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T or F? Alsace is France’s smallest wine region

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True!

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Alsace is separated from Germany by the ____ river

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Rhine

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Where did the name Alsace come from?

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Named after the Ill River that was called Elsass by the Germans

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Describe the climate in Alsace

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Semi-continental climate, hot summers, cold winters

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What is the driest city in France and also the capital of the Haut-Rhin (S) department?

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Colmar

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What is the capital of Alsace and the Bas-Rhin (N) department?

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Strasbourg

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In which year did Alsace elevate to have 51 Grand crus?

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2011

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T or F? 4% of Alsatian wine is released as GC and Alsace produces approximately 18% of France’s still white wines

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True!

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Which 2 German anbaugabietes border Alsace?

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Baden to the East, Pfalz to the North

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Vosges mountains range in the Pfalz are rechristened as _____

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Haardt Hills/Mountains

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The 2 departments in Alsace that houses all vineyards?

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North: Bas-Rhin
South: Haut-Rhin

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This is the local pink sandstone

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Grés de Vosges

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Describe the large mosaïque of soils

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  • steepest slopes: schist, granite, and volcanic
  • lower slopes: limestone base
  • plains: sit on richer alluvials, clay or gravel
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Name 3 climatic influences in Alsace

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  • Black Forest
  • Vosges Mountains
  • Rhine River
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Name a subzone that makes red wine only (3)

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  • Ottrott
  • Modern
  • Saint-Hippolyte
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Name the sole subzone that can made red or white wine

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Côte de Rouffach (riesling, pinot gris, pinot noir)

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Year that Alsace attained AOP status? The last winemaking region in France to do so

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1962

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Alsace’s 51 crus were elevated in 5 separate times, what years were these?

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  • 1975: 1st GC Schlossberg
  • 1983: additional 23 GCs
  • 1984: VT and SGN
  • 1992: additional 25 GCs
  • 2007: 51st GC Kaefferkopf
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Top 3 grapes planted in Alsace?

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  • Riesling (most planted)
  • Auxerrois (largest volume of appellation production)
  • Pinot Blanc (Klevner)
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In what year did the INAO approve the rule that it is no longer required to have grape on bottle label, and who was mainly responsible for the push?

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2005, Marcel Deiss

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T or F? Pinot blanc, can be a blend of Pinot blanc, Auxerrois and even Pinot noir!

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True!

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Synonym for Klevener

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  • Traminer (another pink variant of this grape)
  • some found in the commune of Heiligenstein in the Bas-Rhin (hence, Klevener de Heiligenstein)
  • known as Savagnin in the Jura
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Name the 5 communes that can bottle Klevener as a single varietal in Alsace AOP

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  • Heiligenstein
  • Bourgheim
  • Gertwiller
  • Goxwiller
  • Obernai
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The only grape allowed for Bergheim subzone

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Gewurz

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Under which 2 AOPs is Chardonnay only allowed?

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Crémant d’Alsace and VdT

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Synonym for Chasselas in Alsace

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Gutedel

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T or F? In Alsace, fermentation is stopped by cooling the wine (not by sulphur addition)

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True!

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Varietal Rosé, Clairet, Schillerwein, “Rouge” under Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace must be which grape only _____?

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Pinot Noir

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T or F? Red wines under Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace must be 100% Pinot noir

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True!

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Requirements for Edelzwicker ‘Noble mixture’

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  • any varietals from Alsace AOP
  • can be a single varietal
  • grapes can be vinified together or separately
  • does not have to be a blend but most of them are
  • does not need to indicate any % or grapes on the label
  • does not have to be vintage dated
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Requirements for Gentil

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  • min 50% of the 4 grapes (+ sylvaner, chasselas, pinot blanc)
  • must be vintage dated
  • separately vinified
  • superior designation for blends
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T or F? Chaptalization is allowed for Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace

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True!

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T or F? Chaptalization is NOT allowed for VT or SGN

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True!

