alsace Flashcards
Harvest method for Cremant d’Alsace?
HH
Harvest method for Cremant d’Alsace?
HH
Famous soil type unique to Alsace
Gres de Vosges (Pink SS)
What is the highest & steepest GC of Alsace?
Rangen!
What are the traditional appellations of the Vaud?
Dorin & Salvagnin
What is Salvagnin? Where is it made?
Red blend from the Vaud (min. 50% Gamay + PN/Gamaret/Garanoir)
Name 2 “clos” of Rangen
Clos Ste. Urbain (Z-Humbrecht) & Clos Ste. Theobold (Schoffit)
Many of Hugel’s Riesling top bottlings come from what GC?
Schoenenbourg
Max RS for Alsace AOC Riesling
max 6 g/l (if chapt); max 9 g/l (if tartaric acid < 6 g/l); max 12 g/l (if tartaric acid > 6 g/l)
“VITI” quality wines from Ticino must be made from what grape?
VITI: Merlot ***Nostrano del Ticino: Bondola
What are 2 requirements of “Premier Grand Cru” and in what Swiss canton will you find it?
Vaud; A) 100% from stated region B) HH C) min 7 y.o. vines D) vintage mandatory ***quality statement NOT an indication of place
In what canton will you find the “1er Grand Cru” being used?
Vaud; Grapes: Chasselas & Gamay / PN / MRT
Where is Vetroz?
Grand Cru in Valais
What is Klevener?
NOT Klevner; aka “Savagnin Rose” (“a locally adapted savagnin rose”) or “Klevener de Heiligenstein”
What is Vin de Glacier? Where is it produced? What’s the grape?
DRY / unfortified / oxidative wine made via solera; Valais; Reze
2 mountain ranges of Switzerland
Jura (NW) & Alps (S)
What style of wine will you find being produced in Grimentz?
Vin de Glacier
Which producer bottles his wine in the following categories: “Vins de Fruits”, “Vins de Pierre”, “Vins de Temps”
Ostertag
Only Alsace GC that permits R grapes
Altenberg de B; max 10% PN
Top Alsace vintages of last 10 years
2017/2016/2015; 2014 (fresh / high acid); 2013/2012/2011/2010 (ok); 2009: best
Marie-Therese Chappaz is a producer in what region?
Valais (Switzerland)
Wines labeled “Muscat” can be made from what varietals?
Muscat Blanc a’ PG, Muscat Rose a’ PG, Muscat Ottonel
Name the soil type of the following vineyards: a) steep slopes b) lower slopes c) plains
a) schist/granite/volcanic b) LS c) alluvial clay & gravel
In what year does the # of Alsace GCs jump from 25 to 50?
1992
Where is Fully?
Grand Cru in Valais
“La Gerle” is a label of quality for what canton in Switzerland? For what grape?
Neuchatel; Chasselas
What 2 grapes make up the largest volume of production in Alsace
PB & Auxerrois (collectively)
Famous wine of Geisberg
Cuvee Frederic Emile (Trimbach)
T or F: VT & SGN wines can be varietal or blends
False; must come from a single noble varietal
Edelzwickers are usually made up of what grapes?
PB & Chasselas
What are the exceptions to the 100% listed varietal rule of Alsace AOP?
- “Pinot Blanc” can contain up to 100% Auxerrois; 2. “Pinot” whites can contain any member of the Pinot family (including PN vinified as a WW)
An Alsatian wine labeled “Pinot” indicates what style of wine? Grapes?
WHITE ONLY; Axerrois, PG, PB, PN
Zind Humbrecht calls what district home?
Turckheim
What is on the label of Clos St Hune?
The church of Hunawhir
What is the grape of Marc d’Alsace AOC?
Gewurztraminer (100%)
What is the main grape of Geisberg?
Riesling (100%!!!!)
Name 3 requirements of “gentil” wines
A) min. 50% Noble Grapes; B) must be vinified SEPARATELY; C) vintage Required (not req for edelzwicker)
Where is Lake Bienne & Lake Morat?
Neuchatel (Switzerland)
When does each GC gain independent AOC status?
2011
Name 2 Alsace GC AOP reqs
A) HH C) must be VINTAGE C) > Alcohol D) > MWs
Name 2 vineyards in the Bas Rhin
Muenchberg (Ostertag), Steinkolz & Zotzenberg
Name the 5-producing cantons of Switzerland
Valais, Vaud, Geneva, Neuchatel, Ticino
Schlossberg is the only Alsace GC until what year?
1983 (24 added)
The Faller family is associated with what Alsace estate?
D Weinbach
Where does Zind-Humbrecht’s “Clos Windsbuhl” come from?
Hunawhir
R-only cru of Savoie; grape?
Arbin (Mondeuse) & Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte (Mondeuse)
What are “Tablars” as it relates to the swiss canton of Valais?
Terraced vineyards held in place by dry stone walls
Which Canton of Switzerland has both 1er & Grand Crus?
Geneva
Stagafassli applies to wines from what app for bottling (+ aging*) in Switzerland?
Valetllina Superiore DOCG
T or F: Gentil is a field blend
FALSE: base wines are vinified separately
What is the top grape of Vetroz?
Amigne (Valais)
Trimbach is located in what commune?
Ribeauville
When can VT / SGN wines be released?
June 1, 2nd yr (Alsace AOC & GC)
What is the IGP covering Alsace?
There is none
What is Humagne Rouge a synonym of?
Cornalin
Styles of wine permitted under Cote de Rouffach
(Alsace AOC subzone) W & R
2 major differences b/w edelzwicker & gentil
Gentil: A) vinified sep B) vintage mandatory C) min 50% nobles
Where is the Lavaux AOC?
Vaud
Max RS for Alsace AOC rosé
max. 4 g/l RS
Johannisberg is a synonym for what grape in Switzerland? Ermitage? Paien?
Johannisberg: Silvaner Ermitage: Marsanne; Paien: Savagnin
DZH’s “Goldert” bottling is what grape?
Muscat (sometimes GW)
Major viti hazard of Alsace
Drought
Cotes de Toul AOP grapes/styles
W (Auxerrois & Aubin), Vin Gris (Gamay & PN), Red (PN)
Monte Ceneri is a feature of what wine region?
Ticino (Switzerland)
When does Alsace gain AOC status? Why is this significant?
1962; Last major (French) region to gain AOC status
Name the producer & GC of Clos St Imer
a) E Burn b) Goldert
What is the Charte de Grain Noble Confidenciel? Where is it used? Name 2 requirements
Sweet W wines from Valais; A) min 130 Oechsle B) min 1 yr wood C) min 15 y.o. vines D) No Chaptalization
What is Pinot Noir called in Switzerland? Muller-Thurgau?
a) Clevner b) Riesling-Silvaner
In what canton will you find the regions of La Béroche & The Coast?
Neuchatel
In what Swiss canton is the “La Béroche” subregion located?
Neuchatel
In what year does it b/c illegal to import wine for blending into Switzerland?
2006
Lakes of Switzerland
Lac Lemon, Lake Bodensee (Constance)
What doe the following villages all have in common: Bourgheim, Goxweiler, Gertwiller, Obernai
They can all produce Klevener de Heiligenstein