Alsace

Question 1

What parallels does Alsace lie between?

Answer 1

45-47 parallel

Question 2

What Muscat clones are grown?

Answer 2

Petit à Grains (better quality, higher acid, more aromatic)

Ottonel (ripens earlier)

Question 3

Klevener de Heiligenstein

Answer 3

Grown around Heiligenstein
Non aromatic version of Savignin Rose
Genetic offshoot of Savignin Blanc

Question 4

Klevner

Answer 4

Synonym for Pinot Blanc

Question 5

Auxerrois Blanc

Answer 5

Pinot x Gouais Blanc
Fairly neutral
High sugar, low acid
Incorporated into blends

Question 6

Chasselas

Answer 6

Neutral, soft, dry white

Distinctive hint of flint or smoke on good sites

Question 7

Chardonnay

Answer 7

Pinot x Gouais Blanc

High sugar, high extract

Question 8

A varietal wine in Alsace must contain what percentage of the grape on the label?

Answer 8

100%

Question 9

How much of production is varietally labeled?

Answer 9

80%

Question 10

What percentage of Alsace’s total production is white?

Answer 10

90%

Question 11

Edelzwicker

Answer 11

Blend (or not) of any approved white grapes
Vinified together or separate
Option to label vintage

Question 12

Gentil

Answer 12

Min 50% noble grapes in blend
Each variety vinified separately
Must be approved by tasting panel
Must be vintage dated

Question 13

What Grand Crus may be blends?

Answer 13

Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf
Both can also produce varietal wines

Question 14

How many AOCs are in Alsace?

Answer 14

53

Question 15

AOC Alsace

Answer 15

Grapes can come from any vineyard in Alsace
Single vineyard and commune names may appear
White, rose, red, dry or sweet, varietal or blend

Question 16

AOC Grand Cru

Answer 16

51 Vineyards recognized
Can add Grand Cru vineyard name
4% of production
White only, dry or sweet

Question 17

What noble grape is forbidden in Cremant d’Alsace?

Answer 17

Gewurtztraminer

Question 18

How many communal designations?

Answer 18

13

Question 19

What is a lieu dit?

Answer 19

A named plot of land with a recognizable and distinguishable, significant terroir

Question 20

What grapes can be used in Grand Cru AOC?

Answer 20

Riesling
Gewurtztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Sylvaner (Zotzenberg only)