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What year was Alsace AOP granted? |
1962, last in France |
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What French national “region” is comprised of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne? |
Grand est region |
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Which department contains over 2/3 of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace? |
Haut-Rhin (southern) |
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What percentage of Alsace AOP wine is white? |
90% |
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What are the 3 variations of Muscat allowed in Alsace? |
1. Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains 2. Muscat Rose a Petits Grains 3. Muscat Ottonel |
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What grape is Klevner in Alsace? And which one is Klevener? |
Klevner= pinot blanc Klevener= local name for Savagnin in Heiligenstein |
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What 5 communes can bottle Savagnin (Klevener) varietally? |
1. Heiligenstein 2. Bourgheim 3. Gertwiller 4. Goxwiller 5. Obernai |
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What is Gutedel? |
Chasselas in Alsace |
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Name of local pink sandstone found in Alsace |
gres de Vosges |
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What year did Alsace AOP law mandate standard Riesling wines be dry in style? |
2008
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What is Edelzwicker? Vintage? Blend? |
"noble mixture", usually indicates an inexpensive blended wine, doesn't need to be vintage dated or even have more than one grape |
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What is Gentil? |
Blend that contains min. 50% noble grapes
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Can base wines be vinified together in Gentil? |
No. Base wines must be vinified separately to be labeled Gentil |
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Year Alsace Grand Cru AOP was first decreed; name of 1st Grand Cru vineyard |
1975; Schlossberg |
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Total number of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace? Name and year of last one? |
51; Kaefferkopf- 2007 |
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Two Grand Crus that can blend in Alsace? Name one producer of each. |
1.Altenberg de Bergheim; Marcel Deiss
2.Kaefferkopf; Bestheim |
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One Grand Cru that can label Sylvaner in Alsace? Name one producer. |
Zotzenberg; Boeckel |
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Smallest Grand Cru in Alsace and size |
Kanzlerberg; 3 ha |
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Largest Grand Cru in Alsace and size |
Schlossberg; 80 ha |
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What Grand Cru does Trimbach's Clos St. Hune come from? |
Rosacker |
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What Grand Cru does Zind-Humbrecht Clos St. Urbain come from? |
Rangen de Thann |
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What year were VT and SGN decreed in Alsace?
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1984 |
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VT Sugar Requirements for: 1. Muscat and Riesling 2. Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Gris |
1. 244 g/L 2. 270 g/L |
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SGN sugar requirements: 1. Muscat and Riesling 2. Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Gris |
1. 276 g/L
2. 306 g/L |
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Only red variety permitted for Alsace AOP
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Pinot Noir |
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Only appellation in Alsace to allow Chardonnay
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Cremant d'Alsace AOP |
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4 Grand Cru vineyard holdings for Trimbach? |
1. Clos St. Hune (monopole in Rosacker) 2. Geisberg 3. Osterberg 4. Schlossberg |
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What 2 Grand Crus are blended in Trimbach's Cuvee Frederic Emile? |
1. Geisberg 2. Osterberg |
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4 Grand Cru vineyard holdings of Zind-Humbrecht |
1. Rangen de Thann 2. Goldert 3. Hengst 4. Brand |
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Who produces Cuvee St. Catherine?
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Domaine Weinbach |
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What 2 grapes can be varietally labeled in Moselle AOP? |
1. Pinot Gris 2. Muller Thurgau |
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What 1 grape is used for Marc d'Alsace? |
Gewurztraminer |
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Which producer owns the most hectares of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace? |
Domaine Schlumberger
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What Domaine's top wines are labelled as 'Jubilee" |
Hugel |
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White wines from Moselle AOP are based primarily on what grape? |
Auxerrois |
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What noble grape variety is not permitted in Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim? |
Muscat |
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5 grapes permitted in Cremant d'Alsace AOP? |
1. Pinot Blanc (workhorse) 2. Pinot Gris 3. Riesling 4. Chardonnay 5. Pinot Noir |
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Approx. what percentage of Alsatian wine is released as Grand Cru? |
4% |
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What producer in Alsace owns the monopole Clos des Capucins and where is it located? |
Domaine Weinbach; at the foot of Schlossberg |
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Maximum yield for Alsace Grand Cru AOP? |
55 hl/ha |
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Alsace produces approx. _____% of France's white wines? |
18%
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Gamay may represent a maximum _____% in the vin gris wines of Cotes de Toul AOP? |
85% |
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Match the soil types to their respective Grand Cru? Volcanic, Dolomitic Limestone, Granite, Limestone Rangen, Brand, Rosacker, Furstentum |
Volcanic- Rangen Dolomitic Limestone- Rosacker Granite- Brand Limestone- Furstentum |
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Select the most highly regarded vintage in Alsace? 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
2007 |
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What producer in Alsace owns the monopole Clos St-Landelin and what village is it located? |
Domaine Mure; Rouffach |
