Master the Art of Alsace AOC

Alsace Wine Classification

• Only white wines can append Vendange tardive or Sélection de grains nobles on the label.
• The main requirement for a wine to be classified as Vendange tardive is that it must be harvested late, with a minimum sugar level.
• Sélection de grains nobles can be made from Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Pinot Gris grape varieties.
• The minimum sugar level required for Vendange tardive made from Riesling is 235 g/l.
• A correct statement about Vendange tardive is that it is a sweet wine made from overripe grapes.
• The minimum sugar level required for Sélection de grains nobles made from Pinot Gris is 276 g/l.
• A correct statement about Sélection de grains nobles is that it is a sweet wine made from grapes affected by Botrytis cinerea.
• The main difference between Vendange tardive and Sélection de grains nobles is the level of botrytis influence.
• A correct statement about Vendange tardive and Sélection de grains nobles is that both are sweet wines made from white grapes.
• Chasselas is a grape variety that cannot be used to make Vendange tardive.
• The maximum yield for Alsace AOC white wines is 80 hl/ha.
• Kaysersberg is an example of a commune that can be added to Alsace AOC wines.
• Chasselas is a grape variety that is not part of the 'noble' varieties for grand cru wines.
• Zotzenberg is a vineyard that is allowed to produce blends or Sylvaner as grand cru wines.
• Hugel is a producer that initially rejected labeling as grand cru but now uses the category.
• The maximum yield for Alsace Pinot Noir AOC is 70 hl/ha.
• The maximum yield for white wines in the categories of lieu-dit and thirteen communes is 72 hl/ha.
• The maximum yield for grand cru wines is 65 hl/ha.
• Belzbrunnen is not a well-known grand cru in Alsace.
• Sauvignon Blanc is a variety that some grand cru syndicats have applied for authorization to produce, but it has not yet been granted.