Alsace/ Jura/Switzerland Flashcards

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Grand Crus that premit blending

A

Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaeperkopf

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2
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Which of the noble grapes is best suited for granite and schist soil

A

Riesling

like low PH soils

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3
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What is Chasselas know as in Alsace

A

Gutedel

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4
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What is Pinot or Klevner mean on a bottle

A

White wine, blend of all pinot grapes

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5
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What is the name of an Alsace bottle

A

flute d’alsace or vin du Rhin

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Main soil type in Alsace

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Gres de Vosges (pink sandstone)

Also granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel

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7
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3 Subzones for Pinot Noir

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Ottrott, Rodern, Saint Hippolyte

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Two subzones for Sylvaner

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Bilenschwiller
Cotes de Barr

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9
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Val Saint Gregoire subzone is for these varieties

A

Auxerrois
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris

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10
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Min potential alcohol for VT

A

16%

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11
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When was the Grand Cru created

A

1975
Expanded in 1983

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12
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Sylvaner can be bottled as varietal wine in this Grand Cru

A

Zotzenberg

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13
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The year Alsace GC was separated into 51 AOPs

A

2011

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14
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What is Edelzwicker

A

blend of grapes

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15
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What is Gentil

A

50% noble varieties

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16
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What was the first Alsace Grand Cru

A

Schlossberg, 1975

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17
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Smallest Grand Cru vineyard in Alsace

A

Kanzlerberg

3ha

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18
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Largest Grand Cru in Alsace

A

Schlossberg

80ha

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19
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51st grand cru of alsace

A

kaefferkopf

20
Q

What are the noble varieties

A

Riesling
Gewerst
Pinot Gris
Muscat

21
Q

What is the soil like in Jura

A

jurarssic limestone and marl

22
Q

Three AOPs in Jura

A

Arbois
L’Etoile
Chateau Chalon

23
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What color wine is made in L’Etoile

A

white wine only

24
Q

What does Chateu Chalon specialize in?

A

Vine Jaune (tellow wine)

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What is Vin Jaune?
Made from Savagnin/Traminer Oxidized for decades Voile (yeast) forms
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What bottle style is Chateau Chalon bottled in
Clavelin bottle
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What is Vin de Paille
ripe, non botryrtisized wines left to dry for 6 weeks after harvest
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What is Ouillage in relation to Vin Jaune
headspace between wine and the top of the container holding wine developing the flor
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Min ABV for Vin de Paille wines
14%
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What is Macvin du Jura
A fragrant and characterful mixture of grape juice/grape spirit drunk as an apertif
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High quality Pinot Noir comes from this region in Jura
Arlay | Cotes du Jura
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What are synonyms for Traminer
Savagnin Nature (Jura specific)
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Soil type of Juras Vin Jaune
Blue & Gray Marl
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How much time does Macvin du Jura spend in oak
10 months
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What are the big grapes in Switzerland
Chasseloas Muller Thurgau Chardonnay Sylvaner
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What is Sylvaner known. as in Switzerland
Johannisberg
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What are the most important Catons of Switzerland
Valais Vaud
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What is the largest in production size of the Cantons
Valais
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What is the warm drying wind in Valais
Foehn
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What river influences Valais
Rhone
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What is the local name for Chasselas in Valais
Fendant
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What Canton borders Jura?
Vaud
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What is the local name for Chasselas in Vaud
Dorin
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What are the grand crus of Vaud
Dezaley Calamin