Gutswein
A term used by members of the VDP to indicate the wine comes from a… Continue reading
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Grosses Gewӓchs
The VDP term for a dry wine from a vineyard designated Grosse Lage, or of… Continue reading
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Grosse Lage
A term used by members of the VDP in Germany to indicate a vineyard that… Continue reading
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Flasche
Bottle—the English word flask is derived from flasche.
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Feinherb
An unofficial term used in Germany as a synonym for halbtrocken or half-dry wines—defined as… Continue reading
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Federspiel
A term used in the Wachau region of Lower Austria to indicate natural unchaptalized wines… Continue reading
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Erzeugerabfüllung
Wines produced and bottled by a grower or a cooperative. You won’t see erzeugerabfüllung on… Continue reading
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Erstes Gewӓchs
An old term meaning “First Growth.” Used before 2006 in the Rheingau for high-quality dry… Continue reading
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Erste Lage
Designation which indicates a “First Class” vineyard, similar to the designation “Premier Cru” in Burgundy.… Continue reading
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Eiswein
A rare and especially intense DESSERT WINE made by pressing frozen grapes that have been… Continue reading
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Einzellage
The official name for an individual vineyard site. There are 2,658 of them in Germany.… Continue reading
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Edelfäule
BOTRYTIS CINEREA; Germany’s and Austria’s luscious DESSERT WINES BEERENAUSLESEN and TROCKENBEERENAUSLESEN are made with the… Continue reading
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