Alsace Flashcards
How long is Alsace
120 km
Climate of Alsace
Cool to moderate continental
What mountains are on the east side of Alsace
Vosges mountains
Two parts in which Alsace is divided
Bas-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
What are the best vineyards towns in Alsace
Riquewihr
Ribeauvillé
What is the business center of Alsace
Colmar
Where are the best vineyards of Alsace located
East and south facing slopes
In the north of Alsace
In what part of Alsace is cremant d’alsace produced
Lesser vineyards
Plain between Vosges and Rhine river
AOC Alsace
min 8.5% abv and must come from one of the permitted varieties
If Pinot blanc is not blanded but it is pure 100% how is it called in Alsace
Clevner or Klevner
Is chaptalization permitted in Alsace?
Yes, up to 1,5% but not for VT and SGN
AOC cremant d’Alsace ROSÈ
Must be 100% Pinot noir and dosage is the same as champagne
Noble varieties
Pinot gris
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Muscat
What grapes can be used for VT and SGN in Alsace
Noble varieties only
Do all wines that are sold under a variety name in alsace are 100% from that variety?
Only Pinot blanc can be stated on the label but be blended with auxerrois
What does Moelleux stand for
Wine in Alsace with min residual sugar of 12 g/l - Riesling is 9
If acidity is 6g/l residual sugar must be 18
What soil do Riesling like?
Granite
What grape is often used as a base for Cremant d’alsace
Pinot blanc
Which is the only black grape allowed in Alsace?
Pinot noir
Of Which grape is forbidden replanting in Alsace
Chesselas
Klevner de heiligenstein
Savagnin rosè in Alsace
No new planting is permitted after 2021
Brown in the village of Heligenstein
VT in Alsace
Sugar level
Varieties
Noble rot?
Only made from noble varieties
Min sugar:
Riesling and Muscat 244 g/l
Gewurztraminer and Pinot gris 270 g/l
Passerillge
Noble rot can influence
SGN in Alsace
Can only be produced with noble varieties
Min sugar
Riesling and Muscat 276g/l
Gewurztraminer and Pinot gris 306 g/l
AOC Edelzwicke
blend of two or more Alsace varieties
AOC vin d’alsace communale
must state the grape variety and can state the lieu dit
AOC Cremant varieties
varieties permitted are Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot noir, Pinot gris , Pinot blanc and Auxerrois
Gentil
min 50% one of the noble varieties, the rest can be Pinot blanc, chessales or Sylvaner
AOC Alsace grand cru
Riesling and Muscat min 11%abv - gewurztraminer and pcr is 12.5%
Can only be from a noble variety
Study grand cru!
