Alsace

Question 0

Primary Noble grape varieties at Alsace are:

Answer 0

Riesling
Gewürztraminer 
Muscat 
Pinot Gris (Tokay d'Alsace)
Sylvaner (planted in Zotsenberg vineyard)
Blends

Question 1

Alsace wine specifications…

Answer 1

Full body dry white wines
Wines labeled by grape variety (100% of stated grape)
White wines are dry, rich, earth/mineral character

Question 2

Other grape varieties at Alsace are:

Answer 2

Pinot Blanc 
Auxerrois
Sylvaner
Chasselas
Chardonnay 
Pinot noir

Question 3

How is the climate in Alsace?

Answer 3

Continental
Dry with warm, sunny summers
Rain shadow effect

Question 4

Geographical boundaries in Alsace…

Answer 4

Vosges Mountains and Rhine river with high diversity soils

Question 5

Regions from Alsace…

Answer 5

Bas Rhin (north)
Haut Rhin (south)

Question 6

Alsace appellations:

Answer 6

Alsace AOC
Alsace grand Cru
Cremant d’alsace AOC

Question 7

Alsace Grand Cru generalities…

Answer 7

51 Grand crus
Only noble varieties
Quality criteria

Question 8

Cremant d’alsace AOC generalities…

Answer 8

1976
Blend of grapes (Pinot Blanc)
Methode Traditionelle

Question 9

Late harvested wine terms:

Answer 9

Vendage Tardive (VT): late harvest wines, rich, full bodied in style, not necessarily sweet.
Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN): dessert wines from botrytis fruit, made in small quantities only in exceptional vintages.
Edelzwicker: Blended carafe wine
Reserve personnelle, reserve particuliere: best cuvees or lots from individual producers

Question 10

Cremant D’Alsace grapes:

Answer 10

Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay