Germany Deck #3

Question 1

Can qualitatswein be chapitalized?

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

Min % ABV for Erstes Gewachs?

Answer 2

12-13%
85-90 min must weight

Question 3

In what year was the VDP system finalized?

Answer 3

2012

Question 4

13 Anbaugebietes of Germany:

Answer 4

Aar
Baden
Franken
Hessische-Bergstrasse
Mittelrhein
Mosel
Nahe
Pfalz
Rheingau
Rheinhessen
Saale-Unstrut
Saschen
Wurttemberg

Question 5

Would you see the name of the village on a bottle of Gross Lage wine?

Answer 5

No, you’ll see the name of the vineyard
- You’ll see the village on a bottle of Erste Lage

Question 6

Germany is on what parallel?

Answer 6

50th

Question 7

German term for bottle-fermented?

Answer 7

flaschengarung

Question 8

When was Muller-Thurgau developed?

Answer 8

1882
Riesling x Madeline Royale

Question 9

Kerner is a crossing of which grapes?

Answer 9

Trollinger x Riesling

Question 10

Min alcohol for Landwein?

Answer 10

8.5%
- grapes must be grown in 26 regions (Landweingebiete)
- must be trocken/halb trocken in style

Question 11

Min ABV for Qualitatswein in Germany?

Answer 11

7%

Question 12

Some members of the VDP?

Answer 12

Robert Weil
Dr. Loosen
Egon Muller
JJ Prum
Donnhoff
Keller
Burkling Wolf
Toni Jost
Van Kesselstatt
Reichsgraff

Question 13

“Classic” wines made under the 2000 vintage have a max _____ RS

Answer 13

15 g/L RS

Question 14

Four tiers of wine defined by the VDP?

Answer 14

Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosse Lage

Question 15

AP number is:

Answer 15

Amtliche Prufungsnumber

11 numbers, 5 sets
- exam board number
- commune number
- producer’s registered number
- application number
- year of application

Question 16

What year was the VDP founded?

Answer 16

1910

Question 17

GG wine cannot contain more than ___ g/L RS?

Answer 17

9 g/L

Question 18

First legally approved vintage for Qualitatswein “Erstes Gewachs”?

Answer 18

1999

Question 19

If you are “Erstes Gewachs” on a label, where are you from?

Answer 19

Rheingau

Question 20

What does gU stand for?

Answer 20

Geschutze Ursprungsbezeichnung

Question 21

What are GG and VDP wines categorized in the eyes of German Wine Law?

Answer 21

Qualitatswein (They aren’t Pradikatswein)
- Can be Chapitalized

Question 22

The Erste Lage tier doesn’t exist in these Anbaugebiete:

Answer 22

Mosel
Ahr
Rheinhessen

Question 23

What term replaced “trocken” in VDP Gross Lage wine?

Answer 23

Grosse Gewachs

Question 24

Aging requirements for GG wines (white):

Answer 24

May not be released until Sept 1st year after harvest

Question 25

Aging requirements for GG wines (red):

Answer 25

additional year of aging and 12 months in wood

Question 26

Four-tier system as defined by the VDP:

Answer 26

Gutswein (Regional Tier) - Aubaugebiete Ortswein (Fantasy name, village tier Erste Lage (Premier Cru) - vineyard and village Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) - just vineyard name

Question 27

When you see "trocken" on a bottle of VDP wine:

Answer 27

Erste Lage of below (because of GG)

Question 28

What is "Huxelrebe"?

Answer 28

Crossing of Gutedel (Chasselas) x Courtiller Musque

Question 29

Would you see the village name on a bottle of Erstes Gewachs?

Answer 29

No, just the einzellage

Question 30

Grosse Gewachs category is reserved for this kind of wine:

Answer 30

Grosse Lage

Question 31

These vineyards escaped the min 5ha mandate for single vineyards:

Answer 31

Forster Kirchenstuck (Pfalz) Bernkasteler Doctor (Middle Mosel) Kiedricher Turnsberg (Rheingau)

Question 32

Dornfelder is a crossing of what grapes?

Answer 32

Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe

Question 33

What is Weissherbst?

Answer 33

Saignee rose made from a single variety, at least QbA quality

Question 34

What is "Estate Bottling"?

Answer 34

Erzeugerabsfüllung

Question 35

What is "Wine grower's co-op" in German?

Answer 35

Winzergenossenschaft Winzerwein

Question 36

What is "Kellerei"?

Answer 36

Wine cellar

Question 37

What is "steillage" in German?

Answer 37

a steep vineyard site over 30 degrees

Question 38

How many growers are in the VDP?

Answer 38

195

Question 39

How many regional associates in the VDP?

Answer 39

10 all 13 anbaugebiete

Question 40

Requirement for membership in the VDP?

Answer 40

- Commitment to classification system - Observance of higher min must weights - Lower max yield than permitted by German wine law - Estate grown - Hand-harvested, single vineyard wines - 80% traditional grape varieties must be planted - Pradikate Auslese and Above

Question 41

What is the name of the VDP emblem?

Answer 41

Traubenadler

Question 42

What is "Flurbereininung"?

Answer 42

1971 Law enacted - eliminates centuries-old terraces critical to wine growing. Post WWII campaign to consolidate parcels of land divided by successive generations of inheritance to physically restructure vineyards - vineyard can't be smaller than 5 hecates, equalizing viticulture

Question 43

Parents of Siegerrebe:

Answer 43

Madeline Angevine x Gewurtztraminer

Question 44

"Regent" is a crossing of:

Answer 44

Diana x Chambourcin

Question 45

Pradikat wines can only be produced under this category of German Wine:

Answer 45

Qualitatswein Bestimmer Anbaugebiete (within an Anbaugebiete)

Question 46

Synonym for Muller-Thurgau:

Answer 46

Rivaner

Question 47

QbA wines were introduced in this year:

Answer 47

1971

Question 48

What term is banned from the labels of VDP producers?

Answer 48

Grosslagen (Collective vineyard sites)

Question 49

The VDP was found in 1910 as ____

Answer 49

The VDNV - Verband Deutscher Naturweinersteigerer - an assembly of four regional winegrower's associations that promoted the sale of nature (unchapitalized wines) at auction

Question 50

This term (used by the VDP until 1971) was banned after QbA/Pradikatswein was introduced:

Answer 50

Natur

Question 51

1971 Wine Law changed the number of Einzellage in what way?

Answer 51

from 30,000 down to 2700, more collective vineyard sites

Question 52

What is Windhume-Manoth?

Answer 52

"The month of the vintage" - Chalemaques Carolingian Calender for October - introduced vine cultivation east of the Rhine Rive in the late eight century

Question 53

What is "edelfaule"?

Answer 53

German term for botrytis

Question 54

What is Rülander?

Answer 54

Sweet, botrytized Pinot Gris in Germany - synonym for Pinot Gris in Baden/Pfalz

Question 55

What is Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains in Germany?

Answer 55

Muskateller

Question 56

Sussreserve may be added to Qualitatswein up to ____%

Answer 56

15% of total volume of wine

Question 57

For Pradikatswein, what is the % ABV for categories below Beerenauslese

Answer 57

- The lower Pradikate require a min 7% acquired alcohol - from Beerenauselese on up, the min is reduced to 5.5%

Question 58

What is Restzucker?

Answer 58

means "RS" in German