Alsace and Lorraine Flashcards
When was the inaugural vintage of Trimbach’s Riesling Schlossberg Grand Cru?
2014
Where is GC Muenchberg located?
Nothalten
What is the max yield for noble grapes bottled as AOC Alsace?
gewurtz and pinot gris - 80 hl/ha
riesling and muscat - 90 hl/ha
Who produces what is considered the prime bottling of GC Sommerburg?
Albert Boxler
What are the 6 allowed grapes of Cremant d’Alsace?
- riesling
- pinot blanc
- pinot gris
- pinot noir
- auxerrois
- chardonnay
Where is GC Kaefferkopf located?
Ammerschwihr
What are the min must weights for Alsace AOP VT?
riesling and muscat - 244 g/L
pg and gewurtz - 270 g/L
Where is GC Brand located?
Turckheim
What are the min must weights for Alsace AOP SGN?
riesling and muscat - 276 g/L
pg and gewurtz - 306 g/L
What is the min abv for pinot gris and gewurtz in Alsace AOP?
12.5%
What was the inaugural vintage of Marcel Deiss’ Altenberg de Bergheim?
1994
How many hectares is GC Schlossberg and where is it located?
80.28 ha
Kientzheim
Where is GC Mambourg located?
Sigolsheim
What is the min abv for riesling and muscat in Alsace AOP?
11%
What 2 GC vineyards does Albert Boxler have holding in?
- GC Sommberg
- GC Brand
Where is GC Geisberg located?
Ribeuville
Which GC in Alsace is allowed to bottle Sylvaner?
Zotzenberg
Which 2 GC in Alsace are allowed to produce blends?
- Altenberg de Bergheim
- Kaefferkopf
What is the max yield for noble grapes bottled Alsace GC?
55 hl/ha
What 4 GC sites does Domaines Schlumberger have holdings in?
- Kitterle
- Kessler
- Saering
- Spiegel
Gutedel is an alias for what grape?
chasselas
Klevner is an alias for what grape?
pinot blancs
What is the max RS allowed in riesling made as Alsace AOP?
- 6 g/L if chaptalized
- 9 g/L if tartaric acid < 6g/L
- 12 g/L if tartaric acid > 6g/L
Klevner de Heiligstein can be made in what 5 communes?
- Heiligstein
- Bourgheim
- Gertwiller
- Goxwiller
- Obernoi
In what year did Alsace receive AOC status and why is this unique?
1962
It was the last French winemaking region to receive AOC status
What is the max yield in Cremant d’Alsace?
80 hl/ha
Where is Hugel located?
Riquewihr
What are the min must weights in Alsace GC?
riesling and muscat - 168 g/L
pg and gewurtz - 193 g/L
Klevner de Heiligstein is genetically identical to what grape?
savagnin rose
Trimbach’s Cuvee Frederic Emile comes from which 2 GC vineyards?
- Osterberg
- Geisberg
What varietally labelled white wine is allowed in Moselle AOP?
- pinot gris
- muller thurgau
What grapes represent the largest volume of production in Alsace?
- pinot blanc
- auxerrois
List 2 producers who bottle from GC Brand
- Albert Boxler
- Dopff au Moulin
- Josmeyer
- Zind Humbrecht
What 9 varieties are allowed under Alsace AOP?
- pinot blanc (klevner)
- pinot gris
- pinot noir
- riesling
- Gewurtz
- muscat
- sylvaner
- chasselas
- auxerrois
What producer makes the Trois Chateau bottling?
Kuentz-Bas
In what year were the designations for late harvest wines from Alsace created?
1984
What is the soil type of GC Muenchberg?
volcanic sandstone
What is the soil type of GC Sporen?
stony, clay-marl
What is the soil type of GC Rosacker?
dolomitic limestone
Where is Domaine Ostertag located?
Epfig
What is unique about the climate of Alsace?
It is France’s driest and sunniest region due to the rainshadow effect of the Vosges Mountains
Clos des Capucins is a monopole of what producer?
Weinbach
Gewurtzraminer is genetically related to what Jura grape?
savagnin
What are the winemaking requirements for Alsace AOP VT and SGN?
- no chaptalization
- vintage dated
- VT may have botrytis
- SGN must have botrytis and harvested in tries
- released after June 1, YFH
What styles of wine are allowed in Cotes de Toul AOP?
- white
- red
- vin gris
Domaine Ostertag’s GC riesling comes from what vineyard?
Muenchberg
Trimbach’s Clos St Hune comes from what GC site?
Rosacker
In what year was the Treaty of Westphalia, which ceded Alsace to France?
1648
What white varieties are allowed in Moselle AOP?
- min 70% combined auxerrois, muller thurgau, and pinot gris
- pinot blanc, riesling
- max 10% gewurtz
What is the main soil type in GC Altenberg de Bergheim?
marl limestone
What is the main soil of GC Schlossberg?
granite
The majority of the fruit in Weinbach’s Cuvee Collette comes from what GC vineyard?
Schlossberg
What is the blend allowed in Altenberg de Bergheim GC?
50-70% riesling
10-25% pinot gris
10-25% gewurtz
max 10% combines chasselas, muscat blanc, muscat ottonel, pinot noir, pinot blanc
What is the soil type of Osterberg GC?
marl
Over half of the plantings (61%) in GC Gloeckelberg are what grape?
pinot gris
What white grapes are allowed in Cotes de Toul AOP?
- auxerrois
- aubin
What is the breakdown for blends in Kaefferkopf GC?
60-80% gewurtz
10-40% riesling
max 30% pinot gris
max 10% muscat
Where is GC Rosacker located?
Hunawihr
What grapes are authorized in Alsace AOP with the subzone Cote de Rouffach?
