Alsace, Jura & Savoie Flashcards
The Bas Rhin or Haut Rhin contains more Grand Cru villages?
Haut Rhin (south)
Which mountain range creates a rain shadow effect for Alsace?
Vosges Mountains
What is gres de Vosges?
Pink sandstone found in Alsace
4 noble grapes of Alsace
Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Muscat Rose a Petits Grains or Muscat Ottonel)
Gewurztraminer
What is Klevner?
Pinot Blanc in Alsace
What is Gutedel?
Chasselas in Alsace
What additional name can Auxerrois be labeled in Alsace?
Pinot Blanc
Which 5 communes can bottle Klevener as a varietal wine?
Heiligenstein Bourgheim Gertwiller Goxwiller Obernai
What is Klevener?
Savagnin Rose
What is Edelzwicker?
Alsace blend
What is Gentil?
Alsace blend where noble grapes are at least 50% of the blend
What 2 Alsace Grand Crus can blend grapes?
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf
What Alsace Grand Cru allows Sylvaner?
Zotzenberg
Largest Alsace Grand Cru
Schossberg (80ha)
Smallest Alsace Grand Cru
Kanzlerberg (3ha)
How many Alsace Grand Cru vineyards?
51, Kaefferkopf most recent in 2007
Which villages in Clos-Ste-Hune?
Rosacker
What is Trimbach’s only Grand Cru labeled bottling?
Grand Cru Geisberg, first vintage 2009
Minimum must weights for Vendanges Tardives
Riesling & Muscat - 235g/l
Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer - 257g/l
Minimum must weights for Selections de Grains Nobles
Riesling & Muscat - 276g/l
Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer - 306g/l
Only red varietal for Alsace AOP wines
Pinot Noir
6 allowable grapes for Cremant d’Alsace
Riesling Pinot Noir Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Auxerrois Chardonnay
3 red only Alsace subzones
Ottrott
Rodern
Saint-Hippolyte
Only Alsace subzone for red & white
Cote de Rouffach