Acid Test Flashcards
Gewurztraminer?
Very Low 1/5
Garganega (Soave)
High in acid 4/5
Gamay?
High acid 4/5
Low Tannin 1/5
Furmint?
Very high in acid 5/5
Frappato?
Medium acid 3/5
Friulano (Sauvignon Vert, Sauvignonasse) ?
Very high in acid 5/5
Cinsault (sin-so) ?
Medium acid 3/5
Chenin blanc?
Very high acid 5/5
Champagne or sparkling wine?
Very high acid 5/5
Cava?
Very high acid 5/5
Crèment?
Very high acid 5/5?
Carignan?
high acid red wine 4/5
perfect with cinnamon spiced dishes
Blaufranckisch?
High acid 4/5
and high tannin 4/5
Barbera?
Very high acid 5/5
Very low tannin 1/5
Baga (bah-gah)?
Very high acid 5/5
Very high tannin 5/5
Assyrtiko?
Very high acid 5/5
Best examples from Santorini
Arinto (ah-teen-too)?
Very high acid 5/5
Albariño?
Very high acid 5/5
Airen (Air-ren)?
The most planted grape in spain is used for brandy because it has such soft acid.
Very low acid 1/5
Red wines have more or less bitter due to tannin?
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White,rose, and sparkling wines have more or less acidity?
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Merlot?
Medium acid 3/5
Tannin 4/5
Flavours: cherry, plum,chocolate, dried herbs, vanilla
Mencia?
high acid 4/5
high tannin 4/5
Flavours: tart cherry, pomegranate, blackberry, licorice, crushed gravel
Melon de Bourgogne
Very high acid 5/5
Flavours: lime seashell, green apple, green pear, bread dough
Fernao Pires (fer-now peer-esh) ?
Low acid 2/5
Portuguese wine with high intensity floral aromas.
has been blended with viognier
Best with green foods like cucumber dill salad, california sushi rolls and Vietnamese spring rolls
Flavours: lime, peach, orange blossom, honeysuckle, clove
Viognier?
Low acid 2/5
Verdejo (ver-day-ho)?
4/5 highs acid
herbaceous white wine
grown almost exclusively in Rueda, Spain
Flavours: lime, honeydew, grapefruit pith, fennel, white peach
Verducchio?
high acid 4/5
primarily from Le Marche
oily texture
flavours: peach, lemon curd, almond skin, oily, saline
Trebbiano (Toscano)?
high acid 4/5
france calls it ugni blanc
makes brandy and balsamic vinegar
dry white italian wine
pairs with hard italian cheeses, seafood pasta, white pizza, roast chicken and pesto
Flavours: white peach , lemon, green apple, seashell, basil