Level 7 · Lesson 2
Germany II: Rivers, Slopes and Regional Diversity
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Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Grape variety
- The cultivated vine variety contributing fruit; its traits interact with site, harvest and winemaking.
- Vintage
- The harvest year. A document for one vintage does not automatically describe another.
- Origin
- The declared geographic source of a wine, interpreted through the applicable designation and evidence.
- Inference
- An explanation drawn from evidence, distinct from a direct observation or measurement.
Keep digging
Sources and further reading
- GR1 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- GR2 — Grape traits and context; sensory tendencies, not compulsory bottle results.
- WA — Dr. Loosen Blauschiefer trocken — 2025 listing; Dry Mosel reference; select exact product image
- WB — Leitz EINS-ZWEI-DRY — 2025; Dry Rheingau reference
- WC — Reichsrat von Buhl Riesling trocken — 2025; Dry Pfalz reference
- WD — Salwey Kaiserstuhl Spätburgunder — 2023 listing; Pinot Noir regional reference; label and listed edition
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.