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Trimbach makes three signature wines other than Clos Ste Hune from Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewürztraminer in exceptional years. What are the names of these wines?

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Cuvée Frederic Emile (Riesling)

Réserve Personnelle (Pinot Gris)

Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre (Gewurztraminer)

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Trimbach’s Cuvée Frederic Emilie is made from fruit sourced from what two grand cru vineyards? What village are they both located in?

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Geisberg and Osterberg

Located in Ribeauvillé

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Trimbach’s Réserve Personnelle is sourced from the estate’s exceptional holdings including what Grand Cru vineyard?

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Osterberg

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Name the village and producer of Clos des Capucins

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Kayserberg

Domaine Weinbach

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Name the village and producer of Clos de Faille

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Wintzenheim

Albert Mann

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Name the village and producer of Clos Häuserer

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Wintzenheim

Zind-Humbrecht

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Name the village and producer of Clos Himmelreich

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Orschwihr

Lucien Albrecht

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Name the village and producer of Clos Jebsal

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Turkheim

Zind-Humbrecht

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Name the village and producer of Clos Rebberg

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Andlau

Marc Kreydenweiss

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Name the village and producer of Clos des Récollets

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Rouffach

Lucien Albrecht

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Name the village and producer of Clos Ribeaupierre

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Ribeauvillé

Jean Sipp

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Name the village and producer of Clos Windsbuhl

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Hunawihr

Zind-Humbrecht

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Who makes Cuvée Particulière and from what Grand Cru vineyard is it from? Grape?

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Emile Beyer
Pfersigberg
Riesling

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Who makes Clos Ste Hune and from what vineyard is it from?

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Trimbach

Rosacker

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From what Grand Cru Vineyard is Clos St. Landelin sourced? Who makes it?

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Vorbourg

René Muré

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Clos Saint Urbain is produced by who and from what Grand Cru Vineyard? What three grapes are produced here?

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Zind-Humbrecht

Rangen

Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Gris

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What is the predominant soil type of Clos Saint Urbain?

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sedimentary volcanic soil

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Who makes Clos St Imer, what Grand Cru vineyards does it come from, and what village? The best wines from this Clos carry what additional name?

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Ernest Burn
Goldert Grand Cru
Gueberschwihr
“La Chapelle”

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Fronholz is not a Grand Cru vineyards but is notable for its high quality Riesling. Who makes the best wine from here and from the slopes surrounding what town?

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Domaine Ostertag

Epfig

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Cuvée Frederic Emilie is sourced from what two Grands Crus? What village? What’s the soil type for both known for giving the wines their intense minerality?

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Gleisberg & Osterberg
in Ribeauvillé

Clay & Limestone over Sandstone

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Which of Trimbach’s legendary wines is also made in Vendanges Tardives style?

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Cuvée Frederic Emile

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Trimbach makes SGN wines from which three grapes? Which is the most common? Which is the rarest?

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Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Gris

Riesling is the rarest.

23
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What are Trimbach’s two Grand Cru bottlings? When were their first vintages?

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Geisberg (2009)

Schlossberg (2014)

24
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Clos St. Urbain is produced by whom, from what Grand Cru, what kind of soil?

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Zind-Humbrecht
Rangen de Thann Grand Cru
Sedimentary volcanic soil

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Who produces Clos Windsbuhl? What are the wines from this vineyard known for and why? What village are they located in and what famous vineyard is it only a few hundred meters from?

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Zind-Humbrecht.

Wines from here are known for their intense aromatics which come from a longer growing season due to the high altitude of the vineyard.

Hunawihr

Though not a grand cru itself It’s only a few hundred meters from Clos Ste. Hune (Rosacker)

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Who makes Clos Hauserer and beneath what Grand Cru vineyard is it located? What is the main grape planted here? What kind of vintages is it known to excel in?

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Zind-Humbrecht

Beneath the Hengst Grand Cru

Riesling

Known to retain brilliant acidity even in warm vintages

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What are Zind-Humbrechts 4 vineyard holdings in Turkheim and the main grapes associated with each?

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Brand Grand Cru (Riesling)
Heimbourg (Pinot Gris, Gewurz, Riesling)
Clos Jebsal (Pinot Gris)
Herrenweg (All varieties)

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Heimbourg is known for producing what style of wines and why?

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Rich, opulent, and spicy wines sometimes with botrytis due to its aspect that sees significant evening sunlight.

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Clos Jebsal is located beneath what Grand Cru vineyard? What direction does it face? How does this location affect its climate and what style is the vineyard most notable for?

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Beneath the Brand Grand Cru facing due south
The hill Brand blocks the Northern winds providing a warmer mesoclimate.

