Alsace Flashcards
What natural elements affect Alsace’s Climate?
Vosges Mountains - Affect as a rain shadow
Rhine River - Moderate climate
What is the local pink soil in Alsace?
Grès de Vosges
Name the 4 Nobel varieties of Alsace.
1) Pinot Gris
2) Muscat (Petits grains, rose petits grains and ottonel)
3) Gewurztraminer
4) Riesling
What is the solely red grape allowed in Alsace?
Pinot Noir
Name all the grape allowed in Alsace AOP.
1) Gewurztraminer
2) Riesling
3) Pinot Gris
4) Muscat
5) Pinot Blanc
6) Chasselas
7) Pinot Noir
8) Klevner
9) Auxerrois
10) Sylvaner
What does the term ‘Pinot’ on a label mean?
A white wine that can be made of any pinot grape family that is allowed in Alsace
What is Edelzwicker?
A field blend that can be made without any variety indication nor vintage.
What is Gentil?
A wine blend that contains at least 50% noble varieties. Each wine must be vinified separately and rich at the Alsace AOP level.
What is the local synonym for Chasselas?
Gutedel
What other name is used for Pinot Blanc?
Klevner
Where can you find Savagnin in Alsace?
Allowed solely in the commune of Heigelstein, the grape is known as Klevener de Heigelstein
Which subzone of Alsace produces red wine only?
Ottrot
Roden
St Hippolyte
Which subzone of Alsace produces red and white wines?
Cote de Rouffach
Minimum must weight for VT?
Riesling and Muscat 244g
Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris 270g
Minimum must weight for SGN?
Riesling and Muscat 276g
Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris 306g
Yields per hectare for each style of wine
Blanc 80hl/ha
Rosé 75hl/ha
Rouge 60hl/ha
VT 55hl/ha
SGN 40hl/ha
What is the production capacity of Rosacker?
75 hl/ha
What is the production capacity of Rouge?
60 hl/ha
What is the production capacity of VT?
55 hl/ha
What is the production capacity of SGN?
40 hl/ha
Which is the newest Grand Cru? Where is it located?
Kaeferskopf; Ammerschwihr
Which Grand Cru allowed to produce wines from Sylvaner? Where is it located?
Zotzenberg; Mittelbergheim
From which vineyard ‘Clos St Hune’ is produced? By who and which commune?
Rosacker by Trimbach in Hunawihr
What Grand Crus assemble ‘Cuvee Frederic Emilie’? Where are they located?
Osterberg, Geisberg
Both located in Ribeauvillé
What is the top cuvee of Zind-Humbrecht?
‘Clos St Urbain’ made from Rangen grand cru
Which 3 Grand Crus can blend between themselves?
Kaeferskopf, Altenberg de Bergheim
For which Grand Cru Muscat is not allowed?
Zotzenberg
What is the leading variety in blended Kaeferskopf GC?
Gewurztraminer
What is the leading variety in blended Altenberg de Bergheim GC?
Riesling
Which sub-zones are producing Riesling only?
Scherwiller and Wolxheim
Which grapes are allowed in Cremant de Alsace?
- PG
- PB
- Auxerrois
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Riesling
What soils are found in the steepest sites?
Schist, Granite, Volcanic
What soils are found in the mid-slope sites?
Limestone
What soils are found in the flat sites?
Alluvial clay and gravel
Which is the biggest Grand Cru in Alsace?
Schlossberg
Which is the smallest Grand Cru in Alsace?
Kanzlerberg
Where is Cote de Toul located?
Located in the Lorraine
What grapes are used for Cote de Toul?
Red: Pinot Noir
White: Aubin and Auxerrois
What grapes are used for Moselle AOP?
Red: Pinot Noir
White: Auxerrois, Müller-Thurgau and Pinot Gris
Which Grand Cru allows Pinot Noir
- Hengst
- Kirchberg de Barr
- Vorbourg
Which communes can prodcue Kelevener de Heiligstein?
- Heiligstein
- Obernai
- Goxwiler
- Gertwiler
- Bourgheim
Name the 13 subzones of Alsace
1. Blienschwiller
2. Côtes de Barr
3. Klevener de Heiligenstein
4. Scherwiller
5. Vallée Noble
6. Val Saint Grégoire
7. Wolxheim
8. Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg
9. Bergheim
10. Ottrott
11. Rodern
12. Saint-Hippolyte
13. Côte de Rouffach
Bold - White Only
Italic - Red Only
From which sites Muscat is not authorized for varietal Grand Cru Wines?
Zotzenberg, Altenberg de Bergheim, Kaefferkopf
