Germany Flashcards
(234 cards)
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What is the driest Anbaugebiete in Germany?
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Nahe
2
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What is the crossing for Scheurebe?
A
Bukettrebe X Riesling
3
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What are the yields for each VDP category?
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Gutswein and Ortswein @ 75 hl/ha, Ersre Lage @ 60 hl/ha, Grosse lage @ 50 hl/ha
4
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Where is Hubacker?
A
Dalsheim, Rheinhessen
5
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What is Flurbereinigung?
A
The condensing of 30,000 einzellagen into 2600/2700 in 1971
6
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What does Classic indicate on German wine?
A
Halbtrocken replacement w/15g/l, single var no vyd 12% (115mosel)
7
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What does Selection indicate on a bottle of German wine?
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Trocken w/9g/l (12g/lRies), single vineyard, single variety, 60 hl/ha, auslese ripeness, hand harvested, 9/1 release
8
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What is Meunier known as in Germany and which anbaugebiete grows it the most?
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Schwarzriesling, in Wurrttemberg
9
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Where is Gaisbohl?
A
Ruppertsberg, Pfalz. Monopole of Dr Burklin Wolf
10
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What is the German designation for a sweet wine?
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Suss (?)
11
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What mountains cause the turn in the Rhine river at Mainz?
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The Tanus mountains
12
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Which district in Baden has glacial deposits (Moraine)?
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Bodensee
13
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Which Anbaugebiete have districts on Lake Constance/Bodensee?
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Wurttemberg and Baden
14
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HUXELREBE
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Gutedel x Courtillier Musqué
15
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What are the the bereich of the Mosel?
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Bernkastel (Middle Mosel), Burg Cochem (lower/terrassenmosel), Obermosel (Upper), Ruwertal, Saar
16
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What are the tributaries of the Nahe?
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Glan and Alsenz
17
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Where in Germany can I find Trollinger?
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Wurttemberg
18
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Where is the Rheinterrasse?
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Rheinhessen from Nierstein through Oppenheim, including the Roter Hang
19
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Where is Goldloch?
A
Dorsheim, Nahe - Diel
20
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What are the hills of the Nahe?
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Hundsruck hills
21
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Who founded the Charta?
A
Beurer
22
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Match the village to the correct river: Bernkastel-Kues, Erbach, Wurzburg, Schlossbockelheim
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Mosel, Rhine, Main, Nahe
23
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What is the Oechsle range for Spatlese?
A
80-95
24
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Which Anbaugabiete is Dreissigacker located?
A
Rheinhessen
25
Vineyards along the Neckar River are located in which of the following Anbaugebiete?
Wurttemberg
26
Describe the soils of the Rheingau?
Upper/Central loamier w/clay, loess, alluvial on more gradual slopes Still slate, quartzite, sandstone, moving to steeper sites with more slate in the Lower Rheingau, and pure slate in the westernmost part of the rhingau as you enter the Mittelrhein
27
What is a geschuzte Ursprungsbezeichnung (gU)?
PDO equivalent in Germany Essentially Anbaugebietes are PDOs in DT, and qualitatswein and pradikatswein become traditional terms within the PDO category
28
Which river (other than the Rhine) is split among 3 Anbaugebiete?
Tauber River is split between Baden, Wurttemberg, and Franken
29
Where is Wittman located?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
30
Parentage of KERNER
Trollinger x Riesling
31
Where is Spielberg?
Ungstein, Pfalz
32
Which city splits the ahr into upper and lower sections?
Walporzheim
33
In the Taubertal, who does and who does not have permission to bottle in bocksbeutel?
Baden and Franken do, Wurttemberg does not
34
Where is Grafenberg?
Kiedrich
35
Where is Spielberg?
Ungstein, Pfalz
36
Where is Saumagen? Who makes?
Kallstadt, Pfalz Koehler Ruprecht
37
VDP producers never chaptalize their wines.
False
38
Is Chaptalization allowed for Grosse Gewachs?
Yes, because its Qualitatswein
39
Kabinett wines may not be chaptalized in Germany.
True
40
Where are the sundial vineyards?
Zeltling, Wehlener, Brauneberg Juffer-
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What is the soil type of Mainviereck?
