Germany

Question 1

Auslese

Answer 1

• High quality wines
• Particularly ripe grapes
• Dry or residual sugar

Question 2

Spätlese

Answer 2

• Fully ripe grapes

- Earliest permitted harvest date is 7 days after beginning of general harvest

Question 3

Kabinett

Answer 3

• Classifcation for fine white wine , relatively low in alcohol

Question 4

Prädikatswein

Answer 4

• Enrichment not permitted

- Must weight differs by varietal and region

Question 5

Qualitätswein

Answer 5

• Largest group of German wines
• 100% from grapes of the approved 13 wine regions
• minimum natural alcohol specified by varietal and region
• Enrichment allowed

Question 6

Translate “gemeinden “ in German

Answer 6

Communities

Question 7

Translate vineyards in German

Answer 7

Einzellagen

Question 8

Charlemagne’s ______ calendar changes October to _________.

Answer 8

Charlemagne’s Carolingian calendar changed October to Windume-Manoth (Month of the Vintage.)

Question 9

Translate “trocken, halbtrocken “

Answer 9

“Dry” , “ half dry”

Question 10

Translate “first site” in German

Answer 10

Erste Lage

Question 11

What does VDP stand for?

Answer 11

Verband Deutscher Prädikatswein

Question 12

What are the 6 bereiche of the Mosel

Answer 12

1. ) Bernkastel
2. ) Burg Cochem
3. ) Saar
4. ) Ruwertal
5. ) Obermosel
6. ) Moseltor

Question 13

Translate “grosses gewachs “

Answer 13

Great growth

Question 14

Translate and define the “AP Number” in German.

Answer 14

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

A series of five sets of numbers indicating approval by tasting panel.

X XXX XX XX XX

• region wine was tasted
• commune it was bottled in
• bottle code
• unique code for bottling
• year the application was filed

Question 15

What is a “goldkapsel “ and what wine growing region might you find one?

Answer 15

• a gold-colored capsule native to the Mosel
• denotes a small quantity “reserve selection” selected by producer
• generally means increased sweetness due to higher must weight
• typical is Auslese bottlings

Question 16

Translate “edelfäule”

Answer 16

Noble rot

Question 17

Translate monopole in German

Answer 17

“Alleinbesitz”

Question 18

Exceptional vineyards of the Ahr

Answer 18

• Ahrweiler Rosenthul
• Altenahr Eck
• Dernan Pfarrwingert
• Heimersheim Landskrane
• Neuenahr Sonnenberg
• Walporzheim Gärkammer
• Walporzheim Kräuterberg

Question 19

Trockenbeerenauslese

Answer 19

• sweet wine
• raisined
• hand selected grapes

Question 20

Eiswein

Answer 20

• harvested and cellared at temps below freezing (-7c or colder)
• only the fruit concentrate is pressed

Question 21

Beerenauslese

Answer 21

• sweet wines/ high RS
• ripe/botry. grapes
• hand harvest

Question 22

What is Kerner crossing of?

Answer 22

• Schiava Grossa + Riesling

Question 23

Landwein

Answer 23

• one step above Deutscher wein
• must declare region of origin
• always dry to half dry
• enrichment allowed

Question 24

Deatscher Wein

Answer 24

• originate exclusively from Germany (approved grapes and vineyards)
• enrichment allowed

Question 25

Define “enrichment “

Answer 25

Chaptilization to raise alcohol content is permitted

Question 26

List every Oechsle degree set for every qualifying Qualitäts/Prädikatswein

Answer 26

- Qualitätswein: 51-72 - Kabinett: 67-82 - Spatlese: 76-90 - Auslese: 83-100 - Eiswein/Beerenauslese: 110-128 - Trockenbeerenauslese: 150-154

Question 27

What is the Oechsle scale?

Answer 27

- measure, in hydrometer, the density of the must compared to an equal volume of water (I.e. 1 Liter of water is 1,000 grams. If a liter of must is 1,000 grams, it’s density is 100• Oechsle.)