Germany

Question 1

Most widely planted white grape in Germany

Answer 1

Riesling

Question 2

2nd most widely planted white grape

Answer 2

Muller-Thurgau

Question 3

Most widely planted red grape

Answer 3

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Question 4

German name for Pinot Gris

Answer 4

Grauburgunder/Rulander

Question 5

German Name for Pinot Blanc

Answer 5

Weissburgunder

Question 6

Term used for basic “table wine” made from 100% German grapes

Answer 6

Deutscher wein

Question 7

ggA

Answer 7

Geschützte Geographische Angabe - Term used for the PGI category formerly known as Landwein

Question 8

2 categories of wine that are collectively classified as “gU”

Answer 8

QbA (Qualitatswein) and Pradikatswein

Question 9

The lowest (least ripe) level of the German Pradikat

Answer 9

Kabinett

Question 10

Level of German Pradikat that translates to “late harvest”

Answer 10

Spatlese

Question 11

Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected harvest”

Answer 11

Auslese

Question 12

Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected berries”

Answer 12

Berrenauslese

Question 13

Level of German Pradikat that translates to “selected dried berries”

Answer 13

Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 14

Levels of German Pradikat, in order from lowest possible ripeness to highest

Answer 14

Kabinette
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 15

Scale used in Germany to determine grape ripeness (density)

Answer 15

Oechsle

Question 16

Germany has 13 of these recognised wine regions

Answer 16

Anbeugebiete

Question 17

Germany has about 40 of these “regional” or “district”-style appellations

Answer 17

Bereiche

Question 18

Germany has 163 of these appellations, which are basically geographic based groupings of vineyards

Answer 18

Grosslagen

Question 19

Germany has more than 2,700 of these appellations, which come close to being “single vineyard” appellations

Answer 19

Einzellagen

Question 20

VDP

Answer 20

The Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter - association of German Pradikat wine Estates

Question 21

VDP term for the highest-level vineyards of a recognised estate

Answer 21

VDP Grosse Lage (great site)
Followed by:
VDP Erste Lage (first site)
VDP Ortswein (classified site)
VDP Gutswein (estate wine)

Question 22

Weissherbst

Answer 22

A type of German Rose

Question 23

Term used for German sparkling wine

Answer 23

Sekt or Schaumwein

Question 24

German wine region located just across from Alsace

Answer 24

Baden

Question 25

2 wine regions located in the former East Germany

Answer 25

Sachen and Saale Unstrut

Question 26

German term for Botrytis

Answer 26

Edelfaule

Question 27

Levels of sweetness from dry to sweet?

Answer 27

``` trocken -dry halbtrocken - off-dry feinherb - off dry same as above but legally undefined lieblich/halbsuB - half sweet suss/suB - sweet ```

Question 28

Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to sweeten a wine?

Answer 28

sussreserve

Question 29

Label term used to indicate an estate bottled wine?

Answer 29

Gutsabfullung

Question 30

Label term used to indicate a producer bottled wine made by grower cooperatives?

Answer 30

Erzeugerabfullung

Question 31

Label term used to indicate a wine produced by a commercial winery that sourced its grapes?

Answer 31

Abfuller

Question 32

Label term that indicates semi sweet?

Answer 32

Lieblich

Question 33

Label term that indicates a dry wine made from Auslese-level grapes from an Einzellage?

Answer 33

Selection

Question 34

A dry wine from VDP Grosse Lage vineyards?

Answer 34

Grosses Gewächs

Question 35

Wines from this regions are often packaged in flask shapes Bocksbeutel?

Answer 35

Franken

Question 36

Regional home of Germany's warmest wine growing region

Answer 36

Baden

Question 37

Region often referred to as "Palatinate"

Answer 37

Pfalz

Question 38

Region that is home to 6 Bereiche including Bernkastel, Saar, Ruwertal?

Answer 38

Mosel

Question 39

Region near the city of Wiesbaden know for red slate soils?

Answer 39

Rheingau

Question 40

Region with most of its vines planted in the Necker valley?

Answer 40

Wurttemberg

Question 41

Region with the most Einzellagen (more than 500)

Answer 41

Mosel

Question 42

Region with its southern edge almost to Alsace?

Answer 42

Pfalz

Question 43

Regional home to well known Bereich Johannisberg

Answer 43

Rheingau

Question 44

Region known for blue slate soils and excellent riesling?

Answer 44

Mosel

Question 45

Has over 85% of its vines planted with red grapes despite its northerly location?

Answer 45

Ahr

Question 46

The largest wine region in terms of ground area...with only a small portion planted in grapes?

Answer 46

Baden

Question 47

The largest wine region in Germany in terms of area under vine and production?

Answer 47

Rheinhessen

Question 48

One of the wine regions located in what was east Germany?

Answer 48

Sachsen the other is Saale Unstrut

Question 49

This small area produces only 2% of Germany's wines which enjoy an excellent reputation?

Answer 49

Rheingau