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Crémant d'Alsace

Appellation

Crémant d'Alsace is an appellation in France, covering 20,108 ha across 117 communes. The rules allow rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin mousseux "Crémant"
Protected since
1982-12-31
Area
20,108 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
139.54 × 63.54 km
Centre
48.0890° N, 7.2845° E
Grapes
Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling
Max yield
96 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Colmar

Where it is

Nearest town
1.9 km north of Wintzenheim
Nearest city
5 km west of Colmar 65,405 people
To the sea
422 km
Rivers nearby
Ill (7.5 km) · Rhein (21 km)
Same latitude
Puget Sound (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
166–514 m
Mean elevation
252 m

Measured over the whole outline on 5,823 elevation cells of about 203 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Crémant d’Alsace Rosé · Quality Sparkling Wine
Pinot Noir
max 96 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Crémant d’Alsace White · Quality Sparkling Wine
AuxerroisChardonnayPinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirRiesling
max 96 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 117

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Wineries · 74

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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