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Year Alsace achieved AOC status?

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1962 making it the last major French region to do so. It’s also the smallest.

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What are the departments of Alsace? Which is more associated with quality?

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Haut Rhin and Bas Rhin; Haut Rhin is more associated with quality being that 2/3 of the Grand Crus are located here.

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Which mountain range separates Alsace from the rest of France and what role does it play in the region’s climate?

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The Vosges Mountains, it creates a rain shadow effect making Alsace one of France’s sunniest and driest areas.

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Capitol of Alsace and driest city in France?

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Colmar

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What is the climate of Alsace?

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Semi-continental

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What are the general soil types of Alsace?

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Granite, Schist, Loess, Limestone, Gravel, Chalk, Clay, and “gres de Vogues” a local pink sandstone

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What are the soil types on the steeper mountain slopes of Alsace?

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Schist, granite, volcanic sediment

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What is the main soil type of the lower slopes of Alsace?

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Limestone base

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What are the soil types of the mountain base in Alsace?

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alluvial clay and gravel soils

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What are the four noble grapes of Alsace?

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Muscat, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Pinot Gris

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Do many Alsace wines age well?

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Yes! Due to their pronounced agreeability and acidity Alsace wines can age fairly.

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What are the grapes allowed in Alsace AOP?

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Riesling, Muscat, Gewurztraminer, Pinto Gris, Pinot Blanc (Klevner), Chasselas (Gutedel), Sylvaner, and Pinot Noir.

Wines must contain 100% of the stated grape with the exception of Auxerrois

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Nuances of Auxerrois?

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Similar, but not synonymous with Pinot Blanc.

May be labeled “Pinot Blanc”

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White wines labeled Pinot may contain?

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Any proportion of Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinto Gris, or Auxerrois

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What is Alsace’s most planted grape?

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Riesling

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What are the stipulations for Edelzwicker?

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  • translates to “noble mixture” though it typically refers to an inexpensive blended wine
  • does not have to be vintage-dated, nor does it legally have to include more than one grape
  • no indication of blended grapes or percentages is legally required
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What are the stipulations for Gentil?

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  • superior designation for blends
  • requires minimum of 50% noble grapes
  • base wines must be vilified separately
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What is the total number of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace? The latest to be added?

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51; Kaefferkopf in 2006

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What is the smallest Grand Cru in France?

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Kanzlerberg (3 ha)

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What is the largest Grand Cru in Alsace?

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Schlossberg (80ha)

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What are the requirements for Grand Cru Alsace wines?

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  • 100% single varietal (with 3 exceptions)
  • generally minimum sugar levels are higher and yields are more restricted
  • though some vineyards mandate higher minimums, the minimum ABV for Riesling and Muscat is 11% and 12.5% for Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer.
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Who are a couple of notable producers to omit Grand Cru designations from their labels?

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  • Trimbach (Clos Ste. Hune is not labeled as Rosacker)

- Hugel

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What are the three exceptions to the noble grape mandate in Alsace Grand Cru?

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Altenberg de Bergheim (can contain Pinot Gris)

Kaefferkopf (can be made from Pinot Gris)

Zotzenberg (can be made from Sylvaner)

None of these vineyards can bottle single-varietal Muscat

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What are the requirements for Vendange Tardive?

