Alsace Flashcards

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What are the requirements for VT? Including min sugar levels.

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Varietal wines, noble grapes, single vintage
No chaptalization/enrichment
Minimum sugar requirements – NOT necessarily botrytis:
Riesling/Muscat: 244 g/L
Pinot Gris/Gewurz: 270 g/L

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What are the requirements for SGN? Including min sugar levels.

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Varietal wines, noble grapes, single outstanding vintage
No chaptalization/enrichment
Minimum sugar requirements – Botrytis a MUST
Riesling/Muscat: 276 g/L
Pinot Gris/Gewurz: 306 g/L

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What are the villages of Côte de Nuits?

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey St. Denis
Chambolle Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanee
Flagley-Echezeaux
Nuits-St. Georges

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What are the main villages of Côte de Beaune

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Pernand-Vergelesses
Ladoix-Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
Savigny-les-Beaune
Beaune
Pommard (reds only)
Volnay (reds only) 
Meursault 
Saint-Aubin
Auxey-Duresses
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Santenay 

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What are the rosé regions of Anjou?

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Cabernet d’Anjou: CF/CS, medium sweet, more refined

Rosé d’Anjou: Grolleau and others, often called sickly sweet

Rosé de Loire: min 30% Cabernet grapes, dry

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