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What is the German word for “vineyard”? Dry wines of high quality (not permitted on wine labels)?

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Einzellage. Grosse Gewachs (GG)

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What are the 13 anbaugebiete?

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Ahr, Mosel, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Mittelrhein, Franken, Hessische-Bergstrasse, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Baden, Wurttemberg, Pfalz, Nahe

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What are the 6 levels of Pradikatswein?

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Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese.

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What is the scale by which must weights are calculated?

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Ochsle Scale.

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What is the minimum must weight of Kabinett? Spatlese? Auslese? Beerenauslese? Eiswein? Trockenbeerenauslese?

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K.     70-85
S.     80-95
A.     88-105
BA.   110-128
E.     110-128. Can't be harvested if temp is over -7* C
TBA. 150-154
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What is an Erste Gewachs?

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Erste Gewächs - legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards

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What is the name of the simple, sweet bulk wine of the Rheinhessen?

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Liebfraumilch. From Liebfrauenkirch church at Worms. Blend of Muller-Thurgau and others with no grape allowed on the label.

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What does Halbtrocken mean? What is the allowed residual sugar? Trocken? Residual sugar?

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Half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar.Dry; generally less than 4 g/L residual sugar but can be slightly higher depending on acid content and region. (Must be less than 12 g/L)

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What is a Grosslage?

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collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines

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What is Muller-Thurgau?

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A cross of Riesling and Madeleine Royale

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German for Pinot Gris? Pinot Blanc?

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Grauburgunder. Weissburgunder.

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What is landwein?

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Originates in one of 26 regions, must be Trocken or Halbtrocken in style.

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What is deutscher wein (tafelwein)?

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100% German in origin, unless labeled with countries (EU allowance)
May state variety.

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What is the VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter)?

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Founded in 1910 as Verband Deutscher Naturweinversteigerer.

It was created to promote unchaptalized, “natur”, wines.

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VDP today?

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200 members…promoted wines through an extra-legal, tiered hierarchy of vineyards (stricter than the government provides).

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What are the new VDP classifications after 2012?

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Grosse Lage: “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)- (previous Erste)
Erste Lage: “Premier Cru” Wines (max. 60 hl/ha)
Ortswein: Village Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)
Gutswein: Regional Wines (max. 75 hl/ha)

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What does the term Grosse Gewachs mean? What are its restrictions?

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A dry Grosse Lage- one per site.
Indicated by initials GG on label (extra legal).
Grosses Gewächs=trocken, cannot contain more than 9 g/l RS.

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Classic and Selection?

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The terms “Classic” and “Selection” were intended to replace the more cumbersome “Halbtrocken” and “Trocken”, respectively. Classic wines are considered “harmoniously dry”, with a maximum residual sugar content of 15 g/l, and Selection wines are “superior dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling). Wines labeled “Classic” are single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard on the label. They show a superior minimum alcohol content of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel). Selection wines are single vineyard wines from a single variety. Yields are restricted to 60 hl/ha. Must weight for Selection wines must be equivalent to Auslese, and vineyards are hand-harvested. The wines may not be released prior to September 1 of the year following harvest. Unlike the VDP’s stringent hierarchy, “Classic” and “Selection” are legally recognized terms and may be used by producers in any anbaugebiet that meet the requirements

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Describe the geology and topography of the Mosel?

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Steep, Devonian slate slopes leading down to the Mosel river. Up to 70* slope.

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Describe the Kabinetts of the Mosel?

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Shimmering star-bright, full of green apple fruit, slate and candlewax. High acidity to balance acidity.
Rarely more than 8% alcohol.

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What are the 6 Bereich of the Mosel?

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Bernkastel, Burg Cochem, Saar, Ruwertal, Obermosel, and Moseltor

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The Bernkastel bereich is the largest, occupying a stretch of the Mosel from Trier to Zell, wherein most of the Mosel’s greatest gemeinden and einzellagen are located. Name some gemeinden?

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Trittenheim, Piesport, Brauneberg, Bernkastel-Kues, Graach-an-der-Mosel, Wehlen, Zeltingen, Ürzig, and Erden

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Piesport’s greatest vineyard?

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Goldtröpfchen—“droplets of gold”

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Where is the famous Doctor vineyard?

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Bernkastel-Kues.
14th c. Curative wine legend.
Exception to 1971 German Wine Law.