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CLOS vineyards NOT located in Grand Cru Vineyards - Clos Jebsal, Clos Windsbuhl, Clos Häuserer (village, winemaker, grape)

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  • all Zind-Humbrecht
  • Clos Jebsal (Turckheim, PG)
  • Clos Windsbuhl (Hunawihr, PG/GW/Riesling)
  • Clos Häuserer (Wintzenheim, Riesling)
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CLOS vineyard NOT located in Grand Cru Vineyard - Clos de la Faille (village, winemaker, grape)

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Albert Mann, Wintzenheim, Pinot Noir

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CLOS vineyards NOT located in Grand Cru Vineyards -

Clos Himmelreich, Clos des Récollets (village, winemaker, grape)

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  • both Lucien Albrecht
  • Clos Himmelreich (Orschwihr, Riesling)
  • Clos des Récollets (Rouffach, Pinot Gris)
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CLOS vineyards NOT located in Grand Cru Vineyards -

Clos Rebberg, Clos Rebgarten (village, winemaker, grape)

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  • both Andlau and Marc Kreydenweiss
  • Rebberg, Riesling/PG
  • Rebgarten, Muscat
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CLOS vineyards NOT located in Grand Cru Vineyards -

Clos des Capucin (village, winemaker, grapes)

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  • Kayserberg, Weinbach

- Riesling, PG, GW, PN

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CLOS vineyards NOT located in Grand Cru Vineyard - Clos Ribeaupierre (formerly Clos du Schlossberg) (village, winemaker, grape)

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Ribeauvillé, Jean Sipp, Pinot Gris

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Min alc % Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace (base minimum with no grape on label)

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Name the noble grapes of Alsace

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  • Riesling
  • PG
  • Gewurz
  • Muscat
42
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Name the grapes allowed to make Alsace Grand Cru wines

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  • Riesling
  • PG
  • Gewurz
  • Muscat
  • Sylvaner (Zotzenberg GC only)
43
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Crémant d’Alsace Rosé must be 100% of which grape?

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Pinot Noir

44
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Grapes for Crémant d’Alsace Blanc?

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Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois, and/or Chardonnay

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Max yield for Alsace Grand Crus

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  • 55 hl/ha

- Rangen: 50 hl/ha

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Min alc % for the 4 nobles grapes in Grand Cru wines?

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  • Riesling/Muscat: 11%
  • Gewurz/Pinot gris: 12.5%
  • there are exceptions to some vyds
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Overall requirements for VT and SGN

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  • coming from one of the 4 grapes
  • name to be on the label, single variety, no blend
  • not always sweet
  • handpicked
  • vintage on the label
  • minimum richness level required
  • no chaptalisation
  • declaration by the INAO before harvest
  • organoleptique and analytique examen
  • VT and SGN wines may not be released until June 1 of the second year following the harvest
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Extra requirements for VT

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  • Late-harvest
  • Single variety
  • Not always sweet
  • Rich, full-bodied, emphasizes variety purity
  • Quality VT wines usually originate from vines in a state of passerillage
  • sometimes affected by botrytis
  • term may be printed on Alsace AOP and Alsace Grand Cru AOP
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Extra requirements for SGN

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  • Harvested in tries
  • Single variety
  • Not always sweet
  • Botrytis — suppress varietal character in return for the complexities of botrytis
  • Small quantities, only exceptional vintages
  • term may be printed on Alsace AOP and Alsace Grand Cru AOP
50
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T or F? VT and SGN can be added to both Alsace AOP and Alsace Grand Cru AOP

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VT min must weight and potential alc (RSL/Muscat, PG/GW)

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  • Riesling/Muscat: (244g/l, 14.5%)

- PG/GW: (270g/l, 16%)

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SGN min must weight and potential alc (RSL/Muscat, PG/GW)

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  • Riesling/Muscat: (276g/l, 16.4%)

- PG/GW: (306g/l, 18.2%)

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How many Grand Cru vineyards are there in the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin with respective percentages?

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  • Bas-Rhin: 14 GCs, 27.45%

- Haut-Rhin: 37 GCs, 72.5%

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Smallest and largest GC in the Bas-Rhin?

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  • Smallest: Kastelberg (5.82 ha)

- Largest: Frankstein (56.2 ha)

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Smallest and largest GC in the Haut-Rhin?

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  • Smallest: Kanzlerberg (3.23 ha)

- Largest: Schlossberg (80.28 ha)

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Only GC that produces Sylvaner and name a producer

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Zotzenberg GC, Albert Setz

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Which village in the Bas-Rhin has the most amount of GCs (2)?

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Andlau (Kastelberg, Wiebelsberg)

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Which village in the Haut-Rhin has the most amount of GCs (3)?

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Guebwiller (Kessler, Kitterlé, Saering)

59
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Village for Zotzenberg GC

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Mittelbergheim

60
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Village for Kanzlerberg GC and famous soil?

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Bergheim, gypsum

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What are the 3 GCs in Ribeauvillé?

