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Give a brief description of Alsatian soil types.

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Alsatian vineyards have myriad soil types. The land is a geologic mosaic, with granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel, chalk, loess, and a local pink sandstone called grés de Vosges.

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What is the local pink sandstone called?

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Gres de Vosges

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What soils are the steeper mountain slopes generally composed of?

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The steeper mountain slopes are generally composed of schist, granite, and volcanic sediment.

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What soils are the lower slopes generally composed of?

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The lower slopes sit on a limestone base.

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What soils is the plain at the foot of the mountain generally composed of?

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The plain at the foot of the mountains consists of richer alluvial clay and gravel soils.

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergbieten AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Gypsum
ha: 29.07
Commune: Bergbieten
Grapes: Riesling 75%
Gewurztraminer 19%
Pinot Gris 3%
Muscat 3%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Jurassic Marl-Limestone
ha: 35.06
Commune: Bergheim
Grapes: Varietal Wines: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Blends
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
Chasselas, Muscat à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc must have been planted prior to 2005

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Altenberg de Wolxheim AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Jurassic Marl-Limestone
ha: 31.20
Commune: Wolxheim
Grapes: Riesling 58%
Gewurztraminer 25%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Brand AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite
ha: 57.95
Commune: Turckheim
Clos VIneyards: Clos de la Treille (F. Baur)
Grapes: Riesling 41%
Gewurztraminer 31%
Pinot Gris 25%
Muscat 3%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Bruderthal AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone
ha: 18.40
Commune: Molsheim
Grapes: Riesling 38%
Gewurztraminer 31%
Pinot Gris 29%
Muscat 2%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Eichberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Oligocene Limestone
ha: 57.62
Commune: Eguisheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Engelberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone
ha: 14.80
Commune: Dahlenheim, Scharrachbergheim
Grapes: Riesling 54%
Gewurztraminer 36%
Pinot Gris 10%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Florimont AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone
ha: 21
Commune: Ingersheim, Katzenthal
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 38%
Riesling 34%
Pinot Gris 25%
Muscat 3%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Frankstein AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite
ha: 56.20
Commune: Dambach-La-Ville
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 49%
Riesling 27%
Pinot Gris 22%
Muscat 2%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Froehn AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 14.60
Commune: Zellenberg
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Furstentum AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Jurassic Limestone
ha: 30.50
Commune: Kientzheim, Sigolsheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Geisberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 8.53
Commune: Ribeauvillé
Grapes: Riesling 100%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Gloeckelberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granie
ha: 23.40
Commune: Rodern, Saint-Hippolyte
Grapes: Pinot Gris 61%
Gewurztraminer 35%
Riesling 4%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Goldert AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl - Oolithic Dogger (Porous Limestone)
ha: 45.35
Commune: Gueberschwihr
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 60%
Riesling 19%
Pinot Gris 11%
Muscat 10%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Hatschbourg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone and Loess
ha: 47.36
Commune: Hattstatt and Voegtlinshoffen
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Hengst AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 53.02
Commune: Wintzenheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 48%
Pinot Gris 35%
Riesling 17%
Pinot Noir

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kaefferkopf AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite and Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 71.65
Commune: Ammerschwihr
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 55% (Principal)
Riesling 30% (Complimentary)
Pinot Gris 9% (Accessory)
Muscat 6% (Accessory)
Pinot Gris (not allowed for VT or SGN)
Blends:
60-80% Gewurztraminer, 10-40% Riesling, max. 30% Pinot Gris, max. 10% Muscat

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kanzlerberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Keuper Gypsum Marl and Muschelkalk
ha: 3.23
Commune: Bergheim
Grapes: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kastelberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Slate
ha: 5.82
Commune: Andlau
Grapes: Riesling 100%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kessler AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Clay-Sandstone-Limestone
ha: 28.53 ha
Commune: Guebwiller
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 64%
Pinot Gris 19%
Riesling 13%
Muscat 4%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kirchberg de Barr AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Calcareous Marl
ha: 40.63
Commune: Barr
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 53%
Riesling 30%
Pinot Gris 16%
Muscat 1%
Pinot Noir

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 11.40
Commune: Ribeauvillé
Grapes: Riesling 71%
Pinot Gris 17%
Gewurztraminer 8%
Muscat 4%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Kitterlé AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Sandstone-Volcanic Soil
ha: 25.79
Commune: Guebwiller
Grapes: Riesling 44%
Gewurztraminer 28%
Pinot Gris 28%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Mambourg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Magnesium-Rich Limestone-Marl
ha: 61.85
Commune: Sigolsheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, with some Pinot Gris, Muscat and Riesling

