Alsace/ Lorraine Flashcards
WHERE IS CÔTES DE TOUL, WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE THERE AND WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY GRAPES?
Located in Lorraine:
Blanc: Auxerrois and Aubin
Vin Gris-
Principal Varieties: Max. 85% Gamay, min. 10% Pinot Noir (both must be present)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 15% combined Pinot Meunier, Aubin, and Auxerrois
Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
Minimum Alcohol:
Blanc: 10%
Rouge: 10.5%
Vin Gris: 9.5%
IN ALSACE, WHAT MAY PINOT BLANC AND PINOT GRIS BE LABELLED AS?
By their varietal and by Pinot if mixed with Auxerrois and Pinot Noir
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL % OF VARIETAL LABELLED ALSACE GRAND CRU AOP WINES?
11% for Riesling and Muscat
12.5% Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer
TWO EXCEPTIONS:
*Altenberg de Bergheim
12% for Riesling
14% for Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer
14% for Blends
*Kapperkopf
11% for Riesling
12.5% for Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer
12% for Blends
WHEN WAS THE 1st GRAND CRU ESTABLISHED IN ALSACE?
1975- 1st established with Schlossberg
1983- 24 more Grand Cru’s established
1992- 25 more Grand Cru’s established
2007- Zotzenberg
Regulations are as follows:
• Must be 100% varietal from the five noble grapes.
• 65 hl/ha are maxed yields
• Must be hand picked.
• Currently 51 Grand Crus with Kaefferkopf in 2006.
WHAT VILLAGES CAN AFFIX THEIR NAME TO ALSACE AOP IN THE MAKING OF PINOT NOIR?
(ROS)
Rodern
Ottrott
Saint-Hippolyte
WHAT ARE THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL LEVELS FOR:
Altenberg de Bergheim
Varietal Wines: 100% of the stated variety is required in the assemblage
Riesling
Muscat
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris
Blends:
50-70% Riesling
10-25% Pinot Gris
10-25% Gewurztraminer
max. 10% combined Chasselas, Muscat à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc
MIN ABV%:
14% for Pinot Gris and Gewurtztraminer
12% for Riesling
14% for assemblage
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM MUST WEIGHT (RS) FOR SGN RIESLING AND MUSCAT?
276 g/l (formerly 256 g/l) - changed in 2012
WHAT IS THE MUST WEIGHT AT HARVEST FOR RIESLING AND MUSCAT FOR:
* AOP
* GRAND CRU
* VT
* SGN
AOP: 160 g/l
GC: 168 g/l
VT: 244 g/l (formerly 235 g/l)
SGN: 276 g/l
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL % OF ALSACE AOP?
9.5%
WHAT ARE THE GRAPES OF ALSACE GRAND CRU?
Must be made from: 5
1. Muscat
2. Riesling
3. Gewurtraminer
4. Pinot Gris
5. Sylvaner
GRAPES NOT PERMITTED IN CRÉMANT D’ALSACE?
Gewurztraminer and Chasselas
WHAT IS AUXERROIS AND WHAT CAN IT BE BOTTLED AS?
Auxerrois is blended with Pinot Blanc or can be bottled 100% varietal and labeled Pinot Blanc or as Pinot if blended with PN, PG and PB
WHAT AOP CAN CHARD BE USED?
Crémant d’ Alsace- This is the only Alsace AOP to allow Chardonnay in blend.
WHAT IS THE SYN FOR KLEVNER IN ALSACE?
Pinot Blanc
WHAT IS THE MOST PLANTED GRAPE IN ALSACE?
Riesling
WHAT ARE THE MAX YIELDS FOR AOP WHITE AND RED IN ALSACE?
Yields are the highest of any AOP in France with AC Alsace at:
* 75 hl/ha for white
* 60 hl/ha for Pinot Noir
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM YIELD FOR 4000kg OF GRAPES IN CRÉMANT d’ALSACE?
- 2666 liters from 4000 kg of grapes or 100 liters from 150 kg.
- Aged for 12 months min with a minimum of 9 months on the lees.
- Pinot Blanc is often the base.
WHAT CAN PINOT NOIR IN ALSACE BE LABELLED AS?
Pinot Noir or if blended with the other Pinot’s and Auxerrois it may be labelled as Pinot
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RESIDUAL SUGAR FOR LEVEL FOR V.T. GEWURZTRAMINER AND PINOT GRIS?
