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Single vineyard

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Einzellagen

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Collective vineyard

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Grosselage

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Top single vineyard

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Grosses Gewachs

under VDP

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What is the sweetness of trocken wine?

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Dry: max 9g/L RS

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What is the sweetness of halbtrocken/ feinherb?

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Off-dry: max 18 g/L RS

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What is Lieblich wine?

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M sweet wine

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What is kalkstein?

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limestone

Buntsandstein: Red sandstone
Blauen Schiefer: Blue Slate

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What is Blauen Schiefer?

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Blue Slate

Kalkstein: limestone
Buntsandstein: Red sandstone

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What is Buntsandstein?

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Red sandstone

Kalkstein: limestone
Blauen Schiefer: Blue Slate

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What is the RS of klassik wine?

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max 15g/L

min 12% abv

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What is the RS of Liebfraumilch?

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min 18g/L RS

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What is the term for noble rot?

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Edelfaule

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What is Erzeugerabfullung?

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grow & produce by same grower/ cooperative

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What is the term for estate bottled?

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Gutsabfullung

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Name the oak used in Mosel.

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Fuder - 1000L cask

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What is rotling?

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rose wine made by blending white and red grapes

also called: Schielerwein (Sachsen), Schillerwein (Wurttemberg), Badisch Rotling

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What is other name for Rotling wine?

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Schielerwein (Sachsen)
Schillerwein (Wurttemberg)
Badisch Rotling

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What is Weissherbst?

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Rose made from a single red grape variety

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What is the term for winegrowing region?

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anbaugebiete

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What is Gemeinde?

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village

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What is the term for monopole?

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Alleinbesitz

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What is A.P. nummer?

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Amtliche Prüfungsnummer

info:
(1) location of exam board
(2) village of the wine produced
(3) producer
(4) unique number of the bottling
(5) year the wine is tested

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What is the min must weight of Qualitatswein?

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51 - 72 Oeschle

Pradikatswein: 70-154 Oeschle

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What is the min must weight of Pradikatswine?

