1. Deutscher Tafelwein: This category is equivalent to the French Table Wines. The alcohol content must be at least 8.5% by volume. Sugar can be added to reach at this level. Acidity must be 4.5 g/lt. Tafelwein (without Deutscher) is a table wine blended with other European wines, also known as Euroblend.
Friday, October 9, 2009
WINE REGIONS OF GERMANY
Germany is divided into 13 wine producing regions (Anbaugebiete). Each region is having 2 or more districts. Each district has several villages or parishes and each village has several vineyards. In total, there are about 2600 vineyards in Germany.
1.1.Ahr
2. Baden
3.3.Hessiche Bergstrasse
4. Franken
5.5.Mittelrhein
6. Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
7.7.Nahe
8. Rheingau
9.9.Rheinhessen
10. Rheinpfalz
11.11.WΓΌrttemberg
12. Saale Unstrut
13. Sachsen
WINES OF GERMANY
Germany does not produce much of wine. Its total wine production is only about 10% of either France’s or Italy’s and only about 1% of the world’s total production.
Germany produces wines from the major vines of the world like Riesling, Sylvaner, Traminer etc. Although in earlier times most of the German wines used to be red but today it is almost entirely white. The wines of Germany are produced primarily in the valley of the Rhine & Moselle rivers. Some of the best German wines are produced from over ripened grapes, a condition that concentrates the grape sugar & natural flavour. It is the degree of ripeness that forms the basis of German wine laws. Because of their sweetness, German wines are best consumed on their own or with desserts but not with any strongly flavoured food.
VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE
Non-Vintage champagne makes up about 80% of all champagne made. By law, these champagnes must age for one year in the bottle. Almost all champagnes are blended and often from the wines of more than one harvest. Vintage champagnes are produced occasionally in a particularly good grape growing year. When this happens, only the grapes from that year are used and the champagne becomes the vintage one. The year appears on the bottle label and the cork.
The Vintage Champagne may be a blend but from the same year. However, in order to be declared a vintage Champagne by law, it must be matured for a minimum of one year and then be aged in the bottle for a minimum of five years.
SPARKLING WINE
INDIA - MARQUIS DE PAMPADOUR (M.D.P.)
SULA
SPAIN - CARTE NEVADA
CORDON NIGRO
ITALY - ASTI SPUMANTE
GERMANY - HENKEL TROKEN
HENKEL KARDINAL
AMERICA - CHAMPAGNE AMERICANO
AUSTRALIA - YALUMBA
MORRIS
JIM BARRY
BRAND NAMES OF CHAMPAGNE
I.BOLLINGER
II.KRUG & CO.
III.PIPER HIEDSICK
IV.DOM PERIGNON
V.MOET ET CHANDON
VI.G.H.MUMMS
VII.CHARLES HIEDSICK
VIII.TATTINGER
IX.POL ROGER
X.VEUVE CLICQUOT PONSARDIN
XI.LOUIS ROEDERER
XII.LAURENT PERRIER
XIII.LANSON
XIV.MERCIER
XV.PERRIER JOUT
XVI.RUINART
XVII.CORDON ROUGE
XVIII.BILCART SALMON
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