Alsace Flashcards
1
Q
Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN)
wine type
A
Late harvest botrytis affected sweet wine
2
Q
What does the Vosges rain shadow provide to Alsace
A
Protects the region from harsh, rainy weather from northern France and the Atlantic Ocean
3
Q
What is an important mountain range in Alsace
A
Vosges
4
Q
Cremant D’Alsace
wine type
A
sparkling
5
Q
If a bottle is labeled with a varietal in Alsace, what % is required
A
100%
6
Q
3 Alsace AOP’s
A
- Vin d’Alsace
- Alsace Grand Cru
- Cremant d’Alsace
7
Q
4 grapes allowed in Alsace Grand Cru
A
- Riesling
- Gewürztraminer
- Muscat
- Pinot Gris
8
Q
2 regions in Alsace
A
Bas-Rhin (north)
Haut-Rhin (south)
9
Q
What river flows east of Alsace
A
Rhine
10
Q
Alsace
main grapes
A
- Pinot Noir
- Riesling
- Gewürztraminer
- Muscat
- Pinot Gris
- Sylvaner