Alsace Flashcards
Min Abv levels for GC
Riesling, muscat, Sylvaner 11%
Pinot gris, Gewürztraminer 12.5%
Min ABV for altenberg de bergheim and kaefferkopf
Altenberg be bergheim Riesling 12%, pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer 14% (final Blend 14%)
Kaefferkopf Riesling 11%
Pinot gris gevürztraminer 12.5%
(Finall blend 12%)
Blending for altenberg de bergheim
50-70% Riesling, 10-25% pinot gris and gewürztraminer, Max. 10% chasselas, muscat pinot noir pinot blanc
Blending in kaeferkopf
60-80% gewürztraminer, 10-40% Riesling, 30% pinot gris, max 10% muscat
Min Must Weight for GC and altenberg de Bergheim
GC
Riesling, Muscat, Sylvaner 168 g/l
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer 193g/l
Altenberg de bergheim
Riesling 185 g/l
Pinot Gris,gewürztraminer 218 g/l
VT - SGN Must waight
VT
Riesling, Muscat, 244 g/l (formerly 235g/l)
Gewurztraminer, pinot gris 270 g/l (formerly 256g/l)
SGN
Riesling, Muscat 276 g/l (formerly 256g/l)
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer 306g/l (formerly 279 g/l)
Training system for GC
Single and dubble Guyot
Min Planting Density GC + altenberg de bergheim
GC 4500 vines per ht
Altenberg de bergheim 5500vines per ht
Max. Yield
Blanc 50hl/ht
Rouge 40hl/ht
VT 50hl/ht
SGN 50hl/ht
Maximum Residual Sugar (exclude VT SGN)
Riesling if chaptalized 6g/l, 9g/l if tartaric acid is less than 6g/l, 12g/l if tartaric acid is grater then 6g/l
Rose 4g/l
Red 2g/l
What’s the name of the bottle in alsace
Vin du rhin, flut d alsace
Min alcohol village wines
Blanc 9.5%
Varietal PB, Riesling auxerrois 10%
Chesslas, muscat, sylvaner 9.5%
Gewürztraminer pinot gris 11.5%
Klevener de Heiligstein11%
Pinot noir (rose) 10%
Pinot noir (rouge) 11%
VT Riesling and muscat 14.5%
Pinot Gris Gewürztraminer 16%
SGN Riesling muscat 16.4%
Pinot Gris Gewürztraminer 18.2%
Min. Must weight general
Blanc 144g/l
Chasselas, muscat Sylvaner151g/l with subzone 168g/l
Pinot blanc, muscat, auxerrois 160g/l with subzone 168g/l
Gewurztraminer pinot gris, 185g/l with subzone 193g/l
Pinot noir rose 160g/l
Pinot noir red 177g/l
Klevener de heilgstein 177g/l
Frederic emile and clos sainte hune is owned by?
Trimbach
Fredric emile osterberg and geisberg
Where is clos saint hune located
Rosacker
Who owns clos saintUrban
Zind humbrecht 1978 (Rangen)
Who owns clos de capucin monopole
Weinbach 1612
When did Alsace achieve the AOC status
1962
What are the 2 departments in Alsace
Haut rhin ( Colmar) 2/3 of the GC vineyard are in this department
And Bas-Rhin (Strasbourg)
What is the name of the mountain in alsace
Vosges mountain
What does the Vosges mountain provide
Rain shadowing effect
What is the climate in alsace
Semi continental
3 soles of alsace
Granite limestone gres de vosges
4 noble grape of alsace
Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
Pinot noir
If the lable says pinto blanc, what other grape is permitted in the blend
Auxerrois
If the lable says only pinot what can be in the blend
Pinot blanc pinot gris pinot noir auxerrois
What is the most planted grape
What is the largest volume of grapes
Riesling
Pinot blanc auxerrois
What was the name of pinot gris in alsace
Tokay d alsace today pinot gris
Smallest GC
Kanzlerberg 3 ht
Largest GC
Schlossberg 80ht
Crus allows blending
Altenberg de bergheim
Kaefferkopf
GC allows pinot noir
Kirchberg de Barr and Hengst
2022 Vorbourg 2024
What is edelzwicker and Gentil
Edelzwicker field blend does not need to be vintage dated
Gentil, vintage dated and 50% noble grapes
Important clos
Clos des Capucins (Kaysersberg, Domaine Weinbach)
Clos de la Faille (Wintzenheim, Albert Mann)
Clos Häuserer (Wintzenheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
Clos Himmelreich (Orschwihr, Lucien Albrecht)
Clos Jebsal (Turckheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
Clos Rebberg (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
Clos Rebgarten(Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
Clos des Récollets (Rouffach, Lucien Albrecht)
Clos Ribeaupierre (Ribeauvillé, Jean Sipp - formerly known as the Clos du Schlossberg)
Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawihr, Zind-Humbrecht)
Which aop produces klevner de heiligenstein
Heiligenstein itself, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, and Obernai
Alsace northern and southern gran cru
Steinkolz north
Rangen south
