Alsace Flashcards

1
Q

Describe the traditional bottle

A

Slender Flute

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2
Q

What grape unique in France (in Germany)

A

Riesling

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3
Q

What grapes not used like in Germany

A

Pinot Gris, Gewurz, Muscat

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4
Q

Riesling dry or sweet traditional

A

dry

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5
Q

Dessert wine traditional true / fale

A

true

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6
Q

Why RS happening now

A

overripe grapes / climate change

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7
Q

Is there Premier Cru ?

A

no

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8
Q

2 new classifications for delineatation

A

Lieu-dit and communal

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9
Q

% consumed in France

A

75%

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10
Q

Sequence in France for BioD

A

first

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11
Q

Pinot Noir trend

A

increasing

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12
Q

First wine shipped when

A

2 CE

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13
Q

% Coops

A

40%

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14
Q

% growers making wine

A

19%

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15
Q

Cremant growth since 1977

A

1M to 33M

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16
Q

Areas x by y miles

A

75 x 3

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17
Q

Location lat

A

47 to 49 N

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18
Q

Climate

A

Continental

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19
Q

Climate Influence

A

Vosges rain shadow

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20
Q

Climate threats (4)

A

hail, t-storm, frost, drought

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21
Q

Autumn weather (good for)

A

Humid - botrytis

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22
Q

Winter weather (good for)

A

cold , dormancy

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23
Q

Located on what rift system

A

Rhine Graben

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24
Q

Paleozoic soil / resulted from

A

Igneous / Magma upthrust

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25
Q

Mesozoic soil / resulted from

A

sedimentary / inland sea

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26
Q

Cenozoic activity

A

Upheaval created dome
Vosges foothills formed

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27
Q

Soil types from which age to current exist

A

Paleo onward

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28
Q

mid slope locations /elevations / aspects, % vineyards

A

200-300m , less dramatic slopes, S / SE
most

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29
Q

Base of hills soil type / used for

A

fertile, Cremant

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30
Q

Lower elevations of peaks / soil (4) / aspect / elevations / slope % / % of vineyards

A

decomposed granite, schist, sandstone, volcanic
60% slopes
250-400M
S/SE
some

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31
Q

of soil types

A

13

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32
Q

Soil foothills (6)

A

Limestone
Calc Sandstone
Marly Clay
Marly sandstone
Marly Limestone
Calcareous-marl-sandstone

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33
Q

Rhine Plain / Alsace plain soil (3)

A

Alluvium
Loess / Loam
Calluvium

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34
Q

Most Grand Cru Soil Type (majority) 2 sub types for most

A

Sedimentary
Combo of marl / limestone
Combo marl / limestone / sandstone

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35
Q

Grand Cru Soil (dozen+) 4
3 places

A

Rocky
Granite
Schist
Volcanic
Schlossberg, Rangen, Brand

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36
Q

7 main grapes

A

P Gris
Riesling
Muscat
Gewurz
P Blanc
Sylvaner
P Noir

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37
Q

Ancillaries grapes (4)

A

Auxerrois
Chardonnay
Chasselas
Savignin Rose

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38
Q

Where are ancillaries noted

A

Alsace interprofessional org

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39
Q

Where is Auxerrois used

A

cremant

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40
Q

Riesling styles, rank

A

Dry, VT, SGN, #1

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41
Q

Pinot Blanc Syns

A

Klevner
Pinot Vrai

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42
Q

Pinot Blanc rank

A

2 due to Auxerrois inclusion

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43
Q

Sylvaner allowed in how many Gtand Cru

A

1
Zotzenburg

44
Q

Muscat typical style, which version

A

dry
Petit Grains Blanc

45
Q

What are Muscat varieties

A

Petit Grains, Ottonel

46
Q

Chardonnay allowed how in AOC

A

Cremant

47
Q

Chardonnay blends allowed where. example.

