Alsace

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Alsace two départements

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Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin

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Mountains to the west Alsace

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Vosges

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Soil types of the Alsace

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The land is a geologic mosaic; granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel, chalk, loess, and the local pink sandstone—grés de Vosges

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Percentage of white wines in Alsace

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90% of AOP wine is white

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Alsace four noble grapes

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Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Gewurztraminer

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Four additional grapes in Alsace region

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Pinot Blanc (Klevner) Chasselas (Gutedel)
Sylvaner
Pinot Noir
to be bottled varietally

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Percentage Alsace wines must contain when varietal is on label

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all varietally labeled Alsace AOP wines must contain 100% of the printed grape

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Most planted grape in Alsace

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Riesling

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What grapes are the largest volume of appellation production in Alsace

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Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois

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How do Alsatian Rieslings compare to German Rieslings

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characteristically dry, more powerful, and higher in alcohol than their German cousins

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Formerly called Tokay d’Alsace

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Pinot Gris

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Characters of Gewurztraminer

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perfumed, sweet spices and tropical fruit and lower acidity

higher in alcohol and more likely to be off-dry

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Character of Muscat

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fragrant floral and grapy notes

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Is new oak used in Alsace wine made from Muscat or Gewurztraminer

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No. Not usually a factor in vinification use of large neutral casks for fermentation and aging

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Gewurztraminer is a pink variant of what traditional grape

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Traminer

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Savagnin in the Jura is also known locally as

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Klevener

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Klevener de Heiligenstein also known locally as

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Savignin Rosé

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What does the term “Edelzwicker” mean

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noble mixture

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Gentil on a Edelwicker stands for

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a superior designation for blends, requiring a minimum of 50% noble grapes

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What is the two new designations for late-harvest wines

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Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles

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What does it mean when Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles are placed on the label of Alsace AOP and Grand Cru AOP

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provided the wines contain a single, noble varietal and pass a blind tasting panel

The two terms imply sweetness and may be printed on either Alsace AOP or Alsace Grand Cru AOP l

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What grape is the work horse in Crémant d’Alsace AOP blend sparkling wines

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Pinot Blanc

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Côtes du Jura three communal appellations

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Arbois AOP
L’Etoile AOP
Château Chalon AOP

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What is Macvin du Jura AOP

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vin de liqueur appellation in the Jura.

Marc is added to unfermented grape must, resulting in a sweet, unfermented but alcoholic grape juice. Macvin du Jura may be red, white, or rosé

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Who produces "Clos Ste-Hune" Riesling?

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Trimbach

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Auxerrois and Pinot Blanc are genetically identical

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True

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While Pinot Gris was once called Tokay d'Alsace, this term is no longer permitted on labels

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True

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Klevner is synonym

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Pinot Blanc

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What is the smallest Grand Cru in Alsace?

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Kanzlerberg