Alsace Flashcards
(235 cards)
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Important Clos Vineyards
(not located within Grand Cru Vineyards)
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Clos des Capucins (Kaysersberg, Domaine Weinbach)
Clos de la Faille (Wintzenheim, Albert Mann)
Clos Häuserer (Wintzenheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
Clos Himmelreich (Orschwihr, Lucien Albrecht)
Clos Jebsal (Turckheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
Clos Rebberg (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
Clos Rebgarten (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
Clos des Récollets (Rouffach, Lucien Albrecht)
Clos Ribeaupierre (Ribeauvillé, Jean Sipp - formerly known as the Clos du Schlossberg)
Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawihr, Zind-Humbrecht)
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Year Alsace achievee AOC status
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1963
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Q
Moselle AOP
Styles
Major Grapes
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- Red, White, Rosé
- Auxerrois
- Pinot Noir
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Year Moselle was upgraded from VDQS to AOP
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2011
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Côtes de Toul AOP
2 grapes for white wines
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- Auxerrois
- Aubin
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Côtes de Toul AOP
Grape
A
Pinot Noir
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Sparkling Wine
% of Alsace Production
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25%
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Only AOP in Alsace to allow Chardonnay
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Crémant d’Alsace AOP
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Q
Workhorse variety for Cremant d’Alsace
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Pinot Blanc
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Cremant d’Alsace
Styles
Grapes
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- Blanc: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, Chardonnay
- Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir
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Only red variety permitted for Alsace AOP wines
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Pinot Noir
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SGN Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer
Min. Must Weight
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306 g/l
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SGN Riesling, Muscat and Muscat Ottonel
Min. Must Weight
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276 g/l
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VT Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer
Min. Must Weight
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270 g/l
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VT Riesling, Muscat and Muscat Ottonel
Min. Must Weight
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244 g/l
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T/F: Vendanges Tardives must be sweet.
A
False
- VT wines may vary in actual sugar, and can be quite dry
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Late-harvest designation that can show botrytis, but emphasizes varietal purity
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Vendanges Tardives
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Late-harvest designation generally picked in tries, suppresses varietal characteristic for botrytis
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Sélections de Grains Nobles
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T/F: Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles are terms that may only be printed on the labels of Alsace Grand Cru AOP.
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False
- The terms may be printed on Alsace AOP and Alsace Grand Cru AOP
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Year AOP designations for late-harvest wines Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles were created
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1984
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Q
2 Producers who choose not to promote wines as Grand Cru
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- Trimbach - Clos-Ste-Hune, Rosacker GC
- Hugel
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Q
Largest grand cru of Alsace
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- Schlossberg
- 80 ha
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Smallest grand cru of Alsace
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- Kanzlerberg
- 3 ha
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Q
Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer
Grand Cru AOP
Min. Alcohol
A
12.5%
- although certain vineyards mandate higher amounts
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Riesling and Muscat
Grand Cru AOP
Min. Alcohol
**11%**
* although certain vineyards mandate higher amounts
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Is mechanical harvesting permitted for grand cru wines?
**No. Hand-harvesting is mandatory.**
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Sylvaner is permitted as a varietal wine in what Grand Cru AOP?
**Zotzenberg**
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2 grand crus of Alsace that may blend to certain prescribed proportions
* **Altenberg de Bergheim**
* **Kaefferkopf**
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51st grand cru added in 2006
**Kaefferkopf**
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Year Alsace Grand Cru AOP first proposed
**1975**
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Number of vineyards designated as grand crus in 1983
**25**
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Staunchest advocates of using field blends as a means of emphasizing Alsatian terroir
**Marcel Deiss**
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*Gentil*
Requirements
* **a blend**
* **min 50% noble grapes**
* **any other Alsace AOP grape may compose the remainder**
* **base wine must be vinified separately**
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*Gentil*
**Superior designation for blends from Alsace**
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Does a wine labeled *Edelzwicker* need to contain more than one grape?
