Alsace: The Grand Cru Vineyards
There are currently 50 Grand Cru sites in Alsace, although there is much controversy surrounding the system, which was only developed through the 1970s and early 1980s, with the first 25 sites declared in 1983.
Alsace
Known in the world for the elegance and the finesse of its white wines, Alsace is also the only French region in which the name of the grape is a primary element of the label ...
Alsace produces excellent dry and sweet white wines. They are so typical that the grape varieties used only grow in Alsace and nowhere else.
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Vineyard of Alsace seen from Kaysersberg
Alsatian wine (French: Vin d'Alsace) has a long history. The wine-producing region of Alsace in France primarily produces white wines.
Lucien Albrecht 2005 "Cuvée Romanus" Alsace Pinot Gris ($16.00)
Transparent straw color.
How to Read a Wine Label: Alsace (FR)
How to Read an Alsatian Wine Label
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Alsac: This area of France, known mostly for white wines, has over 90 picturesque villages. The wines are light to full-bodied with great varietal character. Alsac also produces wonderful late-harvest sweet wines.
Alsace
Don't be put off by the shape of the bottle! Alsace, in northwest France, produces some delicious full flavoured white wines from grape varieties such as Gewürztraminer, Tokay Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Blanc and Sylvaner.
Alsace (al-zass)
A French province that makes some of the finest dry white wines in the world, many from grapes that in other parts of the world would be used to make sweet wines, such as Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
Alsace :
The best grape varieties used in the production of Alsacien white wines are "gewurztraminer", "muscat", "pinot gris" or "tokay" and "riesling".
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Alsace: A highly regarded wine region in eastern France renowned for dry and sweet wines made from Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and others.
Alsace. French region bordering Germany best-known for distinctive whites such as peppery Gewürztraminer.
Appellation. Where the grapes came from. Often, the more specific, the better.
TOKAY D`ALSACE
Another name for Pinot Gris.
Tough
See Hard.
TRAMINER
The parent grape of the popular Gewurztraminer clone, which is now favored for its greater spiciness and intensity.
TOKAY D'ALSACE:
Alternate name for Pinot Gris grape - see above.
Alsace Sylvaner / Gewürztraminer / White Bordeaux / White Burgundy / White Rhõne / Sauvignon Blanc (California or New Zealand) / Chardonnay (Australia or California)
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Alsace - (Al-zahss)
Northeastern French province on the Rhine, known for rich dry white wines made from grapes of German heritage, primarily Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
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Alsace has achieved the most success with Gewürztraminer. Even here some producers give it less priority than other varietals and make accordingly dull wines.
Predominant in Alsace, Italy, and Austria, this grape suggests some of the character of Chardonnay, and is often used to make sparkling wines. It is related to the Pinot Gris.
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Vine plant from Alsace which is used to produce flavoured white wines with low acid content
Lactic Acid :
Acid which is formed at the time of the malolactic fermentation of the wine.
Originally from Alsace, this fragrant and pleasantly perfumed grape is used in white blends particularly Val d'Isarco from the Alto Adige
Wine regions
Alto Adige ...
Alcohol: The end product of fermentation; technically ethyl alcohol resulting from the interaction of natural grape sugars and yeast; generally above 12.5% in dry table wines.
Alsace: A highly regarded wine region in eastern France renowned ...
lieu-ditA term most often used when describing Burgundy and Alsace. It refers to a named vineyard which does not have Premier or Grand Cru appellation.
Clos (French): An enclosed vineyard, used particularly in alsace and Burgundy.
Cru (french): A growth or vineyard.
Cru Classé (French): A term which translates into English as "classed growth".
It's mostly associated with Germany, but other well-known regions making it include Alsace, Washington, Niagara, Finger Lakes, Okanagan and Australia's Clare Valley and Eden Valley. Styles range from bone dry to intensely sweet.
Jurassic Cépage giving celebrates it yellow wine and whose pink varieties exist in Alsace (klevner and gewurztraminer). SAVEUR (SAVOUR)
Feeling (sweetened, salted, acid or bitter) produced on the language by a food.
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Riesling is best known for producing the wines of Germany 's Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Rheingau wines, but it also achieves brilliance in Alsace and Austria .
