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German Wine history |
-8th century Charlamange introduced wine to east of Rhein -middle ages- church instrumental in develop ment -Napolean secularized vineyards -Napoleonic code 1809- fractured ownership by 1960 30,000+ vineyards in west germany |
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German Wine Law 1971 |
- condensed to 2,600 registered vineyards - min 5 ha per vineyard |
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History of seer wines in germany |
1775- spatlese harvesting schloss Johannisberg 1787- aulese 1858- eiswein |
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Geisenheim Wine Institute
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- developed grape crossings - 1882 Muller-Thurgau (riesling x Madeleine Royale) - 1956 Dornfelder - prominent red crossing - Scheubebe- (riesling x silvaner) |
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Phyloxerra's affect on germany |
replanted with the goal of mass production Liebfraumilch- cheap wine- 60% of export |
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grapes of germany |
- riesling- 20% of vineyards - Muller-Thurgau- most planted grape - silvaner, grauburgunder, weissburgunder, kerner, Bacchus (each <2% of plantings) - Spateburgunder 1/10 of plantings - Dornfelder, Blaur Portugieser, Trollinger, Schwartzriesling |
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two tiers of quality wine |
Qualitatswein Pradikatswein |
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Pradikatswein labeling |
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, Eiswein |
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Ochsle Scale |
each anbaugiete has own minimums Kabinett 70-80% Spatlese 80-95% Auslese 88-105% Beerensuslese 110-128% TBA 150-154% Eiswein 110-128% |
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Pradikat regulations |
- min 7% abv (5.5% beerenausles, TBA, Eiswein) - no chaptalization - must have AP number |
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Amtliche Prufungsnummer |
Region tested Commune bottled Bottler's code Unique code for bottling Year application was filed |
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PGI/ Lanwein |
no geographic designation 26 broad communes most sekt made at this level |
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Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter |
1910- national german association of producers 1971- GWL abolished natur- allow chaptalization VDP created superior standards 1984- Charta promoted dry whites in Rheingau then chart merged with VDP 200 of the best estates |
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old VDP classifications (Erste Lage) |
- Erste Lage (first site) top tier hand harvested, max yield 50hl/ha min must weight spatlese - emphasis on riesling 55% of VDP |
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old VDP classifications- Grosse Gewächs |
- Grosse Gewächs- - dry wines <9g/l RS - term outlawed by GWL - released after Sept 1.. reds need additional yr |
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2012 VDP regulations |
Classification voluntary not the law must be estate bottled GG can only be used in Grosse Lage level |
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Grosse Lage VDP level (2012) |
Can be sweet or dry - each estate can only produce one dry - can produce several styles of sweet wine |
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2012 VDP classifications |
mirrored after Burgundy Grosse Lage - grand cru - max 50hl/ha Erste Lage - premier cru - max 60hl/ha Ortswein - village wine - max 75 hl/ha Gutswein - regional wine - max 75 hl/ha |
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German Wine Institute at Mainz - hierarchy of dry style |
Classic- halbtroken - harmoniously dry- max 15g/l RS - single varietal/ no vineyard states Selection- trocken - superior dry- max 9g/l - single vineyard, hand harvested - yield restricted to 60hl/ha released after Sept 1 |
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Mosel Riesling characteristics |
green apple, fruit, slate, racy acidity |
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Goldkapsel |
"reserve" selections usually sweet- auslese level Large goldkapsel- indicator of price/ character only mosel producers- to skirt GWL 1971 |
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6 bereiches of the Mosel |
Bernkastel Burg Cochem Saar Ruwetal Obermosel Moseltor |
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Bernkastel |
trier-Zell (mittlemosel) largest Bereiches best vineyards: south aspect |
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Best vineyards in Bernkastel |
Trittenheim Piesport Braunberg Bernkastel-kues Graach-an-der-Mosel Wehlen Zeltingen Urzig Erden |
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Soils and grapes of Bernkastel |
Devonian slate...
