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1
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What is the only grape permitted for Marc d’Alsace AOP?

A

Gewurztraminer

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Which treaty ended the 30 years war in 1648 cementing Alsace’s French ownership?

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Treaty of Westphalia

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What year marks a divergence in French and German winemaking styles? Describe them

A

1945

German wines remained classically sweet, whereas Alsace producers fermented to dryness for a more powerful and food-friendly wine.

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When did Alsace finally achieve AOC status becoming the last major French winemaking region to do so?

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1962

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What are the two departments of Alsace from north to south?

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Bas-Rhin (north)

Haut-Rhin (south)

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Which mountain separates Alsace from the rest of France and provides the region with one of France’s driest and sunniest climates due to the rain shadow effect it provides?

A

Vosges Mountains

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What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin department?

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Colmar

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What is the climate classified as in Alsace?

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Semi-continental

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The best vineyards in Alsace have one of what 3 exposures?

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Full south
southeastern
warm eastern

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What are 8 soil types found in Alsace?

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granite
limestone
schist
clay
gravel
chalk
loess
grés de Vosges (pink sandstone)
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What soil type dominates the steeper and higher altitude vineyards in Alsace? Lower slopes? Plain at the base of the slopes?

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Volcanic sediment, granite, and schist on the steeper mountain slopes

limestone base on the lower slopes

richer alluvial clay and gravel on the plains

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What % of AOP wine in Alsace is white?

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90%

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What % of France’s still white AOP wine is made in Alsace?

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18% as of 2008

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What are the 4 noble grapes of Alsace?

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Riesling
Muscat
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer

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What are the 3 varieties of Muscat grown in Alsace?

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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
Muscat Ottonel

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What are the synonyms for Pinot Blanc and Chasselas in Alsace respectively?

A

Klevner (Pinot Blanc)

Gutedel (Chasselas)

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Along with the 4 noble varieties, what other 4 varieties may be bottled varietally for Alsace AOP?

A

Chasselas (Gutedel)
Pinot Blanc (Klevner)
Sylvaner
Pinot Noir

Auxerrois can be bottled varietally if labeled Pinot Blanc

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What is the min % of grape stated that must be used for varietal bottles of Alsace AOP wine?

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min 100%

except for Pinot Blanc which is often blended with the similar but not synonymous Auxerrois

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What grapes may be used in a bottle of Alsace wine simply labeled “Pinot”?

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Any proportion of related varieties Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Auxerrois?

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What is the most planted grape in Alsace and the region’s last of the noble grapes to ripen?

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Riesling

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From what year forward does Alsace AOP require standard Riesling bottlings to be dry in style?

A

2008

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What were two former synonyms for Pinot Gris in Alsace?

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Tokay d’Alsace

Tokay Pinot Gris

23
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How do Muscat and Gewürztraminer differ in regards to expression?

A

Muscat is floral with grapes notes whereas Gewürztraminer is more perfumed, sweet spiced and tropical

Gewurztraminer is also higher in alcohol and more likely to be off-dry

24
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What is Klevener synonymous with? What grape is it not, but is related to?

A

Savagnin Rose

Related to Gewürztraminer as it is a variant of Traminer, but it is not Gewurztraminer

25
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What are the 5 communes for production of Klevener de Heiligenstein?

A 
Heiligenstein
Bourgheim
Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Obernai
26
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What are the 2 blending designations for Alsace AOP? Which is considered superior? What is a third type but not listed on labels?

A

Edelzwicker and Gentil are the designations

Gentil is considered the superior designation

Field blends are a third type

27
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What’s the difference between Gentil and Edelzwicker?

A

Gentil requires a min 50% of noble grapes with any other Alsace AOP grape comprising the rest. Base wines are vilified separately.

Edelzwicker do not need to be vintage-dated or indicate grape percentages and don’t necessarily have to be made from more than one grape by law.

28
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Who is the top producer of Alsace field blends?

A

Marcel Deiss

29
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What was the first Alsace Grand Cru designated? When? When were the remaining 50 designated?

A

Schlossberg in 1975

24 designated in 1983
25 more in 1992

1 (Kaefferkopf) was designated in 2007

30
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Must Alsace Grand Cru AOP wines be single varietal? Produced from any grape?

A

Can be blends but must be produced from noble varietals.

Except for Zotzenberg which bottles Sylvaner varietally

31
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What two Grand Crus permit blending?

