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1
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Year Grand Crus gained AOCs

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2011

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Where Silvaner is permitted

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Zotzenberg

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These soils generally give wines which characteristics

  • Flint, Granite, Schist
  • Heavy Clay, Marl
  • Sandy Limestone
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  • Oil, Petrol, Gunflint
  • Weight and broad fruit
  • Finesse
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What percentage of grape on label required for single varietal?

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100%

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Grapes allowed for cremant

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Riesling
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris
Auxerrois
Chardonnay
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Aging requirements for Cremant d’Alsace

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Min. 9mo. on lees and 12 mo. total againg before disgorgement

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Best aspect in Alsace

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Low areas on the Vosges (so east facing)

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Edelzwicker legal requirements

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Not vintage dated

Blend (duh)

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Types of Muscat Allowed?

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Blanc
Rose a Petit Grains
Ottonel

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Blends for Pinot Blanc and Klevner

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Pinot Blanc is its namesake plus Auxerrois

Klevner is Pinot blanc, gris, and noir (vinified white) plus Auxerrois

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What is Gutedel?

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Chasselas

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What is Schillerwein?

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Rose

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Chaptalization allowed for VT and SGN wines?

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Nope

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Is VT allowed to have botrytis?

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Yes

SGN MUST have botrytis, VT CAN have botrytis

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Synonyms for Traminer

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Klevner (Alsace)

Savagnin (Jura)

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What does Gentile indicate on an Edelzwicker?

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Min. 50% noble grapes

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Which grand crus allow blending?

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Altenberg de Bergheim

Kaefferkopf

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Min potential alcohol for Rieslng/Muscat and Pinot Gris/Gewurtz respectivley

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11% (they are both DeaD from alc poisoning)

12.5% (they are HALFway eaTeN by gorilla octopus)

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2 houses that pt out of Grand crus

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Trimbach (except Geisberg for the nuns first vintage 09) and Hugel

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What is passerillage?

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Letting grapes dry in sun

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Must VT and SGN wines be sweet?

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Nope

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When were VT ans SGN appelations created?

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1984

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What does Moselle AOP and Cotes de Toul AOP make?

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Rose from Pinot Noir and Gamay
Auxerrois focused whites
Some Muller Thurgau here as well

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What is Clos Saint Urbain (Alsace)

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plot in GC Rangen
volcanic soil
Zind Humbrecht bottles great Riesling and Gewurtz

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top cuvees Domain Weinbach
Cuvee Saint Catherine " L'Inedit Quintessences Grains Nobles (only outstanding years)
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Name winery who makes wine from Schlossberg (Alsace)
Domain Weinbach
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Main GC plot of Albert Boxler
Sommerberg
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Name domain that makes wine from sommerberg (Alsace)
Albert Boxler
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Name winemaker who uses oak Alsace and Cuvee
Ostertag on is Pinot Gris, Blanc, and Noir | Pinot Gris GC Muenchberg A360P pinot Gris
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What is Complantation
field blends from one site | Marcel Dies does this
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Must Alsace GC wines state the grape?
No, Diess pushed for this along with blending Altenberg de Bergheim
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Name a field blend from Alsace
Marcel Diess | Altenberg de Bergheim
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Who makes Jubilee (Alsace)
top quality Hugel | Step below Hommage a Jean Hugel
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Main GC holdings of Josemeyer
Hengst | Brand
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Alsace winemaker who bottles Pfingstberg
Lucien AIbrecht
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Main AOP of Alsace
``` Cremant d'Alsace Cotes de Toul Moselle Vin d'Alsace Grands Crus ```
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Edelzwicker deets
one or More grapes | may or may not be vintage dated
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varietal Alsace allowances
must be 100% stated varietal except Muscat (petite and ottoel) Pinot (klevner)
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What is Gutedel
Chasselas, Alsace
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Pinot requirement Alsace AOP
also klevner | can be Gris, blanc, auxerrois, Noir (vinified white)
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Rouge/Rose from Alsace AOP can be:
Only Pinot Noir
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Cotes de Toul deets
Blanc Auxerrois and Austin Vin Gris max 85 Gamay, min 10 Pinot noir (plus some others) Rouge 100% Pinot noir
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Moselle AOP deets
Blanc min 70% Combined Auxerrois, pinot Gris and Muller Thurgau
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Alsace back and forth
1648 treaty of Westphalia cemented france owner ship after 30 years war 1871 franco Prussian war gave it back to Germany post WWI brief independence, then back to france (short germain occupation ww2)
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last Major french region to gain AOC
Alsace | 1962
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Pink sandstone Alsace name
Gres de Vosges
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Gres de Vosges is?
Pink sandstone
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Types of Muscat allowed Alsace Noble
ottonel blanc a petite grains rose a petite grains
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Klevner is
Pinot Blanc
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Pinot blanc syn Alsace
klevner
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Which grape is most similar to Auxerrois
Pinot BIanc
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What is Klevener de Heligenstein
Rose from Savagnin grape
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Savagnin syn in Alsace
Klevener
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first GC alsace
Schlossberg 1975
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Most recent Alsace GC
keafferkopf 2007
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Smallest Alsace GC
kanzlerberg 3he
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first vintage GC Trimbach
Giesberg | 2009
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2 Alsace domains not using GC designation
``` Hugel Trimbach (except Ginsberg) ```
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first vintage SGN VT Alsace
1984
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Sugar levels VT and SGN
``` VT M/R 235 gL P/G 257 gl SGN M/R 276 P/G 306 ```
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Alsace Vintage 16 through 11
16 good, classic 15 warm, rich 14 high acid, late harvest less so but dry whites good 13 small crop. rough vintage, harvest rain 12 good all around, solid harvest, dry September 11 okay but early drinking
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Alsace vintage 10-5
``` 2010 chaotic weather so best producers only 09 one of best, show good character 08 high acid Vintage Cool weather 07 great ripeness, healthy grapes 06 meh, lacking flesh 05 expressive, good balance ```
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2 winemakers Bas Rhine
Ostertag | Marc Kreydenweiss

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