German Terms 2

Question 1

Abfüller

Answer 1

Bottler or shipper who assumes responsibility for the origin and quality of a wine.

Question 2

Absetzen

Answer 2

Settling of solids (dead yeast cells, grape skin fragments) to the bottom of wine or must.

Question 3

Alleinbesitz

Answer 3

A vineyard owned by a single owner, similar to a French monopole.

Question 4

Alte Reben

Answer 4

Old vines.

Question 5

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

Answer 5

AP number; official quality control number for QbA and QmP wines.

Question 6

Anreicherung

Answer 6

Sweetening of must using sugar, grape must, concentrated grape must or RCGM.

Question 7

Badisch Rotgold

Answer 7

Rotling from Baden made from minimum 51% Grauburgunder and Spätburgunder.

Question 8

Biologische Säureabbau

Answer 8

Malolactic fermentation.

Question 9

Deutscher Sekt

Answer 9

Sparkling wine made from grapes grown in Germany.

Question 10

Edelfäule

Answer 10

Noble rot.

Question 11

Einzellage

Answer 11

Single vineyard.

Question 12

Einzelpfahlerziehung

Answer 12

Training a vine on a single stake, typical for very steep slopes.

Question 13

Erstes Gewächs

Answer 13

VDP classification for dry wines from premier cru vineyards.

Question 14

Erzeugerabfüllung

Answer 14

Wine grown and produced by the same grower or cooperative.

Question 15

Federweisser

Answer 15

Unfiltered fermenting must containing CO2 and yeast.

Question 16

Feinherb

Answer 16

Half-dry wine style without legal definition.

Question 17

Flaschengärung

Answer 17

Bottle fermentation method for Sekt.

Question 18

Flurbereinigung

Answer 18

Restructuring and consolidation of vineyards.

Question 19

Füder

Answer 19

Traditional 1000-liter oak cask used in the Mosel.

Question 20

Gemeinde

Answer 20

Village or local wine-growing community.

Question 21

Gerbstoff

Answer 21

Tannin.

Question 22

Grosser Ring

Answer 22

Growers association in the Mosel region.

Question 23

Grosses Gewächs

Answer 23

VDP top classification for dry wines from the best vineyards.

Question 24

Grosslage

Answer 24

Collective vineyard designation, often used for inexpensive wines.

Question 25

Gutsabfüllung

Answer 25

Wine grown, produced and bottled by the same estate.

Question 26

Halbtrocken

Answer 26

Half-dry wine, generally under 18 g/L residual sugar.

Question 27

Handgerüttelt

Answer 27

Riddled by hand.

Question 28

Hauptlese

Answer 28

Main harvest.

Question 29

Kellerei

Answer 29

Wine cellar or wholesaler.

Question 30

Kelter

Answer 30

Wine press.

Question 31

Keuper

Answer 31

Clay and slate soil type.

Question 32

Lehm

Answer 32

Loam soil.

Question 33

Lieblich

Answer 33

Medium-sweet wine.

Question 34

Mergel

Answer 34

Heavy loam or marl soil.

Question 35

Mostgewicht

Answer 35

Measurement of sugar content in grapes at harvest.

Question 36

Reinzuchthefen

Answer 36

Cultivated pure yeast strains.

Question 37

Restzucker

Answer 37

Residual sugar.

Question 38

Rotliegendes

Answer 38

Reddish slate soil.

Question 39

Rotling

Answer 39

Rosé-style wine made from red and white grapes together.

Question 40

Schielerwein

Answer 40

Rotling from Sachsen.

Question 41

Schillerwein

Answer 41

Rotling from Württemberg.

Question 42

Schloss

Answer 42

German term for castle; equivalent to château on labels.

Question 43

Schneewein

Answer 43

Ice wine made from grapes harvested under snow.

Question 44

Schotter

Answer 44

Gravel soil.

Question 45

Sonnenuhr

Answer 45

Sundial, often naming steep vineyard sites.

Question 46

Spontangärung

Answer 46

Fermentation with native yeasts.

Question 47

Spritzig

Answer 47

Light prickly sensation from dissolved CO2.

Question 48

Steillage

Answer 48

Steep vineyard site with more than 30% slope.

Question 49

Stück

Answer 49

1200-liter oak cask used in Rheingau.

Question 50

Ton

Answer 50

Clay soil.

Question 51

Trocken

Answer 51

Dry wine style with low residual sugar.

Question 52

Vorlese

Answer 52

Pre-harvest selection of grape bunches.

Question 53

Weinberg

Answer 53

Vineyard.

Question 54

Weinkellerei

Answer 54

Winery or wine cellar.

Question 55

Weinsäure

Answer 55

Tartaric acid.

Question 56

Weissherbst

Answer 56

Rosé wine made from a single red grape variety.

Question 57

Winzer

Answer 57

Winegrower.

Question 58

Winzergenossenschaft

Answer 58

Wine cooperative.

Question 59

Wurzelecht

Answer 59

Ungrafted vine.

Question 60

Zentralkellerei

Answer 60

Central cooperative winery blending wines from smaller producers.