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1
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When did Alsace gain AOC status?

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1962

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Between the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin, which subregion contains the most premier quality vineyards?

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The Haut-Rhin

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What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin?

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Colmar

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What is the single most important aspect of Alsace’s climate with regards to viticulture?

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Sunshine hours. The Vosges create a rain shadow effect, making Alsace incredibly sunny and dry.

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What is grés de Vosges?

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Pink Sandstone

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What soils are generally found on the higher mountain slopes?

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schist, granite, volcanic sediment

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What soils are generally found on the lower mountain slopes?

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limestone

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What soils are generally found on the plain?

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alluvial clay and gravel

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What % of Alsace’s production is white?

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90.00%
-representing about 20% of France’s total AOP still white wine production

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What are the four noble grapes of Alsace?

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Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat

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What are the three allowed clones of Muscat?

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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
Muscat Ottonel

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12
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What is Klevner?

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Pinot Blanc

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13
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What is Gutedel?

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Chasselas

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14
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What is Klevener?

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Savagnin

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What other variety may be blended into varietal bottlings of Pinot Blanc?

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Auxerrois

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If the wine is labeled simply “Pinot,” what varieties are permitted?

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Noir, Blanc, Gris, Auxerrois

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17
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As of 2008, what style is mandatory for Alsatian riesling?

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Dry

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18
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Klevener de Heiligenstein is permitted in what villages?

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(N to S)
Obernai
Goxwiller
Heiligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller

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19
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What is edelzwicker?

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“Noble blend” - usually inexpensive, may be single varietal, may or may not be vintage dated

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20
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What is gentil?

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A superior designation for blends, requiring >50% noble grapes; base wines must be vinified separately.

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Who is the standard-bearer for traditional Alsatian field blends?

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Marcel Deiss

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In a traditional Alsatian field blend, are the grapes vinified together or separately?

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Together

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23
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When was the Alsace Grand Cru AOP proposed?

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1975

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24
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When did the first 25 Grand Crus appear?

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1983

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When did the next 25 Grand Crus appear?

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1985

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What is the most recent Grand Cru elevation, and when?

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Kaefferkopf in 2006

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Must Alsatian Grand Crus be varietal wines?

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Yes, with exceptions

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28
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Which Grand Crus are permitted to blend?

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Kaefferkopf

Altenberg de Bergheim
(may also produce varietal Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, and Riesling)

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29
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What is the encepagement for Altenberg de Bergheim?

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50-70% Riesling
10-25% Pinot Gris
10-25% Gewurztraminer, plus

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What is the encepagement for Kaefferkopf?

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60-80% Gewurztraminer,
10-40% Riesling,
max. 30% Pinot Gris,
max. 10% Muscat

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31
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Which Grand Cru is authorized for Sylvaner?

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Zotzenberg

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32
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Which Grand Crus are not authorized for varietal Muscat?

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Altenberg de Bergheim

Kaefferkopf

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33
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What is the basic minimum alcohol for Riesling and Muscat?

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11.00%

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34
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What is the basic minimum alcohol for Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris?

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12.50%

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35
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What is the smallest Grand Cru in Alsace?

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Kanzlerberg (3ha)

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36
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What is the largest Grand Cru in Alsace

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Schlossberg (80ha)

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37
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What is the northernmost Grand Cru in Alsace?

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Steinklotz

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38
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What is the southernmost Grand Cru in Alsace?

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Rangen

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39
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What is the minimum must weight for Riesling and Muscat VT? For SGN?

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VT: 244g/L

SGN: 276g/L

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40
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What is the minimum must weight for Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris VT? For SGN?

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VT: 270g/L

SGN: 306g/L

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41
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Post 2008, what is the max residual sugar for Riesling?

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9g/L (if TA is 6)

6g/L (if chaptalization is used)

42
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What are the exceptions to the Dry Riesling rule?

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if labeled by a lieu-dit.

(also VT and SGN)

43
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What are the subzones of Alsace (as of 2012)?

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Klevener de Heiligenstein

Blienschwiller
Côtes de Barr
Côte de Rouffach
Ottrott
Rodern
Saint Hippolyte
Valée Noble
Val Saint Grégoire
Scherwiller
Wolxheim
Bergheim
Coteaux de Haut
Koenigsbourg

44
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What varieties are authorized for Klevener de Heiligenstein?

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Klevener (Savagnin)

45
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What varieties are authorized for Blienschwiller and Côtes de Barr?

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Sylvaner

46
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What varieties are authorized for Côte de Rouffach?

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Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

47
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What varieties are authorized for Ottrott, Rodern, and Saint Hippolyte?

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Pinot Noir

48
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What varieties are authorized for Vallée Noble?

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Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris

49
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What varieties are authorized for Val Saint Grégoire?

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Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris

50
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What varieties are authorized for Scherwiller and Wolxheim?

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Riesling

51
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Riesling?

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Côte de Rouffach

Vallée Noble
Scherwiller
Wolxheim
Coteaux de Haut-Koenigsbourg

52
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Gewurztraminer?

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Côte de Rouffach

Vallée Noble
Bergheim
Coteaux de Haut-Koenigsbourg

53
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Pinot Gris?

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Côte de Rouffach

Vallée Noble
Val Saint Grégoire

54
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Pinot Blanc?

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Val Saint Grégoire

55
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Sylvaner?

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Blienschwiller 

Côtes de Barr

56
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Pinot Noir?

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Côte de Rouffach

Ottrott
Rodern
Saint Hippolyte

57
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What Alsace subzones are authorized for Muscat?

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None

58
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What is the difference between Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles?

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VT is late harvest, may be botrytized

SGN is always botrytized, harvested in tries

59
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Who produces Clos St. Hune, from which Grand Cru?