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70 - 154 Oeschle

Qualitats: 51-72 Oeschle

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What is the min ABV for Qualitatswein?
7% abv ## Footnote Erster Lage: 11% Grosse Lage: 12%
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Can Pradikatswein undergoes enrichment?
No
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Max yield of Erste Gewachs
max 60 hl/ha ## Footnote GG: 50 hl/ha
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Max yield of GG
Max 50hl/ha ## Footnote EG: 60 hl/ha
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All Pradikats Level | (with must weight & RS)
See photo
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What is the freezing point/ temperature for making eiswein?
-7ºC
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What is Gewann?
sub-plot of vineyard
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What is the style of EG and GG wines?
Both trocken ## Footnote min ripeness at spatlese level
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What is VDP?
Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter ## Footnote Principle: Terroir based
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What is the principle of 1971 German wine law?
Ripeness lv as principle ## Footnote VDP: terrior
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What is the 4-tier of VDP?
**VDP. Gutswein**: 75 hl/ha **VDP. Ortswein**: 75 hl/ha **VDP. Erste Lage**: 60 hl/ha **VDP. Grosses Gewachs** (Grosse Lage): 50 hl/ha
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What is the aging req. for German sparkling wine?
**VDP Sekt**: 15m **VDP Sekt Prestige**: 36m **Winzersekt**: 9m (estate grown) ----------------------------------------------- **Deutscher Sekt b.A**: (100% specific region) **Deutscher Sekt**: (100% German grapes)
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Where can find Silvaner?
Franken ## Footnote BOTTLED IN **BOCKSBEUTEL**
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What is the bottle for silvaner in Franken?
Bocksbeutel
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What is the oak size used in Rheingau?
Halbstück: 600L Stückfass: 1200L Doppelstück: 2400L
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Where allowed sweet riesling under VDP GG?
Ahr
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Permitted grapes for VDP GG wine Mosel
Riesling Spatburgunder ## Footnote same as rheingau, rheinhessen
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Permitted grapes for VDP GG wines Ahr
Noble sweet riesling Spatburgunder Fruhburgunder
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Permitted grapes for VDP GG wine Pfalz
Riesling Weissburgunder Spatburgunder
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Permitted grapes for VDP GG wines Nahe
Riesling only
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Permitted grapes for VDP GG wines Rheingau
Riesling Spatburgunder ## Footnote same as mosel, rheinhessen
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Where permit only riesling and PN for VDP GG wine?
Mosel, Rheinhessen, Rheingau
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Where permit only riesling for VDP GG wine?
Nahe
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Where permit noble sweet riesling for VDP GG?
Ahr
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Where permit Fruhburgunder for VDP GG wines?
Ahr Sachsen/ Saale-Unstrut
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Where permit Lemberger for VDP GG wine?
Baden Wurttemberg
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Where allow Chardonnay in VDP GG wine?
Sachsen/ Saale-Unstrut
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Where permit Silvaner for VDP GG wine?
Franken Sachsen/ Saale-Unstruct
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What is the river of Mosel?
Mosel, Saar, Ruwer
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What is the river of Rheingau?
Rhein river
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What is the river of Franken?
Main river
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What is Mtn in Baden that is the extend of Alsace Vosgne Mtn?
Haardt Mtn
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Name the lake in Baden
Lake Constance
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What is the river of Sachsen?
Elbe
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What is the major mtn of mosel?
hunstruck mtn Eifel hills
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Crossing of Bacchus
(Silvaner x Riesling) x Muller Thurgau
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Gewurztraminer
=Clevner (Baden) = Roter Traminer = Traminer
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Grauburgunder
= Pinot Gris = Grauer Burduner = Rulander
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Gutedel
Chasselas
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Crossing of Kerner
Trollinger x Riesling ## Footnote = Samling 2530
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Crossing of Lemberger | (Blaufrankisch)
Gouais Blanc x Blaue Zimmettraube ## Footnote = Blaufrankisch = Blauer Limberger
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Crossing of Portugieser
Silvaner x Blaue Zimmettraube ## Footnote = Blauer Portugieser
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Crossing of Regent | (red grape)
Diana x Chambourcin
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Scharzriesling
Pinot Meunier ## Footnote = Mullerrebe
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Crossing of Muller Thurgau
Riesling x Madeleine Royale ## Footnote = Rivaner
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Crossing of Scheurebe
Riesling x Bukettrebe
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Crossing of Silvaner
Savagnin Blanc x Osterreichisch Weiß
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Who produce the **first auslese** wine?
Schloss Johannisberg | Rheingau ## Footnote Spatlese: Kloster Eberbach (Rheingau) Eiswein: Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau)
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Who produce the first spatlese wine?
Kloster Eberbach | Rheingau ## Footnote Auslese: Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau) Eiswein: Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau)
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Who produce the first eiswein wine?
Schloss Johannisberg | Rheingau ## Footnote Spatlese: Kloster Eberbach (Rheingau) Auslese: Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau)
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Anbaugebiete of Germany | (13)
1. Rheingau 2. Rheinhessen 3. Mosel 4. Mittelrhein 5. Pfalz 6. Sachsen 7. Saale-Unstrut 8. Baden 9. Franken 10. Nahe 11. Ahr 12. Hessische-Bergstrasse 13. Wurttemberg
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What is the river of Rheingau?
Rhine river
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Bereich of Rheingau | (1)
Johannisberg ## Footnote Major Gemeinde: Assmanhausen, Johannisberg, Geisenheim, Kiedrich, Winkel, Hochheim, Erbach
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Name 5 important Gemeinde in Rheingau.
Johannisberg Erbach Assmanhausen Kiedrich Hochheim Winkel Geisenheim Rudesheim