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Geisberg, Kirchberg, Osterberg

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Villages for Schlossberg GC (2)

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Kientzheim and Faysersberg

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Trimbach’s GCs and respective villages

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  • Geisberg GC in Ribeauville

- Rosacker GC in Hunawihr

64
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Village for Brand GC

65
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Village for Hengst GC

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Wintzenheim

66
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Village for Kaefferkopf GC

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Ammerschwihr

67
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Village for Rangen GC (2)

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Thann and Vieux-Thann

68
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What are the only (2) cities in the world that are drier than Colmar?

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Béziers and Perpignan, near the Spanish border

69
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Famous GC home for both Deiss and Hugel

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Shoenenbourg GC

70
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River in Rangen?

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Max yield for Rangen GC and other GCs

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Rangen GC 50 hl/ha, others are 55 hl/ha

72
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Southernmost GC in Alsace and the only site in Alsace to be classified GC in its entirety

73
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T or F? Grand Crus are allowed to chaptalize except for Altenberg de Bergheim

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Monopole “Clos Zisser” from Dom. Klipfel from which GC and village?

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Kirchberg de Barr GC, Barr

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Monopole “Clos du Zahnacker” from Cave de Ribeauvillé from which GC and village?

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Osterberg GC, Ribeauvillé

76
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Monopole “Clos de la Treille” from François Baur from which GC and village?

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Brand GC, Turckheim

77
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Monopole “Clos St Imer” from Ernest Burn from which GC and village?

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Goldert GC, Gueberschwihr

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Monopole “Clos St Landelin” from Rene Muré from which GC and village?

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Vorbourg GC, Rouffach-Westhalten

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Monopole “Clos Schild” from Lucien Albrecht from which GC and village?

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Pfingstberg GC, Orschwihr

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Monopoles “Clos St Urbain” from Zind-Humbrecht and “Clos St Théobald” from Schoffit from which GC and village?

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Rangen GC, Thann and Vieux-Thann

81
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Which producer holds the largest portion of Grand Cru vineyards and has one of the largest blocks of contiguous vineyards in France?

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Schlumberger

82
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Trimbach’s “Cuvée Frédéric Emile” is a blend of which 2 GCs?

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Geisberg and Osterberg

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First vintages of Trimbach’s Clos St Hune, Geisberg Grand Cru and Schlossberg Grand Cru

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  • Clos St Hune - 1919
  • Geisberg Grand Cru - 2009
  • Schlossberg Grand Cru - 2014
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Monopole “Clos des Capucins” from Dom Weinbach from which GC and village?

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Furstentum GC, Kientzheim-Sigolsheim

85
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Min alc % in Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace for (Pinot Blanc, Pinot, Riesling, Auxerrois)

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Min 10% (10.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)

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Min alc % in Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace for (Chasselas, Muscat Ottonel, Muscat, Sylvaner)

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Min 9.5%(10.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)

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Min alc % in Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace for (Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris)

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Min 11.5% (12% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)

88
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Min alc % in Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace for Klevener de Heiligenstein

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Min alc % in Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace for Pinot Noir (Rosé

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Min alc % in Alsace AOP/Vin d’Alsace for Pinot Noir (Rouge)

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Min 11% (11.5% if labeled with subzone designation or lieu-dit)

91
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Cotes de Toul AOP in Lorraine is known for what style of wine and what are the grapes?

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Known for Vin Gris. Majority Gamay+Pinot noir (both must be present)

92
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Grapes for white Moselle AOP

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Min. 50% Auxerrois, max 10% GW

93
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SGN AOPs outside of Alsace (3)

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  • Coteaux de l’Aubance
  • Coteau du Layon
  • Monbazillac
94
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VT AOPs in France (4)

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  • Alsace AOP
  • Alsace GC
  • Jurançon
  • Gaillac
95
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Maximum Residual Sugar (2008 harvest forward)

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  • Riesling
  • 6 g/l: if the wines have been chaptalized)
  • 9 g/l: if tartaric acid is less than 6 g/l)
  • 12 g/l: if tartaric acid is greater than 6 g/l) –this does not apply to SGN or VT Riesling, or Riesling labeled with a lieu-dit
  • Rosé: 4 g/l
  • Rouge: 2 g/l
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Wines that must be hand-harvested

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  • Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir wines labeled by a lieu-dit

- VT and SGN wines

97
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“Cuvée des Comtes de Eguisheim” is made by whom

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Léon Beyer, top dry wines

98
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What is QGN?

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  • Quintessence des Grains Nobles
  • non-official designation used by some sweet wine producers for sweet wines that are even sweeter or more concentrated that a regular SGN

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