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Alsace Flashcards

1
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Alsace is 90% of all planted vines are what?

A

White

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2
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What are the Noble Varieties ?

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Muscat
Pinot gris
Riesling
Gewürztraminer

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3
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What are the only varieties allowed in grand cru vineyards?

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The noble varieties with one exception.

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4
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Other varieties in Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc
Auxerrois ( can be confused with Pinot Blanc)
Chasselas
Sylvaner
Pinot noir
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5
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Savagnin rose ( a sibling to gewurztraminer) is also called what?

A

Klevener de Heiligenstein

Is rare varietal but can be found in five communes

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6
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Pinot noir can be made in two different styles in Alsace?

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Red and rosé wines

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7
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What are the two departments of Alsace?

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Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin

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Where is Alsace located?

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In France , located on the border of Germany?

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9
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What mountains creates a rain shadow effect that makes Alsace the driest region in France?

A

Vosges Mountains

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10
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What are the major bodies of water in Alsace ?

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The Rhine River

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11
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Climate of Alsace is?

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Semi-continental

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12
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The vineyards have what type of exposure in Alsace?

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Southern or southeastern exposure to help mitigate the cold

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13
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What are the soil types in Alsace?

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Mosaiced soil structure including granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel, chalk, loess, and pink sandstone ( gris de Vosges )

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14
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In the Middle Ages Alsace was part of what?

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Germanic holy romaine empire

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15
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The thirty years war between France and the habsburgs took place when?

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1618-1648

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16
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What year did France seize Alsace?

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1639

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17
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Treaty of Westphalia when Alsace becomes part of France year

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1648

18
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What year did the Franco-Prussian ware where Germany reclaims Alsace?

A

1871

19
Q

When did France reclaim Alsace and Lorraine

A

WWI

20
Q

What year did Alsace receive AOC status

A

1962

21
Q

Alsace grand cru AOC was established in what year, the first vineyard was Schlossberg?

A

1975

22
Q

1983 how many grand crus where approved?

A

24

23
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1992 how many grand crus where approved?

A

25

24
Q

The most recent grand cru in 2007 was approved for a grand cru status and that is ?

A

Kaefferkopf

25
Q

In 2011 grand cru vineyards move from designations to what?

A

To each having their own AOC ( grand cru went from 1 designation to 51)

26
Q

What is the winemaking standard in Alsace?

A

Dry wines

27
Q

Some winemakers believe in what in Alsace?

A

Field blends or blending all the varietals in a select vineyard to showcase the true terroir

28
Q

Sparkling wines in Alsace fall under what?

A

Crément d’Alsace category and can be white or rosé

29
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Alsace wines tend to be higher in what?

A

Higher in alcohol and intense in varietal characteristics

30
Q

Wine law in Alsace states that Varietally labeled wine La must contain what?

A

100% of the stated variety

31
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What does Edekzwicker mean?

A

Noble mixture

32
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Edekzwicker does what?

A

Inexpensive blended wine, does not need to carry a vintage

33
Q

Gentil is what in Alsace?

A

Unofficial term, indicate wine with a minimum of 50% noble grapes in the blend

34
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Grand cru wines are normally what but it is no longer a law?

A

Single vineyards

35
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Outlying grand cru lays in Alsace are?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf allow blending according to certain percentages

Zotzenberg allows Sylvaner

36
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What type of harvesting is mandatory for all grand crus?

A

Hand harvesting with higher restrictions, lower yields , higher minimum must weights and higher minimum ABV

37
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Do any premier crus exist in Alsace?

A

No

38
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What is Venganges Tardives?

A

Translates to “late harvest”. These are single varietal wine left to hand in the vine. Will raisinate and show more intensity, but no signs of botrytis m. These wines can be fermented dry or left sweet.

39
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Selection de Grains Noble is what I’m in Alsace?

A

Picked in tries and have been affected by botrytis. Can be semi-dry or sweet, but dessert in al levels

40
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Major Villages of Alsace?

A

Collar, strasbourg ( center of the wine trade) and Ribeauville

41
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What are the most notable grand crus in Alsace?

A

Schlossberg, schowlhammer, Rangen de Thann, Geisberg, Pfingstberg, Schoenenberg, Engelberg, Kirchberg, Saering

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