Certified Sommelier Level Ii - Alsace, Jura And Savoie

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When did Alsace achieve AOC status

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1962. Last French winemaking region to do so.

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Size of Alsace AOC

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Smallest region in France.

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2 departments of Alsace

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Haut-Rhin
Bas-Rhin

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Haut-Rhin

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Higher quality.
2/3 of Grand Cru Vineyards are in Haut Rhin

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Vosges Mountains

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Separate Alsace from the rest of France.
Creates a Rain Shadow effect.
Alsace is one of the driest and sunniest climates

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Alsatian soil

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Many different typles of sils.
Steeper montaine slopes are composed of schist, granite and volcanic sediment

Lower slopes sit on a limestone base.

Base of mountain have richer alluvial clay and gravel soils.

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Grapes of Alsace

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White
Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat
Gewurztraminer
Pinot Blanc

Red
Pinot Noir

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Labeling in Alsace

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100% varietal if grape is put on label.
exception Pinot Blanc that can be mixed with Auxerrois

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Riesling

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most planted grape in Alsace.
Dry, more powerful and higher in alcohol than German cousins.

Amongst the longest lived dry whites in the world.

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Pinot Gris

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formerly called Tokay d'Alsace or Tokay Pinot Gris
Alsace's quintessential wine.

Grape achieves fullest, richest expression. Spicy-smoky qualities and a frame of good acidity.

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Muscat

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Highly aromatic
floral and grapy notes.
low acidity

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Gewurztraminer

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highly aromatic
perfumed, sweet spices and tropical fruit.
lower in acidity,
higher in alcohol
often off-dry

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Edelzwicker

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means "noble mixture"
actually an inexpensive blended wine.
can be NV

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Gentil

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Superior designation for blends.
requires 50% noble grapes.
base wines must be vinified separately.

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Marcel Deiss

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Alsatian produce.
Believes in emphasizing Alsatian Terroir

Vintifies grapes together and labeled with vineyard name.

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Alsace Grand Cru AOP

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Proposed in 1975
Did not appear until 1983.
51 GC Vineyards
25 GC vineyards designated in 1983
25 more in 1985.
Kaefferkopf added in 2006

Hand-harvesting is mandatory
minimum sugar levels at harvest are higher than for Alsace AOP
Yields are more restricted.

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Altenberg de Bergheim and Kaefferkopf

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GC Vineyards that can blend grapes in stead of 100%

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Zotzenberg

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Historical site for Sylvaner.

Sylvaner allowed in GC wines from this vineyard.

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Vendanges Tardives

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Created in 1984 for late harvest wines.
Can be GC or Alsace AOP
May show botrytis characters but must emphasize varietal purity.

Can be made dry.

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Selections de Grains Nobles

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Created in 1984 for late harvest wines.
Can be GC or Alsace AOP
Must be of 1 grape varietal.
Generally picked in tries.
show botrytis over characters of specific grape.

Usually dessert like

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Cremant de Alsace AOP

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Pinot Blanc is the workhorse
majority of Pinot Noir production is for cremant.
Have 25% of Alsatian output.

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Geography of Jura

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South of Alsace. Small part of eastern border with Switzerland

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Soil of Jura

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Jurassic limestone and Marl.
Clay in the lower sites.

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Jura Climate

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Continental turning harshly cold in the winter time.

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Appellation for Jura

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Cotes de Jura AOP

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Cotes de Jura AOP

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Covers wines of all three colors

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3 main red grapes of Jura

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Poulsard
Trousseau
Pinot Noir

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White wine of Jura

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typically 100% Chardonnay. Savagnin may be added as a blending partner.

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Vin Jaune

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Made exclusively from Savagin

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Arbois AOP

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Jura's leading wine village
Home of Louis Pasteur
Covers 12 communes producing all styles of Jura wines

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L'Etoile

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White wine only
Named after local fossiles shaped like five pointed star
Wines may contain Chard, Poulsard, Savagnin
Generally bottled late in an oxidative style.

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Chateau Chalon AOP

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Commune not producer.
Specializes in vin Jaune.
Savagnin grown on local limestone and marl
oxidaded and may age for decated.
Must be bottled in Clavelin

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Clavelin

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Squat 62 cl bottle used in Chateau Chalon AOP

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Vine de Paille

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aka staw wines.
Dessert wine.
Raisinated, no Botrytis
Minimum 3 years aging before release
18 months in neutral wood barrels

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Cremant de Jura AOP

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Method traditionelle for sparkling wine

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Vin de Savoie AOP

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Regions overarching Appelation.

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White Grapes of Savoie

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Altesse
Roussane
Chardonnay

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Red grapes of Savoie

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Gamay
Mondeuse
Pinot Noir

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Roussette de Savoie AOP

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Roussette is a synonym for Altesse Grape.
100% Altesse wines.
4 Communes may attach their name to the appelation.
-Frangy
-Marestel
- Monterminot
-Monthoux

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Seyssel AOP

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north of lake Bourget.
provides dry, off dry and mousseux wines.
100% Altesse Grape

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Bugey AOP

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upgraded in May 09.
West of Lake Bourget
produces still in all three colors plus sparkley rose Bugey-Cerdon.

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Roussette de Bugey AOP

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100% Altesse
Communes Montagnieu and Virieu le Grand may add names to this appellation.

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Geography of Savoie

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Next to Lake Bourget and the larger Lake Geneva.
Dispersed vineyards in mountainous land.