Alsace Flashcards
When was the 30 years war and who took over Alsace at its conclusion
1618-1648
France
When did Alsace first get retaken by Germany?
Franco-Prussian War- 1870
When was peak prosperity and renown for Alsace wines?
Middle renaissance 16th century
When did France’s order to rip up hybrid vines in Alsace become mandated?
1949
what percentage of Alsace wine is sold to co-ops?
40%
The majority of Alsace growers sell their grapes to co-operatives (blank %) and negotiants (blank %)
50% and 31%
Alsace dimensions
75 x 3 miles
Alsace parallels?
47th-49th
Lieu-dit translates to
Small Place
Official Cadastral Unit
Graben
Trench between 2 faults (Rhine Graben)
Number of Soil types in Alsace
13
Lower Slopes soil Alsace
Granite, Gneiss, Schist, Volcanic, Sandstone
Number of Grand Cru’s Lower slopes of Asace
12, including Schlossberg, Randen, Brand
Vosges Foothill soil
Limesone, Sandstone, Marl
The majority of Alsace Grand Cru are planted on what terrain?
Vosges Foothills
Pinot Blanc psuedonyms
Klevner, Pinot Vrai
Where can Sylvaner be Grand Cru?
Zotzenberg
What two types of Muscat in Alsace
Petits Grains Blanc (Aromatic)
Ottonel
Gewürzt translates to?
spicy
What is the aromatic version of Savagnin Rose
Gewurtztraminer
What varietals are most often used for VT & SGN in Alsace?
Gewurtztraminer and PG
What is the non aromatic version of Savanin Rose
Klevener de Heiligenstein
What grapes are permitted for VT and SGN production in Alsace?
the 4 Noble
Vine training Alsace?
Guyot
What percentage white wine in Alsace?
89%
What percentage varietal wine Alsace?
80%
What exception in Alsace varietal labeling does not require 100% of the declared varietal
Pinot Blanc
Allows for 100% PB, 100% Auxerrois or a blend of the 2
What is Pinot d’Alsace?
Can be 100% varietal or a blend of any of these:
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Noir (no skin contact)
Auxerrois
Edelzwicker
A Blend of any approved Alsace white varietals, no vintage needed, grapes can be vinified together
Gentil
Alsace white blend requiring min 50% Noble varietals. Must be vinified separately and vintage must be declared
Alsace 2008 wine law
Riesling max 9 g/l
EXCEPTIONS:
Grand Cru, Lieu-dit, VT, SGN or if tartaric acid is within 2 g/l of the RS
Alsace AOC has how many DGC
13
Alsace AOC created then implement in what year?
1945
then
1962
What do the DGC of Alsace equate to?
Village level wines
When were Lieu-dit approved in Alsace
2011
What style of wine is disallowed for Alsace Lieu-Dit?
Rose
Alsace Grand Cru year instated? Year amended?
1975
2011 allows for 51 separate GC AOC’s
What are the 2 Alsace Grand Cru’s allowing Pinot Noir
Hengst
&
Kirchberg de Barr
What % of production in Alsace is Alsace Grand Cru?
6%
What two Alsace Grand Cru’s allow blending?
Altenberg de Bergheim (50-70% Riesling)
&
Kaefferkopf (60-80% Gewurtztraminer)
How many AOC in Alsace?
53
Alsace AOC
Cremant d’Alsace AOC
All 51 Grand Cru AOC
What international varietal is approved for Cremant d’Alsace AOC?
Chardonnay
What Alsace white varietal is not approved for Cremant d’Alsace AOC
Gewurtztraminer
When was Alsace’s peak prosperity and renown
Renaissance, mid 16th century
Alsace fastest growing style
Cremant
Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois are mostly used for what style in Alsace
Cremant
Which Muscat is a Chasselas x Muscat d’Eisenstadt cross
Muscat Ottonel
Where does Gewurtztraminer not get an umlaut
Alsace
Klevner vs Klevener
PB= Klevner
Savagnin Rose- Klevener
Where is Lorraine
West of Alsace, East of Champagne
How many AOC’s and names of them in Lorraine
Moselle AOC
Cotes de Toul AOC
(Cotes de Meuse IGP)
Principal white varietals Lorraine?
Red?
Auxerrois, PG, Muller Thurgau
Pinot Noir.
In Lorraine there is a strong _________ tradition
Vin Gris from PN and Gamay
