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German influence on Alsatian wines and region

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Architecture
Language
Cuisine
Grape varieties on labels

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Alsace geography, topography

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Vosges Mountains-rain shadow
Rhine river
Thermal layer
Warm climate in northern latitudes
Great geological complexity
On west side of rift system that links med with North Sea
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When was Alsace in France

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1648- thirty years war
1918 ww1 ended
1945 end ww2

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When was Alsace in Germany

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1871 - Franco Prussian war

1949 ww2 start of war

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Alsace regional aoc’s

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Alsace 1962 - many grape allowed, some blends

Cremant d’Alsace 1976 - method traditionelle, Pinot blanc dominated

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Alsace vineyard classification aoc

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Alsace grand cru 1983
Only noble grapes allowed
Blends also allowed
Must come from one of 51 vineyards
Label will have name of vineyard on it
Each gc has own committee with power to change rules
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What classification not found in Alsace

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No vin de pays/IGP

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Alsace - what percentage of grapes in varietally labeled wines

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100%

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Noble varieties of Alsace

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Riesling
Gewurtztraminer 
Muscat
Pinot Gris (tokay d'Alsace)
*sylvaner only planted in zotzenberg vineyard
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Alsace other varieties

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Pinot blanc
Auxerrois
Sylvaner
Chasselas
Chard
Pinot noir
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Typical style of Alsace wines

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Mostly white 
Dry/sweet
Little to no oak
Med high acidity
Med high alcohol
More full and dry than German counterparts
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Vendage tardive VT

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Alsace
Late harvest wines
Rich full bodied in style
Not necessarily sweet
Only noble grapes
Pg/Gewurtztraminer 14.4% min ripeness must be higher than Riesling and Muscat 13.1%
Chaptilisation forbidden
Almost all have residual sugar
May show bot characters but emphasize varietal purity 
Can be quite dry
Must pass a blind tasting
Must be hand harvested
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Edelzwicker

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Alsace
Often a blended carafe wine
Often proprietary name on label instead of edelzwicker
Occasionally a noble blend
Do not need to be vintage dated
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Selection de grains noble SGN

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Alsace
Dessert wines from botrytis fruit
Small amounts and only in exceptional years
Eu repeatedly asks france to add moelleux to SGN labels
Only noble grapes permitted, pg and Gewurtztraminer must have higher min ripeness than Riesling and Muscat
Picked in tries
Suppress varietal characters in exchange for for complexities of botrytis
Must be hand harvested
Must pass blind tasting

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What varieties must have higher sugar and alcohol for VT and SGN wines in Alsace

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Pg and Gewurtztraminer must be higher than Muscat and Riesling

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Top Alsatian producers

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Maison trimbach
Hugel et fils
Zind-Humbrecht
Domaine ostertag
Weinbach
Marcel deiss
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How many grand cry vineyards in Alsace and examples

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51
Brand
Eichberg
Geisberg
Osterberg
Rangan
Rosacker
Saering
Schoenenberg
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What grand cru is clos ste. Hune within

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Rosacker

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What vy is cuvée Frederic Emile from

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Grand cru vy of geisberg and osterberg, Alsace

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Alsace 51st vineyard

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Keafferkopf of ammerscwihr grand cru
100 % of Gewurtztraminer pg and Riesling or blend of others
In blends each variety must be vinified separately

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2 vintages of Alsace to drink now…..why

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2009 - 90 points - warm days, cool nights good acid levels in grapes, no rot, pn and pg and ries good, Gewurtztraminer spicy

2005 - 91 points - fruity and full bodied warm summer

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Grapes used in cremant d’Alsace

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P blanc
Auxerrois
Chase las
Chardonnay

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Varieties used in carafe wine in Alsace

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P blanc

Auxerrois

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When was ac introduced in Alsace

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1962

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Where must bottling be done in Alsace

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In region of production

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What bottles are used for Alsatian wines

