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When was the inaugural vintage of Trimbach’s Riesling Schlossberg Grand Cru?

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2014

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Where is GC Muenchberg located?

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Nothalten

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What is the max yield for noble grapes bottled as AOC Alsace?

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gewurtz and pinot gris - 80 hl/ha
riesling and muscat - 90 hl/ha

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Who produces what is considered the prime bottling of GC Sommerburg?

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Albert Boxler

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What are the 6 allowed grapes of Cremant d’Alsace?

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  • riesling
  • pinot blanc
  • pinot gris
  • pinot noir
  • auxerrois
  • chardonnay
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Where is GC Kaefferkopf located?

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Ammerschwihr

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What are the min must weights for Alsace AOP VT?

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riesling and muscat - 244 g/L
pg and gewurtz - 270 g/L

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Where is GC Brand located?

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Turckheim

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What are the min must weights for Alsace AOP SGN?

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riesling and muscat - 276 g/L
pg and gewurtz - 306 g/L

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What is the min abv for pinot gris and gewurtz in Alsace AOP?

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12.5%

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What was the inaugural vintage of Marcel Deiss’ Altenberg de Bergheim?

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1994

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How many hectares is GC Schlossberg and where is it located?

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80.28 ha
Kientzheim

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Where is GC Mambourg located?

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Sigolsheim

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What is the min abv for riesling and muscat in Alsace AOP?

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11%

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15
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What 2 GC vineyards does Albert Boxler have holding in?

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  • GC Sommberg
  • GC Brand
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16
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Where is GC Geisberg located?

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Ribeuville

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Which GC in Alsace is allowed to bottle Sylvaner?

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Zotzenberg

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18
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Which 2 GC in Alsace are allowed to produce blends?

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  • Altenberg de Bergheim
  • Kaefferkopf
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What is the max yield for noble grapes bottled Alsace GC?

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55 hl/ha

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What 4 GC sites does Domaines Schlumberger have holdings in?

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  • Kitterle
  • Kessler
  • Saering
  • Spiegel
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21
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Gutedel is an alias for what grape?

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chasselas

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Klevner is an alias for what grape?

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pinot blancs

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What is the max RS allowed in riesling made as Alsace AOP?

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  • 6 g/L if chaptalized
  • 9 g/L if tartaric acid < 6g/L
  • 12 g/L if tartaric acid > 6g/L
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Klevner de Heiligstein can be made in what 5 communes?

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  • Heiligstein
  • Bourgheim
  • Gertwiller
  • Goxwiller
  • Obernoi
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In what year did Alsace receive AOC status and why is this unique?

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1962
It was the last French winemaking region to receive AOC status

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What is the max yield in Cremant d’Alsace?

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80 hl/ha

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Where is Hugel located?

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Riquewihr

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What are the min must weights in Alsace GC?

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risling and muscat - 168 g/L
pg and gewurtz - 193 g/L

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Klevner de Heiligstein is genetically identical to what grape?

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savagnin rose

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Trimbach’s Cuvee Frederic Emile comes from which 2 GC vineyards?

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  • Osterberg
  • Geisberg
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What varietally labelled white wine is allowed in Moselle AOP?

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  • pinot gris
  • muller thurgau
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What grapes represent the largest volume of production in Alsace?

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  • pinot blanc
  • auxerrois
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List 2 producers who bottle from GC Brand

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  • Albert Boxler
  • Dopff au Moulin
  • Josmeyer
  • Zind Humbrecht
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What 9 varieties are allowed under Alsace AOP?

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  • pinot blanc (klevner)
  • pinot gris
  • pinot noir
  • riesling
  • Gewurtz
  • muscat
  • sylvaner
  • chasselas
  • auxerrois
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35
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What producer makes the Trios Chateau bottling?

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Kuentz-Bas

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In what year were the designations for late harvest wines from Alsace created?

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1984

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What is the soil type of GC Muenchberg?

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volcanic sandstone

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What is the soil type of GC Sporen?

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stony, clay-marl

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What is the soil type of GC Rosacker?

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dolomitic limestone

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Where is Domaine Ostertag located?

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Epfig

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What is unique about the climate of Alsace?

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It is France’s driest and sunniest region due to the rainshadow effect of the Vosges Mountains

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Clos des Capucins is a monopole of what producer?

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Weinbach

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Gewurtzraminer is genetically related to what Jura grape?

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savagnin

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What are the winemaking requirements for Alsace AOP VT and SGN?

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  • no chaptalization
  • vintage dated
  • VT may have botrytis
  • SGN must have botrytis and harvested in tries
  • released after June 1, YFH
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What styles of wine are allowed in Cotes de Toul AOP?

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  • white
  • red
  • vin gris
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Domaine Ostertag’s GC riesling comes from what vineyard?

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Muenchberg

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Trimbach’s Clos St Hune comes from what GC site?

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Rosacker

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In what year was the Treaty of Westphalia, which ceded Alsace to France?

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1648

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What white varieties are allowed in Moselle AOP?

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  • min 70% combined auxerrois, muller thurgau, and pinot gris
  • pinot blanc, riesling
  • max 10% gewurtz
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What is the main soil type in GC Altenberg de Bergheim?

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marl limestone

51
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What is the main soil of GC Schlossberg?

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granite

52
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The majority of the fruit in Weinbach’s Cuvee Collette comes from what GC vineyard?

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Schlossberg

53
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What is the blend allowed in Altenberg de Bergheim GC?

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50-70% riesling
10-25% pinot gris
10-25% gewurtz
max 10% combines chasselas, muscat blanc, muscat ottonel, pinot noir, pinot blanc

54
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What is the soil type of Osterberg GC?

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marl

55
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Over half of the plantings (61%) in GC Gloeckelberg are what grape?

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pinot gris

56
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What white grapes are allowed in Cotes de Toul AOP?

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  • auxerrois
  • aubin
57
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What is the breakdown for blends in Kaefferkopf GC?

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60-80% gewurtz
10-40% riesling
max 30% pinot gris
max 10% muscat

58
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Where is GC Rosacker located?

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Hunawihr

59
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What grapes are authorized in Alsace AOP with the subzone Cote de Rouffach?

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  • gewurtz
  • riesling
  • pinot gris
  • pinot noir
60
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What is the most successful grape in Cotes de Toul AOP?

A

pinot noir

61
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What is the most planted grape in Alsace?

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riesling

62
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In what year were all grand crus in Alsace given their own AOP?

A

2011

63
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GC Sporen is famous for what 2 varieties?

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  • gewurtz
  • pinot gris
64
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What is the soil type of Rangen GC?

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volcanic

65
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What 2 rivers run east of Alsace?

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  • Rhine river
  • Ill (eel) river
66
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Weinbach’s top gewurztraminer comes from what vineyard?

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GC Mambourg

67
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What is the soil type of GC Brand?

A

granite

68
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In what village is Clos des Capucins located?

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Kayserberg

69
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What was the hottest vintage in Alsace in the last 15 years?

A

2015

70
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What percent of wine produced in Alsace is Grand Cru?

A

4%

71
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What vineyard was granted status as the first Grand Cru in Alsace? In what year?

A

Schlossberg Vineyard
1975

72
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What 4 GC parcels does Trimbach have holdings in?

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  • Rosacker
  • Schlossberg
  • Osterberg
  • Geisberg
73
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What is the name of the local pink sandstone in Alsace?

A

gres de vosges

74
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What is the only Alsace AOP Allowed to use chardonnay?

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Cremant d’Alsace

75
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What vine training method is used in Alsace?

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guyot

76
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Rose in Moselle AOP must be made from which grapes?

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  • pinot noir (min70%)
  • gamay
77
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What percentage of AOP still wine in France comes from Alsace?

A

20%

78
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What GC is thought to be the warmest in Alsace?

A

Mambourg

79
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How long is Clos St Hune aged before it is released?

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5 years

80
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What are the 3 main soil types in Alsace and where are they located?

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steep mountain slopes - schist, granite, volcanic
lower slopes - limestone
base of mountains - rich alluvial clay, gravel

81
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When must the intent to produce a GC in Alsace be declared?

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before March 1st of harvest year

82
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The best vineyards in Alsace have what exposure?

