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Between what cities is the northern part of the Haut-Rhin Département
- Châtenois (in Bas-Rhin) to Colmar
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Haut-Rhine Zone 3 is in which fault bundle?
Ribeauvillé: Kintzheim (in Bas-Rhin) to Turckheim
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What is Kintzheim (not Kientzheim) known for?
An eagle sanctuary (Volerie des Aigles) and a 13th century castle
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Describe the Praelatenberg Grand Cru
- Translation: Prelate (e.g., a Bishop) Mountain
- Location: Orshwiller and Kintzheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite/Gneiss
- Vineyard: 18.70 ha (46.75 acres), faces E and SE, altitude 250-350 m (825-1,155 ft), drainage is good
- Grapes: R, G, PG, M
- Sleeping Beauty: Allimant-Laugner, Fernand Engel
- Notable: Owned by Ebersmunster Abbey in 823 AD
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Which city is known as the "Cradle of Pinot Noir" in Alsace?
Rodern: half-timbered buildings from the 16-18th centuries frame lanes with coutyards and wine cellars. A parish church boasts a 14th century bell tower made from Vosges sandstone.
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T or F? Saint-Hippolyte is a fortified town
True: its city wall was built in 1316 and reinforced several times in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is famous for its Rouge de Saint Hippolyte (Pinot Noir).
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Describe the Gloeckelberg Grand Cru
- Location: Rodern and Saint-Hippolyte
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite, Schist; quartz/potassium/feldspar-rich sandy granite and schist/sandy rubble at hilltop
- Vineyard: 23.4 ha (58.5 acres), faces SE, altitude 250-360 m (825-1,188 ft),
- Grapes: G, PG
- Sleeping Beauty: Koehly, Cave de Ribeauvillé
- Notable: once owned by the Convents of Saint Catherine
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Rorschwihr has how many lieux-dits?
12: Pfaenzerreben, Silberberg, and Oberer Weingarten are the most prestigious
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Describe Lieu-Dit Pflaenzerreben
- Translation: to plant grapes/vines
- Location: east of the road between rorschwihr and Bergheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: clay-marl over limestone
- Vineyards: faces E
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Describe Lieu-Dit Silberberg
- Translation: Silver Mountain
- Location: Rorschwihr
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Silt and clay atop marly lilmestone
- Grapes: R
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Describe Lieu-Dit Oberer Weingarten
- Translation: top wine garden
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: clay, silt, oolitic limestone
- Vineyards: 6.3 ha (15.75 acres)
- Grapes: G
- Notable: Many prestigious owners (Pepin the Short 742, Louis the Pious 817, Hugues Capet 987, Henry V 1114)
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T or F? Bergheim was wiped out by plague and war in the 17-18th centuries
True: Repopulated by Swiss, German, Hungarian, Austrian, and Romanian immigrants
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Describe the Altenberg de Bergheim Grand Cru
- Location: Bergheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Limestone; fossil-rich limestones and marls covered with limetone, stony and shallow
- Vineyard: 35.06 ha (87.7 acres), faces S, altitude 220-330 m (726-1,089 ft), steep slope
- Grapes: R, G, PG
- Established Star: Marcel Deiss, Gustave Lorentz, Sylvie Spielmann, Cave de Ribeauvillé
- Notable: Allows for field blends (as does Kaefferkopf)
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Describe the Kanzlerberg Grand Cru
- Location: Bergheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Clay and Gypsum; heavy clay rich in grey/black gypsum marls
- Vineyard: 3.23 ha (8 acres), faces S and SW, altitude 248 m (825ft), terraced
- Grapes: R, G,PG
- Sleeping Beauty: Gustave Lorentz, Sylvie Spielmann
- Notable: Knigts Templar owned a domain here
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Describe Lieu-Dit Engelgarten
- Translation: Garden of Angels
- Location: Bergheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: gravelly, sandy loam
- Grapes: R
