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Alsace/Jura/Savoie Flashcards

1
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alsace- term for ice wine

A

vin de glace

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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alsace- most planted grape

A

riesling

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5
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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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6
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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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7
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alsace- top Haut Rhin producers

A 
Becker
Dopff
Hugel
Humbrecht
Kuehn
Muré
Trimbach
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8
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alsace- 4 noble grapes

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riesling
pinot gris
gewurztraminer
muscat

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9
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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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10
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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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11
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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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12
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alsace- closest German winemaking region to alsace

A

baden

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13
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alsace- Clos ste Hune fruit origin village

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rosacker

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14
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alsace- two departments

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Bas Rhin

Haut Rhin

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15
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alsace- GC that can plant Sylvaner (haut or bas)

A

zotzenberg (bas Rhin)

mittelberheim

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16
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alsace- Name blending grapes for VT

A

PSYCH- single varietal only

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17
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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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18
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Alsace- permitted varietals to be bottled separately

A 
riesling
Pinot Gris
muscat
gewurztraminer
pinot blanc
chasselas
sylvaner
pinot noir
traminer (in 5 communes)
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19
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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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20
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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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21
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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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22
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Crémant d'Alsace AOP law
alcohol
must
aging (lees)
varietal by style
A 
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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23
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alsace- date of AOC acquisition

A

1962

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24
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alsace commune known for PN

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st. hippolyte

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25
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alsace- village of Rosacker and soil

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Hunawihr

dolomitic soil

26
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alsace- gradient of soil types high-low

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steep- schist, granite, volcanic
lower- limestone
plain- alluvial, gravel

27
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alsace- year first GC and first vineyard

A

1975 Schlossberg (also largest)

28
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alsace- min AMS cremant d’alsace

A

4

29
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Alsace- SGN law
year created
must weights

A 
1984
blind tasting panel test
hand harvested
generally overtakes by botrytis rather than varietal
dessert like

muscat- 276g/l
everything else: 306 g/l

30
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alsace: what is the “pinot” style of wine

A

any proportion of PN/G/B/auxerrois

31
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Alsace- major Bas Rhin producers

A

André Ostertag- ages some wines in small oak

Marc Kreydenweiss

32
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Savoie- overall climate

A

Contintental

33
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South bookend of Jura

A

Saint amour

34
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Jura- North to south

A

(Cotes de Jura)
Arbois
Chateau Chalone
L’Etoile

35
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Savoie- 100% Roussanne commune

A

Chignin-Bergeron

36
Q

Savoie- appellations around south shore of Lake Geneva

primary grape

A

Marignon
Ripaille
Crépy

80% Chasselas

37
Q

Savoie- Roussette is also known as___

A

Altesse

38
Q

Savoie- Roussette de Savoie
style
grape

A

Blanc

100% altesse

39
Q

Savoie- what is bugey-cerdon

A

sparkling
method ancestral
rosés from Gamay and Poulsard

40
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Savoie- allowed grapes and styles

A

Tranquille Blanc (sect/demi sec) 100% Altesse
Mollette- 100% molette
Mouseaut blanc 10% altesse

41
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most common grape in savoie

A

jacquère

42
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savoie- alternate name for roussanne

A

bergeron

43
Q

Europe- largest fresh water lake west europe

A

lake Geneva aka lac léman

44
Q

major lakes of Savoie and alternate name (2)

A

Lake Bourget

Lake Geneva - Lac Léman

45
Q

Macvin du Jura facts and styles

A 
blanc- chard/savagnin
rose- pn/poulsard/trousseau
16-22%abv
eau-de-vie at least 52%abv
aged in oak min 10- 14months
46
Q

Chateau Chalon known for what style?

A

Vin Jaun

47
Q

Jura- what commune can append it’s name to Arbois

A

Pupillon

48
Q

Jura- L’Etoile makes red wine T/F

A

False

49
Q

Jura climate

A

continental

50
Q

What is Jura named after

A

Jurassic era limeston mts

51
Q

Jura top 3 red grapes

A

Trousseau
Poulsard
Pinot Noir

52
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Jura- Local name for Savagnin

A

Naturé

53
Q

Jura- permissable grapes for vin jaune

A

only savagnin

54
Q

6 AOPs of Jura

A 
Côtes du Jura
Arbois
L'Etoile
Château Chalon
Crémant du Jura
Macvin du Jura
55
Q

6 AOPs of Savoie

A 
Vin de Savoie
Roussette de Savoie
Seyssel
Bugey
Roussette de Bugey
Crémant de Savoie
56
Q

Where is the home of Louis Pasteur

A

Arbois

57
Q

Jura- L’Etoile gains it’s name from what

A

local 5 pointed fossil found in the soil

58
Q

Define “Voile”

A

veil of flor for vin jaune

59
Q

What is a Clavelin?

A

620ml bottle

mandatory for Chateau Chalon Vin Jaune

60
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Jura 1980/84 known for what

A

poor years, most chateau Chalon declassified

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