Germany

Question 1

When was the German Wine Law introduced

Answer 1

1971

Question 2

Four categories of wine by law

Answer 2

Deutscher Wein (grown and bottled in Germany)

Landwein/Wein mit geschützter geographischer Angabe g.g.A.

Qualitatswein/geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung g.U.

Pradikatswein

Question 3

13 Anbaugebiete for Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein

Answer 3

Ahr
Hessiche Bergstrasse
Mittelrhein
Mosel
Nahe
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Pfalz
Franken
Wurttemberg
Saale-Unstrut
Sachsen

Question 4

Bereich

Answer 4

District within an Anbaugebiet

example: Bereich Bernkastel and Bereich Nierstein

Question 5

Grosslage

Answer 5

Collection of vineyard sites

example: Rosengarten (Rhudesheim)

Question 6

Einzellage

Answer 6

Individual vineyard site

Question 7

German most important white grapes

Answer 7

Riesling
Muller-Thurgau (Riesling x Madealine Royal)
Silvaner

Grauburgunder
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
Kerner
Bacchus
Scheurebe

Question 8

German most important red grapes

Answer 8

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Dornfelder
Blauer Portugieser

Question 9

To name a single grape varietal on the label the wine must contain a min of

Answer 9

85% of that grape

Question 10

Soil Mosel

Answer 10

Red en blue slate which radiates heat on the grapes during the day and at night, helping to ripen them.
Increase drainage and ads its own character to the wine

Question 11

Soil Rheingau

Answer 11

Loess quatzite

Question 12

Trocken

Answer 12

Dry style

No more than 4 g/L residual sugar
or
No more than 9 g/L if the acid content is not lower than 2 g/L

Question 13

Halbtrocken

Answer 13

Semi-dry

No more than 18 g/L residual sugar if the acid content is not lower than 10 g/L

Question 14

Feinherb

Answer 14

Off-dry, usually slightly sweeter than Halbtrocken

Question 15

Classic

Answer 15

Category introduced in 2000

Must be dry or off-dry (max 15 g/L residual sugar)

Made from a traditional grape variety and from 1 anbaugebiet, which must be noted on the label along with the name of the producer

Meant to be a classic wine typical for the respective anbaugebiet

Question 16

Selection

Answer 16

Category introduced in 2000

In addition to the criteria for ‘Classic’ wines the grapes must be hand-picked

Min of 12.2 alcohol
an max of 12 g/L of residual sugar

Not be released until 1st of September following the year of harvest

Question 17

Erste Gewächs

Answer 17

Rheingau

Indicates dry wines with a max of 13 g/L of residual sugar

Riesling or Spatburgunder which reached spatlase level

Not be released until 1st of September following the year of harvest

Question 18

VDP

Answer 18

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter, 1910

To preserve Germany’s traditional viticultural heritage, producing terroir-oriented wines and to help dry wines to their previously renowned status

Question 19

Grosses Gewachs

Answer 19

A dry white wine max 9 g/L of sugar from a Grosse Lage

Must be of Spatlase must weight but will be labeled qualiteitswein trocken and carry the GG on the logo

Question 20

VDP Hierarchy

Answer 20

Grosses Gewachs
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutsweine

Question 21

Ortswein

Answer 21

Applied to wines of superior quality from a village’s best vineyards which are planted with typical grape varieties of the region.

Question 22

Rheingau climate

Answer 22

South facing vineyards, reflection form the Rhine and protected by the cold north winds by the hills

