Germany Flashcards by ATTACHÉ WINE

What is the German word for Monopole? Name a Mon. Vineyard

Alleninbesitz/ Steinberg

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Napoloean reduced einzellagen vineyard size to What ? What were the exceptions?

5 hectares/ Doctor Vin. 3/ later Kirchenstuck, Freudnstruck & SV Ortsteil

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Germnan word for Nobel rot

edelfaule

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What is the cross of Ries. and Mad. Royale

Muller Thurgau

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Most planted Red grape in Germany

Spatburgunder

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German Word for P. Meunier

Schwarzreisling

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What is Weissherbst

saignee rose wine, single variety, Qualitätswein quality

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What group of early viticultuists 1st cultivated Rielsing and pinot in Germany

Cicterian Monks

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What period is known as the “golden era” for German sweet wine

1800’s
higher price than Bordeaux

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Phylloxera hit Germany in _________ giving way to crossings like _____________ grape.

1872
Muller thurgau

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What is the parentage of Muller Thurgau

Riesling x Madeline Royale

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What was the intent of Germany’s Flurbereinigung Campaign in the 1950’s

Consolidate vineyards
Mechanize
increase yields

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In the 1950’s what tech brought ease to sweet wine production in Germany thus deeming its wine terms commonplace

Sterile filtration

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When was German wine law enacted? What was a major update that took place?

1971
Quality defined by must weight instead of RS

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What’s the difference between Einzellagen and Grosselagen

single vineyard vs. colletive group of vineyards

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What would a Goldkapsule indicate on a German wine

distinct higher level of sweetness
Botrytis effected

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What is an Anbaugebiet and how many orginally selected?

Deliniated growing area like an AOC or DOC
Legal label term
11

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What was the “third tier” added as a subset of QbA with 1971 wine law.

QmP
Qualitatswein mit Pradikat
Added traditional Kabinett, Spatlese etc. to Anbaugebiet wines

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What winemaking addition was legallized in 1971 that essentially erased the importance of QmP wines

Sussreserve addition

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German label term meaning off dry

Feinherb

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What is the scale used to measure must weight in Germany

Ochsle

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How many Anbaugebiete after EU refrom currently today?

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What is the percentage of Sussreserve allowed in German wines

15%

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What is the “official exam number” used in Germany Qualitaswein and Praditakswein called? Meant to confirm quality, but ___% of german wine falls has this number

Amtliche Prufungsnummer
98%

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What are 3 famous vineyards that escaped the 71 law of min. 5 hectare

Forster Kirchenstuck (Pflaz) Bernkasteler Doctor (mosel) Kiedricher Turmberg (Rheinghau)

Site the current 4 categories of wine quality pyramid

Wein- Table Wine Landwein- IGP Qualitatswein- PDO Dry Pradikatswein- PDO Sweet

Site must weight ranges for all Praditkat levels in degrees of Oschle

Kabinett 70-85 Spatlese 76-95 Auslese 83-105 BA 110-128 Eiswein: 110-128 TBA: 150-154

For German PDO wines, what is the min. ABV? however BA and up is different, _____%

7% (EU is 8.5%, lower is allowed for German becasue of sweet wine) 5.5%

Appox how many producers are part of the VDP

202 as of 2022

T or F: All VDP wines are hand harvested

False Only Single Vineyard & Auslese + are mandatory

When was VDP orginally founded? In pursuit of Natur or _____________ wines

1910 Unchapitalized

VDP holds a different orgin category tier than Germany as a whole, list the tiers

Gutswein (Regional) Ortswein (Village) Erste Lage (1er cru) Grosse Lage (Grand Cru)

terms Kalkstein, Bleauen Schiefer, and Buntsandstein denote what on a german label?

Soils, often at Ortswein level Kalkstein- limestone Bleauen Schiefer- Blue Slate Buntsandstein- Red sandstone

T or F: All VDP wines are labeled as GG

False Only Grosse Lage and only if Dry

T or F: GG wines are never chapitalized

False Under Qualitatswein law, they are allowed Often used for Spatburgunder

What is the max. yield for Grosse Lage level wines

50 hl/ ha

T or F: VDP law is legally binding and precise like much of German Culture

False no legal often exceptions are made some producers drop VDP to do their own thing

Where does Germany rank on world list of production

14th

Germany focuses on single varietal wines but honors EU law of ___% varietal blending

85%

What is the name for the classic german large barrel, how big

Stuck 1200 L

What is Fruhburgunder

Pinot Noir mutation thicker skins, lower acid

What are Germany's top 2 most planted red grapes

Pinot Noir Dornfelder

A German, "Rulander" would be what grape and style

Pinot Gris sweet, botrytized

What German growing area are you most likely to find the top Blaufrankisch

Wurttemberg

What grape is a crossing of Riesling and Bukettrebe

Scheurebe

Shiava in Germany is known as __________

Trollinger

What country has the greatest sparkling wine consumption per capita

Germany 3rd largest producer of sparkling in the world

What producer in Germany was the 1st to focus stricly on Sekt. Name another top producer

Volker Raumland Reichsrat von Buhl

In Wurtemberrg, one would find what rare plantings of red grapes?

