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Which regions make up the ‘Grand Est’ of France?

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Alsace, Lorraine, Champagne

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Alsace produces roughly what percent of AOC white wine in France?

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20%

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When was Alsace AOC officially granted?

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1962 - last major French region to gain status

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Colmar is the driest city in France True or False?

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True!

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What is the most planted grape of Alsace?

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Riesling, #2 Pinot Blanc (collectively PB and auxerrois are the most planted)

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What are the rules of production for Alsace Grand Cru?

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Mandatory hand-harvest, flute bottle, noble grapes, 11% abv for Muscat/Riesling; 12.5% for PG/Gewurz

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Min. abv for Grand Cru?

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11% abv for Muscat/Riesling; 12.5% for PG/Gewurz

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Min. abv for Vin d’Alsace?

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10% abv for Riesling, 9.5% for Muscat, 11.5% for PG/Gewurz - EXTRA 1% if labeled by lieu dit

9% for generic blanc

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min. potential abv for Alsace Riesling/Muscat
VT?
SGN?

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  1. 5%

16. 4%

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min. potential abv for Alsace PG/Gewurz
VT?
SGN?

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16%

18.2%

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What is Klevener d’Heiligenstein?

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An AOC Alsace mention for the rose variant of savagnin or traminer - authorized for production in 5 villages -

Obernai
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Heiligenstein
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What are the non-noble varieties permitted for Vin d’Alsace AOC?

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Gutedel (Chasselas)
Klevener (Savagnin Rose)
Pinot Blanc (Klevner)
Auxerrois
Pinot Noir
Sylvaner
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Edelzwicker

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Official Alsace AOC style which doesn’t need to be a blend or vintage-labelled, but is usually a blend

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Gentil

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unofficial label term, must contain 50% noble grapes + pinot blanc, sylvaner, or chasselas, base wines must be vinified separately

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Main soils of Alsace

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Granite, Schist, Volcanic, Sandstone in the Vosges,

Calcareous marls and sandstone in the collines Vosgiennes,

gravel, sand, loess in the alluvial plains

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Training methods used in Alsace

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Guyot, single or double

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What grapes are best adapted to granite and schist?

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riesling

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What grapes are best adapted to sandstone and volcanic soils?

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riesling, PG

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What grapes are best adapted to calcareous soils?

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PN, muscat

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What grapes are best adapted to calcareous marl?

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GW, PG

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Alsace wines labelled ‘Pinot’ may contain…

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pinot noir, blanc, gris, and/or auxerrois

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Rank these varieties from most precocious (1) to last to ripen (5) - Muscat, Gewurtz, Riesling, PG

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1 - PG
2 - Gewurtz
3 - Muscat
4 - Riesling

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2/3 of Alsace vineyards are located in what part of the region?

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Haut-Rhin (southern portion)

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What is Schillerwein?

