Alsace

Question 1

What means Vendange Tardive?

Answer 1

Late Harvest. A wine made from late harvest grapes

Question 2

What means Sélection de Grains Nobles?

Answer 2

Botrytis/Noble rot. Wines made from grapes infected by Botrytis

Question 3

What is the minimum sugar level required for a Vantage Tardive wine made of Muscat or Riesling?

Answer 3

235 g/L

Question 4

What is the minimum sugar level required for a Sélection de Grains Nobles made of Muscat or Riesling?

Answer 4

276 g/L

Question 5

What is special about the labeling terms in Alsace?

Answer 5

No other parts of France puts the grape name first

Question 6

What is so special about the geology in Alsace?

Answer 6

The most complex geology in France, with many more different soil types and aspects than, for example, the Côte d`Or

Question 7

Describe the climate In Alsace?

Answer 7

Continental. Unusually dry with lots of sunshine, though relatively cool nights. The Voges mountains, or rather its function as a rain shadow, are responsible for the climate of Alsace

Question 8

What is the noble grape varieties of Alsace?

Answer 8

Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat and Pinot Gris

Question 9

Describe Alsace by cities

Answer 9

Alsace stretches above 100 km from the city Strasbourg in North to Mulhouse in south. The city Colmar is located in the center of the region.

Question 10

What is the name of the two départements in Alsace?

Answer 10

The Bas-Rhin on the lower land to the north and the Haut-Rhin in the south where the great majority of the best vineyards are to be found

Question 11

How many Grand Crus exist in Alsace?

Answer 11

A total of 51 classified vineyards

Question 12

One Grand Cru Vineyard is allowed to use Sylvaner even not its a noble variety. Name the vineyard

Answer 12

Zotzenberg

Question 13

Name the first vineyard to be classified as a Grand Cru in Alsace in 1975

Answer 13

Schlossberg. Famous for its Riesling

Question 14

In which part of Alsace is the majority of quality wines produced?

Answer 14

The majority of quality wines are produced in Haut-Rhin (the southern part)

Question 15

Which towns are the best-known vineyard towns in Alsace?

Answer 15

Riquewihr & Ribeauvillé

Question 16

Since when has Alsace been a part of France?

Answer 16

Since 1918

Question 17

What is typical for Alsace wines?

Answer 17

The wines are made by very natural methods and are not so highly fined or filtered as their German counterparts. They have always a mineral character and frequently display an oily texture on the palate.

Question 18

How many percent of the Alsace wines are white?

Answer 18

Ninety percent

Question 19

What kind of bottles are used in Alsace?

Answer 19

Flutes. Tall green bottles, as for Mosel wines. Crémant de Alsace are sold in Champagne-bottles and Pinot Noir is the only Alsace wine permitted to be sold in Burgundy-style bottles.

Question 20

What is the minimum alcohol content for AOC Alsace?

Answer 20

A minimum of 8.5 percent abs

Question 21

Which grape variety is often blended and sold under the Pinot Blanc label?

Answer 21

Auxerrois

Question 22

Name two synonyms for Pinot Blanc which is often used on the label

Answer 22

Clevner or Klevner

Question 23

What is AOC Edelzwicker?

Answer 23

It´s a blend of AOC Alsace grape varieties without any indication of percentage. Gentil is a wine with a blend of minimum 50 % of one of the noble varieties