Sswp Germany Wine Questions

Front 1

Germany is the _________-largest wine producing country in the world.

Back 1

9th

Front 2

Where are the vineyards of Germany located?

Back 2

along the banks of the river Rhine, the Mosel, the Main and their tributaries.

Front 3

What part of Germany holds the most vineyards?

Back 3

the southwest quarter

Front 4

What is unique about the location of Germany's wine regions?

Back 4

They are the most northerly wine region of Europe and crosses latitude 50 north, about that it is not normal for grapes to fully ripen.

BJ says that it is on these borderline districts that some of the finest white wines are produced.

Front 5

There are 2 new small wine area's have been recognized around the towns of Naumburg, Meissen and Dresden. What is unique about these two new small wine area's?

Name these two area's

Back 5

They are above the 51 north line.

1.Saale-Unstrut
2. Sachsen

Front 6

What characteristic's do the wines of Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen hold?

Back 6

High acid content

Front 7

What are some problems that the wines of Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen have?

Back 7

The northerly climate can create problems for the growers.

Front 8

What is the red grape that is gaining popularity in Germany?

Back 8

Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder)

Front 9

What is unique about the vineyards along the Mosel, Saar, Ruwer, Ahr rivers and the Mittelrhein and upper sections of the Rheingau area?

Back 9

The vineyards are on steep slopes where they can benefit from an extra concentration of the suns rays and reflected light from the rivers.

Front 10

What has been done to many of the steep slopes in Germany?

Back 10

Fleubereinigung, (basically breaking the vineyards into blocks and building roads that go across the slopes to ease accessibility)

Front 11

What is Fleubereinigung?

Back 11

basically breaking the vineyards into blocks and building roads that go across the slopes to ease accessibility

Front 12

When did Germany wine law come into force?

Back 12

1971, many adjustments have been made to it since, the most recent adjustment was made in 1994.

Front 13

What did the wine law of Germany 1971 state?

Back 13

The law set out the names under which wines can be sold and the terminology permitted for use on the wine label.

The vineyard classification

Quality

Front 14

How is quality determined in accordance to German wine law?

Back 14

Quality classification was based on the sweetness and ripeness of the grapes, which has caused innumerable problems.

Front 15

What are the four categories that German wines are divided into?

Back 15

1. Tafelwein
2. Landwein
3. Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA)
4. Pradikatswein

Front 16

What are the 6 main Weinbaugebiete (regions) used for Deutscher Tafelwein?

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1. Rhein-Mosel (covers Anbaugebiete 1-8)
2. Bayern (Anbaugebiet 9)
3. Neckar (Anbaugebiet 10)
4. Oberrhein (part of Anbaugbiet 11)
5. Albrechtsburg (Anbaugbiete 12-13)
6. Stargarder Country (3.7 ha, the most northerly German wine region)

Front 17

Anbaugebiete means?

Back 17

wine-growing areas for Qualitatswein (QbA) and Pradikatswein

Front 18

How many Landwein regions are permitted in the Deutscher Tafelwein?

Back 18

20, but are rarely exported

Front 19

What are the 13 Anbaugebiete for Qualitatswein (QbA) and Pradikatswein?

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1. Ahr
2. Hessiche Bergstrasse
3. Mittelrhein
4. Mosel
5. Nahe
6. Rheingau
7. Rheinhessen
8. Pflaz
9. Franken
10. Wurttemberg
11. Baden
12. Saale-Unstrut
13. Sachsen

Front 20

All Qualitatswein (QbA) and Pradikatswein must bear one of these names on the label...

Back 20

a Anbaugebiete

Front 21

What else is permitted to appear on a label?

Back 21

Bereich
Grosslage
Einzellage

Front 22

What does Bereich mean?

Back 22

This is a district within an Anbaugebiet spanning many parishes and vineyards which all produce wine with similar characteristics, for example Bereich Bernkastel and Bereich Nierstein.

Front 23

What does Grosslage mean?

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This is the name for a collection of vineyard sites, for example Rosengarten for the vineyards surrounding Rudesheim in the Nahe, Schwarze Kats for those surrounding Zell on the river Mosel, and Erntebringer for the vineyards round Johannisberg in the Rheingau.

Front 24

What does Einzellage mean?

Back 24

This is an individual vineyard site.

The names of these sites are only permitted to be used on the label of QbA and Pradikatswein wines. An example is Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg. The village of Maximin Grunhaus is situated in the Grosslage of Romerlay, which is part of the Bereich of Saar-Ruwer. This Bereich is in the Anbaugebiet of Mosel, which in turn is part of the Weinbaugebiet of Rhein-Mosel. The majority of these quality wines are named after the Bereich, Grosslage or Einzellage, adding the letters -er; for example Bernkasteler from the bereich of Bernkastel.

Front 25

How many grape varietals are permitted to be used in Germany?

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nearly 40

Front 26

What are the most important grape varietals of Germany?

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Riesling, Muller-Thurgau and Silvaner.

These are followed by Bacchus, Elbling, Gewurztraminer, Kerner, Morio-muscat, Grauerburgunder (Rulander or Pinot Gris) and Scheurebe.

The most notable black grape for red wines is the Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir); the next most planted is the Blauer Portugieser followed by Dornfelder.

Front 27

To name a grape varietal on the label, what percent of the grape must be in the bottle?

Back 27

85%

Front 28

How was Spatlese discovered?

Back 28

It was at Schloss Johannisberg in 1775 that the sectret of Spatlese was first discovered. At harvest time, a courier was sent to the Bishop at Fulda, then in charge of the vineyard, to obtain permission to harvest the grapes. The courier fell ill en route, and arrived back at Schloss Johannisberg so late that the crop seemed to be ruined as the grapes were 'rotting' on the vines. However, the grapes were picked and made into wine which, to everyone's amazement, resulted in the best ever produced. This was caused by the action of botrytis cinerea (Edelfaule or noble rot) on the grapes.

Front 29

What are the dessert wines of the Pradikat?

Back 29

Auslese
Beerenauslese
Trockenbeerenauslese

Front 30

Trocken means what?

Back 30

Dry wine

These will have no more than 4 grams per liter (g/L) of residual sugar

no more than 9 g/L if the acid content is above 2 g/L

Front 31

What does halbtrocken mean?

Back 31

semi-dry wine

contain no more than 18 g/L of residual sugar
Kabinett, spatlese and auslese wines are sometimes produced in this way

e.g. SpatleseTrocken