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What soils can you find in Alsace?

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Home to 800 different terroirs (to Burgundy’s 60)

Granite, schist, sandstone, limestones and marls, clay, and volcanic soils.

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Where is Domaine Ostertag located? What notable vineyards do they use?

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Epfig in the Bas-Rhin

Grand Cru Meunchberg: Riesling and Pinot Gris

Clos Mathis: Granite soils near GC Kirchberg

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What does the “A360P” label on Ostertag’s Meunchberg Pinot Gris reference?

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A vineyard grid reference.

When the wine was first bottled in 1983, it was denied GC status because of its oak influence.

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4
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Where is Clos Gaensbroennel?

What is made from it?

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Located within Kirchberg de Barr GC

Maison Willm and Domaine Hering both produce Gewurztraminer here.

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Where is Clos Hauserer?

What is made from it?

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By Hengst GC near Colmar

Monopole of Zind-Humbrecht

Riesling is planted here

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Where is Clos Jebsal?

What is made from it?

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Turckheim, surrounded by Florimont GC, Sommerberg GC, and Brand GC

Monopole of Zind-Humbrecht

Pinot Gris is almost exclusively planted here

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7
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Where is Clos Rebgarten?

What is made here?

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Andlau

Monopole of Mark Kreydenweiss

Replanted to Gewurztraminer in 2012, replacing Muscat Ottonel

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Where is Clos Saint Imer?

What is grown there?

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Located on the highest slopes of Goldert GC

Monopole of Domaine Ernest Burn

Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, and Pinot Noir

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Where is Clos Saint Landelin?

What is grown there?

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Located within Vorbourg GC

Monopole of Rene Mure

Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Muscat, Sylvaner, and Pinot Noir planted here.

The Pinot Noir and SGN wines are particularly well regarded.

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Where is Clos Saint Theobald?

What is grown there?

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Located within Rangen GC

Monopole of Domaine Schoffit

Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer are planted here

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Where is Clos Saint Urbain?

What is grown there?

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Located within Rangen GC

Monopole of Zind-Humbrecht

Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer are planted here

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Where is Clos Sainte Hune?

What is grown there?

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Located within Rosacker GC, though not labeled as such

Monopole of Trimbach

Planted entirely to Riesling

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Where is Clos Windsbuhl?

What is grown there?

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Located near Rosacker GC

Monopole of Zind-Humbrecht

Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris are grown here

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Where is Clos ds Capucins?

What is produced there?

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Near Schlossberg GC

Monopole of Domaine Weinbach

Cuvee Theo Riesling and Gewurztraminer made here

Cuvee Sainte Catherine Pinot Gris as well

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15
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What vineyards are used to make Cuvee Frederic Emile and by who?

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Riesling by Trimbach

Geisberg GC and Osterberg GC

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16
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Who produces a Grand Cru Muscat? From where?

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Zind-Humbrecht, Goldert

Domaine Ernest Burn, Goldert “Clos Saint Imer”

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What are some Grand Crus produced by Zind-Humbrecht?

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Brand GC (Riesling)
Goldert GC (Riesling)
Rangen GC (Riesling, Gewurztraminer) "Clos Saint Urbain"
Hengst GC (Gewurztraminer)
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18
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What Grand Cru exists for Sylvaner?

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Zotzenberg

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19
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What is the smallest Grand Cru?

What is the largest Grand Cru?

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Kanzlerberg (3.23ha)

Schlossberg (80.28ha)

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20
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What wines are allowed in the Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru?

Who is a notable producer?

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Varietal: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

Blend: 50-70% Riesling, 10-25% Pinot Gris, 10-25% Gewurztraminer, max 10% other. Min. ABV 14%.

Marcel Deiss

21
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In what year were Grand Crus in Alsace given their own AOPs?

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2011

22
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What wines are allowed in the Kaefferkopf Grand Cru?

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Varietal Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris (but not SGN or VT)

Blend: 60-80% Gewruztraminer, 10-40% Riesling, max 30% Pinot Gris, max 10% Muscat

23
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What is the only Grand Cru where a red grape may play a role?

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Pinot Noir planted before 2005 may be used in Altenberg de Bergheim blends.

24
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What is another name for the following grapes in Alsace?

Pinot Blanc

Chasselas

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Klevner

Gutedel

25
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What percentage of the stated grape must be in varietally labeled wines in Alsace?

