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List Factors affecting climate of Alsace ?
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- lies between the Vosges mountains and the French border with Germany, marked by the Rhine river
- 185 kilometers (115 miles) north to south and just 40km (25 miles) from east to west
- key viticultural areas here are all located on the lower hillsides of the Vosges, on slopes with east and south-easterly aspects.
- The Vosges play a vital role in defining the region’s terroir; they not only provide protection from the prevailing westerly winds, but also cast a rain shadow over the area, contributing to the low rainfall of its continental climate.
- Result, Alsace is one of France’s driest and sunniest climates
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List two departments of Alsace ?
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- Bas-Rhin: North
- Haut-Rhin: South
3
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Name of the capital of Hout Rhin ?
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- Colmar
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What does grés de Vosges mean ?
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- Pink Sandstone
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List major types of soil in Alsace ?
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- Slopes of the Vosges: granite/gneiss, shist, volcanic elements, sandstone
- Vosges Foothills: limestone, calcareous sandstone, marly sandstone, marly limestone, marly clay, calcareous - marl - sandstone
- Rhine Plain/Alsace Plain: alluvium, loess/loam, colluvium
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Explain GrandS Cru composition of soil ?
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- sedimentary soil
- combinations of marl and limestone or marl, limestone and sandstone
- consist of ancient rocks such as granites, shists and volcanic
- E.g. Schlossberg, Rangen, Brand
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What does mean cahier des charges ?
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- Alsace inter - proffesional organization speaks of seven main or focal grape varieties
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List appellations of Alsace ?
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- Alsace/Vin d’Alsace AOP
- Crémant d’Alsace AOP
- Grand Cru Appellations of Alsace
- (Communal Designation)
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First Grand Cru of Alsace ?
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- Schlossberg
10
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List grapes of Alsace AOC ?
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- Blanc (without indication of variety): Includes one or more of the grapes allowed for varietal wines.
- “Edelzwicker”: one or more grape varieties (may or may not be vintage-dated)
- Varietal Blanc Wines: 100% of the stated variety except when stated otherwise
Auxerrois: Auxerrois
Riesling: Riesling
Pinot Gris (formerly Tokay Pinot Gris): Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer: Gewurztraminer
Muscat: Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc, Muscat à Petits Grains Rosé, Muscat Ottonel
Muscat Ottonel: Muscat Ottonel
Pinot Blanc: Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois
Pinot (Klevner):Pinot, Vrai, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir (vinified as a white wine)
Chasselas (Gutedel): Chasselas, Chasselas Rosé
Sylvaner: Sylvaner - Varietal Rosé / Clairet / Schillerwein: Pinot Noir
- Varietal Rouge Wines: Pinot Noir
Vendanges Tardives (VT): Single variety wines produced from (and labeled as) Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris; the same associated varieties as defined under Blanc
Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN): as for Vendanges Tardives
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List varieties authorized fo subzones ?
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- Except for Klevener de Heiligenstein, the subzone designations of Alsace AOC are from the 2012 vintage forward
Klevener de Heiligenstein: Savagnin Rosé
Blienschwiller and Côtes de Barr: Sylvaner
Côte de Rouffach: Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
Ottrott, Rodern, Saint Hippolyte: Pinot Noir
Vallée Noble: Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris
Val Saint Grégoire: Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris
Scherwiller, Wolxheim: Riesling
Bergheim: Gewurztraminer
Coteaux de Haut Koenigsbourg: Riesling, Gewurztraminer
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List permitted grapes use to Pinot Blanc on the label ?
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- Pinot Blanc 100%
- Auxerrois 100%
- or blend
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List permitted grapes use to Pinot d’Alsace on the label ?
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- Auxerrois: 100%
- Pinot Blanc: 100%
- Pinot Noir: 100 % (vinified as white)
- Pinot Gris: 100 %
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What does Edelzwiker mean ?
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- A blend of any of the approved white grapes of Alsace, vinified together or separatly. Vintage is optional
- Noble mixture
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What does Gentil mean ?
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- A blend of comprising a min. 50 % of the noble grape varieties; each variety must be vinified separately . Requries tasting panel aproval. Vintage must apear.
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What does Sec mean on the label ?
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- Dry
- Less than 0,4% (4g/l RS)
- Sugar level in ‘dry’ can be higher if acid levels are also higher
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What does Vendanges Tardives mean ?
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- Late harvest
- Contain residual sugar
- berries are overripe
- sometimes are affected by noble rot but is not mandatory requirement
- 244 grams per liter for Muscat and Riesling, and 270 grams per liter for Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer
- VT and SGN wines are not obligated by statute to be sweet
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What does Selection de Grains Nobles mean ?
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- Late harvest
- Noble rot is requirement
- 276 grams per liter for Muscat and Riesling, and 306 grams per liter for Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.
- At 306 grams per liter, these wines are among the highest minimum must weights in France.
- VT and SGN wines are not obligated by statute to be sweet
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List subzones of Alsace ?
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- Blanc Wines only: Blienschwiller, Côtes de Barr, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Scherwiller, Vallée Noble, Val Saint Grégoire, Wolxheim, Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg, Bergheim
- Rouge Wines only: Ottrott, Rodern, Saint-Hippolyte
- Blanc and Rouge Wines: Côte de Rouffach
20
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Explain law for Riesling created in 2008 ?
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- Standard Riesling wines be dry in style
- Max. 9g/l RS
- Not apply Grand Cru, lieu - dit, VT, SGN
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What does Lieu dits Designation (communal) mean ?
