Germany General Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most planted white grape in Germany?

A

Riesling

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2
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What is the most planted red grape in Germany?

A

Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)

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3
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Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of which two grapes?

A

Riesling x Madeleine Royale

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4
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What is the most prominent German red grape crossing?

A

Dornfelder

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5
Q

What is Weissherbst?

A

A saignée rose wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality

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6
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Varietal wines in Germany must contain what percentage of the stated grape?

A

85%

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7
Q

What is an Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number)?

A

A series of 5 sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel.

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8
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What does each set of numbers in an AP Number stand for?

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  1. Region where the wine was tested
  2. Commune where the wine was bottled
  3. Bottler’s code
  4. Unique code for the bottling
  5. Year in which the application was filed
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9
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What is Deutscher Wein?

A

Wine without a geographic indication

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10
Q

Öchsle range for Kabinett

A

70-85°

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11
Q

Öchsle range for Spätlese

A

80-95°

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12
Q

Öchsle range for Auslese

A

88-105°

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13
Q

Öchsle range for Beerenauslese

A

110-128°

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14
Q

Öchsle range for Trockenbeerenauslese

A

150-154°

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15
Q

Öchsle range for Eiswein

A

110-128°

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16
Q

Charta was formed to advance which style of wine? Where?

A

Dry Riesling wines in the Rheingau

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17
Q

The German Wine Law of 1971 requires vineyards to be a minimum of ____ hectares in size.

A

5 hectares

18
Q

Name two famous exceptions to the 5ha minimum vineyard size dictated by the German Wine Law of 1971.

A
  1. The Doctor vineyard (Bernkastel)
  2. Schloss Vollrads (Rheingau)
19
Q

Grosses Gewächs are _____ in style

A

Dry

20
Q

What is Erstes Gewächs?

A

A trademark term for dry wines established by Charta; seen in the Rheingau

21
Q

Can Grosses Gewächs appear on a German wine label?

A

No, hence the use of its initials, “GG”

22
Q

What does “Grosse Lage” mean?

A

A grand cru vineyard

23
Q

What does “Erste Lage” mean?

A

A premier cru vineyard

24
Q

May producers of Erste Lage (premier cru) dry wines list GG on the label?

A

No, GG is reserved for Gross Lage (grand cru) only

25
Q

What is Orstwein?

A

Village level wine; Orstwein may be produced from typical grape varieties sourced from multiple vineyard sites in a single village

26
Q

What is Gutswein?

A

Regional level wine; Gutswein may be produced from grapes sourced from an estate’s holdings anywhere within a single anbaugebiet

27
Q

List the 4 VDP classifications for German wine:

A
28
Q

What is this image?

A

VDP logo

29
Q

What is this image?

A

Indicates a wine of Grosses Lage (grand cru) quality

30
Q

What is this image?

A

Indicates a Grosses Gewächs wine (dry grand cru)

31
Q

What are the quality classifications for VDP?

A
  1. Grosse Lage (Grosses Gewächs)
  2. Erste Lage
  3. Orstwein
  4. Gutswein
32
Q

What are the German wine classifications?

A

(Lowest to Highest)

  1. Deutscher Wein (Wine Without a Geographical Designation)
  2. Landwein
  3. Qualitswein
  4. Prädikat
33
Q

Scheurebe is a crossing of which two grapes?

A

Bukettrebe x Riesling

34
Q

Grosses Gewächs wines must be what prädikat ripeness?

A

Spätlese

35
Q

May Qualitätswein in Germany be chaptalized?

A

Yes

36
Q

Is chaptalization allowed for Prädikat wines?

A

No

37
Q

At what temperature must Eiswein grapes be harvested?

A

Temperatures must be no higher than -7° C (19° F)

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39
Q

Beginning at midnight and working clockwise, what surrounds Germany?

A

Denmark. Baltic Sea. Poland. Czech Republic. Austria. Switzerland. France. Luxemborg. Belgium. Netherlands. North Sea.

40
Q

Principal rivers in German wine regions, north to south.

A

Rhine River. Ahr. Mosel. Nahe. Main.

41
Q

Major villages in the Mosel, north to south

A
  1. Wolf
  2. Erden
  3. Ürzig
  4. Zeltingen
  5. Wehlener
  6. Bernkastel
  7. Brauneberg
  8. Piesport
  9. Trittenheim
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