Alsace Producers Flashcards

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Who produces the La Chapelle wines of Alsace?

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ERNST BRUN ( Gueberschwihr)
Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Muscat “La Chapelle”
Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Gewurztraminer “La Chapelle”
Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Pinot Gris “La Chapelle”
Goldert Clos Saint-Imer Riesling “La Chapelle”
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Who was the patron saint of Gueberschwihr

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Saint Imer
Ernst Brun wines
“La Chapelle”

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Who is responsible for reviving the Goldert Grand Cru vineyard?

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Ernst Brun (1934)
Clos Saint Imer
"La Chapelle" wines
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Who makes “Cuvées du Dauphin”

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Ernst Brun

from old vines

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Who is the Mayor of Eguisheim?

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Leon Beyer II
Have Grand Cru vineyards but produce as:
“Les Classiques,” 
“Les Réserves”
“Les Grandes Cuvées.”
Family since 1580 (founded in 1867)
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What is Harth?

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Lieux-dits on alluvial plain NE of Colmar

Domaine Schoffit

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Who produces “Larme de Lave” and what style of wine is it?

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Domaine Schoffit (HR Colmar)
SGN Pinot Gris
Rangen de Thann Clos St. Théobald

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What lieux dits does Marc Tempe produce wine from?

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Grafenreben: .30 ha Riesling
Rodelsberg: .14 ha Pinot Gris and Gew
family was responsible for mapping out lieux-dits for the creation of the AOP system.

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What is the only certified organic winery in Dahlenheim

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Domaine Bechtold

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What is the northern most Grand Cru of Alsace?

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Grand Cru Steinklotz
Domaine Bechtold.
PINOT NOIR

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Who produces wines from the Obere Hund?

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Lieux-dits by Domaine Bechtold

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Who is known as the pioneer of Biodynamic farming in Alsace?

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Kreydenweiss.
(in Bas Rhine / Andlau)

Clos Rebberg

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Who produces “L’ame de la terre”?

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KREYDENWEISS
from the Clos du Val d’Eléon
50/50 riesling PG from Schist soils

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What is Muschelkalk and where can you find it?

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"Mussel Chalk"
Soil- Limestone/Dolostone
Rolly Gassman
Pflaenzerreben: soil is Muschelkalk
Silberberg: soil is Muschelkalk
(Rorschwihr)
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Who produces the “Trois Châteaux” wines?

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KUENTZ-BAS (HR)

GC-Pfersigberg: soil is marl and limestone

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16
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Who produces Clones Sand?

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BARMES BUECHER

lieu-dit in Wettolsheim; soil is granite

17
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Name 2 years that Clos St Hune was not produced.

A

1980

1984

18
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What was the first vintage for Trimbachs Clos Ste Hune?

A

1919
Rosacker vineyard
- site faces southeast
- heavy marl / clay soils over a limestone subsoil

19
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Can you name 3 vintages Clos Ste Hune VT was produced?

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1983
1989
1990
1992
1996
1998
1999
20
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What is the source for the grapes used to produce Cuvee Frederick Emile?

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Geisberg
Osterberg
marl-limestone-sandstone and fossil-flecked Muschelkalk (both clay and limestone over sandstone)

21
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What % does Grand Cru wine represent in production?

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4%

22
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What Grand Cru wines does Trimbach label?

A

Grand Cru Geisberg (2009)

Grand Cru Schlossberg (2014) released 2017

23
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Who produces Clos Häuserer?

A

Zind-Humbrecht

planted to Riesling; soil is calcareous marl

24
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What was the inaugural vintage of Rangen Clos Saint Urbain

A

1978

Zind-Humbrecht

25
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What soils make up the Clos des Capucins

A

sandy silt on granite pebbles

26
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What was the inaugural vintage of “L’Inédit!”

A

1998
Weinbach
(botrytized Riesling; picked all at once (without tries!)

27
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Who produces Quintessences de Grains Nobles

A

Weinbach
(1983)
BA Riesling
34 cases /yr outstanding vintages

28
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What is the soil type found in the Grand Cru Mambourg and what grape is it most planted to?

A

limestone and magnesium

Gewurztraminer

29
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What categories of wines does Domaine Ostertag produce?

A

Vins de Fruit (wines that express fruity typicity)

Vins de Pierre (wines that express their specific terroir) Vins de Temps (BA wines - time and weather)

30
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Who produces Clos Mathis?

A

Domaine Ostertag
near Ribeauville at the foot of the trios châteaux (11th century castles on the Schlossberg hill) and next to Grand Cru Kirchberg
- soil is granite
-Riesling

31
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Who produces “A360P” and what style of wine is it?

A

Domaine Ostertag

  • Pinot Gris considerable oak influence
  • name refers to vineyard grid
  • first created 1983
  • the AOP denied him the right to label his
32
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What year did the INAO recognize VT and SGN wines ?

A

1984

Hugel was key in development of the approval

33
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Hugel has holdings in what Grand Cru sites?

A

Grand Cru Sporen
Grand Cru Schoenenbourg
-doesnt label Grand Cru like others

34
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Who produces Clos de Faille? And what grape is it made from?

A
Albert Mann
Pinot Noir
(also Clos Ste Claires
Grand H
Grand P)
35
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Who owns the most Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace?

A

Domaine Schlumberger (135ha)