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When a guest wants to order a high-quality white wine, what does a top sommelier think?
"Hmmm...."
"Burgundy, France and Germany"
If a guest says to order a high-quality sweet wine, what would they think?
"Hmm..."
Germany: Late picking, expensive rot, ice wine
France: Sudai Gui rot
Hungary: The Noble Corruption of Tokaj
The high-end sommelier's wine list must have German dry white and sweet white to be a qualified wine list
Germany's cold climate makes it a haven for white wine. Germany is known for its rigor, and in addition to producing top-of-the-line industrial products, winemaking is equally meticulous. The most expensive sweet wine in the world comes from Egon Muller in the Mosel region of Germany.
The TBA of the world's most expensive dessert wine, Egon Muller (Egon Miller Winery), has an average international price of 10W yuan
Germany's climate is cold and cool, it is the northernmost wine region in Europe, the grapes ripen slowly, giving German wines fresh acidity, light body, dry white usually retains a certain residual sugar balance acidity, the taste is delicate and balanced. Even the rich and expensive and ice wine is sweet but not greasy.
Most of the german high-quality vineyards are located on the steep slopes on both sides of the Mosel Mosel and Rhine rivers, and the soil is dominated by various rocks, which is extremely barren. The white wines produced have special complex aromas of minerals and gasoline, and the fruity aromas are rich.
The typical slate soils of the Mosel appellation are unusually poor and give the wine a fresh mineral atmosphere
The history of German wine began more than 2,000 years ago during the Roman Empire, and the Mosel appellation has been in the records since 483 AD.
In 1775, the world's first late-picking dessert wine was born at the Renheingau (Rheingau) winery in Germany:
At that time, the winery was made by monks, who needed the approval of the church to pick and brew, and the messenger who conveyed the bishop of Fulda's picking instructions was 14 days late due to weather and other reasons, and the grapes had been burned, which was thought to be a failed vintage, and the result was that the wine was exceptionally sweet and delicious, opening the history of late wine picking.
The Messenger Of Late Arrivals: In 1830, the world's first bottle of late-pick Spatlese was born at the Johannsberg winery in Rheingau, Germany
In 1830, the world's first ice wine, Eiswein, was born in the Rheingau (Rheingau) appellation in Germany:
In 1829, some of the poor quality grapes were abandoned in the vineyards, and in February of the following year, the weather in Germany was still cold, icy and snowy, and the winegrowers picked these frozen grapes in order to feed the cattle, and found that the juice flowing out was extremely sweet, so it was used to make wine, and since then there has been a top dessert wine in the world", "Eiswein ice wine".
In 1829, the world's first bottle of ice wine, Eiswein, was also born in the Rheingau Rheinland high-yield region of Germany
If you want to choose your favorite grape variety, Pippi's answer is "Riesling" Riesling.
The most varied varieties: it can brew sour and juicy dry white, it can also brew aromatic "late sweet wine", it can also brew "noble rot" as sweet as honey, and it can also be made into "ice wine" with a sweet but not greasy and fresh and fruity taste.
The most special variety: if it grows in barren rocky soil, it will have a strong mineral smell. After aging, it will show the special aroma of gasoline and kerosene, and people who like it flock to it, and people who hate it avoid it.
Riesling is an aromatic variety with sweet stone fruit and honey aromas, as well as unique mineral and gasoline aromas
There are 13 regions of German wine, which are roughly distinguished in terms of standard and popularity
Second-tier production areas: Rheinhessen (Rheinhessen), Pfalz (Falz), Nahe
Other production areas such as Baden (Baden), Ahr (Ahr), etc., the popularity is low, the domestic sales are less, and they are not listed one by one.
Steep vineyards, barren rocky soils, reflected light from the Mosel River and microclimate regulation create the world's highest level of Riesling wine region
The best appellations in Germany are mainly concentrated on the banks of the Mosel-Moselle and Rhine rivers. The top vineyards in these two appellations are generally steep, the park is south-facing, the sunshine time is longer, the mosel river or rhine river at the foot of the mountain reflects the sun, the vines have more light and heat to help the grapes ripen, and the soil is generally dominated by poor slate and schist, giving the wine its unique mineral and gasoline aromas.
The lower limit of wine in first-line appellations is extremely high, and the terroir conditions in the appellations are too good to be stepped on. Too many Mosel and Rheingau wines have not yet been stepped on.
