Alsace

Question 1

How long is Alsace

Answer 1

120 km

Question 2

Climate of Alsace

Answer 2

Cool to moderate continental

Question 3

What mountains are on the east side of Alsace

Answer 3

Vosges mountains

Question 4

Two parts in which Alsace is divided

Answer 4

Bas-Rhin
Haut-Rhin

Question 5

What are the best vineyards towns in Alsace

Answer 5

Riquewihr
Ribeauvillé

Question 6

What is the business center of Alsace

Answer 6

Colmar

Question 7

Where are the best vineyards of Alsace located

Answer 7

East and south facing slopes
In the north of Alsace

Question 8

In what part of Alsace is cremant d’alsace produced

Answer 8

Lesser vineyards
Plain between Vosges and Rhine river

Question 9

AOC Alsace

Answer 9

min 8.5% abv and must come from one of the permitted varieties

Question 10

If Pinot blanc is not blanded but it is pure 100% how is it called in Alsace

Answer 10

Clevner or Klevner

Question 11

Is chaptalization permitted in Alsace?

Answer 11

Yes, up to 1,5% but not for VT and SGN

Question 12

AOC cremant d’Alsace ROSÈ

Answer 12

Must be 100% Pinot noir and dosage is the same as champagne

Question 13

Noble varieties

Answer 13

Pinot gris
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Muscat

Question 14

What grapes can be used for VT and SGN in Alsace

Answer 14

Noble varieties only

Question 15

Do all wines that are sold under a variety name in alsace are 100% from that variety?

Answer 15

Only Pinot blanc can be stated on the label but be blended with auxerrois

Question 16

What does Moelleux stand for

Answer 16

Wine in Alsace with min residual sugar of 12 g/l - Riesling is 9

If acidity is 6g/l residual sugar must be 18

Question 17

What soil do Riesling like?

Answer 17

Granite

Question 18

What grape is often used as a base for Cremant d’alsace

Answer 18

Pinot blanc

Question 19

Which is the only black grape allowed in Alsace?

Answer 19

Pinot noir

Question 20

Of Which grape is forbidden replanting in Alsace

Answer 20

Chesselas

Question 21

Klevner de heiligenstein

Answer 21

Savagnin rosè in Alsace
No new planting is permitted after 2021
Brown in the village of Heligenstein

Question 22

VT in Alsace
Sugar level
Varieties
Noble rot?

Answer 22

Only made from noble varieties

Min sugar:
Riesling and Muscat 244 g/l
Gewurztraminer and Pinot gris 270 g/l

Passerillge

Noble rot can influence

Question 23

SGN in Alsace

Answer 23

Can only be produced with noble varieties

Min sugar
Riesling and Muscat 276g/l
Gewurztraminer and Pinot gris 306 g/l

Question 24

AOC Edelzwicke

Answer 24

blend of two or more Alsace varieties

Question 25

AOC vin d’alsace communale

Answer 25

must state the grape variety and can state the lieu dit

Question 26

AOC Cremant varieties

Answer 26

varieties permitted are Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot noir, Pinot gris , Pinot blanc and Auxerrois

Question 27

Gentil

Answer 27

min 50% one of the noble varieties, the rest can be Pinot blanc, chessales or Sylvaner

Question 28

AOC Alsace grand cru

Answer 28

Riesling and Muscat min 11%abv - gewurztraminer and pcr is 12.5% Can only be from a noble variety

Question 29

Study grand cru!