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Where are the famous Sundial vineyards located? What is the German for Sundial?
Brauneberg. Wehlen. Zeltingen. | Sonnenuhr
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Name two historical and storied estates of the Rheingau?
Kloster Eberbach and Schloss Johannisberg
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What is the name of "true" Riesling?
Johannisberg Riesling” and “Rhine Riesling”
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Most planted grape of the Rheingau?
Riesling- 80%
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Describe the wines of the Rheingau?
Fuller in body & more concentrated, with bracing acidity. Dry wines account for more than half of Riesling production. Has more Erste Lage sites than any other anbaugebiet. (VDP)
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The bottle of the Rheingau?
Rheingauer Flöte- flute-shaped brown bottle. | Mosel uses green, traditionally.
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What Bereich of the Rheingau is planted mainly to Spatburgunder? Name a well known vineyard and producer.
Assmannshausen. Höllenberg vineyard is well known. August Kesseler
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Good vineyards in the Rheingau, rudesheim?
Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg, and Berg Roseneck
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Which well known historic vineyard is the birthplace of what contributing factor of sweetness?
Schloss Johannisberg, where successful harnessing of botrytis in the late 18th century led to the development of Spätlese and Auslese
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What village contributed to the traditional English name of Rheingau wine?
Hochheim—notably the origin of “Hock
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Which famous vineyards reside in Winkel?
Schloss Vollrads and the lauded Jesuitengarten and Hasensprung vineyards
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Which area of the Rheinhessen has been the home to quality wine making?
Rheinterrasse, along the western banks of the Rhine.
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Where is the most prestigious area of the Rheinterrasse and what is it called? Name a famous producer?
Its most prestigious sector is a slope of red clay and slate spanning 180 ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim, the Roter Hang. Gunderloch
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What is Germany's most expensive dry Riesling? From who?
"G-Max", arrives from an undisclosed vineyard site in Keller's portfolio
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Name a gemeinde of Saar and a famous ortsteil. Most famous grower.
Wiltingen. Scharzhofberger. Egon Müller is its greatest grower.
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What river flows through the Sachsen anbaugebiet?
Elbe.
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``` Match the vineyard to the correct gemeinde. Würzgarten Juffer Sonnenuhr Stein Kirchenstück Brücke Gräfenberg a. Oberhausen b. Forst c. Würzburg d. Kiedrich e. Brauneberg f. Ürzig ```
``` Urzig. Würzgarten Brauneberg. Juffer Sonnenuhr Würzburg Stein Forst. Kirchenstück Oberhausen. Brücke Kiedrich Gräfenberg ```
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Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard in the Rheingau. True False
True
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What is a German synonym for Pinot Noir?
Spatburgunder
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Prädikatswein is classified according to the amount of residual sugar in the wine. True or false
False
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Which of the following wine styles indicates a dry VDP Grosse Lage wine? * Liebfraumilch * Classic * Selection * Grosses Gewächs * Trocken
Grosses Gewachs
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In which anbaugebiet is the village of Piesport located?
Mosel
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Name important villages and vineyards of Rheinhessen.
``` Nackenheim: Rothenberg !! Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel Dalsheim: Hubacker ```
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Important gemeinden and einzellagen of Rheingau.
Assmannshausen: Höllenberg Rüdesheim: Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland, Berg Schlossberg Geisenheim: Schloss Johannisberg Johannisberg: Hölle Winkel: Schloss Vollrads, Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung Hattenheim: Pfaffenberg (monopole of Schloss Schonborn), Mannberg, Steinberg Hallgarten: Schönhell, Jungfer Erbach: Marcobrunn Kiedrich: Gräfenberg Eltville: Sonnenberg Hochheim am Main: Hölle, Kirchenstück
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Important gemeinden and einzellagen of Mosel.
``` Trittenheim: Apotheke Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr Brauneberg: Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr Bernkastel-Kues: Doctor, Lay Graach an der Mosel: Domprobst, Josephshöfer (monopole of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt) Wehlen: Sonnenuhr Zeltingen: Sonnenuhr Ürzig: Würzgarten Erden: Prälat, Treppchen ```
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Important gemeinden and einzellagen of Nahe.
Bad Kreuznach Bad Münster Norheim Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg Oberhausen: Brücke Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg
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Important gemeinden and einzellagen of Pfalz.
Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse Kallstadt: Saumagen Ungstein Bad Dürckheim Wachenheim Forst: Kirchenstück, Freundstück, Pechstein, Ungeheuer, Jesuitengarten Deidesheim: Langenmorgen, Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg Ruppertsberg: Reiterpfad, Gaisböhl (Bürklin-Wolf monopole) Königsbach: Idig
