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Riesling Flashcards

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Riesling characteristics

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Aromatic
H acidity good for balancing with high sugar
Pronounced aromas
Builds sugar and flavour slowly

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Flavours from Riesling

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Just ripe - green fruits & citrus
Extra ripe- stone, tropical & sometimes dried fruits
Bottle age - honey, petrol

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Off dry and medium Riesling are usually made using which method

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Stop fermentation - chilling or adding so2

Or adding sussreserve

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Latitude Germany

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Some vineyards above 50 degrees

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Mosel style Riesling

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Lighter body

Usually med sweet to balance acidity

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Best slopes in Mosel

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Steep slopes s or se facing by Mosel river - reflect sunlight aid ripening
Dark coloured slate soil

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Rheingau style Riesling

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Drier and more body than Mosel

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Rheingau features

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Steep s facing slopes on n bank river Rhine

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Pfalz style Riesling

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Dry
M body
Similar to Alsace style

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Geographical features pfalz

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Dry haardt Mountains protect (continuation of vosges)

Dry sunny long growing season

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Alsace climate

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Vosges mountain protect w rain bearing wind
Moderate continental
Dry sunny
Slopes e or se facing the best
Growing season to autumn as lots of sun - grapes ripen slowly & gradual - acidity & flavour

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Style Alsace Riesling

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Dry
Pronounced 
Ripe citrus, stone fruits, blossom
M to f body
H acidity

Tertiary honey dried fruits

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Where is Premium Riesling production in Australia

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South Australian:
Eden valley
Clare valley

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Style Australian Riesling

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Pronounced
H acidity
Lime, peach, blossom, petrol

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Climate Clare & Eden valley

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Clare - warm continental with altitude, diurnal range, cold nights & cold breezes
Eden - cool to moderate continental, altitude

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16
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Perception Issue Riesling

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Still linked to sweet German style out of fashion

17
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What drives Riesling sales globally

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Premium quality

Wine enthusiasts

18
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What does landwein mean

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Pgi

Usually l body, dry to off dry

19
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Qualitatswein mean

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Pdo wines
From one of the named wine regions
More intense & fuller body

20
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Pradikatswein mean

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Classified according to sugar levels at harvest

21
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Kabinett is

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Lightest delicate green fruits citrus blossom

Dry to med sweet

22
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Spatlese is

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Late harvest - Fully ripe grapes
Riper fruits some stone fruits
Dry to med sweet

23
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Auslese is

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Selected harvest extra ripe bunches
Stone fruits, tropical fruits, dried fruits
Dry to medium sweet

24
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Eiswein is

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Frozen berries (8)c min 
Fresh stone fruits, tropical (mango)
Outstanding 
Super premium 
Not every year
25
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Beerenauslese is

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Selected berry harvest
Some botrytis
Stone fruits, tropical, dried & honey

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Trockenbeerenauslese is

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Botrytis berries only
V concentrated
Intense flavours

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