Germany

Question 1

Most German winegrowing areas are found near rivers or Lake _______.

Answer 1

Constance

Question 2

What are the important rivers and tributaries in Germany?

Answer 2

Rhine, Mosel, Ahr, Nahe, Main, Necker

Question 3

What are Germany’s soils?

Answer 3

Blue and red slate

Question 4

Why are Germany’s soils important to the top vineyard sites?

Answer 4

The blue and red slate soil retains heat and radiates is back out at night.

Question 5

What are the 3 states/Lander which are Germany’s primary winegrowing regions?

Answer 5

Baden-Wurttemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate

Question 6

Germany’s recognized wine areas are known as

Answer 6

Anbaugebiete

Question 7

How many Anbaugebiete are there in Germany?

Answer 7

13

Question 8

In order to use the term Deutscher Wein, the wine must be ______% German in origin.

Answer 8

100%

Question 9

Is chaptalization allowed in Pradikatswein?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Pradikate means

Answer 10

special attributes

Question 11

What are the 6 levels of Pradikatswein in order of ripeness level?

Answer 11

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eisvein, Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 12

What does Auslese mean?

Answer 12

selected harvest

Question 13

What does Spatlese mean?

Answer 13

late harvest

Question 14

What does Beerenauslese mean?

Answer 14

selected berries

Question 15

What does Trockenbeerenauslese mean?

Answer 15

selected dried berries

Question 16

What are the three levels of Pradikat dessert wines?

Answer 16

Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 17

What is the value of measurement called for measuring must weight?

Answer 17

Oeschle

Question 18

Oeschle values can range from ____ to _____.

Answer 18

40 to 100

Question 19

Gutsabfullung on a label means

Answer 19

estate bottled

Question 20

Erzeugerabfullung on a label means

Answer 20

producer bottled

Question 21

Abfullung is a term used for a commercial winery that buys grapes from other sources. T or F

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is the equivalent of an AOC within a region in Germany?

Answer 22

Bereiche

Question 23

What is the organization of Germany’s leading wine estates?

Answer 23

VDP

Question 24

The VDP classifies

Answer 24

vineyards

Question 25

How many levels are in the VDP classification and list in order of highest to lowest?

Answer 25

4. Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Ortswein, Gutswein

Question 26

VDP Erste Lage translates to

Answer 26

first site

Question 27

VDP Ortswein translates to

Answer 27

classified site wine

Question 28

VDP Gutswein translates to

Answer 28

estate wine or regional wine

Question 29

An entry level wine in the VDP would be labeled

Answer 29

Gutswein

Question 30

What is sussreserve?

Answer 30

unfermented grape juice added after fermentation to sweeten a low alcohol wine

Question 31

What are the German terms for sweetness levels in order of driest to sweetest?

Answer 31

trocken, halbtrocken/feinherb, lieblich/halbsuB, suss/suB

Question 32

The potential alcohol levels of Kabinett, Spatlese, and Auslese are

Answer 32

10%, 12% and 14%

Question 33

A rose from a single variety of at least QbA quality may be labeled with the term

Answer 33

weissherbst

Question 34

German sparkling wine is called

Answer 34

Sekt or Schaumvein

Question 35

What is the most widely planted grape in Germany?

Answer 35

Reisling

Question 36

What is the second most common grape in Germany?

Answer 36

Muller-Thurgau

Question 37

What red grapes are grown in Germany?

Answer 37

Pinot Noir, Dornfelder, Portugieser

Question 38

What are the three white grapes of Germany, not including the ...burgunders?

Answer 38

Reisling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner

Question 39

What region/Anbaugebiete is known for it's high acid Reislings?

Answer 39

Mosel

Question 40

What is the soil in the Mosel?

Answer 40

blue slate

Question 41

What are the 2 Mosel side tributaries?

Answer 41

Saar and Ruwer

Question 42

What area of the Mosel is home to it's most famous sites?

Answer 42

Mittelmosel

Question 43

How many Bereiche are in the Mosel Anbaugebeite?

Answer 43

6

Question 44

Name 4 Bereiche in the Mosel.

Answer 44

Bernkastle, Burg Cochem, Saar and Ruwertal

Question 45

Wines from the Mosel usually contain no more than ____% alcohol and are bottled in

Answer 45

10%, tall green bottles

Question 46

What other area is equal to Mosel in reputation?

Answer 46

Rheingau

Question 47

What are the 2 grapes in the Rheingau?

Answer 47

Reisling, Spatburgunder

Question 48

What is the soil in the Rheingau?

Answer 48

Red slate

Question 49

What is the name of the one Anbaugebiet in the Rheingau?

Answer 49

Johannisberg

Question 50

What region is north of Pfalz and leads in area under vine and production?

Answer 50

Reinehessen

Question 51

The tradition squat green or brown Bocksbeutel is found in what Anbaugebiete?

Answer 51

Franken

Question 52

What is the most widely planted grape in Baden?

Answer 52

Spatburgunder

Question 53

What is considered to be Germany's warmest wine growing area?

Answer 53

Baden's Kaiserstuhl bereich

Question 54

What region/aubaugebiete is one of Germany's most northern region and known for red wine?

Answer 54

Ahr

Question 55

What region may add the label term Charta on the label of it's dry to off-dry QbA or Pradikat level Reisling?

Answer 55

Rheingau

Question 56

What two regions produce red wines as their key wine style?

Answer 56

Ahr and Wurttemberg

Question 57

What three regions produce both red and white wines?

Answer 57

Baden, Rheingau and Rheinhessen