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southern or eastern

83
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What grape currently makes up 100% of plantings in GC Geisberg?

A

riesling

84
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In what war in 1871 did Germany claim Alsace and Lorraine?

A

Franco-Prussian War

85
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In what French appellation is muller thurgau most likely found?

A

Moselle AOP, Lorraine

86
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How many Grand Crus are in Alsace?

A

51

87
Q

What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin?

A

Colmar

88
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What is the requirement to label an edelzwicker as ‘gentil’

A

min 50% noble grapes used

89
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What Alsatian producer used the label ‘Jubilee’ to designate GC bottlings? In what vintage was that label discontinued?

A

Hugel
2009

90
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Pinot blanc can legally be blended with what variety?

A

auxerrois

91
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Who owns Clos Saint Urbain?

A

Zind-Humbrecht

92
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What methods of rose production are mandatory in Moselle AOP?

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  • mandatory de stemming
  • 24-48 hours of maceration
93
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What is the primary grape grown in Frankstein GC?

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gewurtz

94
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What is the main soil in GC Kafferkopf?

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granite-limestone

95
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What were the best and worst vintages in the decade of the 2000s?

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best - 2007
worst - 2003

96
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What is the only grape allowed in Cremant d’Alsace rose?

A

100% pinot noir

97
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What label replaced ‘Jubilee’ on Hugel’s GC labels as of the 2010 vintage? What are the 4 bottlings which carry this label?

A

Grossi Laue
- Riesling (Schoenenbourg)
- Pinot Gris ( Pfostig)
- Gewurtz ( Sporen)
- Pinot Noir (Pfostig)

98
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What percentage of Alsace AOP wine produced is white?

A

90%

99
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What is the smallest grand cru in Alsace?

A

Kanzlerber (3 ha)

100
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What is the largest grand cru in Alsace?

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Schlossberg (80 ha)

101
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Why do some producers shun the Grand Cru system?

A

The GC system does not allow for lieu-dit labeling and some producers believe their plots to be superior to the GC label

102
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Who makes the wine ‘Schoelhammer,’ and what vineyard is the fruit sourced from?

A

Hugel
GC Schoenenberg (Riquewihr)

103
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Who owns the monopole ‘Clos Saint Theobold?’

A

Domaine Schoffit

104
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What is the clos located within the Brand Grand Cru Vineyard?

A

Clos de la Treille (Francois Baur)
- ries/pg

105
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Name all 3 grand Cru vineyard of Ribeauville

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  • Geisberg (ries)
  • Osterberg (ries/musc)
  • Kirchberg (ries/musc)
106
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What are the 2 Grand Cru vineyard of Riquewihr?

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  • Schoenenbourg
  • Sporen
107
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What is the appellation of Clos St Hune?

A

Alsace AOP

108
Q

What noble Grape is not allow to be use in Zotzenberg GC?

A

muscat

109
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What is the Clos vineyard located within the Pfingstberg Grand Cru?

A

Clos Schild (Lucien Albrecht)

110
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Who produces Clos Saint Landelein?

A

Mure

111
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What is the southernmost GC of Alsace?

A

Rangen

112
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What are the 2 clos vineyards located within the Rangen de Thann Grand Cru?

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  • Clos Saint Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht)
  • Clos St Théobald (Schoffit)
113
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What is the latest grape to ripen in Alsace?

A

riesling

114
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What is the min percentage for varietal labelling in Alsace?

A

100%

115
Q

Who owns the oldest oak cask still in use in the world?

A

Hugel (Riquewihr)
- Ste Catherine Cask dating to 1715

116
Q

What is the only subzone within Alsace AOP that produces both red and white wine?

A

Cote de Rouffach (Vorbourg village)

117
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Other than Marcell Deiss, name a producer who bottles from Altenberg de Bergheim?

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  • Sylvie Spielman
  • Gustave Lorentz
  • Jean Sipp
  • Pierre Sparr
  • Cave de Ribeauville
118
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What is the only Grand Cru vineyard where chapitalization is not allowed?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim

119
Q

How long must Marc d’Alsace be aged?

A

3 months in neutral vessel - no wood allowed

120
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What was the first vintage of Clos St Hune?

A

1919

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