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France: Alsace, Jura & Savoie Flashcards

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What is the only Alsatian Grand Cru that allows for Sylvaner?

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Zotzenberg

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What is Bugey Cerdon?

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AOP for Métode Ancenstrale sparkling rosé from Savoie, produced from Gamay and Ploussard.

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Bastardo is also known as what?

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Trousseau, Trousseau Noir, Cabernet Gros

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In what year did Alsace receive AOC status?

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1962

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What was the last of the major French growing regions to receive AOC status? In what year?

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Alsace; 1962

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What two communes is Alsace divided between? Which contains more Grand Crus and is thought to produce higher quality wine?

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Haut Rhin (in the south) and the Bas Rhin (in the north); The Haut Rhin has 2/3 of the Grand Crus of Alsace and is thought to produce higher quality wines.

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What is the local pink sandstone of Alsace called?

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Grés de Vosges

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What are the four noble grapes of Alsace?

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Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer

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What grapes are allowed to be varietally labeled under the Alsace AOP? What percentage of the grape must a bottle contain to be varietally labeled? What is the exception to this rule?

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Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc (Klevner), Chasselas (Gutedel), Sylvaner, Pinot Noir; 100%, except Auxerrois can be blended with Pinot Blanc and still varietally labeled.

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What does “Edelzwicker” translate to?

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“Noble mixture”

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What does it mean to find “Gentil” on a bottle of Alsace wine?

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Gentil is a superior designation for blends; must contain at least 50% noble grapes

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How many Grand Crus are there in Alsace? When were they designated?

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51 total: 25 in 1983, 25 in 1985, and 1 in 2006

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What was the last Grand Cru of Alsace to be designated? In what year?

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Kaefferkopf in 2006 (over 20 years after the last designation in 1985)

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What are the exceptions to the rule that Grand Cru Alsace wines must be varietal wines from noble grapes?

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Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf are allowed to blend; Zotzenberg can use Sylvaner varietally

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Is hand harvesting mandatory for Grand Cru Alsace?

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Yes

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What is the minimum alcohol for Alsace Grand Cru?

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Riesling & Muscat: 11% Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer: 12.5%

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What is the largest Grand Cru in Alsace? Smallest? What is the size of each?

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Kanzlerberg at 3 ha; Schlossberg at 80 ha

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Name two producers who abstain from the Grand Cru system in Alsace. What are their main issues with it?

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Trimbach & Hugel; politics have outweighed terroir in the division of Grand Cru land and yield requirements are outrageously high.

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When were the designations for late harvest wines created in Alsace? What are they, and what qualities do each try to express?

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1984; Vendanges Tardives – emphasis on varietal purity; Selection de Grains Nobles – suppress varietal character in favor of botrytis

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What is passerillage?

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The development of complex flavor/chemical compounds that come from grapes being isolated from the nourishment of the vine and dehydrated

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What are the minimum sugar levels at harvest for VT and SGN wines?

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VT: 235 g/L for Muscat & Riesling; 257 g/L for Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer SGN: 276 g/L for Muscat & Riesling; 306 g/L for Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer

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What AOPs of Alsace is Chardonnay allowed in?

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Cremant d’Alsace AOP

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What is the main grape used for Cremant d’Alsace AOP? What other grapes are used?

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Pinot Blanc; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois

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Where is Côtes de Toul AOP? What styles of wine from what grapes are made there?

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Lorraine; reds from Pinot Noir, whites from Auxerrois and Aubin, rosé in a vin gris style from Gamay and Pinot Noir

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Where is the Moselle AOP? What style of wine is made there from what grapes?

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Lorraine; white, red, and rosé, principally from Auxerrois & Pinot Noir

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What is the climate and soil of the Jura?

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Continental climate, very mountainous, with Jurassic limestone and marl, some clay at lower sites

27
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What red grapes are allowed in production of Côtes du Jura AOP wines?

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Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau, and Pinot Noir

28
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What is the primary white grape of the Côtes du Jura AOP? What grape is allowed to be blended with it?

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Chardonnay; Savagnin

29
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What is Savagnin locally known as in the Jura?

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Naturé

30
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What grape approved for the Cotes du Jura AOP may not be used in its vin de paille production?

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Pinot Noir

31
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What are the three communal appellations of the Jura?

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Arbois AOP, L’Etoile AOP, and Chateau Chalon AOP

32
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What styles of wine are made in Arbois AOP? What commune may append its name to Arbois?