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Aka? | Silvaner. Chasselas. Blaufrankisch. Chardonnay. Pinot Blanc.
``` Silvaner Johannisberg Chasselas Dorin Blaufränkisch Lemberger Chardonnay Morillon Pinot Blanc weissburgunder ```
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What is the most famous walled vineyard in the Rheingau?
Steinberg.
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What is a regional wine? Village wine?
Gutswein. Ortswein.
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Germany is the northernmost grape growing region in the world. T or F.
True
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What type of wines are prevalent in Ahr? Soils?
Reds. Volcanic soils.
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What is the name for German table wine? Regional wine?
Deutscherwein. Landwein.
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High end and super expensive wine from the Rheinhessen?
Nackenheimer Rothenberg. | Producers: Gunderloch and Hernsheim.
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What is the German word for slightly sparkling?
Spritzig.
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What is a monopole in Germany?
Alleinbesitz
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What the name for a walled vineyard?
Ortsteil
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What are the minimum alcohol requirements for Qmp wines?
7% (5.5% for BA, TBA and Eiswein)
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What are "classic" wines?
Labeling term selected by the German Wine Institute at Mainz for drier styles of wine Introduced in 2000 vintage Harmoniously dry with max 15 g/L RS Single varietal and no vineyard mentioned on label Min alcohol 12% (11.5% in Mosel)
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What are "selection" wines?
Labeling term selected by the German Wine Institute at Mainz for drier styles of wine Introduced in 2000 vintage Superior dry with max 9 g/L RS (12 g/L for Riesling) Single varietal and vineyard Min alcohol 12% (11.5% in Mosel) Yields restricted to 60 hl/ha Must weight equivalent to Auslese Hand harvested May not be released until Sept 1 after harvest
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What does Erzeugerabfullung mean?
Estate wine from one grower or a cooperative of growers
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What does Gutsabfullung mean?
Estate wine in which the estate grows, produces and bottles its own wine
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What are the mountains of the Pfalz?
Haardt Hills- an extension of Vosges Mountains.
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What is the Deutsche Weinstrasse? When was it established?
German Wine Road linking 40 villages. Established in 1935.
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What is the name of the area that the vineyards north of Neustadt occupy?
Mittelhaardt
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Name three important producers in Mittelhaardt?
Bürklin-Wolf, Baasermann-Jordan and Von Buhl.
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The German wine term meaning slightly sparkling?
Spritzig
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A bereich is a ________.
District (within an Anbaugebiete)
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What is sussreserve?
Sterilized grape juice used to sweeten wines.....
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What is the name of the alleinbesitz owned by Reichsgraff Von Kesselstatt in Graach?
Josephshöfer
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What crossing of Riesling and Sylvaner developed in the Rheinhessen can show quality potential?
Scheurebe
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What is the dominant grape in the Obermosel and Moseltor?
Elbing
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What is schillerwein and what region is known to produce it?
A style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together. Württemburg.
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How are reserve bottles indicated in the Mosel and what does it generally mean?
They are bottled with a goldkapsel. It generally indicates additional sweetness due to higher must weight. Most common on Auslese bottlings.
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Who are some of the top producers in the Sonnenhur vineyards of Wehlen and Zeltingen?
JJ Prüm and Dr. Loosen
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Forst is located in which Anbaugebiete and what are its top einzellagen?
Pfalz. | Kirchenstück. Freundstück. Ungeheuer. Jesuitengarten.
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The most important region in the Pfalz region is known as what?
Mittelhaardt
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Name some top producers for Urziger Würtzgarten.
Mönchoff Estate. Joh. Jos. Christoffer Erben.
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The vineyards of Prälat and Treppchen in the Mosel are characterized by what feature?
Red slate soils.
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What is the top einzellagen in Piesport? Top producers?
Goldtröpfchen. | Reinhold Haart. Reichsgraff Von Kesselstatt.
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What is weissherbst?
A saignée rosé wine from Baden, single varietal of QbA quality.
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The öchsle range reflects min/max levels for each pradikat. True or False
False. Minimum only. No maximum.
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Graach an der Mosel's 'Josephshöfer' is the alleinbesitz of whom?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
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What is Germany's warmest wine growing region?
Kaiserstuhl in Baden
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What is Frühburgunder?
An early ripening strain of Pinot Noir.

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