sweetness due to the level of botrytis. For instance, a wine that reached Beerenauslese in the eyes of the law may be “declassified” to auslese with a Goldkapsule because it showed more pure varietal character than the higher Prädikat would typically demonstrate.

The Mosel developed a second code to distinguish among different tiers of wine within a Prädikat. To indicate reserve bottlings, producers may apply one to three stars, sometimes in conjunction with a Goldkapsule.

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What is Süssreserve?

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Sterilized fresh grape must

Since 1971 is allowed up to 15% of the total volume of the wine

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What is TDN?

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Trimethyl Dinapthalene, the compound responsible for the petrol character.

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Name the different tiers of Prädikatswein

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  • Kabinett
  • Spätlese
  • Auslese
  • Beerenauslese
  • Eiswein
  • Trockenbeerenauslese
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Production/Labelling terms: Kabinett

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A Prädikat applying to German wine.

Kabinett designates the lightest end of the German wine spectrum.
Chaptalization is not allowed and wines must have a minimum 7% alcohol

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Key characteristics of Kabinett Prädikatswein

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Sight: very pale straw green and brilliant in colour

Nose: tart green apple and green pear with white peach, lime citrus, tropical fruits (pineapple, mango and more) and slate/mineral

Structure: low alcohol with medium-plus to high acidity

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Production/Labelling terms: Spätlese

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A Prädikat which means “late harvest”. Considered the ideal vehicle for conveying the complexity of ripe Riesling and its influence by site.

Chaptalization is not allowed and wines must have a minimum 7% alcohol

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Key characteristics of Spätlese (late harvest) Prädikatswein

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Sight: pale straw green and brilliant in colour

Nose: tart apple and pear, white peach, stone fruits (apricot, peach and nectarine), honey (if botrytis is present), tropical fruits, tart citrus, and slate/mineral

Palate: light to medium-bodied and off-dry to slightly sweet in style. No wood influence

Structure: low to medium-minus alcohol with high acidity

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Production/Labelling terms: Auslese

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A Prädikat which means “selected harvest”. Grapes should have been picked at least one week after a preliminary picking of less ripe grapes but in practice an auslese may well have been picked early in the harvest.

At their finest, these wines are long-lived sweet and often botrytized wines, and the finest botrytis frequently occurs early on.

Chaptalization is not allowed and wines must have a minimum 7% alcohol

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Key characteristics of Auslese Prädikatswein

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Sight: pale to medium straw with green highlights

Nose: honey, ripe stone fruits (peach, apricot and nectarine), tropical fruits, sweet and tart citrus and slate/mineral

Palate: medium-bodied and medium sweet to very sweet depending on the specific wine, producer and vintage. No wood influence

Structure: low to medium-minus alcohol with high acidity

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Production/Labelling terms: Beerenauslese

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A Prädikat which means “berry selection” refering to sweet German wines, usually made from botrytized grapes.

Chaptalization is not allowed and wines must have a minimum 5.5% alcohol

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Key characteristics of Beerenauslese Prädikatswein

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Sight: ranges in colour from pale straw to deep yellow with green, gold and even orange highlights depending on the specific vintage

Nose: botrytis flavours are usually found in the form of honey, ripe stone fruits, orange marmalade and preserved citrus, also pear oil, herbs, tropical fruits and slate/earth and mineral

Palate: medium-plus to full-bodied and very sweet in style

Structure: rich, unctuous, and intensely flavoured but at the same time with low alcohol, high acidity and no wood.

Beerenauslese shows great length and persistence with the stamp of the vineyard in the form of pronounced minerality

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Production/Labelling terms: Eiswein

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A Prädikat which designates German wines produced from grapes frozen on the vine, and pressed while still frozen

Chaptalization is not allowed and wines must have a minimum 5.5% alcohol

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Key characteristics of Eiswein Prädikatswein

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Sight: pale to medium straw green

Nose: flavours include tart citrus (lemon, lime and grapefruit) with notes of tropical fruits, herb and mineral. Some wines show slight herbal/vegetal notes such as parsley or celery. It’s important to note that there are no botrytis elements in Eiswein.

