Alsace

Question 1

What is the minimum must weight for VT?

Answer 1

235 g/L - Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel

257 g/L - Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer

Question 2

What is the minimum must weight for SGN?

Answer 2

276 g/L - Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel

306 g/L - Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer

Question 3

What was the first Alsatian grand cru?

Answer 3

Schlossberg (1975)

Question 4

What is the most recent grand cru?

Answer 4

Kaefferkopf (2007)

Question 5

What are the (2) blending grand crus of Alsace?

Answer 5

Altenberg de Bergheim: (50-70% Riesling), (10-25% Pinot Gris), (10-25% Gewurztraminer), (10% combined Chasselas and Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)

Kaefferkopf: (60-80% Gewurztraminer), (10%-40% Riesling), (max 30% Pinot Gris), (max 10% Muscat)

Question 6

What grand cru vineyard is a historical site for Sylvaner

Answer 6

Zotzenberg

Question 7

What is the smallest grand cru in Alsace

Answer 7

Kanzlerberg

Question 8

Where is Clos St. Hune located

Answer 8

Rosacker Grand Cru within the Haut Rhin near Hunawhir

Question 9

What are the two départements of Alsace

Answer 9

Haut-Rhin (south) and Bas-Rhin (north)

Question 10

Why is 1984 significant in Alsace

Answer 10

Creation of the VT and SGN categories

summary: imply sweetness Alsace AOP or Alsace Grand Cru. Single noble variety and pass tasting panel

Question 11

What is the southernmost grand cru in Alsace

Answer 11

Rangen

Question 12

Name (2) Clos located in Rangen

Answer 12

Clos St. Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht) and Clos St Théobald (Schoffit)

Question 13

Where is Colmar located?

Answer 13

Haut-Rhin (south), driest city in France

Question 14

What is another name for Pinot Blanc in Alsace

Answer 14

Klevner

Question 15

What is another name for Chasselas

Answer 15

Gutedel

Question 16

What are the minimum potential alc. levels for noble grand cru wines in Alsace?

Answer 16

11% - Riesling and Muscat

12.5% - Gewurztraminer and Muscat

Question 17

In what year were the grand crus of Alsace separated into 51 AOPs

Answer 17

2011

Question 18

Cuvée Frédéric Emile is blend of which two grand cru vineyards?

Answer 18

(1) Geisberg and (2) Osterberg

Question 19

What grapes can be varietal-labeled in Moselle AOP.

Answer 19

(1) Pinot Gris and (2) Müller-Thurgau

Question 20

What is the local name for pink sandstone in Alsace?

Answer 20

Grès des Vosges

Question 21

Alsace AOP wines must be bottled how?

Answer 21

Only in the traditional “Vin du Rhin” / “Flûte d’Alsace”