According to your favorite taste, choose different grades of wine.
The German wine framework is divided into four grades (from low to high):
Daily Table Wine (Deutscher Wein), Regional Table Wine (Landwein), Regional Wine (QBA), Premium Premium Wine (QMP)
QMP (abbreviated to Qualiatswein mit Pradikat) premium premium wines are divided into 6 sub-grades:
German premium wines are divided into 6 grades
German wine grading is relatively special, mainly based on the ripeness of the grapes, sugar content, the higher the grade of the wine is sweeter.
Germany grades grapes according to their ripeness, and the sweeter the wine, the higher the grade
From the beginning of The Spatlese (late picking) is basically a sweet wine, the highest grade of Trockenbeerenauslese (Dried Portuguese Noble Rot Selection) is a very low-yield noble wine, most of the wineries produce only one or two barrels a year, just a few hundred bottles, so the price is more expensive.
German VDP Alliance: Full name Verband deutscher Prädikatsweingüter, translated as "German Elite Winery Alliance"
Founded in 1910, the alliance currently has about 200 members, and the membership review is extremely strict, and has become synonymous with high-end German wines, marked by "an eagle clutching a bunch of grapes".
There is a saying in the industry: "Buy German wine to see if there is an eagle." "However, in general, the price of VDP wineries wines starts at a higher starting point, starting from more than one hundred and dozens.
German VDP winery, buy German high-end wines to see without an eagle on the line
German vineyards are mostly located near 50 degrees north latitude, the climate is cold, and red grapes need more light and heat, so only a very small number of cool red grape varieties can ripen in Germany, mainly for some hybrids or local German niche varieties. Among them, there are two main varieties with high popularity: Pinot Noir (German name Spätburgunder) and Dornfelder.
Dornfelder mainly makes some simple and easy-to-drink wines.
Spätburgunder has some good things, and blind reviews are sometimes even confused with Burgundy's Pinot Noir.
If you have to choose the German red wine Spattburgunder Pinot Noir is a good choice
Reason for recommendation: This is the cheapest mosel Moselle Riesling wine I have ever bought on JD, when the event price was around 40, the quality is not high-end, but it is also decent, with the typical characteristics of the mosel appellation. With peach, green pineapple, citrus fruit aromas, and mineral notes, it has a good acidity, sweet and sour balance. Excellent value for money, so gave 5 stars.
Referral Index: ★★★★★
Daily activity price: ¥60
Recommended reason: This is also the cheapest grain-by-grain selection Beerenauslese that I bought on JD, the price is more than 130, produced in the second-tier production area of Pfalz (Phalts), the winery is not a big name, the quality is general, it is also a typical noble flavor, honey, preserved fruit, caramel flavor throughout, the overall sweet and sour balance is still good. If you pursue high-quality German BA level nobility can be skipped. However, it is really good in terms of cost performance, after all, the expensive price in Germany is quite expensive.
Recommendation Index: ★★★★ ☆
Daily activity price: ¥130+
Recommended reason: Germany gets the most Parker RP100 points of the winery, the winery standard is extremely high, this Riesling Riesling belongs to the more beginner winery, but the quality is also leveraged, the price is basically the same as the international average price.
Referral Index: ★★★★
Daily activity price: ¥120+
Reason for recommendation: I found the cheapest VDP winery on Jingdong, the activity price is calculated down to about 120, the vineyard belongs to the Gutswein regional level vineyard, belongs to the lowest level of VDP vineyard grading, but don't worry, VDP is the guarantee of quality. 120 is still a very reasonable price, rest assured.
Reason for recommendation: Like the previous wine, VDP winery, the price is twenty or thirty pieces more expensive than Hepburnhof, the appellation will be better, from mosel Mosel, the above one is Rhine-Hessen. Similarly, the vineyards are of a higher rank, belonging to the Ortswein village level. The price of the event is more than 150, and the vinous91 is highly rated. Those who like high-quality Riesling can start.
Daily Activity Price: ¥150+
Recommended reason: Christmas is coming! Pippi wishes everyone a "Merry Christmas!" in advance. "Winter Christmas, with a warm man and a steaming glass of mulled wine to drive away the cold, better than anything!
Daily activity price: ¥60+