Overall Flashcards by Howard Chang

Alsace is divided into two départements north and south, and what are the main cities

2/3 of Alsace’s grand cru vineyards are located in which département

Bas-Rhin: Strasbourg

Haut-Rhin: Colmar
- 2/3 of grand cru are here

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When did Alsace become AOC

1962

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Alsace is rainshadowed by which mountain and right next to which river

Climate type

Vosges

Rhine

Semi-continental

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When did AOC Grand Cru established

1975
Region-wide designations in 1983

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When did AOC VT and SGN established

1984

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What is Grés de Vosges

A local pink sandstone

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Soil structure if the steeper mountain slopes, lower slopes, and the foot of the mountains

The steeper mountain slopes are generally composed of schist, granite, and volcanic sediment

Lower slopes sit on a limestone base

The plain at the foot of the mountains consists of richer alluvial clay and gravel soils

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Three clones of Muscat in Alsace

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Muscat Rosé à Petits Grains
Muscat Ottonel

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Synonym of Pinot Blanc and Chasselas

Pinot Blanc - Klevner
Chasselas - Gutedel

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Grapes allowed to be bottled varietally as Alsace AOP

Varietal wines must contained how many % of the grape with the exception of Pinot Blanc

Four noble grapes
Pinot Noir
Pinot Blanc (may blend with Auxerrois)
Auxerrois
Chasselas
Sylvaner
Klevener de Heiligenstein (Savagnin Rose)

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Min. must weight of VT and SGN wines with noble grapes

VT:
Riesling, Muscat: 244 g/L
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 270 g/L

SGN:
Riesling, Muscat: 276 g/L
Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 306 g/L

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Permitted Training Method in Alsace

Single or Double Guyot

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White wines simply labeled “Pinot” may contained which grapes in the blend

Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
Auxerrois

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Alsatian AOP law mandates, from which vintage forward, that standard Riesling wines be dry in style

2008

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What was Pinot Gris formerly called in Alsace

Tokay d’Alsace or Tokay Pinot Gris

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Five communes may bottle Klevener under the existing Alsace AOP

Synonym of this grape

Gertwiller
Goxwiller
Heiligenstein
Bourgheim
Obernai
(GGHBO)

Savagnin Rose

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Explain the term Edelzwicker and Gentil

Which producer is known for bottling Gentil wines

Edelzwicker:
Inexpensive blended wine
Don’t need to be vintage-dated

Gentil:
Blends with min. 50% noble grapes
Base wines must be vinified seperately
- Marcel Deiss is the staunchest advocate

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How many grand cru were established in which year respectively

Name the first and last grand cru established

1975: Schlossberg
1983: 24 additional
1992: 25 addtional
2007: Kaefferkopf

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Which two grand cru allowed blends

What are the Encépagement of each grand cru

Min. potential alcohol of final blend for each grand cru

Altenberg de Bergheim:
50-70% Riesling
10-25% Pinot Gris
10-25% Gewurztraminer
Max. 10% combined Chasselas, Muscat, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc

Final blend: 14% abv

Kaefferkopf:
60-80% Gewurztraminer
10-40% Riesling
Max. 30% Pinot Gris
Max. 10% Muscat

Final blend: 12% abv

Which grand cru allowed Sylvaner

Zotzenberg

In which vintage did Alsace welcome the addition of Grand Cru Pinot Noir

Which two grand cru are allowed at first

Which one was added in 2024

2022:
Hengst
Kirchberg de Barr

Vorbourg added in 2024

Muscat is not authorized for varietal wines from which three grand cru

Zotzenberg
Altenberg de Bergheim
Kaefferkopf

Minimum potential alcohol of the below grapes in Alsace Grand Cru:
Riesling
Muscat
Sylvaner
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Noir

Riesling/Muscat/Sylvaner: 11%
Pinot Gris/Gewurztraminer: 12.5%
Pinot Noir
- Kirchberg de Barr: 12%
- Hengst & Vorbourg: 12.5%

In which year did the number of actual Alsace Grand Cru AOP increased from 1 to 51, as each vineyard received its own appellation and cahier des charges, pivoting from the Chablis model to that of the Côte d’Or

2011

What are the smallest and largest grand cru

Kanzlerberg: 3 ha Schlossberg: 80 ha

Trimbach labeled it's Clos-St-Hune with what appellation It's based on which grand cru vineyard Trimbach released its first Geisberg grand cru in which vintage

Alsace AOP Rosacker 2009 first vintage of Geisberg grand cru

The only appellation in the region to allow Chardonnay

Crémant d'Alsace

Wine style and grape of Crémant d'Alsace When was the AOP established

Mousseux Blanc: Chardonnay, Auxerrois, Riesling - (CAR) Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir - (3P) Mousseux Rosé: Pinot Noir 1976

Wine style and grape of Moselle AOP Which two grapes are allowed to be bottled as varietal wine

Blanc: Principal Varieties: Min. 50% Auxerrois Plus Müller-Thurgau and Pinot Gris Rosé: Principal Variety: Min. 70% Pinot Noir Accessory Variety: Gamay Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir Varietally-Labeled: Pinot Gris Müller-Thurgau

Wine style and grape of Côtes de Toul AOP

Blanc: Auxerrois + Aubin **Vin Gris:** Gamay, min. 10% Pinot Noir Rouge: 100% Pinot Noir (For Vin Gris wines, the principal varieties must be in the majority, and both must be present in the blend)

Name the two AOP of Lorraine

Côtes de Toul AOP Moselle AOP

Subzones (Geographic Designations) of Alsace that can produce white only

Vallée Noble Val Saint Grégoire Blienschwiller Bergheim Côtes de Barr Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg Scherwiller Wolxheim Klevener de Heiligenstein (VBC SWK)

Subzones (Geographic Designations) of Alsace that can produce red only and both red and white

Pinot Noir only: Ottrott Rodern Saint-Hippolyte White and red: Côte de Rouffach

Authorized varietal of Blienschwiller and Côtes de Barr subzones

Sylvaner

Authotized varietal of Côte de Rouffach subzone

Gewurztraminer Riesling Pinot Gris Pinot Noir

Authotized varietal of Vallée Noble subzone

Gewurztraminer Riesling Pinot Gris

Authotized varietal of Val Saint Grégoire subzone

Auxerrois Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris

Authotized varietal of Scherwiller and Wolxheim subzones

Riesling

Authorized varietal of Bergheim subzone

Gewurztraminer

Authorized varietal of Coteaux de Haut Koenigsbourg subzone

Riesling Gewurztraminer

Maximum Yield of Alsace: Rosé Rouge VT SGN

Rosé: 75 hl/ha Rouge: 60 hl/ha VT: 55 hl/ha SGN: 40 hl/ha

Maximum Yield of Alsace: Blanc Blanc with Geographical designation Blanc with Lieu-dit

Blanc: 80 hl/ha Blanc with Geographical designation: 72 hl/ha Blanc with Lieu-dit: 68 hl/ha

Who produces Cuvée Frédéric Emile It's a blend of which two Grand Cru sites In which vintage did they release Cuvée Frédéric Emile 375ème Anniversaire

Trimbach Geisberg and Osterberg of Ribeauvillé 2001

Northernmost and southernmost villages of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin

Steinklotz Praelatenberg - Gloeckelberg Rengan de Thann

Min. potential alcohol level of VT & SGN

VT Riesling, Muscat: 14.5% Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 16% SGN: Riesling, Muscat: 16.4% Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer: 18.2%