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Describe the town of Ribeauvillé
- 3 Grand Crus: Geisberg, Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé, Osterberg
- Notable: Spring Market, Kougelhopf Festival (May), Wine Fair (July), Fiddlers' Fair (September), Festival of Ancient Music (October), Medieval Christmas Market
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Describe the Geisberg Grand Cru
- Location: Ribeauvillé
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Calcareous Marly Sandstone; muschelklk and dolomitic marls and sandstone/gypsum and limestone scree
- Vineyard: 8.53 ha (21 acres), faces , altitude m ( ft),
- Grapes: R
- Established Star: Robert Faller, André Kientzler, Kuentz-Bas
- Notable: Farmed since 1308
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Describe the Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé Grand Cru
- Location: Ribeauvillé
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Calcareous Marly Sandstone; dolomitic sandstone and marls and pure muschelkalk limestone
- Vineyard: 11.4 ha (28.5 acres), faces S and SW, altitude 270-350 m (891-1,155 ft), steep slopes but not terraced
- Grapes: R, G, PG, M
- Established Star: Louis Sipp, Jean Sipp, Henry Fuchs, Cave de Ribeauvillé
- Notable: Mentioned in 1328
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Describe the Osterberg Grand Cru
- Translation: Easter Mountain
- Location: Ribeauvillé
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marl (not one of the 13 soil types); marl-clay and muschelkalk/domomite limestone conglomerates
- Vineyard: 24.6 ha (61 acres), faces E and SE, altitude 250-350 m (825-1,155 ft),
- Grapes: R, G, PG
- Established Star: Domaine Agapé, Louis Sipp, Sipp-Mack, André Kientzler, Cave de Ribeauvillé
- Notable: owned by the nobles of Ribeaupierre in Middle Ages
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Describe Clos du Zahnacker
- Translation: within Osterberg GC; Field of Zahn, Martin Zahn was a knight and monk
- Location: Ribeauvillé, below Haut-Koenigsbourg castle
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Clay-Limestone
- Vineyard: 49.6 ha (124 acres), faces SE
- Grapes: R, G, PG; harvested and fermented together
- Notable: 8th century origin, monopole La Cave de Ribeauvillé since 1965
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Describe Clos du Schlossberg/Clos Ribeaupierre
- Location: Ribeauvillé
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite
- Vineyard: 1.23 ha (3 acres), faces SE, altitude 300 m (990 ft), 40% gradient slope so terraced
- Grapes: PG
- Notable: monopole Jean Sipp
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Describe the Rosacker Grand Cru
- Translation: Rose Field or Heavy Soil (horses must plow vineyard)
- Location: Hunawihr
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Limestone; muschelkalk and dolomitic, rich in Ca and Mg
- Vineyard: 26.18 ha (65.5 acres), faces E and SE, altitude 260-330 m (858-1,089 ft),
- Grapes: R, G
- Born-Again: Domaine Agapé, Cave de Hunawihr, Mader, Mallo, Mittnacht-Klack, Sipp-Mack, Cave de Ribeauvillé
- Notable: First mentioned in 1483
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Describe Clos Sainte Hune
- Location: Hunawihr; lower portion of Rosacker Grand Cru, physical wall does not exist
Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar - Soil: Dolomite Limestone
- Vineyard: 1.67 ha (4.17 acres),faces S/SE
- Grapes: 50 year-old Riesling vines
- Notable: F.E. Trimback, monopole (for 200 years); Clos Sainte Hune trademarked in 2001, subject to regional AOC Alsace regulations
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Describe Clos Windsbuhl
- Location: Hunawihr, a few hundred feet from Rosacker Grand Cru
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Muschelkalk limestone and clay
- Vineyard: 5.2 ha (13 acres), faces S and E, steep and terraced terrain
- Grapes: R, G, PG, Auxerrois, Chardonnay
- Producer: Zind-Humbrect, monopole
- Notable: dry whites, VT, SGN
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Describe the village of Zellenberg
- Perched on a hill, 285 m (940 ft), unlike most villages which nestle down low among the foothills
- 2 round defensive towers still stand
- Houses are close together and built with wine cellar in the basement and a wine press at street level; people dwell one story above street level
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Describe the Froehn Grand Cru
