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What is the German term for a site with an incline greater than 30%?

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steillage

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In what year was the VDP formed?

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1910

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What are the 3 bereiche of Rhinehessen?

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  • Bingen
  • Nierstein
  • Wonnegau
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What Mosel bereiche is home to some of the steepest vineyards in Europe?

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Burg Cochem

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What are the top einzellage of Johannisberg?

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  • Schloss Johannisberg
  • Holle
  • Klaus
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What are the 3 most prestigious vineyards in Graach?

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  • Domprobst
  • Himmelreich
  • Josephshof
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What 3 geminde of Mittelmosel have a Sonnehur vineyard?

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  • Wehlen
  • Zeltingen
  • Juffer
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What is the top einzellage of Eitelsbach?

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Karthauserhofberg (monopole of Karthauserhof)

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What is the top einzellage of Erbach?

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Marcobrunn

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What 2 mountain ranges influence Mosel?

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  • Hunsruck
  • Eifel
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What village in Rhinegau has the steepest slopes?

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Rudesheim

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What are the top einzellage of Florsheim-Dalsheim?

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  • Hubacker
  • Burgel
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What is the major soil type of the Rhinehessen?

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loess

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What are the top einzellage of Trittenheim?

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  • Felsenkopf
  • Apotheke
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What are the top einzellage of Bernkastel?

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  • Lay
  • Doctor
  • Graben
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What is the largest family owned estate in Germany?

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Burklin-Wolf (110 ha)

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Hattenheimer Steinberg is a monopole of what producer?

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Kloster Eberbach

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What are the 6 gemeinden of middle Nahe?

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  • Schlossbockelheim
  • Oberhausen
  • Niederhausen
  • Norheim
  • Traisen
  • Bad Kreuznach
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What 2 Rhinegau gemeinden each have a Holle einzellage?

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  • Johannisberg
  • Hochheim
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List 2 of the major gemeinden of Wonnegau

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  • Westhofen
  • Florsheim Dalsheim
  • Dittelsheim
  • Monsheim
  • Worms
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Kirchspiel and Morstein are top einzellagen in which Rhinehessen gemeinde?

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Westhofen

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What are the 2 top einzellagen in Bad Durkheim?

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  • Spielberg
  • Michelsberg
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List 2 top einzellagen in Forst

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  • Pechstein
  • Jesuitengarten
  • Kirchenstuck
  • Ungehuer
  • Elster
  • Musenhang
  • Stift
  • Ziegler
  • Freundstuck
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As specific as possible, where is Scharzhofberg einzellage located?

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Wiltingen (geminde), Saar (bereiche), Mittelmosel, Mosel (anbaugebiete)

