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Alsace Grapes/Regions Flashcards

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What are the four “noble” grapes of Alsace?

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Riesling
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer
Muscat (either Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc, Muscat à Petits Grains Rosé, or Muscat Ottonel)

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Besides the noble grapes what other grapes are allowed to be bottled varietally under Alsace AOP?

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Pinot Blanc (Klevner), Chasselas (Gutedel), Sylvaner, and Pinot Noir

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What is the only grape exception to the 100% rule of varietally labeled wines in Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc, which is often blended with similar but not synonymous Auxerrois (softer)

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What is the difference between grape varieties Klevner and Klevener?

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Klevner is an occasional Alsace synonym for Pinot Blanc (more often synonym for Auxerrois)

Klevener is an Alsace oddity, a vine speciality around the village of Heiligenstein (just north of Barr) in the Bas-Rhin. It is a locally adapted Savagnin/Savagnin rose, occasionally known as Clevner de Heiligenstein, grown within five neighbouring communes of Heiligenstein to produce a dry wine, less scented than Gewurztraminer, with less alcohol and a little more acidity. Lightly spicy, sometimes buttery wine is relatively light in alcohol.

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What are the 5 communes that may bottle Klevener de Heiligenstein/Savagnin Rose varietally under Alsace AOP?

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Heiligenstein 
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai
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What is Edelzwicker?

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“Noble mixture” usually indicated an inexpensive blended wine. Alsace AOP wines labeled Edelzwicker do not need to be vintage-dated, nor are they even legally obligated to contain more than one grape. In practice they are blends, however, and do not need to indicate any percentages or grapes on the label.

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What is “Gentil” mean on a bottle?

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Superior designation for blends, requiring a minimum of 50% noble grapes. Any other Alsace AOP grape may compose the remainder, and the base wines must be vinified separately.

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Which producer is a stanch advocate for field blends (vinified together and produced under a vineyards name) as the best approach to serious wines?

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Marcel Deiss

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What is the difference between Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles

What are requirements for each?

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—Both terms must be single varietal wines (and labeled as) and only produced with noble varieties (Gewurz, Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel, or Pinot Gris
—Both terms employ sweetness, but not obligated by statute to be sweet. In practice SGN wines are always dessert-like, but VT wines may vary in actual sugar, and can be quite dry.
—Both wines must be hand-harvested, must be vintage dated, and chaptalization is not allowed. Both wines may not be released until June 1 of the second year following harvest.
—Vendanges Tardives-Late harvest and botrytis character but emphasizes varietal purity.
—Sélections de Grains Nobles-generally picked in tries, and suppress varietal character in return for the complexities of botrytis.

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Vendanges Tardives and SGN:

Minimum must weight and min potential alcohol?

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—Vendanges Tardives (updated in 2016):
Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel: 244 g/l and 14.5% abv
PG And Gewurztraminer: 270 g/l and 16% abv
—SGN:
Riesling, Muscat, Muscat Ottonel: 276 g/l and 16.4% abv
PG And Gewurztraminer: 306 g/l and 18.2% abv

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Cremant d'Alsace AOP AOP
Styles?
What is the main grape used in
What other grapes are allowed?
Aging requirements?
Min Potential Alcohol?
Min Must Weight?
Min atmospheres of pressure?
Harvest?
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—Pinot Blanc (workhorse)
Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, and/or Chardonnay
—Rose: 100% Pinot Noir
—Wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to degorgement (12 months total aging, with at least 9 months on the lees, is required from the 2012 vintage forward)
—9%
—144 g/l
—Min 4 atmospheres of pressure
—Manual harvesting is mandatory
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What is the only appellation in Alsace to allow for Chardonnay?

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Cremant d’Alsace

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What percentage of Alsatian output is Cremant?

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25%

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Where is Lorraine located?

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West of Alsace on the opposite side of the Vosges mountains.

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What are the two wine appellations of Lorraine?

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Moselle AOP

Côtes de Toul AOP

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Côtes de Toul “Cotes de tool” AOP:

Style and Encèpagement?

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Appellation in Lorraine for all three colors:
—Blanc: Auxerrois and Aubin
—Vin Gris: Max 85% Gamay, min 10% PN (both must be present)
Accessory Varieties: Max 15% combined Pinot Meunier, Aubin, and Auxerrois
—Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir

Assemblage: For Vin Gris wines, the principal varieties must be in the majority, and both must be present in the blend.

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Moselle AOP:
Style and Encèpagement?
Assemblage?

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Appellation producing red, white, and rosé wines
—Blanc: Min 70% combined Auxerrois (min 30% unless property is less than 2 hectares), Muller Thurgau, and Pinot Gris
Authorized Varieties: Pinot Blanc, Riesling, and max 10% Gewurztraminer
—Rosé: Pinot Noir (min 70%) and Gamay
—Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
—Varietal-Labeled Pinot Gris
—Varietal-Labeled Muller-Thurgau
Assemblage:
Blanc: 50-100% Auxerrois, max 10% Gewurztraminer
Rosé: per encépagement
Varietal-Labeled wines must contain 100% stated variety

18
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What is Gutedel “GOOT-eedle”?

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Synonym for Chasselas in Alsace

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What is Klevner?

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Synonym for Pinot Blanc in Alsace

  • Pinot Blanc manages to transmit some of the characteristic smokiness of the region’s whites.
  • *According to Jancis Klevner is more often synonym for Auxerrois
20
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Three red wine only sub zones of Alsace for Pinot Noir?

Red and white?

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—Ottrott, Rondern, and Saint-Hippolyte.

—Cote de Rouffach

21
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How is rosé made in Moselle?

