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Cremant d’Alsace Flashcards

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Cremant d’Alsace accounts for how much total production of wine in the region?

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25%

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How many producers make cremant?

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500

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How much area of vineyard is declared for cremant production?

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3600 as of 2023

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Most important grape variety?

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Pinot Blanc

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Typical flavours of Cremant d’Alsace?

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Medium intensity apple & pear fruit with brioche and/or biscuit-like autolytic notes, medium (+) acid, light to medium body, most wines are Brut

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Elevation of vineyards?

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200-400m, mainly on eastern flanks

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What is the mountain range? What does it do?

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Vosges Mountains. Creates a rain shadow effect, making Alsace the driest, sunniest region in France

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Alsace climate?

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Sunny and continental. Dry and hot during growing season, though rain at harvest can be a problem. Irrigation is not permitted. Hot days, cool nights. Spring frost can be an issue and has become worse in recent years. Warmer and earlier Springs resulting in early bud-break

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Site location of Pinot Blanc in Alsace for Cremant

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lower level elevations with high fertility soils. Some cooler sites on the higher valleys, eg Munster Valley

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Grape Varieties

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Pinot Blanc (20%), Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir

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Characteristics of Pinot Blanc as a grape

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Early budding, early ripening, prone to spring frost and fungal disease. Must be harvested earlier than other varieties. Contributes pear and apple aromas, plus high acidity.

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Which grape varieties are not permitted in Cremant d’Alsace?

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Gewurztraminer and Muscat. Riesling is allowed, however, little is used

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Cremant d’Alsace is the only AOC allowing the use of which grape?

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Chardonnay - less than 1% of vineyard plantings

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Cremant d’Alsace Rose can only be made of which grape? What are the characteristics?

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Pinot Noir. Very good quality with medium to medium (+) flavour intensity of red-berried fruit

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Cremant d’Alsace yield?

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80hl/ha. Press yield is 100L per 150kgs of grapes. Growers must declare in July prior to harvest that they are making cremant from particular vineyards

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Harvest time for Cremant d’Alsace?

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Last days of August to beginning of September, much earlier than the rest of the region. Just ripe fruit with high-acidity is sought.

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Harvest method?

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Hand harvesting as whole bunch pressing is mandatory

18
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What adjustments are allowed during winemaking for cremant d’alsace?

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Must adjustments (chaptalisation/adding sugar)

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Reserve wine usage and time on lees for cremant d’alsace?

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No reserve wine is used, typically just a single vintage. Minimum time on lees during second ferment 12 months, resulting in primary fruit forward wines.

20
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What method is used to make cremant d’alsace rose?

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Maceration on skins for 12-24 hours

21
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What is the dosage level for cremant d’alsace wines?

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8-10g/L range, vast majority of wines are made Brut

22
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When was the Cremant d’Alsace AOC established?

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1976

23
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Minimum potential alcohol for cremant d’alsace?

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9%

24
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Minimum potential must weight for cremant d’alsace?

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144g/L

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Vine training methods?

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Guyot Simple or Guyot Double is mandatory

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Soil types

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granite, schist, limestone, clay, gravel, loess, grés de Vosges

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Soil types - steepest slopes

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schist, granite, volcanic sediment

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Soil types - lower slopes

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limestone base

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Soil types - flat plains

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richer, alluvial clay and granite

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Law & Business - production ownership?

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43% co-operatives, 37% merchant houses, 20% independant growers

31
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Which have been the largest years of growth in production for cremant d’alsace?

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2000 - 2014. Nearly 40 million bottles produced in 2020

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Are the sales mostly domestic or exported?

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Domestic, 72%

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Cremant d’Alsace Emotion

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Launched in 2012, Category requires a minimum 75% pinot blanc, chardonnay and pinot noir, separately or together,. Minimum 24 months on lees

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Key producers

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Maison Bestheim, Valentin Zusslin, Muré, Cave de Turkheim, Domaine Jean Claude Buecher

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