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What is the top einzellage of Assmanschausen?
Hollenberg
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Peter Jakob Kuhn and Eva Fricke are modern producers in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinegau
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What in the min abv for Pradikat levels kabinett, spatlese, and auslese?
7%
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What is the min abv for BA, TBA, and eiswein?
5.5%
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Where is the Roter Hang located?
Rhinehessen
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What is the most celebrated region for pinot noir in Baden?
Kaiserstuhl
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The Goldkapsule classification is used in which 2 anbaugebiete?
- Mosel - Rhinegau
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What are the top einzellage of Brauneberg?
- Juffer - Juffer Sonnehur
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What mountain range helps to shelter the Rhinegau region?
Taunus mountains
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When can a GG white wine be released?
- Sept 1, YFH (white)
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Message in a Bottle focuses on quality production in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinehessen
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What is the volume of a German stuck?
1200 L
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What is Germany's largest winegrowing region?
Rhinehessen
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What are the 'Bergs' of Rudesheim from west to east?
- Berg Schlossberg (steepest vineyard in Rhinegau) - Berg Kaisersteinfels - Berg Roseneck - Berg Rottland
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What is winzersekt?
- traditional method sparkling - single vintage - min 9 mos on lees
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What is the volume of a fuder?
1000 L
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What is Alleinbesitz?
German term for monopole
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What are the 3 bereiche of Franken?
- Mainvierck - Maindrieck - Stiegerwald
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Where are the gemeinden of Forst and Deidesheim located?
Mittelhaardt, Pfalz
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In what gemeinde are the einzellagen of Pettenthal, Hipping, and Olberg found?
Nierstein
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Rulander is an alias for what grape?
pinot gris - also used to describe botrytized, late harvest pg in Baden and Pfalz))
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What is the min lees aging for VDP erste lage and grosse lage sekt?
36 months
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Describe Erste Gewachs
- est Rhinegau 1999 - premium dry riesling and pinot noir - only used in Rhinegau - not used by VDP members
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What is the largest einzellage in germany?
Wurtzburger Stein (Franken, 85 ha)
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What is the only bereiche in the Ahr?
Walporzheim-Ahrtal
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List 2 producers who bottle a Piesporter Goldtropfchen
- Julian Haart - Kurt Hain - Lothar Kettern - Schloss Lieser - Reisgraf von Kesselstatt - Kreuznacher - St Christopher
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In what village are the "sovereign" vineyards (able to be French or German) located?
Schweigen (Southern Pfalz)
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In what year was modern German wine law established?
1971 - single vineyard labeling introduced 1984 - updated in 2001 and 2012
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What producer spearheaded the Rhinegau Assoc. of Charta Estates?
Georg Breuer (via Berhardt Breuer)
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Gutedel (chasselas) is planted in what German village?
Markgraferland, Baden
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List 1 producer who bottles an Urtziger Wurtzgarten
- Dr Loosen - Dr Hermann - Markus Molitor - Alfred Merkelbach - Monchof
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What is the most planted grape in Franken?
muller-thurgau
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What is the min lees aging for VDP gutssekt and ortssekt?
15 months
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What is the key winegrowing village in Burg Cochem?
Winningen
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Define flaschengorung
bottle fermented sekt
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What village is the wine epicenter of Middle Nahe?
Bad Kreuznach
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What German tern indicates estate bottled?
Gutsabfullung
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Who is the most notable producer bottling fruit from the village of Kiedrich?
Robert Weil (Kiedricher Grafenburg)
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Describe badisch rotgold
- QbA rose produced in Baden - blend of pinot gris (51%) and pinot noir
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Where is Schlossgut Diel located?
Nahe
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List 2 leading producers in the Pfalz
- Reichsrat von Buhl - Burklin Wolf - Basserman Jordan - Koehler Ruprecht - Muller Catoir - Von Winning - Okonomierat Rebholz - Friedrick Becker - Wehrheim
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Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard where?
The Rhinegau (Kloster Eberbach)
