Alsace Flashcards
1
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Alsace Location
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-Northeastern France along the German border
2
Q
Alsace Geography
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- narrow
- north-south-running strip
- nestled in the eastern foothills of the Vosges Mountains along the banks of the Rhine River
3
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Alsace Climate
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- cool-continental
- is usually spared severe weather and winter storms
- driest climate in France because it lies in the “rain shadow” of the Vosges mountains
4
Q
Alsace noble grapes
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- Riesling
- Gewürztraminer
- Pinot Gris
- Muscat
5
Q
Alsace other grapes
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white -Sylvaner -Auxerrois -Chasselas Red -Pinot Noir
6
Q
Alsace Département
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- Bas-Rhin (Northern)
- Haut-Rhin (Southern)
7
Q
How many Grand Cru in Alsace
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-33
8
Q
Alsace Grand Cru that allow blending
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-Altenberg de Bergheim
-Kaefferkopf
(both Haut-Rhine)
9
Q
Alsace Grand Cru that grows Sylvaner
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Zotzenberg
Bas-Rhine
10
Q
Crémant d’Alsace
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-sparkling wine made by champagne method
Blanc: Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, and/or Chardonnay
Rosé: 100% Pinot Noir
11
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Vendange Tardive
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- term that applies to wines made from ultraripe, late harvest grapes that have very high sugar content and fully developed flavors
- almost always fermented completely dry
- equivalent to Auslese by must weight
12
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Sélection de Grains Nobles
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-term used to describe sweet dessert wines made from fully ripened grapes infected with botrytis
