Alsace, Jura, Savoie

Front 1

What year was Alsace AOP granted?

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1962, last in France

Front 2

What French national “region” is comprised of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne?

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Grand est region

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Which department contains over 2/3 of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace?

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Haut-Rhin (southern)

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What percentage of Alsace AOP wine is white?

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90%

Front 5

What are the 3 variations of Muscat allowed in Alsace?

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1. Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

2. Muscat Rose a Petits Grains

3. Muscat Ottonel

Front 6

What grape is Klevner in Alsace?

And which one is Klevener?

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Klevner= pinot blanc

Klevener= local name for Savagnin in Heiligenstein

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What 5 communes can bottle Savagnin (Klevener) varietally?

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1. Heiligenstein

2. Bourgheim

3. Gertwiller

4. Goxwiller

5. Obernai

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What is Gutedel?

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Chasselas in Alsace

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Name of local pink sandstone found in Alsace

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gres de Vosges

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What year did Alsace AOP law mandate standard Riesling wines be dry in style?

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2008

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What is Edelzwicker? Vintage? Blend?

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"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?

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Blend that contains min. 50% noble grapes

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Can base wines be vinified together in Gentil?

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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

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1975; Schlossberg

Front 15

Total number of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace? Name and year of last one?

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51; Kaefferkopf- 2007

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Two Grand Crus that can blend in Alsace?

Name one producer of each.

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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.

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Zotzenberg; Boeckel

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Smallest Grand Cru in Alsace and size

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Kanzlerberg; 3 ha

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Largest Grand Cru in Alsace and size

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Schlossberg; 80 ha

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What Grand Cru does Trimbach's Clos St. Hune come from?

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Rosacker

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What Grand Cru does Zind-Humbrecht Clos St. Urbain come from?

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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

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1. 244 g/L

2. 270 g/L

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SGN sugar requirements:

1. Muscat and Riesling

2. Gewurtztraminer and Pinot Gris

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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?

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1. Clos St. Hune (monopole in Rosacker)

2. Geisberg

3. Osterberg

4. Schlossberg

Front 28

What 2 Grand Crus are blended in Trimbach's Cuvee Frederic Emile?

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1. Geisberg

2. Osterberg

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4 Grand Cru vineyard holdings of Zind-Humbrecht

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1. Rangen de Thann

2. Goldert

3. Hengst

4. Brand

Front 30

Who produces Cuvee St. Catherine?

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Domaine Weinbach

Front 31

What 2 grapes can be varietally labeled in Moselle AOP?

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1. Pinot Gris

2. Muller Thurgau

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What 1 grape is used for Marc d'Alsace?

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Gewurztraminer

Front 33

Which producer owns the most hectares of Grand Cru vineyards in Alsace?

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Domaine Schlumberger

Front 34

What Domaine's top wines are labelled as 'Jubilee"

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Hugel

Front 35

White wines from Moselle AOP are based primarily on what grape?

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Auxerrois

Front 36

What noble grape variety is not permitted in Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim?

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Muscat

Front 37

5 grapes permitted in Cremant d'Alsace AOP?

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1. Pinot Blanc (workhorse)

2. Pinot Gris

3. Riesling

4. Chardonnay

5. Pinot Noir

Front 38

Approx. what percentage of Alsatian wine is released as Grand Cru?

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4%

Front 39

What producer in Alsace owns the monopole Clos des Capucins and where is it located?

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Domaine Weinbach; at the foot of Schlossberg

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Maximum yield for Alsace Grand Cru AOP?

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55 hl/ha

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Alsace produces approx. _____% of France's white wines?

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18%

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Gamay may represent a maximum _____% in the vin gris wines of Cotes de Toul AOP?

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85%

Front 43

Match the soil types to their respective Grand Cru?

Volcanic, Dolomitic Limestone, Granite, Limestone

Rangen, Brand, Rosacker, Furstentum

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Volcanic- Rangen

Dolomitic Limestone- Rosacker

Granite- Brand

Limestone- Furstentum

Front 44

Select the most highly regarded vintage in Alsace? 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

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2007

Front 45

What producer in Alsace owns the monopole Clos St-Landelin and what village is it located?

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Domaine Mure; Rouffach

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What producer in Alsace owns Clos Hauserer and what village is it located?

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Zind-Humbrecht; Wintzenheim

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What producer in Alsace owns Clos Windsbuhl and what village is it located?