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What are the 3 most important varieties in Wurttemburg?
- trollinger (schiava) - lemberger (blaufrankisch) - schwartzriesling (meunier)
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What is the parentage of muller-thurgau?
riesling X madaleine royale
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Lemberger is an alias for what grape?
blaufrankisch
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List one bottling produced by Willi Schafer
- Graacher Domprobst - Graacher Himmelreich - Wehlener Sonnenhur
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What are the 2 bereiche of the Pfalz?
- Mittelhaardt Deutche Weinstrasse - Sudliche Weinstrasse
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In what anbaugebiete is schwartzriesling a local specialty?
Wurttemburg
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List 2 producers in the Ahr
- Meyer Nackel - Jean Stodden - Julia Bertram - JJ Adenaur - Kreuzberg
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List 2 leading producers in Rhinegau
- Robert Weil - Georg Breuer - Schloss Johannisberg - August Kessler - Franz Kunstler - Josef Leitz - Schloss Schonborn - Josef Spreitzer
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What is the most planted grape in Wurttemburg?
trollinger (schiava)
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What is schillerwein and where is it found?
- rose that is a blend of red and white grapes - found in Wurttemburg
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What is the most basic classification of German wine quality?
Deutscher Wein - German grapes from approved vineyards and varieties
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What is the soil type of Oberhauser Brucke?
grey slate bedrock covered with loess
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What anbaugebiete had the most diverse geology?
Pfalz
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What is the traditional labeling system in Germany?
village name plus vineyard
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What grape is the most recognizable in Franken?
silvaner
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What vinification technique is common in Ahr?
chaptalization
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Which Rhinegau region is known for spatburgunder?
Assmanhausen
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What is the smallest anbaugebiete in Germany?
Hessische-Bergstrasse
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What is the unit of measurement used in Germany to determine density of sugar content in grape juice?
oechsle
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Spatburgunder is an alias for what grape?
pinot noir
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What is Germany's second most planted grape?
muller-thurgau
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What is perlwein?
cheap, semi-sparkling wine made via carbonation
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Where does Germany rank in the world's production of pinot noir?
3rd
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What is the German term for village?
gemeinde
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What is the smallest geographical unit allowed under German wine law?
einzellage
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The Wurtzgarten vineyard is known for what soil type?
rotliegend (red slate)
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What German estate produced the first eiswein?
Schloss Johannisberg (1858)
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What 2 anbaugebiete border Alsace?
- Pfalz - Baden
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What is a bereiche?
subregion (41) of the anbaugebiete (state)
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What are the top einzellagen of Graach?
- Himmelreich - Domprobst
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What are the most important sets of digits in an AP # from a consumer standpoint?
the last 2 sets - bottlers application number - year application was filed
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Define lieblich
medium sweet - up to 45 g/L RS
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What is the traditional vessel of Franken silvaner?
bocksbeutal
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The Charta Assoc. promotes the great sites of which anbaugebiete?
Rhinegau
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What is the soil type of Wehlener and Zeltinger Sonnehur?
devonian slate
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What are the 6 bereiche of Mosel from east to west?
- Burg Cochem - Bernkastel - Ruwertal - Saar - Obermosel - Moseltor
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In what anbaugebiete is lemberger the second most planted red grape?
Wurttemberg
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What are Germany's northernmost anbaugebiete?
- Sachsen - Saale Unstrut
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What German anbaugebiete is located near the Czech border?
Sachsen
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What technique is never used in Ahr viticulture?
whole cluster/stem inclusion - stems never get ripe enough
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Franken lies on which river?
Main River
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Where are the headwaters of the Mosel river?
Vosges Mountains (France)
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What vineyard is considered the most prestigious in Trittenheim?
Apothek
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Where is the Doctor vineyard located?
