Germany

Question 1

Minimum must weight

Answer 1

Kabinett 70 - 85 Oeschle
Spatlese 85 - 95 Oeschle
Auslese 88 – 105 Oeschle
BA / Eiswein 110 – 128 Oeschle
TBA 150 – 154 Oeschle

Question 2

VDP System

Answer 2

• Grosse Lage(great site): “Grand Cru” Wines (max. 50 hl/ha)
  No more than 9g/L RS
• Erste Lage: “Premier Cru”
  Ortswein: Village Wines
  Gutswein: Regional Wines
• VDP Classic: Max 15g/L RS
• VDP Selection: Max 9g/L RS, 12g/L for Riesling
• G.U(PDO) wines can be chaptalized with min 7% ABV and the grapes from one of the 13 anbaugebiete
• Grosses Gewachs: Must be dry 12% min alc
• Erste Gewachs: Must be dry 11% min alc
• Einzellagen(single vineyard): Can be dry or sweet
• Ge Wein: Applied to only single vineyards from GG or Erste Gewachs

Question 3

German Grapes

Answer 3

• Muller Thurgau – Madeline Royale x Riesling
• Spatburgunder – Fruhburgunder a mutation of Pinot Noir. Also known as Pinot Noir Precoce or Pinot Madeline
• Scheurebe – Riesling x Bukettrebe

Question 4

13 Anbaugebiete

Answer 4

Question 5

Mosel: 6 Bereiche (Areas)

Answer 5

Burg Cochem,
Bernkastel,
Ruwertal, Saar,
Obermosel,
Moseltor

Question 6

Burg Cochem

Answer 6

3 of Germany only PDOs: Uhlen Blaufasser Lay, Uhlen Roth Lay and Uhlen Laubach.(Lay is “Slate” so Blue Slate, Red Slate, Low Stream)

Question 7

Bernkastel

Answer 7

• Famous villages are: Wehlen, Zeltlinger, Urzig, Graach, Piesport, Bernkaster - Kues, Brauneberg, Erden
• Famous Grosse Lage (Great Sites) are: Wehlener Sonnenuhr (Sundial), Urziger Wurzgarten (Spice Garden), Graacher Himmelreich (Rich Heaven), Piesporter Goldtropfchen (Gold Droplets), Bernkasteler Doctor, Erdener Pralat (Bishop of Erden)

Question 8

Saar

Answer 8

Famous villages are: Serrig, Saarburg, Wiltingen, Kanzem
Famous gross lagen are: Saarburger Rausch (Rubble), Wiltingener
Scharzhofberger(Black Mountain), Kanzemer Horecker and Altenberg (Old Fort)

Question 9

Obermosel

Answer 9

Elbling is the ancient white variety grown here

Question 10

Rheingau (1 Bereiche)

Answer 10

1 Bereiche: Johannisberg

Question 11

Rheingau villiages

Answer 11

• Villiage
  Lorch, Assmanhausen, Rudesheim, Geisenheim, Johannisberg
  Winkel, Oestrich, Hallgarten, Hattenheim, Erbach
  Kiedrich, Eltville, Rauenthal, Martinsthal
  Walluf, Hochheim, Wicker
• Famous Einzellage / Grosse Lage
  Assmanhausen is Spatburgunder from Hollenberg (Hell Hill)
  Johannisberg is Schloss Johannisberg
  Hattenheim is Hattenheimer Steinberg – Winery Kloster Eberbach, Hattenheimer Pffafenberg – Winery Schloss Schonborn: 2Monopoles
  Kiedrich is Grafenberg

Question 12

Rheinhessen: 3 Bereiche

Answer 12

• 3 Bereiche: Nierstein, Bingen, Wonnegau
• Notoriously famous for Liebfraumilch “Ladys Milk” where a blend of Riesling, Muller T, Silvaner and Kerner of at least 70% with 18g/L of RS
• Silvaner is interestingly majorly planted even more than Franken. It is the largest region in the world

Question 13

Nierstein Bereiche

Answer 13

• “Roter Hang” – (Red Slope)
• Niersteiner Pettenthal (Emerging Toad Valley) – Weingut Keller, and Niersteiner Hipping (Goat Hill)
• Nackenheimer Rothenberg (From the Red Hill), Oppenheimer Sacktrager (Bag Carrier)