Red Sandstone
42
Which of the following techniques is an Ahr winemaker LEAST likely to employ for Pinot Noir? A. New Oak Aging B. Pre-fermentation Cold Soak C. Whole-Cluster Fermentation D. Spontaneous Fermentation E. Inoculated Malolactic Fermentation
?
43
What is the Reingau Bereich?
Johannisberg
44
Where are the bereiche of Schloss Neunenberg, Thuringen, and Mansfelder Seen?
Saale Unstrut
45
How many districts are in Baden?
9
46
What is the parentage of Bukettrebe
Syvaler x trollinger
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Where is Apothke?
Trittenheim, Mosel
48
What is the most planted red grape in Rheinhessen?
Dornfelder, then Portugeiser, then Spatburgunder
49
Where is Ungeheuer?
Forst, Pfalz
50
Where is Treppchen?
Erden, Mosel
51
Which bereich of Baden has the town of Baden Baden?
Ortenau
52
Where is Hochheim and what river does it sit on?
Rheingau, Main
53
What is the warmest site in Pfalz?
Kirchenstuck, Forst
54
Which of the following environment factors is most directly linked to TDN development in Riesling?
Excess Sunlight
55
Where can liebfraumilch be produced? and from what grapes?
Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe, Rhingau; Riesling, MT, Silvaner, Kerner
56
What is a wine labeled as Erstes Gewachs?
This is a Riesling or PN from Rheingau harvested at a max of 50 hl/ha and aged before releaseu. Max RS is 6g/l for PN and 9 for Riesling. First approved vintage was 1999
57
Who owns Robert Weil estate?
Suntory!?!
58
Where is Hollenberg?
Assmanshausen
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Who owns Robert Weil estate?
Suntory!?!
60
What is a Traubenadler?
The VDP Eagle w/grape cluster
61
Where is the einzellagen of Pettenthal? Rothenberg?
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
62
What is the minimum alcohol for Beerenauslese in Germany?
5.50%
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What are the Bereiche of Pfalz?
Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse, and Sudliche Weinstrasse
64
What are the soils of Wonnegau?
Limestone and loess
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What is the correct parentage for Dornfelder?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
66
What anbaugebiete is centered around Dresden?
Sachsen
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What is the minimum size of a single vineyard according to the 1971 German wine law?
5 ha
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What is sussreserve?
Sweet Reserve wine that can be added up to 15% to any category of german wine to adjust final sugar
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What are the pradikat Ochsle ranges?
Kabinett 7085, Spatlese 8095, Auslese 88105, BA 110128, TBA 150154, Eiswein 110128
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Alleinbesitz steinberg?
Kloster Eberbach in Hattenheim since 1136
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Where is Kerner from? Whats it a crossing of?
Trollinger and Rieslingl Wurttemberg
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Where is Hahn?
Bacherach, Mittelrhein. Toni Jost Monopole
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What is Sussreserve?
Sweet Reserve Wine - can be added to any category up to 15% of volume as per '71 laws
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Where is the Rauch einzellagen?
Saarburg, Saar
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What is Toni Jost's alleinbesitz?
Im Hahn in Bacharach for Spatburgunder and Riesling for GL and EL
76
Where is Wurzburger Stein?
Maindreieck Franken wines from here are called steinwein
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What is the soil of Tuniberg? Which bereich did Tuniberg separate from?
Limestone subsoil rather than volcanic, with loess/loess-loam Separated from Kaiserstuhl in 91
78
What is the warmest area of Germany?
Kaiserstuhl in Baden
79
What are the bereiche of the Mittelrhein?
Loreley and Siebengebirge
80
Within Qualitatswein, what is the minimum alcohol required?
7% for qualitatswein and pradikatswein, until BA where it changes to 55% EU is 85%
81
AP Nummer is what?
5 sets of digits (1) location of exam board, (2) village of production, (3) producer, (4) bottling number, (5) year of testing
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Where is Schloss Volrads?
Winkel
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Where is the most riesling planted?
Pfalz
84
What is the Alleinbesitz of Toni Jost?
Bacharacher Im Hahn
85
What is the second most-planted red grape in Germany?
Dornfelder
86
Where is Hollenberg?
Assmanshausen
87
Where is Toni Jost located?
Bacharach, in the Mittelrhein
88
What is the soil of Mittelrhein?
Clayish Slate and greywacke
89
Is Chaptalization allowed for Grosse Gewachs?
Yes, because it's Qualitatswein.
