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sortenrein

English translation: single-grape (variety) wine

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German term or phrase:sortenreiner Wein
English translation:single-grape (variety) wine
Entered by: British Diana

17:08 Oct 16, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / description of wine made from one grape variety
German term or phrase: sortenrein
There are many translations of this word here at KudoZ already, but no DE-EN one which applies to wine. I want to know what to call a wine which consists almost exclusively of one variety of grape, eg. Müller-Thurgau, so I want the opposite of a cuvée. I'm investigating the wines of the UK and have found out that these are very rarely "sortenrein" - but how to say it in German?
British Diana
Germany
Local time: 18:12
single-cultivar / single-grape (variety) / unblended
Explanation:
... might be possible here (although '[un]blended' can also refer to a single vintage rather than grape variety).

See, for example,

http://www.oldbridgewine.co.uk/product.php?shopvarid=615
"Whilst single cultivar examples exist, Grenache is considered a variety more suited to blending ..."

http://www.wine-pages.co.uk/resources/burgexp.htm
"The great Burgundies, both red and white, are un-blended wines made from a single grape variety."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10820992/Dont-s...
"Most wines are already blended, with even those labelled as a single grape only requiring 85 per cent to be the named variety."
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Grading comment
Thank you, Steffen! I am choosing your answer as the most useful because I think non-experts will understand it better than "varietal" (viz what Ramey has said).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5varietally pure - varietal pure
Edith Kelly
3 +4single-cultivar / single-grape (variety) / unblended
Steffen Walter
4monovarietal
Edgar Bettridge
3unadulterated
Yorkshireman


Discussion entries: 10





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
varietally pure - varietal pure


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace_wine

Anyway, this is what they call it for beer - when just one hop species is used.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Edith!

Asker: Thank you, Steffen!

Asker: Sorry, Edith, I was on the wrong line...

Asker: Thank you , Edith , for providing the expert term which is really good for me to know but not quite as useful as Steffen's suggestion for the groups I will be taking on tours through the vineyards, I think.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rainerc (X): see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varietal
5 mins
  -> Thanks, if Irish English is considered by asker as British (European) English, maybe Danish English might also do.
agree  Sarah Lewis-Morgan: I think Varietal covers it. This says the same: http://www.thewinesociety.com/Explore-wglossary#v
10 mins
agree  Coqueiro: http://www.winespectator.com/glossary/index/word/V
11 mins
agree  Joel Schaefer: Of course, and I don't think there's a specifically BE version.
3 hrs
agree  Helen Shiner: Varietal on its own is fine. Though since my mother is Irish and my father English, I feel rather conflicted.
6 hrs
neutral  Ramey Rieger (X): The term is quite correct, but not 'general' enough for this context. Sorry I can't agree this time Edith! I'm three-quarters Welsh, but who cares?
16 hrs
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
single-cultivar / single-grape (variety) / unblended


Explanation:
... might be possible here (although '[un]blended' can also refer to a single vintage rather than grape variety).

See, for example,

http://www.oldbridgewine.co.uk/product.php?shopvarid=615
"Whilst single cultivar examples exist, Grenache is considered a variety more suited to blending ..."

http://www.wine-pages.co.uk/resources/burgexp.htm
"The great Burgundies, both red and white, are un-blended wines made from a single grape variety."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10820992/Dont-s...
"Most wines are already blended, with even those labelled as a single grape only requiring 85 per cent to be the named variety."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you, Steffen! I am choosing your answer as the most useful because I think non-experts will understand it better than "varietal" (viz what Ramey has said).
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Steffen and supporters!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Three co.uk refs. Convincing.
6 mins
agree  Helen Shiner
12 mins
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): single-grape would be my choice
11 hrs
agree  Jeremy Amos: single-grape was the first thing that popped into my head too
18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unadulterated


Explanation:
Numerous articles use the term unadulterated in conjunction with the single variety grape juices used for making wine.

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Yorkshireman!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ramey Rieger (X): Way off track this time, my friend, in wine circles this would mean without colours, sugar or aging agents.
8 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
monovarietal


Explanation:
A bit of a marketing word this. Not v elegant, but may work in the context, especially if it is a trade rather than retail audience. NB Jancis Robinson is the leading UK critic and has very strong views on the misuse of varietal!

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Note added at 20 hrs (2014-10-17 13:47:52 GMT)
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Gist is: varietal is a descriptive term for a wine named after the dominant grape variety (ie min 85% in EU or 80% in US, so not as strict a concept as sortenrein...). She does not like varietal used to describe a vine variety (as opposed to a wine) and she therefore also does not like the term varietal-labelling. She also asserts that you should not describe a wine defined by geographical origin as a varietal wine even though it may well be 100% Cab or whatever. Eg Mosel Riesling is not a varietal wine by this definition, but Pinot Grigio tankered from the Veneto and bottled in Zell would be. Hope this helps.


    Reference: http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/variety-varietal-or-c...
Edgar Bettridge
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Edgar. Unfortunately the article you link to is only accessible for paid-up members of the sociery

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