Defining Terms:
o Alleinbesitz = A vineyard which is owned by the only one owner (similar to a monopole in France)
o Amtliche Prüfungsnummer (AP Number) = Quality control number on all Qualitatswein & Pradikatswein wines
1. Location of exam board
2. Village in which wine produced
3. Producer Registered Number
4. Unique number of bottling
5. Year wine was tested
For example, “Joh. Jos. Prüm 2016 Wehlener Sonnehuhr Kabinett A.P. No. 2 576 511 22 17” (Wine Atlas, pg 225)
o Alte Reben = Old vines
o Deutscher Sekt = Sparkling wine made by any method from grapes grown in Germany
o Edelfäule = Noble rot; Botrytis
o Einzellage = Single Vineyard
o Erste Gewächs = Legal term used for dry wines in the Rheingau from the best vineyards
o Feinherb = Half-dry; Medium-dry (aka Halbtrocken)
o Füder = 1,000-liter cask common in the Mosel
o Gemeinde = Local community or village (i.e. Piesport)
o Grosse Gewächs = VDP Classification of dry wines from the best vineyards, must be of Spätlese ripeness
o Grosslage = A collection of vineyards
o Gutsabfüllung = Grown, produced and bottled by the same person/estate; Estate-bottled
o Halbtrocken = see Feinherb
o Lieblich = Medium-sweet
o Rotling = Rosé wine that is produced from a mixture of red & white varieties. Must have pale red or clear red color
Schielerwein = Rotling from Sachsen
o Schillerwein = Rotling from Württemberg
o Schloss = German term for Castle; French equivalent to Château
o Sonnehuhr = A sundial; Often very large and on steep vineyard sites
o Stück = 1200-liter cask commonly used in the Rheingau
Halb-stück = 600-liter cask
Doble-stück = 2400-liter cask
o Trocken = Dry; generally 4 g/L or less but RS can be up to 9 g/L if total acidity is within 2 g/l of RS
Megan,
This guide is very helpful! Do you have any good references of sites for German pronunciation? Any resources you found helpful?
I used Google Translate more often than any other service for pronunciations (although I know GuildSomm has some pronunciation features if you are a member).
This is the Forvo link for German but I haven't used it https://forvo.com/languages/de/