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Between what cities is the northern part of the Bas-Rhin Département
- Wissembourg to Mosheim
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Bas-Rhine Zone 1 is in which fault bundle?
Saverne
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Where is the northern point of entry/exit for the Alsace Wine Route?
Marlenheim
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Name the beginning of the Vosges foothills
Scharrachbergheim
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Describe the Steinklotz Grand Cru
- Translation: Stone Block
- Location: Marlenheim
- Zone: northern Bas-Rhin (1), Wissembourg to Mosheim
- Soil: Limestone; Hard muschelkalk and dolomitic limestone
- Vineyard: 40.6 ha (101.5 acres), faces S, SE, altitude 200-300 m (660-990 ft), steep slope with a scant 20 cm (8") loamy top soil
- Grapes: R, G, PG
- Sleeping Beauty: Arthur Metz, Romain Fritsch
- Notable: First written record of wine in Alsace indicated the Merovingian King Childebert II owned vineyards here in 589 AD
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Describe the Engelberg Grand Cru
- Translation: Angel Mountain
- Location: Dahlenheim & Scharrachbergheim, 20 km (12 mi) from Strasbourg
- Zone: northern Bas-Rhin (1), Wissembourg to Mosheim
- Soil: Marl-Limestone; pebbly marl rich in muschelkalk
- Vineyard: 14.8 ha (37 acres), faces S, altitude 250-300 m (825-990 ft), steep slope
- Grapes: R, G
- Born-Again: Domaine Pfister, Maurice Heckmann, Domaine Bechtold, Domaine Loew
- Notable: Wines first mentioned in 884 AD
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Describe the Altenberg de Bergbieten Grand Cru
- Translation: Old Mountain of Mountain Grant
- Location: Bergbieten
- Zone: northern Bas-Rhin (1), Wissembourg to Mosheim
- Soil: Marl-Limestone-Gypsum; marl, gypsum, and dolomite limestone
- Vineyard: 29.07 ha (72.7 acres), faces SE, altitude 215-265 m (710-875 ft)
- Grapes: 80% (R, G), 20% (PG, Muscat)
- Established Star: Domaine Loew, Frédéric Mochel, Roland Schmitt, Cave du Roi Dagobert
- Notable: First mention in 1050
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Describe the Altenberg de Wolxheim Grand Cru
- Translation: Old Mountain of Wolx Home
- Location: Wolxheim
- Zone: northern Bas-Rhin (1), Wissembourg to Mosheim
- Soil: Marl-Limestone; gravel-rich marl-limestone over a Dogger limestone sub-soil
- Vineyard: 31.2 ha (78 acres), faces S/SE, altitude 200-250 m (660-825 ft)
- Grapes: R, G
- Born-Again: Laurent Vogt, Clément Lissner, Cave du Roi Dagobert
- Notable: Owned by diocese of Strasbourg (1003), Abbaye of Hohenbourg (1188), Abbaye of Altdorf (1192), hospital of Strasbourg (1320)
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Name the automobile manufacturer is based in Molsheim
Bugatti: founded in 1909 by Ettore Bugatti and folded at his death in 1947; revived in Modena in 1987; relocated to Mosheim in 1998 by Volkswagen
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Describe the Bruderthal Grand Cru
- Translation: Brothers, named for the Cistercian monks
- Location: Molsheim
- Zone: northern Bas-Rhin (1), Wissembourg to Mosheim
- Soil: Marl-Limestone; marl-limestone on top of a muschelkalk sub-soil; stoney upper slope
- Vineyard: 18.4 ha (46 acres), faces SE, altitude 300 m (990 ft)
- Grapes: R, G, PG, M
- Sleeping Beauty: Gérard Neumeyer, Bernard Weber
- Notable: Registered to the Bishop of Strasbourg in 1316
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How many important terroirs are in the northern Bas-Rhin, Wissembourg to Molsheim (zone 1)?
- Grand Crus: 5
- Lieu-Dits: 0
- Clos: 0
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