270 g/l (formerly 257 g/l)
WHAT MUSCAT VARIETALS ARE UTILIZED IN ALSACE?
Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains
Muscat Rosé à Petit Grains
Muscat Ottonel
WHICH GRAPES ARE ALLOWED IN TO BE BOTTLED BY VARIETAL NAME IN ALSACE?
PERMITTED GRAPE VARIETIES: (9)
- Auxerrois
- Riesling
- Pinot Gris (formerly Tokay Pinot Gris)
- Gewürztraminer
- Muscat: Muscat Blanc/Rosé à Petit Grains / Muscat Ottonel
- Pinot Blanc: Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois
- Pinot (Klevner): Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, and / or Pinot Noir (vinified as a white wine)
- Chasselas (Gutedel)
- Sylvaner
PLEASE NAME THE SUB-ZONES THAT CAN VARIETALLY LABEL SYLVANER IN ALSACE?
Blienschwiller
Côtes de Barr
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RESIDUAL SUGAR FOR LEVEL FOR SGN GEWURZTRAMINER AND PINOT GRIS?
306 g/l (formerly 279 g/l)
Among highest min must weights in France
IN ALSACE, WHAT GRAPES ARE USED TO MAKE A WINE LABELLED AS PINOT?
Auxerrois
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
WHEN WAS ALSACE AWARDED AOC STATUS?
Awarded AC Status in 1962
WHAT IS THE MINIMAL ABV FOR VARIETAL WINES OF ALSACE?
Varietal Wines:
Pinot Blanc, Pinot, Riesling, Auxerrois: 10%
(10.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
Chasselas, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat, Sylvaner: 9.5%
(10.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris: 11.5%
(12% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
Klevener de Heiligenstein: 11%
Pinot Noir (Rosé): 10%
Pinot Noir (Rouge): 11%
(11.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
WHERE IS THE MOSELLE?
WHAT WINE STYLES ARE MADE THERE?
WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY GRAPES IN THE PRODUCTION?
This area sits between Luxemburg and Germany. Has been an AOP since 2011.
STYLES (5):
- Blanc: 50-100% Auxerrois, max. 10% Gewürztraminer
- Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir
- Rosé: Pinot Noir (min. 70%) and Gamay
- Varietal-Labeled Pinot Gris
- Varietal-Labeled Müller-Thurgau
WHAT WINES HAVE TO BE HAND HARVESTED IN ALSACE?
- Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir wines labeled by a lieu-dit
- All Alsace VT and SGN wines, must be hand-harvested
WHAT IS THE MIN POTENTIAL ALCOHOL FOR SGN WINES?
16.4% for Riesling and Muscat
18.2% for Pinot Gris and Gewurz
WHAT IS PLUFOND LIMITE CLASSEMENT AND WHERE WOULD YOU FIND IT BEING USED?
Plufond Limite Classement:
This allows for an increased yields in Burgundy Villages when there is incredible vintage delivering a harvest of great quality. They are allowed to increase harvest max yields by 20%. This is allowed only 3 times in a 10 year span and is practiced in Burgundy and Alsace.
WHAT IS THE ABV and MUST WEIGHTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ALSACE WINES:
VIN D’ALSACE AOP BLANC
Vin d’Alsace Blanc:
9.5% ABV
144 g/l
WHAT DEPARTMENTS DOES ALSACE SIT WITHIN?
Sub-divided into:
Bas-Rhin (NORTH)
Haut-Rhin (SOUTH)
WHAT IS THE MUST WEIGHT FOR PINOT GRIS AND GEWURZTRAMINER FOR:
- AOP
- GRAND CRU
- VT
- SGN
AOP: 185
GC: 193
VT: 270 g/l (formerly 257 g/l)
SGN: 306 g/l (formerly 279 g/l)
NAME 5 PRINCIPAL SOILS OF ALSACE?
Principal Soils:
Marl
limestone
gneiss
schist
sandstone
granite
clay
volcanic soils.
WHAT IS EDELZWICKER?
Alsace AOP wines labeled “Edelzwicker” do not need to be vintage-dated, nor are they even legally obligated to contain more than one grape. In practice they are blends, however, and do not need to indicate any percentages or grapes on the label.