Bernkastel, Mosel
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In which anbaugebiete is Geisenheim located?
Rhinegau
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What are the 3 most important varieties in Hessische-Bergsrasse?
- riesling - grauburgunder - spatburgunder
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What grey slate vineyard is considered the best in Nahe?
Niederhauser Hermansholle
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What is the parentage of bacchus?
(silvaner X riesling) X muller thurgau
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Where is Uhlen located?
Winningen, Burg Cochem, Mosel
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Define einzelpfahlerziehung
vines trained individually on a stake - used on steep sites like Mosel
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What are the 5 distinct parcels of Karthauserhofberg?
- Burgberg - Kronenberg - Orstberg - Sang - Stirn
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Maximin Grunhaus is located in which bereiche?
Ruwertal
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Who founded Germany's first winery focused only on quality sparkling wine?
Volker Raumland
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What is the soil type of Ahr?
slate with basalt derived clay
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Where is the village of Rudesheim located?
Rhinegau
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Which anbaugebiete has Germany's largest acreage of riesling?
Pfalz
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What Franken bereiche is known for pinot noir?
Mainviereck
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What is the parentage of dornfelder?
helfensteiner X heroldrebe
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Define federweisser
still fermenting grape must served as an autumn specialty (w/ onion quiche or roasted chestnut)
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What is the parentage of siegerrebe?
madeleine angevin X gewurtz
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What is the leading grape in Ahr?
spatburgunder
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What is the soil type in Rhinegau?
slate, quartz, sandstone
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What is the German word for noble rot?
edelfaule
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What is the driest anbaugebiete in Germany?
Nahe
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What is the parentage of rieslaner?
silvaner X riesling
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Achkarrer Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg are located in what region?
Kaiserstuhl, Baden
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The Taunus and Rhine river meet in what anbaugebiete?
Rhinegau
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What does the German term 'lagerung' mean?
to store
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How many bereiche are in Baden?
9
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What is the max RS for a German wine labeled Classic?
15 g/L
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What is the soil type of Middle Nahe?
weathered volcanic, slate, limestone, schist
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What is Germany's second most planted red grape?
dornfelder
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What is the parentage of scheurebe?
buketrebbe X riesling
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What mountains protect the Ahr region?
Eifel Mountains
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What is the soil type of the Mosel?
devonian slate with thin, sandy topsoil
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What is the max RS allowed in a GG bottling?
max 9 g/L as long as TA is withing 2 g/L of RS
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The VDP system allows the term 'trocken' to be used to indicate dryness at what category levels?
Erste Lage and below
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What is the only bereiche in Nahe?
Nahetal
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Oberhauser Brucke is a monopole of what producer?
Donhoff
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What are the 4 categories of German wine?
- Wein (includes Deutcher Wein category) - Landwein - Qualitatswein - Pradikatswein
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Where does Germany rank in the world's sparkling production?
3rd
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What is the traditional training system in the Mosel?
single post system
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How many anbaugebiete are in germany?
13
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The Haardt Hills are an extension of what mountain range?
Vosges (Pfalz)
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Erste Gewachs applies to what 2 varieties from classed sites in Rhinegau?
- riesling - pinot noir
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What is the difference between grosslagen and Grosse Lage?
grosslagen - collection of vineyards of varying quality forming one large vineyard under the village name Grosse Lage - high quality single vineyard site
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What is the max yield for VDP Grosse Lage and Erste Lage?
50 hl/ha
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Where was the first spatlese announced and in what year?
Schloss Johannisberg (Rhinegau) 1775
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What is the classification of Piesporter Michelsberg?
grosselagen
