Alsace COPY Flashcards
What is the minimum must weight for VT?
235 g/L - Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel
257 g/L - Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
What is the minimum must weight for SGN?
276 g/L - Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel
306 g/L - Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer
What was the first Alsatian grand cru?
Schlossberg (1975)
What is the most recent grand cru?
Kaefferkopf (2007)
What are the (2) blending grand crus of Alsace?
Altenberg de Bergheim: (50-70% Riesling), (10-25% Pinot Gris), (10-25% Gewurztraminer), (10% combined Chasselas and Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)
Kaefferkopf: (60-80% Gewurztraminer), (10%-40% Riesling), (max 30% Pinot Gris), (max 10% Muscat)
What grand cru vineyard is a historical site for Sylvaner
Zotzenberg
What is the smallest grand cru in Alsace
Kanzlerberg
Where is Clos St. Hune located
Rosacker Grand Cru within the Haut Rhin near Hunawhir
What are the two départements of Alsace
Haut-Rhin (south) and Bas-Rhin (north)
Why is 1984 significant in Alsace
Creation of the VT and SGN categories
summary: imply sweetness Alsace AOP or Alsace Grand Cru. Single noble variety and pass tasting panel
What is the southernmost grand cru in Alsace
Rangen
Name (2) Clos located in Rangen
Clos St. Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht) and Clos St Théobald (Schoffit)
Where is Colmar located?
Haut-Rhin (south), driest city in France
What is another name for Pinot Blanc in Alsace
Klevner
What is another name for Chasselas
Gutedel
What are the minimum potential alc. levels for noble grand cru wines in Alsace?
11% - Riesling and Muscat
12.5% - Gewurztraminer and Muscat
In what year were the grand crus of Alsace separated into 51 AOPs
2011
Cuvée Frédéric Emile is blend of which two grand cru vineyards?
(1) Geisberg and (2) Osterberg
What grapes can be varietal-labeled in Moselle AOP.
(1) Pinot Gris and (2) Müller-Thurgau
What is the local name for pink sandstone in Alsace?
Grès des Vosges
Alsace AOP wines must be bottled how?
Only in the traditional “Vin du Rhin” / “Flûte d’Alsace”
