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1
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Where will you find pockets of calcareous soils in Germany as opposed to slate? What grapes are planted here?

A

Baden, Pfalz, Rheinhessen (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)

Franken (Silvaner)

2
Q

What is the max yield for Qualitätswein in Germany?

A

105 hl/ha

3
Q

What is Flurbereinigung?

A

Restructuring of most of Germany’s vineyards to help consolidate fragmented parcel holdings, replant vines, and improve accessibility (1950s until today)

4
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What is the most common training system in Germany?

A

Single/double replacement cane pruning with VSP trellising, except for steepest vyds (stake tied vines)

5
Q

Why is it hard for vineyards in the Mosel to be certified organic?

A

Those who do choose to spray can usually only do so by helicopter, likely spraying into neighboring vyds

6
Q

How have the plantings of white and black varieties in Germany changed between 1980 and today?

A

Black grape plantings rose from 10% to 39%

7
Q

Which German cross is allegedly the most successful cross attempt and now the second most planted black grape variety?

A

Dornfelder

8
Q

What was the most widely used grape in Liebfraumilch?

A

Müller-Thurgau

9
Q

What is the law for enrichment in Germany?

A

None for Prädikatswein, up to 3% for everything else (increasingly uncommon)

10
Q

Where will you find a Stück and a Fuder, and what are they?

A

Germany
1200L barrel
1000L barrel

11
Q

What is Süssreserve?

A

Unfermented or partially fermented grape must added to dry wine prior to bottling; must be produced from grapes from the same region as wine (usually only used for cheaper wines)

12
Q

What can RCGM be used for in Germany?

A

Only Deutscher Wein

13
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What are the four quality levels of German wine?

A

Deutscher Wein
Landwein
Qualitätswein
Prädikatswein

14
Q

Where must grapes come from for Qualitätswein?

A

Exclusively from one of the 13 Anbaugebeite (names on the label)

15
Q

What level of quality are most German wines?

A

Qualitätswein

16
Q

Where must wines labeled Prädikatswein come from?

A

Exclusively from a bereich (40 total; smaller than anbaugebeite)

17
Q

What is the last category of German Prädikatswein that can technically be dry?

A

Auslese

18
Q

What does the Goldkapsel mean in Germany?

A

The wine is characterized by botrytis; the length of the capsule also indicates sweetness level

19
Q

What is the difference between Einzellagen and Grosslagen?

A

Einzellagen are individual vineyard sites; grosslagen are collective vineyard sites

20
Q

How many grosslagen are there in Germany?

A

167

21
Q

Why was the VDP in Germany originally founded?

A

To promote wines without enrichment

22
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What are the four categories of VDP wine?

A

Gutswein (generic)
Ortswein (village level)
Erste Lage (premier cru level)
Grosse Lage (grand cru level)

23
Q

What is the difference between Grosse Lage and Grosses Gewächs?

A

Dry wines made from grapes from Grosse Lage vineyards are designated GG on the label

24
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What is the Rheingau Charta?

A

A group used to promote dry wines from the best vyd sites of the Rheingau (also a part of the VDP)