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What are Friuli’s top whites made from?

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Pinot Grigio
Pinot Bianco
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonay
Tocai (tocai friulano)
Ribolla gialla

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What are the main white grapes/wines of Piedmont?

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Arneis (white - makes a bold, fresh wine of the same name)
Cortese (white - source of the dry, delicately flavored wine Gavi)
Moscato (white - extremely fruity, floral, and musky aromas and flavors. Used to make sparkling Asti and moscato d’Asti

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What is the most northern wine growing region in the world for nebbiolo?

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Valtellina in the far north of Lombardy.

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Where is Traminer a speciality in northern Italy?

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Trentino-Alto Adige - traminer is the progenitor of gewurtztraminer, the wines are gorgeously floral, intensely flavorful, and yet light as a feather in body

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Describe Bardolino from the Veneto

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The wine is more pink than red, very light bodied with faint cherry flavors and sometimes, a nice edge of spiciness. When tuned into sparkling wine, Bardolino is called chiaretto, which is a popular summertime quaff. In the fall Bardolino is also made as a novello wine.

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Name Bordeaux’s right bank appellations.

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St-Èmilion
Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Fronsac
Canon-Fronsac

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In what region of Portugal is Vinho Verde made?

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The Minho - far northwest, just bellow the Spanish border

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Describe Margaux AOP

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Largest commune of the Haut-Medoc spread throughout five villages: Soussans, Margaux, Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac. The village of Margaux itself rests on thin, sandy gravel deposited over limestone, although the croupes in this appellation are typically shallow in comparison with those of St-Julien or Pauillac. Overall greater diversity of soil, more clay in outlying areas. Chateaux Palmer is notable third growth estate. Margaux wines are often described as feminine with an emphasis of floral bouquet, exotic character and finesse.

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Name the great white wine villages of the Côte de Beaune

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Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Aloxe-Corton

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What are the leading German whites?

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Riesling
Gewürztraminer - not widely planted, good quality, especially in Pfalz
Müller-Thurgau - most widely planted grape
Silvaner
Rieslaner - cross of riesling and silvaner
Scheurebe - cross of riesling and silvaner, grapefruit overtones
Pinot Gris (Ruländer)
Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder)

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What are the two main whites from Campania? Who is the leading producer of both?

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fiano di Avellino and greco di Tufo, made from fiano and greco respectively. Both wines have a bitter almond character and an intriguing ashy aroma. Mastroberardino

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What are the main red villages in the Côtes de Beaune

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Corton
Pommard
Volnay

Pommard generally shows a harder-edged, tannic structure to Volney’s softer fragrance and charm. Corton wines are also full bodied like Pommard.

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What is Umbria’s best know wine?

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Orvieto - stylish, crisp, slightly peachy white, made from Trebbiano (called procanico here) along with verdello, grechetto, drupeggio, and sometimes malvasia

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Describe Vouvray

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100% chenin blanc from the Touraine appellation of the Loire. They are some of the most richly favored and honeyed chenin blancs in the world and the best can age for decades. Vouvray is divided into four levels of sweetness - sec (dry), demo-sec (medium dry), Moelleux (medium sweet), Doux (quite sweet).

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What are the leading appellations in the Loire?

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Bourgueil (red)
Chinon (red)
Crèmant de Loire (white - sparkling)
Menetou-Salon (white)
Montlouis (white - dry and sweet, wines are similar to Vouvray)
Muscadet (white)
Pouilly-Fumè (white)
Quarts de Chaume (white - sweet) 
Sancerre (white)
Savennières (white)
Vouvray (white - dry and sweet)
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What is a major difference in the winemaking style of Priorat vs Rioja and Ribera?

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The wines are not categorized according to the hierarchy of crianza, reserve, and gran reserva. And priorat wines are much more likely to be aged in new French oak than used American oak.

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What is the key grape in Bandol reds?

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Mourvèdre (must constitute at least half the blend) often blended with some Grenache and Cinsault.

