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What is an ortsteil?
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A German term referring to an area that's part of a larger commuity (as a suburb is of a city), yet is independent of that larger community. For example, the village of erbach is an Ortsteil of Eltville. Esteemed vineyards like Schloss Johannisberg and Steinberg are classified as Ortsteil; therefore, unlike other vineyards, they aren't required to put the name of their village (the larger community) on bottle labels. For example, wines from the Steinberg vineyard, which is part of hattenheim, are labeled simply "Steinberg," whereas wines from the neighboring Schützenhaus vineyard are labeled "Hattenheimer Schützenhaus.
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What is a bereiche?
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a Bereich is a district or subregion within an anbaugebiet (quality-wine growing region). There are forty-three Bereiche throughout the thirteen Anbaugebiete. Within a Bereich, there are grosslagen (general sites) and einzellagen (individual sites or vineyards)
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What is a grosslagen?
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German for "large vineyard." In German wine law it is a collection of individual vineyards (Einzellagen) that share common traits.
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What is an einzellagen?
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single vineyard designations
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What is an alleinbesitz?
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monopole
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What is a gemeinden?
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A German word for "community" or "village." On German wine labels the name of the Gemeinde (appended with an er, which converts it to an adjective) precedes that of the grosslage or einzellage. For example, the Einzellage named Mäuerchen associated with the village named Geisenheim appears on the label as "Geisenheimer Mäuerchen"; the Grosslage named Auflangen associated with the town of Nierstein appears as "Niersteiner Auflangen."
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What is an Erste Lage ?
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premier cru category under VDP laws, also includes Grosses Gewächs for dry wines
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What is Erste Gewächs ?
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legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards
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What is a Grosse Lage?
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Grand Cru in VDP. Producers of Grosse Lage wines will be held to the preexisting standards for top sites, and the wines may be dry (“GG”) or sweet (labeled by Prädikat)
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What is a Grosslage?
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a collection of vineyards; misleading term for inexpensive wines
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What is Gemany's most planted white and red grape?
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Riesling & Pinot Noir
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What is Edelfäule?
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noble rot
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What producer introduced the Auslese level in 1787?
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Schloss Johannisberg in the Rheingau
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What is Germany's 2nd most planted grape?
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Müller-Thurgau
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What is Müller-Thurgau?
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created at Geisenheim in 1882. Riesling x Madeleine Royale. disputes about its genetic identity remain
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What are other German grape crossings?
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Scheurebe (Rheinhessen)
Ehrenfelser Kerner Bacchus Faber |
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What is the most important red crossing?
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Dornfelder, bred in 1956, is Germany's second most planted red grape
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What is Liebfraumilch?
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While the term Liebfraumilch is associated with low quality wine, German Wine Law requires it to be at the Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) level - the 3rd rank of 4. It must also be from Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Nahe or Rheingau, the grapes used must be at least 70% Riesling, Silvaner orMüller-Thurgau, and it must have 18-40g/li residual sugar.
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What is Moseltaler?
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An off-dry/semi-sweet QbA cuvée from Mosel made from the following white grape varieties: Riesling, Müller-Thurgau, Elbling and Kerner. May not carry a varietal designation on the label, and sold under a uniform logotype. Must have a residual sugar of 15-30 grams per liter and a minimum acidity of 7 grams per liter. Basically a Liebfraumilch-lookalike from Mosel.
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What is a Riesling Hochgewächs ?
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Riesling high growth. A varietally pure Riesling QbA with at least 1.5% (approx 10°Oe) higher potential alcohol than the minimum requirements for QbA in the region. Must also receive a higher grade (3 out of 5 rather than 1.5 out of 5) in the mandatory quality testing.
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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 Weißwein?
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May be produced only from white varieties. This designation is seldom used
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What is Rotwein?
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May be produced only from red varieties with sufficient maceration to make the wine red. Sometimes used for clarification if the producer also makes rosés from the same grape variety
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What is Roséwein?
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Produced from red varieties with a shorter maceration, the wine must have pale red or clear red color
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What are the 2 tiers of quality wine in Germany?
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Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) & Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)
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What are the 2 types of Table Wine in Germany?
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Landwein and Deutscher Wein
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What are the requirments for Landwein?
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Landwein is a superior table wine from one of 19 regions, and must be trocken or halbtrocken in style
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What are the requiments for Deutscher Wein?
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Deutscher Wein is produced in the following seven regions: Rhein-Mosel, Oberrhein, Neckar, Albrechtsburg, Stargarder Land, Bayern, and Niederlausitz. It must be 100% German in origin, or a statement must be included on the label naming the countries that contribute to the blend. In keeping with new EU allowances for table wines, Deutscher Wein may state the variety on the label
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What are the 13 anbaugebiete?
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Mosel (formerly Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
Ahr Mittelrhein Rheingau Rheinhessen Nahe Pfalz Hessische-Bergstraße Baden Württemberg Franken Sachsen Saale-Unstrut |
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What is the Oechsle scale for Kabinett?
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67-85°
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What is the Oechsle scale for Spätlese?
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76-95°
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What is the Oechsle scale for Auslese?
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83-105°
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What is the Oechsle scale for Beerenauslese?
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110-128°
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What is the Oechsle scale for Trockenbeerenauslese?
