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Alsace 4 Flashcards

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what is the most common and best soil type in Alsace

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Marly limey

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where is marly limestone soils most commonly found

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the golden triangle - Division 3

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What soils are Grand Cru sites Muenchberg - Nothalen (D2) and Kitterle - Guebwiller (D5) situated

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Volcanic plus other soils - sandstone

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4
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what grape does best on Granite soil

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Riesling - floral and late ripening

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5
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what are the 4 Grand Cru site on Limestone

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Steinklotz
Furstentum
Steinert
Rosacker

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what is the name of the only Grand Cru site on Sandstone

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Wiebelberg - Andlau, Division 2

in contrast next to it is Kastelberg - Andlau, Divison 2 - SCHIST

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what is the name of the Grand Cru site on Marl

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Osterberg

MARL-Easter

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8
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what is meant by topographical division

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the mountains (vosges peaks), foothills (sub-Vosges hill) and plains

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9
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what is meant by geological divisions

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the fault lines
Saverne
Ribeauville
Rouffach/Guebwiller

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10
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which fault bundle has uniformity of soil

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Saverne - limestone/calareous/clays

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11
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how many physiographic division in Alsace

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5 Divisions

  1. Wissenboug to Molshiem
  2. Roshiem to Scherwiller
  3. Chatnois to Colmar
  4. Wettolsheim to Orchwiller
  5. Guebwiller to Thann
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12
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what grape takes a longer ripening time

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Riesling… and Sylvanner (most often blended to make edelzwicker)

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13
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what is the least planted grape

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0.3% Klevener - non aromatic savagnin rose

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14
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what are some qualities of Riesling

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thick skin
last to ripen - last to harvest
can be made in all styles, dry, still, sparkling, sweet, VT
aromas of citrus, petrol, peach, 
late bud
berry - small light green, dotted
NEEDS cool autumn nigh to fully mature
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what are some qualities of Gewvrztraminer

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the aromatic version of Savagnin Rose
traminer = means spice
thick skin
early ripening
low acid
small red/pink berry
marly limestone soils
hi sugar
ginger (cool) or tropical fruit versions (hot)
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16
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what are some qualities of Pinot Gris

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least aromatic of Alsace grapes
thin skin - good for Botryis cineria
early bud - early ripen
low acid - like limestone soils
used to be called Tokay d'Alsace (2007)
small pink berry
17
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what are some qualities of Muscat

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2 kinds - both thick skinned, limestone soils, early ripening, both sensitive to spring weather

  1. Ottenel - med A - aromatic, youngest 19thC
  2. Petite Grain (blanc and rouge)- muscat rose - Hi A - oldest 16th C
18
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what are some qualities of Pinot Blanc

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late ripening
aka known as Klevner
Auxerrois can be labelled Pinot Blanc
thin skinned
neutral grape, Med A
most Pinot have thin skins
19
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what are some qualities of Pinot Noir

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early ripen, first to harvest, thin skinned
only red grape in Alsace AOC
med A, limestone soils
6 villages (Ottrott, St. Leonard, Boersch, St. Hipp, Rodern, Marlenheim)

20
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what are some characteristics of Sylvanner

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thick skinned, with Riesling, they are the last to harvest, hi acid, hi yields, neutral nose, native to Austria,

21
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what are the secondary grapes of Alsace

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Chardonnay - 1980 only cremate
Auxerrois - hi sugar, low A
Chasselas - swiss
Kelevener de Heiligenstein - no aromatic of savagnin rose, pink skin,

22
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why were grape varieties regulated in Alsace over time

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to improve quality of wine, removed inferior vines/hybrids

23
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why are R and G used so often, planted in greater numbers

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because Alsace with sunny warm and long Autumn support ripening and capable of longer ripening and resist botrytis

24
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what is the production volume for AOC Alsace

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80 hl/ha

25
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what is the production volume for Grand Cru Alsace

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55 hl/ha

26
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what is the production volume for Cremant d’Alsace

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80 hl/ha

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