Alsace

Question 1

Year of Alsace AOC

Answer 1

In 1945
1962 official AOC

Question 2

What is edelzwicker?

Answer 2

The Noble mixture
May or may not be vintage dated

Question 3

What is a Gentil?

Answer 3

A blend of grapes (min 50% noble grapes)
Always vinified separately
Always vintage

Question 4

Ventage Tardive

Answer 4

Late Harvest wines with or not botrytis
Can be dry or sweet wines
Released ,6/1 of the 2nd year after harvest

Question 5

Selection a Grains Noble

Answer 5

Sweet botrytised wine
Released: 6/1 2nd year of the harvest

Question 6

Year of VT SGN designations created

Answer 6

1984

Question 7

Communes of savagnin rose

Answer 7

Aka klevener de Heligenstein
Heligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai

Question 8

Producers that eschew the GC system

Answer 8

Trimbach
Hugel
Leon Bayer

Question 9

Alsace grand Cru AOC

Answer 9

Started in 1975 for Schlossberg vineyard
Official 1983 for 24 more sites
1992 25 more sites
2007 the addition of Kaefferkopf

Question 10

Alsace Grand Cru blends

Answer 10

Altenberg de Bergheim

Kaefferkopf

Question 11

Alsace GC for non Noble grapes

Answer 11

Zotzenberg for Sylvaner

Question 12

Largest and smallest GC

Answer 12

Shlossberg 80ha

Kanzlerberg 3 ha

Question 13

Clos saint Hune

Answer 13

Trimbach
Rosacker GC

Question 14

Clos st Urbain

Answer 14

Zind Humbrecht
Rangen GC
3 labels: Riesl (1978), PG, Gwtz

Volcanic soils

Question 15

Cremant de Alsace AOP

Answer 15

Est 1976
Chard, PB, PN, Riesl, PG, AUx
Rose 100% PN
Min 9 months on lees
12 months Total ageing
Min 4 atm

Question 16

Cotes de toul

Answer 16

Lourraine AOP

White: auxerrois, Aubin

Red: Pinot noir

Rose gamay and PN

Question 17

Moselle

Answer 17

Lourraine

White Auxerrois also PG MT

Red rose: PN

Question 18

Year that Altenberg de Bergheim authorize blend

Answer 18

2005

Question 19

Producer of Clos DU Capucins

Answer 19

Wienbach

Question 20

Producer of Clos St Theobal

Answer 20

Domaine Schoffit

Question 21

3 subzones for red wines

Answer 21

Ottrott
Rodern
Saint Hippolyte

Question 22

Producer of Clos St Landelin

Answer 22

Domaine Mure

Question 23

What is tokay d’Alsace?

Answer 23

Pinot Gris

Question 24

Producer of Clos Liebenberg

Answer 24

Valentin Zusslin

Question 25

Producer of Clos Zisser

Answer 25

Klipfel

Question 26

Synonyms of Pinot Blanc Chasselas Savagnin

Answer 26

Pinot Blanc -klevner Chasselas- Gutedel Savsgnin- klevener

Question 27

Producer of Clos Du Capucins

Answer 27

Weinbach

Question 28

What is slender?

Answer 28

The Alsatian flute bottle

Question 29

5 communes of Alsace AOC

Answer 29

Heligenstein Bourgheim Gertwiller Goxwiller Obernai

Question 30

Red Grand Cru since 2022

Answer 30

Hengst Kirchberg de Barr

Question 31

Two Riesling subzones

Answer 31

Scherwiller Wolxheim

Question 32

Zind Humbrecht famous Clos wines

Answer 32

Clos Hauserer Clos Jesbal Clos windsbuhl Non from GC vineyard

Question 33

Few good vintages

Answer 33

2005 2007 2009 2010 2015 2016

Question 34

What is gres de Vosges?

Answer 34

A local pink sandstone

Question 35

Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru blend

Answer 35

Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

Question 36

Kaefferkopf Grand Cru blend

Answer 36

60-80% Gewurztraminer 10-40% Riesling max 30%vPinot Gris Max 10% Muscat

Question 37

Minimum sugar concentration for Vendange Tardive in Alsace

Answer 37

Riesling & Muscat 244 gr/Lt Gewurztraminer & Pinot Gris 270 gr/lt

Question 38

Minimum Sugar concentration for Selection de Grains Noble

Answer 38

Riesling & Muscat 276 gr/Lt Gewurztraminer & Pinot Gris 306 gr/Lt

Question 39

Muscat varieties in Alsace

Answer 39

Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains Muscat Rose A Petits Grains Muscat Ottonel

Question 40

Allowed grapes for the production of Cremant d'Alsace

Answer 40

Pinot Blanc (most common) Riesling Pinot Gris Auxerrois Chardonnay Pinot noir

Question 41

The 13 communes that can be labeled on the AOC Alsace label

Answer 41

Bergheim Saint- Hipolyte Cotes De Bar Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbarg Blienschwiller Cote de Rouffach Vallee Noble Klevener de Heiligenstein Val Saint Gregoire Ottrott Woxheim Rodern Scherwiller