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What is einzellagen?
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vineyards
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What is alleinbesitz?
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monopole
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What is Spatburgunder also known as?
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pinot noir
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What is Edelfäule?
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noble rot
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What does recent DNA testing show to be the parents of Muller Thurgau?
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Riesling x Madeleine Royale
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What is the most prominent German red crossing?
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Dornfeder
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What is Grauburgunder also known as?
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Pinot Gris
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What is Weißherbst?
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a saignée rosé wine made from a single varietal and of at least QbA quality
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What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number)?
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a series of five sets of numbers indicating that the wine has been approved by a tasting panel. In the series, the first number refers to the region where the wine was tested, the second set of numbers refers to the commune in which the wine was bottled, the third set of numbers is the bottler's code, the fourth set of numbers is a unique code for the bottling, and the final two numbers indicate the year in which the application was filed.
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What is anbaugebiete?
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quality wine region
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What are the 2 types of table wine?
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Landwein and Deutscher Wein (known as "tafelwein" until 2009)
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What is Sekt?
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German sparkling wine made using the charmat method.
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What are Erste Lage wines?
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Top of the VDP quality level. Divided between dry wines known as Grosses Gewächs and the lusciously sweet wines labeled by traditional Prädikat level.
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What are Erste Gewachs?
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Grosses Gewachs in Rheingau
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What are the 2 levels in the 2nd tier of VDP?
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Klassifizierte Lagenweine and Ortsweine
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What is the lowest tier for VDP?
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Gutswein
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What does "classic" refer to in the German Wine Institute's labeling?
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Classic wines are considered “harmoniously dry”, with a maximum residual sugar content of 15 g/l. single varietal wines and omit any mention of a vineyard on the label. They show a superior minimum alcohol content of 12% (11.5% in the Mosel).
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What does "selection" refer to in the German Wine Institute's labeling?
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Selection wines are “superior dry” with a maximum residual sugar content of 9 g/l (12 g/l allowed for Riesling). Selection wines are single vineyard wines from a single variety. Yields are restricted to 60 hl/ha. Must weight for Selection wines must be equivalent to Auslese, and vineyards are hand-harvested. The wines may not be released prior to September 1 of the year following harvest.
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What is the largest bereich in the Mosel?
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Bernkastel
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What are the names of the Mosel's 2 great vinous side valleys?
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Saar and Ruwer
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What is the most famous estate in Saar?
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Egon Muller
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Which part of the Mosel is Piesport located in and what is it's best vineyard?
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Middle Mosel, Goldtröpfchen—“droplets of gold”
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What are the "sundial" vineyards which feature a sundial in the cliff face, allowing vineyard workers to know the time?
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Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr
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Where is the Doctor Vineyard?
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Bernkastel-Kues
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What are the 2 exemplary vineyards in Ruwer that also happen to be monopoles?
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Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg (part of a trio of monopoles owned by the von Schubert-Grünhaus estate) and Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg, owned by Karthäuserhof.
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Which vineyard is considered to be among the best in Terrassenmosel?
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The vineyard of Uhlen in Winningen
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Where is Germany's oldest winemaking region?
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Mosel
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What is the traditional difference between the Mosel and Rheingau bottling?
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Mosel uses green glass bottles and Rheingau uses Rheingauer Flöte, a brown glass bottle
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Which part of the Rheingau has the most spatburgunder production?
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Assmanshausen
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One of Germany's greatest vineyards, Nackenheimer Rothenberg, is from which region?
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Rheinhessen
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quality wines in the Rheinhessen have classically been produced in and around which area?
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Nierstein—an area along the Rhine known as the Rheinterrasse.
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The important vineyards of the Pfalz are located in which bereich?
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Mittelhaardt-Deutsche Weinstraße bereich
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Which producers best exemplify Pfalz Rieslings?
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Dr. Bürklin-Wolf, based in Wachenheim, Bassermann-Jordan, and von Buhl.
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The finest vineyards are located in which village?
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Forst
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Describe Nahe Rieslings.
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Typically sweet falling between the Mosel and the Rheingau in style.
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Where are the best vineyards in Nahe and also monopoles of Donnhoff?
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Oberhauser Brücke and Hermannshöhle in Niederhausen
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Where is the world’s most northerly wine region dedicated to red wine production?
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The Ahr
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What is the name of the single breech in Ahr?
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Walporzheim-Ahrtal
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Which varietal is dominant in Ahr?
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Spatburgunder
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Which grape thrives in Franken?
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silvaner, producing smoky, full, mineral-tinged dry white wines.
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What is bocksbeutel?
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Traditionally, the wines of Franken are bottled in this squat, flask-shaped bottle.
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What is is the only region in Germany without a VDP Erste Lage site?
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Hessische-Bergstraße
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What is Schillerwein?
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a style of rosé produced by fermenting red and white grapes together, is more common in Württemberg.
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What is Germany's smallest wine growing region?
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Sachsen is located in the Elbe River Valley
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Goldriesling, an aromatic crossing developed in Alsace, is a local specialty in which region?
