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Alsace Flashcards

1
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What is the climate of Alsace?

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Cool-continental

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What are the main wine styles of Alsace?

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  • Dry, white wines
  • 90% white wine production
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How does Alsace label their wines?

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By grape variety (not region) - similar to Germany

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What does it mean if there is one grape varietal listed on an Alsatian wine?

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  • 100% of the listed varietal
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5
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Edelzwicker

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  • Noble wine
  • A blend of the allowed white grapes in the region
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What are the characteristics of Riesling from Alsace?

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  • Most important grape varietal
  • Top region for Riesling
  • Dry
  • Fully ripened grapes
  • Fruity
  • Citrusy
  • High Alcohol
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What are the characteristics of Gewurtztraminer from Alsace?

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  • Exotic fruit
  • Spicy
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Describe Pinot Gris from Alsace

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  • Formerly known as Tokay or Tokay d’Alsace
  • Rich & Full
  • Almost honeyed
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9
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What are some other notable grapes grown in Alsace?

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  • Muscat
  • Sylvaner
  • Pinot Noir
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What two major factors affect the climate of Alsace?

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  • Vodges Mountains (west)
  • Rhine River (east)
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How do the Vosges mountains affect Alsace?

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  • Protect from severe weather
  • Protect from winter storms
  • Lies in the “rain shadow” - driest region in France
  • Sunny, dry conditions in summer
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Cremant d’Alsace

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  • Sparkling wine
  • Methode Champenoise
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Vendange Tardive

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  • Wines made form ultraripe, late harvest grpaes
  • Fermented completely dry
  • High alcohol + Full flavors
  • Varietal over Botrytis
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Selection de Grains Nobles

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  • Sweet dessert wines
  • Made from fully ripened grapes + botrytis
  • Honeylike flavors
  • Botrytis over Varietal
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15
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How is Alsace divided?

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Two departements:

  • Haut Rhin
    • Premier Wines
  • Bas Rhin
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16
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What are the four “noble” grapes of Alsace?

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  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Muscat
  • Gewurtztraminer
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17
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What is Alsace’s main appellation?

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Alsace AOP

18
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What is the most planted grape in Alsace?

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Riesling

19
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What grapes are Grand Cru AOP Alsatian wines produced from?

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Only the noble grapes

20
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What is the only red grape permitted for Alsatian wines?

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Pinot Noir

21
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Which grapes are permitted in Cremant d’Alsace?

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  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Auxerrois
22
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JURA: What grapes are used to make vin jaune and vin paille?

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vin jaune: Savagnin

vin paille: Pinot Noir

23
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What are the regions of Jura?

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  • Cotes du Jura
  • Arbois AOP
  • L’Etoile AOP
  • Chateau Chalon AOP
24
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What are the regions of Savoie?

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  • Vin de Savoie AOP
  • Roussette de Savoie AOP
  • Seyssel AOP
  • Bugey
25
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Which commune produces vin jaune and what grapes are in it?

A

Château Chalon

100% Savagnin grapes

26
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Which appellations produces vin de paille?

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Côtes de Jura, Arbois, or L’Etoile

Pinot Noir

27
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How many grand crus are in Alsace?

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28
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Which term denotes a blended wine including a minimum 50% of noble Alsatian grapes?

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Gentil

29
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What are some producers in Alsace?

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Trimbach and Hugel

30
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What is the only red wine permitted for Alsace AOP wines?

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Pinot Noir

31
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What is the significance of the name “Jura”?

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Jurassic era, vineyards rest upon Jurassic limestone and marl

32
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What is Jura’s climate?

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Continental

33
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What are the three main red grapes of Jura?

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Poulsard, Trousseau, and Pinot Noir

34
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What are the main white grapes of Jura?

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Dry = 100% Chardonnay

(Gamay Blanc)

35
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What are the local specialties of Jura? What are the grapes they are made with?

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Vin Jaune (Savagnin) and Vin de Paille (Pinot Noir)

36
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Chateau Chalon AOP

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A commune (not producer) in Jura, specializes in vin jaune, or yellow wine, oxidized, not fortified, grown on local limestone/marl, (nutty almost curried flavor - because of voile - like flor from Jerez) - labeled Arbois, L’Etoile, or Cotes du Jura

37
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What determines the climate of Savoie?

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Lake Bourget and Lake Geneva, continental climate

38
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A blended wine with at least 50% Alsatian noble grapes

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Gentil

39
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Noble grapes of Alsace

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Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurtz, Muscat

40
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Vin Jaune

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Dry, wine style

41
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Which commune in Jura produces vin jaune?

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Chateau Chalon

42
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Which wine was once called Tokay d’Alsace?

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Pinot Gris, no longer allowed to be printed on labels

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