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German expression for "estate bottled". For every German wine, the bottler must be indicated on the label. This can be a winery or the grower himself. In the second case, the term "Erzeugerabfüllung" is allowed if the winegrower himself harvested the grapes, processed them into wine and then bottled them.
Flavour for sparkling wine. Sometimes called "extra herb". Residual sugar between 0 and 6 g / l.
This term refers to the sum of the non-volatile substances contained in wine, namely sugars, organic acids, colorants, bouquet substances and minerals.
Flavour for sparkling wine. Sometimes called »extra herb«. Residual sugar content between 12 and 20 g / l.
Mainz expression for Carnival. Since Mainz, in addition to Cologne and Dusseldorf belongs to the Carnival strongholds, carnival has a great importance for Rheinhessen. Carnival, also known as the "fifth season", officially begins on November 11th. The peak of this time comes one week before the beginning of the church Lent. Especially the Carnical Monday parade is celebrated in Mainz.
The partially fermented grape juice with an alcohol content of about 5-6 volume percent. The name is derived mainly from the colour ("white as a feather") or from the feathery flakes in the cloudy must. This stage of the new wine is also called Bitzler (the borders are fluid). As a preliminary stage, a distinction is made in Rheinhessen the "Bresmer" . While this is still sweet, the Federweisser already tastes slightly sour and is more similar to the young wine. Federweisser is sold in lightly corked bottles in the wine taverns,…
The filtration is the separation of a liquid containing solid particles into solid and liquid using a filter. In the case of wine, the deposit, harmful yeast and bacteria must be removed before bottling . Usually, there are two filtration methods used in winemaking: membrane filtration and sheet filtration.
German expression for the flavour of an aged wine. The word comes from Old High German "firni", meaing "old", or "year before". By now, the term has developed into an expression for aged wine, that is already several years old (for good wines that can be more than 10 years) and in which the aromas taste no longer aged, but "firn". Firn wines ussallyhave a very intense and dark colour (no longer bright and shiny, but dark to golden).
After the sparkling wine has been bottled, the fermentation takes place in the bottle. The maturation lasts at least nine months. During this time, the yeast settles. Then the bottles are placed almost horizontally in riddling desks. By turning and steepening the bottles, the yeast sinks into the neck of the bottle. Then the bottlenecks are frozen in a cold basin, while the yeast freezes on the bottle cap. Now follows the Disgorgement, meaning, that once the crown cork is removed, the pressure in the bottle shoots out the…
The "Fröhliche Weinberg" is a comedy by the Rheinhessen playwright Carl Zuckmayer. Naturalistic, hearty-colored depiction of Rheinhessen figures, phrases, folk songs and customs. "The comedy is set in Rheinhessen, in the wine autumn Anno twenty-one. It starts in the late afternoon and ends at the second morning "(director's statement by the author).