Alsace/ Jura/Switzerland Flashcards
Grand Crus that premit blending
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaeperkopf
Which of the noble grapes is best suited for granite and schist soil
Riesling
like low PH soils
What is Chasselas know as in Alsace
Gutedel
What is Pinot or Klevner mean on a bottle
White wine, blend of all pinot grapes
What is the name of an Alsace bottle
flute d’alsace or vin du Rhin
Main soil type in Alsace
Gres de Vosges (pink sandstone)
Also granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel
3 Subzones for Pinot Noir
Ottrott, Rodern, Saint Hippolyte
Two subzones for Sylvaner
Bilenschwiller
Cotes de Barr
Val Saint Gregoire subzone is for these varieties
Auxerrois
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Min potential alcohol for VT
16%
When was the Grand Cru created
1975
Expanded in 1983
Sylvaner can be bottled as varietal wine in this Grand Cru
Zotzenberg
The year Alsace GC was separated into 51 AOPs
2011
What is Edelzwicker
blend of grapes
What is Gentil
50% noble varieties
What was the first Alsace Grand Cru
Schlossberg, 1975
Smallest Grand Cru vineyard in Alsace
Kanzlerberg
3ha
Largest Grand Cru in Alsace
Schlossberg
80ha
51st grand cru of alsace
kaefferkopf
What are the noble varieties
Riesling
Gewerst
Pinot Gris
Muscat
What is the soil like in Jura
jurarssic limestone and marl
Three AOPs in Jura
Arbois
L’Etoile
Chateau Chalon
What color wine is made in L’Etoile
white wine only
What does Chateu Chalon specialize in?
Vine Jaune (tellow wine)
What is Vin Jaune?
Made from Savagnin/Traminer
Oxidized for decades
Voile (yeast) forms
What bottle style is Chateau Chalon bottled in
Clavelin bottle
What is Vin de Paille
ripe, non botryrtisized wines left to dry for 6 weeks after harvest
What is Ouillage in relation to Vin Jaune
headspace between wine and the top of the container holding wine developing the flor
Min ABV for Vin de Paille wines
14%
What is Macvin du Jura
A fragrant and characterful mixture of grape juice/grape spirit drunk as an apertif
High quality Pinot Noir comes from this region in Jura
Arlay
Cotes du Jura
What are synonyms for Traminer
Savagnin
Nature (Jura specific)
Soil type of Juras Vin Jaune
Blue & Gray Marl
How much time does Macvin du Jura spend in oak
10 months
What are the big grapes in Switzerland
Chasseloas
Muller Thurgau
Chardonnay
Sylvaner
What is Sylvaner known. as in Switzerland
Johannisberg
What are the most important Catons of Switzerland
Valais
Vaud
What is the largest in production size of the Cantons
Valais
What is the warm drying wind in Valais
Foehn
What river influences Valais
Rhone
What is the local name for Chasselas in Valais
Fendant
What Canton borders Jura?
Vaud
What is the local name for Chasselas in Vaud
Dorin
What are the grand crus of Vaud
Dezaley
Calamin
