-
Name 4 ways to group the Grand Crus of Alsace
- Departmental (2 divisions): administrative départements of Bas-Rhin (north) and Haut-Rhin (south)
- Topographical (3 divisions): lower slopes of Vosges peaks, sub-Vosgian hills, Rhine plain
- Geological (3 divisions): cross-fault bundles perpendicular to Vosges and Rhine fault lines
- Physiographic (5 divisions): clusters of Grand Crus
-
Name the departmental divisions and number of Grand Crus in each
- Bas-Rhin: 13 Grand Crus
- Haut-Rhin: 38 Grand Crus
-
Name the Topographical divisions
- Lower slopes of Vosges peaks: few vineyards are planted on these steep slopes of granite, gneiss, and volcanic rock
- Sub-vosgian hills: most vineyards are planted on this complex mélange of sedimentary soil types
- Rhine plain: harvest attains average ripeness; ideal for Auxerrois and Pinot Blanc intended for crémant production
-
Name the Geological divisions and the number of Grand Crus in each
- Saverne (north of Strasbourg): 13 Grand Crus (7 within Andlau Field of Tectonic Fractures); some uniformity of soils
- Ribeauvillé (north of Colmar): 22 Grand Crus
- Guebwiller/Rouffach (south of Colmar): 11 Grand Crus; 3X size of Ribeauvillé
-
Name the northern- and southern-most Grand Crus in each Geological division
- Saverne Fault Bundle (6 GC): Steinklotz to Kirchberg de Barr;
- Saverne-Andlau Field of Tectonic Fractures (7 GC): Zotzenberg to Frankstein
- Ribeauvillé Fault Bundle (22 GC): Praelatenberg to Brand
- Guebwiller/Rouffach Fault Bundle (11 GC): Hengst to Rangen
-
Define physiography
Subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth
-
Locate the 5 physiographical divisions of Alsace
-
Between what cities is the northern part of the Bas-Rhin Département
- Wissembourg to Mosheim
 
-
How many alluvial fans are in the northern part of the Bas-Rhin Département?
- 1
- Bruche river: opens eastward at Molsheim
-
Which Grand Crus/Soil Types are in the northern part of the Bas-Rhin Département?
- There are 5 Grand Crus on hill soils (Limestone and Marl-Limestone)
- Steinklotz (Marlenheim): Limestone
- Altenberg de Bergbieten (Bergbieten): Marl-Limestone-Gypsum
- Engelberg (Dahlenheim): Marl-Limestone
- Altenberg de Wolxheim (Wolxheim): Marl-Limestone
- Bruderthal (Molsheim): Marl-Limestone
-
Between what cities is the southern part of the Bas-Rhin Département
- Rosheim to Scherwiller
 
-
How many alluvial fans are in the southern part of the Bas-Rhin Département?
- 1
- Andlau river: opens eastward at Barr
- Soils: At Dambach-la-Ville, the granite peaks of the Vosges abut the alluvial plain directly, with no sub-Vosgian hills in-between.
-
Which Grand Crus/Soil Types are in the southern part of the Bas-Rhin Département?
- There are 8 Grand Crus, on mountain (granite, schist, volcanic, sandstone), hillside (marl-limestone), and plain (scree) soils
- Kirchberg de Barr (Barr): Marl-Limestone
- Zotzenberg (Mittelbergheim): Marl-Limestone
- Kastelberg (Andlau): Steige Schist
- Wiebelsberg (Andlau): Sandy Sandstone
- Moenchberg (Andlau and Eichhoffen): Marl-Limestone and Scree
- Muenchberg (Nothalten): Puddingstone conglomerates with Volcanic elements
- Winzenberg (Blienschwiller): Granite
- Frankstein (Dambach-la-Ville): Granite
-
Between what cities is the northern part of the Haut-Rhin Département
- Châtenois to Colmar
 
