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Alsace Wine Regions Flashcards

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The region of ———— stretches for 120km from Strasbourg in the north to Mulhouse in the south.

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Alsace

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Alsace runs along eastern slopes of the foothills of the ——— mountains close to the German ——— forest border.

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Vosges
Black

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What is the climate of Alsace?

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Continental

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What are the main two regions of Alsace?

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Bas-Rhin
Haut-Rhin

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What region of Alsace produces the best wines?

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Haut Rhin

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What are the best-known vineyard towns in Alsace?

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Riquewihr
Ribeauvillé

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What is the business center of Alsace?

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Colmar

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There are — main soil types in Alsace.

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7

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What are the two major differences between wines of Alsace and German?

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The Alsace wines are made by very natural methods and are not so highly fined or filtered.

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What are the main characteristics of Alsace wines?

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Have a mineral character
Display an oily texture on the palate

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—— percent of Alsace wine is still white.

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90%

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What is the red grape of Alsace?

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Pinot Noir

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What is the glass type of Alsace wines?

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Slender flutes / green

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What are Vendange Tardivr (VT) and Selection de Grains Noble (SGN)?

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Sweet wines of Alsace

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AOC Vin d’Alsace and AOC Alsace are the same.

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True

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What is the minimum ABV for AOC Alsace?

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8.5%

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In Alsace there are AOCs for each of the permitted varieties.

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True

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What are the permitted varietals in Alsace?

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Riesling
Gewürztraminer
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Sylvaner
Pinot Blanc (Clevner)
Pinot Noir
Chasselas (Guyedel)

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What is Chasselas/Gutedel?

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A permitted grape variety in Alsace

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The grape variety that is blended with PB in Alsace?

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Auxerrois

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An Alsace wine that is sold under PB may be a blend of what grapes?

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PB
Auxerrois
PG
PN

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Alsace Wines account for ——% of the total Alsace production.

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73

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AOC Edelzwicker

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Blend of two or more of Alsace varietals.

Remember Adele was weaker when blended with her ex.

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What is the rule around AOC Vin d’Alsace Communale?

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Varietal should be stated on the label

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25
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——— is an individual vineyard or plot within an appellation.

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Lieu-dit

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26
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How many communes are there in Alsace?

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13

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Bergheim

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The 1st commune of Alsace

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Blienschwiller

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2nd commune of Alsace

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Côtes de Barr

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The 3rd commune of Alsace

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Côte de Rouffach

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The 4th commune of Alsace

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Coteaux du Haut-Koenigsbourg

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The 5th commune of Alsace

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Klevener de Heiligenstein

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The 6th commune of Alsace

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33
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Ottrott

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The 7th commune of Alsace

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Rodern

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The 8th commune of Alsace

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Saint-Hippolyte

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The 9th commune of Alsace

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36
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Scherwiller

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The 10th commune of Alsace

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37
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Vallée Noble

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The 11th commune of Alsace

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38
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Val Saint-Grégoire

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The 12th commune of Alsace

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Wolxheim

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The 13th commune of Alsace

40
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Lieux-dits can be added to Communale and Grand Cru Appellations

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True

41
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——— is a blend of two or more grape varieties in Alsace.

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Gentil

42
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A 50% of Gentil should be from what varieties?

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Riesling
Gewürztraminer
PG
Muscat

43
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In order to make ———, the grapes must be vinified separately before blending. The wine must qualify as an AOC wine and pass a tasting test and the vintage must be stated.

A

Gentil

44
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AOC Alsace Grand Cru classification was introduced in what year?

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1975

45
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How many vineyards are classified as Grand Cru in Alsace?

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51

46
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AOC Alsace Grand Cru classification accounts for close to —% of Alsace wines.

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5

47
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What is the required abv for Riesling & Muscat in Alsace Grand Cru?

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11%

48
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What is the required abv for Gewurz & PG in Alsace Grand Cru?

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12.5%

49
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What is the required abv for Gewurz & PG in Alsace Grand Cru?

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12.5%

50
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What are the four permitted grape varieties for Grand Cru Alsace?

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Riesling
Gewürztraminer
PG
Muscat

51
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A blend of Gewurztraminer, Riesling, PG, Sylvander is called ———— in Alsace Grand Cru.

A

Zotzenberg

52
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What varieties are permitted in the making of Altenberg de Bergheim?

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A blend of Riesling, PG, Gewürztraminer, PB, PN, Muscat, & Chardonnay

53
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What varieties are permitted in the making of Kaefferkopf?

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A blend of
Gewürztraminer
Riesling
PG
Muscat

54
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AOC Cremant account for ——% of the total Alsace production.

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23

55
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Rose style Cremant de Alsace is made of?

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100% PN

56
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The dosage level of Cremant the Alsace ?

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Same as Champagne

57
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The permitted grape varieties for Cremant de Alsace?

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Auxerrois
PB
PG
PN
Riesling
Chardonnay

58
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The VT & SGN of Alsace usually requires how many years of maturation?

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Up to 15 years

59
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This term must be put on the label of any Alsace wine which has a minimum of 12 g/l of residual sugar.

