FRENCH WINE SCHOLAR CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● When did Alsace reach the peak of prosperity? Answer: The
Renaissance, 16th
● What event occurred in Alsace in 1942? Answer: The Third Reich sent
truckloads of Hitler Youth Group to saw down 75% of hybrid vines that
had been planted in the wake of phyloxera
● This is the only wine region in France that can legally grow reisling?
Answer: Alsace
● How many major soil types are there in Alsace? Answer: 13
● Where is Riesling indigenous to? Answer: The Rhine River Valley
● Where is Pinot Blanc native to? Answer: France
● Where is Gewurtztraminer native to? Answer: North East Italy
● Pinot Gris is native to? and was formerly called? Answer: France
Tokay d'Alsace
, ● Where is Pinot Noir is native to? Answer: France
● Where is Sylvaner native to? Answer: Austria or Transylvannia
● What are the two kinds of Muscat that are grown in Alsace? Answer:
Muscat a Petit Grains and Muscat Ottonel
● Where is Chardonnay native to? Answer: France
● Where is Chasselas native to? Answer: Egypt
● What is the other name for Klevener de Heiligenstein? Answer:
Savagnin Rose
● In Alsace if a grape is labeled by variety it must be what %? Answer:
100%
● What are the three kinds of blends in Alsace and what do they mean?
Answer: Edelzwicker-Noble Blend
Gentil-Blend
Cremant d'Alsace-Sparkling
PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● When did Alsace reach the peak of prosperity? Answer: The
Renaissance, 16th
● What event occurred in Alsace in 1942? Answer: The Third Reich sent
truckloads of Hitler Youth Group to saw down 75% of hybrid vines that
had been planted in the wake of phyloxera
● This is the only wine region in France that can legally grow reisling?
Answer: Alsace
● How many major soil types are there in Alsace? Answer: 13
● Where is Riesling indigenous to? Answer: The Rhine River Valley
● Where is Pinot Blanc native to? Answer: France
● Where is Gewurtztraminer native to? Answer: North East Italy
● Pinot Gris is native to? and was formerly called? Answer: France
Tokay d'Alsace
, ● Where is Pinot Noir is native to? Answer: France
● Where is Sylvaner native to? Answer: Austria or Transylvannia
● What are the two kinds of Muscat that are grown in Alsace? Answer:
Muscat a Petit Grains and Muscat Ottonel
● Where is Chardonnay native to? Answer: France
● Where is Chasselas native to? Answer: Egypt
● What is the other name for Klevener de Heiligenstein? Answer:
Savagnin Rose
● In Alsace if a grape is labeled by variety it must be what %? Answer:
100%
● What are the three kinds of blends in Alsace and what do they mean?
Answer: Edelzwicker-Noble Blend
Gentil-Blend
Cremant d'Alsace-Sparkling