Palate: medium to full-bodied and very sweet in style

Structure: low alcohol and very high acidity. In fact, the acidity can be remarkably high, in some cases over 15 grams per litre. Eiswein is very intensely flavoured and the extreme acidity masks just how sweet the wines are.

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

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Production/Labelling terms: Trockenbeerenauslese

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A Prädikat which “Trockenbeeren” refers to grapes “Beeren” shrivelled on the vine, typically under the influence of noble rot.

Chaptalization is not allowed and wines must have a minimum 5.5% alcohol

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Key characteristics of Trockenbeerenauslese Prädikatswein

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Sight: medium straw to medium yellow to deep red amber depending on region, producer and vintage.

Nose: flavours include honey, citrus marmalade, tropical, roasted pear, marzipan, sweet baking spices, red fruits and much more

Palate: full-bodied and very sweet, often at over 200 g/L sugar

Structure: low alcohol and very high acidity with the mineral stamp of the vineyard

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Production/Labelling terms: Einzellagen

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  • Individual vineyard.
  • The vines may be divided among many different owners, who are allowed to put the name of the Einzellage only on Qualitätswein
  • Such names must usually be preceded by the name of the village in which they were produced
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Production/Labelling terms: Grosslage

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  • Collective vineyard sites delimited by the 1971 German Wine Law.
  • Refers to undistinguished sites.
  • VDP prohibits its members from using this designation on their labels.
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Production/Labelling terms: Bereich

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Official term for a wine-growing district defined by the 1971 German Wine Law

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Production/Labelling terms: Gemeide

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Local comunity or village

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Production/Labelling terms: Ortswein

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  • VDP classification
  • Wines produced of multiple vineyards in a single village and is typically labelled with the village name and/or a statement of soil
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Production/Labelling terms: Estate bottling

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  • Estate bottled wines coming from the winery’s own vineyards and/or those on which the winery has a long lease.
  • Both, vineyard and winery must be in the geographical area specified on the label.
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Production/Labelling terms: Sekt

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  • German word for Sparkling wine
  • Regular Sekt can be labelled as Deutscher wein and is usually made by the Charmat Method
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Explain VDP. Sekt regulation of 2020

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The VDP introduced quality testing to Sekt production and approved wines are able to bear the VDP Seal.

There are 2 quality levels: VDP.Sekt & VDP.Sekt.Prestige, both made with Traditional Method

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Key regulations for VDP.Sekt

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  • Grapes must originate from the estate’s own vineyards
  • All vineyard work and harvesting are to be performed by hand
  • Each region to define its own permissible varieties, typically Riesling and Pinot Noir family
  • Varietal blends and cuvées from single sites are also allowed
  • Traditional Method production
  • Min. 15 months on the Lees
  • Vintage is optional, if stated there is a minimum of 24 months maturation
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Key regulations for VDP.Sekt.Prestige

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  • Grapes must originate from the estate’s own vineyards
  • All vineyard work and harvesting are to be performed by hand
  • Each region to define its own permissible varieties, typically Riesling and Pinot Noir family
  • Varietal blends and cuvées from single sites are also allowed
  • Traditional Method production
  • Min. 36 months on the Lees
  • Vintage has a minimum of 36 months maturation
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Production/Labelling terms: Trocken

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Dry wines, maximum 9g residual sugar per litre

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Production/Labelling terms: Halbtrocken

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Off-dry wines, maximum 19g residual sugar per litre

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Production/Labelling terms: Feinherb

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Unregulated designation and off dry wines. Usually slightly sweeter than halbtrocken

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Name the principal white varietals of Germany

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Riesling
Müller-Thurgau
Silvaner
Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
Scheurebe
Elbling

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Name the principal red varietals of Germany

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Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)
Dornfelder
Portugieser
Lemberger (Blaufränkisch)

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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Riesling

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  • Germany’s most planted grape in 7 of 13 Anbaugebiete and the country maintains just under 40% of the world’s total plantings.
  • Best wines come from the Mosel, Rheingau and Reinhessen.
  • Riesling became synonymous with the Rheingau, a region dominated by red wine in the Middle Ages. The Benedictine monks of Johannisberg insistent on its propagation.
  • Naturally floral and aromatic, high in acidity and capable of making age-worthy dry and sweet wines.
  • Legally dry Riesling in Germany often has a pinch of residual sugar to balance the naturally high acidity the grape achieves in these northerly growing regions
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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Müller-Thurgau