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100%

Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois are the exceptions (interchangable)

26
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White wines labeled “Pinot” have white varietal requirements?

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Any % blend of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Auxerrois

27
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What is the most planted grape in Alsace?

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Riesling

28
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All standard Riesling bottles must be what?

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Dry, from 2008 on

29
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What is Klevener? Where is it grown?

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A pink variant of Traminer, it is commonly bottled as Klevener de Heiligenstein.

It may be bottled in: Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai

30
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What are the minimum must weights for Vendage Tardive wines?

What are the minimum must weights for SGN wines?

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VT Riesling/Muscat: 244 g/l
VT Gewurztraminer/Pinot Gris: 279 g/l

SGN Riesling/Muscat: 276 g/l
SGN Gewurztraminer/Pinot Gris: 306 g/l

31
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What grapes are allowed in the production of Cremant d’Alsace Blanc?

What grapes are allowed in the production of Cremant d’Alsace Rose?

What are the aging requirements?

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Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Auxerrois

For rose, only Pinot Noir is allowed

9 months on the lees, 12 months total

32
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When was the first Alsace Grand Cru established? What was it?

When were there further changes?

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Schlossberg in 1975

24 more in 1983

25 more in 1992

Kaefferkopf in 2007

In 2011, each Grand Cru was granted it’s own AOP

33
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What would it matter that each Grand Cru in Alsace has its own AOP?

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It allows each Grand Cru to ease or expand restrictions appropriate to their own sites/grapes/situations.

34
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What two notable producers have omitted labeling some of their wines by Grand Cru?

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Trimbach and Hugel

35
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When were VT and SGN designations introduced in Alsace?

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1984

36
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What is the name of the famous sandstone found in Alsace?

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Gres des Vosges

37
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Grand Cru wines represent what percentage of Alsace’s output?

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5%

38
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What is the grape for Marc d’Alsace?

Name 3 producers

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Gewurztraminer

Zind-Humbrecht
G.E. Massenez
Mette

39
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Describe Vorbourg Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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South/Southeast aspect with Marl/Limetone

Rene Mure’s Clos St. Landelin monopole is here

Gewurztraminer is the dominant grape

40
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Describe Goldert Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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Southeast facing with Marl/Limestone

Domaine Ernest Burn’s Clos St. Imer monopole is here

Gewurztraminer dominates but Muscat has some bottlings here

Zind-Humbrecht also produces

41
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Describe Hengst Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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Southeast facing with Limestone/Sandstone

Zind-Humbrecht makes Gewurztraminer
Josmeyer makes Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris
Albert Mann makes Pinot Gris

42
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Describe Brand Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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Southeast facing with Sandstone and Granite

Nearby are Clos Jebsal and Herrenweg, both owned by Zind-Humbrecht.

Riesling is the dominant grape

Zind-Humbrecht makes Riesling
Albert Boxler makes Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
Josmeyer makes Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer

43
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Describe Schlossberg Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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Dominantly southfacing with Granite

Riesling is the dominant grape

Clos des Capucins is located here, a monopole of Weinbach

Weinbach, Albert Mann, Trimbach, Paul Blanck

44
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What Grand Crus are located in the Weisbach Valley, and what is the importance?

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Schlossberg, Furstentum, Mambourg, Marckrain

The Valley creates an unbroken continuous south-facing slope for 3 miles.

The slopes also rise higher and more steeply than most others.

45
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Describe Rosacker Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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Eastern facing slopes over limestone.

It is a cooler site, so wines are racier. Riesling is the dominant grape.

Trimbach’s Clos St. Hune is here, and Clos Windsbuhl is near.

Sipp Mack and Jean Luc-Mader also make Rieslings here.

46
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Describe Rangen Grand Cru

Who makes wine there?

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The southfacing slopes rise high and are very steep. There is also uniquely volcanic soil here.

Clos St. Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht) and Clos St. Theobald (Domaine Schoffit) are here.

Pinot Gris and Riesling are dominant here, though ther eis Gewurztraminer

47
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What single-vineyard bottlings of Pinot Noir does Albert Mann produce?

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Clos de la Faille (monopole near Hengst)

Les Saintes Claires

Grand P (Pfersigberg)

Grand H (Hengst)

48
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What is Alsace’s northernmost Grand Cru?

What is Alsace’s southernmost Grand Cru?

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Steinklotz

Rangen

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