90
What geological feature protects the ahr?
Eifel Hills
91
What monopoles exist in Rheingau?
Schloss Johannisberg and Hattenheimer Steinberg (Kloster Eberbach), Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg (Schloss Schonborn)
92
The traditional term for geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung in Germany is
Landwein
93
What is the required temperature for Eiswein?
-7C
94
Where are the bereiche of Remstal-Stuttgart, Wurttembergisch Unterland, Wurttembergisch Bodensee, Bayerischer Bodensee, Kocher-JagstTauber, Oberer Neckar ?
Wurttemberg
95
Where is Iphofen?
Steigerwald, Franken
96
What is Rotliegendes?
Rotliegendes is a red, slaty sandy clay soil in the steep riverfront vineyards of Nackenheim and Nierstein
97
What is the minimum alcohol for Qualitatswein?
7%
98
What is Rivaner?
Dry MT From Rheinhessen
99
What is the Oechsle range for Eiswein?
110-128; must be picked at -7C or colder
100
Where is Holle in the Rhiengau?
Johannisberg AND Hochheim am Main
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What are the bereich of Rheinhessen?
Wonnegau, Bingen, Nierstein
102
Where is Pettenthal?
Nierstein, Rheinhessen
103
What is the largest production area in Germany?
Rheinhessen
104
Where is the Roter Hang?
Rheinhessen between Nierstein and Nackenheim
105
What are the bereich of Hesse Bergstrasse?
Umstadt and Starkenburg
106
What are the mountain range bordering the Mosel and Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
107
The minimum actual alcohol content required for German Spätlese is _____%.
7%
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What are the tiers of German Wine?
Wein, Landwein, Qualitatswein (incl/Pradikatswein)
109
Parentage of MULLER-THURGAU
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
110
Where is Kupfergrube?
Schlossbockelheim, Nahe
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Which anbaugebiete proliferated liebfraumilch?
Rheinhessen
112
What is the size requirement for an einzellagen?
5ha
113
Where is Freundstuck?
Forst, Pfalz
114
What are the classification teirs of the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter?
Handstreich, Felsenspiel, Meisterstuck
115
Where does Erste Lage category not exist?
Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen
116
Pick the vintage in which botrytis was most widespread in Germany: 10, 11, 12, 13
?
117
Where is Brucke?
Oberhausen, Nahe
118
Select ALL Anbaugebiete which contain a Grosse Lage site named "Kirchenstück.
Pfalz, Rheingau and ?
119
Where is Treppchen?
Erden, Mosel
120
What is Grosse Lage?
Grosse Lage is a category tier within the VDP Grosse Gewachs (GG) indicates that a Grosse Lage wine is dry, effectively replacing trocken which is used at lower tiers
121
What is Fruhburgunder known as in France?
Pinot Noir Precoce
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What's the difference between Grosse Lage and Grosse Gewachs?
Grosse Lage is a category tier within the VDP. Grosse Gewachs (GG) indicates that a Grosse Lage wine is dry, effectively replacing trocken - which is used at lower tiers
123
What is the soil type of the Ahr?
Slate w/Volcanic derived clay and sand, and Loess/loam in the east
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German designation for a sweet wine.
Suss
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What is the geological feature of the Nahe?
The Hunsruck Hills
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Where is Hermannshohle?
Oberhausen, Nahe
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Where are the villages of Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Baden Baden, Frieburg
Ortenau
128
Where is Rothenberg?
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
129
MÜLLER-THURGAU
Riesling x Madeleine Royale
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Where can you find red sandstone in Germany?
Pfalz
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What are the bereich of Nahe?
Nahatal
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Vineyards planted on the north shores of Lake Constance are included in this Anbaugebiet:
Baden
133
Where does Erste Lage category not exist?
Mosel, Ahr, Rheinhessen
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In the Rheingau, a famous grape breeding institute is located in:
Geisenheim
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What is the Oechsle range for TBA?
150-154
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What is the minimum alcohol for Erstes Gewachs Riesling and PN?
12/13%
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Where is Karthauserhofberg?
Eitelsbach, Ruwer, Mosel
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Top 3 planted white and red grapes?
Riesling, MT, Grauburgunder, Silvaner, Weissburgunder ; Spatburgunder, Dornfelder, Blaufrankisch
139
What is meant by the term Frankisch Trocken
Frankonian dry 5g/l or less!!
