Alsace

Question 1

What is type of wines is Domaine Marcel Deiss fervently make?

Answer 1

Single vineyard field blend expressions

Question 2

What type of wines does Domaine Zind-Humbrecht fervently make?

Answer 2

Single varietal, single vineyard expressions

Question 3

When did Alsace receive AOC status?

Answer 3

1962, 20 years after Bandol & Arbois

Question 4

When was Alsace Grand Cru AOC created?

Answer 4

1975

Question 5

How many Alsace GC sites were recognized by 1990?

Answer 5

50

Question 6

Due to the political pressure from cooperatives in Alsace, what happened to Alsace GC laws?

Answer 6

The were created to meet a broad social criteria, rather than a strict viticulture criteria

Question 7

Name 10 grapes grown in Alsace based on amount planted:

Answer 7

-Riesling
-Pinot Blanc
-Gewurztraminer
-Pinot Gris
-Pinot Noir
-Sylvaner
-Muscat
-Chasselas
-Klevener de Heiligenstein
-Chardonnay

Question 8

What are the synonyms for Pinot Blanc in Alsace?

Answer 8

Auxerrois - Klevner - Clevner

Question 9

What are the synonyms for Pinot Gris in Alsace?

Answer 9

Tokay

Question 10

What are the synonyms for Klevener de Heiligenstein in Alsace?

Answer 10

Savagnin Rose

Question 11

What are the synonyms for Chasselas in Alsace?

Answer 11

Gutedel

Question 12

What is the only wine Chardonnay is allowed for in Alsace?

Answer 12

Cremant d’Alsace

Question 13

What kind of geological formation does Alsace vineyard lie on? Define it:

Answer 13

Graben: A depressed block of crust bordered by parallel normal faults

Question 14

What geological feature forms the slopes of Alsace?

Answer 14

Shearing faults rather than rivers (Rhone/Anjou)

Question 15

What German region lies on the other side of the Alsace graben?

Answer 15

The Baden

Question 16

What is the mountain range that forms an abrupt border of the Rhine Valley in Alsace?

Answer 16

The Vosges

Question 17

What mainly forms the soils of the Vosges slopes?

Answer 17

Granite