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What does QmP stand for on a German wine label?

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Qualitatswein mit Pradikat

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What is the name of a wine that is made from grapes picked when they are frozen?

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Eiswein/Ice Wine

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In terms of quality level and sweetness, what is the next style in the sequence - Kabinett, Spatlese, _______?

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Auslese

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If a German wine is described as Trocken, is it dry or sweet?

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Dry

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Which well know grape variety is called Spatburgunder in Germany?

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Pinot Noir

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What do the letters TBA mean when referring to a very high quality wine?

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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Name either of the two main tributaries of the Mosel river?

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The Saar and the Ruwer

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What is the name of Germany’s southernmost wine region?

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Baden

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What is the name of the flat, round-bellied bottle used in the Franken region?

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Bocksbeutel

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Three regions are especially known for their production of red wine, name one?

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Ahr, Baden, Wurttemberg

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Which country imports and drinks the most German wine - USA, Netherlands, UK?

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USA

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Plantings of red grapes now account for approximately what percentage of Germany’s vineyards - 15%, 25%, 35%?

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35%

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Which is the least sweet of these top QmP wines - Auslese, Kabinett, Spatlese?

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Kabinett

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Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Germany?

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Riesling

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Glock in Nierstein is reputed to be the oldest vineyard in Germany. When did it start - 642AD, 742AD, 842AD?

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742AD

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Trockenbeerenauslese is Germany’s sweetest and most expensive category of German wine. What is its minimum alcohol content - 5.5%, 7.5%, 9,5%

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5.5%

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What does Bereich or Grosslage on a German wine label mean - made from inferior grapes, a blend from different regions, produced from a blend of different vintages?

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A blend from different regions.

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Which river connects the towns of Trier, Piesport and Bernkastel?

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The Mosel

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What was the Pfaltz wine region called in English?

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The Palatinate

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Which wine area produces the most wine - Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfaltz?

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Pfaltz

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German name for Pinot Gris

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German name for Pinot Blanc

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Most widely planted red grape in Germany

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Pinot Noir

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A German table wine made from 100% German grapes

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A German table wine that may be produced from imported bulk wine
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Most widely planted grape in Germany
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German wine category that contains what used to be referred to as "Landwein"
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Term used for dry German wines
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Term used for off-dry German wines
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Term used to denote all German PDO wines
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Category of German PDO wines that allows for chaptalization
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Category of German PDO wines that does not allow for chaptalization
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German term for botrytis
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The name of the system used in Germany to determine sugar ripeness in grapes
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The lowest ripeness level of the German Pradikat
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Wines of additional ripeness made from grapes picked after a designated date; translates as "late harvest"
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Translating as "selected harvest," these wines are made from grapes that have reached a required level of sugar
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Translating as "selected berries," these are sweet wines that may be affected by botrytis
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Wine made from frozen grapes that must be harvested at the same level of ripeness as the previous category
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Wines made from individually picked, overripe berries that are often affected by botrytis
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Germany has 13 of these designated wine regions.
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Equal to regional or district appellations, Germany has approximately 40 of these designated areas.
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Equivalent to a large grouping of closely located vineyards, approximately 160 of these designated areas exist in Germany.
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This area may contain a single vineyard or a small group of vineyards. There are approximately 2,700 of these areas in Germany.
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An organization of German wine estates committed to terroir-driven viticulture
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A term used to indicate that a wine was made from the highest-level vineyards of an estate
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A term used to indicate that a wine was made from the second-highest level vineyards of an estate
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Unfermented grape juice that is sometimes used to increase the sweetness in a wine
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Label term used to indicate an estate-bottled wine
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Label term that indicates a producer-bottled wine made by grower cooperatives
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Label term that indicates a wine produced by a commercial winery from purchased grapes
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Label term that while legally undefined, generally refers to an off-dry wine
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Label term that indicates a semi-sweet wine
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Label term that typically refers to a wine with a sugar level of 9g/L or less
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Label term that may be used on a dry wine produced from a VDP Grosse Lage vineyard
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Term used for German sparkling wine
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The practice of adding sugar to must before fermentation
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A German rose of at least Qualitatswein quality made from a single variety
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This small area produces only 2% of Germany's wines, yet its wines enjoy an excellent reputation
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One of the wine regions located in the former East Germany
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The largest wine region of Germany in terms of both area under vine and wine production
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The largest wine region of Germany in terms of ground area; however, only a small portion of the area is planted in grapes
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Has over 85% of its vines planted to red grapes, despite its northerly location
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Region known for blue slate soils and excellent Riesling
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This region is home to the well-known Bereich of Johannisberg
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Wine region that lies west of the Rhine River, with its southern edge stretching almost to Alsace
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Region with the most Einzellagen (over 500)
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Region with most of its vines planted along the Neckar River and in the Neckar River Valley
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Region near the city of Wiesbaden known for red slate soils
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Region that is home to six Bereiche, including Bernkastel, Saar, and Ruwertal
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This region is sometimes referred to as Palatinate
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The regional home of the Kaiserstuhl Bereich, noted for its warm weather
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Wines from this region are often packaged in a flask-shaped Bocksbeutel
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Which of the following grapes is known in Germany as Grauburgunder? Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
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What is the most widely planted white grape variety in Germany? Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner, Grauburgunder
Riesling
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What is the most widely planted red grape variety in Germany? Pinot Noir, Merlot, Dornfelder, St. Laurent
Pinot Noir
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Which of the following German wine regions is located in the former East Germany? Mittelrhein, Pfalz, Sachsen, Baden
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Which of the following German wine regions is located farthest north? Baden, Wurttemberg, Franken, Ahr
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Which of the following grapes is known in Germany as Weissburgunder? Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Silvaner, Chardonnay
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In the context of the German wine industry, which of the following terms refers to the most specific area? Anbaugebiet, Grosslage, Bereich, Einzellage
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What is Sekt? an off-dry German rose, a German sparkling wine, a dry white wine produced using a blend of grape varieties, a term used to refer to a co-operatively run wine estate.
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Of the following list of terms, which indicates the highest level of ripeness? Beerenauslese, Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese
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Which of the following terms represents the highest classification of quality German wines? ggA (geschutzte geographische Angabe), Gutswein, Pradikatswein, Deutscher Wein
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What scale is used in Germany to measure grape density and ripeness? Brix, Feinherb, Abfuller, Oechsle
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Which of the following terms is used by the members of the VDP (Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter) to indicate that the wine was made from the highest-level vineyards of an estate? Grosse Lage, Erste Lage, Charta, Selection
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Which of the following terms is used to refer to the 13 designated wine regions in Germany? Grosslagen, Anbaugebiete, Einzellagen, Bereiche
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Which of the following German wine regions is the largest, both in terms of area under vine and wine production? Rheinhessen, Baden, Ahr, Mosel
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Which of the following German wine regions is largely planted to red grapes? Mosel, Hessische Bergstrasse, Wurttemberg, Mittelrhein
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Where is the Mittelrhein area located? Downriver (north) of the Rheingau, Upriver (south) of the Pfalz, East of Sachsen, North of Berlin
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Which of the following is the easternmost wine region of the former East Germany? Nahe, Rheingau, Ahr, Franken
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Which of the following wine regions is located just above the northern edge of Baden? Saale-Unstrut, Mosel, Hessische Bergstrasse, Wurttemberg
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