This vineyard is most notable for late-harvest wines. Each vintage from 1989 onward has either been late harvest, Vendange Tardive, or SGN

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What does Trie Spéciale indicate on a bottle of Zind-Hubrecht?

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That the wine is SGN and the concentration of botrytis was extremely high. Wines are often very low in alcohol (often less than 6%) and extremely high in RS (usually greater than 300g/L)

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What is the legend regarding the Brand Grand Cru?

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The legend is that the sun fought a dragon here and vanquished it into a cavern beneath the vineyard which is said to be responsible for the warmth in the soil.

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An old Alsatian saying says that the greatest wines of Alsace are grown in what 3 Grand Cru vineyards?

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Rangen de Thann
the Wanne of Geubwiller (Kitterlé)
and the Brand of Turckheim

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What is the soil type of the Brand Grand Cru?

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Granite

34
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What is the main grape of Brand Grand Cru and the style produced here?

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Riesling that with finesse and elegance that is never coarse or too heavy

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Herrenweg is known for performing well in what kind of vintages?

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Wet vintages, but does poorly in dry vintages as it can suffer drought stress.

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What is the name of the river at the base of Clos St. Urbain?

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Thur

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What direction does the Grand Cru of Rangen face? What is the name of the major Clos within it? What is the soil type? What do both of these factors contribute to the style of the wines produced here?

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Due south.

Clos Saint Urbain

Volcanic

Southern exposure allows for maximum sunlight and the soil retains heat well giving very powerful and rich wines with characteristic flinty, smoky, and peaty tones.

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The Grand Cru of Goldert is traditionally planted to which two grapes? What is the dominant soil type here? What village is it near?

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Muscat and Gewurtztraminer

Oolitic limestone

Gueberschwihr

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Rotenberg sits above what Grand Cru? What is the soil type here? Hint: Look at the name of the vineyard

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Sits above the Hengst Grand Cru with a soil type of limestone and iron-rich marl

The name Rotenberg literally translates to “the red hill” which is in reference to the intense color of the soil as result of the high concentration of iron.

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What varietals are planted in Rotenberg? Why?

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Pinot varieties (Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Gris)

Planted here because of the early ripening properties of the grapes are suited well to the later ripening site.

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Clos des Capucins is a monopole of what domaine? What Grand Cru vineyard is it located beneath?

A

Domaine Weinbach

Schlossberg

42
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Weinbach’s Cuvée Théo is made varietally from which two grapes? What is the main vineyard source for these wines?

A

Riesling or Gewurtztraminer

Clos des Capucins

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Weinbach makes Réserve wines varietally from what four grapes?

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Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Sylvaner, and Pinot Noir

44
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What is the only vineyard designated wine of Weinbach’s that doesn’t carry an extra cuvée name?

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Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg

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Weinbach’s Cuvée St. Catherine is made varietally from what two grapes? When are grapes for this cuvée harvested? What Grand Cru vineyard is the main source?

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Riesling and Pinot Gris

Grapes are harvested later around St. Catherine’s day (November 25)

Schlossberg

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What is Cuvée St. Catherine L’Inédit? What Grand Cru vineyard is the source? How would you describe the style of the wine? What does L’Inédit mean?

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Riesling from Schlossberg Grand Cru made in a richer style with some botrytis-affected grapes often included. Grapes are harvested late but not in tries giving a wine with the richness of a VT but the finesse and finish of the dry expression of a normal harvest.

L’Inédit means literally “unedited” but means in English more as unusual as the style of the wine sits between dry and late harvest. Typically higher in alcohol around 14-15%

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Weinbach’s Cuvée Laurence is made from one of which two grapes? What are the vineyard sources for these? What Grand Cru bottling is made and from what grape?

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Cuvée Laurence is reserved for a more concentrated style and is made either from Gewürztraminer or Pinot Gris.

The Pinot Gris and Gewurztaminer are both sourced from Altenbourg

Cuvée Laurence Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Furstentum

48
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Weinbach produces Gewurtztraminer from two different Grand Cru vineyards. What are they?

A

Mambourg

Furstentum

49
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Weinbach produces which two varietal wines from the Grand Cru of Marckrain? What direction to the vineyards face? Soil type?

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Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Gris

East and Southeast

Marl-limestone

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Who makes Quintessence and what style of wine is it? When was the first vintage? Which grapes is it made either with? What is the traditional Cuvee name for this?

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Domaine Weinbach.

It is a very rare Selections de Grains Nobles (SGN) bottling made only in exceptional years that is actually sweeter and more powerful than normal SGN. It’s extremely difficult to produce and made in very minute quantities.

1983

Riesling or Pinot Gris

Cuvée du Centenaire

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