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varietal pinot noir rose

in Switzerland it refers to red/white blended rose

in Wurttemburg blended and co-fermented red/white

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What is the minimum must weight for PG and GW Vendanges Tardives?
270 g/L
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Riesling and Muscat VT must weight?
244 g/L
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PG and Gewurz SGN must weight?
306 g/L
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Riesling and Muscat SGN must weight?
276 g/L
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Alsace blanc min. must weight?
144 g/L
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Min. RS for Alsace blanc - RIESLING only grape restricted
9 g/L or 12 g/L if tartaric acid is higher than 6 g/L (max. 6 g/L if the wine has been chaptalized) since 2008 (Zind Humbrecht's "indice" scale of 1-5 helps)
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Which Alsace wine styles are required to be hand-harvested?
VT SGN Grand Cru PG or PN with ‘lieu dit’
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When can VT or SGN wines be released?
June of the 2nd year following harvest
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What are the 2 AOCs of Lorraine?
Cotes de Toul AOC - blanc (auxerrois + aubin), gris (gamay + pn), rouge (pn) Moselle AOC - blanc (auxerrois, muller thurgau, pb), rose (gamay + pn), rouge (pn)
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What is Vin Gris?
Essentially a step between blanc de noirs and rose - often made from Pinot Noir or from Gamay (Cotes de Toul) - very short contact of white juice with red grape skins during pressing. Similar to saignee.
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Which Alsace GC do not permit muscat as a varietal wine?
Zotzenberg (Mittelbergheim), Altenberg (de Bergheim), Kaefferkopf (Ammerschwihr)
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What is the most recent Grand Cru?
Kaefferkopf (Ammerschwihr) 2007
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Altenberg de Bergheim blends are based on what variety?
Riesling (min 50%) Gewurz (max 25%) PG (max 25%) Muscat (max 10%)
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Kaefferkopf blends are based on what variety?
Gewurz (min 60%) Riesling (max 40%) PG (max 30%) Muscat (max 10%)
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Grand Cru wines must be vintage-dated T or F?
True!
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VT and SGN wines must be vintage-dated T or F?
True!
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What are some well-regarded lieux dits of Alsace?
``` Herrenweg (Turckheim) Fronholz (Epfig) Windsbuhl (Hunawihr) Mulforst (Hunawihr) Rotenberg (Winzenheim) Bollenberg (Orschwihr) ```
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What varieties are planted in Clos Saint Urbain?
riesling, PG, GW
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Who makes 'Clos du Zahnacker’?
inside Osterberg GC (Ribeauville) monopole of Cave de Ribeauville
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What are some high quality pinot noir vineyards in Alsace?
Clos de la Faille - Albert Mann (Wintzenheim) | Clos St. Landelin inside Vorbourg - Rene Mure (Rouffach)
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What grapes are most commonly used to make VT and SGN?
GW and PG
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Where is Clos Saint Theobald?
Rangen (Thann) produced by Romaine Schofitt, riesling and GW
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1st vintage of Clos Saint Hune?
1919
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Who makes ‘Clos Rebgarten’?
(Andlau) Marc Kreydenweiss - GW and Muscat Ottonel - near to Moenchberg
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Who makes 'Clos Hauserer’?
Zind-Humbrecht (Wintzenheim) - riesling (underneath Hengst GC)
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Who makes 'Clos Windsbuhl’?
Zind-Humbrecht (Hunawihr) - GW. PG, riesling
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Who makes 'Clos Saint Imer’?
Ernest Burn - Goldert GC (Gueberschwihr) - muscat, GW, PG
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Who makes 'Clos Schild’?
Lucien Albrecht - Pfingstberg GC (Orschwihr) - riesling
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Which Grand Cru is authorized for varietal Sylvaner?
Zotzenberg (Mittelbergheim)
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Which Alsace sub zones are authorized for Sylvaner?
Blienschwiller | Cotes de Barr
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Riesling fruit for Cuvee Frederic Emile comes from which vineyards?
(both Ribeauville) Geisberg GC - sandy soils Osterberg GC - limestone marl
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Who makes 'Clos des Capucins’?
Domaine Weinbach (at the foot of Schlossberg GC - Kientzheim and Kayserberg)
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Who makes wines from Kitterle GC and Saering GC (Guebwiller) ?
Dirler-Cade and Schlumberger
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Which of the following vineyards have GRANITE, acidic soils : Rosacker, Windsbuhl, Furstentum, Schlossberg, Schoenenbourg, Sommerberg, Brand, Clos Jebsal, Rangen, Hengst, Mambourg, Kastelberg
``` Schlossberg Sommerberg Brand Rangen Kastelberg ```
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Which of the following have LIMESTONE, basic soils : Rosacker, Windsbuhl, Furstentum, Schlossberg, Schoenenbourg, Sommerberg, Brand, Clos Jebsal, Rangen, Hengst, Mambourg, Kastelberg
``` Rosacker Windsbuhl Furstentum Schoenenbourg Clos Jebsal Mambourg ```
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Which Alsace GC are mixed MARL-SANDSTONE :
Hengst
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Who are some of the biggest sylvaner proponents in Alsace?
Seppi Landmann - Zinnkoepfle GC (Soultzmatt) | Barmes-Buecher - ‘Rosenberg’
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Who produces ‘Hengst’?
Barmes-Buecher Albert Mann Josmeyer Zind-Humbrecht
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What grapes are allowed in Cremant d’Alsace AOC rose?
only PN
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Who pioneered the styles VT and SGN?
Jean Hugel - styles formalized in 1984
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What grapes are permitted in cremant mousseux blanc?
``` Usually Pinot Blanc - but also permitted: Riesling Pinot Noir Pinot Gris Auxerrois and/or Chardonnay ```
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Chaptalization is allowed for VT or SGN T or F?
False!
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Can Alsace GC be chaptalized?
Yes technically
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What is ‘Clos Sainte Catherine’
Weinbach select parcel from GC sites (Schlossberg, Furstentum, Mambourg, Mackrain) or Clos des Capucins or Altenbourg - Riesling/PG
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‘Cuvee Theo’
Weinbach select parcel - Riesling
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‘Cuvee Laurence’
Weinbach select parcel - Gewurz/Riesling
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‘Cuvee Colette’
Weinbach select parcel - Riesling
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‘Clos des Capucins’
sandy silt monopole of Weinbach where the family house is located (Kayserberg) - all varieties
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Northernmost GC Southernmost GC in Bas Rhin Northernmost GC Haut Rhin Southern most
Steinklotz - Marlenheim Frankstein - Dambach la Ville (Saint Hippolyte and Rodern are geo indications for reds only) Praelatenberg - Orschwiller Rangen - Thann
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Who makes the ‘Trois Chateaux’
Keuntz-Bas (all varieties)
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Clos Saint Hune is typically aged for __ years
5 years
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Mambourg Grand Cru
clay limestone, mostly planted to Gewurz (Sigolsheim)
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Sommerberg Grand Cru
granite de Turckheim, mostly Riesling (Niedermorschwihr) - Boxler
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Brand Grand Cru
granite de Turckheim, Riesling, Gewurtz - Zind - Boxler - Josmeyer
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Kitterle Grand Cru
volcanic sandstone, Riesling, PG, Gewurz (Guebwiller)
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Saering Grand Cru
marl limestone, all varieties (Guebwiller)
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Rangen Grand Cru
volcanic soils, mostly PG and riesling
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In 1871 France lost the __ war and Alsace became German
Franco-Prussian
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At the end of WW1, Alsace was reabsorbed into France with the Treaty of ___
Versailles
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What is 'marc d'Alsace'
pomace brandy distilled from Gewurz
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Kirsch de Fougerolles
cherry brandy (distilled pits intact) that is bottled in a 70cl bottle called a "Bo"
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Altenberg de Bergheim unique abv. requirements
higher - 12% for Riesling and 14% for Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.
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When did Grand Crus get their own AOPs?
2011
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First Grand Cru?
Schlossberg in 1975, 24 followed in 1983, then 25 more in 1992, last one in 2007 (Kaefferkopf)
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Typical yields in Alsace?
up to 80 hl/ha, 55 hl/ha for Grand Cru
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max yield for VT? | SGN?
55 hl/ha | 40 hl/ha
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Intent to produce an Alsace Grand Cru must be declared by ___
March 1st
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Approximately what % of Alsace wine is Grand Cru ?
4%
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Kaefferkopf may contain maximum _% PG
30% Pinot Gris

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