- gewurtz
- riesling
- pinot gris
- pinot noir
What is the most successful grape in Cotes de Toul AOP?
pinot noir
What is the most planted grape in Alsace?
riesling
In what year were all grand crus in Alsace given their own AOP?
2011
GC Sporen is famous for what 2 varieties?
- gewurtz
- pinot gris
What is the only Alsace GC on volcanic soil?
Rangen
What 2 rivers run east of Alsace?
- Rhine river
- Ill (eel) river
Weinbach’s top gewurztraminer comes from what vineyard?
GC Mambourg
What is the soil type of GC Brand?
granite
In what village is Clos des Capucins located?
Kayserberg
What was the hottest vintage in Alsace in the last 15 years?
2015
What percent of wine produced in Alsace is Grand Cru?
4%
What vineyard was granted status as the first Grand Cru in Alsace? In what year?
Schlossberg Vineyard
1975
What 4 GC parcels does Trimbach have holdings in?
- Rosacker
- Schlossberg
- Osterberg
- Geisberg
What is the name of the local pink sandstone in Alsace?
gres de vosges
What is the only Alsace AOP Allowed to use chardonnay?
Cremant d’Alsace
What vine training method is used in Alsace?
guyot
Rose in Moselle AOP must be made from which grapes?
- pinot noir (min70%)
- gamay
What percentage of AOP still wine in France comes from Alsace?
20%
What GC is thought to be the warmest in Alsace?
Mambourg
How long is Clos St Hune aged before it is released?
5 years
What are the 3 main soil types in Alsace and where are they located?
steep mountain slopes - schist, granite, volcanic
lower slopes - limestone
base of mountains - rich alluvial clay, gravel
When must the intent to produce a GC in Alsace be declared?
before March 1st of harvest year
The best vineyards in Alsace have what exposure?
southern or eastern
What grape currently makes up 100% of plantings in GC Geisberg?
riesling
In what war in 1871 did Germany claim Alsace and Lorraine?
Franco-Prussian War
In what French appellation is muller thurgau most likely found?
Moselle AOP, Lorraine
How many Grand Crus are in Alsace?
51
What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin?
Colmar
What is the requirement to label an edelzwicker as ‘gentil’
min 50% noble grapes used
What Alsatian producer used the label ‘Jubilee’ to designate GC bottlings? In what vintage was that label discontinued?
Hugel
2009
Pinot blanc can legally be blended with what variety?
auxerrois
Who owns Clos Saint Urbain?
Zind-Humbrecht
What methods of rose production are mandatory in Moselle AOP?
- mandatory de stemming
- 24-48 hours of maceration
What is the primary grape grown in Frankstein GC?
gewurtz
What is the main soil in GC Kafferkopf?
granite-limestone
What were the best and worst vintages in the decade of the 2000s?
best - 2007
worst - 2003
What is the only grape allowed in Cremant d’Alsace rose?
100% pinot noir
What label replaced ‘Jubilee’ on Hugel’s GC labels as of the 2010 vintage? What are the 4 bottlings which carry this label?
Grossi Laue
- Riesling (Schoenenbourg)
- Pinot Gris ( Pfostig)
- Gewurtz ( Sporen)
- Pinot Noir (Pfostig)
What percentage of Alsace AOP wine produced is white?
90%
What is the smallest grand cru in Alsace?
Kanzlerber (3 ha)
What is the largest grand cru in Alsace?
Schlossberg (80 ha)
Why do some producers shun the Grand Cru system?
The GC system does not allow for lieu-dit labeling and some producers believe their plots to be superior to the GC label
Who makes the wine ‘Schoelhammer,’ and what vineyard is the fruit sourced from?
Hugel
GC Schoenenberg (Riquewihr)
Who owns the monopole ‘Clos Saint Theobold?’
Domaine Schoffit
What is the clos located within the Brand Grand Cru Vineyard?
Clos de la Treille (Francois Baur)
- ries/pg
Name all 3 grand Cru vineyard of Ribeauville
- Geisberg (ries)
- Osterberg (ries/musc)
- Kirchberg (ries/musc)
What are the 2 Grand Cru vineyard of Riquewihr?
- Schoenenbourg
- Sporen
What is the appellation of Clos St Hune?
Alsace AOP
What noble Grape is not allow to be use in Zotzenberg GC?
muscat
What is the Clos vineyard located within the Pfingstberg Grand Cru?
Clos Schild (Lucien Albrecht)
Who produces Clos Saint Landelein?
Mure
What is the southernmost GC of Alsace?
Rangen
What are the 2 clos vineyards located within the Rangen de Thann Grand Cru?
- Clos Saint Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht)
- Clos St Théobald (Schoffit)
What is the latest grape to ripen in Alsace?
riesling
What is the min percentage for varietal labelling in Alsace?
100%
Who owns the oldest oak cask still in use in the world?
Hugel (Riquewihr)
- Ste Catherine Cask dating to 1715
What is the only subzone within Alsace AOP that produces both red and white wine?
Cote de Rouffach (Vorbourg village)
Other than Marcell Deiss, name a producer who bottles from Altenberg de Bergheim?
- Sylvie Spielman
- Gustave Lorentz
- Jean Sipp
- Pierre Sparr
- Cave de Ribeauville
What is the only Grand Cru vineyard where chapitalization is not allowed?
Altenberg de Bergheim
How long must Marc d’Alsace be aged?
3 months in neutral vessel - no wood allowed
What was the first vintage of Clos St Hune?
1919
What are the two AOCs of the Lorraine region?
- Cotes de Toul AOC
- Moselle AOC
Vin gris in Cotes de Toul is dominated by what grape?
gamay