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- Name given plot of land or vineyrad
- Significant expression of terroir
- Higer production standart
- Limitations as to the grapes varieties planted, vines density, pruning methods, trellising
- Higher grape maturity
- Restricted yield
- Only red and white not Rose
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What does prestige, reserve or reserve prestige mean ?
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- Non- Regulated
- unique fo each producer and unique wtithin the specific families of wines they produce
23
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Name of the grape most planted in Heiligenstein Alsace ?
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-Traminer, Savagnin Rose, or Klevener
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Five communes may bottle Savagnin Gris wines varietally under the existing Alsace AOP ?
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- Heiligenstein itself, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, and Obernai.
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Name of the latest added Grand Cru in Alsace ?
- 2007 - Kaefferkopf
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Name Grand Cru of Sylvaner in Alsace ?
- Zotzenberg
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List Grand Cru of Pinot Noir in Alsace ?
- Hengst
- Kirchberg de Barr
- 2024 Vorbourg
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List one of the lowest and highest Grand cru by panting hectares ?
- Kanzlerberg: 3 ha
- Schlossberg: 80 ha
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Name of the Trimbach Riesling from Rosacker Grand Cru Grand Cru labelled under Alsace AOP ?
- Riesling Clos-Ste-Hune
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List grapes varieties permitted to production Grand Cru ?
- Riesling
- Muscat (Muscat Ottonel, Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains, and/or Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains)
- Pinot Gris
- Gewurztraminer
- Sylvaner only for Zotzenberg
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List Grand Cru producing blends wines ?
- Altenberg de Bergheim: 50-70% Riesling, 10-25% Pinot Gris, 10-25% Gewurztraminer, max. 10% combined Chasselas, Muscat, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc
- Kaefferkopf: 60-80% Gewurztraminer, 10-40% Riesling, max. 30% Pinot Gris, max. 10% Muscat
Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf may also produce varietal Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Riesling.
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List max. yields of Grand Cru Classe ?
- Blanc: 50 hl/ha
- Rouge: 40 h/ha
- VT: 50 hl/ha
- SGN: 40 hl/ha
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List max. yields of Alsace/Vin d'Alsace AOP ?
- AOP: 80 hl/ha
- Rosé: 75 hl/ha
- Rouge: 60 hl/ha
- VT: 55 hl/ha
- SGN: 40 hl/ha
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List max. yield by variety of Alsace/Vin d'Alsace AOP ?
- Auxerrois: 100 hl/ha
- Chasselas: 100 hl/ha
- Gewurztraminer: 80 hl/ha
- Muscat: 90 hl/ha
- Muscat Ottonel: 90 hl/ha
- Pinot Blanc: 100 hl/ha
- Pinot Gris 80 hl/ha
- Riesling: 90 hl/ha
- Sylvaner 100 hl/ha
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List permitted grpaes for production Cremant d'Alsace ?
- Mousseux Blanc: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, and/or Chardonnay
- Mousseux Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir
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List max. yield for Cremant d'Alsace ?
- 80 hl/ha
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List aging requirement for Cremant d'Alsace ?
- Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation
- The wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement (12 months total aging, with at least 9 months on the lees, is required from the 2012 vintage forward.)
- Min. 4 atmospheres of pressure
- Rosé wines may be made by Maceration or Saignée.
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List most southerly and northerly Grand Cru of Alsace ?
- Rangen
- Steinklotz
- 95 kilometer
39
List key producers of Alsace ?
- Marcel Deiss
- Hugel
- Albert Mann
- Rolly Gassmann
- Trimbach
- Dopff
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Explain and give philosophy, Grand Cru, Flagship wine of Marcel Deiss ?
- All of which are produced as blends to showcase the character of the terroir rather than the grape. Marcel Deiss was instrumental in convincing the INAO to make varietal labeling optional for both AOC Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru wines.
- Mambourg (White blend), Altenberg de Bergheim (White blend) and Schoenenbourg (Riesling)
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List location and base wines of Familie Hugel (Hugel&Fils) ?
- Riquewihr, Alsace
- Jubilee, Tradition
- Schoelhammer Riesling in Schoenenbourg Grand Cru - 500 PLN
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List location and main wines of Maison Trimbach ?
- Clos Sainte Hune vineyard
- Located in Ribeauville
- Rosacker, Geisberg, Osterberg
- Wines: Frédéric Emile Trimbach Riesling Clos Sainte Hune 'Hors Choix' Vendanges Tardives, Alsace, France 3800 PLN / F E Trimbach Riesling Clos Sainte Hune, Alsace, France 1200 PLN
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List two AOC and IGP of Lorraine ?
- Moselle AOC
- Cotes de Toul AOC
- Cotes de Meuse IGP
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Give location of Lorraine region ?
- West of Alsace and East of Champagne
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List main style of Moselle AOC ?
- White: Min. 70% combined Auxerrois (min. 30% unless property is less than 2 hectares), Müller-Thurgau, and Pinot Gris
- Rose: 70% Pinot Noir
- Red: 100% Pinot Noir
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List main style of Cotes de Toul ?
- Blanc: Auxerrois and Aubin
- Vin Gris: 85% Individual Max., both required) Gamay, min. 10% Pinot Noir
- Rouge: 100 % Pinot Noir
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Who inintied Cremant d'Alsace ?
- 1976 Pierre Dopff
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Give name of famous Cremant d'Alsace from Dopff-au-Moulin winery ?
- Cuvée Julien: 50% Pinot Blanc i 50% Pinot Auxerrois. min. 24 m on the lees.
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