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Sachsen
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What is Weinbaugebiete?
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winemaking region
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What are the 4 winemaking regions in Austria?
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Niederösterreich, Wien (Vienna), Burgenland, and Styria (Steiermark)
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What are the 2 Austrian synonyms for chardonnay?
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Morillon and Feinburgunder
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What is Zweigelt crossed with?
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Blaufränkisch x St. Laurent
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What are the 3 levels of quality according to Austrian Wine Law?
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Wein, Landwein, and Qualitätswein
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What is strohwein?
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a dried grape wine of at least Beerenauslese ripeness
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What is ausbruch?
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a sweet specialty of Rust in Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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What are the 7 DACs?
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Weinviertel (2002), Mittelburgenland (2005), Traisental (2006), Kremstal (2007), Kamptal (2008), Leithaberg (2009) and Eisenberg (2010).
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What are the minimum must weights in Austria?
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Generic Wine: 10.6° KMW
Landwein: 14° KMW Qualitätswein: 15° KMW Kabinett: 17° KMW Spätlese: 19° KMW Auslese: 21° KMW Beerenauslese: 25° KMW Strohwein: 25° KMW Eiswein: 25° KMW Ausbruch: 27° KMW Trockenbeerenauslese: 30° KMW |
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What is Austria's largest wine growing region?
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Niederösterreich, or Lower Austria
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What are the 8 sub zones of lower Austria?
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Weinviertel, Carnuntum, Traisental, Wagram, Kremstal, Kamptal, Wachau, and Thermenregion.
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What is Niederösterreich’s largest subzone and Austria’s first DAC?
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Weinviertel
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In Weinviertel, DAC wines must be of which variety and of what minimum alcohol content?
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GruVe; 12%, but reserve is 13%
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What is the flavor difference of Weinviertel vs Kamptal, Kremstal and Traisental GruVe?
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Weinviertel shows more pungent white pepper whereas the other 3 show more delicate spices
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What are the 3 categories of classification in the Wachau?
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Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd. Steinfeder (a local grass found in the vineyards) is the lightest style, with a minimum must weight of 15° KMW and a maximum alcohol of 11.5%. Federspiel (a falconer's tool) has a minimum must weight of 17° KMW and a final alcohol range of 11.5%-12.5%. Finally, Smaragd (an emerald lizard who basks on the terraces) has a minimum alcohol of 12.5% and a minimum must weight of 19° KMW—the approximate equivalent of 95° Oechsle, or Spätlese ripeness.
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What is Vinea Wachau?
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An organization of estates sworn to uphold the tenets of natural winemaking and control more than 85% of the region’s vineyard acreage. No additives (including chaptalization), no aromatization (including the use of new barrique), and no “fractionation” (techniques such as de-alcoholization).
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Which area is known for Roter Veltliner?
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Wagram
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Rotgipfler and Zierfandler are cultivated in which sub region of Niederösterreich?
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Theremenregion
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Which region in Austria produces its best red and sweet white wines?
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Burgenland
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What are the 3 DAC zones of Burgenland?
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Mittelburgenland, Leithaberg and Eisenberg
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What is the first DAC to allow both red and white wines in Burgenland?
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Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
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Burgenland reds must have a minimum 85% of which grape?
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minimum 85% Blaufränkisch
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Which estate is famous for eiswein and TBA wines from Neusiedlersee?
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Alois Kracher
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Welschriesling and Weiburgunder are the most cultivated grapes in which region?
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Styria
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What is Schilcher?
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a racy style of rose made in Weststeiermark, Styria.
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Which city is the only capital city to have its own wine appellation?
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Wien (Vienna)
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What is heuriger?
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a primeur wine consumed in its infancy in taverns of the same name in Wien
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What is Sturm?
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a half-fermented, sparkling grape juice, usually accompanies harvest-time meals.
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What is the most cultivated white grape in Switzerland?
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Chasselas
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What is the most important canton in Switzerland for wine production and is responsible for over 40% of the nation’s annual output?
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Valais
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What are Valais' most produced wines?
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Fendant (Chasselas) and Dôle, a blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay
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What is Vin de Glacier?
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a maderized wine stored in high altitude soleras, made of Reze grapes.
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What is Chasselas known as in Vaud?
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Dorin
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What are the 6 regional AOCs of Vaud?
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Chablais, La Côte, Lavaux, Vully, Bonvillars, and Côtes de l'Orbe.
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What is Salvagnin?
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a blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, and the crossings Gamaret and Garanoir.
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What are the 2 grand crus of Vaud?
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Dézaley and Calamin
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Muller-Thurgau is a cross between which grapes?
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Riesling and Madeleine Royale
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Steinberg is a famous walled vineyard in which region?
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Rheingau
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What river flows through the Sachsen anbaugebiet?
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Elbe
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What is a category of ripeness in the Wachau, for wines harvested at a minimum must weight of 19° KMW--the equivalent of Spätlese.
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Smaragd
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Silvaner is also known as__?
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Johannisberg
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Blaufrankisch is also known as ___?
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Lemberger
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