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alsace- term for ice wine

A

vin de glace

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alsace- Years of added GC

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1st- 1975
+24- 1983
+25- 1992
+Kaefferkopf- 2007

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alsace- largest and smallest GC

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largest- Schlossberg 80 hectares

smallest- Kanzterberg 3 hectares

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alsace- most planted grape

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riesling

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alsace- other names for: Pinot Blanc/Chasselas

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Pinot blanc- klevner/clevner

Chasselas- Gutedal

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alsace- what is gentil law

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min 50% noble grapes
any other AOP grapes may be the remainder

base wines must be vilified separately (no co fermentation)

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alsace- top Haut Rhin producers

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Becker
Dopff
Hugel
Humbrecht
Kuehn
Muré
Trimbach
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alsace- 4 noble grapes

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riesling
pinot gris
gewurztraminer
muscat

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alsace- 5 communes that can bottle trainer varietally

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heiligenstein
bourgheim
gertwiller
goxwiller
obernai
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alsace- Rangen GC (2)

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only region to be entirely GC

Clos St Urbain - Zind Humbrecht
Clos St Théobald- Schoffit

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alsace- Basic GC law/ alc,must/date of GC statement

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min alc: riesling/muscat 11%/ must weight 168g/l
pg/gewurz 12.5%/must weight 193g/l

manual harvesting
vintage dated
single/double guyot
not released June 1 following year

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alsace- closest German winemaking region to alsace

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baden

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alsace- Clos ste Hune fruit origin village

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rosacker

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alsace- two departments

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Bas Rhin

Haut Rhin

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alsace- GC that can plant Sylvaner (haut or bas)

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zotzenberg (bas Rhin)

mittelberheim

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alsace- Name blending grapes for VT

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PSYCH- single varietal only

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Alsace- General Law:
Varietal
Reisling sweetness

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must be 100% varietal (except Pinot Blanc can be blended with Auxerois)

After 2008 standard rieslings must be dry

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Alsace- permitted varietals to be bottled separately

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riesling
Pinot Gris
muscat
gewurztraminer
pinot blanc
chasselas
sylvaner
pinot noir
traminer (in 5 communes)
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Alsace GC Law
Varietals
blending
sylvaner?

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must be noble varietals (single varietal no longer required but still common)
Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf may blend

Zotzenberg may use Sylvaner single varietal

must hand harvest

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Alsace- Top co-ops, first co-op date

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first in 1895

Bebleheim
Eguisheim
Kientzheim
Turckheim
Westhalten
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Alsace- Vendages Tardive law
year created
must weights
varietal(s)

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1984 created
must be single noble grape
VT- may show signs of botrytis but must emphasize varietal purity
Vary in sugar- hand harvested

Muscat: 235g/l
Riesling/Pinot Gris/Gewurz: 257 g/l

Pass blind tasting panel

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Crémant d'Alsace AOP law
alcohol
must
aging (lees)
varietal by style
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min alc 9%
min must weight 144g/l
traditional method
9 month lees
blanc: riesling,PB,PN,PG, Auxerrois, Chardonnay
rosé: 100%
Manual harvesting
guyot simple/double guyot
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alsace- date of AOC acquisition

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1962

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alsace commune known for PN

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st. hippolyte

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alsace- village of Rosacker and soil
Hunawihr | dolomitic soil
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alsace- gradient of soil types high-low
steep- schist, granite, volcanic lower- limestone plain- alluvial, gravel
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alsace- year first GC and first vineyard
1975 Schlossberg (also largest)
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alsace- min AMS cremant d'alsace
4
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Alsace- SGN law year created must weights
``` 1984 blind tasting panel test hand harvested generally overtakes by botrytis rather than varietal dessert like ``` muscat- 276g/l everything else: 306 g/l
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alsace: what is the "pinot" style of wine
any proportion of PN/G/B/auxerrois
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Alsace- major Bas Rhin producers
André Ostertag- ages some wines in small oak | Marc Kreydenweiss
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Savoie- overall climate
Contintental
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South bookend of Jura
Saint amour
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Jura- North to south
(Cotes de Jura) Arbois Chateau Chalone L'Etoile
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Savoie- 100% Roussanne commune
Chignin-Bergeron
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Savoie- appellations around south shore of Lake Geneva | primary grape
Marignon Ripaille Crépy 80% Chasselas
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Savoie- Roussette is also known as___
Altesse
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Savoie- Roussette de Savoie style grape
Blanc | 100% altesse
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Savoie- what is bugey-cerdon
sparkling method ancestral rosés from Gamay and Poulsard
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Savoie- allowed grapes and styles
Tranquille Blanc (sect/demi sec) 100% Altesse Mollette- 100% molette Mouseaut blanc 10% altesse
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most common grape in savoie
jacquère
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savoie- alternate name for roussanne
bergeron
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Europe- largest fresh water lake west europe
lake Geneva aka lac léman
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major lakes of Savoie and alternate name (2)
Lake Bourget | Lake Geneva - Lac Léman
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Macvin du Jura facts and styles
``` blanc- chard/savagnin rose- pn/poulsard/trousseau 16-22%abv eau-de-vie at least 52%abv aged in oak min 10- 14months ```
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Chateau Chalon known for what style?
Vin Jaun
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Jura- what commune can append it's name to Arbois
Pupillon
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Jura- L'Etoile makes red wine T/F
False
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Jura climate
continental
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What is Jura named after
Jurassic era limeston mts
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Jura top 3 red grapes
Trousseau Poulsard Pinot Noir
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Jura- Local name for Savagnin
Naturé
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Jura- permissable grapes for vin jaune
only savagnin
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6 AOPs of Jura
``` Côtes du Jura Arbois L'Etoile Château Chalon Crémant du Jura Macvin du Jura ```
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6 AOPs of Savoie
``` Vin de Savoie Roussette de Savoie Seyssel Bugey Roussette de Bugey Crémant de Savoie ```
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Where is the home of Louis Pasteur
Arbois
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Jura- L'Etoile gains it's name from what
local 5 pointed fossil found in the soil
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Define "Voile"
veil of flor for vin jaune
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What is a Clavelin?
620ml bottle | mandatory for Chateau Chalon Vin Jaune
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Jura 1980/84 known for what
poor years, most chateau Chalon declassified

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