Alsace

Question 1

What is the climate of Alsace?

Answer 1

Cool-continental

Question 2

What are the main wine styles of Alsace?

Answer 2

• Dry, white wines
• 90% white wine production

Question 3

How does Alsace label their wines?

Answer 3

By grape variety (not region) - similar to Germany

Question 4

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

Answer 4

• 100% of the listed varietal

Question 5

Edelzwicker

Answer 5

• Noble wine
• A blend of the allowed white grapes in the region

Question 6

What are the characteristics of Riesling from Alsace?

Answer 6

• Most important grape varietal
• Top region for Riesling
• Dry
• Fully ripened grapes
• Fruity
• Citrusy
• High Alcohol

Question 7

What are the characteristics of Gewurtztraminer from Alsace?

Answer 7

• Exotic fruit
• Spicy

Question 8

Describe Pinot Gris from Alsace

Answer 8

• Formerly known as Tokay or Tokay d’Alsace
• Rich & Full
• Almost honeyed

Question 9

What are some other notable grapes grown in Alsace?

Answer 9

• Muscat
• Sylvaner
• Pinot Noir

Question 10

What two major factors affect the climate of Alsace?

Answer 10

• Vodges Mountains (west)
• Rhine River (east)

Question 11

How do the Vosges mountains affect Alsace?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Cremant d’Alsace

Answer 12

• Sparkling wine
• Methode Champenoise

Question 13

Vendange Tardive

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Selection de Grains Nobles

Answer 14

• Sweet dessert wines
• Made from fully ripened grapes + botrytis
• Honeylike flavors
• Botrytis over Varietal

Question 15

How is Alsace divided?

Answer 15

Two departements:

• Haut Rhin
  
  • Premier Wines
• Bas Rhin

Question 16

What are the four “noble” grapes of Alsace?

Answer 16

• Riesling
• Pinot Gris
• Muscat
• Gewurtztraminer

Question 17

What is Alsace’s main appellation?

Answer 17

Alsace AOP

Question 18

What is the most planted grape in Alsace?

Answer 18

Riesling

Question 19

What grapes are Grand Cru AOP Alsatian wines produced from?

Answer 19

Only the noble grapes

Question 20

What is the only red grape permitted for Alsatian wines?

Answer 20

Pinot Noir

Question 21

Which grapes are permitted in Cremant d’Alsace?

Answer 21

• Pinot Blanc
• Pinot Noir
• Chardonnay
• Riesling
• Pinot Gris
• Auxerrois

Question 22

JURA: What grapes are used to make vin jaune and vin paille?

Answer 22

vin jaune: Savagnin

vin paille: Pinot Noir

Question 23

What are the regions of Jura?

Answer 23

• Cotes du Jura
• Arbois AOP
• L’Etoile AOP
• Chateau Chalon AOP

Question 24

What are the regions of Savoie?

Answer 24

• Vin de Savoie AOP
• Roussette de Savoie AOP
• Seyssel AOP
• Bugey

Question 25

Which commune produces vin jaune and what grapes are in it?

Answer 25

Château Chalon 100% Savagnin grapes

Question 26

Which appellations produces vin de paille?

Answer 26

Côtes de Jura, Arbois, or L'Etoile Pinot Noir

Question 27

How many grand crus are in Alsace?

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Gentil

Question 29

What are some producers in Alsace?

Answer 29

Trimbach and Hugel

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Pinot Noir

Question 31

What is the significance of the name "Jura"?

Answer 31

Jurassic era, vineyards rest upon Jurassic limestone and marl

Question 32

What is Jura's climate?

Answer 32

Continental

Question 33

What are the three main red grapes of Jura?

Answer 33

Poulsard, Trousseau, and Pinot Noir

Question 34

What are the main white grapes of Jura?

Answer 34

Dry = 100% Chardonnay | (Gamay Blanc)

Question 35

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

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Chateau Chalon AOP

Answer 36

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

Question 37

What determines the climate of Savoie?

Answer 37

Lake Bourget and Lake Geneva, continental climate

Question 38

A blended wine with at least 50% Alsatian noble grapes

Answer 38

Gentil

Question 39

Noble grapes of Alsace

Answer 39

Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurtz, Muscat

Question 40

Vin Jaune

Answer 40

Dry, wine style

Question 41

Which commune in Jura produces vin jaune?

Answer 41

Chateau Chalon

Question 42

Which wine was once called Tokay d'Alsace?

Answer 42

Pinot Gris, no longer allowed to be printed on labels