It possesses a deep golden (or perhaps, more accurately, coppery) colour, a heady aromatic perfume and is also probably makes the weightiest and most full bodied white wine (the competition for this title comes from another Alsace stalwart the Tokay ...
Best known as one of the mainstay grape varieties for which the french Alsace region is famous the popular Gewürztraminer produces white wines with a strong floral aroma and lychee nut-like flavor.
Experiment with different types of white wine, a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, a Riesling from Alsace, a Pinot Gris from Oregon, an unoaked Chardonnay from Australia, or an Orvieto from Italy.
Grape is generally used to make dry, crisp, rather intense white wines in the Alsace, parts of Burgundy and in Austria. In the latter country it is known as the Weissburgunder.
It has been grown in Alsace since the 14th century. Its Czech name, Rulandské bílé, has resulted from the appellation of Grauer Burgunder in Germany.
Also known as, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat d'Alsace, Frontignac, Muskateller, Gelber Muskateller, Weisse Muskettraube, Moscato Bianco, Moscatello Bianco, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel Menudo Bianco, Moscatel Dorado, ...
The greatest regions of France are Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhône, Loire, Champagne, and Alsace. Following the AOC hierarchy, Bordeaux contains such districts as Médoc, which contains the commune Pauillac, which in turn contains three grand cru châteaus.
white wine grape of Alsace and Germany
Syrah
in France (Northern Rhone wines), where Syrah represents less than 2% of all red wine plantings, this variety and its wines are cherished.
His winery in Alsace, France, began in 1622, and has been creating wonderful wines for over four centuries.
Perhaps because of its neutral character, it is also extensively used in Alsace as a base for sparkling Crémant d'Alsace.
Riesling - Riesling is the renowned white grape of Germany, Austria and the Alsace region of France, though it is also popular in Washington state, New York state, and certain parts of California and Australia.
The renowned white grape of Germany, Austria and the Alsace region of France, though it is also popular in Washington state, New York state, and certain parts of California and Australia.
Its subtle greenness and minerality reminds one more of an Alsace Pinot Noir than a jammy example from the New World - which is a good thing. It is enjoyable on its own but really finds its potential on the table.
Gewürztraminer is a pink-skinned, small-clustered grape variety that sets a modest crop and ripens fully in propitious, cool-climate conditions, producing heady, alcoholic, dry table wines, at least in Alsace.
Gewürztraminer: Associated with Germany and the Alsace region of France, this can be a full-bodied, flavored, dry white wine. California gewürztraminers, however, are usually light-bodied and sweet.
Grand Cru or "Great Growth" in French: Referring to the most notable vineyards within the appellations of Alsace or the of Cõte d' Or in the Burgundy regions of France.
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In France also known as Chasselas Blanc, Chasselas Doré, Mornen, Gutedel in Alsace and Fendant in Switzerland. There are however many sub-varieties in many different regions with regional names and with individual characteristics.
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Selection de Grains Nobles: (French) Late harvest sweet botrytised white wines from Alsace.
Sercial: A grape variety used in the production of Maderia. Also refers to a particular style of Maderia made from that variety.
An interesting mutation of Pinot Noir that can produce full, rich and spicy whites, especially in Alsace, France and Germany. Pinot Gris is known as Pinot Grigio in Italy, where it's fresher and lighter. In Germany, it's called Grauburgunder.
Its popularity is due in part to its essentially neutral character, giving it wide appeal and making it easy to sip and match with food. In the Alsace region of France and in Oregon, ...
[edit] Gewürztraminer Gewürztraminer is a white wine grape variety from the wine producing region of Alsace in France.
Popular in Muscadet, Alsace, Germany (Riesling and Pinot Gris) and California. Adds complexity to Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc; can occasionally be overdone and lead to a leesy flavor that is off-putting.
Vosges Oak:Tight-grained French oak from the Vosges Mountains in Alsace used to make wine barrels.
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Responsible for Noble Late Harvest, Pourriture Noble in French, Edelfaule in German, Muffa in Italian. Responsible for Sauternes in France, Selection de Grains Nobles in Alsace, German Trockenbeerenauslese and Italian Muffato.
 See also: Alsace, Wine, Grape, White, Region
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