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Name an important einzellagen and producer of Wehlen
Sonnenuhr JJ Prum Dr Loosen
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Where is Felsenberg?
Schlossbockelheim, Nahe
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What are the categories for German Wine as of today?
Wein, Landwein, Qualitatswein, Pradikatswein (subset of Qualitatswein)
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Where is Keller based?
FlorsheimDalsheim
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What are the Von Schubert Einzellagen?
All Mertesdorf - Abtsberg, Bruderberg, Herrenberg
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What is the correct parentage for Dornfelder?
Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
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Where is Matthias Muller located?
Spay, in the Mittelrhein
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Where is Apothke?
Trittenheim, Mosel
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T/F: VDP producers never chaptalize their wines.
FALSE
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What is a coop called in Germany?
Winzergenossenschaft or Winzerverein
150
What is Germany's most expensive and elusive wine?
Keller's G-max
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Where in Baden is Gutadel a specialty?
Markgraflerland
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Where is the Roter Hang?
Rheinhessen, on the Rhine River, between Nierstein and Nackenheim, within the Rheinterrasse which extends further south to Oppenheim
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What is required of Liebfraumilch?
70%+ MT, R, Kerner, Silvaner Produced in Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau, and Pfalz 18g/l+ RS
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Where is Jesuitengarten in the Pfalz?
Forst
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When was the Mittelrhein Riesling Charter established?
2011
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What is the Oechsle range for Auslese?
88-105
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What are the bereich of Rheinhessen?
Wonnegau, Bingen, Nierstein
158
Where is Scharzhofberger and who are the growers?
Wiltingen, Saar; Egon Muller, Van Volxem, Von Hovel, Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
159
What is the compoud for the flavor of Petrol?
TDN 1,1,6,trimethyl1,2-Dihydronapthalene; caused by increased sun exposure, ripe grapes (esp w/low yields), water stress, and warm soils (gravel, etc)
160
Where is Gunderloch located?
Nackenheim, Rheinhessen
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Now name 3 other producers in the pfalz that aren't the B's
Muller Catoir, Rebholz, Koehler Ruprecht, Pfeffingen
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Where is the Drachenfels?
Its the highest peak in the Haardt hills, and west of Deidesheim causing a rainshadow on the most important part of the pfalz
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Where is Morstein?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
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Where is Freundstuck?
Forst, Pfalz
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What is Germanys most planted Anbaugebiete?
Rheinhessen
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What anbaugebiete is on the Elbe river?
Saxony/Sachsen
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What is the Oechsle range for BA?
110-128
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Where in the german wine heirarchy would a Grosse Gewachs wine fall?
Qualitatswein
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What is Gerbstoff?
Tannin
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Where is Jesuitengarten in the Rheingau?
Winkel
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Vineyards along the Neckar River are located in which of the following Anbaugebiete?
Wurttemberg
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What is the soil type of Maindreieck?
Muschelkalk
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What does Classic indicate on German wine?
Halbtrocken replacement w/15g/l, single var. no vyd. 12% (11.5mosel). "Harmoniously dry"
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What is the Oechsle range for kabinett
70-85
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Who owns Graacher Josephshofer?
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
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What cities bookend the Mosel?
Koblenz to Trier
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What organization does the MRC model itself on?
Vinea Wachau
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Where is the Rauch einzellagen?
Saarburg, Saar
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Who are the 3 Bs in the Pfalz?
Basserman Jordan, von Buhl, Burklin Wolf
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What are the districts of Baden North to South
Tauberfranken, Badische Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaiserstuhl, Tuniberg, Markgraferland, Bodensee
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What is Maingau?
The eastward wing of the Rheingau along the Maine river around Hochheim
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Which district in Baden is an extinct volcano?
Kaisersuhl, (Volcanic with layers of loess)
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Where are the bereiche of Loreley and Siebengebirge?
MIttelrhein
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Select the southernmost winegrowing village: A. Siebeldingen B. Kallstadt C. Forst D. Deidesheim
Siebeldingen
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What is the type of soil for the Mosel?
Devonian slate dark blue, red, green, greywacke
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What is the mountain chain of Hesse Bergstrasse?
Obenwald mts
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When was Spatlese first discovered?
1775 at Schloss Joannisberg
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What are the rivers of the Nahe?
