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1
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Cotes de Toul AOP dept./styles

A

Meurthe-et-Moselle
BLANC
VIN GRIS
ROUGE

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Lorraine

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Region adjacent to Alsace with AOPs Moselle & Cotes de Toul

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Moselle AOP dept/styles

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Moselle & Meurthe-et-Moselle
BLANC
ROSE
ROUGE

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Cremant d’Alsace AOP dept/styles

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Haut-Rhin & Bas-Rhin
Min 9 months on lees before disgorgement
Min 12 months after tirage for release 
Min 9% potential alcohol
BLANC
ROSE
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Sporen producers of note

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Hugel (doesn’t use Grand Cru on labels)

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Clos St. Landelin

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Grand Cru: Vorbourg
Commune: Rouffach & Westhalten
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer: Rene Mure
Grape(s): 4 whites, Pinot Noir
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Cuvée Frédéric Émile

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Grand Cru: Osterberg (most) & Geisberg
Commune: Ribeauville
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer: Trimbach
Grape(s): Riesling
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Clos St. Urbaine

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Grand Cru: Rangen (one of most famous)
Commune: Thann/Vieux-Thann
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer: Zind-Umbrecht
Grape(s): Pinot Gris
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Clos St. Imer

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Grand Cru: Goldert
Commune: Gueberschwihr
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer(s): Ernst Burn
Grape(s): Gewurz, Muscat
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Cuvée des Comtes d’Eguisheim

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Grand Cru: Eichberg
Commune: Eguisheim
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer(s): Leon Beyer
Grape(s): Riesling, Gewürz, Pinot Gris
*made only in great years & doesn't designate Cru
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Clos Jebsal

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Grand Cru: Brand (one of most renown)
Commune: Turckheim
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer(s): Zind-Humbrecht
Grape(s): SGN Pinot Gris
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Blienschwiller

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Sub zone of Alsace for Sylvaner

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Klevener de Heiligenstein

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Sub zone of Alsace for Savagnin Rose only through harvest of 2021

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Cotes de Barr

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Sub zone of Alsace for Sylvaner

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Cote de Rouffach

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Sub zone of Alsace for Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

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Ottrott

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Red only sub zone of Alsace for Pinot Noir

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St. Hippolyte

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Red only sub zone of Alsace for Pinot Noir

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Rodern

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Red only sub zone of Alsace for Pinot Noir

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Vallee Noble

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Sub zone of Alsace for Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris

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Val St. Gregoire

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Sub zone of Alsace for Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris

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Scherwiller

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Sub zone of Alsace for Riesling

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Wolxheim

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Sub zone of Alsace for Riesling

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SGN

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Selection des Grains Nobles
Alsace AOP or Alsace Grand Cru AOP
Botrytis affected noble varietals hand-harvested in tries
Always dessert-like emphasizing botrytis character
No chaptalization permitted
Min must weights: 276 g/ L for Riesling & Muscat, 306 g/L for Pinot Gris & Gewürztraminer

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Vendange Tardive

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Alsace AOP or Alsace Grand Cru AOP
late-harvested noble varietals in some state of passerillage not necessarily botrytis affected
emphasize varietal character
Can be dry
Min must weight: 235 g/L for Riesling & Muscat, 257 g/L Pinot Gris & Gewürztraminer
No chaptalization permitted

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Flute d’Alsace

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Same as “Vin du Rhin” bottle

Bottle required for all Alsace AOP wines

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Release date of VT & SGN wines

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June 1 of second year following harvest

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1984 in Alsace

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Vendange Tardive & Seletion des Grains Noble wines added to Alsace AOC system

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Zotzenberg

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AOP: Alsace Grand Cru
Village: Mittelbergheim
Dept: Bas-Rhin
Producer(s): 
Wine(s): Sylvaner permitted, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris NO VARIETAL MUSCAT
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Altenberg de Bergheim

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AOP: Alsace Grand Cru
Village: Bergheim
Dept: Haut-Rhin
Producer(s): 
Wine(s): known for Gewürztraminer
can blend 50-70% Riesling+10-25% Pinot Gris+10-25% Gewürztraminer 
& max 10% Chasselas+Muscat+Pinot Noir+Pinot Blanc
No varietal Muscat
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Kaefferkopf

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51st Alsace Grand Cru elevated in 2006
71 hectares
Village: Ammerschwihr
Dept: Haut-Rhin
Producer(s):
Wine(s): may bottle varietally (no muscat) or blend
60-80% Gewürztraminer, 10-40% Riesling, max 30% Pinot Gris, max 10% Muscat

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Minimum Alcohol by Volume in Alsace

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11% Riesling & Muscat

12.5% Pinot Gris & Gewürztraminer

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2006 in Alsace

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Kaefferkopf added as 51st Grand Cru for varietal (except muscat) or blended wine

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1985 in Alsace

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Second 25 grands crus demarcated

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1983 in Alsace

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First 25 grands crus demarcated

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Passerillage

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Process by which sugars are concentrated through the drying of grapes on the vine

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Describe Alsace Gewürztraminer.

