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Germany is the world's ______ importater of wine |
largest |
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Germany is among the top ___ nations in exporting wines. |
10 |
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all of the winegrowing areas are in the _____ quadrant of the country |
southwest |
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two important wine rivers in GErmany |
Mosel, Rhine |
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germany's climate |
northern continental |
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___ facing hillside vineyards have a distinct advantage |
south |
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top vineyard sites (Mosel, Rheingau) have these soils |
dark blue & red slate-based soils ideal for retaining solar heat |
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how many states is Germany divided into |
16 |
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primary winegrowing regions are in these states |
Baden-Wurttemberg, Hesse, Rhinleand-Palantinate |
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white grape varieites predominate and account for ___ of the total |
2/3 |
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more than ___ varieties of grapes are permitted |
100 |
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most widely planted grape |
Riesling |
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Reisling is especially dominant in these regions |
Rheingau and Mosel |
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Riesling cross develope for hardiness |
Muller-thurgau |
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German for Pinot Noir |
Spatburgunder |
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german for Pinot Gris |
Grauburgunder or Rulander |
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german for Pinot Blanc |
Weissburgunder |
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top 3 grape varieties |
Riesling, Muller-thurgau, Spatburgunder |
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other important varieties indigenous to German y (or Austria) |
whites - Silvaner, Kerner and reds Dornfelder & Portugieser |
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top of the pyramid |
Pradikatswein |
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bottom of the pyramid |
Wein/Wine |
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Pyramid from bottom to top - quality levels |
Wein/Wine, PGI, Qba, Pradikatswein |
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subcategories of Pradikatswein (pradikat levels)- in ascending order of grape ripeness |
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeeranuslese |
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light to medium bodied wines made from grapes with the lowest ripeness level of Pradikate - 7-10% alcohol |
Kabinett |
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late harvest wines |
Spatlese |
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selected harvest wines |
Auslese |
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selected berries - rich sweet dessert wines mede from individually harvested berries |
Beerenauslese (BA) |
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wines made from frozen grapes harvested at a BA level of ripeness or higher |
Eiswein |
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selected dried berries; tBA |
Trockenbeerenauslese |
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most basic of the Pradikat wines |
Kabinett wines |
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3 dessert wines |
Beerenauslese, Eiswein, Trockenbeerenauslese |
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____ grapes produce wines that are highly acidic and lightweight in alcohol |
under-ripe |
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grapes ripeness is assessed by measuring the amount of sugar present in degrees ___ |
Oeschsle |
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a system based on the density or must weight of the grape's juice, the more solids, primarily sugar, in the juice, the dense the liquid will be |
Oechsle |
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approximately ___ of all Germany's wine production is dry |
2/3 |
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Oechsle scale = |
density-1.0 x1000 |
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Oechsle values range |
40-100 |
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How many wine regions (Anbaugebiete) for qualitatswein |
13 |
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how many Bereiche (regional or district appellation) |
40 |
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approx how many Grosslagen ( |
163 |
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germany wine regions |
Aubaugebiete |
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regional or district appellation |
Bereiche |
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a grouping of numerous vineyards into administrative packages |
Grosslagen |
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a single vineyard |
Einzellagen |
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there are about ___ Einzellagen |
2700 |
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ripeness |
Pradikat |
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estate bottled |
Gutsabfullung |
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producer bottled |
Erzeugerabfullung |
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a wine produced at a commercial winery that buys grapes from other sources |
Abfuller |
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first growth |
erstesgewuchs (term used in the Rheingau for dry wines) |
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4 levels of classification for VDP system |
VDP Grosse Lage, VDP Erste Lage, VDP Ortswein, VDP Gutswein |
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unfermented grape juice |
sussreserve |
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dry |
trocken |
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off-dry |
halbtrocken |
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feinherb |
off-dry |
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lieblich, halbsub |
half-sweet |
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suss or sub |
sweet |
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additional label terms to indicate a dry wine |
classic, selection, charta |
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potential alcohol of Kabinett, spatlese & Auslese grapes is... |
10, 12 & 14% |
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3 highest Pradikat leels |
BA, TBA, and Eiswein ( some of the world's exemplary dessert wines) |
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warmer, southern regions where red wine is |
Wurttemberg, Baden |
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German red wines are often on the ____ bc of the fairly cool area |
light side |
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most prominent red variety is |
Spatburgunder (Pinto Noir) - light in color & tannin |
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Weissherbst |
Rose |
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German's have the highest per-capita consumption of ____ |
sparkling wine |
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sparkling wine is called |
Sekt or Schaumwein |
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sparkling made in the Tank Method finished in a sweet or semisweet style |
Sekt |
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region known for high-acid Rieslings |
Mosel |
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Mosel has about ___of the country's wine |
1/6 |
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side tributaries of the Mosel river |
Saar, Ruwer Rivers |
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grapes of Mosel region |
Riesling, Muller-thurgau, red grapes less than 10 % of plantings |
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Mosel Angaugebiet has ___ Bereiche |
6 |
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most famous strech of vineyards along the Rhine |
Rheingau |
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region known for simple, inexpensive wines produced in large quantities |
Pfalz |
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region primarily known for everyday white wine |
Franken |
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this region uses traditional squat green or brown flask calledl a Bocksbeutel |
FRanken |
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large region that focuses on red wine |
Wurttemberg |
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rainfall & humidity are higher in this region more than any other Germany wine region |
Wurttemberg |
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this region covers the most ground of the 13 winegrowing regions |
Baden |
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northernmost region |
Ahr |
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small region located along Rhine Valley |
Mittelrehein |
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regions formerly part of former East Germany - produce very little wine |
Sachsen and Saale Unstrut |
