German Wine Classification

Question 1

Where is Riesling’s spiritual home?

Answer 1

Middle Rhine and the Lower Mosel.

Two of Europe’s great wine rivers

Question 2

Ice wine

Answer 2

Eiswein

Question 3

Eiswein

Answer 3

Ice wine

Question 4

What are the Pradikat categories?

Answer 4

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trokenbeerenauslese, Eiswein

Question 5

Where is the Pradikat traditionally used?

Answer 5

Mosel

Question 6

What style - sweet or dry are pradikat wines generally?

Answer 6

sweet

Question 7

What are the classifications of German wine?

Answer 7

Landwein / D. wein
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
VDP

Question 8

What are the quality levels of VDP?

Answer 8

Gutswein
Ortswein
Erste Lage
Grosses Gewachs GG - Great growth
Grosses Lage - Great site

Question 9

What are sweetness of wine levels?

Answer 9

troken/selection - dry 9rs
halbtroken/classic - half dry 12rs
feinherb - off dry 
lieblich, mild or restsuss - semi sweet 45rs
sus or edelsuss - sweet - more than 45rs