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	German Wine Australia
		German term that translates as "ice wine." It is a sweet wine produced from grapes that have frozen on the vine.
		German wine region that is probably less known (in the U.S.) for the wine it produces than the bottles that its wine is shipped in.
		German wine region surrounding the Nahe River before it flows into the Rhine that is known for producing quality white wines from Riesling.
	www.baw.com.au /wineger.htm (2097 words)

	German wine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		German wine is produced in many parts of Germany, and due to the northerly location have produced wines quite unlike any others in Europe, many of outstanding quality.
		Historically many of the wines (other than late harvest wines) were probably dry (trocken), as techniques to stop fermentation did not exist.
		The wines are all produced around rivers, mainly the Rhine and its tributaries, often sheltered by mountains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/German_wine (512 words)

	GermanWine.net - Cellars International / German Fine Wines
		German Wines are categorized by the degree of ripeness
		In fact, they are independent of residual sugar (sweetness) in the wine, which is determined by the winemaker guiding the fermentation, which is the process of transforming the natural sugar of the grapes into alcohol in the wine and carbon dixoide.
		German wine law ensures that the wine is from one specific wine-growing region, is made of approved grape varieties and reached sufficient ripeness for a quality wine.
	www.germanwine.net /knowledge/knowripe.htm (707 words)

	Decipher German wine labels to make informed choice
		Of course, German resolution has proved otherwise, and the country's Rieslings are among the finest in the world.
		German labels contain every possible bit of information you need to know about the wine, as long as you are not intimidated by the German language, as I often am.
		This wine was made in an Old World style, meaning musky and minerally, with aromas of wet coral, lanolin and unripe nectarines.
	www.azcentral.com /home/wine/articles/0610german10.html (656 words)

	German For Travellers - German Wines
		German wines are said to be world's most versatile wines.
		One only has to consider that wine is consumed by about two thirds of all German households and that they also prefer white wine to red wine; the latter is mostly imported.
		White wine is cheaper than red wine but still, whenever you need to buy wine, do it in a discounter instead of in wine shops, where prices are two times higher.
	www.germanfortravellers.com /culture/food/wine.htm (758 words)

	German Wine Classifications; UK Wine Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The structure is quite complicated and the main emphasis on judging the wine quality is put on the ripening grade of the grapes, which leads to individual sugar levels and fruit acidities.
		On the other hand, it is relatively easy for the consumer to recognise the quality of the wine simply by reading the lable on the bottle, which indicates the area of origin and quality level of the wine.
		This wine is rare because not every year the weather conditions allow this to be possible, and it can be a little bit of a gamble for the wine growers.
	www.wineambitions.dabsol.co.uk /german/classifications.htm (527 words)

	Food and Wine Presentation
		He added that both dry and sweet wines can be appropriate to serve with different parts of a German dinner, because they both have the ability to provide complimentary flavors with a variety of foods.
		The wine tasting portion of the event was conducted by Petra Zimmermann, the German Wine Queen or Deutsche Weinkönigin.
		Wine growers must declare where the grapes were collected, who collected them, and when, and the amounts of residual sugar in various stages of their fermentation.
	www.germanfoods.org /trade/FoodandWinePresentation.cfm (849 words)

	German Food & Wine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Germans are particularly fond of pickles, relishes, sauerkraut and jams to complement and enhance their meals.
		German pasta is made from hard wheat, soft wheat and wholemeal semolina, in every shape and often with additional ingredients such as spinach, tomatoes, herbs etc), with and without eggs, the egg content being a measure of their quality.
		In addition, there is a young and dynamic new generation of highly qualified wine growers who have set the pace with dry table wines in recent years, although other traditional grapes, such as pinot blanc, pinot gris, Silvaner and pinot noir remain firm favorites at the table.
	www.german-embassy.org.uk /german_food___wine.html (348 words)

	German Wine + Wine Growing Areas :: Soccerphile
		German wines are mainly white: the ratio of white to red wine produced in Germany is about 4 to 1.
		Prices of quality German wine in Germany are about 40% of the prices one would pay for the same wine in the USA and the UK.
		This is the term used in Britain for white Rhine wines in general (from Hochheim, on the River Main).
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/culture/german-wine.html (485 words)

	Wine Lessons in Germany - German Wine - Wein - The German Way
		A German friend wanted to buy several cases of his favorite wine, and we were on our way to do a little wine tasting.
		In stark contrast to the Reinheitsgebot, or purity law that protects German beer drinkers from any adulteration of their suds, wine lovers are unprotected from vintners who choose to blend wines (a common practice in Germany and in California).
		While the beer law favors the consumer, the wine classification law leaves the consumer in the dark as to the actual origin of the vintage.
	www.german-way.com /wineupd.html (865 words)

