Alsace Flashcards
How is Climate in Alsace?
Continental
Name the Mountain and Forest we can find in Alsace and what Efect they create?
Vosges Mountains
Black German Forest
And they create Rain Shadow Efecte
Alsace is sub-divided in?
- Bas-Rhin
- Haut-Rhin
Name 2 best known vineyard towns and buisnise center?
- Riquewihr
- Ribeauville
Center name is Colmar
Alsace recive AOC in which year?
1965
In Alsace is chaptalisation permited?
It is permited exept Vendage Tardive and Selection de Grains Nobles
Name the Alsace grapes?
- Riesling
- Gewurztraminer
- Pinot Grigio
- Muscat
- Sylvaner
- Pinot Blanc
- Chasselas ( Gutedel )
In Alsace on Label if is Pinot Blanc what that mean?
It means that Pinot Blanc is blended with Auxerrois, Pinot Grigio or Pinot Noir
In Alsace on Label if Clevner ( Klevner ) what that mean?
It means its pure Pinot Blanc
In Alsace on Label if Clevner ( Klevner ) what that mean?
Explain Gentil?
Its a blend of 2 or more varietals.
Min 50 of Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Grigio and/or Muscat
Explain AOC Edelzwicker?
Its a blend of 2 or more varietals
In Alsace AOC Grand Cru Classification which year?
1975
Explain AC Cremant?
Its a sparkling wine made by traditional method, bottled in champagne style bottles, it covers 23% of total Alsace production
Explain Molleux?
This term must be on label of any Alsace wine with min 12 g/l of suger.
Riesling must have min 9 g/l , if acidity is more then 6 g/l then min suger must be 18 g/l
Explain Klevner de Heiligenstein?
Klevner is Alsace name for Savignin Rose graoe in village of Heiligenstein
Explain Vendage Tardive?
Vendage Tardive ( Late Harvest )
In good year and warm autum grapes are left to ripen and atract botrytis.
Grapes that can be used are :
1. Riesling
2. Muscat
3. Gewurtztraminer
4. Pinot Grigio
For this term to be used on the label at the harvest min suger for Riesling and Muscat must be 235 g/l and for Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Grigio must be 257 g/l.
Explain Selection de Grains Nobles?
For Selection de Grains Nobles grapes are left to overripe and some of them atract botrytis.
They are picked in Tiers like in Sautern
This wine is made only in exeptional years
Grapes that can be used are :
1. Riesling
2. Muscat
3. Gewurtztraminer
4. Pinot Grigio
For this term to be used on the label at the harvest min suger for Riesling and Muscat must be 276 g/l and for Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Grigio must be 306 g/l.
