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1
Q

The Bas Rhin or Haut Rhin contains more Grand Cru villages?

A

Haut Rhin (south)

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2
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Which mountain range creates a rain shadow effect for Alsace?

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Vosges Mountains

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3
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What is gres de Vosges?

A

Pink sandstone found in Alsace

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4
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4 noble grapes of Alsace

A

Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Muscat Rose a Petits Grains or Muscat Ottonel)
Gewurztraminer

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5
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What is Klevner?

A

Pinot Blanc in Alsace

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6
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What is Gutedel?

A

Chasselas in Alsace

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7
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What additional name can Auxerrois be labeled in Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc

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8
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Which 5 communes can bottle Klevener as a varietal wine?

A 
Heiligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai
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9
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What is Klevener?

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Savagnin Rose

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10
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What is Edelzwicker?

A

Alsace blend

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11
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What is Gentil?

A

Alsace blend where noble grapes are at least 50% of the blend

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12
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What 2 Alsace Grand Crus can blend grapes?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim

Kaefferkopf

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13
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What Alsace Grand Cru allows Sylvaner?

A

Zotzenberg

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14
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Largest Alsace Grand Cru

A

Schossberg (80ha)

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15
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Smallest Alsace Grand Cru

A

Kanzlerberg (3ha)

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16
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How many Alsace Grand Cru vineyards?

A

51, Kaefferkopf most recent in 2007

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17
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Which villages in Clos-Ste-Hune?

A

Rosacker

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18
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What is Trimbach’s only Grand Cru labeled bottling?

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Grand Cru Geisberg, first vintage 2009

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19
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Minimum must weights for Vendanges Tardives

A

Riesling & Muscat - 235g/l

Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer - 257g/l

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20
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Minimum must weights for Selections de Grains Nobles

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Riesling & Muscat - 276g/l

Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer - 306g/l

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21
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Only red varietal for Alsace AOP wines

A

Pinot Noir

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22
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6 allowable grapes for Cremant d’Alsace

A 
Riesling
Pinot Noir
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Auxerrois
Chardonnay
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23
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3 red only Alsace subzones

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Ottrott
Rodern
Saint-Hippolyte

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24
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Only Alsace subzone for red & white

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Cote de Rouffach

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25
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9 white only Alsace subzones

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Blienschwiller
Côtes de Barr
Klevener de Heiligenstein
Scherwiller
Vallée Noble
Val Saint Grégoire
Wolxheim
Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg
Bergheim
26
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos des Capucins?

A

Kaysersberg - Domaine Weinbach

27
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos de la Faille?

A

Wintzenheim - Albert Mann

28
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Häuserer?

A

Wintzenheim - Zind-Humbrecht

29
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Himmelreich?

A

Orschwihr - Lucien Albrecht

30
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Jebsal?

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Turckheim - Zind-Humbrecht

31
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Rebberg?

A

Andlau - Marc Kreydenweiss

32
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Rebgarten?

A

Andlau - Marc Kreydenweiss

33
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos des Récollets?

A

Rouffach - Lucien Albrecht

34
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Ribeaupierre?

A

Ribeauvillé - Jean Sipp

35
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In which village is the following Clos and who is the producer - Clos Windsbuhl?

A

Hunawihr - Zind-Humbrecht

36
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Northernmost Alsace Grand Cru

A

Steinklotz

37
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Southernmost Alscae Grand Cru

38
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3 allowable grapes in Cotes de Toul

A

Auxerrois
Aubin
Pinot Noir

39
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General Jura appellation

A

Cotes du Jura

40
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3 red grapes of Jura

A

Poulsard (Ploussard)
Trousseau
Pinot Noir

41
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2 white grapes of Jura

A

Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc)

Savagnin (locally known as Nature)

42
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3 communes of Jura

A

Arbois
l’Etoile
Chateau-Chalon

43
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Subzone of Arbois

44
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4 communes of l’Etoile

A

l’Etoile

45
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4 communes of Chateau-Chalon

A

Chateau-Chalon
Domblans
Menetru-le-Vignoble
Nevy-sur-Seille

46
Q

Traditional bottle and volume for Chateau-Chalon

A

Clavelin - 620ml

47
Q

Allowable grapes in l’Etoile

A

Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
*White one appellation

48
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Minimum ageing for Chateau-Chalon

A

6 years in barrel

49
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Minimum ageing for vin de paille

A

3 years, 18 months in barrel

50
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Minimum must weight for vin de paille

51
Q

Minimum ageing after Mutage for Macvin du Jura

52
Q

What is Bergeron?

A

Roussanne in Savoie

53
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Allowable grape variety in Chignin-Bergeron

54
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Main grape of Marignan, Ripaille and Crepy

A

Min. 80% Chasselas

55
Q

4 communes of Roussette de Savoie

A

Frangy
Marestel
Monterminod
Monthoux

56
Q

Allowable grape of Seyssel

A

Altesse - still

*Sparkling may contain Molette and Chasselas. Min. 10% Altesse

57
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3 communes of Bugey

A

Manicle
Montagnieu
Cerdon

58
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2 subzones of Roussette de Bugey

A

Montagnieu

Virieu-le-Grand

59
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In what year were VT & SGN established?

60
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In what year did Alsace receive AOC status?

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