Appellations Wine Law and Regulations Flashcards
Max yields for Alsace AOC without named commune
The maximum yield for Alsace AOC without named commune white wines ranges from
80 hL/ha for Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer,
90 hL/ha for Riesling
100 hL/ha for Pinot Blanc
The maximum yield for Alsace Pinot Noir AOC is 60 hL/ha.
Max yields for Alsace AOC wines with one of the thirteen communes named or a lieu-dit.
Commune wine: 72 hL/ha
Lieu-dit: 68hL/ha
Max yields for Grand cru wines
55hL/ha or in some cases 50hL/ha (e.g. Rangen)
When was the category of grand cru introduced in Alsace?
1975
only noble varieties are allowed to be used in Grand cru wines. What are they again?
Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer
of 51 grand cru vineyards -which recently (2011) have all become separate appellations, allowing separate rules of growing/production in each-
List three well known grand cru vineyards
Rangen, Geisberg and Schoenenbourg
Pinot Noir is a hotly debated variety to be allowed in grand cru vineyards that hasn’t been accepted yet.
True or false?
True
with 51 grand cru sites and reasonably high yields in comparison to other grand cru’s around France.
What debate would be made against the current grand cru’s of Alsace?
the current debate is that the delimitation was overly generous in choice of sites and whether permitted yields are too high.
Premier cru sites exist in Alsace
True or False?
False, currently premier cru classification is being discussed for single vineyards.