A

VDF
ie Zind

48
Q

Rose / Gris grapes (3)

A

Gewurz
Pinot Gris
Klevner de Helgenstein

49
Q

Gewurz rank

A

3

50
Q

Gewurz styles, lineage

A

Aromatic, dry, VT, SGN
Aromatic version of Savignan Rose

51
Q

Pinot Gris styles, Alsatian characteristics

A

dry, VT, SGN
depth texture

52
Q

Klevner de Helgenstein lineage, restrictions
characteristics

A

non-Aromatic savignan rose
only around town, no replant allowed
Mineral, ripe grain

53
Q

Noble 4

A

Riesling
Pinot Gris
Gewurz
Muscat

54
Q

Grapes allowed for VT and SGN

A

Noble 4

55
Q

Grapes allowed for Grand Cru

A

Noble 4 except Zotzenberg (Sylvaner)

56
Q

Red Grape

A

Pinot Noir

57
Q

How many Grand Cru allow Pinot Noir

A

3
Hengst
Kirchberg de Bar
Vorbourg

58
Q

How many Grand Cru allow blend

A

2
Altenberg de Bergheim, Kaeferkopf

59
Q

Training method on plain / on slopes

A

Guyot, single or double
high ,low

60
Q

When is harvest

A

Sept to Nov

61
Q

Why harvest runs so long

A

variation due to grape, soil, aspect , style

62
Q

% white wine

A

89%

63
Q

% varietal vs blend

A

80%

64
Q

Traditional aging vessel

A

Foudre

65
Q

When grape on label what %

A

100% except for Pinot Blanc and Pinot d’Alsace

66
Q

Pinot Blanc assemblage

A

100% or blend of Pinot Blanc, Auxxerrois

67
Q

Pinot d’Alsace assemblage

A

100% or blend Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir (white)

68
Q

Gentil Blend reqs

A

at least 50% noble fermented separately. Tasting panel

69
Q

Edelzwicker

A

Any white. Can be vinified together.
No vintage req’d

70
Q

What are wines of terroir

A

field blends labeled by vineyard with proprietary name
Deiss, Schoech

71
Q

Max RS for Riesling

A

.9%, 9g/L except for Grand Cru or Lieu-dit, VT, SGN

72
Q

RS law for other than Riesling

A

none

73
Q

Cremant single or blend

A

blend

74
Q

SGN harvest reqs

A

picked berry by berry

75
Q

Sec on label meaning

A

.4% RS or less

76
Q

of Appellations

A

53
51 Grand Cru, Alsace AOC, Cremant

77
Q

Alsace AOC % lieu-dit % communal %

A

64%, 4%, 1%

78
Q

Alsace AOC styles

A

dry white rose red
sweet white vt sgn

79
Q

Alsace AOC P white (4)

A

Riesling
P Blanc
Sylvaner
Muscat(4)

80
Q

Alsace AOC P rose/gris(2)

A

Gewurz
Pinot Gris

81
Q

Alsace AOC S White (2)

A

Auxerrois
Chasselas

82
Q

Alsace AOC Rose/Gris(s)

A

Savignan Rose as Klevner de H

83
Q

Communal Designation
how many
Q level
label allows
Grapes / styles

A

13
higher than AOC
commune name
Defined by commune

84
Q

Lieu Dit defined

A

legally registered Cadastral units of land
special plots with notable expressions of terror

85
Q

Lieu Dit
quality level
style allowed

A

higher than communal
white/red only. no rose

86
Q

Alsace AOC
single or blends ?

A

both

87
Q

Non regulated terms (3)

A

Prestige, Reserve, reserve PErsonelle

88
Q

Alsace Grand Cru % of produciton

A

6%

89
Q

Alsace Grand Cru styles

A

dry white, sweet white

90
Q

Alsace Grand Cru P white

A

Riesling
Muscat PG and Ottonel

91
Q

Alsace Grand Cru P Rose/Gris

A

Gewurz
Pinot Gris

92
Q

Alsace Grand Cru S white

A

Sylvaner

93
Q

of Grand Cru

A

51

94
Q

Central or independent rules for Crus?

A

independent

95
Q

Rank for vineyard or producer

A

vineyard

96
Q

Who has opted out of Grand Cru

A

Trimbach

97
Q

Cremant d’Alsace % productions

A

25%

98
Q

Cremant d’Alsace styles

A

sparkling white / Rose

99
Q

Cremant d’Alsace # producers

A

500+

100
Q

Cremant d’Alsace P White (4)

A

P. Blanc
Auxerrois
Chardonnay
Riesling

101
Q

Cremant d’Alsace S Rose/ Gris

A

Pinot Gris

102
Q

Cremant d’Alsace P Red

A

Pinot Noir

103
Q

Which cremant seen for 100%

A

Chardonnay, P Gris, Riesling

104
Q

Blanc de Noir / Rose method

A

Sagnee or short macer
100% Pinot Noir

105
Q

Lorraine where

A

West of alsace, east of Champagne
South of Germany Belgium, Luxembourg