Schwarzrielsing Trollinger

Where would you find the steepest slopes in the Rheingau

Rudesheim Village Berg Schlossberg vineyard

In the Western Rheinghau, which village is known for Red Wine

Assmannshausen

Part of the Rhineghau, the Maingau is on what river

Main River clustered around Hockheim am Main

The Rheinghau is between what 2 villages

Lorch & Wiesbaden (North) / Mainz (South)

What is the mountain range called in the Central Rheinghau

Taunus

Review the 13 villages of the Central Rheinghau from East to West

Wiesbaden Johannisberg Winkel Oestrich Hattenheim Hallgarten Erbach Kiedrich Eltville Rauenthal Martinshthal Walluf Rudesheim

Name the 1 official Bereiche of the central rheinghau

Johannisberg

What year did the Cisterians form Kloster Erbach?

1136

At what parellel does the Rheinghau sit?

50th

How much of Rheinghau riesling is dry?

80%

Name a few modern producers showing up the old guard of the Rheinghau

Peter Jakob Kuhn Josef Leitz Eva Fricke Kunstler

What association formed in 1984 moved the Rheinghau toward dry and away from off dry

Charta Association

What Rudesheim Producer led the charge for the Charta association

Georg Breuer

When was riesling planted in Schloss Johannisberg vineyard. Is this a MONOpole

1720 Yes

What producer has a monopole of the Hattenheimer Steinberg vineyard

Kloster erbach

What is the famous MONOpole of Schloss Schonborn

Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

Robert Weil exemplifies what famous vineyard? Do they have a MONOpole of this vineyard?

Kiedricher Grafenberg NO, fragmented ownership

What are the 3 famed vineyards of Rudesheim

Berg Rottland Berg Roseneck Berg Schlossberg

What is the 1 great site for SPAT in Assmannshausen? What is the preemient producer?

Hollenberg August Kesseler

Who was responsible in 1786 for decreeing that Riesling should be proliferated throughtout Mosel

Archbishop of Trier, Clemems Wenceslaus

About how steep in % grade range are Mosel's vineyards

50-80% some reach 100%

Name the 6 Bereiche of the Mosel

Mosel: Bernkastel (middle mosel) Cochem (lower mosel) OberMosel (upper mosel) Ruwertal Saar Moseltor (near Ober)

About how long is much of the Mosel growing season compressed into? How long for the best/ warmest sites

100 days 140-150 days

What is the traditional training system of the steep Mosel to allow easier traversing of the hills

Single Post

What are the challenges of the single post training system in the Mosel (affect grapes)

Remove leaves = more airflow however, more sunlight increases Petrol flavors

What is the name of the signature slate of the Mosel

Devonian Slate

Has Phylloxera been devestating in the Mosel?

No, the slate does not provide them to flourish

Review the villages of the Mosel North to South

Trier- South / UPPER Leiwen Trittenheim Piesport Brauneberg Bernkastel Graach Wehlen Zeltingen Urzig Erden Zell Cochem Koblenz- North/ LOWER

Match the Mosel vineyard with its village Himmelreich Wurzgarten Sonnenuhr Sonnenuhr Goldtropfchen Doctor Pralat Zeltingen Bernkastel Piesport Wehlen Erden Urzig Graach

Bernkastel- Doctor Piesport- Goldtropfchen Erden- Pralat Graach- Himmelreich Urzinger- Wurzgarten Wehlen- Sonnenuhr Zeltingen- Sonnenuhr

What region would you find new producers Ansgar Clusserath Daniel Vollenweider Clemens busch

Mosel, Bernkastel

Who is a star producer of the Lower Mosel/ Cochem area? What is the key village and vineyard of this area? Name climat within Uhlen that approved by EU in 2018 as PDOs

Heymann Lowenstein Winnigen- Uhlen Blaufusser Lay Roth Lay Laubach

T or F the OberMosel or Upper Mosel is famous for botrytis infected Riesling

False Elbling white grape takes over soils are calcareous, not slate

Top producer in the Ruwertal

Grunhaus

What is the most famous vineyard in the Saar? Famous Producer?