Question 23

Rheingau grapes

Answer 23

Mainly Riesling 80%

Question 24

Bereich Johanisberg

Answer 24

Only Bereich in the Rheingau

Question 25

Schloss Johannisberg and Schloss Vollrads

Answer 25

Best known single vineyard sites in Rheingau

Question 26

``` Lorchhausen Rudesheim Winkel Johannisberg Oestrich Erbach Hattenheim Rauenthal Eberbach Kiedrich Eltville Hochheim Geisenheim Assmannnshausen ```

Answer 26

The villages of the Reheingau

Question 27

Assmannshausen

Answer 27

Village in the Rheingau | Notable for the red wines 60% Spatburgunder

Question 28

Hocheim

Answer 28

Where the name Hock was derived (riesling)

Question 29

Liebfraumilch

Answer 29

Originally from the Rheinhessen Blended wine from Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz or Nahe. Must be qualiteitswein from one of these regions and must contain a min of 70% Riesling, Muller Thurgau, Silvaner or Kerner Semi-sweet min 18 g/L. max 45 g/L.

Question 30

Pfalz

Answer 30

Germanys second largest wine producing region The worlds largest Riesling area

Question 31

Pfalz Bereiche (2)

Answer 31

North: Mittelhaardt Deutsche Weinstrasse South: Südliche Weinstrasse

Question 32

Pfalz grape varieties

Answer 32

Riesling comes first Dornfelder Muller Thurgau Nearly 40% of the regions output is red, the best being made from Spatburgunder

Question 33

Pfalz Riesling

Answer 33

Being more full bodied than the Rheingau and less soft than the Rheinhessen with a typical full bouquet. Best drunk with a meal

Question 34

``` Wachenheim Forst Deidesheim Rupperstberg Bad Durkheim Haardt Kallstadt Koningsbach Neustadt Ungstein Siebeldingen Birkweiler Schweigen ```

Answer 34

Villages of Pfalz

Question 35

Mosel

Answer 35

Steep south facing slopes

Question 36

Mosel Bereiche

Answer 36

``` Bernkastel Burg Cochem Moseltor Obermosel Ruwertal Saar ```

Question 37

Mosel grape varieties

Answer 37

Most important, Riesling, accounts for 60% of the total area under vine Muller Thurgau is the next most planted grape

Question 38

Mosel wine styles

Answer 38

Traditionally low in alcohol, 8-10% Trocken and Halbtrocken wines may have a higher level of alcohol Fresh and fruity wines usually with high acidity

Question 39

Villages Bereich Benkastel (Mittelmosel)

Answer 39

``` Trittenheim Neumagen Piespoort Bernkastel Brauneberg Graach Wehlen Zeltingen Urzig Erden ```

Question 40

Villages Bereich Ruwertal

Answer 40

Mertesdorf Eitelsbach Kasel

Question 41

Villages Bereich Saar

Answer 41

``` Wiltingen Oberemmel Ockfen Saarburg Serrig ```

Question 42

Franken

Answer 42

Main variety is Muller Thurgau, followed by Silvaner. Silvaner produces the best Franken wines around Wurzburg, the center of wine trade. Mainly medium dry to dry and full bodied, suitable to accompany food Sold in flat side flacks called Bocksbeutel

Question 43

Nahe

Answer 43

Riesling is the most common followed by Muller Thurgau and Dornfelder Riesling makes the best quality wines here

Question 44

Ahr

Answer 44

Most northerly wine region Spatburgunder accounts for 60% of the total production

Question 45

Baden

Answer 45

Baden is dominated by the Pinot varieties | Spatburgunder is the most planted grape followed by Muller Thurgau, Grauburgunder and Weissburgunder

Question 46

Sekt

Answer 46

Name for sparkling wine in Germany

Question 47

Sekt b.A

Answer 47

Must originate from one of the 13 anbaugebieten en is usually produced by the traditional method

Question 48

Chaptalization is not permitted for Pradikatswein T/F

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Six Pradikats

Answer 49

``` Kabinett Spatlase Auslese Beerenauslese Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese ```

Question 50

Kabinett

Answer 50

Fine, light and elegant usually not very high in alcohol

Question 51

Spatlase

Answer 51

late picked grapes, the grapes are fully ripen and the wines are slightly sweeter

Question 52

Auslese

Answer 52

elected grapes that have become overripe and may have been attack by edelfaule (noble rot)

Question 53

Beerenauslese

Answer 53

Special selected berries that have been attacked by edelfaule (noble rot). Only made in outstanding years and a min of 5.5% alcohol is required and grapes must be hand picked

Question 54

Eiswein

Answer 54

Made from overripe grapes, not affected by edelfaule, but caught by frost

Question 55

Trockenbeerenauslese

Answer 55

Dried up selected berries, only in exceptional years when edelfaule has effected the grapes and they have been left on the vine to shrivel up Hand picked an min of 5.5% alcohol