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What producer in Alsace owns Clos Hauserer and what village is it located? |
Zind-Humbrecht; Wintzenheim |
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What producer in Alsace owns Clos Windsbuhl and what village is it located? |
Zind-Humbrecht; Hunawihr |
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What producer in Alsace owns Clos Mathis and what village is it located? |
Domaine Ostertag; Ribeauville |
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What producer in Alsace doesn't label their wines by Grand Cru, but instead by series? |
Hugel |
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Who produces Cuvee Laurence? |
Domaine Weinbach |
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Domaine Weinbach's 'Clos des Capucins' is known as 'Cuvee ________?' |
Theo |
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What top Alsace producer is known for including 1-5 on their bottles to indicate levels of sweetness? |
Zind-Humbrecht |
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What top Alsace producer is known for using small amounts of new barrique? Also refuses to use the official AOP designation and instead labels wines as Vins de Fruit, Vins de Pierre and Vins de Temps. |
Domaine Ostertag |
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What are the 3 main red grapes for Cotes du Jura AOP? |
1. Poulsard (Ploussard) 2. Trousseau 3. Pinot Noir |
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Chardonnay and Savagnin must equal a min. what % of white wines from Cotes du Jura AOP? |
Min. 80% |
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5 grapes used for rose from Cotes du Jura AOP, typically in vin gris style? |
1. Poulsard (Ploussard) 2. Trousseau 3. Pinot Noir 4. Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc) 5. Savagnin |
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What red grape is excluded from vin de paille production? |
Pinot Noir |
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What is the sole grape used for vin jaune? |
Savagnin |
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What village in the Jura is home of Louis Pasteur? |
Arbois |
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What is the only commune that can amend it's name to Arbois AOP? |
Pupillin |
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White wine only appellation in the Jura, typically made in oxidative style? |
l'Etoile AOP |
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Commune in Jura specializing in vin jaune? |
Chateau Chalon AOP |
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After fermentation, vin jaune wines are kept in barrel until when? |
December 15th of the 6th year following harvest |
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Name two poor vintages where the wines of Chateau Chalon AOP were declassified to Cotes du Jura AOP? |
1980 & 1984 |
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What is the name and size of the bottle that Chateau Chalon wines must be bottled in? |
clavelin; 62 cl |
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What 3 appellations can vin de paille be labeled as? |
1. Cotes du Jura AOP 2. Arbois AOP 3. l'Etoile AOP |
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Minimum time drying grapes for vin paille? |
6 weeks |
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Aging requirements for vin paille? |
3 years min. with 18 months in neutral wood barrels |
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What year was Cremant du Jura AOP designated? |
1995 |
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Pinot Noir and/or Trousseau must comprise a min. what % of Cremant du Jura? |
Min. 70% |
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Cremant du Jura Rose must contain a min. what % of gray or black grapes? |
Min. 50% |
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Appellation for vin de liqueur where aged marc is added to unfermented grape must? |
Macvin du Jura AOP |
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Styles allowed for Macvin du Jura? |
Red, white or rose |
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Minimum aging for Macvin du Jura? |
10 months |
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What 2 lakes moderate Savoie's climate?
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1. Lake Bourget 2. Lake Geneva |
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What is the most common grape in Savoie? |
Jacquere |
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What cru in Savoie produces 100% Roussanne wine exclusively? |
Chignin-Bergeron |
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The crus of Marignan, Ripaille, and Crepy mandate a min. what % Chasselas? |
Min. 80%
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Roussette is a synonym for what in Savoie?
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Altesse
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What 4 communes may attach their name to Roussette de Savoie AOP? |
1. Frangy 2. Marestel 3. Monterminod 4. Monthoux |
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Still wines from Seyssel AOP are typically 100% Altesse, but what other grape is also permitted to be varietally labeled? |
Molette |
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What is Bugey-Cerdon and what 2 grapes are allowed? |
sparkling methode ancestrale roses in Savoie; Gamay and Poulsard |
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What year was Bugey upgraded to AOP status? |
2009 |
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What 2 communes may add their name to Roussette de Bugey AOP? |
1. Montagnieu 2. Virieu le Grand |
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Jacques Puffeney Cuvee Sacha is a blend of what two grapes? |
Chardonnay and Savagnin |
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Vin de paille wines must achieve a minimum ___% alcohol by volume. |
Min. 14% |
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Who produces the wine 'Les Perles du Mont Blanc' from Ayze? |
Domaine Belluard
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What is the maximum yield for vin de paille wines? |
20 hl/ha |
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Approximately how many acres of Gringet grape remain in Savoie? |
50 |
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Wines from the Ayze cru must contain a minimum 50% of the _____ grape |
Gringet |
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What is the minimum residual sugar in g/l of Bugey Cerdon? |
40 g/l |
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What river flows through Bugey AOP? |
Rhone River |
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What century was the Treaty of Turin signed? |
19th century (1860) |
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What is avg. annual rainfall in Savoie? |
50 inches |