**No**
* **In practice *Edelzwicker* are blends, however they do not need to indicate any percentages or grapes on the label**
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Does a wine labeled *Edelzwicker* need to be vintage dated?
**No**
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*Edelzwicker*
**"noble mixture"**
* Usually indicates its own inverse, an inexpensive blend
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Difference between Klevner and Klevener
* **Klevner = Pinot Blanc**
* **Klev**_e_**ner = pink variant of Traminer - known as Savagnin in the Jura**
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5 communes that may bottle Klevener de Heiligenstein vareitally as Alsace AOP
* **Heiligenstein**
* **Bourgheim**
* **Gertwiller**
* **Goxwiller**
* **Obernai**
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Where will you find a few plantings of Klevener in Alsace?
**Around the commune of Heiligenstein in the Bas-Rhin**
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Savagnin
Synonym
**Klevener**
* Known as Savagnin in Jura
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Is new oak usually a factor in the vinification of noble varieties of Alsace?
**No, although many producers use large neutral casks for fermentation and aging.**
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T/F: Muscat is more likely than Gewurztraminer to be off-dry.
**False**
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T/F: Muscat is higher in alcohol than Gewurztraminer.
**False**
* **Muscat: min 11% alcohol**
* **Gewurztraminer: min 12.5% alcohol**
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How do the aromas of Muscat differ from Gewurztraminer?
* **Muscat - fragrant floral grape-y notes**
* **Gewurztraminer - sweet spices and tropical fruit**
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What two noble grapes of Alsace are highly aromatic?
* **Muscat**
* **Gewurztraminer**
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What are the characteristics of Pinot Gris from Alsace?
**full, rich expression, with spicy-smoky qualities and a frame of good acidity**
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What was Pinot Gris formerly called?
**Tokay d'Alsace or Tokay Pinot Gris**
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Alsatian Rieslings characteristics vs Germany
**Dry, more powerful, and higher in alcohol**
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Last noble grape to ripen
**Riesling**
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Most planted grape in Alsace
**Riesling**
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White wines labeled simply as "Pinot"
Permitted Varieties
* **Pinot Noir**
* **Pinot Blanc**
* **Pinot Gris**
* **Auxerrois**
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T/F: Sylvaner can be labeled by variety for Alsace AOP.
**True**
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Chasselas
Synonym in Alsace
**Gutedel**
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Pinot Blanc
Synonym in Alsace
**Klevner**
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4 "noble" grapes of Alsace
* **Riesling**
* **Pinot Gris**
* **Muscat**
* ****Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
* Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
* Muscat Ottonel
* **Gewurztraminer**
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White Wine
% of Alsace AOP
**90%**
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Soils
Plain at the base of the mountain
* **Alluvial clay**
* **Gravel**
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Soils
Lower mountain slopes
**Limestone**
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Soils
Steeper mountain slopes
* **Schist**
* **Granite**
* **Volcanic sediment**
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Driest city in France
**Colmar**
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Mountain range to the west of Alsace
**Vosges Mountains**
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Portion of Alsace Grand Cru vineyards located in Haut-Rhin (south)
**2/3**
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Altenberg de Bergheim
Encepagement
* **50-70% Riesling**
* **10-25 Pinot Gris**
* **10-25% Gewurztramine****r**
* **plus**
* **Also, varietally labeled 100% Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris**
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Capital of the Haut-Rhin
**Colmar**
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Single most important aspect of Alsace's climate with regards to viticulture
**Sunshine hours**
* **The Vosges create a rain shadow effect, making Alsace incredibly sunny and dry**
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*grés de Vosges*
**Pink Sandstone**
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Kaefferkopf
Encepagement
* **60-80% Gewurztraminer**
* **10-40% Riesling**
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Grand Cru is authorized for Sylvaner
**Zotzenberg**
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Grand Crus not authorized for varietal Muscat
* **Altenberg de Bergheim
**
* **Kaefferkopf**
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Basic min. alcohol for Riesling and Muscat
**11%**
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Basic min. alcohol for Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris
**12.5%**
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Northernmost Grand Cru in Alsace
**Steinklotz**
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Southernmost Grand Cru in Alsace
**Rangen**
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Post 2008, max rs for Alsatian Riesling
* **9g/L**
* if TA is 6
* **6g/L**
* if chaptalization is used
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Exceptions to the Dry Riesling rule
* **If labeled by a lieu-dit**
* **Also VT and SGN**
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Permitted grape of Marc d'Alsace
**Gewürztraminer**
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Select the most highly regarded vintage in Alsace.
