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Alsace Flashcards

1
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What are the Bas- & Haut-Rhin?

A

In the Alsace

Bas-Rhin: lower land to the north
Haut-Rhin: higher land to the south, with the great majority of the best vineyards, classified as Grand Crus.

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What are the climate influences in the Alsace?

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The Vosges Mountains create a rain shadow
Therefore the Alsace is one of the driest and sunniest wine growing areas

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When were Grand Cru appellations introduced in Alsace?

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1983

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4
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How many vineyards qualified as Grand Cru when they were introduced in the Alsace?

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25

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5
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How many vineyards qualify as Grand Cru in the Alsace now? (2024)

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51

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6
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What is the general style of Alsace white wine?

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Just like German, essentially about fruit rather than oak: if oak is used it is in the form of old oak.
Varying levels of residual sugar.

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7
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What used to be the Alsace Pinot Noir style?

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Meagre, tart, dark rosé.

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What is the more modern Alsace Pinot Noir style?

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Deep-crimson, fleshy, able to take barrel age and reminiscent of red burgundy.

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9
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Where is the city of Colmar?

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In the middle of the Alsace, in the heart of the Haut-Rhin

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Where is the city of Mulhouse?

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In the south of the Alsace

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Where is the city of Strasbourg?

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In the northeast of the Alsace

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12
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Where is the city of Sélestat?

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Between Colmar and Strasbourg in the Alsace

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13
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What do the Vosges Mountains turn into over the German border?

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The Haardt mountains: protecting the Pfalz

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14
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How much can a nearby dense pine forest lower the average temperature of a vineyard compared to a young oak wood?

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A full degree Celsius!

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15
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What is Muschelkalk?

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Fossil limestone

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16
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What soil are the Vosges Mountains famous for?

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The famous Vosges Mountains pink sandstone used for many local churches: Grés de Vosges

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17
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Name three highly regarded producers form the Alsace

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Trimbach
Zind-Humbrecht
Domaine Weinbach

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18
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What are the noble grapes used for Grand Cru in the Alsace?

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Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat

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19
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When did the Alsace achieve AOC status?

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1962: the last major wine region to do so

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20
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Which grapes are allowed to be bottled varietally in Alsace AOP?

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The noble grapes
Pinot Blanc
Chasselas
Sylvaner
Pinot Noir

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21
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How much of a grape does a wine need to contain in the Alsace AOP when it is mentioned on the label?

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100%

Except for Pinot Blanc, which may be blended with Auxerrois

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What may Auxerrois be labeled as in the Alsace AOP?

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Auxerrois
But also Pinot Blanc, even if 100% Auxerrois

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23
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What grapes may wines in the Alsace AOP contain when it is labeled as “Pinot”?

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Auxerrois

24
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What is Edelzwicker?

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“Noble mixture” on bottle in Alsace. Usually means the opposite: an inexpensive blended wine

25
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What is “Gentil” on a bottle?

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An unofficial term for a superior designation of blends that contain at least 50% noble grapes, from the Alsace. The rest must be Alsace AOP grapes.

26
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What is a special way to express terroir by winemakers in the Alsace?

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By using field blends, so not caring about variety but it is all about the terroir.

27
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Who is a big and highly regarded advocate of the field blend/terroir winemaking of the Alsace?

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Biodynamic Marcel Deiss

28
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What was the first Grand Cru vineyard of the Alsace?

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Schlossberg, named in 1975.

29
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What is the most recent & 51st Grand Cru vineyard of the Alsace? (2024)

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Kaefferkopf, added in 2007

30
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What two Grand Cru vineyards may have blended grape varieties in the wine in the Alsace?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf

31
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Which Grand Cru vineyard in the Alsace can use a grape other than the noble grapes in the varietal wine? With which grape?

A

Zotzenberg

Sylvaner

32
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Which Grand Cru vineyards in the Alsace can now use Pinot Noir and since when?

A

Hengst
Kirchberg de Barr
Since 2022

Vorbourg
Since 2024

33
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What is the only appellation in the Alsace where Chardonnay is allowed?

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Crémant d’Alsace

34
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What grape is mostly used for Crémant d’Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc

35
Q

Where is the region of Lorraine?

A

Next to the Alsace

36
Q

What AOPs are in the Lorraine region?

What wine do they produce?

A

Côtes de Toul AOP
- Red from Pinot Noir
- Rosé (vin gris style) of Gamay and Pinot Noir
- White from Auxerrois and Aubin
Moselle AOP
- Red from Pinot Noir
- White from Auxerrois

37
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What wine and producer is this label from?

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Clos Ste. Hune by Trimbach in the Alsace. GC Rosacker, in the village of Hunawihr.

38
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In which Grand Cru is the Clos Ste. Hune by Trimbach located?

A

Rosacker Grand Cru, Hunawihr.

39
Q

What is Trimbach’s best cuvée?

A

Clos Ste. Hune

Rosacker Grand Cru

Village of Hunawihr.

40
Q

What is Domaine Weinbach’s best cuvée?

A

Clos des Capucins

Schlossberg Grand Cru

Kientzheim village

41
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What is one of Zind-Humbrecht’s best cuvées?

A

Clos Hauserer near Hengst Grand Cru

Wintzenheim village

42
Q

Which producer is this label from?

A

Zind-Humbrecht in the Alsace

43
Q

Which producer is this label from?

A

Trimbach in the Alsace

44
Q

Who produces Clos St. Landelin?

A

Mure

Vorbourg GC

Rouffach village

45
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Who produces Clos Hauserer?

A

Zind-Himbrecht
Wintzheim village

46
Q

Who produces Clos St. Urbain?

A

Zind-Humbrecht

Rangen GC

47
Q

What are the generic appellations of the Alsace?

A

Cremant d’Alsace
Alsace
Alsace Grand Cru

48
Q

What are the AOPs of Lorraine?

A

Côtes de Toul (white, gris, red)
Moselle (white, rosé, red)

49
Q

Where is Muscat not allowed as varietal wine in the Alsace Grand Crus?

A

Zotzenberg
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf

50
Q

Which Alsace GC allow blends?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf

51
Q

What grapes are used in Côtes de Toul Blanc?

A

Auxerrois
Aubin

52
Q

What grapes are used in Côtes de Toul Gris?

A

Gamay
Min. 10% Pinot Noir

Max. 15% of Meunier, Aubin, Auxerrois

53
Q

What grapes are used in Côtes de Toul rouge?

A

Pinot Noir

54
Q

What grapes are used in Moselle Blanc?

A

Min. 70% combined of:
- Auxerrois (min. 30%)
- Müller-Thurgau
- Pinot Gris
Also Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Gewurztraminer

55
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What grapes are used in Moselle Rouge?

A

100% Pinot Noir

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