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20 Cards in this Set
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Name the five Alsace classifications
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AC Vin d'Alsace and Ac Alsace
AC Edelzwicker ACGentil AC Alsace Grand Cru AC Cremant |
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Describe Alsace Wines generally and Compared to german counterparts
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Dry White
Always have a mineral character frequent oil character on the palate Not highly fined and filtered like german counterparts Exceedingly fragrant all have at least a slight spiciness about their bouquet and flavor |
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Alsace wines are suitable to drink within
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1 to 4
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Alsace wines are sold under vineyard or varietal?
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Varietal
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Moelleux on the bottle means
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The wine has a minimum of 12g/l of residual sugar
For Riesling: 9g/l For wines that have more than6g/l of acid: 18 g/l |
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What varietal is the Most widely planted and considered the best alsace wine
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Riesling
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Describe Alsace Riesling
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Traditionally dry with a steely character
good strong fruity nose marked with minerality oily texture fuller bodied than a majority of german rieslings |
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The best Rieslings are grown on ____ soils
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Granite
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This wine is lower in acid and higher in alcohol.
Full powerful, highly aromatic fruit-bowl aroma, with rose petal, flowers of the field. ripe tropical fruit, touch of grapefruit and spicy characters Most distinctive bouquet and flavor. Dry to medium |
Gewurtztraminer
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What can Gewurtztraminer pair nicely with
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Foie gras, smoked mackerel, qual eggs with spinach and hollandaise. enhance fatty meats such as roast duck, goose and pork
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Vendange Tardive means _______ in French and most common for what grape
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Late Harvest
Gewurztraminer |
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Selection de Grains Noble
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"selection of noble berries" and refers to wines made from grapes affected by noble rot
Originated in Alsace but the term is also seen in some other wine regions France, such as Loire. |
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Citrus/spicy bouquet, is medium to full bodied, slightly sharp yet smooth and dry
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Pinot Gris
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Bouquet is grapey
not widely planted dry with musky flavor lower in acid excellent aperitif |
Muscat d'Alsace
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Name two Alsace wines that are low in acid
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Gewurtztraminer and Muscat d'Alsace
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High in fruit, low in tannin
redcherry/raspberry bouquet with taste to match |
Pinot Noir
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How is Alsace Pinot Noir different than burgundy's
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much lighter in body
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AC Vin d'alsace or AC Alsace
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Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red wines,
Riesling Gewurtztraminer Pinot Gris Muscat Sylvaner Pinot Blanc |
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Alsace Grand Cru AOC
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for white wines from certain classified vineyards
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Crémant d'Alsace AOC
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for sparkling wines.
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