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Alsace/ Jura/Switzerland Flashcards

1
Q

Grand Crus that premit blending

A

Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaeperkopf

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2
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Which of the noble grapes is best suited for granite and schist soil

A

Riesling

like low PH soils

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3
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What is Chasselas know as in Alsace

A

Gutedel

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4
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What is Pinot or Klevner mean on a bottle

A

White wine, blend of all pinot grapes

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5
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What is the name of an Alsace bottle

A

flute d’alsace or vin du Rhin

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6
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Main soil type in Alsace

A

Gres de Vosges (pink sandstone)

Also granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel

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7
Q

3 Subzones for Pinot Noir

A

Ottrott, Rodern, Saint Hippolyte

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8
Q

Two subzones for Sylvaner

A

Bilenschwiller
Cotes de Barr

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9
Q

Val Saint Gregoire subzone is for these varieties

A

Auxerrois
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris

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10
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Min potential alcohol for VT

A

16%

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11
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When was the Grand Cru created

A

1975
Expanded in 1983

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12
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Sylvaner can be bottled as varietal wine in this Grand Cru

A

Zotzenberg

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13
Q

The year Alsace GC was separated into 51 AOPs

A

2011

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14
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What is Edelzwicker

A

blend of grapes

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15
Q

What is Gentil

A

50% noble varieties

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16
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What was the first Alsace Grand Cru

A

Schlossberg, 1975

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17
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Smallest Grand Cru vineyard in Alsace

A

Kanzlerberg

3ha

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18
Q

Largest Grand Cru in Alsace

A

Schlossberg

80ha

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19
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51st grand cru of alsace

A

kaefferkopf

20
Q

What are the noble varieties

A

Riesling
Gewerst
Pinot Gris
Muscat

21
Q

What is the soil like in Jura

A

jurarssic limestone and marl

22
Q

Three AOPs in Jura

A

Arbois
L’Etoile
Chateau Chalon

23
Q

What color wine is made in L’Etoile

A

white wine only

24
Q

What does Chateu Chalon specialize in?

A

Vine Jaune (tellow wine)

25
Q

What is Vin Jaune?

A

Made from Savagnin/Traminer
Oxidized for decades
Voile (yeast) forms

26
Q

What bottle style is Chateau Chalon bottled in

A

Clavelin bottle

27
Q

What is Vin de Paille

A

ripe, non botryrtisized wines left to dry for 6 weeks after harvest

28
Q

What is Ouillage in relation to Vin Jaune

A

headspace between wine and the top of the container holding wine developing the flor

29
Q

Min ABV for Vin de Paille wines

A

14%

30
Q

What is Macvin du Jura

A

A fragrant and characterful mixture of grape juice/grape spirit drunk as an apertif

31
Q

High quality Pinot Noir comes from this region in Jura

A

Arlay

Cotes du Jura

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A
33
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What are synonyms for Traminer

A

Savagnin
Nature (Jura specific)

34
Q

Soil type of Juras Vin Jaune

A

Blue & Gray Marl

35
Q

How much time does Macvin du Jura spend in oak

A

10 months

36
Q

What are the big grapes in Switzerland

A

Chasseloas
Muller Thurgau
Chardonnay
Sylvaner

37
Q

What is Sylvaner known. as in Switzerland

A

Johannisberg

38
Q

What are the most important Catons of Switzerland

A

Valais
Vaud

39
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What is the largest in production size of the Cantons

A

Valais

40
Q

What is the warm drying wind in Valais

A

Foehn

41
Q

What river influences Valais

A

Rhone

42
Q

What is the local name for Chasselas in Valais

A

Fendant

43
Q

What Canton borders Jura?

A

Vaud

44
Q

What is the local name for Chasselas in Vaud

A

Dorin

45
Q

What are the grand crus of Vaud

A

Dezaley
Calamin

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