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Alsace Wine Trade

  1. How many communes grow wine in Alsace?
    119
  2. How many winegrowers are there in Alsace?
    4,400 as of 2012
  3. T or F? Most winegrowers in Alsace cultivate less than 2 ha (5 acres)
    True: 41% (1,800 in 2012) of winegrowers grow more than 2 ha which accounts for over 90% of the total area under vine
  4. How much land is planted to grapes for AOC Alsace?
    15,500 ha (38,750 acres)
  5. How much wine is made for AOC Alsace?
    Average annual production is 1.15 M hL (30.4 M gallons) = 150 M bottles
  6. What percentage of French AOC still white wine is made in Alsace?
    18%
  7. Categorize wine commerce in Alsace
    • Négociants: 41%
    • Cooperatives: 39%
    • Winegrowers: 20%
  8. T or F? 200 producers vinify 90% of Alsace's total wine production
    True: though 890 producers sell their product in bottle
  9. Wine commerce is important to Alsace
    True: €500 M; grapes are 60% of Alsace's total crop output despite accounting for only 4.5% of land devoted to agriculture
  10. T or F? Most Alsace wine is exported
    False: 75% is sold within France; 70% of the rest is exported to the EU
  11. What percentage of still white wine sold in France is from Alsace?
    30%
  12. What percentage of crémant wine consumed in France is from Alsace?
    50%; 35% of all AOC sparkling wine (excluding champagne).
Author
mikedutch
ID
354695
Card Set
Alsace Wine Trade
Description
Wine Scholar Guild Alsace Master Level Program
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