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List 3 producers who bottle a Wehlener Sonnehur
- Dr Loosen - Markus Molitor - JJ Prum - Willi Schafer - Schloss Lieser
157
What are the 4 categories of the VDP system?
- Gutswein (regional) - Ortswein (village) - Erste Lage (PC) - Grosse Lage (GC)
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What does the term alte reben mean?
old vine
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What is the official test number determining quality standards in Germany?
Amtliche Prufungsnummer (APNr)
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What is the regional tier of the VDP system?
gustwein
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What producer is known for holdings in Scharzhofberg?
Egon-Muller
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Wonnegau bereiche is home to what famous producer?
Keller
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What is the most significant viticultural hazard in Germany?
spring frost
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What is muschelkalk and where is it found?
- sedimentary limestone, marl, and alluvial soil - found in Baden, Franken, Ahr
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What are the 2 most prestigious vineyards in Erden?
- Treppchen - Pralat
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What are some criticisms of single post training?
- leaf removal is necessary to increase airflow which leads to sun exposure/increased TDN - dangerous and labor intensive - can increase erosion
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What is Flurbereingung?
German vineyard restructuring
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How are German wine regions ordered in size from largest to smallest?
Anbaugebiete - 13 major regions Bereich - area/state withing a region Gemeinde - village Einzellage - single vineyard
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What are the must weights for all Pradikat level wines?
Kabinett - 70-85 degrees oeschsle Spatlese- 76-95 Auslese - 83-105 BA/Eiswein - 110 - 128 TBA - 150 - 154
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How many sets of digits are in an AMPr?
5
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What is the most planted grape in the Mosel?
riesling
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What is the most planted grape in Germany?
riesling
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What are the characteristics of Devonian slate?
- stores and releases heat - excellent drainage - limits phylloxera - nitrogen deficient (can lead to "mineral" taste in wine)
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What do the terms 'Schloss' and 'Kloster' mean?
Schloss - castle Kloster - abbey
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List 2 top producers in the Mosel
- Fritz Haag - Dr Loosen - Egon Muller - JJ Prum - Reinhold Haardt - Willi Schafer - Reisgraf von Kesselstatt
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What term can be used for a dry wine from a Grosse Lage site?
Grosses Gewachs
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What is the village level category of the VDP system?
Ortswein
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What is fruhburgunder?
an early ripening mutation of pinot noir found in the Ahr
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What are the top 2 einzellage of Bad Kreuznach?
- Krotenphul - Kahlenberg
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Where is the origin of Liebfraumilch?
Worms, Rhinehessen
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What is the largest bereiche in the Mittelmosel
Bernkastel
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The villages of Westhofen and Florsheim-Dalsheim are located in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinehessen
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What are the 2 geminden of Bingen?
- Bingen - Siefersheim
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What style of wine is Schloss Wackerbarth known for?
sekt
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Loreley and Siebengebirge are the only bereiche of what anbaugebiete?
Mittelrhein
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A wine labeled 'Selection' must have a must weight equivalent to what Pradikat level?
auslese
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What is the most planted grape in the Rhinegau?
riesling
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In what bereich is elbling the primary grape?
Obermosel
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What VDP category might include a soil statement on its label/
Orswein (village) - ex: blaushiefer, rotschiefer
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What is the most planted grape in Mittelrhein?
riesling
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Which gemeinde have a Kirchenstuck einzellage?
- Hochheim, Rhinegau - Forst, Pfalz
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What is the primary soil type in Moseltor?
limestone
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Abstberg, Herrenburg, and Burderburg are einzellagen located where?
Mertesdorf, Ruwertal, Mosel
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In what bereiche is Egon Muller located?
Saar
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What is greywacke soil?
alluvial mudstone and quartz (deposited by rivers)
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What is keuper soil?
dark, gypsum rich marl
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Where is the einzellage of Dellchen located?
Norheim, Middle Nahe
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The Rhinehessen lies between which 2 rivers?