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Perfumed
Rich
Tropical
Gingery
High alcohol
Low acidity
Rose version of Traminer
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Describe Alsace Muscat.

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May be Muscat Ottonel, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, or Muscat Rose a Petits Grains

Floral
Grapey
Lower acid

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Describe Alsace Pinot Gris.

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Full
Rich
Oily
Smokey
Spicy
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Describe Alsace Riesling.

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Most planted varietal
Latest noble to ripen
Varietal Riesling from Alsace AOP has max. 9g/L rs as of 2008 harvest. Exceptions: VT, SGN, Grands Crus & Lieu-Dits

Dry
Powerful
High in alcohol for Riesling

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Colmar

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Capital of Haut-Rhin Departement

Driest city in France

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Alsace AOP sub zones (geographical designations) for both Blanc & Rouge wines

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Alsace AOP sub zones for rouge wines only

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Ottrott
Rodern
St. Hippolyte

41
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Alsace AOP sub zones for Blanc wines only

A 
Blienschiller
Cotes de Barr
Klevener de Heiligenstein 
Scherwiller
Vallee Noble
Val St. Gregoire
Wolxheim
42
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Clairet

A

Rose from Pinot Noir in Alsace AOP

43
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Schillerwein

A

Rose from Pinot Noir in Alsace AOP wines

44
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Edelzwicker

A

Inexpensive blend of allowable varietals in Alsace with no legal requirement to be vintage dated or more then one grape

45
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Gentil

A

Blend of at least 50% noble varietals with remainder being any combination of allowable Alsace varietals
Base wines must be vilified separately.

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Alsace Grand Cru AOP

A 
51 demarcated vineyards 
Must be hand-harvested single varietal 
100% of stated varietal (4 nobles only)
Exceptions: Kaefferkopf & Altenberg de Bergheim can blend
Sylvaner is permitted in Zotzenberg
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What causes Alsace vines to ripen with greater regularity than Loire or Burgundy despite northern latitude?

A

High number of sunlight hours in summer

48
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Gres de Vosges

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Local pink sandstone in Alsace

49
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Soil types of the steeper mountain slopes in Alsace

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schist, granite, volcanic sediment

50
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Minimum alcohol for Alsace Grand Cru AOP

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11% Riesling & Muscat

12.5% Gewürztraminer & Pinot Gris

51
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Alsace Noble varieties

A

Riesling
Gewürztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat

52
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Gutedel

A

Synonym for Chasselas in Alsace

53
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Klevner

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Synonym for Pinot Blanc in Alsace

54
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Grapes permitted to be bottled varietally under Alsace AOP

A 
Riesling
Gewürztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Pinot Blanc (100% of either or blended with Auxerrois)
Chasselas
Sylvaner
Pinot
Noir
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Alsace AOP Pinot Blanc indicates what on a label?

A

Any combination including 100% of either Pinot Blanc (Klevner) & Auxerrois

56
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Minimum % of stated variety for Alsace AOP wines

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100%

Except for Pinot Blanc which can be any combination of Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois including 100% of either

57
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What does Pinot Alsace AOP on a wine label indicate?

A

Any combination of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir (vinified white)

58
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Largest volume grape in Alsace

A

Pinot Blanc/Auxerrois

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Most widely planted grape in Alsace

60
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“Noble” Muscat clones in Alsace

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Muscat Ottonel
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Muscat Rose a Petits Grains

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Klevener

A

Local name for Savagnin Rose in Heiligenstein
Klevener de Heiligenstein permitted through 2021 vintage & may not be replanted
Less intensely aromatic than Gewürztraminer and higher in acidity

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How do Alsatian Rieslings differ from German ones?

A

Higher in alcohol
Often drier
More powerful

63
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Hugel

A

Alsace producer in Riquewihr opposed to Grand Cru system. own designations:
Classic-estate and purchased grapes
Tradition-estate grapes
Jubilee-estate Grand Cru sites

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Trimbach

A

Alsace producer in Ribeauville
Two significant wines that do not use Grand Cru labeling
Clos Ste. Hune (100% Rosacker)
Cuvée Frederic Emile (Geisberg & Osterberg)

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Vins de Terroir vs. Vin de Cepages

A

Vin de Terroir emphasizes site while Vin de Cepages emphasizes grape(s)

66
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Schlossberg

A

AOP: Alsace Grand Cru (1st proposed/elevated & largest)
Village(s): Kayserberg & Kientzheim
Dept: Haut-Rhin

67
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How many Grands Crus in the Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin respectively?