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  • Riesling x Madelene Royale crossing
  • Early ripening and high yielding
  • Leading grape variety in 1969, important component of mass-made Liebfraumilch wines and other low-end wines
  • Muscat-like taste, less acidic and less aromatic than Riesling and not considered a quality grape in Germany
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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Silvaner

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  • Franken is its natural home
  • Lower in acid, less aromatic, less fruit driven than Riesling and prone to higher levels of alcohol
  • Ripens earlier than Riesling
  • There are four broad types of the variety: Grüner, Blauer, Roter and Gelber
  • Grüner and Gelber Silvaner sub-varieties exhibits looser clusters, smaller berries, less susceptibility to botrytis and hightened aromatics and acid structure
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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Grauburgunder

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  • Shows the most potential in Baden
  • Wines are typically dry, with more power and richness than Italian Pinot Grigio but less outright funk than in Alsace. Occasionally, sweet botrytized wines are produced, labelled as Ruländer.
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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Weissburgunder

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  • Best regions are Baden and the Pfalz
  • Wines are simple, innocuous and aromatically neutral
  • Acidity typically rates higher than in Grauburgunder but lower than in Riesling
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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Scheurebe

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  • Best areas are Rheinhessen and the Pfalz
  • Wines can achieve high quality
  • Found in both, dry and sweet styles
  • Offers some of the thiol-based aromas of Sauvignon Blanc: grapefruit, cassis, cat pee
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Key characteristics of the grape varietal Elbling

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  • Found in Obermosel
  • Ancient white grape that produces simple, fruity whites and refreshing sparkling wines
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Key characteristics of grape varietal Spätburgunder

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  • Germany is the third-largest producer of Pinot Noir
  • First appeared in Baden and leads the way with nearly half of the country’s supply
  • It is beneficiary of climate change and maturing German tastes for fine red wine
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Key characteristics of grape varietal Dornfelder

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  • Second most planted red grape variety
  • Thick-skinned grape
  • Produces darker, fuller style of wine than Spätburgunder but is highly vigorous in the vineyard
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Key characteristics of grape varietal Portugieser

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Key characteristics of grape varietal Lemberger/Blaufrankisch

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  • Cultivated primarly in Württemberg (Franken)
  • Considered the second highest quality red grape in Germany
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13 Anbaugebiete (viticultural regions)

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  1. Ahr
  2. Baden
  3. Franken
  4. Hessische-Bergstrasse
  5. Mittelrhein
  6. Mosel
  7. Nahe
  8. Pfalz
  9. Rheingau
  10. Rheinhessen
  11. Saale-Unstrut
  12. Sachsen
  13. Württemberg
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Soil structure of The Mosel

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Composed primarly of Devonian blue slate, which provides beneficial drainage as well as heat retention. Certain parts of the Mosel, however, especially around Erden and Ürzig, are characterized instead by iron-rich Devonian red slate.

A defining feature is the Mosel River, which emerges from the Vosges Mountains and flows eastward into Germany. In the Upper Mosel, it joins with its tributaries the Saar and the Ruwer, before merging with the Rhine River at Koblenz. The banks of the Mosel rise at precipitously steep angles, more than 60 degrees at some locations.

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Wine districts of The Mosel

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  • Burg Cochem
  • Bernkastel
  • Ruwertal
  • Saar
  • Moseltor
  • Obermosel
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What is the characteristic vine-training system employed by growers in The Mosel?

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The **Single-Post System

Growers train vines upright without wires, employing either a vertical cordon or two canes, wrapped in a characteristic heart-shaped bow.

Leaf removal is necessary, but this increases sun exposure, which can lead to TDN-based flavors (petrol / trimethyl dinapthalene) in Riesling.

