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What are the expected flavors of Rieslings?
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Floral and fruity
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Do Riesling grapes grow in cool, moderate or hot climate?
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Cool and moderate
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How are the flavors of a cool climate Riesling different than the moderate climate Riesling?
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Cool climate: green fruit with floral notes and hint of citrus
Moderate climate: citrus and stone fruit |
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Is Riesling dry, medium or sweet?
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Can be all
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Oak is almost never used in Riesling? True or False
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True
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When aged in bottle what aromas develop in Riesling wines?
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Honey, toast and sometimes petrol like aromas
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Because of the regions it grows in Riesling needs to be harvested early or it becomes too ripe. True or False
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False. Late harvest are goods because the grape's sugar develops slowly
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What is THE premium region for Riesling?
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Germany
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What other regions of the world besides Germany make premium Riesling?
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France (Alsace)
Austria Australia (Clare Valley and Eden Valley) New Zealand (Marlborough) |
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What is What is the classification for basic Riesling in Germany?
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QbA
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What is Pradikatswein?
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Higher quality Riesling in Germany
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Name the dryer style of Riesling
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Kabinett
Spatlese Auslese |
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What are Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese Rieslings?
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Sweet wines made from noble rot affected grapes
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What is the German name for ice wine?
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Eiswein
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Mosel is Germany's lightest-bodied Riesling? True or False
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True
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Name the German region that make Riesling
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Mosel
Rheingau Rheinhessen Pfalz |
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What is the characteristic of Alsace Riesling?
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Dry
Medium body Green and stone fruit |
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Where is Clare Valley?
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Australia
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What are the characteristics of Marlborough Rieslings?
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Dry
High acid Intense green fruit and citrus |
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Why are there few regions that produce inexpensive Rieslings?
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Because Riesling grapes mainly grow on steep hills and they have to be hand-picked
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Riesling blends lead to better quality wines? True or False
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False. Riesling almost never blended
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Where is Riesling produced inexpensively?
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Germany (mixed with Liebfraumilch)
Australia |
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What can Riesling wines be blended with?
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Liebfraumilch
Gewurztraminer |
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Riesling is made into varietal wines that have similar names, what are they?
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Welschriesling
Laski Rizling Olaszrizling |
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What are the most prestigious vineyard for Riesling?
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Piesport
Bernkastel |
