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Alsace: Most northern GC

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Steinkoltz

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What are the ABVs for noble grapes in Alsace Grand Cru

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Riesling/Muscat = 11%
Gewurztraminer/Pinto Gris = 12.5%

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Alsace: Best vineyard locations (direction faced)

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east and south-east

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Alsace: How many geographical subzones

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10 ??? Go check on this again

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Alsace: Blanc geographical subzones

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  1. Blienschwiller
  2. Côtes de Barr
  3. Klevener de Heiligenstein
  4. Scherwiller
  5. Vallée Noble
  6. Val Saint Grégoire
  7. Wolxheim
  8. Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg
  9. Bergheim
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Alsace: All ABVs for Pinot Gris at the regular, GC, VT, SGN level

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Pinot Gris: 11.5% (regular), 12.5% (GC), 16% (VT), 18.2% (SGN)

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Alsace: Most southern GC

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Rangen

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Summarize the ABV rules for Alsace AOP

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9.5%x2, 10%x2, 11%x2, 11.5%x2

9.5% = Blanc and Chasselas/Muscat/Sylvaner
10% = Riesling/Auxerrois/Pinot Blanc, Pinot; Rose
11% = Pinot Noir; Klevener de Heiligenstien
11.5% = Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

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Alsace: What villages allows blends

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Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf

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Alsace: All ABVs for Gewurztraminer at the regular, GC, VT, SGN level

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Gewurztraminer: 11.5% (regular), 12.5% (GC), 16% (VT), 18.2% (SGN)

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Alsace: When must GC, VT, SGN be declared and aging rules

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  • Declared March prior to harvest
  • Grand Cru = released 1 year after harvest
  • Grand Cru VT/SGN = released 2 years after harvest
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Alsace: All ABVs for Muscat at the regular, GC, VT, SGN level

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Muscat: 9.5% (regular), 11% (GC), 14.5% (VT), 16.4% (SGN)

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Alsace: Rouge Subzones

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Ottrott, Rodern,Saint-Hippolyte

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Alsace: AKA of Chasselas

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Gutedel

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Alsace: AKA of Pinot Gris

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formerly Tokay Pinot Gris

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Alsace: How is the eau-de-vie made

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Two distillations (copper pot still). First, the rehydrated, fermented marc is distilled once to obtain a liquid of elevated alcohol <= 68.5% ABV. Second distillation, minimum of 45% ABV and aged for a minimum of three months prior to release.

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Alsace: When were VT/SGN added

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1984

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Alsace: All ABVs for Riesling at the regular, GC, VT, SGN level

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Riesling: 10% (regular), 11% (GC), 14.5% (VT), 16.4% (SGN)

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Alsace: Lower slope soil

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Limestone

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Alsace: Training system

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Double or Single Guyot

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Alsace: Blanc and Rouge Wines

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Côte de Rouffach

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Alsace: Talk about VT/SGN
- vintage req’d?
- hand harvested req’d?
- Chapitalization allowed?
- Alcohol of each
- release date

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Vintage-dated mandatory
Hand harvested
No Chapitalization
VT = Late Harvest, may be affected by botrytis; 14.5%/16%
SNG = affected by botrytis; 16.4%/18.2%
Released 2nd year

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Alsace: What is Pinot and what also is it called?

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Klevner

Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir (vinified as a white wine)

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Bottle shape of Alsace AOP

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Vin du Rhin” / “Flûte d’Alsace

