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Alsace extra Flashcards

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What is gres de Vosges

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local pink sandstone

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2
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Which 3 clones of Muscat are permitted for Alsace?

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Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Muscat Rose a Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel

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3
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What percentage of the total of France’s still white wine production does Alsace account for?

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Alsace produces 18% of France’s still white wines!!!

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4
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Which 5 communes may varietally label Klevener?

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Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai

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5
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Minimum alcohol content for AOC Alsace


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8.5% abv

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6
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The minimum alcohol content of Alsace Grand Cru

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11% abv

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7
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Another name Chasselas

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Gutedel

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8
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What are the required must weights for VT and SGN?

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VT
244 g/L Muscat & Riesling
270 g/L Pinot Gris & Gewurtz

SGN
276 g/L Muscat & Riesling
306 g/L Pinot Gris & Gewurtz

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9
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How would you describe Muscat and Gewurztraminer?

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Muscat and Gewurztraminer are both highly aromatic and have medium to low acidity.

Muscat shows fragrant floral and grapy notes.

Gewurztraminer tends toward perfumed, sweet spices and tropical fruit, is higher in alcohol and more likely to be off-dry.

New oak is usually not a factor in the vinification of these varieties, although many producers use large neutral casks for fermentation and aging.

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10
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On which bottles of Alsace wine is vintage labeling optional?

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Edelzwicker and Cremant d’Alsace

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Name two clones of the traditional grape Traminer?

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Gewurztraminer - planted in Alsatian vineyards in the mid 19th century

Savagnin - planted in the Jura region and retains a few plantings around the commune of Heiligenstein in the Bas-Rhin; the grape is known locally as Klevener and is less intensely aromatic than Gewurztraminer but higher in acidity.

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12
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Which producer owns the most hectares of grand cru vineyards in Alsace?

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Domaine Schlumberger

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13
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What domaine’s top wines are labeled as “Jubilee?”

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Hugel

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14
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Who bottles an Alsace Pinot Noir?

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Domaine Albert Mann

Domaine Ostertag

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15
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Name a prominent producer who is an advocate for field blends? Name a grand cru site that he works with.

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Marcel Deiss. Mambourg, Altenberg de Bergheim, or Schoenenbourg.

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16
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What is the largest grand cru in Alsace, and what prominent producers bottle it?

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Schlossberg - 80 ha; eg. Domaine Weinbach, Bott Geyl, Albert Mann, Paul Blanck

17
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What is the smallest grand cru in Alsace, and what prominent producers bottle it?

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Kanzlerberg - 3 ha
Gustave Lorentz
Sylvie Spielmann

18
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What is Trimbach’s high end Riesling from the Geisberg and Osterberg grand crus?

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Cuvée Frédéric Emile

19
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Name one important maker of Rangen Grand Cru.

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Zind-Humbrecht (Pinot Gris Clos Saint Urbain Rangen de Thann, dry or SGN)

20
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Why was it important to get the 51 GC status in 2011

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Each site can now determine own grapes, production standards, the cashier des charges.

Changes are quicker to be adopted and considered/accoplished

21
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Why is it difficult to get Grand Cru status?

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Many producers can agree on yields, vine density and min ripeness but can not agree to geographical boundaries.

The desire to produce top quality wine from the best lots, and the desire to use a perceived step up and apply to the greater lot possible

22
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How much of Alsace’s output is from co-ops?

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41.5% (significant!), from 15 (or is it 19) co-ops

23
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Name three famous Grand Crus for Muscat

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Goldert, Spiegel and Kirchberg du Bar

24
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What wines in Alsace must be hand harvested

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Grand Cru
Cremant d’alsace
Pinot Noir - labeled with a lieu-dit
Pinot Gris - labeled with a lieu-dit
VT
SGN
25
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describe some requirements for Cremant d’Alsace AOP

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White - Rose

Traditional Method
80 hl/ha
9% min ABV
*9 months min on lees
12 in bottle
4 ATM min pressure (only here, Burgundy, and Loire are 4)
100 liters per 150 kg of grapes
Max press yield

White (White Alsatian RAPpers use PCP)
Riesling, Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris,Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Rose - 100% Pinot Noir

26
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Communal - sub-category

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Wolxheim - Riesling B
Scherwiller - Rielsing B

Cotes de Barr - Sylvaner - B
Blienschwiller - Sylvaner - B

Bergheim - Gewurtztraminer - H
Klevener de Heiligenstein Klevener/Savagnin Rosé - B

Coteaux de Hauts Koenigsbourg - Gewurzt Riesling - H

Vallee Noble - Riesling + Pinot Gris + Gewurz - H
Val Saint Gregoire (PAPPY) - Auxerrois + Pinot Gris + Pinot Blanc - H

27
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what is Vin de Goutte

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free run wine, darker than vin de presse

28
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what is Vin de presse

A

most from pressed grapes skins

29
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Maximum RS for Rose in Alsace

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4 g/l

30
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Maximum RS for Red in Alsace

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2 g/l

31
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define debourgbage

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wine must left to chill and settle for 12 to 24 hours, or juice settling

32
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what are fermentation temperature for white, red and rose wines of Alsace

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white - 15.4 to 19.8
red - 24 to 27.5
rose - 16 to 20
cold soak (pre-fermentation) would be 8 to 12

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