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France (Alsace, Jura, & Savoie) Flashcards

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Which direction do top vineyards in Alsace typically face?

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East

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Name a style of wine NOT allowed for wines labeled Alsace AOP?

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Fortified

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T/F: Rosé in Alsace is produced with 100% Pinot Noir.

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True

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Alsace was last returned to France at the conclusion of which major conflict?

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WWI

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What percentage of Alsace’s total production is white wine?

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90%

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What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin département?

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Colmar

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T/F: Alsatian grand cru wines may not be chaptalized.

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False

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Which is the workhorse grape of Crémant d’Alsace AOP?

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Pinot Blanc

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Sélection de Grains Nobles emphasizes what in the final wine?

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Botrytis

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Name an AOP located in Lorraine?

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Cotes de Toul

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Grés de Vosges is a local pink _________ soil found in Alsace.

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Sandstone

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Crémant d’Alsace AOP may include Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, and _______ .

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Chardonnay

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White wines from the Moselle AOP are based primarily on which grape?

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Auxerrois

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Alsace produces approximately __ % of France’s still white wines.

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18-20

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Which river flows through Savoie from Lake Geneva in Switzerland?

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Rhone

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What is the most planted grape in Jura?

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Chardonnay

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Which Jura wine style is aged under flor, similar to Sherry?

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Vin Jaune

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Which country sits directly across Lake Geneva from Savoie?

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Switzerland

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Which country outside France is closest to Savoie?

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Italy

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T/F: Jura and Savoie lie along the same latitude as Burgundy.

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True

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What is the most planted grape in Savoie?

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Jacquere

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Seyssel AOP may produce what style(s) of wine?

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White and sparkling wines

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Château Chalon AOP wines must be bottled in a _____.

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Clavelin

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Clos Ste Hune is a a wine made from this grand cru?

