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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the capital city of the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace? |
Colmar |
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What is 'gres de Vosges'? |
pink sandstone |
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What other types of soil can be found in Alsace? |
granite, limestone, schist, clay, gravel, chalk, loess |
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True or False. 90% of Alsace AOP output is white. |
True |
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What is the Alsatian synonym for Pinot Blanc? |
Klevner |
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What is the Alsatian synonym for Chasselas? Where else does Chasselas flourish in Europe? |
Gutadel Grows well in Switzerland |
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Besides Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer & Muscat - what other grapes are allowed to be bottled varietally? |
Pinot Noir Chasselas Sylvaner Pinot Blanc (Auxerrois may also be bottled varietally and labeled "PINOT BLANC") ?!?! |
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If a wine is labeled "Pinot" what are the allowable grapes? |
May contain any proportion of: Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois |
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What is Alsace's most planted grape? |
Riesling |
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In what part of Alsace is Heiligenstein located? |
Bas-Rhin |
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What is the synonym for "Klevener de Heiligenstein"? Where else in France is it planted? |
Savagnin Rose - a variant of Traminer. (similar to Gewurztraminer)
Planted in the Jura |
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What is "Gentil"? |
Superior blend designation. Minimum 50% Noble Grapes |
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By 1990 there were 50 Grand Crus, what is the 51st Grand Cru and when was it added? |
Kafferkopf added 2006 |
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Name the smallest Alsace Grand Cru and its village |
Kanzlerberg (3ha) in Bergheim |
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Name the largest Alsace Grand Cru and its village |
Schlossberg (80ha) in Keintzheim |
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Where is "Clos Ste. Hune" and name a producer who releases a bottling. |
3ha Clos in GC Rosacker vineyard, village of Hunawir. Made by Trimbach (does not embrace GC system) |
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What is "schillerwein" |
A Rose made from Pinot Noir
(In Wurttemberg, Germany, its a style of rose produced by fermenting red and white grapes together) |
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True or False. Vendage Tardive & Selection de Grains Nobles may appear on Alsace AOP and Alsace Grand Cru AOP lables. |
True |
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What are the grapes of Moselle AOP? |
Blanc = Auxerrois, Gewurztraminer Rouge = Gamay, PN |