- Rhine - Nahe
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Bacharacher Hahn is a top site in which anbaugebiete?
Mittelrhien
200
How many grosslagen are in Germany?
165
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In what bereiche is Peter Lauer located?
Saar
202
Where do the Mosel and Rhine rivers intersect?
Koblenz
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What is the min abv for Deutscher Wein?
8.5%
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What do the sets of digits in an AP number indicate?
1st set - location of exam board 2nd set - village in which the wine was produced 3rd set - producer 4th set - unique number of the bottling 5th set - year in which the wine was teste (usually year following vintage)
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Compare and contrast the label terms Classic and Selection
Classic - max RS 15 g/L - single varietal - no vineyard statement on label - min abv 12% (11.5% in Mosel) Selection - max RS 9 g/L - single variety from single vineyard - max 60 hl/ha - auslese ripeness equivalent - not released prior to Sept 1, YFH
206
As of 2022, how many VDP members are there?
202
207
Hand harvesting is required for all Pradikat wines above what level?
auslese (and above)
208
True or false: VDP members are prohibited from using grosslagen on their labels?
True
209
What is the Traubenadler?
VDP logo
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What are the aging requirements for a GG red wine?
- not released prior to Sept 1, 2YFH - must include 12 months in wood
211
Is chaptalization legal in GG wines?
- yes, GG are considered qualitatswein in the eyes of the German law (so chaptalization is legal) - uncommon in white wine - routinely practiced in red wine making
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What is the max yield for gutswein and ortswein?
75 hl/ha
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True or false: VDP members are allowed to label only one dry riesling per Grosse Lage as GG
True
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In what year did Koehler Ruprecht leave the VDP and why?
2014 (effective 2013 vintage) - disputes over the use of Pradikat terms on labels of dry wine
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What is the top vineyard site for Koehler-Ruprecht?
Kallstadter Saumagen
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What percentage of the world's riesling is grown in Germany?
40%
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What is the only Bereiche in the Rhinegau?
Johannisberg
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Which Rhinegau village has the steepest slopes?
Rudesheim (70% grade at Berg Schlossberg)
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List 2 of the 10 grosslagen of Rhinegau
- Burgweg - Daubhaus - Deutelsberg - Erntebringer - Gottesthal - Heiligenstock - Honigberg - Mehrholzchen - Steil - Steinmacher
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What are the two tributaries of the Mosel river?
- Saar - Ruwer
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Who owns Maximin Grunhaus and in what Bereich is the property?
Von Schubert family, Ruwertal
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List the 6 villages of Burg Cochem from north to south
- Winningen - Kobern Gondorf - Hatzenport - Cochem - Bremm - Zell
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What are the 3 gU's of the Mosel?
- Uhlen Blaufusser Lay - Uhlen Laubach - Uhlen Roth Lay
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What are the 5 major villages in Nierstein from north to south?
- Bodenheim - Nackenheim - Nierstein - Oppenheim - Diedenheim
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What are the 5 major villages of Wonnegau?
- Westhofen - Florsheim Dalsheim - Dittelsheim - Monsheim - Worms
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What was the first vintage of G-Max?
2001
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What grapes are allowable for VDP Grosse Lage in Pfalz?
- riesling - spatburgunder - weissburgunder
228
Decribe the DC Pfalz classification
- est 2005, not really used - min abv 12% - dry wine only - riesling, grauburgunder, spatburgunder, weissburgunder, dornfelder
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Wurtzburger Stein is planted to primarily which 2 grapes?
- riesling - silvaner
230
What producers are the most important landowners of Wurtzburger Stein?
- Juliusspital - Burgerspital both charitable hospital foundations
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What are the 2 gUs of Franken?
- Burgstadter Burg gU - Wurtzburger Stein Burg gU
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What is the only VDP Grosse Lage approved grape in Nahe?
riesling
233
What is the only gU of Nahe?
Monzinger Niederburg gU (riesling only)
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What are the 9 bereiche of Baden?
- Badische Bergstrasse - Kraichgau - Ortenau - Breisgau - Kaiserstuhl - Marksgraflerland - Bodensee - Tauberfranken - Tuniberg
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Achkarren, Burkhein, Obberotweil, Ihringen, and Sasbach are all villages in which bereich?
Kaiserstuhl (Baden)
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List 2 top producers in Baden
- Bernhard Huber - Andreas Laible - R&C Schneider - Salwey - Dr Heger - Enderle & Moll
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What is the soil type of the upper Ahr Valley and why is this unique?
Slate - it is a hotspot for pinot noir and one of the only examples of slate grown pinot
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What are the 4 principal vinayard holdings of JJ Prum?