A

Altenberg de Bergheim

Kaefferkopf

32
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Is hand harvesting mandatory for Alsace Grand Cru?

A

yes

33
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What are two producers of Zotzenberg Grand Cru?

A

Albert Setz

Domaine Boeckel

34
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What are the min alcohol % for the four noble grapes for Alsace AOP? Alsace Grand Cru AOP?

A

Riesling: 10%/11%
Muscat: 9.5%/11%
Gewurztraminer: 11.5%/12.5%
Pinot Gris:11.5%/12.5%

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In what year was the number of Grand Cru appellations increased from 1 to 51? Why was this done?

A

2011

to ease further restrictions or expansions of the grape varieties, yields, and techniques allowed for each grand cru

36
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What is the smallest Alsace Grand Cru? Largest? Sizes?

A

Kanzlerberg (3ha)

Schlossberg (80ha)

37
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What Grand Cru vineyard contains Trimbach’s Clos-Ste-Hune?

A

Rosacker

38
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When was Trimbach’s first vintage of Geisberg Grand Cru?

A

2009

39
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When were the late harvest designations of VT and SGN created? What do they stand for? For what AOPs may these be used?

A

1984

Vendanges Tardives
Sélections de Grains Nobles

Alsace/Vin d’Alsace AOP
Alsace Grand Cru AOP

40
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May VT and SGN wines be a blend?

A

No, must be single varietal

41
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What is passerilage?

A

French term for leaving grapes on the vine past normal harvest dates to dry and concentrate them

42
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What is the min must weights for VT and SGN for the 4 noble grapes?

A

Riesling and Muscat
244g/L for VT
276g/L for SGN

Gewürztrainer and Pinot Gris
270g/L for VT
306g/L for SGN

43
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What is the only red grape permitted in Alsace AOP wines? What styles is it produced in?

A

Pinot Noir

light red and rosé

44
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What is the workhorse grape in Crémant d’Alsace AOP? What other grapes may be blended in?

A

Pinot Blanc (Klevner)

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

45
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What is the only appellation that permits Chardonnay in Alsace? What is the only nobel grape that can be used in the production of these wines?

A

Crémant d’Alsace AOP

Riesling is the only noble grape allowed.

46
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What is the min % of Pinot Noir required for Crémant d’Alsace AOP rosé? How is this rosé produced?

A

min 100%

either through saignée method or short maceration

47
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What are the grape requirements for rouge produced in Côtes de Toul AOP and Moselle AOP?

What are the grape requirements for blanc Côtes de Toul AOP and Moselle AOP?

Rosé?

A

Both are 100% Pinot Noir for red.

Côtes de Toul Blanc:
Auxerrois and Aubin

Moselle Blanc:
Min 70% Auxerrois, Pinot Gris, and Muller-Thurgau with Pinot Blanc, Riesling, and max 10% Gewürztraminer

Côtes de Toul Rosé:
both Pinot Noir (min 10%) and Gamay must be present in combined min 85% with Pinot Meunier, Auxerrois and Aubin

Moselle AOP rosé
Min 70% Pinot Noir with Gamay

48
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What two white grapes may be bottled varietally in Moselle AOP?

A

Pinot Gris

Muller-Thurgau

49
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What are the two famous Clos of Rangen? Who owns them? What town is this near?

A

Clos St. Urbain (Zind-Humbrecht)

Clos St. Théobald (Domaine Schoffit)

Near Thann

50
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What is the famous Clos of Vorbourg? Who owns it? What is the most famous grape produced here? What town is it near?

A

Clos St. Landelin

René Muré

Pinot Noir is the most famous (though the other 4 are grown here too)

Rouffach

51
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What is the name of Domaine Willm’s famous Clos? In what Grand Cru is it within? What is the star grape? Village?

A

Clos Gaensbroennel

Kirchberg de Barr

Gewurztraminer

Barr

52
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What are the two famous Clos sites located in the Kirchberg de Barr Grand Cru? Who owns them? What grape are they famous for?

A

Clos Gaensbroennel (Domaine Willm) known for Gewurztraminer

Clos Zisser (Domaine Klipfel) known for Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris

53
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What is the name of Ernest Burn’s famous Clos? What Grand Cru is it located in? What village is it located in? What grapes is it produced as?

A

Clos Saint Imer

Goldert Grand Cru

Gueberschwihr

The Noble 4 plus Pinot Noir

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