A. 2003
B. 2004
C. 2006
D. 2007
**2007**
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When did Alsace gain AOC status?
1962
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Between the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin, which subregion contains the most premier quality vineyards?
The Haut-Rhin
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What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin?
Colmar
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What is the single most important aspect of Alsace's climate with regards to viticulture?
Sunshine hours. The Vosges create a rain shadow effect, making Alsace incredibly sunny and dry.
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What is grés de Vosges?
Pink sandstone
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What soils are generally found on the higher mountain slopes?
schist, granite, volcanic sediment
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What soils are generally found on the lower mountain slopes?
Limestone
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What soils are generally found on the plain?
alluvial clay and gravel
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What % of Alsace's production is white?
90%
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What are the four noble grapes of Alsace?
- Riesling
- Pinot Gris
- Muscat
- Gewurztraminer
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What are the three allowed clones of Muscat?
- Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
- Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
- Muscat Ottonel
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What is Klevner?
Pinot Blanc
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What is Gutedel?
Chasselas
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What is KlevEner
Savagnin
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What other variety may be blended into varietal bottlings of Pinot Blanc?
Auxerrois
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If the wine is labeled simply "Pinot," what varieties are permitted?
Noir, Blanc, Gris, Auxerrois
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As of 2008, what style is mandatory for Alsatian riesling?
Dry
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Klevener de Heiligenstein is permitted in what villages?
- Heiligenstein
- Bourgheim
- Gertwiller
- Goxwiller
- Obernai
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What is edelzwicker?
"Noble blend" - usually inexpensive, may be single varietal, may or may not be vintage dated
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What is gentil?
- A superior designation for blends, requiring >50% noble grapes; base wines must be vinified separately.
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Who is the standard-bearer for traditional Alsatian field blends?
Marcel Deiss
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In a traditional Alsatian field blend, are the grapes vinified together or separately?
Together
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When was the Alsace Grand Cru AOP proposed?
1975
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When did the first 25 Grand Crus appear?
1983
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When did the next 25 Grand Crus appear?
1985
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What is the most recent Grand Cru elevation, and when?
Kaefferkopf in 2006
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Must Alsatian Grand Crus be varietal wines?
Yes, with exceptions
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Which Grand Crus are permitted to blend?
- Kaefferkopf
- Altenberg de Bergheim
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What is the encepagement for Altenberg de Bergheim?
- 50-70% Riesling
- 10-25% Pinot Gris
- 10-25% Gewurztraminer, plus
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What is the encepagement for Kaefferkopf?
- 60-80% Gewurztraminer
- 10-40% Riesling
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Which Grand Cru is authorized for Sylvaner?
Zotzenberg
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Which Grand Crus are NOT authorized for varietal Muscat?
- Altenberg de Bergheim
- Kaefferkopf
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What is the basic minimum alcohol for Riesling and Muscat?
11%
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What is the basic minimum alcohol for Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris?
12.5%
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What is the smallest Grand Cru in Alsace?
Kanzlerberg (3ha)
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What is the largest Grand Cru in Alsace
Schlossberg (80ha)
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What is the northernmost Grand Cru in Alsace?
Steinklotz
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What is the southernmost Grand Cru in Alsace?
