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1
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what is Chaptalization?

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adding sugar to unfermented grape must to increase alcohol content after fermentation

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Vosges Mountain effect

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creating rain shadow effect, making cool Continental Climate, driest area in France

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Alsace subdivided to two regions

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Bas-Rhin & Haut Rhin

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what is Colmar for?

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Business Centre

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what are the Alsace best known vineyards?

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Riquewihr & Ribeauvillé

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most northern city in Alsace

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Strasbourg

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most southern city in Alsace?

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Mulhouse

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when did Alsace start planted back the noble varieties?

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1945 after the end of Second World War (France gained back Alsace from Germany)

lesser grape varieties were permitted from Germany

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what are the noble grape varieties?

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•Gewürztraminer
•Riesling
•Pinot Gris
•Muscat

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how many soil types in Alsace?

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7 or more

•limestone
•clay-limestone
•marl
•clay-marl
•marl-limestone
•granitic
•schist
•sandstone
•loess & lehms soils
•alluvial soils

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when did Alsace AOC introduced?

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1962

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can Alsace make wines other than still white wine?

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YES, 90% of Alsace are still white wine but there’s a little of Vin Rouge, Vin Rosé, Vin Gris.

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what is Vin Rouge?

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Red wines in French

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what is Vin Gris?

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a delicate, pale version of Rosé in French

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what is Vin Rosé?

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Rosé wine in French

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is chaptalization allowed in Alsace?

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YES

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what type of wines not allowed chaptalization?

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•Vendage Tardive (VT)
•Sèlection de Grains Noble (SGN)

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18
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what types of bottles they use in Alsace?
and what colour?

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slender flutes in green
(since 1972)

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what are the key characteristics of Alsace wines?

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•usually dry, but can be off-dry (modern trend is to leave few grams of residual sugars in wines)
•lots of fragrance
•minerally with complexity of flavours
•light spiciness

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is AOC Vin d’Alsace and AOC Alsace the same?

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YES

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what is the minimum alcohol for AOC Alsace?

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minimum of 8.5% abv, and must be from one of the permitted varieties, or blend of two or more

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22
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how many grand crus in Alsace?

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51 (as of 2007)
-accounts for close to 5% of Alsace wines

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23
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is grand cru labelled on the bottle?

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no
(but lieu-dits must labelled on the grand cru bottles)

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24
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what grand cru is the only grand cru can grow Sylvaner?

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Zotzenberg

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25
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what is the oldest known grape of Alsace?

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Muscat
(has been in Alsace since the Roman times)

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a wine sold as Pinot Blanc may be a blend of?

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Pinot Blanc with Auxerrois / Pinot Gris / Pinot Noir

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100% Pinot Blanc usually labelled as?

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Clevner / Klevner

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AOC Alsace account how many percent in total of Alsace production?

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73% of total Alsace production

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what is AOC Edelzwicker?

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a blend of two or more of the grape varietals
(vintage not compulsory dated)

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what is AOC Vin d’Alsace Communale (villages)?

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more stringent than regional appellation, focus on grape varieties, vine density, pruning, trellising, grape maturity and yields.

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what is Lieu-dits?

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an individual vineyard, specific terroir identity
(can be include in AOC Alsace and must in Grand Crus)
more stringent than Communale

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32
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how many are there in AOC Vin d’Alsace Communale?

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13
•Bergheim
•Blienschwiller
•Côtes de Barr
•Côte de Rouffach
•Coteaux du Haut-Koenigsbourg
•Klevener de Heiligenstein
•Ottrott
•Rodern
•Saint-Hippolyte
•Scherwiller
•Vallée Noble
•Val Saint-Grégoire
•Wolxheim

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what is a wine called if it’s a blend of two or more varieties and including at least 50% of noble varieties? (remainder can be Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Chasselas)

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Gentil d’Alsace
(vintage must be stated, passed tasting test, also grapes must be vinified separately before blending)

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34
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when is Grand Cru first introduced?

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introduced in 1975, began in 1983, expanded again in 1992

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what varieties has minimum potential of 11% abv at harvest in Grand Cru?

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Riesling & Muscat

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how bout Gewürztraminer & Pinot Gris? (Grand Cru minimum abv)

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12.5% abv

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37
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how many abv allowed for Chaptalization?
(Grand Cru)

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up to 1.5%abv
(not for Vendange Tardive & Selection de Grand Noble)

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38
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what grapes are permitted in grand cru?

