Alsace

Question 1

what is the min must weight for VT Riesling, Muscat

Answer 1

244 g/l

Question 2

min must weight for VT PG, Gew

Answer 2

270 g/l

Question 3

Min must weight for SGN Riesling, Muscat

Answer 3

276 g/l

Question 4

min must weight for SGN PG, Gew

Answer 4

306

Question 5

what is the aging requirement for VT/SGN wines

Answer 5

June 1 of the 2nd year following harvest

Question 6

what subzones are for red wines only

Answer 6

Ottrot, St Hippolyte, Rodern

Question 7

what is the only subzone for both red and white wines

Answer 7

Cote de Rouffach

Question 8

what are the subzones for white only

Answer 8

Bergheim (Gew)
Scherwiller (Riesling)
Wolxheim (Riesling)
Vallée Noble (Gew, Riesling, PG)
Coteaux du Haut Koenigsburg (Riesling, Gew)
Val Saint Gregoire (Auxerrois, PB, PG)
Cotes de Barr (Sylvaner)
Blienschwiller (Sylvaner)

Question 9

what is the max yield for Alsace Blanc AOC

Answer 9

80 hl/ha (72 in a subzone, 68 for a lieu dit)

Question 10

max yield for VT

Answer 10

55 hl/ha

Question 11

max yield for SGN

Answer 11

40 hl/ha

Question 12

who owns Clos Himmelreich

Answer 12

Lucien Albrecht (in Orschwihr)

Question 13

name two Humbrecht clos wines

Answer 13

Clos Jebsel (Turckheim)
Clos Winsbuhl (Hunawihr)
Clos Hauserer (Wintzenheim)

Question 14

What two clos vineyards does Marc Kreydenweiss own

Answer 14

Clos Rebberg
Clos Rebgarten
Both in Andlau

Question 15

Trimbach’s Clos St Hune is in what GC

Answer 15

Rosacker

Question 16

Cuvee Frederic Emile is sourced from what two GC

Answer 16

Geisberg
Osterberg

Question 17

Trimbach is based out of what village

Answer 17

Ribeauvillé

Question 18

Clos Saint Urban is in what GC

Answer 18

Rangen de Thann

Question 19

Humbrecht’s Clos Hauserer is planted to what grape

Answer 19

Riesling

Question 20

What kind of soil is found in Clos Windsbuhl

Answer 20

Muschelkalk (marine sedimentary)

Question 21

Name 3 GC that Zind-Humbrecht makes

Answer 21

Rangen
Brand
Goldert

Question 22

who produces Cuvee Colette

Answer 22

Weinbach
named after former matriarch
vines are at the base of schlossberg, some of them outside the GC limit, so it is Alsace AOC

Question 23

What was the first vintage of Weinbach’s QGN

Answer 23

1983

Question 24

Unique feature of Albert Boxler

Answer 24

They release multiple wines from separate plots within the same GC

Question 25

where is Ostertag located

Answer 25

Ipfig

Question 26

who produces Clos Mathis

Answer 26

Osterberg

Question 27

Ostertag's Vignoble d'E is based on what grape

Answer 27

Gew

Question 28

What is ostertag's A360P bottling?

Answer 28

PG from GC of Muenchberg (was initially denied GC status because it used too much oak)

Question 29

marcel deiss is based out of what village

Answer 29

Bergheim

Question 30

what type of soil is gres de Vosges

Answer 30

pink sandstone

Question 31

three GC in the Bas Rhin

Answer 31

Meunchberg Zoptzenberg altenberg de bergbin

Question 32

best vintages since 2000

Answer 32

2019 2015 2009 2008 2007

Question 33

worst vintage since 2000

Answer 33

2003 2006 2014

Question 34

best older alsace vintages

Answer 34

89 88