Rangen
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What is the minimum must weight for **Riesling and Muscat VT**? For SGN?
VT: 244g/L
SGN: 276g/L
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What is the minimum must weight for **Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris VT**? For SGN?
VT: 270g/L
SGN: 306g/L
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Post 2008, what is the max residual sugar for Riesling?
- 9g/L (if TA is 6)
- 6g/L (if chaptalization is used)
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What are the exceptions to the Dry Riesling rule?
- if labeled by a lieu-dit.
- (also VT and SGN)
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What are the subzones of Alsace (as of 2012)?
```
Klevener de Heiligenstein
Blienschwiller
Côtes de Barr
Côte de Rouffach
Ottrott
Rodern
Saint Hippolyte
Valée Noble
Val Saint Grégoire
Scherwiller
Wolxheim
Bergheim
Coteaux de Haut Koenigsbourg
```
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What varieties are authorized for Klevener de Heiligenstein?
Klevener (Savagnin)
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What varieties are authorized for Blienschwiller and Côtes de Barr?
Sylvaner
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What varieties are authorized for Côte de Rouffach?
- Gewurztraminer
- Riesling
- Pinot Gris
- Pinot Noir
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What varieties are authorized for Ottrott, Rodern, and Saint Hippolyte?
Pinot Noir
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What varieties are authorized for Vallée Noble?
- Gewurztraminer
- Riesling
- Pinot Gris
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What varieties are authorized for Val Saint Grégoire?
- Auxerrois
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
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What varieties are authorized for Scherwiller and Wolxheim?
Riesling
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Riesling?
- Côte de Rouffach
- Vallée Noble
- Scherwiller
- Wolxheim
- Coteaux de Haut-Koenigsbourg
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Gewurztraminer?
- Côte de Rouffach
- Vallée Noble
- Bergheim
- Coteaux de Haut-Koenigsbourg
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Pinot Gris?
- Côte de Rouffach
- Vallée Noble
- Val Saint Grégoire
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Pinot Blanc?
Val Saint Grégoire
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Sylvaner?
- Blienschwiller
- Côtes de Barr
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Pinot Noir?
- Côte de Rouffach
- Ottrott
- Rodern
- Saint Hippolyte
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Muscat?
None
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What is the difference between **Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles**?
- VT is late harvest, may be botrytized but expresses varietal purity
- SGN is always botrytized, harvested in tries
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Who produces **Clos St. Hune**, from which Grand Cru?
**Trimbach, Rosacker**
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Who produces **Cuvée Frédéric Emile**, from which Grand Crus?
**Trimbach, from Osterberg and Geisberg** (single plot that overlaps the border between the two)
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Who produces **Clos Jebsal**?
Zind-Humbrecht
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Who produces **Clos St-Urbain**, from which Grand Cru?
**Zind-Humbrecht, from Rangen**
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Who produces Clos Hauserer, from which Grand Cru?
Zind-Humbrecht, from Hengst
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Who produces Cuvée Theo?
Weinbach
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Who produces **Clos de Capuchins**, from which Grand Cru?
**Weinbach, from Schlossberg**
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Who produces Clos St-Landelin, from which Grand Cru?
Thomas Muré, from Vorbourg
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When were VT and SGN introduced?
1984
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What are the authorized grapes for Crémant d'Alsace?
- Riesling
- Pinot Blanc
- Pinot Gris
- Auxerrois
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
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What is the minimum time en tirage for Crémant d'Alsace?
9 months
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What are the two AOPs of Lorraine?
- Côtes de Toul
- Moselle
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What are the styles and varietals of the Côtes de Toul?
White: Auxerrois and Aubin
Rosé: 10% Pinot Noir, plus Pinot Meunier, Aubin, Auxerrois
Red: Pinot Noir
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What are the styles and varietals of the Moselle?
