Alsace

Question 1

When was Alsace AOC established?

Answer 1


1962

Question 2

When was Alsace Grand Cru AOC recognized?

Answer 2

1975 (first Grand Cru, Schlossberg; with subsequent expansion in 1983, 1992 and 2007).

Question 3

When was Crémant d’Alsace AOC established?


Answer 3

1976

Question 4

What’s the most planted grape variety in Alsace?

Answer 4

Riesling

Question 5

What is Klevner?

Answer 5

Synonym for Pinot Blanc in Alsace; it may also refer to Auxerrois when blended.

Question 6

What are the Muscats allowed in Alsace?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is Gutedel?


Answer 7

Synonym for Chasselas in Alsace.

Question 8

What are the grape varieties of Gentil?


Answer 8

A blend with at least 50% noble grapes (Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer), and the rest can be other permitted Alsatian varieties like Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, or Chasselas.

Question 9

What is the minimum must weight for Vendanges Tardives (VT) in Alsace?

Answer 9

• Riesling, Muscat: 244 g/L
• Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 270 g/L.

Question 10

What is the minimum must weight for Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN) in Alsace?

Answer 10

• Riesling, Muscat: 276 g/L
• Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 306 g/L.

Question 11

What are the grape varietals for Crémant d’Alsace?

Answer 11

Pinot Blanc (most common),
Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Auxerrois, Chardonnay.

Question 12

How many Grand Crus are there in Alsace?

Answer 12

51

Question 13

What’s the maximum yield of Alsace Grand Cru?

Answer 13

55 hl/ha

Question 14

Alsace AOC spans which département of France?


Answer 14

Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin

Question 15

What is the grape variety of an Alsatian bottle labeled as “Gutedel”?

Answer 15

Chasselas

Question 16

Name the Grand Crus produced by Marcel Deiss

Answer 16

• Altenberg de Bergheim,
• Mambourg,
• Schoenenbourg

Question 17

What are the Grand Crus produced by Trimbach?

Answer 17

Trimbach famously produces Clos Ste-Hune (a plot within Rosacker) and wines from Geisberg and Osterberg (Cuvée Frédéric Emile).

Question 18

Name 3 Grand Crus that allow a dry red wine and from which variety

Answer 18

• Kirchberg de Barr
• Hengst
• Vorbourg

Question 19

Which is the northernmost Alsace Grand Cru?

Answer 19

Steinklotz

Question 20

Which is the southernmost Alsace Grand Cru?

Answer 20

Rangen

Question 21

Which village is Rosacker Grand Cru located?

Answer 21

Hunawihr

Question 22

Which Grand Cru does not allow Muscat to be produced as a single varietal wine?

Answer 22

Zotzenberg
(only Sylvaner as a single varietal, alongside other permitted blends).

Question 23

Who owns Clos des Capucins?


Answer 23

Domaine Weinbach.

Question 24

What’s the maximum yield of Alsace VT and SGN?

Answer 24

40 hl/ha.

Question 25

Which village is the Grand Cru Kaefferkopf located in?


Answer 25

Ammerschwihr

Question 26

Which Grand Crus are located at the village of Riquewihr?


Answer 26

Schoenenbourg and Sporen.

Question 27

Three exceptions Grand Crus

Answer 27

Kaefferkopf – can be sold as single variety wine or a mix of 40-60% Gewurztraminer, 10-40% Riesling and 0-30% Pinot Gris. Altenberg de Bergheim –can be sold as single variety wine (not Muscat) or a mix of 50-70% Riesling, 10-25% Gewurztraminer, 10-25% Pinot Gris and a maximum of 10% totally of Chasselas, Muscat, Pinot Noir or Pinot Blanc if planted before 2005 Zotzenberg – may be made from Sylvaner and Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris but not from Muscat.

Question 28

The smallest Grand Cru

Answer 28

Kanzlerberg (3.4ha), Bergheim

Question 29

The 51st/latest recognized Grand Cru

Answer 29

Kaefferkopf (2007), Ammerschwihr

Question 30

Which village is the Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim located in?


Answer 30

Ribeauville

Question 31

Riesling only Grand Crus

Answer 31

Geisberg, Ribeauville Kastelberg, Andlau, Bas-Rhin Muenchberg, Nothalten, Bas-Rhin Wiebelsberg, Andlau, Bas-Rhin

Question 32

Gewur and Pinot Gris only Grand Crus

Answer 32

Gloeckelberg, Haut-Rhin

Question 33

Grand Cru best for Muscat

Answer 33

Goldert, Haut-Rhin

Question 34

Which village is the Grand Cru Rosacker located in?


Answer 34

Hunawihr

Question 35

The oldest and largest Grand Cru

Answer 35

Schlossberg, Kientzheim

Question 36

Capital of the Haut-Rhin département

Answer 36

Colmar

Question 37

Climate of Alsace

Answer 37

semi-continental climate

Question 38

Grés de Vosges

Answer 38

Pink sandstone in Alsace

Question 39

Species of Muscat cultivated in Alsace

Answer 39

– Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, – Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains, and – Muscat Ottonel

Question 40

8 permitted grape varieties in Alsace AOP (or Vin d’Alsace AOP)

Answer 40

– Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer – Pinot Blanc (Klevner) – Chasselas (Gutedel) – Sylvaner – Pinot Noir to be bottled varietally

Question 41

Pinot Blanc is often blended with the similar but not synonymous Auxerrois in Alsace

Answer 41

Auxerrois may be accorded the title of “Pinot Blanc” on the label, even if bottled as a single variety

Question 42

What is the grape varieties contains in the white wines simply labeled "Pinot"

Answer 42

may contain any proportion of "Pinot" related varieties—Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Auxerrois

Question 43

What is Savagnin locally known in Alasce and where can it be found

Answer 43

The commune of Heiligenstein in the Bas-Rhin