GERMANY

Question 1

What is QmP

Answer 1

Qualitätswein mit Prädikat

Prädikatswein, whit 6 ripening levels

Question 2

What it means Erstes Gëwachs

Answer 2

Is a legal definition for wines that:

• Are from Rheingau
• DRY
• Only Reisling and Spätburgunder
• Best Vineyard sides

Question 3

Three classes of DRY wines with official status:

Answer 3

Classic
Selection
Erstes Gewächs (Fist growth)

Question 4

What it means “Selection”

Answer 4

Legal designation that:

• Are DRY
• Hand-picked
• 12.5% ABV max.
• 12 g/l residual sugar

Question 5

What it means “Classic”?

Answer 5

Legal designation for wines that:

• Are Dry/Dry-off
• 15% g/l residual sugar
• A typically wine from one Anbaugegebiet

Question 6

What is VDP?

Answer 6

Verband Deutscher Prädikatswein

No- legal Classification based on QUALITY. With 4 quality levels

Chaptalization is not allowed

Question 7

4 leves of VDP classification

Answer 7

Grose Lage(Grand Cru/Great state)
Erstes Lage (Premier Cru/First state)
Ortsweine (Place wine)
Gutsweine (State wine)

Question 8

What it means Feinherb?

Answer 8

Is an unregulated term meaning off-dry

Question 9

Only Bereich in Rheingau:

Answer 9

Johannisberg

Question 10

**2 of the best single vineyards in Rheingau? Producers

Answer 10

• Schloss Johannisberg (900 years making wine)

- Schloss Vollrads

Question 11

**What Village in Rheingau is different from the rest for produces more red wines than whites?

Answer 11

Assmannshäusen Höllenberg

From Spätburgunder grape

Question 12

Rheingau traditional wine bottle?

Answer 12

Elongated brown bottles

Question 13

Best known villages of Rheingau

Answer 13

Lorchhausen…

Question 14

***Schloss Vollrads

Answer 14

Single Vineyard

Recognized for Troken wine with Erstes Gëwach

Question 15

Bets know Villages in Rheingau:

Answer 15

*Rüdesheim
*Johannisberg
*Oestrich
*Erbach
*Hattenheim
*Eberbach
*Hochheim
*Assmannshäusen
Lorchhausen
Winkel
Rauenthal
Kiedeich
Eltville

Question 16

Witch Region has more acreage devoted to Silvaner in the world?

Answer 16

Rheinhessen

Question 17

*** What is Liebfraumilch?

Answer 17

Is blended wine from Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz or Nahe.

• Must be Qualitätswein.
• Min 70% Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner or Kerner.
• Semi-sweet

Question 18

**Important Einzellagen in Rheinhessen:

Answer 18

Nackenheim & Ingelheim (for red wines)

Nierstein, Oppenheim, Westhofen, Dalsheim

Question 19

World’s largest Riesling are

Answer 19

Pflaz

Question 20

Pfalz main grapes

Answer 20

Riesling
Dornfelder
Müller-Thurgau

Question 21

Pfalz red wine production

Answer 21

40% of red production based on Spätburgunder

Question 22

**Most exceptional Vineyard site in Pfalz

Answer 22

Kitchenstück (Grosse Lage)

Question 23

Premier village in Pfalz

Answer 23

Kallstadt
Ungstein
Bad Dürkhenim
Wachenheim
Fort
Deidesheim
Ruppertsberg
*Jesuitengarten
*Pechstein
*Ungeheuer

Question 24

Pfalz Riesling profile

Answer 24

Most German’s Full-Bodied wines

More DRY

Question 25

Most well Known wines of Nahe

Answer 25

Sweet Prädikat of Dönnhoff

Question 26

**Riesling main regions

Answer 26

``` Mosel Rheingau Pfalz Rheinhessen Nahe ```

Question 27

Favorite variety in Franken

Answer 27

Silvaner

Question 28

Weissburgunder

Answer 28

Pinot Blanc

Question 29

Grauburgunder

Answer 29

Pinot Gris

Question 30

Important grapes for Pfalz and why

Answer 30

Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder. Pflaz is the northern continuation for France’s Alsace.

Question 31

Top Anbaugebiete for Spätburgunder

Answer 31

Ahr Pfalz Baden Rheingau

Question 32

Type of Riesling in Mosel, Rheingau and Pfalz

Answer 32

Mosel- + fruity/ sweet Rheingau- off dry Pfalz- Dry

Question 33

Where can you find the Pinot family?

Answer 33

In Pflaz As well Gewurztraminer and Muscat (like Alsace)

Question 34

Important Villages in MOSEL

Answer 34

*-SAAR Wiltingen: **Scharzhofberger -RUWER Eitelsbach: Karthäuserhofberg Mertesdorf: Abtsberg, Herrenberg, Bruderberg ``` -MOSEL Piesport: Goldtröpfchen, Domherr Brauneberg: Juffer, Juffer Sonnenuhr Bernkastel-Kues: **Doctor, *Lay Graach an der Mosel: Domprobst, *Josephshöfer (monopole of Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt) Wehlen: Sonnenuhr Zeltingen: Sonnenuhr **Ürzig: Würzgarten **Erden: **Prälat, **Treppchen ```

Question 35

Important Villages in Rheingau

Answer 35

**Assmannshausen: **Höllenberg Rüdesheim: *Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland, *Berg Schlossberg Geisenheim:** Schloss Johannisberg Johannisberg: Hölle Winkel: **Schloss Vollrads, *Jesuitengarten, *Hasensprung Hattenheim: Pfaffenberg (monopole of Schloss Schonborn), Hallgarten: *Schönhell, Jungfer *Eltville: Sonnenberg Hochheim am Main: Hölle,* Kirchenstück

Question 36

Important Gemeinden and Einzellege in Rheinhessen

Answer 36

**Nackenheim: **Rothenberg **Nierstein: Hipping, Pettenthal **Oppenheim: Schützenhütte, Sackträger Westhofen: Morstein, Kirchspiel Dalsheim: Hubacker

Question 37

Important Gemeinden and Einzellege in Pfalz

Answer 37

- Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse: * *Ungstein, *Bad Dürkheim,**Forst: ** Kirchenstück (Grose Lage) **Deidesheim, **Ruppertsberg Südliche-Weinstrasse: Siebeldingen: Im Sonnenschein Birkweiler: Kastanienbusch Schweigen: Kammerberg

Question 38

Important Gemeinden and Einzellege in Nahe

Answer 38

* *-Bad Kreuznach - Bad Münster - Norheim - Niederhausen: Hermannshöhle, Hermannsberg - Oberhausen: Brücke * *-Schlossböckelheim: Kupfergrube, Felsenberg

Question 39

Region in Germany that produce 88% red wines, Portuguese and Spätburgunder as main grapes?

Answer 39

Ahr

Question 40

Important Gemeinden and Einzellagen in Franken

Answer 40

Würzburg: Stein, Leiste Escherndorf: Lump Iphofen: Julius Echter Berg Bürgstadt: Centgrafenberg

Question 41

Well-Known, expensive wines in Nahe

Answer 41

Dönnhoff

Question 42

Single Bereiche in Nahe

Answer 42

Nathetal

Question 43

Germany warmest winegrowing Region

Answer 43

Kaiserstuhl in Baden