Selection de Grains Nobles refers to which type of wine?

• A. Dessert wines from Alsace made with botrytis-affected fruit
• B. Only made in exceptional vintages, riper and more refined than Vendange Tardive
• C. Dessert wines from Alsace made with botrytis-affected fruit, produced only in exceptional vintages, are riper and more refined than Vendange Tardive
• D. A dessert wine made from botrytis-affected fruit in all vintages

Answer: (C)

Sélection de Grains Nobles is Alsace’s status for dessert wines made from botrytized grapes (noble rot) that are produced only in exceptional vintages when conditions allow the grapes to reach very high concentration. Because of this strict vintage requirement, SGN wines are typically richer, sweeter, and more concentrated than Vendange Tardive. The other options omit either the botrytized grape origin, the vintage restriction, or both, or incorrectly state that they’re made in all vintages.