Alsace Flashcards
Min Alchol % for Grand cru wines
Min 11% for Riesling and Muscat, 12.5% for PG and Gews
When must the intent to harvest be announced?
1st of march prior to harvest
When was the first grand cru added
1975 - Schlossberg
What is the smallest Grand cru
Kanzlerberg 3HA
What is the largest Grand cru
Schlossberg 80 HA
Can grapes be machine harvested for Grand Cru
no - Hand harvest only
when was the next 24 grand crus added
1983
when was the next 25 grand cru added
1992
when / what was the last grand cru to be added
2007 - 51st grand cru - Kaefferkopf
What grand crus can blend ?
Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf
Whats the only grand cru to allow Sylvaner
Zotzenberg
What producer is known for their Field blends
Marcel Deiss
what is the traditonal bottle called
Vin du Rhin / Flute d’Alsace bottle
What is gentil
superior blend min 50% noble grapes vinified separately. Rest can be anything. Vintage dated
What is edelzwicker
‘Noble Mixture’ does not need to be vintage dated or even a blend
Can Auxerrois be labelled Pinot Blanc?
Yes
What is a wine labelled Pinots
Blend of PN, PG, PB and auxerrois
Top vintages?
85, 88,89,90,93,2000,05,07,09,12,16
Bad vintages?
91,92,95,99,03,04,08
whats the 5 communes of Klevener de heiligenstein
Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai