German Riesling Harvest Categories
Most weights given in Oechsle & Brix
Beerenauslese (BA) & Eiswein
Minimum Must Weight by Region
110 Oe. or 25.8 Bx - Msr
120 Oe. or 27.9 Bx - N, P, Rh
124 Oe. or 28.7 Bx - F
125 Oe. or 33.9 Bx - Rg
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)
150 Oe. or 33.9 Bx - All Regions
Each estate can bottle select wines as a “Gold Cap” (similar to a reserve bottling). The most notable is the Gold Cap Auslese (GKA), or even more recherché, the “Long Gold Cap.” Gold Cap wines are primarily found at Auslese level, but can also be made at BA, TBA and Eiswein levels.
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Why is the second category (below Kabinett) in the Harvest Categories called “Estate Riesling”? It seems out of place, with Oechsle values far below those of Kabinett. Are you sure it doesn’t instead represent Tafelwein and should therefore precede Kabinett?
December 4th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Kent,
I need to review that a bit. It is a bit puzzling. let me ask the germans.