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Principal villages of The Mosel district Bernkastel and its most famous Einzellage

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  • Erden (Prälat, Treppchen)
  • Ürzig (Würzgarten)
  • Zeltingen (Sonnenuhr)
  • Wehlen (Sonnenuhr)
  • Graach an der Mosel (Domprobst, Josephshöfer)
  • Bernkastel-Kues (Doctor, Lay)
  • Brauneberg (Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr)
  • Piesport (Goldtröpfchen, Domherr)
  • Trittenheim (Apotheke)
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Key producers of The Mosel

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Mittelmosel
- Joh. Jos Prüm (Wehlen)
- Reinholdt Haart (Piesport)
- Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt (Graach)
- Dr. Loosen (Bernkastel)
- Ansgar Clüsserath
- Daniel Vollenweider
- Clemens-Busch
- Fritz Haag (Brauneberg)

Obermosel
- Heymann-Löwenstein

Ruwertal
- Maximin Grünhaus
- Karthäuserhof (Eitelsbach)

Saar
- Egon Müller (Wiltingen)

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Principal villages of The Mosel district Ruwertal and its most famous Einzellage

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  • Eitelsbach (Karthäuserhofberg)
  • Mertesdorf (Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bunderberg)
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Principal villages of The Mosel district Saar and its most famous Einzellage

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  • Saarburg (Rausch)
  • Wiltingen (Scharzhofberger)
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Location and names of the three signle-vineyard PDO’s of Germany.

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Application by Reinhard Heymann-Löwenstein, bereich Terrassenmosel, gemeiden Winningen and PDO’s are the following:

  • Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay
  • Uhlen Roth Lay
  • Uhlen Laubach
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Authorised grape varietals in The Mosel

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Red
- Spätburgunder

White
- Riesling
- Muller-Thurgau
- Elbling

77
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Name two monopole and its owner in The Mosel

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Josephshöfer owned by Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
Scharzhofberger owned by Egon Müller

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Soil structure of Rheingau

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Slate dominates the upper slope vineyards, whereas the lower vineyards closer to the water contain a mixture of clay, loess, quartzite, alluvial sand and red slate.

The Rhine River flows westward for approximately 30 km from Weisbaden to Rüdesheim, providing vineyard slopes along the northern bank of the river with a steep south-facing aspect for its best vineyards.

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Wine districts of Rheingau

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  • Johannisberg
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Principal villages of Rheingau district Johannisberg and its most famous Einzellage

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  • Hoccheim
  • Wiesbaden
  • Walluf
  • Martinsthal
  • Rauenthal
  • Eltville
  • Kiedrich
  • Erbach
  • Hallgarten
  • Hattenheim (Steinberg Zehntstück, Steinberg Goldener Becher)
  • Oestrich
  • Winkel
  • Johannisberg (Schloss Johannisberg, Johannisberg Hölle)
  • Geisenheim
  • Rüdesheim (Berg Rottland, Berg Roseneck, Berg Schlossberg)
  • Assmannshausen (Höllenberg)
  • Lorch
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What is the name of the monopole property of Schloss Schönborn since 1600 in the Rheingau?

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Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

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Key producers of Rheingau

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  • Robert Weil (Kiedrich)
  • Georg Breuer (Rüdesheim)
  • Schloss Johannisberg (Geisenheim)
  • August Kesseler (Assmannhausen)
  • Franz Künstler (Hochheim)
  • Josef Leitz (Rüdesheim)
  • Schloss Schönborn (Hattenheim)
  • Josef Spreitzer (Oestrich)
83
Q

Authorised grape varietals in Rheingau

A

Red
- Spätburgunder

White
- Riesling

84
Q

Soil structure of Pfalz

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Soils of Pfalz are extremely varied and complex, with layers of red sandstone, calcium-based limestone, loess, red slate, basalt, igneous granite and alluvial gravel.

The Haardt Hills, a continuation of Alsace’s Vosges Mountains, lie to the west, reaching heights of 500-600m and its best vineyards are creeping up to the hills.

Pfals is also one of the warmest winegrowing regions in Germany. The climate is sunny and dry.