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Mandelberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone
ha: 20
Commune: Mittelwihr and Beblenheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 54%
Riesling 39%
Pinot Gris 7%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Marckrain AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Porous Limestone
ha: 53.35 ha
Commune: Bennwihr and Sigolsheim
Grapes: Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Moenchberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Sandstone with Scree
ha: 11.83
Commune: Andlau and Eichhoffen
Grapes: Riesling 62%
Pinot Gris 23%
Gewurztraminer 15%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Muenchberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Permian Igneous/Volcanic
ha: 17.70
Commune: Nothalten
Grapes: Riesling

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Ollwiller AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Sandstone
ha: 35.86
Commune: Wuenheim
Grapes: Riesling 64%
Pinot Gris 17%
Gewurztraminer 18%
Muscat 1%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Osterberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 24.60
Commune: Ribeauvillé
Grapes: Riesling 46%
Gewurztraminer 29%
Pinot Gris 24%
Muscat 1%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Pfersigberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Jurassic Limestone (Muschelkalk)
ha: 74.55
Commune: Eguisheim and Wettolsheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Pfingstberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 28.15
Commune: Orschwihr
Grapes: Riesling 51%
Gewurztraminer 27%
Pinot Gris 21%
Muscat 1%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Praelatenberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite and Gneiss
ha: 18.70
Commune: Kintzheim
Grapes: Riesling 43%
Gewurztraminer 42%
Pinot Gris 11%
Muscat 4%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Rangen AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Igneous/Volcanic
ha: 22.13
Commune: Thann and Vieux-Thann
Clos Vineyards:
Clos St Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht)
Clos St Théobald (Schoffit)
Grapes: Pinot Gris 57%
Riesling 32%
Gewurztraminer 10%
Muscat 1%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Rosacker AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Dolomitic Limestone
ha: 26.18
Commune: Hunawihr
Clos Vineyards: Clos Ste Hune (Trimbach)
Grapes: Riesling 65%
Gewurztraminer 23%
Pinot Gris 12%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Saering AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 26.75
Commune: Guebwiller
Grapes: Riesling 84%
Gewurztraminer 6%
Muscat 6%
Pinot Gris 4%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite
ha: 80.28
Commune: Kaysersberg and Kientzheim
Grapes: Riesling 76%
Pinot Gris 10%
Gewurztraminer 13%
Muscat 1%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Schoenenbourg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Keuper Marl
ha: 53.40
Commune: Riquewihr and Zellenberg
Grapes: Mainly Riesling with some Muscat and Pinot Gris

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Sommerberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Mica-Concentrated Granite
ha: 28.36
Commune: Niedermorschwihr and Katzenthal
Grapes: Riesling dominates, with Pinot Gris, Muscat and Gewurztraminer

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Sonnenglanz AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone
ha: 32.80
Commune: Beblenheim
Grapes: Pinot Gris 50%
Gewurztraminer 42%
Riesling 8%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Spiegel AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Oligocene Sandstone, Latdorfian Marl and Triassic Sandstone
ha: 18.26
Commune: Bergholtz and Guebwiller
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Sporen AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Jurassic Marl
ha: 23.70
Commune: Riquewihr
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Steinert AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Oolithic Dogger (Porous) Limestone
ha: 34.09
Commune: Pfaffenheim and Westhalten
Grapes: Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Steingrubler AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Marl-Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 22.95
Commune: Wettolsheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 52%
Riesling 26%
Pinot Gris 22%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Steinklotz AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Limestone
ha: 40.60
Commune: Marlenheim
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 44%
Riesling 29%
Pinot Gris 27%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Vorbourg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Limestone and Sandstone
ha: 73.61
Commune: Rouffach and Westhalten
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 53%
Riesling 24%
Pinot Gris 23%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Wiebelsberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Sandy-sandstone
ha: 12.52
Commune: Andlau
Grapes: Riesling 96%
Pinot Gris 4%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite
ha: 27.49
Commune: Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr
Riesling 70%
Gewurztraminer 18%
Pinot Gris 10%
Muscat 2%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Winzenberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Granite
ha: 19.20
Commune: Blienschwiller
Grapes: Riesling 40%
Gewurztraminer 40%
Pinot Gris 20%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé AOP?
Département: Haut-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Limestone-Sandstone
ha: 71.03
Commune: Soultzmatt and Westhalten
Grapes: Gewurztraminer 60%
Pinot Gris 24%
Riesling 15%
Muscat 1%

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What is the soil type for Alsace Grand Cru Zotzenberg AOP?
Département: Bas-Rhin

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Principal Soil Type: Jurassic and Oligocene Limestone - Marl
ha: 36.45
Commune: Mittelbergheim
Grapes: Riesling, Sylvaner, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer

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