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What are the Alsace Noble Grapes?

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  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Muscat
    (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, Muscat Rosé à petits Grains or Muscat Ottonel)
  • Gewürztraminer
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What is the largest Alsace Grand Cru

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Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg AOP

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What is the smallest Alsace Grand Cru

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Alsace Grand Cru Kanzlerberg AOP

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What is the latest Alsace Grand Cru

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Alsace Grand Cru Kaefferkopf AOP

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How the Pinot Gris called formerly in Alsace?

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Tokay d’Alsace
Tokay Pinot Gris

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What are the grape varieties in Alsace?

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Noble Grapes (Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Gewürztraminer)
Pinot Blanc (Klevner)
Auxerrois
Chasselas (Gutedal)
Sylvaner
Pinot Noir

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Name the 3 Muscat varieties

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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
Muscat Ottonel

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What is the Auxerrois Parentage

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Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc

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What is the synonym of Pinot Blanc?

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Klevner

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What is the synonym of the Chasselas?

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Gutedal

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What is the synonym of Savagnin Rose?

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Klevener

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What is the climate of Alsace and what are the influences?

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Semi-continental
Vosges Mountain on the west, provides Rain Shadow effect : Very dry and sunny

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What are the départments that Alsace has?

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Bas-Rhin
Haut-Rhin

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What are the appellations in Alsace?

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Alsace AOP (Vin d’Alsace AOP)
Crémant d’Alsace AOP (1976)
Alsace Grand Cru AOP

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How many Grand Cru are in Alsace?

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51

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What are the 3 Grands Crus allowed for blending?

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Zotzenberg : Allows Sylvanner
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf

15
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What is Vendange Tardive?

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Late harvest wine made by Passerillage method, the wine may show botrytis character

16
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What is Sélection de Grain Noble?

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It is a sweet wine made from noble grapes that has been affected by botrytis.

Picked in “Tries”

17
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what is Edelwicker

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means “Noble Mixture”, it is a blended wine.
No vintage is required.

18
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What is Gentil?

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Unofficial term for a blends that contain min 50% of noble grapes

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What is the main city in Alsace?

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Colmar, the driest city in France

20
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What is the local pink sandstone name in Alsace?

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Grés de Vosges

21
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What are the famous wineries and vineyard?

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Trimbach - Clos Ste Hune (Hunawihr)
Domaine Muré - Clos St landelin (Rouffach)
Domaine Zind Humbrecht - Clos St Urbain (Thann)

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What is the Southernmost Grand Cru of Alsace?

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Alsace Grand Cru Rangen AOP

23
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What is the min ABV for Alsace Grand Cru Muscat / Riesling / Sylvaner

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11%

24
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What is the min ABV for Alsace Grand Cru Pinot Gris & Gewürztraminer

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12.5%

25
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What are the grapes for Crémant d’Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc
Auxerrois
Pinot Gris
Riesling
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

26
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What are the 2 AOP in Loirraine?

A

Côtes de Toul AOP
Moselle AOP

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