Germany (Air/Mosel/Mittelrhein/Rheingau/Nahe/Rheinhessen)

Question 1

Name 4 100+ year old producers

Answer 1

Schloss Johannisberg
Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt
Reinhold Haart
Dr Burklin-Wolf

Question 2

Who made the “discovery” of Spatelese and Eiswein

Answer 2

Schloss Johannisberg

Question 3

5 major German Rivers

Answer 3

Mosel
Rhine
Main
Nahe
Elbe

Question 4

6 Pradikat levels against the Oschle Scale

Answer 4

Kabinet - 70-85 
Spatlese - 80-95
Auslese - 88-105
Beerenauslese - 110-128
Tockenbeerenauslese - 150-154
Eiswein - 110-128

Question 5

Who are the VDP and start date

Answer 5

Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter

1910

Group of 200 producers committed to top quality

Question 6

What is Charta

Answer 6

formed to advance classic fry style of Rheingau Riesling

icon of 3 roman arches styled from balcony of Graue House in Winkel

Question 7

4 VDP classifications

Answer 7

Grosse Lage
Erste Lage
Ortswein
Gutswein

Question 8

Aging Grosse Gewächs vs Erstelage

Answer 8

Grosse: Sept 1 year following harvest (Red additional year)

Erste: May 1 year following harvest

Question 9

What is einzellage

Answer 9

individual vineyard site

must be approved by VDP

on label like Burgundy/village name is dropped

Question 10

Top 5 VDP producers

Answer 10

Joh Jos Prum
Reichgraff von Kesselstatt
Egon Muller
Donnhoff
Keller

Question 11

What German region is red dominant and on the 50th parallel

Answer 11

Ahr (spatburgunder)

Question 12

River, Mountain, and soil in Ahr

Answer 12

River: Ahr River
Mountain: Eifel Mountains
Soil: Rocky, Volcanic Slate

Question 13

1 Bereich and 1 Grosselage of Ahr

Answer 13

Bereich - Walporzheim - Ahrtal

Grosslage - Klosterberg

Question 14

Name a producer of Ahr

Answer 14

Meyer Nakel

Question 15

What German Region is the oldest in winemaking?

Answer 15

Mosel

Question 16

Flavor profile of Kabinet style?

Answer 16

star bright, green apple, slate, candle wax, around 8% alcohol, high acid

Question 17

Gold Kapsel vs Lange Gold Kapsel. What region practices this

Answer 17

Gold: additional sweetness due to higher must weight

Lange: greatest of the producer’s sweet wine. Must be Pradikat Level

MOSEL

Question 18

6 Bereich in Mosel

Answer 18

Bernkastel
Burg Cochem
Saar
Ruwertal
Obermosel
Moseltor

Question 19

What is the translation of Goldtropfchen? What commune is it in?

Answer 19

Droplets of Gold

Piesport

Question 20

2 major Goldtropfchen producers

Answer 20

Reinhold Haart

Reichgraff von Kesselstatt

Question 21

Where are the Sundial Vineyards

Answer 21

Brauneberg

Question 22

Name the 3 Sundial Vineyards

Answer 22

Juffer - Sonnenuhr
Wehlener - Sonnenuhr
Zeltinger - Sonnenuhr

Question 23

3 other famous Mittel Mosel Producers/Sites

Answer 23

Joh Jos Prum Estate
Dr Loosen - Pralat Vineyard
Urziger Wurzgarten “Spice Garden”

Question 24

2 exceptional vintages of Saar

Answer 24

2003 & 2005

Question 25

Top producer of Saar

Answer 25

Egon Muller

Question 26

Water source of Ruwertal

Answer 26

Ruwertal Tributary

Question 27

2 monopoles of Ruwertal

Answer 27

Maximin Grunhauser | Karthauserhofberg

Question 28

Who spearheaded Charta

Answer 28

Bernhard Breur

Question 29

What direction is Rheingau facing?

Answer 29

South

Question 30

Soil of Rheingau

Answer 30

Uper Slope: Slate | Lower: Clay & Alluvial Sand

Question 31

Flavor profile of Rheingau Riesling vs Mosel

Answer 31

R: More powerful in style and fuller body

Question 32

What is a Rheingau Flote

Answer 32

Traditional flute shaped brown bottle used for some rieslings in Rheingau

Question 33

1 Bereich of Rheingau

Answer 33

Johannisberg

Question 34

Top grower of Assmanhausen. Where is it?

Answer 34

August Kesseler Rheingau

Question 35

2 Outlier vintages of Germany

Answer 35

2009: Amongst the greatest vintages, 2009 is proving very alluring at a very early stage. The growing season was dry, warm and reliable. 2005: Exceptional vintage combining the luscious fruit of 2003 with the minerality and structure of 2004.

Question 36

What does Germany call Nobile Rot

Answer 36

Edelfäule

Question 37

Producers from Bernkastler Doctor

Answer 37

Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler - Gutshaus Bernkastel Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch – Erben Thanisch Weingut Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch – Erben Müller-Burggraef

Question 38

Major GG producers

Answer 38

Reichsrat Von Buhl - Pfalz Keller - Rheinhessen Doonhof - Nahe Dr. Burklin Wolf - Pfalz (Labels GG GC after grand cru from burgundy)

Question 39

What is equivalent to monopole in Germany

Answer 39

alleinbesitz