red slate near Erden - blue devonian slate retains heat |
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Piesport's greatest vineyard |
Goldtropfehen producers- Reinhold Haart, Reichsgraff von Kesselstatt |
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Famous vineyard of Bernkastel-Kues |
Doctor- growers east can label wines - Alte Badstube am Doktorberg |
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Wurtzgarten vineyard in which commune |
Urzig- Mosel |
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Saar climate |
south of bernkastel.. but cooler during marginal years- higher acidity warmer vintages= exceptional wine |
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Notable vineyard and producer of Saar |
Scharzhofberger- Orsteil producer- Egon Muller |
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Ruwertal (mosel) climate and geography |
NE of Saar on Ruwer river (stream) Cooler than mittlemosel gentler slopes than mosel |
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2 monopoles of Ruwertal |
Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg 1 of 3 monopoles bu von-Schubert-Grunhaus Eilelsbacher Karthauserhofberg of karthauserhof |
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Burg Coachen (mosel) geography |
zell-koblenz terrassemosle= narrow river, terraced vineyards steeper slopes- some of europe's steepest vineyards 65deg
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grape of Obermosel and Moseltor |
Elbling |
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oldest wine region in Germany |
Rheingau -kloster eberbach |
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80% of acreage in the Rheingau is dedicated to what grape |
Riesling |
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One Bereiche of Rheingau |
Johannisberg - one long southeast slope |
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50%< of rheingau's production |
dry white wines |
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Soil and slopes of Rheingau |
upper slopes= slate lower slopes= clay, loess, alluvial sand, red slate |
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region with the most erste lage |
Rheingau |
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center for red production in Rheingau |
Assmannshausen- in west rheingau best vineyard- Hollenberg finest grower- August Kesseler |
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Rudesheim |
village where the river turns north to Koblenz vineyards- Bergrottland Berg Schlossberg Berg Roseneck |
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Estate that discovered spatlese and botrytis |
Schloss Johannisberg between geisenheim and johannisberg |
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Where are Jesuitengarten, Hasensprung vineyards located |
Winkel in Rheingau also historic ortseil Schloss Vollards |
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Principal growers of Hattenheim and Erbach
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Schloss Schonborn (Pfaffenberg monopole) Langworth von Simmern |
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Hallgarten commune |
higher elevation estates- - kloster eberbach - Jungfer - Schonhell |
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Rheinhessen geography |
- south of Rheingau - bordered by Rhine on North and east West- Nahe, South- Pfalz - more land under vine - Worms- most important city |
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Most planted grape in Rheinhessen |
Riesling as of 2013 2012- muller thurgau |
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Rheinterrasse |
sub area of Rheinhessen larger than the entire Rheingau eastern exposure produces quality wine |
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Regional specialty of Rheinhessen |
Silvaner more planted here than any other reason |
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Roter Hang |
180ha between Nierstein and Nackenheim best sector of red clay and slate estate- Rothenberg Gunderloch best producer |
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Message in a Bottle |
12 young producers focused on raising quality |
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Pfalz climate |
one of warmest regions- sunny and dry |
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Soil of Pfalz |
red sandstone, calcium based limestone loess red slate basalt igneous granite alluvial gravel |
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Premier wine villages of the Pfalz (N to S) Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstrasse |
KallStadt Ungstein Bad Durkheim Wachenheim Forst Deidesheim Ruppertsberg |
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Grosse Lage Kirchenstuck vineyard |
warmest site in Forst |
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Riesling style in pfalz |
fuller bodies, mostly fermented dry |
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4 most recognizable estates of Mittlehaardt |
Bassermann-Jordan von Buhl Burklin-Wolf Muller-Catoir |
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Grapes of Pfalz |
Riesling Pinot varieties Scheurebe- sweet wines 1940s when fermented dry similar to Sauv Blanc Some Sauv Blanc and Sangiovese |
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Villages of Nahe |
Schlossbockelheim Oberhausen Niederhausen Norheim Bad Munster Bad Kreuznach |
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most well known wines of Nahe |
Donnhoff - monopole vineyard- Oberhauser Brucke - Hermannshohke in Niederhausen Nahe's finest site |
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Ahr geography |
10th in size most northerly wine region for reds steep slopes- rocky volcanic slate |
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Ahr climate |
Eifel mountains- shelter from winds warmer than mosel |
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Bereiche and grosslage of Ahr |
Bereiche- Walporzheim-Ahrtal Grosslage- Klosterberg |
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Top producers of Ahr |
Meyer-Nakel Kreuzberg |
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grape of Franken |
Silvaner thrives in the cooler climate of Franken |
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Mittelrhein geography |
- narrow strip along Rhine river - steep/ slate slopes for Riesling |
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finest site of Mittelrhein |
Hahn Grosse Lage monopole of Toni Jost |
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Larger wine growing regions in southern germany |
Baden and Wurttemberg |
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warmest region in Baden |
Kaiserstuhl- reds preferred |
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Wurttemberg grapes |
schwarzriesling and lemberger (blaufrankish) |
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Roses of Baden and Wurttenberg |
Baden- Weissherbst Wurttemberg- Schillerwein (red/white fermented together) |
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former east germany regions |
Sachsen and Saale-Unstrut |
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grapes of Sachsen |
Muller Thurgau- most planted Goldriesling- developed in Alsace- regional specialty |
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Grapes of Saale-Unstrut |
Muller-Thurgau Weissburgunder |
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smallest region in Germany
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Hessische-Bergstrasse--- 400ha |