- Wehlener Sonnenhur - Zeltinger Sonnenhur - Graacher Himmelreich - Bernkasteler Badstube
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List 3 of Keller's top wines other than G-Max
- Hubacker GG - Kirchspiel GG - Morstein GG - Absterde GG - Pettenthal GG - Hipping GG
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What is the name of the wine Keller makes with young vines from GG sites?
Riesling von der Fels
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List 2 of the principal vineyard holdings of Dr Loosen
- Berkasteler Lay - Graacher Himmelreich - Wehlener Sonnenhur - Erderner Treppchen - Urziger Wurtzgarten - Erdener Pralat
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In what vineyard does Okonomierat Rebholz have their top holdings?
Im Sonnenschein
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In addition to riesling, what grapes does Okonomierat Rebholz make wine from?
- weissburgunder - spatburgunder - chardonnay
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List 2 of the top wines produced by Burklin-Wolf
- Forster Kirchenstuck Riesling GG - Forster Pechstein Riesling GG - Wachenheimer Rechbachel Riesling - Ruppertsberger Gaisbohl Riesling GG
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Who produces Berg Schlossberg Riesling Trocken Artist Series and when was the first vintage?
Georg Breuer, 1980
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What is the soil type of the Schloss Johannisberger vineyard?
Taunus quartz with loam-loess topsoil
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What producer uses colored wax seals to indicate quality level and sweetness? What are the levels?
Schloss Johannisberg Dry Wines - gelblack - bronzelack - silberlack - goldlack Sweet Wines - gelblack feinherb - rotlack kabinett - grunlack spatlese - rosalack auslese - purpurlack BA - violettlack eiswein - blaulack TBA
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What grape crossing is a specialty of the Sachsen anbaugebiete?
goldriesling
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What is the main river of Sachsen?
Elbe river
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What is the hottlest vineyard in Germany? Who is the primary producer?
Ihringer Winklerberg (Kaiserstuhl, Baden) - Dr Heger
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What well known producers are located in the Upper Nahe?
- Schafer Frohlich - Emrich Schonborn
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What well known producer is located in the Lower Nahe?
Schlossgut Diel
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Braune Kupp is an allenbeisitz of what producer?
Egon Muller (Wiltingen, Saar, Mosel)
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Bacharacher Hahn is an allenbesitz of what producer?
Toni Jost
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Rupperstberg Gaisbohl is a monopole of what producer?
Burklin-Wolf
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What is the main river of Wurttemburg?
Neckar River
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Who is the largest single producer in Germany and what famous estate do they own?
Hessen State Winery - Kloster Eberbach
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The "Three B's" of the Pfalz all have land holdings in what vineyard?
Forster Kirchenstuck
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What are the 3 Grosse Lage of the Roter Hang?
- Pettenthal - Hipping - Rothenberg
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What producer has land holdings in all 3 Grosse Lage of the Roter Hang?
Gunderloch
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Wagner Stempel and Wittman are both producers located in which anbaugebiete?
Rhinehessen
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Samling 88 is also known as what grape?
scheurebe
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Kanzem Horecker is an allenbeseitz of what producer?
Von Hovel (Saar)
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Josephshofer is an allenbeisitz of what producer?
Reichsgraf von Kesselstat
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What percentage of VDP vineyards is made up of riesling?
55%
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What are the 2 beireche of the Mittelrhein?
- Lorely - Siebingeberg
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What is the only gU in Nahe?
Monzinger Niederburg gU
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What is the German term for harvest?
hauptlese
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What is the meaning of the term vorlese?
early harvest (green harvest)
270
Between 2022 and 2024, which vintage had the lowest yields in germany?
2024 - late frost decimated vineyards - still high quality
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What producer is known for bottlings of both Erdener Treppchen and Erdener Pralat?
Dr Loosen
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Which 4 anbaugebiete are allowed to produce Liebfraumilch?
- Rhinehessen - Rhinegau - Pfalz - Nahe
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What is the min oechsle for riesling spatlese and auslese in the Mosel?
spatlese - 80 degrees auslese - 88 degrees
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Between 1990 and 1999, what vintage is considered the best in the Mosel?
1990 - compared to legendary 1971 vintage
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What is alcolon and where is it found?
- grape crossing of blaufrankisch X dornfelder - specialty of Ahr
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What is the difference between berg and burg in the German language?
berg - hill burg - town