Sharzhofberg Egon Muller

What is the largest producing Anbaugebeit in Germany. What famous label signifying Quantity over qunatity was born here?

Rheinhessen Leibfraumilch

What area is known for quality in the Rheinhessen

Roter Hang "red hill" between villages of Neierstein and Nackenheim

T or F: Liefraumilch is 80% Riesling by law and up to 18g of sugar

False 70% of Any Riesling, MT, Silvaner or Kerner 18g sugar or more

Keller and Wittmann's rieslings are associated with what villages

Wonnegau Westhofen Keller: Bugel & Hubacker

Where would you find Wagner Stempel producing world class Riesling

Rheinhesen, Bingen Berieche

What 3 varieties are authroized for VDP Grosse lage in the Pfalz

Rielsing Spatburgunder Weissburgunder

The ________hills of the Pfalz are where the best vineyards lie, they are an extension of the _________ Mountains

Haardt Hills Voges Mountains

What are the 2 bereiche of the Pfalz

North-Mittelhaardt South-Sudliche

Review the famous villages of the Pfalz

Mittelhaardt: Kallstadt Ungestein Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg Gimmeldingen Sudliche: Neustadt to Schweigen (Alsace border)

What Anbaugebeite would you find the "church parcel" vineyard of Kirchenstuck. Which village

Pfalz Forst

In the Pfalz village of Deidesheim you would find what top vineyard

Hohenmorgen

Match the village with its famed Pfalz vineyard Forst Deidesheim Kallstadt Konigsbach Gimmelding Idig Hohenmorgen Kirchenstuck Freundstuck Saumangen Mandelgarten

Deidesheim Hohenmorgen Forst Freundstuck Forst Kirchenstuck Konigsbach Idig Gimmelding Mandelgarten Kallstadter Saumagen

Who are the "Three B's" of the Pfalz region

Reichsrat Von Buhl Burklin Wolf Bassermann Jordan

2 vineyards known for Spat in the Pfalz Sudliche

Siebeldinger im Sonnenschein Schweiger Kammerberg

T or F: Slate soils prevail in the Pfalz

False- Mixed soils Loess, sand, gravel, Kalkstein, Muschelkalk all present

What is the most planted grape in Franken Germany. What is the origin?

Silvaner Austria

What is the name of the traditional bottle used in Franken

Bocksbeutel

What is the commercial center of the Franken region. What vineyard showcases its best wines

Wurzburg Stein Vineyard

What would a classic Frankenwein blend be even though Silvaner is most planted grape

Muller Thurgau, Kerner, Bacchus

What is the top quality Bereiche in Franken

Mainviereck (most west)

Which of Germany's regions is the driest/ least rain

Nahe Protected by mountains/ forests about 20 in. of rain

What is the best and most historic site of the Nahe, although lost some favor with expansion

Fruhlingsplatzchen

VDP aging requirements for Sekt

VDP.Sekt - minimum 15 months on lees, 24 months in bottle VDP.Sekt Prestige- 36 months on lees, 36 months in bottle

If a wine simply comes from 1 of 26 growing regions in Germany, what would it be qualified as in 2026

Landwein equiv to PDO/ PGI

If a wine simply comes from 1 or 13 Anbaugebiet in Germany, what would it be qualified as in 2026

Qualitatswein + Region

Under general German law, when can Erste Lage be released following harvest? Grosses Gewachs

March 1st June 1st Red Sept 1st White

Geological factors in the Nahe

Hunsruck Hochwald forest seperates from Mosel Mainz Basin Saar Nahe Basin Rhenish Massif- provides slate soil (same soil as Mosel, Rheinghau)

What is Germany's drienst winegrowing climate

Nahe

What is the single Bereich of the Nahe

Nahetal

2 producers of note in the upper Nahe

Emrich Schonleber Shafer Frohlich

With 71 wine law, this vineyard in the upper Nahe has lost some notetrity with expansion

Fruhlingsplatzchen

What "subregion" of the Nahe is considered the top area

Middel Nahe

Review top Grosse Lage of Nahe

Niederhauser Hermannshohle Schlossbockelheimer Kupfergrube Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Norheimer Dellchen Traiser Bastei Oberhauser Brucke

What grosse lage is a MONO of Donnhoff?

