Appellation Laws Flashcards
Alsace
Grand Cru - only from 100% of one of the noble varieties grown in specific vineyard (50)
VT - late harvest, only from noble varieties, specific min sugar level per variety
SGN - only from noble varieties, specific higher sugar level per variety, usually noble rot, small production, best vintages
Must be 100% for varietal labelling
Germany
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein - must weight, potential alcohol level. Sweetnesd depende on fermentation full or partial (stopped or natural)
a. Kabinett
b. Spatlese
c. Auslese
d. Beerenauslese
e. Trockenbeerenauslese - has to be botrytised
GG system
- VDP
- Single Vineyard
- Dry
- Permitted grape varieties by region
Austria
PDOs
Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein
- Strohwein - passito dried on straw mats off the vine
DAC
Hungary - Tokaji Aszu
120 g/l residual sugar minimum (what was 5 puttonyos)
Less sugar “Late Harvest” or “Szamarodni” (as it comes)
Aszu - rotten, amount determines final sweetness
Made my macerating into healthy base wine (before, during or after ferment)
18 months oak ageing
Tokaji Eszencia - free run juice of Aszu berries. 450 g/l
Bodrog and Tisza
Saint-Emilion
AOC Saint Emilion
AOC Saint Émilion Grand Cru
a. Grand Cru
b. Grand Cru Classé
i. Premier Grand Cru Classé A
ii.Premier Grand Cru Classé B
(based on Chateau
Integrated into the appellation system.
Reevaluated every 10 years.
Bordeaux
1855 Classification. Chateaux rated.
5 First Growths
Cru Classés
Cru Bourgeois - awarded to Medoc wines in a specific vintage. Wines assessed each year not Chateaux.
Barolo DOCG
Minimum 36 months total ageing
Minimum 18 months in oak
(botti or barrique)
Barbaresco DOCG
24 months total
9 months in oak
North Italy
Alto Adige DOC
Trentino DOC
Friuli Grave DOC
Collio DOC
Colli Orientali DOC
Soave Classico DOC
Valpolicella Classico DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Barbera d’Asti, d’Alba DOCGs
Gavi and Gavi di Gavi both DOCGs
DOCG - ministry of agriculture tasting
Chianti
Chianti - 12 months
Riserva - 24 months, 3 in bottle
Gran Selezione - 30 months - no oak stipulation
Central Italy
Chianti DOCG
Rufina, Colli Senesi
Chianti Classico DOCG
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Vino Nobile de Montepulciano DOCG
Bolgheri DOC
Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi DOC
Montepulciamo d’Abruzzo
Orvieto DOC
Frascati DOC
Brunello di Montalcino
100% Sangiovese
5 years ageing, 2 in oak
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
2 years minimum ageing
Southern Italy
Puglia - Salice Salentino DOC (Negroamaro)
Campania - Greco di Tufo DOCG, Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Taurasi DOCG (Aglianico)
Basilicata - Aglianico del Vulture DOCa
Sicily - IGT
plus Sicilia DOC and Etna DOC
Rioja
Joven/Cosecha - none, spring after Spring.
Crianza - 24 months total, 12 months barrel minimum rest in bottle
Reserva - 36 months total, 1 year in oak and two years in bottle
Gran Reserva - 60 months ageing, 2 years in oak plus 3 years in bottle
Up to 18 months oak for traditional white (Gran Reserva)