White: Auxerrois, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Gris, plus Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Gewurztraminer
Rosé: min 70% Pinot Noir plus Gamay
Red: Pinot Noir
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Excellent vintages in Alsace
- 1985
- 1988-1990
- 1993
- 1997
- 1998
- 2000
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
- 2012
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Poor vintages in Alsace
- 1991
- 1999
- 2003
- 2004
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What varieties are authorized for Coteaux de Haut Koenigsbourg
- Gewurztraminer
- Riesling
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What varieties are authorized for Bergheim?
Gewurtztraminer
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Zind-Humbrecht
History
* **Located in Turkheim**
* **Vinegrowers since 1620; vinification at the domaine began in 1947**
* **Zind was merged onto Humbrecht in 1959**
* **Currently run by Olivier Humbrect MW, biodynamic pioneer**
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Trimbach
'Clos Ste. Hune'
'Clos Ste. Hune'
* **1.67 ha of Rosacker GC**
* **Limestone**
* **Owned by family for 200 yrs**
* **650 cases produced**
* **VT '89 $795**
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Trimbach
'Cuvée Frédéric Emile'
**Trimbach est. 1626**
* **Riesling 'Cuvée Frédéric Emile'**
* **From Geisberg (.65ha) and Osterberg (4ha) GCs**
* **Also VT, SGN**
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'Cuvée Frédéric Emile'
2 GC vineyards
* **Geisberg**
* **Osterberg**
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Trimbach
Winemaking
* **Hand harvest, late as possible for max ripeness**
* **Pneumatic press**
* **Juice runs to cellar by gravity, clarifies naturally prior to fermentation**
* **Ferment in temp-controlled stainless steel (2-3 weeks)**
* **All wines—except VT and SGN— vinified completely dry with no rs**
* **Malolactic avoided**
* **Fined, filtered, bottled early**
* **Age in bottle 1 yr, and up to 5 yrs, depending on cuvée**
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Zind-Humbrecth
Vineyards
* **40 ha btwn Guebershwihr**, **Wintzenheim, Turkheim, Hunawihr, Thann**
* **GC:**
* **Golert** (Gueberschwihr)
* **Hengst** (Wintzenheim)
* **Brand** (Turkheim)
* **Rangen** (Thann)
* **Single Vineyards:**
* **Clos Häuserer** (Wintzenheim)
* **Herrenweg**
* **Clos Jebsal**
* **Heimbour - abuts Brand** (Turkheim)
* **Clos Windsbuhl** (Hunawihr)
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Zind-Humbrecht
'Clos Windsbuhl'
'Clos Windsbuhl'
* **5.5 ha, SE slope in Hunawihr**
* **Acquired 1987**
* **Planted to Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay and Auxerrois**
* **Muschelkalk soils**
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Domaine Weinbach est 1898
Vineyards 28 ha
**Domaine Weinbach est 1898**
* **GC Schlossberg: Riesling, acid siliceous, coarse sand**
* **GC Furstentum: Gewurztraminer, brown calcareous sandstone**
* **GC Mambourg: Gewurztraminer, limestone and magnesium**
* **GC Marckrain: Gewurztraminer, limestone marl**
* **Altenbourg**
* **Clos des Capucins: Historical monopole, Capucin monks est 1612, a lot of grapes**
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Domaine Weinbach est 1898
Top Wines
**Domaine Weinbach est 1898**
* **Riesling Vd'Alsace Cuvée Colette:** Vnyds bottom of Schlossberg, picked later than other bottlings
* **Riesling Schlossberg Cuvée Saint Catherine**: 1st vintage 1984
* **Riesling Schlossberg Cuvée Sainte Catherine 'L'inédit!':** Specific plots of botrytized Riesling, picked all at once (w/o *tries*)
* **Gewurztraminer GC Mambourg**
* **Pinot Gris Altenbourg**
* **Quintessences de Grains Noble**s: only in best vintages, avg 34 cases of 375 ml bottlles, 1st vintage 1983
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Albert Boxler est 1673
Vineyards
**Albert Bloxer est 1673**
* **GC Sommerberg: Granite**
* **GC Brand: Granite**
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Albert Boxler est 1673
Top Wines
**Albert Boxler est 1673**
* **Riesling GC Brand 'Kirchberg'**
* **Riesling GC Sommerber 'Dudenstein'**
* **Riesling GC Sommerberg 'Eckberg'**
* **Riesling GC Sommerberg VT and SGN**
* **Pinot Gris GC Sommerberg 'Wiptal'**
* **Pinot Gris GC Sommerberg VT and SGN**
* **Gewurztraminer GC Brand VT**
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'Clos des Capucins'
**Weinbach**
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'Clos Häuserer'
**Zind-Humbrecht**
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'Clos de la Faille'
**Albert Mann**
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'Clos Rebberg'
**Marc Kreydenweiss**
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'Clos Saint Landelin'
Pinot Noir
**Muré**
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Grape in the following cuvée
**Pinot Noir**
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In addition to the noble grapes, what other white grapes may be varietally labeled under Alsace AOC?
Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Chasselas, Sylvaner
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Ottrott, Roderick, and Saint Hippolyte are subzone designations for what grape?
Pinot Noir
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What grape was formerly known as Tokay d'Alsace?
Pinot Gris
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What is the difference between Klevener and Klevner?
Klevener- local term for Savagnin in Heiligenstein
Klevner- synonym for Pinot Blanc in Alsace
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What is the average rainfall in Alsace? What's notable about this?
600mm; Alsace is among the driest regions in France
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What is the Grand Est région?
A region in France that is comprised of Alsace, Lorraine, and Champagne
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Who produces Cuvée Frédéric Emile, and which Grand Cru(s) is it from? What was its inaugural vintage?
Trimbach; Geisberg and Osterberg; 1967
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What is the name of Domaine Weinbach's monopole?
Clos des Capucins
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What is Quintessence de Grain Nobles?
- Only produced in outstanding vintages, the QGN designation is only seen for wines that significantly exceed the requirements for SGN wines
- Not an official or regulated designation
- Created in 1983 by Weinbach
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True or False: Wines labeled "Edelzwicker" may be made from a single variety.
True
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When did Alsace receive AOC status?
1962
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What is the min must weight for VT wines?
235 g/L
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What is Alsace's smallest Grand Cru vineyard?
Kanzlerberg. 3.ha.
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What grand cru does Trimbach's Clos-Ste-Hune Riesling comes from?
Rosacker
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Gewurztraminer is a clone of what grape?
Traminer
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What is Savagnin Rose/Roter Traminer called in the Bas-Rhin?
Klevener de Heiligenstein
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In what communes can Klevener de Heiligenstein be bottled?
Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai
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Name a producer of Klevener de Heiligenstein:
Heywang
Boch
Daniel Ruff
Vincent Stoeffler (sweeter side MMW 144 g/l, min abv. 8.5%)
Habsinger
Zeyssolff
CV Andlau
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Name The Alsace 11:
Muscat, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Clevner/Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Klevener de Heiligenstei
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Name two producers of Schlossberg Grand Cru?
Domaine Weinbach
Trimbach
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Match the producer with its Monopole:
Domaine Weinbach - Clos de Capucins
Trimbach - Clos St Hune
Albert Mann - Clos de la Faille
Zind-Humbrecht - Clos St Urbain
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Quintessence de Grains Nobile!
Producer? Domaine Weinbach
First Vintage? 1983
Style? No legal designation, Botrytised BA or TbA in style
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Two **Alsatian Grand Crus** are permitted to produce **Grand Cru Rouge** as of 2022…what are they?
**Hengst
Kirchberg de Barr**
*Pinot Noir*
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How many years does a vine need to be to qualify for Velles Vinyes?
75
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T/F- Zoztenberg makes an Alsatian Grand Cru Pinot Noir?
