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1
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What are the primary grapes in Alsace?

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Riesling					
Pinot Blanc (Pinot Vrai or Klevner)		
Gewurztraminer				
Pinot Gris						
Pinot Noir
Sylvaner
Muscat à petits grains blanc (high quality, flavour some)
Muscat Ottonel (cross between Chasselas and Muscat d’Elisentadt)
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When did Alsace reach it pick of prosperity?

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Mid-renaissance 16th century. Then under German control.

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What is the size of Alsace?

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Small strip.
120Km long, 5.8Km wide
21,200ha planted

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What is the climate fo Alsace?

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Continental climate with high diurnal temperature swing.

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What is the yearly amount of rain?

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Alsace receive 394/495mm of rain/year.

The west side of the Vosges receive 2,286mm of rain/year in comparison

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How many sunshine hours does Alsace received?

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1,800 hour of sun a year.

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Where are the vineyards of Alsace planted?

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They are Planted on the Voges slop facing South / South-East from 198-396m altitude.

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Specificity of the spring season in Alsace:

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Mild.
Frost are common resulting in reduced crops. on the plain.
High trained vine to avoid frost damage

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Specificity of the summer season in Alsace:

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Hot and dry with sporadic thunderstorm and hail. drought can be an issues some year.

Vines are trained closer to the ground on the slop to maximise heat and reflected sunlight.

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Specificity of the autumn season in Alsace:

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Usually humid.
Development of noble rot
Chance of hail and thunderstorms

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Specificity of the winter season in Alsace:

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Very cold, putting the vine in true dormancy

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Where is Alsace geologically located ?

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Located on the Upper Rhine Graben, part of the European rift that formed in the cenozoic era (65my to now).

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What is the characteristic of the soil in Alsace?

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Very divers soils resulting in the diversity of grapes within the region.
Each grapes is planted on the soil best suited to it.

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How many soils types? What are the soils?

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13 soils type in Alsace:

Volcanic 	limestone
Granite           marl
gneiss            loess
Schist             sand
Sandston       loam
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What are the secondary grapes in Alsace?

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Chardonnay
Chasselas
Auxerrois Blanc (Gouet x Pinot Blanc. very neutral)
Kelvener de Heiligenstein (non-aromatic version of Savagnin Rosé).

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What is Kelvener de Heiligenstein?

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The non-aromatic version of Savagnin Rosé

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What is Edelzwicker wine?

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Blend wine made from any grapes allowed in the appellation Alsace AOC

18
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What is a Vin Gentil?

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  • A wine made of at least 50% of noble grapes.
  • The rest is made of Sylvaners, Chasselas, Pinot Blanc
  • Must be tasted by a panel before being sold.
19
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What is Klevner?

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A wine made either from 100% Pinot Blanc, 100% Auxerrois or blend of the two.

20
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What is a Pinot d’Alsace

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A wine made with Auxerrois, Pinot Blanc/Noir/Gris.

21
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How is the Alsace wine industry broken down?

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4,000 growers
1,200 producers
900 estates
19 Co-op
73 Négociants
22
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What is the split of red, white and rose production?

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90% of the production is white.

The rest os made up of red and rosé.

23
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What are the rules for Crémant d’Alsace?

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  • Made using the method traditional
  • 9 months minium sur-lie.
  • Not to be sold within a year after tirage/bottling.
  • Mostly made form blend of Pinot blanc, Chardonnay, Auxerrois, Riesling, Pinot Gris - Gewürztraminer is forbidden.
  • Some 100% varietal: Chardonnay / Pinot Gris / Riesling
  • Rosé are made form Pinot Noir. need to be from saignée.
  • Maximum yield of 80hl/ha
24
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What are different styles of Crémant and their sugar level?

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Extra Brut = no dosage
Brut <12g/l
Extra sec <17g/l
Sec <32g/l
Demi-sec <50g/l
25
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What is Vendange Tardives wine?

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  • Made from Noble Grapes only
  • Grapes harvested late when over-ripe
  • Sometime botrytis is present but not mandatory
  • No malo has the acidity is needed.
26
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What is Selection of Grains Nobles wine?

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Made form Noble Grapes
Botrytis is mandatory
only the rotten berry are piked by multiple passage in the vineyard

27
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How many AOC is there in Alsace?

A

53 AOC in total

Alsace AOC / Crémant AOC / each Grand Cru

28
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When was AOC Alsace written?

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AOC Alsace written in 1945 but only implemented in 1962

29
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When was AOC Grand Cru Created?

How many is there?

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  • Grand Cru AOC created 1975

- 51 in total.

30
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When was Crémant d’Alsace created?

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Crémant d’Alsace was created in 1976

31
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What are the yields permitted for Alsace AOC?

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White 80hl/Ha maximum yield
Rose 75hl/ha
Red 60hl/ha

32
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What represent the production of Alsace AOC?

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73% of the total production

33
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What are the yields permitted for Communal AOC?

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White 72hl/ha

Red 60hl/ha

34
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What are the yields permitted for Lieu-Dit AOC?

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White 68hl/ha

Red 60hl/ha

35
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Specification of Lieu-dit AOC

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  • Apply to specific vineyard
  • Sticker standard and restriction than Communal AOC
  • Restriction on grapes varieties
  • Restriction on vine density, trellising, pruning method
  • Higher potential alcohol level require
36
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Yields for Grand Cru AOC

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Maximum yield restricted at 55hl/ha

37
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Grapes allowed in Grand Cru AOC

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White wine only:
              Riesling
              Pinot Gris
              Muscat
              Gewurztraminer
38
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What is the only exception where Sylvaner is permitted in Alsace Grand Cru AOC?

A

Sylvaner is permitted in only one site: Zotzenberg.

This site can also be made from Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Gris)

39
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What are the specificities of Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim?

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Can be of a single varietal (Riesling/Gewurztraminer/Pinot Gris) or a blend.

  • If blend it must be:
    50% - 70% min/max Riesling
    10% - 25% min/max Gewurtztraminer and/or Pinot Gris
    max 10% Muscat (both), Chasselas, Pinot Blanc in blend if the vines were planted before 2005.
40
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What are the specificities of Grand Cru Kaefferkopf?

A

Can be of a single varietal (Riesling/Gewurtztraminer/Pinot Gris) or a blend.

  • If blend it must be:
    60-80% Gewurztraminer
    10-40% Riesling
    Muscat (petit grain blanc, petit grain rosé, Ottonel) can contribute to 10%

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