Alsace

Question 1

Top 4 grapes of Alsace

Answer 1

Riesling
Gewurtztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat

Question 2

Alsace is known for pure ____ flavors; new oak is almost never used

Answer 2

fruit

Question 3

Why is blending rare in Alsace?

Answer 3

historical emphasis on grape + ground

Question 4

In Alsace, the winemaking tends to be ___-___; indigenous yeasts, neutral containers, no maloactic conversion

Answer 4

hands off

Question 5

workhorse grape of Alsace

Answer 5

Pinot Blanc

Question 6

Why do most leading Alsace producers make 20 to 30 wines?

Answer 6

regular bottlings of lead grapes
table wine of pinot blanc, possible pinot noir
reserve bottlings of lead grapes
late harvest wines
cremant

Question 7

River east of Alsace’s vineyards

Answer 7

River Ill (“eel”)

Question 8

How many GC vineyards?

Answer 8

51

Question 9

The two types of Muscat grown in Alsace

Answer 9

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (aka Muscat d’Alsace)
Muscat Ottonel

Question 10

Pinot Blanc is also known as

Answer 10

Klevner

Question 11

Chardonnay is only allowed to be used in this wine

Answer 11

Cremant d’Alsace

Question 12

This minor grape is usually found mixed in with other vines, often in Pinot Blanc vineyards

Answer 12

Auxerrois

Question 13

Gewurtztraminer is a pink-colored mutation of this ancient grape

Answer 13

Savignin

Question 14

Of all the world’s Rieslings, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminers, Alsace’s are typically the most ___-____ & _____

Answer 14

full bodied and concentrated

Question 15

Alsace’s late harvest wines

Answer 15

Vendange Tardive and Selection de Grain Nobles

Question 16

t/f: Vendange Tardive and Selection de Grain Nobles wines must be made with botrytis-affected grapes

Answer 16

false. VT wines are not necesarrily made with botrytis-affected grapes

Question 17

Selection de Grain Nobles wines are harvested how?

Answer 17

hand picked (berry by berry) botrytis-affected grapes