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Rosacker

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Bugey Cerdon wines are produced by what method?
Method ancestral
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Roussette is a synonym for _____.
Altesse
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What lake borders Roussette de Savoie AOP?
Lake Bourget
28
What is the grape of Chignin-Bergeron?
Roussanne
29
The two departments of Alsace? Best vineyard sites are located in which of the two?
a) Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin | b) Haut-Rhin
30
The four "noble" grapes of Alsace?
Riesling Pinot Gris Muscat Gewurztraminer
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The four noble grapes aside, the Alsace AOP allows which other grapes to be labelled varietally?
Chasselas Pinot Blanc Sylvaner Pinot Noir
32
T/F: Vin jaune wines are always dry.
True
33
Match the Savoie cru to the permitted wine style. A. Arbin B. Crépy C. Ayze
a) Red b) White c) Sparkling
34
In which century did phylloxera arrive in Jura?
19th
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Grapes destined for vin de paille wines must dry for a minimum of _____ weeks.
6
36
What is the capital of Savoie?
Chambery
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What is the capital of Savoie?
Chambery
38
Pinot Gris was formerly known as?
Tokay d'Alsace
39
Name two pink variants of the Traminer grape?
Gewurztraminer | Savagnin
40
Savagnin is known locally in Alsace as?
Klevener
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Savagnin rose as its known in Alsace?
Klevener de Heiligenstein
42
What does "Gentil" mean on an Alsatian label?
The wine is comprised of no less than 50% noble varieties
43
The first recognized Grand Cru of Alsace? Awarded in this year?
a) Schlossberg | b) 1975
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The last awarded Grand Cru in Alsace? Bringing the total to?
a) Kaefferkopf | b) 51
45
This Grand Cru is famous for its Sylvaner and is the only GC permitted to grow it?
Zotzenberg
46
An Alsatian synonym for Chasselas?
Gutedel
47
Varietally labeled wines in Alsace require what % of the stated grape?
100
48
Alsatian wines labeled simply as "Pinot" may contain which varieties?
Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Pinot Noir Auxerrois
49
Are VT wines or SGN wines more likely to be dry?
Vendange Tardive
50
Which between VT & SGN wines has a higher minimum must weights? Of Riesling/Muscat or Gewurz/Pinot Gris, which requires higher must wieghts for each category?
a) SGN | b) Gewurz/Pinot Gris
51
Name all authorized grapes for Cremant d'Alsace?
``` Pinot Blanc Pinot Noir Chardonnay Riesling Pinot Gris Auxerrois ```
52
The only permissible red grape of Alsace AOP?
Pinot Noir
53
Where would you find the Cotes de Toul AOP? Wines produced?
a) Lorraine a) Rose (Vin Gris style) from Pinot Noir and Gamay b) White from Auxerrois and Aubin c) Red wines from Pinot Noir
54
Moselle AOP is found where? Wines produced from?
a) Lorraine | b) Auxerrois, Pinot Noir
55
Prominent soil types in the Jura?
Limestone and marl on the slower slopes; clay in the lowest sites
56
Explain "Vin Gris?"
Reds wines made like white wines with minimal color extracted from immediate pressing with little to no maceration
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Savagnin is known locally in the Jura as?
Nature
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Three most planted red grapes of Jura?
Poulsard Trousseau Pinot Noir
59
Non-oxidative dry whites in the Jura are most always made from?
Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc)
60
Does Vin de Paille employ botrytis-affected fruit?
No
61
The 62cl bottle used in Chateau Chalon AOP?
Clavelin
62
Minimum aging requirements in barrel for vin jaune from Chateau Chalon AOP?
Six years
63
Aging requirements for Vin de Paille in Arbois, Cotes du Jura, and L'Etoile?
3 years (18mos in neutral barrels)
64
Vin Jaune in Chateau Chalon AOP is made exclusively from?
Savagnin (Nature)
65
Minimum number of weeks for Passilerage for Vin de Paille?
6
66
The three communal appellations of the Jura?
L'Etoile AOP Arbois AOP Chateau Chalon AOP
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The single commune that may append its name to Arbois AOP?
Pupullin
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The white wine only communal appellation of Jura?
L'Etoile AOP
69
The "Vin de Liquer" of Jura? Produced in what color?
a) Macvin de Jura AOP | b) All 3
70
The two lakes that moderate the climate of the Savoie?
``` Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) Lake Bourget ```
71
The Savoie's synonym for Roussane?
Bergeron
72
The most planted variety of the Savoie?
Jacquere
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The three prominent red varieties of Savoie?
Mondeuse Gamay Pinot Noir
74
Aside from Jacquere, the three white grapes known to produce higher quality wines in Savoie?
Chardonnay Bergeron (Roussanne) Altesse
75
Where would you find Chignin-Bergeron? Wines are made from?
a) Savoie | b) Roussanne (Bergeron)
76
The crus of Marignan, Ripaille and Crépy are located where in Savoie? Producing wines from? Wine are made form a minimum 80% ____________?
a) Lake Geneva | b) Chasselas
77
Rousette is a synonym for ___________ in Savoie?
Altesse
78
Seyssel AOP is found where? What styles of wine produced? From which grapes?
a) Savoie | b) Sparkling - Altesse, Molette, Chasselas; Still White - Altesse
79
Bugey Cerdon produces what kinds of wines?
Vin Mousseux Rosé: Gamay and Poulsard (wines are aged on the lees for a min. 2 months, and have a min. pressure of 3 atmospheres)
80
Name 5 Riesling based Grand Crus of Alsace? Name someone that produces it?
a) Brand - Boxler b) Schlossberg - Weinbach c) Sommerberg - Boxler d) Zontzenberg - Albert Seltz e) Rosacker - Trimbach
81
Name two Pinot Gris based Grand Crus of Alsace? Name someone that produces it?
a) Hengst - Josmeyer | b) Kirchberg - Pierre Herring
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Name an Alsace Grand Cru specific to Gewurztraminer? Name someone that produces it?
a) Goldert | b) Weinbach

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