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•Riesling
•Gewürztraminer
•Pinot Gris
•Muscat

starts in 2005,
•Sylvaner been replaced Muscat in Zotzenberg

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which grand cru allowed to blend Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling & Sylvaner?

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Zotzenberg

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what are the varieties permitted for blending in GC Altenberg de Bergheim?

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•Gewürztraminer (10-25%)
•Riesling (50-70%)
•Pinot Blanc
•Pinot Noir
•Pinot Gris (10-25%)
•Muscat (up to 10%)
•Chardonnay

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41
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which grand cru allowed to blend?

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Starting 2001

•Kaefferkopf
•Altenberg de Bergheim (add on Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay)
•Zotzenberg

42
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why is Grand Cru?

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•lower permitted yields
•more stringent tasting test
•grapes must hand-harvested

43
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what method did AC Crémant d’Alsace use?

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Méthode Traditionnelle (same as champagne)

•secondary fermentation in bottle

•dosage levels are same as Champagne

44
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what kind of bottles are used in Crémant d’Alsace?

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Champagne-style bottles

45
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what are the wines that account 23% of total Alsace production?

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Crémant d’Alsace

46
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what are the grape varieties in Crémant d’Alsace?

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•Pinot Blanc (common base)
•Pinot Noir
•Chardonnay
•Riesling
•Pinot Gris
•Auxerrois

47
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which grape varieties are not permitted in Crémant d’Alsace?

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•Gewürztraminer
•Chasselas
•Muscat?

48
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which variety gives the strongest flavour in Crémant d’Alsace?

A

Riesling

49
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Rosé style in Crémant d’Alsace must be made from?

A

100% Pinot Noir

50
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types of soils in Alsace:

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•Alsace plain - alluvial soils
•Lower slopes - chalk
•Upper slopes - granite, volcanic deposits, schist

51
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what’s the difference between Klevener & Klevner?

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•Klevener - Savagnin Rosé (only permitted in commune of Heiligenstein & other 4
•Klevner - synonyms of Pinot Blanc

52
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what are the grape varieties to be blend in GC Kaefferkopf?

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•Gewürztraminer (60-80%)
•Riesling (10-40%)
•Pinot Gris (0-30%)
-up to 10% for varieties below
•Pinot Blanc
•Pinot Noir
•Muscat
•Chasselas

53
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which variety is not permitted in GC Zotzenberg?

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Muscat

54
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when was AOC Crémant d’Alsace introduced?

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24 August, 1976

55
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what has to be labelled on Grand Crus bottles?

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Name of the vineyard & Vintage

56
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what is the grape that is the only exception for blended when labelling on the bottle?

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Pinot Blanc

wines sold by the grape name must be 100% of that varietal but Pinot Blanc is allowed to blended partly or solely with Auxerrois

57
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when is the best time to drink Alsace wines?

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1-4 years

58
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what is the best time to consume Vendage Tardives & Sélection de Grain Nobles?

A

they may matured up to 15 years

59
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what is Moelleux?

A

-a term to justify the wine has minimum 12g/L residual sugars

-Riesling (minimum 9g/L)

-if acid content more than 6g/L, minimum 18g/L

60
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what is the most widely planted variety in Alsace?

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Riesling, best to grown on granite soil

61
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what is the difference between Alsace & German Rieslings?

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Alsace Rieslings:
-dryer
-fuller body
-fruitier nose
-more mineral & an oily texture

62
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what food would you pair with Alsace Rieslings?

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it would compliment well with oysters, shellfish, fish dishes, scallops even pork and roast chicken

off-dry styles can work well with hot spicy foods

63
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what are the key characteristics of Alsace Gewürztraminer?

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•usually dry to medium
•low acidity
•high alcohol
•full body and highly aromatic
•ripe tropical fruit, grapefruit
•spices
•most distinctive bouquet and lychee flavours and aromas

64
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what pairs well with Gewürztraminer?

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•foie gras or strong terrines
•smoked mackerel or quails eggs
•spinach and asparagus
•roast duck, goose, pork
•any hot spicy dishes

65
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what is the key characteristics of Pinot Gris?

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-dry or off-dry
-medium to full body
-has a citrus, spicy bouquet flavours
-has potential to age

66
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what food works well with Pinot Gris?

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same as other varietals;

-scallops, veal
-pork
-lightly spiced dishes

67
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what are the types of Muscat grown in Alsace?

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•Muscat Blanc à petits grains
•Muscat Rose à petits grains
•Muscat Ottonel

68
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is Muscat produced every year?