Edelzwicker translates into “Noble Mixture”
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RESIDUAL SUGAR (Must Weight) FOR VENDAGE TARDIVE IN RIESLING AND MUSCAT?
244 g/l
(formerly 235 g/l)
WHAT IS THE SYN FOR CHASSELAS?
Gutedel
WHAT GRAPES CAN BE USED TO MAKE VT OR SGN WINES IN ALSACE?
Vendanges Tardives (VT): Single variety wines produced from (and labeled as):
* Gewurztraminer
* Riesling
* Muscat
* Muscat Ottonel
* Pinot Gris
Sélection de Grains Nobles (SGN):
- as for Vendanges Tardives
GRAPES NOT PERMITTED IN CRÉMANT D’ALSACE?
Gewurztraminer
Chasselas
WHEN CAN VT AND SGN WINES BE RELEASED?
VT and SGN wines may not be released until June 1 of the second year following the harvest
WHAT IS THE MIN POTENTIAL ALCOHOL FOR VT WINES?
- Riesling/ Muscat
- Pinot Gris/ Gewurtztraminer
14.5% for Riesling and Muscat
16% for Pinot Gris and Gewurtztraminer
WHAT IS THE ABV FOR THE FOLLOWING ALSACE AOP WINES:
GEWURZTRAMINER
PINOT GRIS
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Gris:
11.5% ABV
(12% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)
185 g/l
(193 g/l if labeled with subzone designation)
WHAT IS THE MOST PLANTED GRAPE VARIETAL IN ALSACE IN REGARDS TO:
* PLANTINGS
* VOLUME
VOLUME:
1st- Pinot Blanc/Auxerrois with 267,672ha
2nd- Riesling 247,952ha
PLANTINGS:
1st- Riesling with 3376ha
2nd- Pinot Blanc/Auxerrois with 3303ha
PLEASE LIST A SUB-ZONE THAT CAN VARIETALLY LABEL SYLVANER IN ALSACE?
Blienschwiller and Côtes de Barr
These 2 sub-zones can varietally label Sylvaner
WHAT CAN PINOT NOIR IN ALSACE BE LABELLED AS?
Pinot Noir or if blended with the other Pinot’s and Auxerrois it may be labelled as Pinot
What producer makes: Clos des Capucins
Domaine Weinbach (Kaysersberg)
What producer makes: Clos Häuserer? Location?
Zind-Humbrecht
(Wintzenheim)
What producer makes: Clos de la Faille
Albert Mann
(Wintzenheim)
What producer makes: Clos Himmelreich
Lucien Albrecht
(Orschwihr)
What producer makes: Clos Jebsal
Zind-Humbrecht
(Turckheim)
What producer makes: Clos Rebberg
Marc Kreydenweiss
(Andlau)
What producer makes: Clos Rebgarten
Marc Kreydenweiss
(Andlau)
What producer makes: Clos des Récollets
Lucien Albrecht
(Rouffach)
What producer makes: Clos Ribeaupierre
Jean Sipp -
*formerly known as the Clos du Schlossberg
(Ribeauvillé)
What producer makes: Clos Windsbuhl?
Zind-Humbrecht (Hunawihr)
As of 2016, what régions comprise the Grand Est région.
Alsace, Lorraine, and Champagne
Please list the soil and a producer for the following crus?
Rangen
Furstentum
Brand
Rosaker
Rangen: Volcanic, Zind Humbrecht
Furstentum: Dolomitic Limestone, Albert Mann
Brand: Granite, Zind Humbrecht
Rosaker: Limestone, Jean-Luc Mader
Blended wines from Kafferkopf GC may contain a max amount of how much Pinot Gris?
30%
What is the max yields of Alsatian GC wines?
55 hl/ha
What are the permitted grapes allowed to be varietally labelled in Moselle AOP?
Muller Thurgau > Madeline Royal & Riesling
Pinot Gris
In Cotes de Toul, Gamay may be present up to how much of a maximum % in the vin gris wines?
85%
What grape varietal may comprise between 10-25% of blends from Altenberg de Bergheim
Gewurztraminer
Identify the town and a producer for each Grand Cru?
Kanzlerberg
Kirchberg
Schlossberg
Steinklotz
Kanzlerberg: Bergheim, Gustav Lorentz
Kirchberg: Ribeauville, Kuentz-Bas
Schlossberg: Klentzheim, Weinbach
Steinklotz: Marlenheim, Helfrich