False
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What varietal grown in Alsace will not be noted on a label?
Auxerrois
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What year did Albert Boxler bottle and commercialize his family’s wines under their own label?
1946
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What winery is known for the unofficial categories of VIns de Fruit, Vins de Piere, Vins de Temps?
Domaine Ostertag
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Maximum residual sugar allowed in Rose?
4 g/L
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What is the minimum potential alcohol for Cremant d’Alsace?
9%
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The traditional dessert of Alsace is?
Kougelhof
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What Grand Crus permit blending? Which permits a majority gewurztraminer?
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf – Gewurz heavy
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What is the name of the bottle used in Alsace production?
Vin du Rhine or Flute d’Alsace
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Name the producer to the following Clos: Which are not located within a grand Cru?
Clos des Capucins - no grand cru
Clos Rebberg - no grand cru
Clos Ste. Hune
Clos des Capucins (Domaine Weinbach) no grand cru
Clos Rebberg (Marc Kreydenweiss) no grand cru
Clos Ste. Hune (Trimbach)
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What is Muschelkalk?
Limestone dating to the jurrasic period with lots of shells (mussels)
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What is the cheese that shares the name with an important soil type in Alsace?
Gres de Vosges
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What is a classic cheese pairing with Munster cheese?
Gewurztraminer
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When were Grand Crus each given their own AOC status?
2011
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Is Sylvaner allowed to be made into VT and SGN wines in Zotzenberg AOP?
No – may be labeled varietally for standard Zotzenberg AOP
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Schlossberg is located in what commune?
Kientzheim
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What is the climate of Alsace?
A warm, sunny and dry climate
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What wind influences Alsace?
The **Fohn wind**, a warm wind that both raises the temperature and reduces the incidence of fungal diseases
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Is chaptalization allowed in Alsace?
Yes
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What are the maximum yields of Grand Cru wines?
55 hl/ha
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What villages permit Klevener de Heiligenstein?
Heiligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai
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3 Grand Crus of Alsace are not allowed Muscat?
Altenberg
Kaefferkopf
Zotzenberg
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Pinot Noir Grand Cru Vineyards?
Hength
Kirchberg de Barr
(2022)
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When were Grand Crus each given their own AOC status?
2011
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Schlossberg is located in what commune?
Kientzheim
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Is Sylvaner allowed to be made into VT and SGN wines in Zotzenberg AOP?
No – may be labeled varietally for standard Zotzenberg AOP
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Name two Alsatian producers who choose not to bottle as Alsace Grand Cru AOP?
Trimbach
Hugel
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True or false - wines labelled “Gentil” in Alsace require 70% noble grapes?
False, 50%
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Smallest Alsatian grand cru?
Kanzlerberg
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Besides Zotzenberg, is Sylavaner allowed in Alsatian grand cru wines?
Yes, per May 2022 INAO ruling
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What is considered a “national dish of Alsace”?
Choucroute garnie, Alsace version of German sauerkraut, cabbage cooked in white wine, cider or beer
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What is the only grape variety allowed in the Alsace Grand Cru AOC "Kaefferkopf"?
Gewurtztraminer
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Which Alsace Grand Cru is famous for its Muscat production?
Vorbourg
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Which term on an Alsace wine label signifies a wine made from very ripe grapes, typically sweet?
Sélection de Grains Nobles
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What percentage of a single grape variety is required for a wine to be labeled as the variety in Alsace AOC?
100%
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Which Alsace AOC classification is specifically reserved for sweet wines made from late-harvested grapes?
Alsace Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles AOC
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What is the minimum aging period for Crémant d'Alsace before release?
9 months
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What is the primary grape variety of Alsace's northernmost subregion?
Pinot Noir
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In which subregion of Alsace would you find the vineyards of Zind-Humbrecht?
Turckheim
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What type of cheese pairs well with Gewürztraminer from Alsace?
Munster cheese