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White, red, and rosé; Pupillin

33
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What appellation of the Jura takes its name from a local fossil shaped like a star?

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L’Etoile

34
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What styles of wine are made in L’Etoile and what grapes are allowed?

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Only white wines generally produced in an oxidative style; Chardonnay, Savagnin, and Poulsard (only small amounts allowed)

35
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What is Château Chalon?

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An AOP for vin jaune in the Jura

36
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What are the aging requirements for Château Chalon?

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Must be kept in barrel until December 15th of the 6th year following harvest.

37
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What grapes are allowed in the Château Chalon AOP?

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Savagnin only

38
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What is the main difference between vin jaune and sherry?

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Vin jaune is not fortified.

39
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What is the name and size of the bottle that vin jaune is bottled in?

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Clavelin; 62 cl

40
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Under what appellations can vin de paille be made in the Jura?

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Arbois, L’Etoile, or Côtes du Jura

41
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Is vin de paille a botrytis infected wine?

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No; ripe but not botrytised grapes are picked then left out to dry

42
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What is the minimum amount of time that grapes must be left out to dry for vin de paille?

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6 weeks

43
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What is the minimum must weight for vin de paille? Because of this, what is the resultant structural profile of the finished wine?

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320 g/L; high alcohol, sugar content, and acidity

44
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What are the aging requirements for vin de paille?

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Must be aged for a minimum 3 years before release, with at least 18 months in neutral oak

45
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What methods of production may be used in Cremant du Jura AOP?

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Traditional method sparkling wines only

46
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What is Macvin du Jura? What colors may it be? What are its aging requirements?

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A vin de liqueur made in the Jura; may be white, red, or rosé from the Savagnin, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Trousseau, and Poulsard; must be aged for at least 1 year in oak after mutage

47
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What lakes moderate the continental climate of Savoie?

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Lake Bourget & Lake Geneva

48
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What is Lake Geneva known as in France, and what growing region’s climate does it most affect?

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Lac Léman; Savoie

49
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What is the most commonly grown grape of Savoie?

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Jacquère

50
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What is the synonym for Roussanne in Savoie?

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Bergeron

51
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Where is Chignin-Bergeron and what kinds of wine are made there?

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A cru in the Vin de Savoie AOP; 100% Roussanne

52
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Where are Marignan, Ripaille, and Crépy? What is the predominant grape grown?

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All crus of the Vin de Savoie AOP on the southern shores of Lake Geneva; min. 80% Chasselas

53
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Name four AOPs of Savoie other than Vin de Savoie AOP.

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Roussette de Savoie AOP, Seyssel AOP, Bugey AOP, Roussette de Bugey AOP

54
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What is a synonym for Altesse? What two appellations are based on this grape?

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Roussette; Roussette de Savoie AOP & Roussette de Buge AOP

55
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What is the grape of still wines from the Seyssel AOP? Sparkling wines?

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Still wines - 100% Altesse; Sparkling wines - min. 10% Altesse, can be blended with Molette & Chasselas

56
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What style of wines can be made in the Bugey AOP?

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The traditional Bugey Cerdon – methode ancenstrale rosés from Gamay and Poulsard – as well as still wines of all three colors

57
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Name the two Muscats grown in Alsace.

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Muscat à Petit Grains Blanc Muscat Ottonel

58
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What is the parentage of Auxerrois Blanc?

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it is a Gouais Blanc x Pinot cross

59
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How many major soil types are there in Alsace? Name three.

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There are 13. Volcanic, granite, gneiss, schist, sandstone, limestone, marl, sand, loess, and loam (alone or in combination).

60
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What is a synonym for Savagnin Rosé?

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Roter Traminer

61
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Who in Alsace makes:

A) Clos Ste-Hune

B) Cuvee Ste. Catherine

C) Clos Windsbuhl

D) Cuvee Frederic Emile

E) Cuvee Laurence

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A) Trimbach

B) Weinbach

C) Zind-Humbrecht

D) Trimbach

E) Weinbach

62
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What is the principal grape of blended Kaefferkopf wines? What is Kaefferkopf?

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Kaefferkopf is the 51st Grand Cru of Alsace.

Blends from this GC must be:

  • 60-80% Gewurztraminer
  • 10-40% Riesling
  • and maximum of 30% Pinot Gris.
63
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What Grand Cru is Clos Ste Hune made from?

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Rosacker

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