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German| Date: 2005-12-16 14:06:46 |
| From: Raymond |
Subject: Re: GERMAN CLASSIFICATION - PUZZLE!! |
| Hi John Thanks for your reply. Two more questions. 1) Based on your explanation, can I infer that in terms of quality, there is not much of a difference between the two especially if they are from the same producer? 2) Are wines in the Großes Gewächs category allowed to be chapterlized? Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: <BLVDDAD@aol.com> To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:20 AM Subject: [wineforum] Re: GERMAN CLASSIFICATION - PUZZLE!! > In a message dated 11/14/2005 1:27:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > raymd@singnet.com.sg writes: > > Love the wine but dislike that fickle clasification. What's the > difference between a Riesling Großes Gewächs and a Riesling Spatlese > trocken? > Thanks > Not very complicated--the Grosses Gewächs system is a classification > invented by and enforced for the members of the VDP, which is of course a grower > membership organization based in each region. Part of the requirements are that > the wine will be the equivalent of a Spätlese trocken (approximately) in > ripeness and residual sugar. > > Therefore, the definition for the Grosses Gewächs wines are built on those > for the Prädikat, but are either often more restrictive or contain additional > requirements. The enforcement, too, can differ, but I believe that in all > regions there will be an effort to enshrine the GG system into law. This has > already happened in some regions, I believe. > > In addition, there is an effort to undo the lumping together of vineyard > lands under famous names, which has resulted in the unconscionable dilution of > the vineyard nomenclature and the increased production of inferior wines under > great and highly recognizable names. There is hope that, and efforts > toward, the re-defining of the vineyard areas down back to the classic boundaries > found in historical maps and other data. > > On the label, you may notice some differences in the way that information is > presented. There will be an emphasis on the vineyard (Lage) name and a > de-emphasis on the town (Gemeinde) name, this latter often being found on the > rear label, along with the Prädikat information. It's supposed to be similar to > the Burgundian practice of not using the Village name with Grand Cru wines, > but it seems somewhat against the historical grain in Germany, at least to > me. > > Best, John Trombley > > > > > > More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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by Raymond