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Name the einzellagen of Assmanhausen.
Höllenberg | VDP GG site
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Where is Schloss Vollrads vineyard?
Winkel | Rheingau
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Where is Schloss Johannisberg vineyards?
Geisenheim | Rheingau
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5 top wineries in Rheingau
Schloss Johannisberg Schloss Vollards Kloster Eberbach Weingut Kunstler Weingut Robert Weil Weingut Peter Jakob Kuhn
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Top Assmanhausen wine
August Kesseler - Höllenberg Spatburgunder | benchmark of hollenberg
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Bereich of Mosel | (6)
1. Burg Cochem 2. Bernkastel 3. Ruwer 4. Saar 5. Obermosel 6. Moseltor | [BBR-SOM]
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Major Gemeinde in Bernkastel
Erden Urzig Piesport Wehlen Bernkastel Graach
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gU of Winningen | (2)
Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay gU Uhlen Laubach gU ## Footnote Wnningen & Kobern: Uhlen Roth Lay gU
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gU of Winningen and Kobern
Uhlen Roth Lay gU ## Footnote Winningen: Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay gU & Uhlen Laubach gU
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Einzellagen of Erden
Pralat Treppchen
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Einzellage of Zeltingen/ Wehlen
Sonnenuhr
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Where is Goldtröpfchen?
Piesport ## Footnote Bernkastel (Mosel)
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Where is Apotheke?
Trittenheim ## Footnote Bernkastel (Mosel)
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Where is Juffer Sonnenuhr?
Brauneberg ## Footnote Bernkastel (Mosel)
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Name 3 producer of Juffer Sonnenuhr.
Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Weingut Fritz Haag Schloss Lieser Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt
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Name 3 producers of Piesport Goldtropfchen
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Schloss Lieser St. Christopher
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Where is Scharzhofberg?
Wiltingen | Saar (Mosel) ## Footnote Most famous: Egon Muller
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Major Gemeinde of Saar.
Wiltingen Saarburg
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Name 3 Scharzhofberger wine producer.
Egon Muller Von Hövel Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Van Volxem Vereinigte Hospitien
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Name 5 producers in Mosel.
Egon Muller Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum Weingut Markus Molitor Weingut Dr Loosen
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Bereiche of Rheinhessen | (3)
Bingen Nierstein Wonnegau | [BNW]
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Major Gemeinde in Nierstein
Nackenheim Nierstein Oppenheim Dienheim
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3 producers in Rheinhessen
Keller Wittmann Kühling-Gillot Wagner-Stempel Thorle
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Where is Flörsheim-Dalsheim?
Wonnegau | Rheinhessen
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What is the soil found in Mosel?
Devonian blue slate Rotliegend red slate
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In where produce mostly liebfraumilch wine?
Rheinhessen
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Bereiche of Pfalz | (2)
(1) Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse (2) Südliche Weinstrasse
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Major Gemeinde of Pfalz
Kallstadt Bad Durkheim Forst Neustadt Deidesheim
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Name 3 producers in Pfalz
Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Wachenheim) Weingut von Winning (Deidesheim) Weingut Bassermann-Jordan (Deidesheim) Weingut A. Christmann (Gimmeldingen) Weingut Knipser (Laumersheim)
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Three B's of Pfalz
Bassermann-Jordan Reichsrat von Buhl Dr. Bürklin-Wolf
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Where is Jesuitengarten?
Forst | Pfalz
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Name 2 single vineyard in Forst.
Jesuitengarten Kirchenstück
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Bereiche of Nahe | (1)
Nahetal
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Name 3 producer in Nahe
(1) Hermann Dönnhoff [Oberhausen] (2) Schlossgut Diel [Burg Layen] (3) Emrich-Schönleber [Monzingen]
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Hermann Donnhoff top labels
(1) Niederhauser Hermannhohle GG (2) Oberhauser Brucke
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Name the monopole of Donhoff.
Brucke | Oberhausen (Nahe)
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Name 3 Bereiche in Baden
(1) **Badische-Bergstrasse** (2) Kraichgau (3) Ortenau (4) Breisgau (5) **Kaiserstuhl** (6) Markgräflerland (7) **Bodensee** (8) Tauberfranken (9) Tuniberg
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Where is Rudolf Furst?
Franken
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# h Name 2 producers in Baden
Dr Hedger Bernhard huber
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What is bottle for Silvaner wine in Franken?
Bocksbeutel
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Which two anbaugebietes are originally from east germany?
Saale-Unstrut Sachsen
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Which village produce most prestige red wine?
Assmanhausen
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Name 2 most well-known vineyards of J.J. Prum
Wehlener Sonnenuhr Graacher Himmelreich ## Footnote others: Bernkasteler Badstube, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
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Name the monopole of A. J. Adam | Mosel
Häs'chen
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Name 2 labels of Egon Muller
Wiltinger Braune Kupp Scharzhofberger kabinett
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Who produce La Gallais?
Egon Muller | Wiltinger Baune Kupp
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Flagship wine of Weingut Keller
G-Max ## Footnote 2nd wine: Von der Fels
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Name 4 state owned winery
Staalicher hofkeller (Franken) Schloss Wacherbarth (Sachsen) Staatsweingut Meerburg (baden) Landsweingut Kloster Pforta (Saale-Unstrut)
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Flagship of Dr Loosen
Bernkasteler Lay GG
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Egon Muller International Collaborations
Château Belá (Slovakia) Kanta (Australia - Shaw + Smith)
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Dr Loosen International Collaborations
Eroica (Washington State - Chateau Ste. Michelle) LoosenBarry (Clare Valley - Jim Barry Wines) Perron de Mypont (Burgundy) ***not riesling*** ## Footnote Eroica XLC (extended lees contact)
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