Tiscali: German Phrase Finder - Wines & Spirits
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WINES & SPIRITS The wine list, please Die Weinkarte, bitte dee vinekar-te bi-te Can you recommend a good wine? Können Sie mir einen guten Wein empfehlen? kur'-nen zee meer ine-en goo-ten vine emp-faylen
Wines are usually categorized according to three criteria: the overall growing area, the village or even vineyard where they are produced, and the type of grape they are made from. Major grape varieties include Riesling, Edelzwicker, Gewürztraminer, and Müller-Thurgau. Important wine-growing areas in Germany and Austria include: Ahr small valley north of the Moselle, producing mainly pleasant, light red wines Baden the region around Freiburg in the Upper Rhine valley, producing pleasant, light, mainly white and rosé wines Burgenland region in Austria producing mainly sweet wines Franken important wine-growing area in Northern Bavaria, producing dry, full-bodied wines Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region along the rivers Moselle, Saar and Ruwer, producing white wines, many of them dry Rheinpfalz Palatinate region, producing mainly white wines Rheinhessen quality wine region along the banks of the Rhine Wachau major wine-growing area in Austria, just west of Vienna The names of the villages and vineyards producing wines are innumerable. The name of the wine is often the name of the village (e.g. Nierstein) plus the name of the particular vineyard (e.g. Gutes Domtal) which combined become Niersteiner Gutes Domtal. Amongst the most well-known names are: Bereich Bernkastel on the river Moselle, producing crisp whites Erbach area near Eltville in the Rheingau/Palatinate region, producing scented white wines mainly from the Riesling grape Gumpoldkirchen spicy white wine from Austria Hochheim strong white wines the from the Rheingau region Kaiserstuhl region near Freiburg, produing light white and rosé wines which are best drunk young Nierstein village in the Rheingau region, producing medium to sweet white Rheinwein (e.g. Niersteiner Gutes Domtal) Oppenheim village on the Rhine, producing fine white wines Volkach town in Franken, producing fine, rather dry white wines Other words to look out for are: Eiswein a rich, naturally sweet, white wine made from grapes which are harvested only after a period of frost halbtrocken medium-dry Landwein similar to French 'vin de pays' Prädikatswein highest category of quality wines QbA quality wine from a specified region Tafelwein lowest quality wine, similar to French 'vin de table' trocken dry * OTHER DRINKS What liqueurs do you have? Was für Liköre haben Sie? vas foor lee-kur'-re hah-ben zee
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