ALSACE

Question 1

HISTORY

Answer 1

• French & German Rule
• Strategic area fought over many years
• Distinctive culture
• Language
• Food
• Wine
• Architecture

Question 2

ALSACE > GEOGRAPHY

Answer 2

• NORTHEASTERN FRANCE
• German border
• Vosges Mountains > Rain Shadow effect
• Rhine River

Question 3

ALSACE > CLIMATE

Answer 3

CONTINENTAL

DRY WITH WARM , SUNNY SUMMERS

Question 4

ALSACE > SOIL

Answer 4

TREMENDOUS DIVERSITY

Question 5

ALSACE > GRAPE VARIETIES

Answer 5

OVER 90% OF ALSACE WINES ARE MADE FROM WHITE GRAPE VARIETIES

• Riesling
• Gewurztraminer
• Muscat
• Pinot Gris
• Pinot Blanc
• Pinot Noir

Question 6

ALSACE > VINIFICATION

Answer 6

• Neutral casks often used for fermentation and aging

- No new oak

Question 7

ALSCACE > LABELS

Answer 7

• Most wine are labeled by grape variety

- Must be 100% if variety is on label

Question 8

ALSACE > AOCs

Answer 8

ALSACE / VIN D’ALSACE

ALSACE GRAND CRU
-51 Grand Crus vineyards

• *FOUR VARIETIES ALLOWED**
• Riesling
• Gewurztraminer
• Muscat
• Pinot Gris

CREMANT D’ALSACE

• Blend of grapes
• Methode Traditionnelle

VENDANGE TARDIVE

• late harvest
• Single variety (Grand Cru)
• Rich, full-bodied, not always sweet

SELECTION DE GRANS NOBLES (SGN)

• Botrytis
• Single Variety (Grand Cru)
• Small quantities
• Only exceptional vintages