- Translation: Happy
- Location: Zellenberg
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Iron-rich Marly Clay (schist)
- Vineyard: 14.6 ha (36.5 acres), faces S and SE, altitude 270-300 m (891-990 ft),
- Grapes: G, PG, M
- Sleeping Beauty: Domaine Jean Becker, Maison Zimmer
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Describe the village of Riquewihr
- Listed among the "Most Beautiful Villages in France"
- It's wine reputation has earned it the moniker "The Gem of Alsace"
- The Dolder, a 13th century gate, is an entrance to the village
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Describe the Schoenenbourg Grand Cru
- Translation: Nice Mountain
- Location: Riquewihr and Zellenberg
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Calcareous Marly Sandstone, Gypsum, Sandy Gravel; sandstone, sandy gravel, and muschelkalk above a gypsum-rich marl and dolomitic limestone
- Vineyard: 53.4 ha (133.5 acres), faces S and SE, altitude 265-380 m (874.5-1,254 ft), steep slope
- Grapes: R, PG, M
- Established Star: Meyer-Fonné, Dopff & Irion, Dopff au Moulin, Bott-Geyl, Marcel Deiss, Marc Tempé, Vincent Stoeffler, Cave de Hunawihr
- Notable: Famous in 16th century; VT, SGN
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Describe the Sporen Grand Cru
- Location: Riquewihr
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Stoney Marly Clay; phosphorus-rich
- Vineyard: 23.7 ha (57.7 acres), faces SE, altitude 275 m (907.5 ft),
- Grapes: G, PG
- Sleeping Beauty: Edgard Schaller, Meyer-Fonné, Dopff & Irion, Dopff au Moulin
- Notable: First mention in 1432
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Describe the Sonnenglanz Grand Cru
- Location: Beblenheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Limestone, heavy and stony
- Vineyard: 32.8 ha (82 acres), faces SE, altitude 220-270 m (726-891 ft), morning sun
- Grapes: G, PG
- Established Star: Bott-Geyl, Cave de Beblenheim
- Notable: Reputation for excellence in 20th century
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Describe the village of Mittelwhihr
All but the lower parts of the bell tower of a medieval church was destroyed in WWII (Poche de Colmar battle) - the Nazi occupation is commemorated by red, white, and blue flowers during summer
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Describe the Mandelberg Grand Cru
- Translation: Almond Mountain (vines grown by almond trees)
- Location: Mittelwihr
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Limestone
- Vineyard: 22 ha (55 acres), faces S and SE, altitude m ( ft), mountain blocks cold north winds
- Grapes: R (30%), G (40%), PG, M
- Sleeping Beauty: Bott-Geyl, J.P. Mauler, Ziegler-Mauler
- Notable: first cultivated by Romans, then Francs, Abbeys of Saint-Dié, Ebersmunster, and Munster; first appeared on label in 1925
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Describe the villages of Bennwihr and Sigolsheim
- Bennwihr was destroyed like Mittelwihr in WWII. The vignerons formed a local co-operative after the war.
- Sigolsheim has a military cemetary commemorating the battle.
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Describe the Marckrain Grand Cru
- Location: Bennwihr, opening of Kaysersberg Valley
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Limestone; Dogger limestone-marl conglomerates
- Vineyard: 53.35 ha (113 acres), faces E and S, altitude 200-300 m (660-990 ft), very dry meso-climate specific to the Colmar area
- Grapes: G (reigns supreme), PG
- Born-Again: Laurent Barth, Michel Fonné, Martin Schaetzel, Bestheim
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Describe the Mambourg Grand Cru
- Location: Sigolsheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Limestone; limestone and magnesium-rich marls
- Vineyard: 61.85 ha (154.5 acres), faces S, altitude m ( ft),
- Grapes: R, G, PG, M
- Born-Again: Marc Tempé, Marcel Deiss, Maurice Schoech, Jean-Marc Bernhard, Domaine Weinback, Michel Fonné, Ringenback-Moser, Stirn
- Notable: records from 783 AD
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Describe the village of Kientzheim
- Walled city founded in the 8th century
- Hosts the Vine and Wine Museum
- Legend says Holy Roman Empire General Lazare von Schwendi brought back Tokay (Furmint) vine clipings and planted them on his Kientzheim estate -- even if true they were replaced by PG.
