Germany Laws

Question 1

German wine laws were established when?

Answer 1

1994

Question 2

Quality classsification is based on what?

Answer 2

Sweetness and ripeness of the grapes

Question 3

Wine are devided in 4 categories, there names?

Answer 3

1. Deutscher Wein
2. Landwein or Wein mit geschutzter geographischer Angabe
   3.Qualitatswein or Wein mit geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung
   4.Pradikatswein

Question 4

About Deutscher Wein ?

Answer 4

Lowest category of German wine and have no other geographical identification.
Made enierly from grapes which have been grown and bottled in Germany

Question 5

Deutscher Wein how mush Oechsle have?

Answer 5

44-50

Question 6

About Landwein or Wein mit geschutzter geographischer Angabe?

Answer 6

Its basic wine with geographical indetification.
It must be produced from grapes grown in one of 26 Landweingebiete (REGION) , and must state this region on the label.

Question 7

Landwein or Wein mit geschutzter geographischer Angabe how much Oechsle have?

Answer 7

47-55

Question 8

Under what stile in Landwein sold in most of the regions?

Answer 8

Under :
1.Trocken (DRY)
2.Halbtrocken (MEDIUM DRY)

Question 9

About Qualitatswein or Wein mit geschutzte Ursprungsbezeichnung?

Answer 9

Denomination for German Quality wine from one of the designated Anbaugebiete (QUALITY WINE REGION)
There is 13 Anbaugebiete specified for qualitatswein and label must state wich of the regions wine originate from.

Question 10

Are this wines allowed to be chaptalized?

Answer 10

They are permited to be chaptalized and alowed to have sussereserve.

Question 11

What Bereich means?

Answer 11

District

Question 12

What Grosslage means?

Answer 12

Name for collection of vineyard sites

Question 13

What Einzellage means?

Answer 13

Vineyard

Question 14

What is Amtliche Prufungsnummer?

Answer 14

Its a control number that each label carry in set of 5 like 2 607 030 07 12
1. first number indentifies examining panel, in this case 2 is Bernkastel
2. second number indentifies where the wine was bottled
3. third number is official number of the bottle
4. forth number indentifies bottleing in this case is 07 so its 7 bottleing in the year
5. fifth number indentifies the year in which wine was tasted in this case is 12

Question 15

What is Pradikatswein?

Answer 15

Wine of superior quality.

Question 16

6 Pradikatswein?

Answer 16

1. Kabinett
2. Spatlese
3. Auslese
4. Beerenauslese
5. Eiswein
6. Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 17

Is Chaptalization allowed in Pradikatswein?

Answer 17

NO

Question 18

What is Kabinett?

Answer 18

Light elegant 70-85 Oechsle

Question 19

What is Spatlese?

Answer 19

WIne from late-gathered grapes that have been left to ripen 80-95 Oechsle

Question 20

What is Auslese?

Answer 20

Wine from selected grapes that over ripe and some of grapes affected by botrytis 88-105 Oechsle

Question 21

What is Beerenauslese?

Answer 21

Specialy selected grapes affected by Botrytis, made only in the outstanding years 110-128 Oechsle

Question 22

What is Eiswein?

Answer 22

Wine from over ripe grapes unafected by botrytis and left on wine till afected by the frost -8C 110-128 Oechsle

Question 23

What is Trockenbereenauslese?

Answer 23

Its dried up selected grapes, made only in exeptional years when afected by botrytis
150-154 Oechsle

Question 24

What Classic mean?

Answer 24

Must be dry or off-dry made from single traditional grape and originate from one angaugebiet.

Question 25

What Selection means?

Answer 25

Aditions for classic, grapes must be hand-picked and from one vineyard site.

Question 26

What is Erstes Gewachs?

Answer 26

Its legal definition and part of wine law in Rheingau. Its for dry wine from best vineyards. Wines must be made from Riesling or Spatburgunder.

Question 27

What is Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter (VDP)?

Answer 27

Founded in 1910 Its German assosiation of Naturweinversteigerer estates that produce natural (non-chaptalized) wines and sold on auction.

Question 28

About VDP members and goals?

Answer 28

All memebers display logo of black eagle with cluster of grapes. Goal is to preserve grmanys treaditional heritage and high-quality

Question 29

VDP Classification?

Answer 29

1. Grosse Lage 2.Erste Lage 3. Ortswein 4. Gutswein

Question 30

What is Grosse Lage?

Answer 30

Equivalent to GC. , dry wine max 9g/l residual sugar will be designated as Grosses Gewachs. Grosses Gewachs must be spatlese, labeld as qualitatswein trocken and cary logo of bunch grapes with GG under. Naturaly sweet wine from Grosse Lage will carry Pradikat.

Question 31

What is Erste Lage?

Answer 31

First class vineyard similar to PC.

Question 32

What is Ortswein?

Answer 32

Wine of superior quality from vilage best vineyards

Question 33

What is Gutswein?

Answer 33

High quality basic wine of regional caracter.

Question 34

What is Flurbereinigung?

Answer 34

Becose of vineyards are on steep slops and working is dificult this way was introduced to put vinayards in neat blocks with vines planted in lines up and down the slops and small roads build at various levels to easy access.