- Buying or drinking wine is optional. Begin with the map, named labels and worked examples in the lesson.
- Have water, a notebook and the linked producer documents available. Match the wine and document edition before applying its numbers.
Level 7 · Lesson 1
Germany I: Reading Ripeness, Dryness and Origin
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Before you press play
Choose your preparation track
You do not need to buy every comparison wine. Choose the track that matches your time, budget, and interest.
- If tasting, use small pours, water, breaks and a spit cup. Keep the names beside the glasses and a little of your first wine for the revisit.
- A — Leitz EINS-ZWEI-DRY. Rheingau · Riesling. Document: 2025. Dry Riesling origin and grape label. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- B — Leitz Dragonstone. Rheingau · Riesling. Document: 2025. Producer describes fruit sweetness; not an exact residual-sugar analysis. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- C — Gerhard Karle Winklerberg Kabinett trocken. Baden / Kaiserstuhl · Riesling. Document: 2024. Producer lists Kabinett and trocken together, 5.5 g/L residual sugar. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- D — Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen GG Alte Reben. Mosel · Riesling. Document: Undated range reference. Producer describes dry single-site Rieslings and used oak; no current bottle analysis. Preserve this origin and teaching role; verify the replacement edition and revise dependent commentary. Otherwise use the no-wine dossier.
- Follow the maps, labels and producer documents without buying or drinking wine. The video supplies worked explanations.
- Write down what the evidence establishes, what it suggests, and what remains unknown.
Taste responsibly: small pours, water, food, and spit cups are sensible equipment. Never build transport plans after the bottles are open.
Wine references for this class
Labels, technical sheets and source material
Use the named producer, wine and edition. A historical sheet or range page cannot establish the contents of another vintage.
- DWI — Prädikat categories and must-weight context.
- DRY — Regulated dry designation and acidity-dependent limits.
- LAW — 2021 reform and mandatory application from 2026 vintage.
- VDP — Current association classification is private law; legal terminology remains distinct.
- GR1 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- WA — Leitz EINS-ZWEI-DRY — 2025; Dry Riesling origin and grape label
- WB — Leitz Dragonstone — 2025; Producer describes fruit sweetness; not an exact residual-sugar analysis
- WC — Gerhard Karle Winklerberg Kabinett trocken — 2024; Producer lists Kabinett and trocken together, 5.5 g/L residual sugar
- WD — Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen GG Alte Reben — Undated range reference; Producer describes dry single-site Rieslings and used oak; no current bottle analysis