HTM 4050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Oenology, Köppen Climate Classification, Sparkling Wine

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 4050
• Professor: Melissa Pulvermacher

Document Summary

Most northerly wine region in the world. Continental climate, warm summers and cold winters. Same longitude as winnipeg and campbell river bc. Beer was the drink of germanic tribes. One of the top 10 exporters of wines in the world, highest % of export. Winter hardy varietals and hybrids planted, mostly white. White: riesling (21%, muller-thurgau, hybrid (24%, silvaner (8%, kerner, hybrid (7%) Hill sides are vital to concentrate light in the most northerly areas (rheingau and mosel) Quality is based on ripeness of grapes at harvest** Grapes must have enough sugar at harvest to yield 5% alcohol. Anreichern (enrichment) chaptalization permitted to yield wine up to 8. 5% alcohol, depending on climate zone. Wines are sweetened after fermentation with suss reserve (free run grape juice) Permitted grape varieties only: rielsing, muller-thurgau, hybrid, sylvaner, rulander (pinot gris) Used of ap number begins: amtliche prufungsnummer = official testing. Wine may be sweetened with suss reserve.