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Alsace Wines. Production. 16 000 ha of vineyards with appellation 15 450 ha of AOC vineyards in production 5050 winegrowers 100 km long and 2 to 15 km wide Altitude between 200 and 400 metres 1.2 million hectolitres annual production 91% white wines 75 % sales on French domestic market - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Alsace Wines

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Production

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16 000 ha of vineyards with appellation15 450 ha of AOC vineyards in production5050 winegrowers100 km long and 2 to 15 km wideAltitude between 200 and 400 metres1.2 million hectolitres annual production91% white wines75 % sales on French domestic market25 % sales exported (especially Europe)500 million Euros annual turnover

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Sylvaner

Pinot Blanc

Pinot Gris

Riesling

Muscat d’Alsace

Pinot Noir

Gewurztraminer

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Freshness

Sylvaner

Pinot Blanc

Muscat d’Alsace

Riesling

Pinot Gris

Gewurztraminer

Structure

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The Terroir

Alsace Grands Crus

Wines

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TERROIR

A «popular» notion

A natural definition

A global notion

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Ideal natural conditions :

An exceptional mosaïc of soils

An ideal climate

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THE ALSACE VINEYARDA MOSAIC OF 13 TERROIRS

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ERE PRIMAIRE environ 300 millions d’années

LA FORMATION DU SOL ET SOUS-SOL D’ALSACE

ERE SECONDAIRE (environ 150 millions d’années)1 grès2 calcaire3 Marnes (craie + argile)4 calcaire

A Roches du socle primitif

B Roches sédimentaires

ERE TERTIAIRE environ 50 millions d’années (1ère phase)

VOSGES

ERE TERTIAIRE environ 50 millions d’années (2ème phase)

D

Le fossé est envahi par la mer qui laisse des dépôts D, pétrolifères au Nord et potassiques au Sud

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The Rhine rift valley today

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Source : Claude SITTLERSource : Claude SITTLER

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AN EXCEPTIONAL CLIMATE

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AOC wines Appellations d’Origine Contrôlées

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3 AOC

A.O.C. ALSACE or VIN d’ALSACE 1962 : 77 % of production

A.O.C. ALSACE GRAND CRU 1975 : 51 classified areas, 4 % of

production

AOC CREMANT d’ALSACE 1976 : 19 % of production

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AOC Alsace Grand Cru

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AOC ALSACE GRAND CRU

Created in 1975 51 classified areas 8% of total surface area Only the 4 noble grape

varieties : RI, MU, PG, GW 4% of total production TERROIR: « TASTE » of the

minerality of the soil

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AOC ALSACE

AOC ALSACE

GRAND CRU *

VENDANGES TARDIVES

SELECTIONS DE GRAINS

NOBLES

AOC CREMANT D'ALSACE

Sylvaner X -

Pinot Blanc X X

Riesling X X X X X

Muscat X X X X -

Pinot Gris X X X X X

Gewurztraminer X X X X -

Pinot Noir X X

Chardonnay X

*Particular case : Altenberg de Bergheim, Zotzenberg, Kaefferkopf

GRAPES USED IN EACH AOC

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PN CH SY PB RI MU PG GW KL

AOC Alsace 10 9* 9 9 9,5 9,5 11 11 11

AOC Alsace Grand Cru - - - - 11 11 12,5 12,5 -

AOC Crémant d'Alsace 8,5 8,5** - 8,5 8,5 - 8,5 - -

* Chasselas ** Chardonnay

MINIMUM OF POTENTIAL ALCOHOLBY GRAPE AND AOC

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AOC ALSACE GRAND CRU : 3 exceptions

Decree of 21 March 2005Altenberg de Bergheim (GW, PG, RI or blend RI 50 to 70%, PG, GW, PB, PN, MU, CH) Zotzenberg (Mittelbergheim)(RI, GW, PG, SY)

Decree of 12 January 2007Kaefferkopf (Ammerschwihr)(GW, PG, RI or blend GW 60 to 80 %, RI, PG, MU)

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DIFFERENT SOILS AND THEIR EFFECTS

«Fruity» wines Granite : aromatic, good acidity

«Stony» wines Sandstone : nervy Calcareous : lemon flavoured, long acidity Marl (clay) : powerful, peppery Clayey : harsh, almost tannic Schist : rangy, austere Volcanic : full-bodied, smoked, mineral

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WEBSITE :www.alsacewine.co

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Alsace Wines