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There are 51 grand cru vineyard in Alsace? TRUE to FALSE

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TRUE

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Wines produce in Alsace are typically aged in high percentage of new French oak barrels. TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

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Capital of Alsace

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Strasbourg

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Auxerrois and Pinot Blanc are two names for the same grape. TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

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Wines allowed under Alsace AOP

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Red, White, Dessert, Sparkling (Crémant d’Alsace)

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Alsace was returned to France at the conclusion of what conflict?

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World War 1

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Alsace term that denotes a blended wine that includes a minimum 50% of noble Alsatian grapes?

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Gentil

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Tokay d’Alsace used to be the name used for _______ in Alsace

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Pinot Gris

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Name the 4 Noble grape varieties of Alsace

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Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Muscat, Pinot Gris.

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How many Grand Crus are in Alsace?

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51

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Most aromatic grape variety in Alsace

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Gewurztraminer

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Riesling in Alsace is generally vilified sweet or dry?

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Dry

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Premier wines in Alsace usually originate in which département?

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Haut-Rhin

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What grape is used for Rosé in Alsace?

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Pinot Noir

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What is the Climate of Alsace

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Dry Continental

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Name of the bottle that is required for Alsatian wines

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Flûte

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Mountain range that create rain shadow in Alsace

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The Vosges

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Which of the following is the workhorse grape of Crémant d’Alsace AOP?

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Pinot Blanc

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Which of the following AOPs is located in Lorraine?

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Côtes de Toul

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Chardonnay is permitted in Crémant d’Alsace AOP?

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TRUE

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Riesling is first of the four noble grapes to ripen TRUE or FALSE

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TRUE

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Alsatian grand cru wines may not be chaptalized TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

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Name of the first grand cru of Alsace (Named in 1975)

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Schlossberg

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Varietal Alsace AOP wines labels “Pinot Blanc” may be blends of Pinot Blanc and…?

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Auxerrois

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Grapes permitted in Alsace VT & SGN designations?
Gewurtztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris
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Alsace is located in which quadrant of France
Northeast
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Is Grand Cru designation allowed in Alsace? TRUE or FALSE
FALSE, only Premier Cru designation
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VT (Vendanges Tardives) wines are always sweet TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
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Largest Alsatian Grand cru?
Schlossberg
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Domaine Wind-Humbrech uses "indice" on their wine label to refer to?
Residual sugar
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Grés de Vosges is a local pink ____ soil found in Alsace.
Sandstone
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Sylvaner may be bottled as a varietal in the ____ Grand Cru
Zotzenberg
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Gutedel is an Alsatian synonym for
Chasselas
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Over two-thirds of Alsace grand crus are located in the
Haut-Rhin
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Smallest grand cru vineyard in Alsace?
Kanzlerberg (3.2ha)
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Crémant d'Alsace wines may not contain which grape?
Gewurztraminer
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The only two varieties of Muscat permitted for grand cru production in Alsace
Muscat à Petit Grains (Blanc & Rosé) and Muscat Ottonel
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Alsatian grands crus may produce blends?
Altenberg de Bergheim
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Alsatian grand cru vineyards can only produce grand cru wines TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
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All of the following are climatic influences on Alsace, except: Black Forest Vosges Mountains Lake Geneva Rhine River
Lake Geneva
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Out of the four noble grapes, Pinot Gris usually produces the lowest-acid wines TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
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Varietal labeling is mandatory for Alsatian wines released at grand cru level TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
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SGN (Sélection de Grains Nobles) emphasizes what in the final wine?
Botrytis influence
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Alsace produces approximately what percentage of France's still white wine
18%
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In what year were the grand crus of Alsace separated into 51AOPs?
2011
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What is the only grape permitted in Marc d'Alsace?
Gewurztraminer
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What is the general minimum alcohol for Alsace Grand Cru Muscat?
11%
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"Cuvée Fréderic Emile" is a blend of which two grand cru vineyards?
Geisberg and Osterberg
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Blended wines from Kaefferkopf Grand Cru may contain a maximum___% of Pinot Gris
30%
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Which producer owns the most hectares of grand cru vineyards in Alsace?
Domaine Schlumberger
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In what year did Alsace achieve AOC status?
1972, the last of the major winemaking regions
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Grapes allowed in Alsace AOP or Vin d'Alsace to be bottled as a variety
4 Nobles (Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer, Muscat) Sylvaner Klevener Pinot Blanc (Klevner) Gutedel (Chasselas) Pinot Noir
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What percentage of varietal needs to be to be labeled as a single variety in Alsace?
100% Only exception is Pinot Blanc that may be blended with Auxerrois
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Most planted grape variety in Alsace
Riesling
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Why are Alsatian wines one of the longest-lived dry wines in the world?
Pronounced Acidity and Minerality
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Alsace's quintessential wine:
Pinot Gris also known as Tokay d'Alsace or Tokay Pinot Gris
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Name the famous commune that produces single variety Klevner
Heiligenstein
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What does Edelzwicker means on an Alsatian label?
"Noble Mixture" Blended white wine. Non-expensive wines Doesn't need to have a vintage
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What does the term Gentil refer to?
Blended white wine from Alsace with a min 50% of noble Alsatian grapes
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In Alsace is hand harvest mandatory for Grand Cru wines? TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Grape varieties allowed in Crémant d'Alsace?
Pinot Gris (Main) Chardonnay Riesling Pinot Noir Auxerrois
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Most notable AOP of Lorraine
Côtes de Toul AOP Light red wines from Pinot Noir White wines made with Auxerrois and Aubin Rosé wines made in a pale vin gris Style from Gamay and Pinot Noir

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