85
Q

Wine districts of Pfalz

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  • Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
  • Südliche Weinstrasse
86
Q

Principal villages of Pfalz district Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse and its most famous Einzellage

A
  • Kallstadt (Saumagen)
  • Ungestein
  • Forst (Freundstück, Kirchenstück, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer)
  • Deidesheim (Hohenmorgen)
  • Ruppertsberg
  • Gimmeldingen
87
Q

Principal villages of Pfalz district Südliche Weinstrasse and its most famous Einzellage

A
  • Burrweiler
  • Birkweiler (Kastanienbusch)
  • Siebeldingen (Im Sonnenschein)
  • Schweigen (Kammerberg)
88
Q

Authorised grape varietals in Pfalz

A

Red
- Dornfelder
- Portugieser
- Spätburgunder

White
- Riesling
- Müller-Thurgau
- Grauburgunder
- Weissburgunder
- Kerner

89
Q

Which grape varietals in Pfalz are authorized to be botled for VDP.Grosse Lage wines?

A
  • Riesling
  • Spätburgunder
  • Weissburgunder
90
Q

Key producers of Pfalz

A
  • Reichsrat von Buhl (Deidesheim)
  • Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim)
  • Basserman-Jordan (Deidesheim)
  • Koehler-Ruprecht (Kallstadt)
  • Müller-Catoir (Haardt)
  • Weingut von Winning (Deidesheim)
  • Ökonomierat Rebholz (Siebeldingen)
  • Dr. Wehrheim (Birkweiler)
  • Friedrich Becker (Schweigen)
91
Q

What is a the DC Pfalz category?

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Created in 2005 by growers limiting wines to trocken examples of Riesling, Grauburgunder, Weissburgunder, Spätburgunder and Dornfelder.

However, it appears short-lived and forgotten with no major producers adopting the designation.

92
Q

Soil Structure of Rheinhessen

A

There is a great diversity of mesoclimates and soils and no single climatic feature.

The historically associated quality winegrowing area is the Roter Hang, a “red hill” of clay and weathered red sandstone on the left bank of the Rhine between the villages of Nierstein and Nackenheim. The Roter Hang is a slim, east-facing slope reaching 70 to 80% grade.

93
Q

From where was the most expensive wine aboard the doomed titanic?

A

Niersteiner Riesling

94
Q

What was the wine that debased Germany’s reputation as a wine producer?

A

Liebfraumilch, an off-dry to semi-sweet blend of at least 70% of the following: Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner and Kerner and a minimum 18 g/L residual sugar.

This was originated in the Liebfrau monastery in Worms (Rheinhessen) in the 18th century.

95
Q

Wine districts of Rheinhessen

A
  • Nierstein/Rheinterrasse
  • Bingen
  • Wonnegau
96
Q

Principal villages of Rheinhessen district Nierstein/Rheinterrasse and its most famous Einzellage

A
  • Bodenheim
  • Nackenheim
  • Nierstein
  • Oppenheim
  • Dienheim
97
Q

Principal villages of Rheinhessen district Bingen and its most famous Einzellage

A
  • Siefersheim
  • Bingen
  • Appenheim
98
Q

Principal villages of Rheinhessen district Wonnegau and its most famous Einzellage

A
  • Westhofen
  • Flörsheim-Dalsheim
  • Dittelsheim
  • Monsheim
  • Worms
99
Q

Key producers of Rheinhessen

A
  • Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim)
  • Kühling-Gillot (Bodenheim)
  • Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim)
  • Wittman (Westhofen)
  • Gunderloch (Nackenheim)
100
Q

Authorised grape varietals in Rheinhessen

A

Red
- Dornfelder
- Portugieser
- Spätburgunder

White
- Riesling
- Müller-thurgau
- Silvaner
- Grauburgunder

101
Q

What style of wine is the Mosel famous for?

A

Thrilling, electric dry Riesling alongside wines with every degree of residual sugar, yet it is the light and delicate Kabinett Riesling that is its signature.

102
Q

What style of wine is Rheingau famous for?

A

The first Spätlese and subsequently Auslese wines were fashioned from Rheingau.

The modern focus is dry Riesling and around 80% of Rheingau Riesling has 9 g/L or less of sugar.

103
Q

What style of wine is Pfalz famous for?

A

Riesling which is dry, offering more body, weight and alcohol.

104
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