Alsace Flashcards
what is the min must weight for VT Riesling, Muscat
244 g/l
min must weight for VT PG, Gew
270 g/l
Min must weight for SGN Riesling, Muscat
276 g/l
min must weight for SGN PG, Gew
306
what is the aging requirement for VT/SGN wines
June 1 of the 2nd year following harvest
what subzones are for red wines only
Ottrot, St Hippolyte, Rodern
what is the only subzone for both red and white wines
Cote de Rouffach
what are the subzones for white only
Bergheim (Gew)
Scherwiller (Riesling)
Wolxheim (Riesling)
Vallée Noble (Gew, Riesling, PG)
Coteaux du Haut Koenigsburg (Riesling, Gew)
Val Saint Gregoire (Auxerrois, PB, PG)
Cotes de Barr (Sylvaner)
Blienschwiller (Sylvaner)
what is the max yield for Alsace Blanc AOC
80 hl/ha (72 in a subzone, 68 for a lieu dit)
max yield for VT
55 hl/ha
max yield for SGN
40 hl/ha
who owns Clos Himmelreich
Lucien Albrecht (in Orschwihr)
name two Humbrecht clos wines
Clos Jebsel (Turckheim)
Clos Winsbuhl (Hunawihr)
Clos Hauserer (Wintzenheim)
What two clos vineyards does Marc Kreydenweiss own
Clos Rebberg
Clos Rebgarten
Both in Andlau
Trimbach’s Clos St Hune is in what GC
Rosacker
Cuvee Frederic Emile is sourced from what two GC
Geisberg
Osterberg
Trimbach is based out of what village
Ribeauvillé
Clos Saint Urban is in what GC
Rangen de Thann
Humbrecht’s Clos Hauserer is planted to what grape
Riesling
What kind of soil is found in Clos Windsbuhl
Muschelkalk (marine sedimentary)
Name 3 GC that Zind-Humbrecht makes
Rangen
Brand
Goldert
who produces Cuvee Colette
Weinbach
named after former matriarch
vines are at the base of schlossberg, some of them outside the GC limit, so it is Alsace AOC
What was the first vintage of Weinbach’s QGN
1983
Unique feature of Albert Boxler
They release multiple wines from separate plots within the same GC
where is Ostertag located
Ipfig
who produces Clos Mathis
Osterberg
Ostertag’s Vignoble d’E is based on what grape
Gew
What is ostertag’s A360P bottling?
PG from GC of Muenchberg (was initially denied GC status because it used too much oak)
marcel deiss is based out of what village
Bergheim
what type of soil is gres de Vosges
pink sandstone
three GC in the Bas Rhin
Meunchberg
Zoptzenberg
altenberg de bergbin
best vintages since 2000
2019
2015
2009
2008
2007
worst vintage since 2000
2003
2006
2014
best older alsace vintages
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