Nahe, Glan, Alsenz
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What are the tiers of Qualitatswein Sekt?
Klassik, Reserve, Grosse Reserve
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Who is an important producer in Hochheim?
Franz Kunstler
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What is allowed for DC Pfalz?
Riesling, Grauburgunder, Spatburgunder, Weissburgunder, Dornfelder, 12%+, Dry BUT no one cares
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Egon Muller Alleinbesitz?
Wiltingener Braune Kupp
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Where in the german wine heirarchy would a Grosse Gewachs wine fall?
Qualitatswein
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What is the soil of the Pfalz?
Loam with loess, chalk, sandstone, sand
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Which bereich of Baden is a continuation of Hessische Bergstrasse?
Badische Bergstrasse
196
REGENT (red hybrid)
Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid)
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Select the red grape that is best suited for quality winemaking in Germany:
A. Regent
B. Lemberger
C. Acolon
D. Cabernet Mitos
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Lemberger
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What is “Erzeugerabfüllung?
Producer bottled
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WHat are the rivers of Baden?
Rhine
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What is Charles the Fat known for?
A Carolignian Emperor who planted the north shores of Lake Constance in 884 with PN
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What is Germanys most expensive and elusive wine?
Kellers Gmax
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Where is Keller located?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
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Where is Langenmorgen?
Deidesheim, Pfalz
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Name 3 exceptions to the size rule for einzellagen
Bernkastler Doctor, Forster Kirchenstuck and Freundstuck, Schloss Vollrads
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What is arguably the best site in Mittelhaardt?
Forster Kirchenstuck
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What is the crossing for Scheurebe?
Bukettrebe X Riesling
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Where is Hohenmorgen?
Deidesheim, Pfalz
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Required minimum must weights for Eiswein are equivalent to which of the following Prädikat levels?
BA
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What is the Grosser Ring?
Mosel growers association
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Where is the specialty of Goldriesling found?
Sachsen Its a crossing of riesling and an unknown variety
211
Where is Kirchspiel?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
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Where is Hohenmorgen?
Deidesheim, Pfalz
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Where is Saumagen?
Kallstadt, Pfalz
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Which of the following terms indicates an estate-bottled wine?
Gutsabfüllung
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Which Baden district specializes in Gewurztraminer and Riesling? What are they known as here?
Ortenau near Baden baden; Clevner and Klingelberger
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Required minimum must weights for Eiswein are equivalent to which Prädikat levels?
BA
217
What is Gutsabfullung?
Estate Bottled
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Which district in Baden has shell-limestone?
Tauberfranken
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What is the mountain range bordering the Mosel and Ahr?
Eifel Mountains
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What are the rivers of Wurttemberg?
Neckar, Enz, Rems, Kochar, and Jagst
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What is Chlorosis?
a condition in which leaves produce indsufficient chlorophyll common in high limestone soils, whereby the grapevine strugges to pull sifficient levels of iron which is needed for the production of chlorophyll but there are a number of other reasons
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What is the soiltype of Steigewald?
Gypsum, partifularly around Mittelgebirge and Keuper
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Now name 3 other producers in the pfalz that arent the Bs
Muller Catoir, Rebholz, Koehler Ruprecht, Pfeffingen
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What is the soil of the Roter Hang?
Red Clay and Sandstone
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Where is Wittman located?
Westhofen, Rheinhessen
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WHat is the soil of Saale-Unstrut?
Shell-limestone and sandstone
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What are the Weinbaugebiete?
Niederosterreich, Wien, Burgenland, Styria
228
What are the villages of the Rheingau from W --> East?
(Lorch), Assmanshausen, Rudesheim, Geisenheim, (Johannisberg), Winkel, Oesterich, (Hallgarten), (Hattenheim), (Kiedrich), (Erbach), Eltville, Weisbaden, Hochheim
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Where is Marienburg?
IN Punderich (Bernkastel), in the Mosel. Clemens Busch is top producer
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What/where Schillerwein?
Blended rose from Wurttemberg
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What is the crossing of Scheurebe? Whats it AKA?
CONFIRM CROSSING; Samling 88
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What is the most planted variety in Baden?
Spatburgunder
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Where are the bereich of Meissen and Elstertal?
Sachsen
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Which bereich of Baden neighbors Franken?
Tauberfranken
