Jura, Alsace, Savoie

Question 1

What year did Alsace receive AOC?

Answer 1

1962

Question 2

What Alsace AOP permits Chardonnay?

Answer 2

Crémant d’Alsace

Question 3

What is the min. sugar level at harvest for SGN Riesling/Muscat?

Answer 3

276 g/l

Question 4

What is the min. sugar level at harvest for SGN Pinot Gris/Gewurtz?

Answer 4

306 g/l

Question 5

What is the min. sugar level at harvest for VT Riesling/Muscat?

Answer 5

244 g/l

Question 6

What is the min. sugar level at harvest for VT Pinot Gris/Gewurtz?

Answer 6

270 gl

Question 7

What is the Grand Cru that Trimbach’s “Clos Ste. Hune” is declassified from?

Answer 7

Rosacker

Question 8

What is Alsace’s smallest Grand Cru, and what is its size?

Answer 8

Kanzlerberg, 3 ha

Question 9

Which Alsace Grand Cru(s) permit blending?

Answer 9

Altenberg de Bergheim, Kaefferkopf

Question 10

What is the 51st Alsace Grand Cru, and when was it est?

Answer 10

Kaefferkopf, 2007

Question 11

What year did individual Alsacevineyards receive AOC status, increasing the actual number of GC from 1 to 51?

Answer 11

2011

Question 12

What was the 1st GC vineyard in Alsace?

Answer 12

Schlossberg

Question 13

Gentil requires what min of noble Alsace grapes?

Answer 13

50%

Question 14

What 5 communes can bottle Klevener de Heiligenstein?

Answer 14

Heiligenstein, Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Obernai

Question 15

What year did AOC law mandate that standard Riesling be made in a dry style?

Answer 15

2008

Question 16

Is Grand Cru Riesling required to be dry by AOC law?

Answer 16

No, just standard Riesling

Question 17

What is Klevener?

Answer 17

Savignin

Question 18

Where is Klevener grown?

Answer 18

Heiligenstein in Bas-Rhin

Question 19

Is Muscat or Gewurtztraminer high in alcohol?

Answer 19

Gewurtztraminer

Question 20

What percentage of AOP wine is white?

Answer 20

90%

Question 21

What is the name of the local pink sandstone?

Answer 21

Grés de Vosges

Question 22

What are the most common soil types on the steeper slopes of the Vosges?

Answer 22

Schist, granite, volcanic sediment

Question 23

What are the most common soil types on the lower slopes of the Vosges mountains?

Answer 23

Limestone

Question 24

What are the 2 departments of Alsace?

Answer 24

Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin

Question 25

What is Gutedel a synonym for?

Answer 25

Chasselas

Question 26

Sylvaner is permitted in which Alsace Grand Cru?

Answer 26

Zotzenberg

Question 27

Is hand harvesting mandatory for Alsace grand cru wine?

Answer 27

Yes

Question 28

What is the aging requirement for Jura vin de paille?

Answer 28

Min 3 years, 18 months in neutral barrel

Question 29

What styles of wine are permitted under Côtes du Jura AOP?

Answer 29

Red, rosé, white

Question 30

Vin Jaune is made exclusively from what grape?

Answer 30

Savagnin

Question 31

What village may append its name to Arbois AOP?

Answer 31

Pupillin

Question 32

What is the min. must weight for vin de paille?

Answer 32

320 g/l

Question 33

Vin de Paille may be labeled under what 3 AOPs?

Answer 33

Arbois, L'Etoile, Côtes du Jura

Question 34

What is size and name of the bottle used in Château Chalon AOP?

Answer 34

62 cl (620 ml), Clavelin

Question 35

How long must grapes for vin de paille dry?

Answer 35

6 weeks

Question 36

Are wines from Château Chalon topped off to prevent oxidation?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

What is the required aging for Macvin du Jura?

Answer 37

1 year in barrel after mutage

Question 38

How many AOPs are in Savoie?

Answer 38

6

Question 39

What is Savoie's most common grape?

Answer 39

Jacquere

Question 40

Bergeron is a synonym for what grape in Savoie?

Answer 40

Roussanne

Question 41

What crus in Savoie require a min. of 80% Chasselas?

Answer 41

Marignan, Ripaille, and Crépy

Question 42

Roussette de Savoie AOP uses what grape exclusively?

Answer 42

Altesse

Question 43

What 4 communes may append their name to Roussette de Savoie AOP?

Answer 43

Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, and Monthoux

Question 44

When was the Crémant de Savoie AOP est?

Answer 44

2015

Question 45

What is the grape of Roussette de Bugey AOP?

Answer 45

Altesse

Question 46

What 2 communes may append their name to Roussette de Bugey AOP?

Answer 46

Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, and Monthoux

Question 47

2/3 of Grand Cru vineyards lie in what Alsace department?

Answer 47

Haut Rhin

Question 48

What style of wines are made in Seyssel AOP?

Answer 48

Dry and off dry white and mousseux

Question 49

What 2 grapes are approved for still, varietal Seyssel wines?

Answer 49

Altesse, Molette