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Trimbach

Rosacker

60
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Who produces Cuvée Frédéric Emile, from which Grand Crus?

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Trimbach, from Osterberg and Geisberg (single plot that overlaps the border between the two)

61
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Who produces Clos Jebsal? What vineyard?

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Zind-Humbrecht
abuts Brand
village of Turckheim

62
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Who produces Clos St-Urbain, from which Grand Cru?

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Zind-Humbrecht, from Rangen

63
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Who produces Clos Hauserer, from which Grand Cru?

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Zind-Humbrecht, from Hengst

64
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Who produces Cuvée Theo?

A

Weinbach

65
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Who produces Clos de Capuchins, from which Grand Cru?

A

Weinbach, from Schlossberg

66
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Who produces Clos St-Landelin, from which Grand Cru?

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Thomas Muré, from Vorbourg

67
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When were VT and SGN introduced?

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1984

68
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What are the authorized grapes for Crémant d’Alsace?

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Riesling

Pinot Blanc
Auxerrois
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

69
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What is the minimum time en tirage for Crémant d’Alsace?

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9 months

70
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What are the two AOPs of Lorraine?

A

Côtes de Toul

Moselle

71
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What are the styles and varietals of the Côtes de Toul?

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White: Auxerrois and Aubin

Rosé: 10% Pinot Noir, plus Pinot Meunier, Aubin, Auxerrois

Red: Pinot Noir

72
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What are the styles and varietals of the Moselle?

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White: Auxerrois, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Gris, plus Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Gewurztraminer

Rosé: min 70% Pinot Noir plus Gamay
Red: Pinot Noir

73
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Excellent vintages in Alsace

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1985, 1988-1990

1993, 1997, 1998
2000, 2005, 2007, 2009
2012

74
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Poor vintages in Alsace

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1991, 1999

2003, 2004

75
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What varieties are authorized for Coteaux de Haut Koenigsbourg

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Gewurztraminer
Riesling

76
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What varieties are authorized for Bergheim?

A

Gewurztraminer

77
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When percentage of Cremant d’Alsace Rosé must be Pinot Noir?

A

100%

78
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Can VT wines show botrytis?

A

Yes, but emphasize varietal purity.

79
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Quality VT wines usually originate from vines in a state of…?

A

Passerillage

80
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Are VT and SGN wines obligated to be sweet or dry?

A

VT and SGN wines are not obligated by statute to be sweet
-in practice, SGN wines are always dessert-like
-VT wines may vary in actual sugar and can be quite dry

81
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True or False: VT and SGN must be hand harvested.

A

True

82
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What is the workhorse for Cremant d’Alsace blanc?

A

Pinot Blanc

83
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What was Pinot Gris formerly known as in Alsace?

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Tokay d’Alsace or Tokay Pinot Gris

84
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What are the major requirements in the vineyard for Grand Cru wines?

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-Hand-harvesting
-Min sugar must be higher than Alsace AOP
-Yields are more restrictive than Alsace AOP

85
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What is France’s smallest “région”?

A

Alsace

86
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What steadily replaced Traminer through the latter half of the 19th century?

A

Gewurztraminer (a pink berried clone of Traminer)

87
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What AOP in Alsace allows for noble and some non-noble grapes to be bottled varietally? What percentage must it contain? What is the exception?

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-Alsace AOP aka Vin d’Alsace AOP
-100%
-Except Pinot Blanc - often blended w/the similar, but non synonymous, Auxerrois
-Even if Auxerrois is bottled as a single variety, it may be labeled Pinot Blanc

88
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What non-noble varieties may be bottled varietally as Alsace AOP?

A

-Pinot Blanc
-Chasselas
-Sylvaner
-Pinot Noir

89
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What are the main points of controversy for the Alsatian Grand Cru system?

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-Rapid development of the system
-The lack of intermediary premier cru level

90
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Klevener vs Gewurztraminer

A

Klevener is less intensely aromatic than GW but higher in acidity

91
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What portion of Alsatian production is sparkling?

A

nearly a quarter

92
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What house chooses not to promote admissible wines as Alsace Grand Cru AOP?

A

Hugel
-because the number of vineyards has been expanded to what they feel include less-favored sites.
Instead, they produce wines in three tiers of quality:
-Varietal wines occupy the base tier, “Tradition”
-the middle, and “Jubilée” the top-quality tier.
Wines of particular excellence appear under the “Hommage à Jean Hugel” banner

93
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What are the major requirements for VT and SGN to be labeled either Alsace AOP or Grand Cru AOP?

A

-Contain a single, noble variety
-Pass a blind tasting panel

94
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What is Alsace’s most planted noble grape? And the last noble grape to ripen?

A

Riesling

95
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Klevner vs Klevener

A

-Klevner - Pinot Blanc
-Klevener - Savagnin

96
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What is the only AOP in Alsace to allow Chardonnay?

A

Cremant d’Alsace

97
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What is Savagnin Rose?

A

A pink berried clone of Traminer - aka Klevener

-Five communes may bottle this varietally under the Alsace AOP
-but vineyards may not be replanted
-designation expires in 2021

98
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What are the two designations for Alsatian blends?

A

Gentil & Edelzwicker

99
Q

What Grand Crus are 100% riesling?

A

Geisberg
Kastelberg
Muenchberg

100
Q

What Grand Crus do not have riesling?

A

Froehn
Marckrain
Sporen

101
Q

What Grand Crus do not have Pinot Gris?

A

Altenberg de Wolxheim
Geisberg
Kastelberg
Muenchberg

102
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What Grand Crus do not have Gewurztraminer?

A

Wiebelsberg
Schoenenbourg
Muenchberg
Kastelberg
Geisberg

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