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Zind-Humbrecht; Hunawihr

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What producer in Alsace owns Clos Mathis and what village is it located?

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Domaine Ostertag; Ribeauville

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What producer in Alsace doesn't label their wines by Grand Cru, but instead by series?

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Hugel

Front 50

Who produces Cuvee Laurence?

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Domaine Weinbach

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Domaine Weinbach's 'Clos des Capucins' is known as 'Cuvee ________?'

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Theo

Front 52

What top Alsace producer is known for including 1-5 on their bottles to indicate levels of sweetness?

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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.

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Domaine Ostertag

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What are the 3 main red grapes for Cotes du Jura AOP?

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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?

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Min. 80%

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5 grapes used for rose from Cotes du Jura AOP, typically in vin gris style?

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1. Poulsard (Ploussard)

2. Trousseau

3. Pinot Noir

4. Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc)

5. Savagnin

Front 57

What red grape is excluded from vin de paille production?

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Pinot Noir

Front 58

What is the sole grape used for vin jaune?

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Savagnin

Front 59

What village in the Jura is home of Louis Pasteur?

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Arbois

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What is the only commune that can amend it's name to Arbois AOP?

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Pupillin

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White wine only appellation in the Jura, typically made in oxidative style?

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l'Etoile AOP

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Commune in Jura specializing in vin jaune?

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Chateau Chalon AOP

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After fermentation, vin jaune wines are kept in barrel until when?

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December 15th of the 6th year following harvest

Front 64

Name two poor vintages where the wines of Chateau Chalon AOP were declassified to Cotes du Jura AOP?

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1980 & 1984

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What is the name and size of the bottle that Chateau Chalon wines must be bottled in?

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clavelin; 62 cl

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What 3 appellations can vin de paille be labeled as?

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1. Cotes du Jura AOP

2. Arbois AOP

3. l'Etoile AOP

Front 67

Minimum time drying grapes for vin paille?

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6 weeks

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Aging requirements for vin paille?

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3 years min. with 18 months in neutral wood barrels

Front 69

What year was Cremant du Jura AOP designated?

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1995

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Pinot Noir and/or Trousseau must comprise a min. what % of Cremant du Jura?

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Min. 70%

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Cremant du Jura Rose must contain a min. what % of gray or black grapes?

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Min. 50%

Front 72

Appellation for vin de liqueur where aged marc is added to unfermented grape must?

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Macvin du Jura AOP

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Styles allowed for Macvin du Jura?

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Red, white or rose

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Minimum aging for Macvin du Jura?

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10 months

Front 75

What 2 lakes moderate Savoie's climate?

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1. Lake Bourget

2. Lake Geneva

Front 76

What is the most common grape in Savoie?

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Jacquere

Front 77

What cru in Savoie produces 100% Roussanne wine exclusively?

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Chignin-Bergeron

Front 78

The crus of Marignan, Ripaille, and Crepy mandate a min. what % Chasselas?

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Min. 80%

Front 79

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?

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1. Frangy

2. Marestel

3. Monterminod

4. Monthoux

Front 81

Still wines from Seyssel AOP are typically 100% Altesse, but what other grape is also permitted to be varietally labeled?

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Molette

Front 82

What is Bugey-Cerdon and what 2 grapes are allowed?

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sparkling methode ancestrale roses in Savoie; Gamay and Poulsard

Front 83

What year was Bugey upgraded to AOP status?

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2009

Front 84

What 2 communes may add their name to Roussette de Bugey AOP?

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1. Montagnieu

2. Virieu le Grand

Front 85

Jacques Puffeney Cuvee Sacha is a blend of what two grapes?

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Chardonnay and Savagnin

Front 86

Vin de paille wines must achieve a minimum ___% alcohol by volume.

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Min. 14%

Front 87

Who produces the wine 'Les Perles du Mont Blanc' from Ayze?

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Domaine Belluard

Front 88

What is the maximum yield for vin de paille wines?

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20 hl/ha

Front 89

Approximately how many acres of Gringet grape remain in Savoie?

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50

Front 90

Wines from the Ayze cru must contain a minimum 50% of the _____ grape

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Gringet

Front 91

What is the minimum residual sugar in g/l of Bugey Cerdon?

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40 g/l

Front 92

What river flows through Bugey AOP?

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Rhone River

Front 93

What century was the Treaty of Turin signed?

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19th century (1860)

Front 94

What is avg. annual rainfall in Savoie?

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50 inches