Blind tasting Flashcards
Name this grape: Neutral, high lees impact, no new oak, high acid, moderate-minus to moderate alcohol.
Muscadet
What are the three white wines most likely to be bottled under screwcap closure?
Oregon Pinot Gris, Austrian Gruner Veltliner, Hunter Valley Semillon
What are the hints towards identifying a wine under screwcap closure?
Light effervescence indicates bottling under an environment without gas transfer; gunflint-esque reduction (careful as the reduction from added sulfur can be detected under a cork closure)
What are terpenes? What white wines characteristically show this?
the floral lifted aromatic compound,
High in Muscats, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Viognier and Torrontés (impact aroma)
[Medium in Albariño and Verdicchio]
What is rotundone?
a kind of terpene that is found in the essential oils of black pepper, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and basil.
What are pyrazines?
an aromatic organic compound that has vegetable-like smells, classically herbaceous, such as grass in Sauvignon Blanc and bell pepper in Bordeaux varieties
