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What is ‘VDP’ an abbreviation of?

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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

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What are the four tiers of the VDP’s quality classification?

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Gutweine (estate wines), Ortsweine (village wines), Erste Lagen (Premier Crus) and Grosse Lagen (Grand Crus).

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What does the term halbtrocken mean on a label?

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The wine is medium dry with up to 18g/l RS

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What does the term feinherb mean?

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The same as halbtrocken. The wine is medium dry with RS up to 18g/l

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What is the most significant grape variety in the Ahr?

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Pinot Noir

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Which are the most important vineyards in the Ahr?

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Rosenthal (north of Ahrweiler), Sonnenberg (north of Bad Neuenahr) and Burggarten (east of Heppingen)

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Where is the Pfalz region located?

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Directly north of Alsace in France. The region is tucked behind the Haardt Mountains, which is a continuation of the Voges Mountains in France.

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Which area of Pfalz has a historic association with quality wine?

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The Mittelhaardt

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What does the term ‘the three Bs of Pfalz’ refer to?

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The three estates: Dr Burklin-Wolf, von Bassermann-Jordon and von Buhl. These three estates are historically the most significant for the Mittelhaardt

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Which villages possess the most significant vineyards in the Mittelhaardt?

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Deidesheim, Forst, Ruppertsberg and Wachenheim.

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What are the most significant vineyards in Deidesheim? What style of Riesling do these vineyards produce?

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Hohenmorgen, Maushohle, Leinhohle, Kalkofen, Kieselberg and Grainhubel. The GG vineyards of Deidesheim produce the most opulent style of Riesling in the Middelhaardt.

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What are the most significant vineyards in Forst? What style of Riesling do these vineyards produce?

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Jesuitengarten, Kirchenstuck, Freundtuck, Pechstein and Ungeheuer. The GG vineyards of Forst produce an elegant style of Riesling for Pfalz.

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What are the most significant vineyards in Wachenheim? What style of Riesling do these vineyards produce?

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Rechbachel, Bohlig and Gerumpel. The GG vineyards of Wachenheim focus on purity over the opulence found in the wines from Deidesheim.

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What are the most significant vineyards in Ruppertsberg? What style of Riesling do these vineyards produce?

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Gaisbohl, Linsenbusch, Reiterpfad and Spiess. The GG vineyards of Ruppertsberg produce are more focused on minerality compared to the overall Pfalz style.

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What three villages in the south of Pfalz are developing a reputation for high quality wines?

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Birkweiler, Siebeldingen and Schweigen.

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What is the most historically significant vineyard in the Rheingau?

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Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg.

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What are the most significant villages in the Rheingau for viticulture?

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Lorch, Rudesheim, Johannisberg, Geisenheim, Winkel, Oestrich, Mittelheim,l Hallgarten, Kiedrich, Hattenheim and Rauenthal.

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What are the most significant vineyards in Geisenheim?

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Rothenberg

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What are the most significant vineyards in Johannisberg?

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Holle, Mittelholle, Shloss Johannisberg and Hasensprung

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What are the most significant vineyards in Oestrich-Winkel?

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St. Nikolaus and Doosberg

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What are the most significant vineyards in Hallgarten?

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Jungfer, Schonhell and Wurzgarten.

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What are the most significant vineyards in Hattenheim?

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Pfaffenberg, Wisselbrunnen and Siegelsberg

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What are the most significant vineyards in Kiedrich?

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Turmberg and Grafenberg

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What are the most significant vineyards in Rauenthal?

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Nonnenberg. Note this is not classified as either Grosse Lagen or Erste Lagen by the VDP.