-
How many alluvial fans are in the northern part of the Haut-Rhin Département?
- 4
- Lièpvrette river: spills eastward at Sélestat
- Strengbach river: empties eastward at Ribeauvillé
- Weiss river: open eastward at Kaysersberg
- Fecht river: empties eastward just south of Colmar
- Soils: "golden triangle" terroir, marly limestone, and granite
-
Name the cities and soils that form the "golden triangle" in the northern part of the Haut-Rhin Département
- Bergheim, Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr
- Soils: high concentration of great terroir on complex, sedimentary sub-Vosgian hills
-
Which Grand Crus/Soil Types are in the northern part of the Haut-Rhin Département?
- There are 22 Grand Crus, on mountain soils (granite, schist, sandstone) and hillside soils (limestone, marly limestone, marly clay, calcareous marly sandstone)
- Praelatenberg (Orshwiller and Kintzheim): Granite/Gneiss
- Gloeckelberg (Rodern and St.-Hippolyte): Granite/Schist
- Kanzlerberg (Bergheim): Marly Clay and Gypsum
- Altenberg de Bergheim (Bergheim): Marly Limestone
- Osterberg (Ribeauvillé): Marl
- Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé (Ribeauvillé): Calcareous Marly Sandstone
- Geisberg (Ribeauvillé): Calcareous Marly Sandstone
- Rosacker (Hunawihr): Dolomitic Limestone
- Schoenenbourg (Riquewihr): Calcareous Marly Sandstone, Gypsum, Sandy Gravel
- Sporen (Riquewihr): Stoney Marly Clay
- Froehn (Zellenberg): Iron-rich Marly Clay
- Sonnenglanz (Beblenheim): Marly Limestone
- Mandelberg (Mittelwihr): Marly Limestone
- Wineck-Schlossberg (Katzenthal): Granite
- Schlossberg (Kaysersberg and Kientzheim): Granite
- Furstentum (Kientzheim and Sigolsheim): Limestone
- Mambourg (Sigolsheim): Marly Limestone
- Marckrain (Bennwihr): Marly Limestone
- Kaefferkopf (Ammerschwihr): Alluvial fan atop Granite, Limestone, Sandstone
- Sommerberg (Niedermorschwihr) and Katzenthal): Granite
- Florimont (Ingersheim): Marly Limestone
- Brand (Turckheim): Granite
-
Between what cities is the central part of the Haut-Rhin Département
- Wettolsheim to Orschwihr
 
-
How many alluvial fans are in the central part of the Haut-Rhin Département?
- None
- Soils: higher concentration of clay
-
Which Grand Crus/Soil Types are in the central part of the Haut-Rhin Département?
- There are 10 Grand Crus on mountain (limestone) and foothill soils (marly limestone, calcareous sandstone, calcareous marly sandstone).
- Hengst (Wintzenheim): Calcareous Marly Sandstone
- Steingrubler (Wettolsheim): Calcareous Marly Sandstone
- Eichberg (Eguisheim): Marly Limestone
- Pfersigberg (Eguisheim): Calcareous Sandstone
- Hatschbourg (Hattstatt and Voegthlinshoffen): Marly Limestone and Loess
- Goldert (Gueberschwihr): Marly Limestone
- Steinert (Pfaffenheim): Limestone
- Vorgourg (Westhalten and Rouffach): Calcareous Sandstone
- Zinnkoepfle (Soultzmatt and Westhalten): Calcareous Sandstone
- Pfingstberg (Orschwihr): Calcareous Marly Sandstone
-
Between what cities is the southern part of the Haut-Rhin Département
- Guebwiller to Thann
 
-
How many alluvial fans are in the southern part of the Haut-Rhin Département?
- 2
- Lauch river: spills eastward at Guebwiller
- Thur river: empties eastward at Thann
- Soils: sandstone and volcanic soils dominate the hills
-
Which Grand Crus/Soil Types are in the southern part of the Haut-Rhin Département?
- There are 6 Grand Crus with mountain (volcanic, sandstone) and foothill (marly sandstone, calcareous marly sandstone) soils.
- Kitterle (Guebwiller): Sandstone, Volcanic
- Kessler (Guebwiller): Sandstone-Clay (not one of the 13 soil types)
- Spiegel (Bergholtz and Guebwiller): Marly Sandstone
- Saering (Guebwiller): Calcareous Marly Sandstone
- Ollwiller (Wuenheim): Sandstone-Clay (not one of the 13 soil types)
- Rangen (Thann): Volcanic
-
How many Grand Crus are planted on plain soils?
None: however, Hatschbourg (Hattstatt and Voegthlinshoffen) has loess with marly limestone and Moenchberg (Andlau and Eichhoffen) has scree with marly limestone.
-
How many Grand Crus are planted on clay soils?
None: however 3 (Kanzlerberg, Froehn, and Sporen) are planted on marly clay soils and 2 (Kessler and Ollwiller) are planted on sandstone-clay (not one of the 13 types) soils
-
Which 8 Grand Crus are planted on granite?
- Wineck-Schlossberg
- Schlossberg
- Sommerberg
- Brand
- Winzenberg
- Frankstein
- Praelatenberg: also Gneiss
- Gloeckelberg: also Schist
-
Which 3 Grand Crus are planted on volcanic soils?
- Rangen
- Muenchberg: also Puddingstone
- Kitterlé: also Sandstone
|
|