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Alsace: Blending recipe for Altenberg de Bergheim
* 50-70% Riesling * 10-25% each PG and Gew * 10% combined Chasselas, Muscat (Ottanel, Blanc), PN, PB * Commune: Bergheim
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Alsace: Blending recipe for Kaefferkopf
* 60-80% Gew * 10-40% Riesling * max 30% PG * max 10% Muscat
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Types of wine made for Vin d'Alsace
red, white, rose blends or varietal VT/SGN
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Alsace: Mountain slope soil
schist, granite and volcanic sediment
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Alsace: 3 types of Muscat for noble grapes
Blanc, Rose, Ottonel
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Alsace: Where are vineyards planted
thin strand along the lower slopes and foothills
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Alsace: Departments, what comes first/second, where is the division
Two departments: Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin * Bas-Rhin (top), between Selestat and Ribeauville it becomes Haut-Rhin (bottom) near the Saint-Hippolyte Grand Cru
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Edelzwicker is it vintage dated? are grape % req'd?
may or may not be vintage dated. The label does not require grapes listed or their percentages. Can also be one grape only but generally they are blends.
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Gentil rules
blends that contain minimum 50% noble grapes. Base wines must be vinified separately.
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Where is Marcel Deiss based
Bergheim, Schoenenbourg vineyard, Mambourg, Altenberg de Bergheim
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The Alsace 11
1. Pinot Gris 2. Riesling 3. Muscat (White, Rose, Ottonel) 4. Gewurztraminer 5. Pinot Blanc 6. Sylvaner 7. Chasselas 8. Auxerrois -> typically labeled as Pinot Blanc 9. Chardonnay 10. Pinot Noir 11. Savagnin Rose
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Alsace: what is the exception for varietal wine
“Pinot” or “Pinot Blanc” labels because PB is often blended with Auxerrois.
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Alsace:If a bottle is labeled as Auxerrois, what could the title be
Pinot Blanc
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Alsace: If a bottle is labeled as Pinot or Klevner, what could it be
A blend of PB, PG, PN, or Auxerrois
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Alsace: AKA of Pinot Blanc
Klevner
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Alsace: What is the minimum must with for SGN Muscat/Riesling
276 g/l
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Alsace: Foot of the mountains soil
alluvial clay and gravel
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Alsace: What is French pomace called
marc, which is dry skins and pips
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Alsace: Discuss the concept of clos vineyards
have been around longer than GC. Most have been around since Middle Ages. Not all have a wall. It means it’s a vineyard of great significance and often they are monopoles. May or may not be in a GC vineyard.
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Alsace: Benefit of Vosgues
protect against winds, rain shadow
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Alsace: Which vineyards can make blends
Kaefferkofp, Altenberg de Bergheim
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Alsace: Clos of Trimbach
Clos Saint-Hune (within Rosacker GC)
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Alsace: Clos of Zind-Humbrecht
Clos Hauserer, Clos Jebsal, Clos Windsbuhl
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Alsace: Soil of Rangen and wine style
volcanic, rich and full-flavored
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Alsace: Soil of Steinkoltz and wine style
limestone, delicate with high acid
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Alsace: Date of Cremant d’Alsace
1976
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Alsace: Clos of Weinbach
Clos des Capucins
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Alsace: Are Cremant d’Alsace wines blends or SV
both. Also blanc and rose (PN only)
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Alsace: What is Marc d’Alsace
appellation in Alsace for a spirit made out of marc, made out of Gewurztraminer
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Alsace: Other Marc appellation examples
Marc de Bourgogne, Marc de Champagne
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Alsace: Where can Savagnin Rose/Klevener de Heiligenstein/Roter Traminer be made as a varietal wine and what is the ABV
11% 1. Heiligenstein 2. Bourgheim 3. Gertwiller 4. Goxwiller 5. Obernai
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Alsace: Which vineyards can make Pinot Noir
Kirchberg de Barr, Hengst, and Vorbourg
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Alsace: What is Traminer
Two things. A family of grapes AND a synonym for Gewurztraminer and Savagnin
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Alsace: What is the pink-skinned variant of Traminer called
Savagnin Rose or Klevener de Heiligenstein or Roter Traminer
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Alsace: What is Savagnin Rose
Traminer
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Alsace: What is Klevener de Heiligenstein
Traminer
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Alsace: What is Roter Traminer
Traminer
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Alsace: When was the first GC awarded and which vineyard
1975, Schlossberg
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Alsace: When were the second set of vineyards added
1983, 24 vineyards
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Alsace: When were the third set of vineyards added
1992, 25 vineyards
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Alsace: When were all vineyards made GC
2011
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Alsace: What is the largest GC
Schlossberg (80 HA)
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Alsace: What are the ABVs for the GC noble grapes
1% Riesling/Muscat; 12.5% Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer
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Alsace: Which vineyard makes Sylvaner
Zotzenberg
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What colors of wine of Cotes de Toul AOP
red, white, rose, vin gris speciality
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Alsace: What is Trimbach’s greatest wine
Clos St. Hune
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Alsace: Which vineyards can’t use Muscat
Kaefferkofp, Altenberg de Bergheim, or Zotzenberg
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Alsace: When was the last vineyard added
2007, Kaefferkopf
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Alsace: Who makes Clos St. Hune
Trimbach
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Alsace: Which vineyard is Clos St. Hune in
Rosacker
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Alsace: What is the minimum must with for VT Muscat/Riesling
244 g/l
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Alsace: What is the minimum must with for VT Pinot Gris/Gew
270 g/l
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Alsace: Where is Colmar between
Ribeauville and Rouffach, then Guebwiller
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Alsace: What is the minimum must with for SGC Pinot Gris/Gew
306 g/
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Alsace: What is the smallest GC
Kanzlerberg (3 HA)
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Alsace: What styles can be Cremant de Alsace AOP
Mousseux Blanc/Rose
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Alsace: What grapes are in Mousseux Blanc
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Auxerrois, Chardonnay
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Rose wines of Moselle
min 70% PN + Gamey
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Alsace: What are the winemaking steps
1. grapes are whole-cluster pressed (whites) and whole-cluster or destemmed for red, crushed and clarified 2. fermented in stainless steel around 64F for 3-4 weeks 3. Racked to eliminate lees 4. No MLF 5. Filter/stabilize before bottling 6. Aging in bottles
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Rose wines of Cotes de Toul
PN + Gamey mainly
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What colors of wine does Moselle AOP made
red/white/rose
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White wines of Moselle
50% Auxerrois with PG, PB, Muller Thurgau, Riesling
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Red wines of Moselle
Pinot Noir
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What parallel is Alsace at
above the 48th, with long days and protected by the Vosgues rainshadow
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Cotes de Toul: How is vin gris made
direct press creates a pale rose
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Alsace: What grapes are in Mousseux Rose
Pinot Noir
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Where is Cotes de Toul AOP in relation to Moselle AOP
south of Moselle near the town of Nancy
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White wines of Cotes de Toul
Auxerrois, Aubin
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Red wines of Cotes de Toul
Pinot Noir
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Alsace: Where is Guebwiller between
Rouffach and Mulhouse
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Alsace: Where is Obernai between
Molsheim and Barr
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Alsace: Capital of Bas-Rhin
Strasbourg
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Alsace: Capital of Haut-Rhin
Colmar
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Alsace: Where is Molsheim between
Strasbourg and Obernai
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Alsace: Where is Barr between
Obernai and Selestat
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Where is Selestat between
Barr and Ribeauville
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Alsace: Where is Ribeauville between
Selestat and Colmar
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Alsace: What main city is Riquewhir by
Ribeauville
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Alsace: Where is Thann
below Guebwiller and near Mulhouse
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Alsace: What is the furthest south village
Mulhouse
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When was Alsace AOC established
1945

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