Alsace Flashcards
What is significant about the Alsace Grand Cru Hengst?
The Alsace Grand Cru Hengst is one of only two grand crus that allow the production of grand cru Pinot Noir.
What is Klevener de Heiligenstein, and what is it also known as?
Klevener de Heiligenstein (also know as Savagnin Rose) is a grape variety of Alsace only permitted in the village of Heligenstein.
Which is the only AOC in Alsace that permits the use of Chardonnay?
Crémant d’Alsace is the only AOC in Alsace that allows for the use of Chardonnay.
What is significant about Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr?
Alsace Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr is one of only two wineries in Alsace that can produce red Grand Cru wines from Pinot Noir.
What is a Pinot d’Alsace?
Pinot d’Alsace (sometimes referred to as Pinot) is a white wine consisting of a blend in any quantity of Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, or Auxerrois, vinified as a white wine.
What nine grapes are allowed to be used in any still wines in Alsace?
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
Pinot Blanc
Sylvaner
Muscat
Chasselas
Auxerrois
What are the four noble varieties of Alsace?
Gewurztraminer
Muscat
Pinot Gris
Riesling
What are the general requirements for an Alsace Grand Cru?
The must be white wines produced using one of the four noble varieties, (there are a few exceptions) cannot be chaptalized, and have strict yield/ripeness levels.
How many Grand Cru vineyards are in Alsace?
51
What does the term Sélection de grains nobles on a label from Alsace mean?
It indicates a sweet wine made from botrytis-affected grapes.
What is Hugel?
One of the best known and oldest wine producers in Alsace, established in 1639.
What is Paul Jaboulet Aine?
A wine producer in Hermitage.
What is Trimbach?
A family-run wine producer in Alsace.
What are the different Muscats in Alsace?
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Muscat Rose a Petits Grains
Muscat Ottonel
What is the difference with the spelling of Gewurztraminer in Alsace as opposed to Germany?
There is no umlaut over the u in Alsace.