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Alsace flute bottles, except for Pinot noir and sparkling

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Alsatian soils

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Very mixed
Limestone, sandstone, clay, Loam, alluvial, granite, schist, gravel, loess
Local pink sandstone - grey de Vosges

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Alsace climate

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Continental
500mm rainfall
1800 hours of sunshine
Hot summers
Long dry autumns
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Where are vineyards located in Alsace

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Narrow band 140km long at the foot of the voges
Better vineyards on lower slopes facing east - morning sun
Lesser vineyards on plain

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Two areas of Alsace

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Haut-rhin south
Bas-rhin north

Best vineyards in haut rhin around town of colmar, Vosges at their highest, have most influence on climate
Most grand cru sites in haut rhin

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Alsace Riesling

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Steel clarity of color
Good combination of fruit and high acidity
Last of all varieties to ripen
Ideal for late harvest due to its hardiness
Pronounced acidity and minerality
Standard must be dry in style

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Alsace Gewurtztraminer

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Gewurz is German word for spice
Pungent and aromatic spicy nose
Sweet spice
Tropical fruit
Lychee
Rose
Cashews
Skin of grape had light pink tinge, can give some color to wine
High alcohol 
Compliments smoked fish, strong cheese
Best grown on deep marl soil
Lower in acidity
Most likely off dry
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Alsace Pinot Gris

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Aka tokay d'Alsace or tokay Pinot Gris
Rich wine high in alcohol
Similar to Gewurtztraminer but less aromatic
Spicy smokey
Good acidity
Luscious and full of flavor
Grows best in deep clay soils
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Alsace Muscat

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Prone to rot
Ripens early
Sandy soils
Lowish yields
Classic grapey Muscat flavor
Fragrant floral
Dry wine
Lower acidity
Can be Muscat blanc a petits grains, Muscat rose a petits grains or Muscat ottonel
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Alsace Pinot blanc

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Auxerrois, klezner
Early ripening
Grows on light fertile soils
Used in sparklings
Still wine light and refreshing
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Alsace Sylvaner

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Grows in Bas rhin
Large yields
Undistinguished wine
Deep, sandy or chalky soils

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Alsace Pinot noir

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Rose and reds
Reds aged in small barrels, more color and body
Burgundy bottles
Can be used in cremant d’Alsace

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Alsace viticulture

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Vines trained high in rows that follow contours of hillside slopes
Maximize exposure to sun
Minimize damage by frosts
Steeper slopes - vineyards terraced
Many growers grow many varieties
Pruning double guyot common
Vintage starts beg to mid October to end of nov/dec

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Alsace viticulture

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Chapitalization common
Ferments in large oak casks thick tartrate deposits on inside, no oak influence
Use pneumatic press
Modern cellars use ss- temp control
Ferm sometimes stopped before completion - rs
Only Pinot blanc allowed malo - in other varieties it would mask flavors

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Capital of haut rhin in Alsace

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Colmar

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Soils of steeper mountain slopes Alsace

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Schist, granite, volcanic sediment

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Soils of lower slopes Alsace

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Limestone base

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Soils of the plain and base of the mountains Alsace

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Richer alluvial clay and gravel soils

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White wine labelled Pinot can contain what varieties in Alsace

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Pinot noir
Pinot blanc
Pinot Gris
Auxerrois

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Gentil

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A superior designation for blends

50% of noble grapes

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Klevener

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Aka savagnin
Few planting around the commune of heiligenstein in the Bas rhin
Less aromatic than Gewurtztraminer
Higher in acidity
5 communes may bottle is wine under Alsace aop heiligenstein, bougheim, gertwiller, goxwiller, obernai

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Passerillage

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Grapes in VT wines originate from this state

Leaving grapes on the vine past normal harvest so they dry up and concentrate their flavors

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What aoc in Alsace can use Chardonnay

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Cremant d’Alsace

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