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Alsace Flashcards

1
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Year of Alsace AOC

A

In 1945
1962 official AOC

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2
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What is edelzwicker?

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The Noble mixture
May or may not be vintage dated

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3
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What is a Gentil?

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

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4
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Ventage Tardive

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

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5
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Selection a Grains Noble

A

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

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6
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Year of VT SGN designations created

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1984

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7
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Communes of savagnin rose

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Aka klevener de Heligenstein
Heligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai

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8
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Producers that eschew the GC system

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Trimbach
Hugel
Leon Bayer

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9
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Alsace grand Cru AOC

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

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10
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Alsace Grand Cru blends

A

Altenberg de Bergheim

Kaefferkopf

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11
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Alsace GC for non Noble grapes

A

Zotzenberg for Sylvaner

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12
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Largest and smallest GC

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Shlossberg 80ha

Kanzlerberg 3 ha

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13
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Clos saint Hune

A

Trimbach
Rosacker GC

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14
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Clos st Urbain

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

Volcanic soils

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15
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Cremant de Alsace AOP

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

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16
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Cotes de toul

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Lourraine AOP

White: auxerrois, Aubin

Red: Pinot noir

Rose gamay and PN

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17
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Moselle

A

Lourraine

White Auxerrois also PG MT

Red rose: PN

18
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Year that Altenberg de Bergheim authorize blend

A

2005

19
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Producer of Clos DU Capucins

A

Wienbach

20
Q

Producer of Clos St Theobal

A

Domaine Schoffit

21
Q

3 subzones for red wines

A

Ottrott
Rodern
Saint Hippolyte

22
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Producer of Clos St Landelin

A

Domaine Mure

23
Q

What is tokay d’Alsace?

A

Pinot Gris

24
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Producer of Clos Liebenberg

A

Valentin Zusslin

25
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Producer of Clos Zisser

A

Klipfel

26
Q

Synonyms of
Pinot Blanc
Chasselas
Savagnin

A

Pinot Blanc -klevner
Chasselas- Gutedel
Savsgnin- klevener

27
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Producer of Clos Du Capucins

A

Weinbach

28
Q

What is slender?

A

The Alsatian flute bottle

29
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5 communes of Alsace AOC

A

Heligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai

30
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Red Grand Cru since 2022

A

Hengst
Kirchberg de Barr

31
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Two Riesling subzones

A

Scherwiller
Wolxheim

32
Q

Zind Humbrecht famous Clos wines

A

Clos Hauserer
Clos Jesbal
Clos windsbuhl

Non from GC vineyard

33
Q

Few good vintages

A

2005
2007
2009
2010
2015
2016

34
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What is gres de Vosges?

A

A local pink sandstone

35
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Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru blend

A

Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

36
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Kaefferkopf Grand Cru blend

A

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

37
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Minimum sugar concentration for Vendange Tardive in Alsace

A

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

38
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Minimum Sugar concentration for Selection de Grains Noble

A

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

39
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Muscat varieties in Alsace

A

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

40
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Allowed grapes for the production of Cremant d’Alsace

A

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

41
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The 13 communes that can be labeled on the AOC Alsace label

A

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

Advance sommelier 2023 (18 decks)

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