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What are the leading wines of the Veneto?

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Amarone, Prosecco, Soave, Valpolicella

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How is the Roussanne grape used in the Rhone?

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Elegant, aromatic white of the northern Rhone, though also grown by top estates in the south. Often blended with Marsanne to improve the later. Exotic aromas and flavors of quince, peaches, and lime blossoms

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Describe the flavor profile of Dolcetto from Piedmont

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Juicy quaffing wine and often has an attractive bitter edge. Firm grapey-spicy fruit set off against a subtle bitter-choclate background. Relatively little acid, not much tannin, and lighter in body than barbera, making it so easy to drink, almost gulpable

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Describe Pauillac AOP

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Considered classic claret, three first growths: Lafite Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild, Latour. In Pauillac the gravel topsoil of the haut-Medoc is at it’s deepest point, and the cab-sav based wines are structured and long lived.

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What is the rolle grape also know as?

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Vermentino and Malvoisie, grown in Provence in the Bellet AOC

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Where is Bierzo made, from what grapes?

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In Castilla y León but in conditions very like Galicia, from Mencia grape.

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What are the main red grapes in Tuscany?

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Sangiovese
Cabernet Sauvignon
Canaiolo (historically the other red grape in Chianti blend, but declining in use)
Merlot (sometimes blended in small amounts into contemporary Chianti)

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What is the leading white appellation of Provence? What are the main grapes?

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Cassis - clairette and marsanne, Ugni blanc and Sauvignon blanc.

The wines are characterized by their full bodies, low acidity and herbal aromas that pair well with the local seafood cuisine such as bouillabaisse.

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What are the three leading grape varieties in Puglia?

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Negroamaro (makes Salice Salentino)
Uva di Troia (makes Cal Del Monte)
Primitivo (Zinfandel)

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What is the most important grape in Tokay from Hungary?

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Furmint, also makes dry wines, very high in acid

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How do the reds of Nuits-St-Georges compare with Volnay or Beaune?

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More “stuffing”, longer life, and a deeper color

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What are the main grapes in Faugères AOP?

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Carignan, blended with syrah, mourvedre, and/or grenache.

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What are the main red grapes of Greece?

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Agiorgitiko - also known as St. George, makes easy drinking, spicy, dried-cherry flavored wine Nemea
Mavrodaphne - major grape, leaving varietal in sweet wine mavrodaphne
Xynomavora - makes earthy, sometimes spicy wine Naoussa and is the leading grape in Goumenissa

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What are the main red table grapes of Hungary?

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir
Kadarka
Kékfrankos (same as Austrian Blaufrankisch)
Kékoporto
Zweigelt

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What is Hungary’s best known wine?

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Tokay Asuzú, considered one of the world’s greatest desert wines

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Other than the four ‘noble’ grapes, what else is grown in Alsace?

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Pinot Blanc (Klevner)
Chasselas (Gutedel)
Sylvaner,
Pinot Noir

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What are the top reds of Sicily?

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nero d’Avola (also called calabrese), a variety that can produce intensely black colored wines of real depth, juiciness, and charm.

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What are the main grapes used in Northern Rhone for whites?

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Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne

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What wines is Ribeiro Sacra known for?

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white Godello and red Mencía

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Describe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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Mouth-filling red, solidly built with a soft texture and good, thick fruit flavors in the middle. Made from the montepulciano grape variety in Abruzzi. Not to be confused with Vino Nobile de Montepulciano made primarily from Sangiovese in Tuscany

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Where is aglianico del Vulture produced?

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Basilicata

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What is the major white grape of Rioja?

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Viura (known as macabeo in other regions of Spain), supplemented by limited amounts of Malvasía Riojana and Garnacha Blanca.

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What are the two most celebrated wines from Ribera?

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Vega-Sicilia and Pesquera

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Name the four ‘noble’ grapes of Alsace

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Riesling
Pinot Gris (formally called Tokay d’Alsace or Tokay Pinot Gris)
Muscat
Gewürztraminer

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What is the difference between Montefalco Rosso and Sagrantino Di Montefalco?