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150-154°
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What is the Oechsle scale for Eiswein?
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110-128°
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What is min. ABV for QmP wines?
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7%
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What is min. ABV for QbA wines?
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7%
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What is the min ABV for BA, TB, & Eiswine?
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5.50%
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What is Amtliche Prüfungsnummer ?
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commonly referred to as the AP#; a quality control number on all QbA and QmP wines. The number contains the Exam Board number, commune number, producers registered number, an application number and the year of the application. Some producers use the application number as a sequential indication of sweetness.
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What is Grosses Gewächs ?
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VDP classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be Spätlese ripeness
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What is Feinherb?
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half-dry, no legal definition
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What is Halbtrocken?
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half-dry, generally less than 18 g/L residual sugar
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What is Leiblich?
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medium-sweet
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What is Trocken?
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dry; generally less than 4 g/L residual sugar but can be slightly higher depending on acid content and region
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What is Schneewein?
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Snow wine; a term used to describe an ice wine made from grapes gathered when snow covered the vineyards.
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What is süß or edelsüß?
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"sweet. Usually not specially marked as such on the label. Follows by default from their Prädikat in the absence of the above designations"
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What is Deutscher Sekt?
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sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany. Sekt may labeled as QbA if it is produced from traditional grapes grown in one of the thirteen anbaugebiete of Germany.
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What Sparkling wine method is German Sekt made from?
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Charmat method
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What is Gutsabfüllung?
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estate bottled
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What is a Stück?
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1200 liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau
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What is a Füder?
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1000 liter cask common in the Mosel
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What is a Goldkapsel?
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A golden capsule or foil on the bottle. Denotes a wine considered better by the producer. Usually means a Prädikatswein that is sweeter or more intense, or indicates an auction wine made in a very small lot
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What is Rotling?
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A wine produced from a mixture of red and white varieties. A Rotling must have pale red or clear red color
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What is Schillerwein?
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A Rotling from the Württemberg wine-growing region, which must be QbA or Prädikatswein
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What is Badisch Rotgold?
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A Rotling from the Baden wine-growing region, which must be QbA or Prädikatswein. It must be made from Grauburgunder and Spätburgunder and the varieties must be specified on the label
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What is Cabinet, or sometimes Kabinettwein?
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(Historical Term) A better wine that has been set aside by the producer for later sale, corresponding to the use of the term Reserve in many countries. Often used in conjunction with a prädikat, so terms like "Trockenbeerenauslese Cabinet", which makes no sense whatsoever under the 1971 wine law, can be found on older bottles. The term Kabinett was not used in its later-day sense before the 1971 wine law.
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What is Naturwein or Naturrein; natural wine or naturally pure?
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(Historical Term)Designates a wine that has not been chaptalized. If no prädikat is used, it corresponds roughly to a post-1971 Kabinett, but can sometimes be drier (such as halbtrocken).
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What is Edelbeerenauslese?
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(Historical term)Corresponds to Trockenbeerenauslese. Strangely enough, although Edelbeeren means noble berries, and Trockenbeeren means dry berries, Edelbeerenauslese has been used for sun-dried grapes rather than grapes affected by noble rot.
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What is Eiswein Kabinett, Eiswein Spätlese, Eiswein Auslese, Eiswein Beerenauslese, Eiswein Trockenbeerenauslese ?
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(Historical Term)Before 1982, Eiswein was used together with another Prädikat, which denoted the must weight of the grapes before they froze. Since 1982, Eiswein is a Prädikat in its own right, with minimum must weights applied after freezing.
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What is Dornfelder a crossing of?
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Helfensteiner x Heroldrebe
8,101 ha planted |
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What is Bacchus a crossing of?
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(Silvaner x Riesling) x Müller-Thurgau
2,015 ha planted |
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What is Kerner a crossing of?
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Trollinger x Riesling
3,712 ha planted |
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What is Müller-Thurgau a crossing of?
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Riesling x Madeleine Royale
13,721 ha planted |
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What is Regent a crossing of?
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Diana x Chambourcin (American hybrid)
red hybrid 2,161ha planted |
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What is Scheurebe a crossing of?
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Silvaner** x Riesling
1,672 ha planted |
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What is Faberebe a crossing of?
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Weissburgunder x Müller-Thurgau
587 ha planted |
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What is Ehrenfelser a crossing of?
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Riesling x Silvaner**
91 ha planted |
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What is Grauburgunder?
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German for Pinot Gris
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What is Spätburgunder?
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German for Pinot Noir
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What is Weißburgunder?
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German for Pinot Blanc
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What is Gutedel?
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German for chasselas.
found in Baden's Markgräflerland known as Markgraefler |
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What is Nobling?
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cross of Silvaner X Gutedel also found in Baden
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What is Elbling?
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ancient white german grape found in the obermosel whish is adjacent to Luxembourg
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What is Trollinger?
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red grape grown in almost exclusively in Württemberg
Schiava (Italy) Vernatsch (Austria) |
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What is Lemberger?
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German for Blaufränkisch
almost exclusively cultivated in Württemberg |
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What is Schwarzriesling?
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German for Pinot Meunier
grown primarily in Württemberg |
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What is Obstler?
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A German spirit made from two or more types of fruit, historically produced from fallen fruit in traditional mixed orchards
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