Alsace

Question 1

Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN)

wine type

Answer 1

Late harvest botrytis affected sweet wine

Question 2

What does the Vosges rain shadow provide to Alsace

Answer 2

Protects the region from harsh, rainy weather from northern France and the Atlantic Ocean

Question 3

What is an important mountain range in Alsace

Answer 3

Vosges

Question 4

Cremant D’Alsace

wine type

Answer 4

sparkling

Question 5

If a bottle is labeled with a varietal in Alsace, what % is required

Answer 5

100%

Question 6

3 Alsace AOP’s

Answer 6

1. Vin d’Alsace
2. Alsace Grand Cru
3. Cremant d’Alsace

Question 7

4 grapes allowed in Alsace Grand Cru

Answer 7

1. Riesling
2. Gewürztraminer
3. Muscat
4. Pinot Gris

Question 8

2 regions in Alsace

Answer 8

Bas-Rhin (north)

Haut-Rhin (south)

Question 9

What river flows east of Alsace

Answer 9

Rhine

Question 10

Alsace

main grapes

Answer 10

1. Pinot Noir
2. Riesling
3. Gewürztraminer
4. Muscat
5. Pinot Gris
6. Sylvaner