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De-stemming and maceration of red grapes for 24-48 hours is mandatory.

22
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Describe Alsatian Sylvaner.

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Light, touch leafy, and sometimes attractively tart.

–Often the first wine served at dinner in Alsace, to build up to the main wine, the Riesling.

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Alsace/Vin d'Alsace AOP
What is the minimum potential alcohol for the following:
-Blanc wines
-Chasselas, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat, Sylvaner
-Pinot Blanc, Pinot, Riesling, Auxerrois
-Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris
-Klevener de Heiligenstein
-Pinot Noir Rosé
-Pinot Noir Rouge
A

Blanc: 9.5%
Varietal Wines:
—Chasselas, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat, Sylvaner: 9.5% (10.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
—Pinot Blanc, Pinot, Riesling, Auxerrois: 10% (10.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
—Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris: 11.5% (12% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
—Klevener de Heiligenstein: 11%
—Pinot Noir (Rosé): 10%
—Pinot Noir (Rouge): 11% (11.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)

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Alsace/Vin d'Alsace AOP
What is the maximum RS for the following:
Riesling?
PN Rosé?
PN Rouge?
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—Riesling: 6 g/l (if the wines have been chaptalized), 9 g/l (if tartaric acid is less than 6 g/l), 12 g/l (if tartaric acid is greater than 6 g/l)
—Rosé: 4 g/l
—Rouge: 2 g/l

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What does “Pinot” indicate on an Alsatian label?

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Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir (vinified as a white wine)

26
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What wines in Alsace must be hand-harvested?

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Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir wines labeled by a lieu-dit, and all Alsace VT and SGN wines, must be hand-harvested

27
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Important Clos Vineyards and associated producers of Alsace

Other Clos not located within Grand Cru vineyards?

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—”Clos St. Hune” (Trimbach) in the Grand Cru Rosacker
—“Clos de Capucins” (Weinbach) in the Grand Cru Schlossberg
—“Clos St-Landelin” (Muré) in the Grand Cru Vorbourg
—“Clos Hauserer” (Zind-Humbrecht) in the Grand Cru Hengst
—“Clos St-Urbain” (Zind-Humbrecht) in the Grand Cru Rangen.
**
—Clos de la Faille (Wintzenheim, Albert Mann)
—Clos Häuserer (Wintzenheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
—Clos Himmelreich (Orschwihr, Lucien Albrecht)
—Clos Jebsal (Turckheim, Zind-Humbrecht)
—Clos Rebberg (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
—Clos Rebgarten (Andlau, Marc Kreydenweiss)
—Clos des Récollets (Rouffach, Lucien Albrecht)
—Clos Ribeaupierre (Ribeauvillé, Jean Sipp - formerly known as the Clos du Schlossberg)
—Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawihr, Zind-Humbrecht)

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Subzones designations of Alsace and corresponding grape varieties

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—Blanc Wines only: Blienschwiller, Côtes de Barr, Klevener de Heiligenstein, Scherwiller, Vallée Noble, Val Saint Grégoire, Wolxheim, Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg, Bergheim
—Rouge Wines only: Ottrott, Rodern, Saint-Hippolyte
—Blanc and Rouge Wines: Côte de Rouffach

—Klevener de Heiligenstein: Savagnin Rosé
—Blienschwiller and Côtes de Barr: Sylvaner
—Côte de Rouffach: Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
—Ottrott, Rodern, Saint Hippolyte: Pinot Noir
—Vallée Noble: Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris
—Val Saint Grégoire: Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris
—Scherwiller, Wolxheim: Riesling
—Bergheim: Gewurztraminer
—Coteaux de Haut Koenigsbourg: Riesling, Gewurztraminer

***except for Klevener de Heiligenstein, the subzone designations of Alsace AOC are from the 2012 vintage forward

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What soils do each of the noble grapes prefer?

One single vineyard example?

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—Riesling produces the best wines on very poor soils
—Gewurtz needs more fertile ground to develop its intense aromatics. (reason Zind-Humbrecht plants Riesling in the upper part of the single vineyard Rangen, which is poorer and in the lower much richer part he planted Gewurztraminer.)
—Pinot Gris is best suited for deep soils that are relatively dry and well-exposed.
—Pinot Noir needs a more temperate climate and loves clay-limestone soil
–Muscat needs warm, wind-protected vineyards and prefers not-too-heavy soils like sandstone.

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Classic food pairings with each of the noble grapes of Alsace

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—choucroute served with hearty sausages, which fits perfectly with rich and savoury Alsatian Riesling.
—Smoked goose breast served on salad of lentils tastes heavenly with full-bodied, not too dry Pinot Gris.
—Very ripe, creamy and a bit stinky Munster cheese is melting in your mouth and asking for the perfumed bouquet and oily texture of a not too dry Gewurztraminer
—wild fowl like pheasant matches with the local, not too heavy Pinot Noir.
—add something with goose liver? Muscat??

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What is the min alcohol for Alsace Grand Cru grapes:

  • -Riesling/Muscat/Sylvaner:
  • -Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer:

–Altenberg de Bergheim
Riesling:
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer:
Final Blend:

Kaefferkopf:
Riesling:
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer:
Final Blend:

A 
Riesling/Muscat/Sylvaner: 11%
Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer: 12.5%
Altenberg de Bergheim:
Riesling: 12%
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 14%
Final Blend: 14%
Kaefferkopf:
Riesling: 11%
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 12.5%
Final Blend: 12%
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Trimbach Cuvee Frederich Emile vintages

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83, 89, 90, 93, 96, add to it?

Alsace (3 decks)

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