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Where is the producer Rudolph Furst located and what is their specialty?
Franken (Mainviereck) - spatburgunder
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What GG wine is Horst Sauer known for and where is it located?
Eschendorfer am Lumpen (Eschendorfer Lump, Franken) - GG riesling and silvaner
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Which producer is known for bottlings of GG silvaner Iphofer Julius Echter Berg in bocksbeutal?
Hans Wirsching (Franken)
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What are the VDP Grosse Lage allowable grapes in Ahr?
- spatburgunder - fruhburgunbder - nobly sweet riesling
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What is the warmest and sunniest bereiche in Germany?
Kaiserstuhl (Baden)
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What are the allowable VDP Grosse Lage grapes in Baden?
- riesling - weissburgunder - spatburgunder - grauburgunder - chardonnay - lemburger
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List 2 leading producers in Baden
- Bernhard Huber - Andreas Laible - Salwey - Dr Heger - Enderle & Moll
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List the 9 bereiche of Baden
- Tauberfranken - Badische Bergstrasse - Kraichgau - Ortenau - Breisgau - Kaiserstuhl - Tuniberg - Markgraferland - Bodensee
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What are the 2 bereiche of Hessische-Bergstrasse?
- Starkenburg - Umstadt
286
What is the only allowable VDP Grosse Lage grape in the Nahe?
riesling
287
What are the allowable VDP Grosse Lage grapes of the Pfalz?
- riesling - weissburgunder - spatburgunder
288
What is the min oechsle for spatlese in Nahe?
87 degrees
289
What is the min oechsle for spatlese in Pfalz?
90 degrees
290
What are the allowable VDP Grosse Lage grapes in Rheingau and Rhinehessen?
- riesling - spatburgunder
291
What are the primary red grapes in Saale-Unstrut?
- dornfelder - portugieser
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What are the primary white grapes in Saale-Unstrut?
- muller thurgau - weissburgunder - riesling - silvaner
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What are the 3 bereiche of Saale-Unstrut?
- Schloss Neunenberg - Thuringen - Mansfelder Seen
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What are the 2 bereiche of Sachsen?
- Meissen - Elstertal
295
What is the difference between rotling and weissherbst?
weissherbst - single varietal rose rotling - rose made from a blend of red and white grapes (usually co-fermented)
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Bacharacher Hahn is an allenbeseitz of what producer?
Toni Jost (Mittelrhein)
297
What are the two monopole Grosse Lage sites (pinot based) of Friedrich Becker that are actually located in France?
- Sankt Paul - Heydenreich
298
What is the highest elevation site in the Rhinegau?
Berg Schlossberb
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Which 3 Grosse Lage sites in the Pfalz are less than 5 hectares?
- Forster Kirchenstuck (3.7 ha) - Deidesheimer Hohenmorgan (2.08 ha) - Bad Durkheim Michelsberg (4.8 ha)
300
What is the orientation of vineyard rows in the Ahr and why?
vines are planted north/south - maximizes sun exposure by allowing both sides of canopy to receive sun evenly
301
What is the oldest named vineyard in Germany?
Nierstiener Glock (Rhinehessen) - monopole of Oppenheimer
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What are the Grosse Lage sites of Schlossbockelheim (Nahe)?
- Kupfergrube - Felsenberg
303
What auctions are held by the VDP and when do they occur?
- VDP Grosse Ring - VDP Mosel - VDP Nahe - VDP Rhinegau take place in November
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What Mosel wine auction takes place in March?
Bernkasteler Ring
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List 3 of the 5 Grosse Lage sites in Piesport
- Goldtropfchen (largest at 65.4 ha) - Domherr (5 ha) - Grafenberg (5 ha) - Schubertslay (.5 ha) - Kreuzwingert (smallest at .1 ha)
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What Australian wine producer has partnered with Dr Loosen and what are the 2 resulting wines?
Jim Barry LoosenBarry Wolta Wolta - Clare Valley fruit - 2 weeks longer hang time - wild fermented in neutral oak fuder - 12 months in neutral oak and further 11 months in ss on fine lees - aussie zippy/limey quality with a hint of RS LoosenBarry Walhalla - Mosel fruit - selected yeast - fermentation in stainless steel - 4 g/L RS, 8 g/L TA - Mosel delicacy and complexity with aussie linear, squeaky quality
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In what bereiche is Wagner Stempel found?
Bingen, Rhinehessen
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What is the coolest bereich in Franken?
Stiegerwald
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What forest forms the natural separation if Nahe and Mosel?
Hunsruck Forest
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What is the annual average temperature in the Mosel?
50 degrees F
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What is the most planted grape in both Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen?
muller-thurgau
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What is the most planted grape in Hessische Bergsrasse?
riesling
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List 3 key producers in the Message in a Bottle organization
- Wittman - Keller - Battenfeld Spannier - Dreissigacker - Gutzler - Keth - Seehof - Villa Bader - Wagner Stempel
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The most expensive bottle of wine available on the Titanic was a bottle from which vineyard?
Pettenthal, Roter Hang, Rhinehessen
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