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  • Must contain a single noble varietal and pass a blind-tasting panel.
  • May show botrytis but emphasizes varietal characteristic
  • Quality VT wines originate in vines in a state of Passilerage
  • must be hand-harvested
  • min. unenriched sugar levels at harvest: 235g/L for Riesling and Muscat; 257g/L for Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris
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What are the requirements for Sélection de Grains Nobles?
- must contain a single noble varietal and pass a bling tasting panel - suppresses varietal character in favor of botrytis - always "dessert-like" sweet - generally picked in tries - must be hand-harvested - min. unenriched sugar levels at harvest: 276g/L for Muscat and Riesling; 306g/L for Gewürztraminer and Pinot Pris (some of the highest must weights in France)
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What is the only red grape allowed in Alsace AOP wines?
Pinot Noir
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What is the only Alsatian AOP to allow Chardonnay?
Crémant d'Alsace
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What are the grapes allowed in Crémant d'Alsace?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc (workhorse), Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Auxerrois, (rosés can only be made with Pinot Noir)
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Where is Cotes de Toul and what kind of wines are made there?
- In Lorraine - Whites made from Auxerrois and Aubin - Light Reds made form Pinot Noir - Rosés made in Vin Gris style from Pinot Noir and Gamay
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Where is Mosselle AOP and what kind of wines are made there?
- In Lorraine | - Reds, whites, and rosé from Auxerrois and Pinot Noir
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Where is the Jura and who borders it to the east?
South of Alsace and shares border with Switzerland at its eastern end.
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What is the climate like in Jura?
Continental, turning harshly cold in the winter time.
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What is the soil like in the Jura?
The lower slopes rest upon Jurassic limestone and marl with a substantial amount of clay at the lowest sites
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What are the main red grapes for Cotes du Jura?
Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau, and Pinot Noir
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What grapes are used for white Cotes du Jura?
Typically 100% Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc) though Savagnin (aka Nature or Traminer) can be used for blending
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What grapes are used for the rosé style of Cotes du Jura?
Can be made from any or all five grapes and are made in "vin gris" style.
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What grapes can be used for the production of vin de paille?
All of the accepted grapes but Pinot Noir
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What grapes are used for the production of Vin Jaune?
Only Savagnin
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Where is the home of Louis Pasteur?
Arbois
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What is the name of the one commune allowed to append its name to Arbois?
Pupillin
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What kind of wines are made in L'Etoile AOP? Grapes? Style?
Exclusively white wines. Made from Chardonnay, Poulsard, and/or Savagnin. Generally made in oxidative style.
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What is L'toile named after?
A local fossil shaped like a five-point star.
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What kind of wine does Chateau Chalon AOP specialize in? Grape?
Vin Jaune produced exclusively from Savagnin
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What is the synonym for Savagnin in Chateau Chalon?
Nature
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In Chateau Chalon, how long is the wine kept in barrel?
Kept in barrel until 12/15 of the sixth year following the harvest
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What is the name for the flor-like yeast that forms in barrel during the production of Vin Jaune?
Voile
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What is the name of the traditional Vin Jaune bottle?
Clavelin
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What does Vin Jaune taste like?
Aldehydic and nutty almost curried flavor on a delicate, dry palate
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In what two vintages of the 80's were Vin Jaune vintages declassified because they were so poor?
1980 and 1984
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What three AOP labels may Vin de Paille be labeled as?
Arbois, L'Etoile, or Cotes du Jura
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What kind of grapes are used in the production of Vin de Paille?
ripe, but not botritized grapes that have been left to dry for a minimum of six weeks on straw matts (though often hung or boxed)
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What minimum must weight must grapes surpass that are used in the production of Vin de Paille?
320g/L
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What is the minimum ABV for Vin de Paille?
14%
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For how many months must Vin de Paille age before release?
3 years including a mandatory 18 months in neutral wood barrels
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When was Crémant du Jura AOP established and what is the fermentation method?
1995; Methode traditionelle
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What is Macvin du Jura and how long must it be aged?
Vin de Liqueur that must be aged in oak for 1 year following mutage.
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What styles of Macvin exist?
Red, white, and rosé
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How is Macvin produced?
Aged Marc is added to unfermented grape juice creating a sweet, unfermented, but alcoholic grape juice. (think Ratafia)
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What is Marc?
brandy distilled form the pomace after pressing.
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What are the white grapes of the Vin de Savoie?
Jacquere, Altesse, Roussanne (Bergeron), and Chardonnay. Higher quality wines are produced from the latter 3?
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What are the red grapes of Vin de Savoie? Styles?
Gamay, Mondeuse, and Pinot Noir
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What grape exclusively goes into Chignin-Bergeron
Roussanne
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What three crus of Vin de Savoie AOP require 80% Chasselas?
Marignan, Ripaille, Crepy
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What is the only grape allowed in Roussette de Savoie?
Altesse
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What are the 4 communes that may attach their name to the Roussette de Savoie AOP)?
Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux
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What is the grape in Klevener de Heiligenstein?
Savagnin Rose (Savignin in the Jura)
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What 5 communes can produce Heiligenstein
Heiligenstein, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Bourgheim, Obernai
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When was Alsace Grand Cru first proposed?
1975
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When did the first Alsace Grand Cru appear?
1983
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When were the Grand Crus declared?
25 in '83, 25 in '85, and 1 in 2006
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What Grand Cru contains Trimbach's Clos-Ste-Hune?
Rosacker
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When were VT and SGN designations created?
1984
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True or False. VT and SGN are printed on only Alsace Grand Cru bottles?
False. They can be either Alsace AOP or Vin d'Alsace AOP

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