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Who brought vitis vinifera to Germany?

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The Romans

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What are the 13 Anbaugebiete, as of 2021?

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  • Ahr
  • Baden
  • Mosel
  • Rheingau
  • Rheinhessen
  • Württemberg
  • Franken
  • Pfalz
  • Nahe
  • Hessische-Bergstraße
  • Saale-Unstrut
  • Mittelrhein
  • Sachsen
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Which 3 German wine categories can be chaptalised?

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Only Deutscher wine, Landwein and Qualitätswein

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What is the Minimum ABV of Qualitätswein, Erste Gewächs and Großes Gewächs?

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  • Qualitätswein: 7%
  • Erste Gewächs: 11%
  • Großes Gewächs: 12%
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What is the min must weight of Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese?

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  • Kabinett: 70º-85º
  • Spätlese: 76º-95º
  • Auslese: 83º-105º
  • Beerenauslese: 110º-128º
  • Eiswein: 110º-128º
  • Trockenbeerenauslese: 150º-154º
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What is the max yield for 1) Erste Gewächs and 2) Großes Gewächs?

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  • Erste Gewächs: 60hl (flat sites) or 70hl (steep sites)
  • Großes Gewächs: 50hl
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Explain the digits of the AP number

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4 pairs of digits, indicating Anbaugebiete, Gemeinde, Domaine, and Year of testing

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What are the Bereiche in Mosel?

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  • Burg Cochem
  • Bernkastel
  • Ruwertal
  • Saar
  • Moseltor
  • Obermosel
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What are the Bereiche in Ahr?

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Walporzheim-Ahrtal

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What are the 9 Bereiche in Baden?

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  • Badische-Bergstraße
  • Kraichgau
  • Ortenau
  • Breisgau
  • Kaiserstuhl
  • Markgrafenland
  • Bodensee
  • Tauberfranken
  • Tuniberg
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What are the Bereiche in Franken?

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  • Mainviereck
  • Maindreieck
  • Steigerwald
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What are the Bereiche in Hessische-Bergstraße?

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  • Starkenburg
  • Umstadt
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What are the Bereiche in Mittelrhein?

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  • Loreley
  • Siebengebirge
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What are the Bereiche in Nahe?

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Nahetal

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What are the Bereiche in Pfalz?

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  • Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse
  • Südliche Weinstrasse
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What are the Bereiche in Rheingau?

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Johannisberg

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What are the Bereiche in Rheinhessen?

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  • Nierstein
  • Bingen
  • Wonnegau
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What are the Bereiche in Saale-Unstrut?

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  • Schloss Neuenburg
  • Thüringen
  • Mansfelder Seen
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What are the Bereiche in Sachsen?

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  • Meißen
  • Elstertal
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What are the Bereiche in Württemberg?

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  • Remstal Stuttgart
  • Württembergisch Unterland
  • Württembergisch Bodensee
  • Bayerischer Bodensee
  • Kocher-Jagst-Tauber
  • Oberer Neckar
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21
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How many Anbaugebiete are there?

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26

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What styles can Landwein be produced in?

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  • Trocken
  • Halbtrocken
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Requirements for Deutscherwein?

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  • Min must weight: 45-50º
  • Min abv: 8.5%
  • Min potential alcohol: 5-6%
  • Total acid: 3.5g/L
  • Grapes must be grown in Germany
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Villages of Burg Cochem?

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  • Winningen
  • Kobern-Gondorf
  • Hatzenport
  • Cochem
  • Bremm
  • Zell
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Villages of Bernkastel?
* Punderich * Enkirch * Traben-Trarbach * Wolf * Kröv * Lösnich * Erden * Urzig
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Villages of Ruwertal?
* Ruwer * Eitelsbach * Mertesdorf * Kasel * Waldrach * Avelsbach
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Villages of Saar?
* Serrig * Saarburg * Wiltingen * Ockfen * Oberemmel * Kanzem
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Big producer in Brauneberg?
Fritz Haag
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Big producer in Bernkastel?
Dr Loosen
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Big producer in Wiltingen?
Egon Müller
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Big producer in Wehlen?
JJ Prüm
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Big producer in Eitelsbach?
Karthauserhof
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What are the three Uhlen in Mosel?
* Uhlen: Blaufüßer Lay * Laubach * Roth Lay
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Who makes wine from all three Uhlen?
Heymann-Löwenstein
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Top 3 wines from Prüm?
* Wehlener Sonnenuhr * Graacher Himmelreich * Bernkastler Badstube
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Top vineyard and owner in Wiltingen?
Scharzhofberg Riesling, Egon Müller-Scharzhof
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In which Anbaugebiet is Assmannshausen?
Rheingau
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Where is Schloss Johannisberg?
Rheingau
39
Name the three first single-vineyard PDO in Germany
* Roth Lay * Blaufüßer * Laubach
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What is the top vineyard in Piesport?
Goldtröpfchen
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Where is Erden, and what is the top vineyard?
Mosel, Pralat
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Which two villages in the Mosel have the Sonnenuhr vineyards?
* Wehlen * Zeltingen
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In which Anbaugebiet is Wittmann?
Rheinhessen
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In which 2 Anbaugebiete is Sylvaner well regarded?
* Rheinhessen * Franken
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Which are the two largest Anbaugebiete by plantings?
* Rheinhessen * Pfalz
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What is limestone in German?
Kalkstein
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What is Muschelkalk?
Shell-Limestone
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How many producers are VDP members?
200
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What are the eleven regional VDP associations?
* Sachsen/Saale-Unstrut * Ahr * Mosel-Saar-Ruwer * Mittelrhein * Nahe * Rheingau * Rheinhessen * Franken * Pfalz * Württemberg * Baden
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When was the VDP founded?
1910
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Who is the Chairman of the VDP?
Stefen Christmann
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What are the two categories of Sparkling in the VDP?
* VDP.SEKT * VDP.SEKT.PRESTIGE
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What are the aging requirements for VDP Sparklings?
* 24 months on Lees (VDP.SEKT) * 36 months on Lees (VDP.SEKT.PRESTIGE)
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What are the permitted grapes for VDP.SEKT?
* Riesling * Chardonnay * Pinot Noir
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What are the four tiers of the VDP vineyard classification?
* Gutswein * Ortswein * Erste Lage * Große Lage
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What is Ruländer and where is it found?
Botrytised Pinot Gris, from Baden
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What is Schillerwein, and where is it found?
Rosé made from a blend of red and white grapes, found in Württemberg
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What is Frühburgunder, and where is it found?
Mutation of Pinot Noir, found in Ahr
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What is the main soil of Ahr Vineyards?
Slate
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Where is Goldriesling found?
Sachsen
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Where is Lake Constance?
Württemberg
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Top vineyard in Pfalz?
Kirchenstück, in Mittelhaardt
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