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Sagrantino is made from grapes of the same name. Montefalco Rosso can be more super Tuscan like blends of Sangiovese (at least 70%, with Cabernet and sagrantino and sometimes barbera making up the blend

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What are the main white grapes in Tuscany?

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Chardonay (increasingly grown and made into the regions most expensive whites)
Vernaccia (makes Tuscany’s most traditional, refreshing white wine; grown around the town of San Gimignano)
Sauvignon Blanc (limited amounts grown)
Malvasia (blended into Chianti in the past in small amounts to lighten in. Now best known for vin santo, the desert wine)
Trebbiano (formerly used with Malvasia in Chinati. Now used for vino santo as well as for dry wines generally of neutral character)

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What is the best known white of Abruzzi?

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trebbiano d’Abruzzo, a bland dry quaffer not actually made from trebbiano but rather from a neutral tasting grape variety called bombino.

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What are the main white table grapes of Hungary?

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Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
Furmint
Muscat Lunel (same as muscat blanc a petits grains
Szürkebarát (Pinot Gris)

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Name the four communes in the Medoc.

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Margaux, St. Julien, Pauillac, St.-Estèphe

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What is one of the special indigenous red grapes of Trentino?

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Teroldego - makes a brooding, dark, smoky, superspicy, tanic, minerally wines bitter choclate and dried cherry flavors

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How is Grenache Blanc used in the Rhone

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Workhorse white grape of southern rhone. high alcohol and low acidity, can make coarse wines unless grown at low yields and blended skillfully

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Where is Primitivo grown? What grape grown in california is it the same as?

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Puglia, same grape as Zinfandel

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What is the most important white grape in Tentino-Alto Adige?

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Chardonay, which runs the gamut of styles from innocuous quaffers to sassy, fresh, lime-scented wines, to more modern, toasty, oaky examples. It’s also the base for good dry spumante

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What is the main grape of Rías Biaxas

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Albariño and many wines from here are labeled Albariño rather than by the region.

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What are the main grapes used in Southern Rhone for Reds?

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Grenache (leading grape, elegant, expressive cherry and raspberry confiture flavors)
Mourvedre (major blending grape, gives structure, acidity, and leather and game flavors)
Calitor, Carignan, Cinsaut, Counoise

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What is the primary language in Alto Adige?

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German and wines from the region will often carry both Italian and German designations on the label

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Describe the flavor profile of Barbera from Piedmont

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Vibrant, juicy, sometimes rustic wine, oozing with fruit flavors. It many ways the antithesis to Barolo and Barbaresco in that is usually does not have hard, tannic edges, nor does it requite super long aging. Magenta in color

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What are the leading Austrian whites?

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Grüner Veltliner
Riesling
Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder)
Muskateller
Sauvignon Blanc
Traminer

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Name the leading appellations of Northern Rhone

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Chateau-Grillet (white)
Condrieu (white)
Cornas (red)
Cote-Rotie (red)
Hermitage (red)
Crozes-Hermitage (red & white)
St.-Joseph (red & white)

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What is the leading wine from Emilia-Romagna?

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Lambrusco

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What are some terrific indigenous red grapes of Friuli?

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Schioppettino and refosco

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How is the Marsanne grape used in the Rhone?

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Important white grape of the northern Rhone, makes up the majority percentage in Hermitage Blanc, Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, and St.-Joseph Blanc. Also widely used in the south. Usually blended with with roussanne and/or grenache blanc and other white grapes

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What are the main red grapes grown in Trentino-Alto Adige?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Noir
Lagrein - native variety, makes fascinating, sharp wines, and roses
Lambrusco
Marzemino - native grape, rustic and juicy wines
Merlot
Schiava (or Vernatsch)
Teroldego

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What are the ripeness levels of German wine?

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Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese (BA)
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)

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What is Bandol rosè typically made from?