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Describe the Furstentum Grand Cru
- Translation: Princely District
- Location: Kientzheim and Sigolsheim, heart of the Kaysersberg Valley
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Limestone
- Vineyard: 30.5 ha (76.25 acres), faces S and SE, steep slope optimizes sun exposure
- Grapes: R, G, PG
- Established Star: Bott-Geyl, Marc Tempé, André Blanck, Paul Blanck, Albert Mann, Domaine Weinbach
- Notable: First mentioned in 1330 belonging to the Convent of Basle
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Describe the Schlossberg Grand Cru
- Translation: Castle Mountain
- Location: Kaysersberg and Kientzheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite; decomposed so tremendous mineral wealth (Ca, Na, K, Mg, F, P)
- Vineyard: 80.28 ha (200 acres), faces S, altitude 230-350 m (759-1,155 ft), terraced
- Grapes: R, G, PG, M
- Established Star: Jean-Marc Bernhard, Albert Mann, Domaine Weinbach, Cave de Kientzheim-Kaysersberg, Vincent Spannagel
- Notable: First mentioned in 15th century
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Describe Lieu-Dit Altenbourg
- Translation: High Mountain
- Location: Kientzheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soils: Clay and limestone
- Vineyard: 80.28 ha (200 acres), faces S, altitude 225-255 m (743-842 ft), middle of gently sloping hill
- Grapes: G (peach, apricot, tropical fruits, rose; needs 2-3 years age)
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Describe the village of Ammerschwihr
- Destroyed in WWII; now home to 50 producers
- Home to the latest Grand Cru
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Describe the Kaefferkopf Grand Cru
- Location: Ammerschwihr
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Ca- and Mg-rich topsoil atop granite and limestone (upper slope) and sandstone (lower slope)
- Vineyard: 71.65 ha (179 acres), faces E, gentle (10-20% grade) slope with only one section rising to 35%
- Grapes: R, G, PG, and field-blends
- Born-Again: Jean-Baptiste Adam, Maurice Schoech, Meyer-Fonné, Kuehn
- Notable: Like Altenberg de Bergheim, may bottle both varietal and blended wines
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Describe the village of Katzenthal
- Wineck castle of Schlossberg rises above it
- Church has signature white bell tower
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Describe the Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru
- Location: Katzenthal
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite; decomposed granite with black and white mica
- Vineyard: 27.4 ha (68.5 acres), faces S and SE, altitude 280-400 m (924-1,320 ft)
- Grapes: R, G
- Born-Again: Jean-Marc Bernhard, Jean Paul Eckle, Meyer-Fonné, Paul Spannagel, Vincent Spannagel, Jean-Baptiste Adam, Paul Blanck
- Notable: First mentioned in 1706
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Describe the village of Niedermorschwihr
- Separated from Katzenthal by the Sommerberg Grand Cru
- Main street lined with restaurants, wine producers, medieval houses, and Patisserie Ferber (mecca for jam lovers)
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Describe the Sommerberg Grand Cru
- Location: Niedermorschwihr and Katzenthal, foot of Trois-Epis ("3 ears") massif
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite; weathered granite over granite with black and white micas
- Vineyard: 28.36 ha (71 acres), faces S, altitude 400 m (1,320 ft), steep (45°)
- Grapes: R, G, PG, M
- Established Star: Albert Boxler, Domaine Schoffit, Claude Weinzorn, Cave de Turckheim, Paul Blanck
- Notable: Name in use since 17th century
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Describe the village of Ingersheim
- Largelly destroyed during WWII (Poche de Colmar - "pocket of Colmar").
