Alsace

Question 1

Min Alchol % for Grand cru wines

Answer 1

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

Question 2

When must the intent to harvest be announced?

Answer 2

1st of march prior to harvest

Question 3

When was the first grand cru added

Answer 3

1975 - Schlossberg

Question 4

What is the smallest Grand cru

Answer 4

Kanzlerberg 3HA

Question 5

What is the largest Grand cru

Answer 5

Schlossberg 80 HA

Question 6

Can grapes be machine harvested for Grand Cru

Answer 6

no - Hand harvest only

Question 7

when was the next 24 grand crus added

Answer 7

1983

Question 8

when was the next 25 grand cru added

Answer 8

1992

Question 9

when / what was the last grand cru to be added

Answer 9

2007 - 51st grand cru - Kaefferkopf

Question 10

What grand crus can blend ?

Answer 10

Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf

Question 11

Whats the only grand cru to allow Sylvaner

Answer 11

Zotzenberg

Question 12

What producer is known for their Field blends

Answer 12

Marcel Deiss

Question 13

what is the traditonal bottle called

Answer 13

Vin du Rhin / Flute d’Alsace bottle

Question 14

What is gentil

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What is edelzwicker

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Can Auxerrois be labelled Pinot Blanc?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

What is a wine labelled Pinots

Answer 17

Blend of PN, PG, PB and auxerrois

Question 18

Top vintages?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Bad vintages?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

whats the 5 communes of Klevener de heiligenstein

Answer 20

Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai

Question 21

what change happened in 2008?

Answer 21

Rizza must be a dry style

Question 22

what change happened in 2011?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

1945? what happened

Answer 23

date of renewed viticulture

Question 24

1962? what happened

Answer 24

Gained AOC status - Last french region to

Question 25

what % of AOP are white

Answer 25

90!

Question 26

noble grapes?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

other grapes allowed in AOP ?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What grape is not allowed in AOP

Answer 28

Savagnin (Klevener) or Savagnin Rose

Question 29

What is Gutedel

Answer 29

Chasselas

Question 30

What is the most planted grape

Answer 30

Rizza

Question 31

whats the name of the two sections

Answer 31

Bas and Haut Rhin

Question 32

What is Gres de Vosges

Answer 32

Pink Sandstone

Question 33

Vosage mountains do what?

Answer 33

Rain shadow effect

Question 34

Climate?

Answer 34

Driest and sunniest climate, semi continental

Question 35

capital in huat rhin?

Answer 35

colmar

Question 36

Soil types?

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Steeper mountain sites have what soil?

Answer 37

granite, schist, volcanic sediment

Question 38

Lower slopes soil?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Cremant - what are the grapes

Answer 39

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

Question 40

What are the aging requirements for Cremant

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Rose Cremant?

Answer 41

100% pinot noir, can be macreation or saingee method

Question 42

max press yields for cremant

Answer 42

100l /150 KG

Question 43

What AOP can use Chardonnay

Answer 43

Cremant de alsace

Question 44

What are the two new Grand cru sites for pinot Noir

Answer 44

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

Question 45

What is Marc d'Alsace

Answer 45

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

Question 46

Pressing mandates for Marc d'Alsace

Answer 46

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

Question 47

VT - What is it

Answer 47

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

Question 48

SGN - What is it

Answer 48

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

Question 49

Important Clos Vineyards not in a Grand cru

Answer 49

* 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)

Question 50

Cotes de Toul AOP

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Moselle AOP

Answer 51

upgraded in 2011