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NO
although they are the oldest variety but they are not widely planted. Rely on good vintages as well

69
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what is the key characteristic of Muscat?

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-dry
-low acid
-with grape aromas and less spicy than other nobles
-musky flavour

70
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what is the synonyms for Pinot Blanc?

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Clevner or Klevner
(nearly as widely planted as Riesling)

71
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what is the key characteristic of Pinot Blanc?

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-dry, well balanced wine
-lighter bodied
-often blended with Auxerrois
-base of Crémant

72
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what would you pair with Pinot Blanc?

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-it can works as an apéritif
-shellfish, seafood, fish
-roast chicken

73
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what is the key characteristic for Sylvaner?

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-dry, light body, fruity
-best to drink young
-goes well with fish, shellfish, charcuterie
-more likely to be a local wine

74
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is Pinot Noir permitted in Alsace?

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YES

75
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how many grand cru is permitted for Pinot Noir?

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3 of them:

•Kirchberg de Barr (2022)
•Hengst (2022)
•Vorboug

76
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what bottles they use for Pinot Noir in Alsace?

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the Burgundy-style bottles, the only Alsace wine permitted, others: slender flute

77
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how is Pinot Noir from Alsace compare to Burgundy?

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-high in fruit
-low tannin
-lighter in body

78
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how is Pinot Noir made in Alsace?

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-made by leaving the maceration of the must with skins for 3-4 days
-usually the stalks are left in to add some tannins

79
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how is Chasselas in Alsace?

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this variety is rarely sold as international variety because it’s not as high quality as others (normally for house wines)

80
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what is Klevener in Alsace?

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it is a Savagnin rosé
(no replanting after 2021)

81
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where is Klevener grown?

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Heiligenstein

82
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how is Klevener taste like?

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-less pungent
-less spicy than Gewürztraminer

83
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are Vendange Tardive & Sélections de Grains Nobles labelled on the bottle?

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YES
can be label on Alsace AOC or Alsace Grand Cru AOC

84
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what is Vendange Tardive (VT) & Sélections de Grains Nobles?

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•late harvest grapes
•grapes left on the vine in a good year with warm autumn
•grapes are overripe and attract Botrytis Cinerea
•must be hand-harvested
•must pass blind tasting assessment
•SGN only made in exceptional years

85
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what varieties are allowed for Vendange Tardive & Sélection de Grains Nobles?

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all four nobles varieties:

•Gewürztraminer (most common)
•Pinot Gris
•Riesling
•Muscat

86
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can Vendange Tardive & Sélection de Grains Nobles be dry?

A

Possible
they are not obligated to be sweet, SGN usually are sweeter and VT can be quite dry depends on residual sugar

87
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what is the sugar content for Vendange Tardive?

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at harvest:

•244g/L for Riesling & Muscat

•270g/L for Gewürztraminer &Pinot Gris

(Chaptalization is not allowed)

88
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residual sugars levels for Sélection de Grains Nobles?

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at harvest:

•276g/L for Riesling & Muscat
•306g/L for Gewürztraminer & Pinot Gris

89
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when is Vendange Tardive & Sélections de Grains Nobles first introduced?

A

1984
(shortly after 25 grand crus were elevated)

90
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which is the newest Grand Cru in Alsace?

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Kaefferkopf (2006)

91
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where is Clos St Hune located?

A

in Rosacker Grand Cru
(owned by Domaine Trimbach)

92
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what Clos did Domaine Zind-Humbrecht owned?

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•Clos Hauserer
•Clos Jebsal
•Clos Windsbuhl

93
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which is the most Southern grand cru?

A

Rangen / Rangen de Thann

94
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which is the largest grand cru?

A

also the oldest grand cru:

Schlossberg
(80 hectares)

95
Q

how bout smallest grand cru?

A

Kanzlerberg
(3 hectares)

96
Q

most northern grand cru in Alsace?

A

Muenchberg

97
Q

why is Alsace unique in bottling regarding French Wine Law?

A

it is the only AOC in France allowed to designate wine by varietal

98
Q

TRUE or FALSE
Alsace is the only legal region to grow Riesling in France

A

TRUE

99
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difference between Vendange Tardive & Sélections de Grains Nobles?

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•VT - passerillage process to concentrate the sugar in the juice

•SGN - affected by Botrytis Cinerea, harvested by tries

100
Q

what is Pourriture Rot?

A

Noble Rot in French

101
Q

how long is the Vosges Mountain?

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15 miles parallel to the Rhine River

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