France (Alsace, Jura, & Savoie) Flashcards
Which direction do top vineyards in Alsace typically face?
East
Name a style of wine NOT allowed for wines labeled Alsace AOP?
Fortified
T/F: Rosé in Alsace is produced with 100% Pinot Noir.
True
Alsace was last returned to France at the conclusion of which major conflict?
WWI
What percentage of Alsace’s total production is white wine?
90%
What is the capital of the Haut-Rhin département?
Colmar
T/F: Alsatian grand cru wines may not be chaptalized.
False
Which is the workhorse grape of Crémant d’Alsace AOP?
Pinot Blanc
Sélection de Grains Nobles emphasizes what in the final wine?
Botrytis
Name an AOP located in Lorraine?
Cotes de Toul
Grés de Vosges is a local pink _________ soil found in Alsace.
Sandstone
Crémant d’Alsace AOP may include Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, and _______ .
Chardonnay
White wines from the Moselle AOP are based primarily on which grape?
Auxerrois
Alsace produces approximately __ % of France’s still white wines.
18-20
Which river flows through Savoie from Lake Geneva in Switzerland?
Rhone
What is the most planted grape in Jura?
Chardonnay
Which Jura wine style is aged under flor, similar to Sherry?
Vin Jaune
Which country sits directly across Lake Geneva from Savoie?
Switzerland
Which country outside France is closest to Savoie?
Italy
T/F: Jura and Savoie lie along the same latitude as Burgundy.
True
What is the most planted grape in Savoie?
Jacquere
Seyssel AOP may produce what style(s) of wine?
White and sparkling wines
Château Chalon AOP wines must be bottled in a _____.
Clavelin
Clos Ste Hune is a a wine made from this grand cru?
Rosacker
Bugey Cerdon wines are produced by what method?
Method ancestral
Roussette is a synonym for _____.
Altesse
What lake borders Roussette de Savoie AOP?
Lake Bourget
What is the grape of Chignin-Bergeron?
Roussanne
The two departments of Alsace? Best vineyard sites are located in which of the two?
a) Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin
b) Haut-Rhin
The four “noble” grapes of Alsace?
Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Gewurztraminer
The four noble grapes aside, the Alsace AOP allows which other grapes to be labelled varietally?
Chasselas
Pinot Blanc
Sylvaner
Pinot Noir
T/F: Vin jaune wines are always dry.
True
Match the Savoie cru to the permitted wine style.
A. Arbin
B. Crépy
C. Ayze
a) Red
b) White
c) Sparkling
In which century did phylloxera arrive in Jura?
19th
Grapes destined for vin de paille wines must dry for a minimum of _____ weeks.
6
What is the capital of Savoie?
Chambery
What is the capital of Savoie?
Chambery
Pinot Gris was formerly known as?
Tokay d’Alsace
Name two pink variants of the Traminer grape?
Gewurztraminer
Savagnin
Savagnin is known locally in Alsace as?
Klevener
Savagnin rose as its known in Alsace?
Klevener de Heiligenstein
What does “Gentil” mean on an Alsatian label?
The wine is comprised of no less than 50% noble varieties
The first recognized Grand Cru of Alsace? Awarded in this year?
a) Schlossberg
b) 1975
The last awarded Grand Cru in Alsace? Bringing the total to?
a) Kaefferkopf
b) 51
This Grand Cru is famous for its Sylvaner and is the only GC permitted to grow it?
Zotzenberg
An Alsatian synonym for Chasselas?
Gutedel
Varietally labeled wines in Alsace require what % of the stated grape?
100
Alsatian wines labeled simply as “Pinot” may contain which varieties?
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
Auxerrois
Are VT wines or SGN wines more likely to be dry?
Vendange Tardive
Which between VT & SGN wines has a higher minimum must weights? Of Riesling/Muscat or Gewurz/Pinot Gris, which requires higher must wieghts for each category?
a) SGN
b) Gewurz/Pinot Gris
Name all authorized grapes for Cremant d’Alsace?
Pinot Blanc Pinot Noir Chardonnay Riesling Pinot Gris Auxerrois
The only permissible red grape of Alsace AOP?
Pinot Noir
Where would you find the Cotes de Toul AOP? Wines produced?
a) Lorraine
a) Rose (Vin Gris style) from Pinot Noir and Gamay
b) White from Auxerrois and Aubin
c) Red wines from Pinot Noir
Moselle AOP is found where? Wines produced from?
a) Lorraine
b) Auxerrois, Pinot Noir
Prominent soil types in the Jura?
Limestone and marl on the slower slopes; clay in the lowest sites
Explain “Vin Gris?”
Reds wines made like white wines with minimal color extracted from immediate pressing with little to no maceration
Savagnin is known locally in the Jura as?
Nature
Three most planted red grapes of Jura?
Poulsard
Trousseau
Pinot Noir
Non-oxidative dry whites in the Jura are most always made from?
Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc)
Does Vin de Paille employ botrytis-affected fruit?
No
The 62cl bottle used in Chateau Chalon AOP?
Clavelin
Minimum aging requirements in barrel for vin jaune from Chateau Chalon AOP?
Six years
Aging requirements for Vin de Paille in Arbois, Cotes du Jura, and L’Etoile?
3 years (18mos in neutral barrels)
Vin Jaune in Chateau Chalon AOP is made exclusively from?
Savagnin (Nature)
Minimum number of weeks for Passilerage for Vin de Paille?
6
The three communal appellations of the Jura?
L’Etoile AOP
Arbois AOP
Chateau Chalon AOP
The single commune that may append its name to Arbois AOP?
Pupullin
The white wine only communal appellation of Jura?
L’Etoile AOP
The “Vin de Liquer” of Jura? Produced in what color?
a) Macvin de Jura AOP
b) All 3
The two lakes that moderate the climate of the Savoie?
Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) Lake Bourget
The Savoie’s synonym for Roussane?
Bergeron
The most planted variety of the Savoie?
Jacquere
The three prominent red varieties of Savoie?
Mondeuse
Gamay
Pinot Noir
Aside from Jacquere, the three white grapes known to produce higher quality wines in Savoie?
Chardonnay
Bergeron (Roussanne)
Altesse
Where would you find Chignin-Bergeron? Wines are made from?
a) Savoie
b) Roussanne (Bergeron)
The crus of Marignan, Ripaille and Crépy are located where in Savoie? Producing wines from? Wine are made form a minimum 80% ____________?
a) Lake Geneva
b) Chasselas
Rousette is a synonym for ___________ in Savoie?
Altesse
Seyssel AOP is found where? What styles of wine produced? From which grapes?
a) Savoie
b) Sparkling - Altesse, Molette, Chasselas; Still White - Altesse
Bugey Cerdon produces what kinds of wines?
Vin Mousseux Rosé: Gamay and Poulsard (wines are aged on the lees for a min. 2 months, and have a min. pressure of 3 atmospheres)
Name 5 Riesling based Grand Crus of Alsace? Name someone that produces it?
a) Brand - Boxler
b) Schlossberg - Weinbach
c) Sommerberg - Boxler
d) Zontzenberg - Albert Seltz
e) Rosacker - Trimbach
Name two Pinot Gris based Grand Crus of Alsace? Name someone that produces it?
a) Hengst - Josmeyer
b) Kirchberg - Pierre Herring
Name an Alsace Grand Cru specific to Gewurztraminer? Name someone that produces it?
a) Goldert
b) Weinbach