Question 14

Wonnegau Bereich

Answer 14

• Wittmann and Keller are two of the best producers
• Westhofener Kirchspiel (Cherry Tree Hill) and Westhofener Morstein (Boundary Stone)
• Dalsheimer Hubacker (Measurement of land) and Dalsheimer Burgel (On the Mountain), made by Keller

Question 15

Pfalz: 2 Bereiche

Answer 15

• 2 Bereiche: Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse, Sudliche Weinstrasse
• Second largest planting in Germany by acreage, Riesling is king
• Mittelhardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse is the major Bereiche; Haardt Hills – extension of Vosges
• Best villages are Forst, Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg.
• Grosse Lage: Forster Kirchenstuck (Church Piece)
• Planting of SB in the south

Question 16

Franken: 3 Bereiche

Answer 16

• 3 Bereiche: Mainviereck, Maindreieck, Steigerwald
• Important to note are Würzburg (Maindreieck) and Burgstadt (Mainviereck)
• Wurzberg is home to Stein – Wurzberger Stein (Stone) which produces Riesling and Silvaner. Stein-Harfe and Stein-Berg are GLs. Juliusspital and Burgerspital are the two largest producers. Escherndorfer Lump as GL for Silvaner and Riesling
• Burgstatdt – village for top Pinot – Rudolf Furst
• Franken is famous for its Bocksbeutel modelled after a Roman canteen

Question 17

Baden: 9 Bereiche

Answer 17

• Tauberfranken, Badische Bergstrasse, Kraichgau, Bodensee, Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaisersthul (Emperor’s Seat) & Tuniberg are South.
• North 4 Bereiche for Muller-Thurgau.
• The 4 southern Bereiche are for Spatburgunder; Kaiserstuhl the most famous with volcanic loess – steepest & warmest slopes – 2 best Einzellage – Achkarrer (Oh Cart!) Schlossberg and Ihringer Winklerberg.

Question 18

Nahe: 1 Bereiche

Answer 18

• Nahe: 1 Bereiche – Nahetal
• 3 general areas: Upper, Middle and Lower Nahe
• Most famous part – Middle Nahe;
  Famous sites – Oberhauser Brücke (Bridge), Schlossbockelsheimer Felsenberg (Loose Rock Slope), Schlossbockelsheimer Krupfergrube (Copper Mine), Niederhauser Hermannshöhle (Hermes’ Cave)

Question 19

Ahr: 1 Bereiche

Answer 19

• 1 Bereiche: Walporzheim-Ahrtal
• The most famous vineyard site (grosse lage) is Klosterberg
• Upper and Lower Ahr – Lower Ahr warmer with clay, producing more opulent wine; Meyer Nakel and Jean Stodden are leading producer.
• Spatburgunder followed by Fruhburgunder

Question 20

Wurttemberg

Answer 20

• Famous for Schillerwein. A mandatory field blend of red and white grapes – Rose, 11.5 - 12% abv
• Main grape in the region is Trollinger (schiava) followed by Lemberger, Schwarzriesling and Spatburgunder

Question 21

Mittelrhein & Hessische Bergstrasse

Answer 21

• Mittelrhein: mostly Rielsing – Bacharacher Hahn – Grosse lage which is a monopole of Toni Jost
• Smallest Anbaugebiete in Germany. Most important village is Heppenheim (Hurry Home) where most of the vineyards are clustered

Question 22

Sachsen and Saale Unstrut

Answer 22

• Sachsen is moderated by the Elbe River Valley and has a unique grape called Goldriesling (Riesling x Courtiller Musque Precoce)
• Saale-Unstrut is the name of 2 rivers and both Anbaugebiete has Muller Thurgau as main planting.

Question 23

Famous producer

Answer 23

Egon Muller
JJ Prum
Hermann Donnhoff
Meyer Nakel
Jean Stodden
Schloss Johannisberg
Robert Weil
Hans Peter Keller
Rudolf Furst
Friedrich Becker
Bassermann Jordan
Dr Loosen
Fritz Haag
Karthauserhof
August Kesseler
Franz Kunstler