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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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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

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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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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

  • formerly 279 g/l
  • the highest min. must weights in France
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SGN Riesling, Muscat and Muscat Ottonel

Min. Must Weight

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276 g/l

(formerly 256 g/l)

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VT Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer

Min. Must Weight

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270 g/l

(formerly 257 g/l)

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VT Riesling, Muscat and Muscat Ottonel

Min. Must Weight

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244 g/l

(formerly 235 g/l)

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T/F: Vendanges Tardives must be sweet.

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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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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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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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Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer

Grand Cru AOP

Min. Alcohol

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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
**Marceil 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
42
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.**
47
T/F: Muscat is more likely than Gewurztraminer to be off-dry.
**False**
48
T/F: Muscat is higher in alcohol than Gewurztraminer.
**False** * **Muscat: min 11% alcohol** * **Gewurztraminer: min 12.5% alcohol**
49
How do the aromas of Muscat differ from Gewurztraminer?
* **Muscat - fragrant floral grape-y notes** * **Gewurztraminer - sweet spices and tropical fruit**
50
What two noble grapes of Alsace are highly aromatic?
* **Muscat** * **Gewurztraminer**
51
What are the characteristics of Pinot Gris from Alsace?
**full, rich expression, with spicy-smoky qualities and a frame of good acidity**
52
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 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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