Oberhauser Brucke

The Nahe is similar to __________ in the upper part and more similar to __________ in the lower

Mosel- shares Hunsruck hills, slate Rheinhessen- warmer, heavier soil

Foremost producer of lower Nahe. What village are they located?

Schlossgut Diel Burg Layen

Germany's top 3 growing regions by volume

1. Rheinhessen 2. Pflaz 3. Baden

What are geo factors of Baden

Rhine river Black Forest ~Voges/ Alsace Bodensee/ Lake Constance (seperates Germany from Switzerland)

Baden's hallmark success is from what grapes

Burgundian: Weissburgunder GrauBurgunder Pino Noir Spat!- most planted Muller Thurgau 2nd most but not that successful

what is german name for Chasselas grape

Gutedel

What region in Baden grows Gutedel/ Chasselas

Markgraferland Bereiche Southermost, swiss / french border

What is Baden's top region for Pinot Noir

Kaiserstuhl

What are the 2 standout, steep, volcanic vineyards of Kaiserstuhl

Achkarrer Schlossberg Ihringer Winklerberg

kaiserstuhl has fame but one beriech might be better_________

Tuniberg Bereich Calcareous soil loess/ loam top soil

T or F: Baden's top wines are exclusively French oak

False Voges forest extends into German Black forest and barrels are sourced.

Where in Germany would you find Grosse Lage tier Grauburgunder

Baden

What grapes are allowed in Grosse Lage sites in Baden

Spat Weiss Grau Riesling Chard

Most are dry, but a sweet style of Pinot Gris in Baden is called what?

Rulander

Baden's best Riesling comes from what 2 villages

Ortenau Kraichgau (They are near Alsace)

In Wurttemberg, Blaufrankish is known as__________

Lemberger

What is schillerwein, popular in Wurttemberg

Light Rose blend of red and white grapes

What soil makes Pinot or the Ahr so special

Slate

Which end of the Ahr is warmer?

Lower Ahr, in the east conneting with Rhine

Revolutionary Ahr producer

Meyer-Nakel pivoted to serious pinot, dry, french oak

Climate factors that make Ahr warmer than Mosel

East West orientation Gulf Stream influnece steep canyon protects / rainshadow Slate soil Many south exposures

What is the superior Beriech of the Mittelrhein

Loreley, south

What makes the mittelrhein less desirable for Riesling than Mosel

less south facing sites

what is the northernmost vineyard area of Germany

Sachsen & Saale-Unstrut 51st parellel

Most planted grape in Sachsen/ Saale unstrut

Muller Thurgau

Local Specialty of Sachsen

Goldriesling

What village in the Saar is home to Scharzhofberg and Egon Muller

Wiltingen

T or F: The influence of the Saar helps create the ethereal wines of Scharzhofberg einzellage

False, its off the river to the east

What does Alte Reben mean on a german label

Old Vines

Where is Bopparder Hamm vineyard?

MittelRhein- top site Feuerlay (often considered the best/warmest site) Mandelstein Engelstein Ohlenberg

Village associated with Juffer and Juffer Sonnenuhr

Brauneberg

How do the soils of Urzig and Urziger Wurtzgarten contribute to exotic flavors

Red slate soils

Steapest vineyards of the mosel

Bremmer Calmont

New star producer of Lower Mosel/ Terrassemosel

Knebel

Frulingsplatzchen and Halenberg vineyards are associated with which region of Germany

Nahe

Nahe's 2 vineyards in the east near Niederhausen of note (1 revived by Donnhoff)

Brucke Hermannshohle

Top vineyard sites of Burg Cochem/ Terrassen Moselle (lower mosel)

Bremmer Clamont- steepest 68 Winnigener Uhlen- MONO heymann lowenstein

Best Vineyards of Bernkastel Moselle "magic" moselle north to south

Erdener Treppchen Erderner Pralat Urziger Wurzgarten Zeltinger Himmelreich Zeltinger Scholssberg Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Wehlener Sonnenuhr Graacher Domprobst Graacher Himmelreich Bernkastel Lay Bernkastel Doctor Brauneberg Juffer Sonnenuhr Piesporter Goldtropfchen

famous vineyards of Rheinghau East to West

Hockheimer Kirchenstuck (Main) Walluf: Walkenberg Keidreicher Grafenberg (Weil, Taunus) Erbacher Marcobrunn Hattenheimer Steinberg Hallgarten: Jungfer (Taunus) Winkel: Schloss Vollrads Johannisberg: Scholss Johannisberg Rüdesheim: Berg Schlossberg Assmannshausen: Höllenberg (red)

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