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Cinsault dominated

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What are the main white grapes of Greece?

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Assyrtiko - major grape, makes crisp, dry wines
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Robola - possible related to ribbon gialla
Savatiano - widely planted, source of simple, serviceable wines

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Where is Aglianico grown?

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Campania in southern Italy, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, replanted in the late 90’s by producer Mastroberdino. Basis for Taurasi DOCG. Almost black-ish in color with facinating bitter chocolate, leather, and tar aromas and flavors.

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What grape are most of the top reds of Friuli made from?

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Merlot is the leading variety with cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon in pursuit

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Describe Carmignano

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Tiny region just west of florence in Tuscany. Here cabernet sauvignon has been part of the blend since the 18th century. Today by law Carmignano must be composed of minimum 50% sangiovese with 10-20% cabernet sauvignon and/or franc, plus a maximum of 10% trebbiano or malvasia, and a max of 10% other allowable reds. There are fewer than a dozen producers, the most famous of which is the estate of Villa de Cappezana.

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Describe St-Estèphe AOP

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The northernmost commune appellation in Haut-Medoc. The wines are sturdy and full bodied reds with a slightly higher percentage of Merlot, due to a higher proportion of clay amongst the gravel. No first growths, only 5 classified growths. Chateau Cos d’Estournel (super-second).

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What wine is Rueda known for?

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Verdejo. The best wines from here are deemed Rueda Superior and must be at least 85% verdejo, with viura and sometimes Palomino making up the rest of the blend.

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What are the main red grapes of Côtes de Provence?

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Increasingly Cabernet and Syrah, but also Carignan, Cinsaut, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Tibouren

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What is the typical difference in style between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny?

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Chambertin are typically masculine, brooding, and impressively structured whereas Chambolle are suffused with silky charm, emphasizing elegance over power

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What are the white grapes of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?

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Grenache blanc, chardonay, sauvignon blanc, sémillon, clairette, bourboulenc

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How does including the stems during fermentation affect the wines of the Northern Rhone?

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Gives them their distinctly spicy, briary aroma, somewhat like that of cedar. In addition, since stems increases the tannin and gives the wines more edge, more grip

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Where are several of Sardinia’s red grape varieties from? What are they?

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From Spain:
cannonau (related to garnacha, the island’s most important red grape, sometimes made a a sweet wine but usually a dry, serviceable red)
carignano (related to carinene or carignan)
giro (makes an interesting port like wine)

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Describe the flavor profile of wines from Priorat?

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Massively structured and high in alcohol and tannin, they have thick port-like textures and are loaded with blackberry fruit, chocolate, and licorice flavors.

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What is the leading white grape and wine of Portugal?

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Alvarinho - makes Vinho Verde

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Name the prominent villages of the Côte de Nuits

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevray-Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanèe
Nuit-St-Georges

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Describe reds made from refosco in Friuli?

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Everyday drinking wine with dense blueberry and blackberry flavors and vivid acidity

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What are the main red grapes of the Penedès?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cariñena (Carignan)
Garnacha (Grenache)
Merlot
Monastrell (Mourvèdre)

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How is Beaujolais nouveau produced?

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The nouveau wines rely on a fermentation technique called semi-carbonic mascerstion, whereby whole grapes undergo a short intracellular fermentation of sugar into alcohol before being crushed. Standard alcoholic fermentation follows and the process creates certain tell-tale aromas, likened to banana, bubblegum, or “pear-drop”

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What is the major grape in amarone, valpolicella, and Bardolino?

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Corvina

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Where is Sagrantino di Montefalco made? From what grapes?

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Umbria - made from the sagrantino grape. They are powerhouses - big, bold, gripping wines that have been compared to amarones.

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Describe Alsatian Pinot Gris

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Perhaps Alsace’s quintessential wine: the grape here achieves its fullest, richest expression, with spicy-smoky qualities and a frame of good acidity

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Where is Navarra, what grapes are grown here?