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What is the name of the up-and-coming producer of Riesling based in Lorch? Name two cuvees
Eva Fricke. Lorcher Krone Trocken and Lorcher Schlossberg Spatlese
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is this cuvee from? What styles of wine are produced from this site? What is the classification of this vineyard?
Robert Weil. Kiedrich, Rheingau. Spatlese, Auselese, Beerenauselese, TBA, Eiswein and GG Trocken. Grosse Lagen.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is this cuvee from? What styles of wine are made from this site? What is the classification of this vineyard?
George Breuer. Rauenthal, Rheingau. Trocken, Auslese and Auslese Goldkapstel. Unclassified.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is this cuvee from? What styles of wine are made from this site? What is the classification of this vineyard?
Schloss Schonborn. Hattenheim, Rheingau. all Pradikats and trocken. Unclassified, removed in 2012 due to a scandal involving the former winemaker.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is this cuvee from? What styles of wine are made from this site? What is the classification of this vineyard?
Schloss Johannisberg. Johannisberg, Rheingau. This vineyard produces wines from each of the pradikats, a feinherb and 5 separate trocken wines. Schloss Johannisberg is a Grosse Lagen.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is the site for this wine? What is the classification for the vineyard?
Von Basserman Jordan. Deidesheim, Pflaz. Deidesheim Kieslberg is a Gosse Lagen.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is the site for this wine? What is the classification for this wine?
Kunstler. Hochheim am Main, Rheingau. Hochheimer Holle is a Gosse Lagen vineyard.
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Name the mountains that sit north of the Rheingau. What climatic influence do they have over the region?
The Taunus Mountains. Act as a barrier to protect the Rheingau from cool northerly winds, warming the region.
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What is Liebfraumilch?
Wine produced in the Nahe, Rheinhessen, Rheingau or Pfalz that has a combined minimum 70% of the following varieties: Riesling, Muller-Thurgau, Silvaner and Kerner. The wine must also have at least 18 g/l of RS. The wines may not be varietally labelled.
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What are the two sub-districts of Pfalz?
Mittelhaardt-Deustche Weinstrasse (northern half) and Sudliche Weinstrasse.
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What are the best vineyard(s) in the commune of Birkweiler? What varieties are these vineyards most well known for?
Kastanienbusch (Riesling), Kastanienbusch Koppel (Riesling and Spatburgunder) and Mandelberg (Weissburgunder)
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Who produces the following cuvee? Where is the site for this cuvee? What is the classification for this vineyard?
Okonomierat Rebholz
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Name vineyards A, B and C
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Name vineyards A through F
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Name vineyards A through E
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where does this cuvee come from? What is the classification of the vineyard?
Wittmann. Westhofen, Rheinhessen. Westhofener Aulede is a Gross Lagen vineyard.
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Name vineyards A through D
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True or false: Gunderloch's is more well-known for their dry rieslings?
False. While Gunderloch does make more modern styled trocken rieslings, their reputation is built on noble sweet wines such as their Nackenheimer Rothenberg Trockenbeerenauslese Riseling,
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is the estate located? What is the classification of the vineyard?
Karthauserhof. Ruwer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Karthauserhofberg is a Grosse Lagen.
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Name a vineyard owned by the Egon-Muller-Sharzhof that is not Sharzhofberg. What is the classification of this vineyard?
Braune Kupp, Wiltingen. It is a Grosse Lagen.
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Who makes the following wine? Where is the estate located? What are their main vineyard holdings? What is the significance of #13 on the label?
Fritz Haag. Brauneberg. Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr. Relates to the A.P number for this bottling. Fritz Haag is known for utilising the A.P bottling numbers to distinguish between bottlings of wines from the same site and classification.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is the site for this cuvee? What is the classification for the vineyard?
Reinhold Haart. Piesport, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Piesporter Goldtropfchen is a Grosse Lagen.
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What bottle is commonly used in Franken?
Bocksbeutel.
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Where can you find Muschelkalk? What is it?
Maindreieck, Franken, Germany. Limestone soil rich in fossil shells. Similiar to Kimmerigian limestone of Chablis.
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What is the most historically significant vineyard in Franken?
Wurzburger Stein. Mostly planted to Silvaner and Riesling.
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What are the three sub-regions of Franken?
Mainviereck, Maindreieck and Steigerwald
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What style of wine is Mainviereck well known for?
Still red wines made from Pinot Noir. The moderate climate and red sandstone soils make this area the most appropriate for Pinot Noir in Franken.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is the cuvee from? What is the classification of the vineyard?
Rudolf Furst. Burgstadt, Franken. Burgstadter Centgrafenberg is a Grosse Lagen.
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Who makes the following cuvee? Where is this cuvee from? What is the classification of this vineyard?
Juliusspital. Wurzburg, Franken. Wurzburger Stein is an Erste Lagen.
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Name the 13 Anbaugebiete in Germany.
Mosel, Mittelrhein, Nahe, Rheinhessen, Rhengau, Pflaz, Baden, Franken, Ahr, Wurttemberg, Hessische Bergstrasse, Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen
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Name the two Bereiche in the Mittlerhein
Loreley and Siebengebirge.
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Where is the greatest concentration of vines in the Mittelrhein?
Loreley, the southern bereiche of the Mittelrhein.
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Which river runs through the Sachsen?
The Elbe.
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What is an oechsle?
The German unit of measure for sugar or must weight in grapes. 1 Oechsle is equal to .26 Brix or 14 Baume.
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True or false: the minimum Oechsle for each pradikat is consistent across Germany.
False, the required Oechsle minimums for each pradikat differ in each region. For example, in the Mosel the minimum Oechsle for Spatlese is 80º whereas in Pfalz the minimum Oechsle for Spatlese is 90º.
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What is the range for required minimum Oschle for Kabinett wines across Germany?
70º to 85º
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What is the range for required minimum Ochsle for Spatlesens across Germany?
76º to 95º
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What is the range for required minimum Oschle levels for Auselens?
83º to 105º
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What is the range for required minimum Oschle for Beerenauslesens?
110º to 128º
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What are the required minimum Oschle levels for Eisweins?
110º to 128º
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What is the range for required minimum levels of Ochsle for Trockenbeerenauslesens?
152º to 154º
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What are the four most important Bereiche in Baden for Spatburgunder?
Ortenau, Bresigau, Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg.
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Describe the style of Spatburgunder produced in Bresigau?
Fresher, closer to the wines of the Cote d'Or in Burgundy.
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Who makes the following cuvee? What variety is this cuvee made from? Where is this cuvee from?
Bernard Huber. Spatburgunder. Malterdingen, Baden.
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Which Bereiche in Baden has the strongest reputation for Riesling?
Ortenau
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Name vineyards A through D
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What are the maximum yields alowed by the VDP for Gutswein?
75 hl/ha
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What are the maximum yields alowed by the VDP for Ortswein?
75 hl/ha
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What are the maximum yields alowed by the VDP for Erste Lage?
60 hl/ha
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What are the maximum yields alowed by the VDP for Grosse Lage?
50 hl/ha
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