Alsace Flashcards
Name all the AOCs of Alsace
- Alsace AOC
- Cremant de Alsace AOC
- Alsace Grand Cru AOC
Name of the mountains that create a rain shadow effect in Alsace
•Vosges Mountains
What are the 2 major regions of Alsace?
- Bas Rhin (north) lower quality
* Haut Rhin (south) better quality
What’s the name of the river that divides Alsace from Baden?
Rhine river
What’s the name of the soil in Alsace?
• Gres de Vosges
Local pink sandstone
Name of the biggest Grand Cru in Alsace
•Schlossberg
Name of the smallest Grand Cru in Alsace
•Kanzlerberg
What’s the name of the newest grand cru in Alsace?
•Kaefferkopf
-Blend / Gewurtztraminer
Which grand crus are not approved for muscat in Alsace?
- zotzenberg -Sylvaner
- Kaefferkopf -Gewurz/ newest gc
- Altenberg de Bergheim -Riesling
Which grand Crus in Alsace are blends?
- Kaefferkopf -Gewurz/ newest
* Altenberg de Bergheim -Riesling / no muscat
What’s special about Hugel’s Jubilee Cuvée?
Its a grand cru wine from
•Schoenberg (Riesling)
And
•Sporen (PG, Gewurz)
And they make both Riesling and gewurtz
Who makes Clos St Hune?
•Trimbach
From the Rosacker Grand Cru Riesling
Who makes cuvée Frederick Emile?
•Trimbach
From the grand crus of
-Geisberg and Osterberg and its a Riesling
Who makes cuvee particuliere in Alsace?
• Leon Beyer
A grand cru from Pfersigberg and it’s Riesling
They also make cuvée des Comtes d’Eguisheim from Eichberg and its a Gewurz
What’s Alsaces latitude?
47-49 N
What are the noble grapes of Alsace?
- Riesling
- Gewurztraminer
- Pinot Gris
- Muscat
What are the grapes of Alsace?
7 total varieties
- Riesling
- Gewurz
- Pinot Gris
- Muscat
•Pinot Blanc -mainly for Cremant/
aka Pinot vrai and Klevner
•Sylvaner
•Pinot Noir
Which are blended wines within the Alsace AOC?
•Edelzwicker
-no vintage, any grapes for Alsace
•Gentil
-at least 50% noble grapes + sylvaner, chasselas and PB
•field blends or wines of terroir
•Creman
-PB and Chard
What’s the difference between VT and SGN in Alsace?
VT =Vendage Tardives
NO BORTRITIES!
SGN= Selection de Grains Nobles
Bortyties
What varietal percentage for wine varietally labeled in Alsace?
100%
Except for Pinot Blanc
-can be PB or Auxerrois or a blend of both
What’s the varietal on “Pinot d’Alsace?
Same as Klevner on label could be labeled as either one and can be any Pinot + Auxerrois.
Klevner is a synonym for Pinot Blanc in Alsace
What’s the max RS for dry wines in Alsace??
9 g/L or 9% since 2008,
Except for GC or lieu-dit
