Alsace Flashcards

1
Q

Min Alchol % for Grand cru wines

A

Min 11% for Riesling and Muscat, 12.5% for PG and Gews

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2
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When must the intent to harvest be announced?

A

1st of march prior to harvest

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3
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When was the first grand cru added

A

1975 - Schlossberg

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4
Q

What is the smallest Grand cru

A

Kanzlerberg 3HA

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5
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What is the largest Grand cru

A

Schlossberg 80 HA

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6
Q

Can grapes be machine harvested for Grand Cru

A

no - Hand harvest only

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7
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when was the next 24 grand crus added

A

1983

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8
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when was the next 25 grand cru added

A

1992

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9
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when / what was the last grand cru to be added

A

2007 - 51st grand cru - Kaefferkopf

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10
Q

What grand crus can blend ?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf

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11
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Whats the only grand cru to allow Sylvaner

A

Zotzenberg

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12
Q

What producer is known for their Field blends

A

Marcel Deiss

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13
Q

what is the traditonal bottle called

A

Vin du Rhin / Flute d’Alsace bottle

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14
Q

What is gentil

A

superior blend min 50% noble grapes vinified separately. Rest can be anything. Vintage dated

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15
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What is edelzwicker

A

‘Noble Mixture’ does not need to be vintage dated or even a blend

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16
Q

Can Auxerrois be labelled Pinot Blanc?

A

Yes

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17
Q

What is a wine labelled Pinots

A

Blend of PN, PG, PB and auxerrois

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18
Q

Top vintages?

A

85, 88,89,90,93,2000,05,07,09,12,16

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19
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Bad vintages?

A

91,92,95,99,03,04,08

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20
Q

whats the 5 communes of Klevener de heiligenstein

A

Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai

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21
Q

what change happened in 2008?

A

Rizza must be a dry style

22
Q

what change happened in 2011?

A

Cahier des charges - A model more similar to Cote D’or

23
Q

1945? what happened

A

date of renewed viticulture

24
Q

1962? what happened

A

Gained AOC status - Last french region to

25
Q

what % of AOP are white

A

90!

26
Q

noble grapes?

A

Rizza, PG (formerly known as Tokay a’Alsace or Tokay PG) Muscat (blanc / Rose / ottonel) Gews

27
Q

other grapes allowed in AOP ?

A

Pinot Noir, Chasselas (gutedel) Pinot Blanc (klever) Sylvaner, Auxerrois

28
Q

What grape is not allowed in AOP

A

Savagnin (Klevener) or Savagnin Rose

29
Q

What is Gutedel

A

Chasselas

30
Q

What is the most planted grape

A

Rizza

31
Q

whats the name of the two sections

A

Bas and Haut Rhin

32
Q

What is Gres de Vosges

A

Pink Sandstone

33
Q

Vosage mountains do what?

A

Rain shadow effect

34
Q

Climate?

A

Driest and sunniest climate, semi continental

35
Q

capital in huat rhin?

A

colmar

36
Q

Soil types?

A

range from Granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel, chalk, loess, gres de vosges

37
Q

Steeper mountain sites have what soil?

A

granite, schist, volcanic sediment

38
Q

Lower slopes soil?

A

limestone base clay, gravel, chalk, loess, Gres de vosges

39
Q

Cremant - what are the grapes

A

Pinot Blanc (workhorse) Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay (only AOP allowed to use this) Auxerrois

40
Q

What are the aging requirements for Cremant

A

min 9 months on lees, total of 12 months aging from 2012 vintage onwards

41
Q

Rose Cremant?

A

100% pinot noir, can be macreation or saingee method

42
Q

max press yields for cremant

A

100l /150 KG

43
Q

What AOP can use Chardonnay

A

Cremant de alsace

44
Q

What are the two new Grand cru sites for pinot Noir

A

in 2022, 2 vineyards, Kirchberg in Barr and Hengst in Wintzenhiem

45
Q

What is Marc d’Alsace

A

Made from the marc of Gewurztraiminer, min 45% ABV and aged for a min 3 months prior to release

46
Q

Pressing mandates for Marc d’Alsace

A

40kg of pomance for 100l of wine, for every 100kg of pomace used, no more then 7.5L (min is 4.5l) cannot have more then 10g/L of sugar

47
Q

VT - What is it

A

VT may show Botrytis, 244G/L for Riesling and Muscat and 270g/l for PG and Gews

48
Q

SGN - What is it

A

SGN favours botrytis, 276G/l Riesling and Muscat and 306g/l for PG and Gews

49
Q

Important Clos Vineyards not in a Grand cru

A
  • Clos des Capucins (Kaysersberg, Domaine Weinbach)
  • Clos de la Faille (Wintzenheim, Albert Mann)
  • Clos Häuserer (Wintzenheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
  • Clos Himmelreich (Orschwihr, Lucien Albrecht)
  • Clos Jebsal (Turckheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
  • Clos Rebberg (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)\
  • Clos Rebgarten (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
  • Clos des Récollets (Rouffach, Lucien Albrecht)
  • Clos Ribeaupierre (Ribeauvillé, Jean Sipp - formerly known as the Clos du Schlossberg)
  • Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawihr, Zind-Humbrecht)
  • Clos St-Landelin (Vorbourg, Rene Mure)
  • Clos st-Urbain (monopole, Rangen, Zind-Humbrecht)
  • Clos st-Theobald (monopole, Rangen, Zind-humbrecht)
50
Q

Cotes de Toul AOP

A

Whites from Auxerrois and Aubin, Rose- Vin Gris made from Gamay and Pinot Noir, Light reds from PN. 1998. Est

51
Q

Moselle AOP

A

upgraded in 2011