	German Wine Tasting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		German Riesling has become known and acknowledged by chefs, food writers and everyday wine lovers to be one of the best, if not the best wine for pairing with all kinds of food.
		Their wines are made entirely by hand at the estate and the results are stunning.
		The wines are characterized by a filigree, lacy consistency - the epitome of elegance in white wine.
	www.seattlewinesociety.org /SeattlePrograms/02_04_Riesling.htm (1446 words)

	German For Travellers - Wines
		In Germany, "Qualitätswein" is a general term used to describe wines made from late harvest or overripe grapes.
		Auslese: Late harvest wine that tends to be intense, sweet and fruity.
		German Wine Queen: Every October candidates from the 13 German cultivation areas compete for the chance to represent the German wine and its cultivation areas on national and international meetings as their ambassadors.
	www.germanfortravellers.com /culture/food/wine2.htm (391 words)

	German Wine Types
		With the white wine these are especially riesling, sylvaner, Müller-Thurgau, white and grey burgundy; with the red wines dominate the types late burgundy, Trollinger, Lemberger, and Portuguese.
		In good years exclusive and exquisite high-quality wines from selected berries or Eiswein (sweet wine made from grapes which have been exposed to frost) can be produced.
		The wines are fruity and have a distinctive nutmeg aroma, excellent also with sparkling wines.
	www.hospitalityguild.com /GuidePro/Wine/germanwine.htm (1206 words)

	Willkommen To German Wines Spiced With Raga Cuisine of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The wines are weightier and rounder than their Mosel counterparts, with more subdued but earthier fruit in the nose.
		This wine is from one of the four Dr. Loosen vineyards that was rated grand cru in the 1868 vineyard classification done by the Prussian government.
		German winemakers produce a wide variety of styles, and in many cases the wines are made specifically to accompany foods.
	www.seattlewinesociety.org /SeattlePrograms/09_98_GermanWines.html (1055 words)

	Bouquet du Vin - German Wine
		German wines should be defined as a wide spectrum of flavors and textures, constantly refreshing the palate with bright acidity, ripe fruit, and a sense of minerals from the soil.
		The misconception amongst Americans regarding German wines is that they are all just sweet.
		Presently, we are researching German wines that are not yet represented in New Jersey and New York.
	www.bouquetduvin.com /wine-styles/german.cfm (235 words)

	German Wine
		German Wine: there is only one word to describe German Wine, for those who are unfamiliar with it.
		German wine also tastes just right with ordinary, everyday foods that all of us consume on a more regular basis.
		In Germany, there is a dedicated core of wine producers who want to improve the reputation of German wine.
	www.primewines.com /Buy-Wine-Online/German/German_Wine.htm (570 words)

	German Wine Guide
		Some, through the innate quality of their wines, have acquired illustrious reputations, and a knowledge of these vineyards, and the wine estates that own the vines, is core to tracking down the best that Germany has to offer.
		This vineyard heritage should endow the German wine label with the ability to inform the purchaser of the exact origin of the wine in question, in the same way that bottles of Grand Cru Brand or Griottes-Chambertin precisely describe their origins.
		It is not just the dominance of sugary, watery wine brands that have ruined the reputation of German wine, but also the passing of a sequence of badly conceived wine laws which have only served to confuse and maybe even deceive the consumer.
	www.thewinedoctor.com /regionalguides/germany.shtml (764 words)

	Wine Brats: 6 in 6 Germany
		German cuisine is delicious and diverse but, sadly, even many German cookbooks are written from an apologists view that German cuisine needs to be “fixed up” or made “more sophisticated”.
		German bread is meant to be dark, flavorful and substantial.
		Wines with pretensions to quality but don't quite cut it (sugar had to be added to the grape juice in order for the finished wine to reach minimum alcoholic strength).
	www.winebrats.org /education/grapejuice/9in9/germany.html (1809 words)

	GERMAN WINE - THE GERMAN WINE REGIONS - MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The wines of the Mosel and its tributaries, the Saar and the Ruwer, are richly fragrant, pale in colour, lightbodied with a lively, fruity acidity.
		The slaty soil imparts a distinctive taste to Mosel wines, ranging from fine-fruity to earthy, or "flinty".
		Riesling wines of great elegance and breed grow best on the steep, southern-facing slopes, particulary around Wiltingen and Scharzhofberg in the Saar-Ruwer district and in the Middle Mosel district around Bernkastel, Piesport, Wehlen, Brauneberg, Graach, Zeltingen and Erden.
	www.germanwine.de /english/d_reg/r_mos.htm (166 words)

	GERMANWINE.DE - All about German wines, white wines, red wines, wine regions and more.
		For the first time in living memory, German Riesling producers have experienced such international demand for their wines that many have virtually sold out of their 2001's, a vintage that set connoisseurs alight around the world.
		German growers are in general, pleased to delighted with the 2002 vintage.
		German Rieslings are often usefully low in alcohol.
	www.germanwine.de /english (458 words)

	German Wine and Its History
		There is an anonymous German advice to beer and wine drinkers: Wine after beer, nothing to fear.
		origin of German wine and its history, starting with Romans in the first century, proceeding to the Middle Ages, and ending up at present time.
		German wines owe its fame to the vineyards where the skillful vintners do their best to produce splendid wines and to compete with each other to gain the awards.
	www.germanculture.com.ua /library/weekly/aa092398.htm (610 words)

	German Wines - Wine
		The jewel in the German wine crown is the Riesling grape.
		German wines are an exceptional way to introduce your white zinfandel friends to better wines.
		Unless the label indicates that the wine is a Riesling, then it is made from another variety or varieties.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art11165.asp (380 words)

	German Wine Sales Up
		Wine accounted for 33% of total alcohol expenditure by German consumers in 2002, according to just-drinks.com.
		German wines represented 45.3% of the volume, down 2.5% from 2001, but the average price per liter for German wine was up 1% to €3.36 per litre.
		The Institute said it expects wine consumption in Germany to rise by 7.5% in volume and by 8.5% in value terms by 2006.
	www.winesandvines.com /headline_04_17_03_german.html (144 words)

	pjwine.com - German Wine Without Fear
		One is frequently told that German wine labels are complex and difficult to read—but the truth is otherwise, that once one learns half a dozen words and some of the ways they go together, one is rewarded with the greatest amount of useful information to be found anywhere pasted on a wine bottle.
		In fact, I must sadly report to my acquaintances who make wine on the Côte d'Or, that the true spiritual counterpart to their glorious red burgundies is not white burgundy, but rather the stylistically unique wines from that land to the northeast, from the Rhine and Mosel river valleys.
		A wine of slightly higher degree, Spätlese, finished totally dry, could be favored with a few years of benign neglect in the cellar, and then emerge with its acids somewhat attenuated, and prove equally agreeable.
	www.pjwine.com /html/german2.html (2529 words)

	A2Z Languages - Germany - Country Guide - German Wine
		Eighty years ago the top wines of Germany were priced at the same level as a great Bordeaux such as Lafite.
		The German wine industry itself is largely to blame, having bent over backwards to produce vast quantities of extremely cheap sugary wines to please an undemanding market.
		The Rhineland Palatinate lies midway between the Riesling zone and the southern zones, and its wines reflect this.
	www.a2zlanguages.com /Germany/country_guide/german_wine.htm (670 words)

	Wines of Germany represents all German winegrowers in the UK.
		Germany is home to some of the world’s greatest winemakers producing award-winning wines through individualistic methods of viticulture and viniculture.
		Germany is renowned fine wines produced from Riesling but it is also home to an impressive range of other varieties from Pinot Gris to Silvaner.
		Time and time again Germany is heralded by wine writers as one of the greatest, most diverse, winemaking nations in the world.
	www.germanwineinfo.co.uk (243 words)

	Welcome to Attrezzi's German Wine Primer! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Although the German wine system is highly developed, most folks (possibly even the Germans) have a hard time deciphering the rules.
		German wines can be high in acid and low in alcohol.
		The most important categories to remember when browsing for German wine (and you?ll definitely need a cheat sheet) are as follows.
	www.attrezzinh.com /germanwine_archived.cfm (1061 words)

	How to Read a German Wine Label
		Due to the wine law of 1971, German wine labels are very confusing, and at times misleading.
		The VDP has been instrumental in pushing the German government to classify the vineyard sites, and they have even come up with their own "unofficial" classification of the best vineyards.
		Wines in which sugar must be added to increase the alcohol content during fermentation are classified (in ascending order of quality) as Tafelwein, Landwein, or Qualitätswein.
	www.seaboardwine.com /Seaboard_Feature_Cont'd1.htm (601 words)

	How To Germany - Wine Regions
		Some are famous for their wine, some for their tourism, some for both and some for neither.
		The wine from this area, mainly along the Main River to the west and east of Würzburg, is noted for its use of the round, squat bocksbeutel bottle, and for its dry, earthy "Steinwein,:" which comes from a famous old vineyard in Würzburg.
		It is there that we find the "German Wine Road," the first to be established of the numerous named roads that abound in Germany today.
	www.howtogermany.com /pages/wine.html (1437 words)

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