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Moelleux

60
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When Moelleux term is used on a bottle of Riesling from Alsace?

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When the residual sugar is 9 g/l

61
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What is the most widely planted varietal in Alsace?

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Riesling

62
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What is the best soil for growing Riesling?

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Granite

63
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Suggest a wine for hors-d’oeuvres, oysters, shellfish, fish dishes and works well with escallops of veal and pork and roast chicken.

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Dry Alsace Riesling

64
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Suggest a wine to go well with hot spicy foods.

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Off-dry Riesling from Alsace

65
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What is the white wine of Alsace that has lower acid and higher abv with a fruit bowl bouquet?

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Gewürztraminer

66
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This wine goes extremely well with pate de foie gras, terrines, smoked mackerel, quail eggs, spinach and hollandaise, roast duck, goose, pork, hot spicy dishes, spiced banana and pineapple.

A

Gewürztraminer

67
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This white wine goes well with escallops of veal, pork, poultry, lightly spiced dishes.

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Pinot Gris

68
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What are the two varieties of Muscat grown in Alsace?

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Muscat blanc à petits grain
Muscat ottonel

69
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These wines are grapy and less spicy than Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. They’re dry with a musky flavor. Low acid and great as apéritif.

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Muscat d’Alsace

70
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A local wine of Alsace that is dry, light, soft, fruity and goes very well with charcuterie.

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Sylvaner

71
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What is the only Alsace wine that is allowed to be sold in a burgundy style bottle?

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PN

72
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No new planting of this variety is permitted in Alsace,

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Chasselas
Sha.3.la

73
Q

What is the Alsace name for Savagnin rosé

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Klevener de Heiligenstein

74
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A label term that means late harvest. Can be vinified dry. It attracts Botrytis Cinerea. It’s commonly produced from Gewürztraminer. Generally high in abv and has a honey bouquet.

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Vendange Tardive

75
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It’s an Alsace wine and could be linked to Beerenauslese process.

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Selection de Grains Nobles

76
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It’s an Alsace wine and could be linked to Beerenauslese process.

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Selection de Grains Nobles

77
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How’s Selection de Grains Nobles harvested?

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In tries

78
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Selection de Grains Nobles is only made in exceptional years.

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True

79
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These wines are lower in acid and higher in alcohol.

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Gewürztraminer

80
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These wines have a full, powerful, highly aromatic fruit-bowl aroma, with rose petal, flowers of the field, ripe tropical fruit, touch of grapefruit and spicy characteristics.

A

Gewürztraminer

81
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These wines are excellent with pâté de foie gras or strong terrines, and will stand up to dishes such as smoked mackerel or quails’ eggs with spinach and hollandaise sauce.

A

Gewürztraminer

82
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These wines will enhance fatty meats such as roast duck, goose and pork when a white wine is requested, are an excellent accompaniment to hot spicy dishes, will work with spiced banana and pineapple
sweets and can be drunk well on their own.

A

Gewürztraminer

83
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The higher sugar content in these wines lends itself to producing Vendange Tardive and Selection de Grains Noble wines.

A

Gewürztraminer

84
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It has a citrus/spicy bouquet, and is medium to full bodied, slightly sharp yet smooth and dry or off-dry.

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Pinot Gris

85
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These wines will work well with escallops of veal or pork, poultry and lightly spiced dishes.

A

Pinot Gris

86
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Types of Muscat d’Alsace?

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Muscat blanc a petits grains
Muscat Ottonel

87
Q

Bouquet is grapy and less spicy than
Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. The wine is dry with a musky flavour. Like
Gewürztraminer, it is lower in acid and is an excellent aperitif wine.

A

Muscat d’Alsace

88
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It is the only Alsace wine permitted to be sold in Burgundy-style bottles.

A

PN

89
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Klevener de Heiligenstein Klevener

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It is the Alsace name for the Savagnin rosé

90
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Only Riesling, Muscat, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris may be used for these wines. It can range from dry to sweet and is of a very high quality, among which Gewürztraminer is the most common example. It is generally high in alcohol and has an excellent honeyed bouquet. These wines are good value for money.

A

Vendange Tardive (late harvest)

91
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To have this term on the label, the sugar content at harvest must be a minimum of 244 g/l for Riesling and Muscat grapes and 270 g/l for Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. Chaptalization is not permitted.

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Vendange Tardive (late harvest)

92
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These wines is one stage further and can be likened to the Beerenauslese process in Germany; only the same grape varieties as for Vendange Tardive are permitted. The grapes are left on the vine to become overripe: some of them are attacked by botrytis cinerea to give pourriture noble or noble rot and are picked in tries as in Sauternes

A

Selection de Grains Nobles

93
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To have this term on the label, the sugar content at harvest must be a minimum of 276 g/L for Riesling and Muscat grapes and 306 g/L for Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris.

A

Selection de Grains Nobles

94
Q

Alsace table wines are sold in…

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the Vin de Rhin bottle shape known as a flute.

95
Q

What are the effects of Rain shadow from the vosges?

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Drier climate
Sunnier climate
Long growing season
Riper grapes
Higher Alcohol potential
Fuller-bodied wines

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