Alsace Flashcards
What are the requirements for VT? Including min sugar levels.
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
What are the requirements for SGN? Including min sugar levels.
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
What are the villages of Côte de Nuits?
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
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?
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