A

Haut-Rhin 40

Bas-Rhin 11

68
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Kreydenweiss

A

Biodynamic producer of GCs in the Bas-Rhin
Kastelberg (Andlau) Riesling
Moenchberg (Andlau & Eichhoffen) Pinot Gris

69
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Hengst

A

AOP: Alsace Grand Cru
Village(s): Winzenheim
Dept: Haut-Rhin
Producer(s): Zind-Humbrecht, Albert Mann, JosMeyer
Wine(s): JosMeyer produces non-nobles labeled with only an ‘H’

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Marcel Deiss

A

Biodynamic producer of long-lived Schoenberg GC

71
Q

Cotes de Toul AOP Blanc cepage

A

Auxerrois & Aubin

72
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Cotes de Toul AOP Vin Gris cepage

A

max 85% Gamay, min 10% Pinot Noir (both required) can have max 15% Pinot Meunier+Aubin+Auxerrois

73
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Cotes de Toul AOP Rouge cepage

A

100% Pinot Noir

74
Q

Moselle AOP Blanc cepage

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min 70% combined Auxerrois+Muller-Thurgau+Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc, Riesling & max 10% Gewürztraminer

Also varietally labelled Pinot Gris & Mulller-Thurgau permitted

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Moselle AOP Rose cepage

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min 70% Pinot Noir and Gamay

76
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Moselle AOP Rouge cepage

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100% Pinot Noir

77
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Moselle AOP principal varieties

A

Pinot Noir

Auxerrois

78
Q

Cremant d’Alsace AOP aging/abv

A

Min 9 months on lees before disgorgement. Min 9% potential alcohol

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Cremant d’Alsace AOP Blanc cepage

A

Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay*

*only Alsace AOP to allow

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Cremant d’Alsace AOP Rose cepage

A

100% Pinot Noir

81
Q

Soil types of the lower slopes in Alsace

82
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Soil types of the plain in Alsace

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alluvial clay, gravel

83
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Grands Crus of Bergbieten

A

1

Altenberg de Bergbieten

84
Q

Grands Crus of Bergheim

A

2
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kanzelberg (smallest GC)

85
Q

Grands Crus of Wolxheim

A

1

Altenberg de Wolxheim

86
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Grands Crus of Turckheim

87
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Grands Crus of Ribeauville

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3
Geisberg
Kirchberg de Ribeauville
Osterberg

88
Q

Grands Crus of Eguisheim

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2
Eichberg
Pfersigberg

89
Q

Grands Crus of Ammerschwihr

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2
Kaefferkopf
Wineck-Schlossberg

90
Q

Grands Crus of Riquewihr

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2
Schoenenbourg
Sporen

91
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Grands Crus of Zellenberg

A

2
Schoenenbourg
Froehn

91
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Clos Ste. Hune

A 
Grand Cru: Rosacker
Commune: Hunawihr
Dept.: Haut-Rhin
Producer: Trimbach
Grape(s): Riesling
92
Q

Grands Crus of Andlau

A

3
Wiebelsberg
Moenchberg
Kastelberg

95
Q

Maximum Yields for Pinot Noir in Alsace

A

Always 60hl/ha for still wines regardless of denomination

80hl/ha for Crémant d’Alsace AOP

96
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Maximum Yield for white wine in Alsace by denomination

A

AOP Alsace & Crémant d’Alsace — 80hl/ha
AOP Alsace + communal denomination — 72hl/ha
AOP Alsace + lieu-dit — 68hl/ha
AOP Alsace GC — 55hl/ha

97
Q

Volume yield breakdown for AOP Crémant d’Alsace

A

Max. 100L juice per 150kg of grapes
1st 50L = cuvée (best)
Next 47L = taille
Last 3L must go to brandy production

98
Q

What is the main river of Alsace and where are the vineyards located in relation to it?

A

The Rhein

Western banks into the foothills of the Vosges Mountains

99
Q

Monopoles of Alsace

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Clos des Capucines (Keyserberg) Dom. Weinbach
Clos St. Landelin (Vorboug GC) Réne Muré
Clos St. Imer (Goldert GC) Ernst Burn
All Zind-Humbrecht:
Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawihr)
Clos Jebsal (Brand GC)
Clos Hauserer (Hengst GC)
Clos St. Urbaine (Rangen GC)
Cos Ste. Hune (Rosacker GC) Trimbach

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