- La Taverne Alsacienne restaurant has largest Alsace wine list in the world
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Describe the Florimont Grand Cru
- Location: Ingersheim and Katzenthal
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly Limestone; pebbly limestone-marl atop limestone
- Vineyard: 21 ha (52.5 acres), faces S and E, altitude 250-280 m (825-923 ft), "Colmar Ellipse" is very dry due to Vosges peaks to the west
- Grapes: R, G (majority), PG, M
- Sleeping Beauty: Cave Jean Geiler, Bruno Sorg, Claude Weinzorn
- Notable: prosperous since Middle Ages, praised by Earls of Lupfen and Baron Schwendi
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Describe Lieu-Dit Hinterbourg
- Translation: Behind the Mountain
- Location: Katzenthal
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Deep granite
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Describe Lieu-Dit Letzenberg
- Translation: Last Mountain
- Location: Ingersheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: limestone hill with marl conglomerates and good sun exposure
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Describe the village of Turchkheim
- Surrounded by vines at the entrance to the Munster Valley
- Night Watchman makes his rounds at 10pm around Old Town, May to October
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Describe the Brand Grand Cru
- Translation: Land of Fire (legend says sun battled and bested a dragon)
- Location: Turckheim, amphitheatre overlooking village
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite; mineral-rich weathered granitic sands peppered with black and white mica
- Vineyard: 57.95 ha (145 acres), faces S and SE, altitude 380 m (1,254 ft), good sun exposure
- Grapes: R, G, PG
- Established Star: Armand Hurst, Albert Boxler, Zind-Humbrecht, Josmeyer, Paul Buecher, Clause Weinzorn, Cave de Turckheim, Dopff au Moulin
- Notable: renown since the Middle Ages
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Describe Clos Jebsal
- Location: Turckheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soils: Gypsum-rich Clay Marl and Limestone
- Vineyard: 1.2 ha (3 acres), faces S, steep, terraced
- Grapes: PG
- Producer: Zind-Humbrecht
- Notable: usually harvested with noble rot
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Describe Lieu-Dit Heimbourg
- Translation: Home Mountain
- Location: Turckheim
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Marly limestone
- Vineyard: 7 ha (17.5 acres), faces W and S, steep (34% grade W, 50% grade S)
- Notable: often harvested with noble rot
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Describe Lieu-Dit Herrenweg
- Location: Turckheim, alluvial plain of the Fecht River
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: gravelly, sandy, clay loess/loam
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Describe Lieu-Dit Holder
- Location: Wihr-au-Val, Munster Valley
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: ranite and Clay
- Grapes: G, PG
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Describe Lieu-Dit Herrenreben
- Translation: Lords' Vines
- Location: Wihr-au-Val, Munster Valley
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: deep, decomposed granitic sands
- Vineyard: altitude 500 m (1,650 ft), one of the highest in Alsace
- Grapes: R, PN
- Notable: Belonged to the Lords of Ribeaupierre in the 15th century
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Describe Lieu-Dit Linsenberg
- Translation: Lentil mountain
- Location: Wihr-au-Val, Munster Valley
- Zone: northern Haut-Rhin (3), Châtenois to Colmar
- Soil: Granite
- Grapes: R
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How many important terroirs are in the northern Haut-Rhin, Châtenois to Colmar (zone 3)?
- Grand Crus: 22
- Lieu-Dits: 21 (Rorschwihr has Pfaenzerreben, Silberberg, Oberer Weingarten and 9 more, Engelgarten, Altenbourg, Hinterbourg, Letzenberg, Heimbourg, Herrenweg, Holder, Herrenreben, Linsenberg)
- Clos: 5 (du Zahnacker, du Schlossberg/Clos Ribeaupierre, Sainte Hune, Windsbuhl, Jebsal)
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