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German Wines
Chapter 10 review
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Undergraduate 3
06/11/2013

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Term
Halbtrocken
Definition
Dry wine never having more then 18 grams of sugar
Term
Germany Regions
Definition

Sachsen

Franken

Baden

Nache

Ahr

Rheinhessen

Pflaz

Term
German Classification System
Definition

Qualitatswein mit pradikat

Qualitatsein Bestmmter Anbaugebiete

Deutcher Tafelwein

Tafelwein ( may not be german)

Term
Pradikat System
Definition

Kabinett

Spatelese

Auslese

Beerenauslese

Eiswein

Trockenbeerenauslese

Term
Sussreserver
Definition
Maintain some sweetness in the wine, hold back some of the unfermented wine to be blended in later to balance the wine.
Term
Oechsle
Definition

Derived the scale of sweetness for harvesting the grape

Does not reflect if the wine is sweet or not

Term
Edalfaule
Definition
Noble rot name in german
Term
Auslese
Definition
Hand picked rippened grpae with possilbe noble rot.
Term
Kabinett
Definition
Dry to sweet regular harvest level grapes
Term
Spatlese
Definition
Late harvest wines
Term
Beerenauslese
Definition

 

select berries, sweet dessert wine style, 

Term
Eiswein
Definition
Frozen grape version. 32 degree f.
Term
Trockenbeerenauslese
Definition
dry select berries, these are the berries that have been effected by the noble rot
Term
German varietals
Definition

Resling, Gewurztraminer, Silvaner, Rulander(Pinot Gris), 

Pinot Blanc ( Weissburgunder)

Term
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Definition

Germany's most Famous wine-growing region

 

Term
Rheingau
Definition

80% of the small amount of vineyards are QMP

 

Term
Spatburgunder
Definition
Only red grape so far, based on Pinot Noir
Term
Estes Gewachs
Definition
First-growth vineyards, the best sites in the regions
Term
Rheinhessen
Definition

Largest German wine-growing region

Birthplace of Liebfraumilch, #1 export wine to UK and US

Term
Nahe Region Classification
Definition
Grosses Gewiches, "Great Growth"
Term
Brix Conversion
Definition

Brix is the measure desired level of alcohol

24 brix = 12%

Term

Late Harvest Zinfandels

Late Harvest Shiraz

Definition

Made in California

Made in Australia

Term
Ice wine
Definition
Created from grapes that have been left on vine til they are frozen in the winter time.
Term
Top Producer of Ice Wine
Definition
Originally Germany, but Canade has overtaken them.
Term
Ice wine Varietals
Definition

Vidal Blanc

Merlot

Pinot Noir

Cabernet Franc

Term
Cryoextration
Definition
The use of a machine to freeze the grape. Making less expensive versions of ice wine.
Term
German Wine Labels
Definition

Vintage Year

Variety of Grape

Village/Vineyard

Name of Bottler

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