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1.4 Region/Village = Grape? Flashcards

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1
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Chablis?

A

Chardonnay

Cool climate = dry wine, high acid

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Meursault?

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Chardonnay

Burgundy -> Cote d’Or -> Cote de Beaune

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Puligny-Montrachet?

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Chardonnay

Burgundy -> Cote d’Or -> Cote de Beaune

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4
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Maconnais (Macon)?

A

Chardonnay

Southern Burgendy

Macon = shit Chardonnay

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5
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Pouilly-Fuisse?

A

Chardonnay

Southern Burgundy

Fussy Chardonnay

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Yarra Valley?

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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir

Australia -> Victoria (cooler part)

Cold valley - 2 cold wines, not like Adelaide hills

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Adelaide hills?

A

Chardonnay

Australia-> south Australia

Cold like yarra valley. Just 1st wine though.

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Margaret River?

A

Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon varietal + Merlot

Australia - Western Australia

Margret boutique, west aussy like Bordeaux but boutique so sells tennis shoes (donnay)

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9
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Marlborough?

A 
Sauvignon Blanc 
(classic - more aromatic than Loire)
Chardonnay 
Pinot Noir (lighter style)

NZ -> South Island

South Island = cold - chard + Pinot Noir. Famous for Sauvignon Blanc though.

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10
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Sonoma?

A 
Chardonnay 
Pinot Noir (full bodied)

USA -> California

Sonoma carneros = Panama Carn

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Carneros?

A

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir

USA-> California

Sonoma Carneos = Panama Carn = PN + Chard

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12
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Central Valley?

A

Chardonnay

Chile

Boring = central chard Chile CCC

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13
Q

Casablanca Valley?

A 
Chardonnay 
Pinot Noir (intense fruit)
Sauvignon Blanc

Chile

Dancer with fruit hat = grass, green apples and strawberries

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14
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Mendoza?

A

Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon
(with Malbec)

Argentina (high altitude)

Malbec = Merlot, need Cabernet Sauvignon. Another C that’s white

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15
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Walker Bay?

A 
Chardonnay 
Pinot Noir (small quantities)

South Africa

Walk north in SA. France north.

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16
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Bourgogne?

A

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir

(Burgundy)

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17
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Gevrey-Chambertin?

A

Pinot Noir

Burgundy -> Cote de nuits

Chamber = night = PN

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18
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Nuits-Saint-Georges?

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Pinot Noir

Burgundy -> Cote de nuits

Nuits = PN

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Beaune?

A

Pinot Noir

Burgundy -> Cote de Beaune

Beaune, from Cote de Beaune - PN

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20
Q

Pommard?

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Pinot Noir

Burgundy -> Cote de Beaune

Pommard has a boner - Beaune - PN

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21
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Pfalz?

A

Pinot Noir
Riesling

Germany - spatburgunder (PN)

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22
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Baden?

A

Pinot Noir

Germany

Bad German - doesn’t even do Riesling, does the other

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23
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Central Otago?

A

Pinot Noir

New Zealand (ripest)

Very south (not central) red face

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24
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Mornington Peninsula?

A

Pinot Noir

Australia-> Victoria (cooling)

Penin = PN

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25
Q

Santa Barbra?

A

Pinot Noir (full bodied)

USA -> California

red strawberry nosed Santa called Barbra

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26
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Oregon?

A

Pinot Noir

USA

Near Portland, north cold, port is like red

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San Antonio?

A

Pinot Noir (intense fruit)
Sauvignon Blanc
Shiraz

Chile

Spanish black and white guy - Shiraz, Blanc and Noir

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28
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Medoc?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bordeaux - Left bank

29
Q

Haut-Medoc?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bordeaux - Left bank

30
Q

Pauillac?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bordeaux - Left bank

31
Q

Margaux?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bordeaux - Left bank

32
Q

Graves?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bordeaux - Left bank

33
Q

Pessac-Leognan

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bordeaux - Left bank

34
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Saint-Emilion?

A

Merlot

Bordeaux - Right bank

35
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Pomerol?

A

Merlot

Bordeaux - Right bank

36
Q

Bordeaux? Bordeaux Superieur?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

37
Q

Coonawarra?

A 
Cabernet Sauvignon 
(eucalyptus, mint)

Australia

Where? Left bank across river

38
Q

Hawke’s Bay?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Blends
Shiraz

New Zealand - north island

Hawk over north NZ. 3 wines and hot red. Bordeaux + Syrah

39
Q

Napa Valley?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Sauvignon Blanc (Fume Blanc)

California

Famous Bordeaux

40
Q

Rutherford?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

California

Red full body - Greg Rutherford

41
Q

Oakville?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

California

Greg Alexander Oakland Rutherford

42
Q

Alexander Valley?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

California

Greg Alexander Oakland Rutherford

43
Q

Columbia Valley?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot

Washington

Only place on the east. West Bank.

44
Q

Maipo Valley?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

Chile

Weird Chile one near a border (Bordeaux)

45
Q

Colchagua?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

Chile

Weird Chile one near a border (Bordeaux)

46
Q

Cachapoal?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

Chile

Weird Chile one near a border (Bordeaux)

47
Q

Stellenbosch?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

South Africa (like Bordeaux)

St Emmillim. SA like Bordeaux.

48
Q

Sancerre?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

Loire Valley (cool)

Famous Loire.

49
Q

Pouilly-Fume?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

Loire Valley

Not fussy and white.

50
Q

Constantia?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

South Africa cooling from sea

White woman shooting grapes

51
Q

Elgin?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

South Africa altitude

Constantias husband looking down

52
Q

Cote Rotie?

A

Syrah

Northern Rhône
Steep, drainage
Best

53
Q

Hermitage?

A

Syrah

Northern Rhône
Steep, drainage
Best

54
Q

Crozes-Hermitage?

A

Syrah

Northern Rhône
Flat
Not as good

55
Q

Cote du Rhône?

Cote du Rhône Villages?

A

Grenache

Southern Rhône
Flat
Hot and dry
Usually blended

56
Q

Chateauneuf-du-pape?

A

Grenache

Southern Rhône

57
Q

Minervois?

Languedoc?

A

Grenache

Pays d’oc IGP

58
Q

Priorat?

A

Garnacha (Grenache)

Spain
Grenache based blends

59
Q

Rioja?

A

Grenache

60
Q

Navarra?

A

Grenache
Tempranillo
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

Spain

61
Q

Hunter Valley?

A

Shiraz

Australia

Shit brand. One wine aussy famous.

62
Q

McLaren Vale?

A

Shiraz
Grenache

Australia

McLaren > hunter A’s blend

63
Q

Barossa Valley?

A

Shiraz
Grenache

Australia

Brawn same as mclareen

64
Q

Mosel?

A

Riesling

Germany - lightest bodied

German

65
Q

Rheingau?

A

Riesling

Germany drier and medium bodied

66
Q

Alsace?

A

Riesling

France (petrol)

67
Q

Clare Valley?

A

Riesling

Australia

Eden Clar (German living in aus)

68
Q

Eden Valley?

A

Riesling

Australia

(Eden Clar) German living in aus.

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