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Alsace 1 Flashcards

1
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what is the typical, although not required min RS of Vendanges Tardive wine?

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17 g/l

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2
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Name of two producers that do not promote Grand Cru wine as Grand Cru

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Trimbach - Clos St Hune

Hugal - Rosacker

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3
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What is Alsace largest Grand Cru

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Schlossberg , Kayersberg and Kientzheim (80 ha) (Division 3) Granite

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4
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What is Alsace smallest Grand Cru

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Kanzlerberg, Altenberg, (Division 3), marl clay Gypsum

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5
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Which Grand Cru site permits the use of Sylvanner

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Zotzenberg, Mittlebergheim, Marl Limestone (Division 2)

Just south of Barr

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6
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What are the name of the two Grand Cru site that permit blending

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Altenberg de Bergheim, Bergheim, Lime Stone Marl (Division 3)

Kaefferkopf, Ammerschwihr (Division 3), just north of Colmar and south of Schlossberg, Granite Limestone

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7
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What is the name of the last Grand Cru added (number 51)

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Kaefferkopf, ammerschwihr, granite limestone, just north of Colmar, south of Schlossberg,

2007

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8
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What was the number of Grand Cru sites in 1983

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half… 25

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9
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What is the name of winemaker using field blends to recognize terrior

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Marcell Deiss - Altenberg De Bergheim, Bergheim, Limestone Marl, just before Ribeauville

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10
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name the towns that determine (bookend) Division 1

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Wissenbourg to Molsheim

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11
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What is the name the River in Division 1

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Bruche River

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12
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What is the name the 5 grand crus in Division 1

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Steinklotz - Marlenheim - limestone
Altenberg de Bergbieten - Gypsum bergbieten
Altenberg de Wolxheim - wolxheim
Engelberg - dahlenheim 
Bruderhal - molsheim
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13
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What is the name of river in Division 2

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Andlau River

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14
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What are the 8 Grand Cru sites in Division 2

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Kastelberg - ANDLAU
Kirchberg de Barr - BARR
Moenchberg - ANDLAU 
Muenchberg - Nothalten
Zotzenberg - MITTLEBERGHEIM
Frankstein - DAMBACH
Winzenberg - BLIENSWILLER
Wiebelberg - ANDLAU
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15
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Name the towns that bound Divisions 2

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Roshheim and Schwiller

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16
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what happens at Dambach-la-Ville

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Frankstein Grand Cru, Granite

Granite from the Vosges meet the alluvial plains (i.e. Division 2 has no sub-vosges foot hills)

17
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name the towns that create the boundary in Division 3

A

Chatenois to Colmar

18
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how many alluvial fans in Division 3

19
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what are the names of the four rivers in Division three

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Lazy - Liepvrette
Sun - Strengbach
Fun - Fecht
Won - Weiss

20
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what are the 11 Grand Crus in Division’s three, the golden triangle

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  1. Kanzlerberg - marl clay gypsum
  2. Altenberg d Bergheim - marl limestone

These 3 touch each other (north Ribeauville)

  1. Osterberg - marl/lime/sand
  2. Kirchberg de Ribeauville - marl/lime/sand
  3. Giesberg - mar/lime/sand

South of RIBEAUVILLE

  1. Rosacker - HUNAWILR
  2. Schoennenberg - RIQUEWIHR zellenberg
  3. Froenh - ZELLENBERG - iron clay
  4. Sonnenglanz - Beblenheim
  5. Sporen - RIQUWIHR

mostly limestone marl
11. Mandleberg - mittelwihr

21
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two most norther Grand Crus in Division 3

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Praelatenberg, Granite, Gneiss
Orschwiler and kintzheim

Gloeckelberg, Granite schist- Rodern and St. Hipp

22
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What are the 5 granite based Grand Cru site in Division 3

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Schlossberg
Kaefferkopf
Winerck-Schlossberg
Sommerberg
Brand
23
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What grapes are permitted in Kaefferkopf

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R, P, G - plus blend

Ammerschwiller

alluvial fan on top of limestone, sandstone, granite

24
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what is the name of the grand cru site in Division 3 that has marl limestone soils near the town of Ingersheim

A

Florimont, Ingersheim and Katzenthal,

Colmar Ellipse, peaks of Vosges to the West, G is largely planted, Marl Limestone. low rain fall 22”, Hohneck peak

25
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what are the towns that create the boundaries for Division 4

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Wettolsheim (STEINGRUBLER) to Orschwihr (PFINGSTBERG)

26
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how many alluvial fans are there in Division 4

27
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how many alluvial fans are there in Division 5

28
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what are the name of the two rivers in Division 5

A

Lauch

Thur

29
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what are the towns that create the boundaries for Division 5

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Guebwiller to Thann

30
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what is the dominate soil type in Division 5

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sandstone and volcanic

31
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what are the 6 Grand Cru sites in Division 5 (ROSSKK)

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R - Rangen (THANN) - volcanic
O - Ollwiller (WUENHEIM) - sandstone, clay

S - Spiegel - marl sandstone
S - Saering - marl lime/sandstone
K - Kessler - sandstone clay
K - Kitteerle - sandstone volcanic

32
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What are the 10 Grand Cru of Division 4

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Hengst
Steingrubler - Wettolsheim
Eichberg
Pfesigberg
Hatchbourg
Goldert - Gueberschwihr
Steinert
Vorbourg - ROUFFACH
Zinnkoepfle
Pfingstberg - Orschwihr
33
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what is the name of the fault bundle in the Haut Rhin

A

Guebwiller Rouffach

34
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what is the name of fault bundle mostly in Division 3

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Ribeauville

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