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Camped round the northeastern boundary of Rioja. Historically dedicated to Garnacha, but then came a revolution in the form of Cabernet, Merlot, Tempranillo, and Chardonnay. French oak is used more commonly than in Rioja.

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Describe Alsatian Muscat and Gewurztraminer

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Both highly aromatic; Muscat shows fragrant floral and grapy notes whereas Gewurztraminer tends toward perfumed, sweet spices and tropical fruit. Both are lower in acidity, but Gewurztraminer is higher in alcohol and more likely to be off-dry.

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What are the main white grapes are grown in Trentino-Alto Adige?

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Chardonay
Muller-Thurgau - can produce lovely, floral, vibrant wines, particularly in Alto Adige
Nosiola - rare native grape used in vino santo
Pinot Bianco
Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc
Traminer

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What is the leading table wine grape in Portugal? What are the main regions for this grape?

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Touriga Nacional - Douro and Dão

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What wine is Valdeorras in Galicia known for?

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the white Godello, red Mencia and other red varieties

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What are the leading German reds?

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Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)
Dornfelder (fruity and grapey, Germany’s Beaujolais)

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What are two celebrated indigenous white grapes of Friuli?

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Tocai (tocai friulano) - the wines are medium bodied and creamy with herbal hints)
Ribolla gialla - delightfully peachy, lightly citrusy flavors

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What are the leading grapes in Minervois AOP?

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Various combinations of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre with no more than 40% Carignan. Minervois AOP, about 85% reds, 12% rosè, some whites.

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What is the major grape of Ribera Del Duero?

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tinto fino, also known as tinta del país, a genetic variation of tempranillo

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What is the signature (and only) grape of the Lima subregion of Vinho Verde?

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Loureiro - wines from Lima are often the ripest and most complex white Vinho Verde, some of them robust enough to take oak fermentation, and deeper flavored than their Spanish counterparts.

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What are the sweetness levels of German wines?

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Trocken - bone dry
Halbtrocken - dry to taste but containing up to 1.8% residual sugar
Sweet

94
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Describe reds made from schioppettino in Friuli

A

considered some of the most dynamic reds of the region, they can be hauntingly dry with sharp peppery, spicy, black cherry flavors and a tight, angular body. the word schioppettino means gunshot, a reference to the intensity of the wine’s flavor and texture

95
Q

What is Torgiano made from and where?

A

From Umbria - made from Sangiovese, canaiolo, and trebbiano (like Chianti, and they also have medium weight and delicacy).

96
Q

Describe the flavor profile of Alsatian Sylvaner

A

Light, a touch leafy, and sometimes attractively tart. Without the tartness it can be a little dull and coarse

97
Q

What do Ribera and Rioja have in common in terms of winemaking?

A

The practice of aging for daily long periods in oak, usually used barrels.

98
Q

What are the leading red grapes of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?

A

Cabernet, syrah, cinsaut, mourvedre, and grenache.

99
Q

What are the leading Austrian reds?

A

Blaufränkisch
St. Laurent
Zweigelt (reminiscent of cali zinfandel)
Cabernet Sauvignon

100
Q

What are grapes for rosé from Côtes de Provence?

A

Grenache, cinsaut, and the local red grape tibouren.

101
Q

What are the three leading white grapes of the Loire?

A

Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumè), Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Conteaux du Layon, and Quarts de Chaume), and Muscadet

102
Q

What is the most noteworthy white from Sardinia?

A

vermentino di Gallura

103
Q

Describe St-Julien AOP

A

Produces less wine than the other Medoc communes but aprox 80% is cru classè. No first growths but five super seconds, including Chateau Lèoville Les Cases and Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou. St-Julien reds typically demonstrate an elegant style

104
Q

Where are some of the best pinot grigios made?

A

Friuli - they can soar with delicate peach, almond, and green apple flavors (Steverjan’s for example) or be so voluptuous and rich they seems descended from ice cream (Jermann’s)

105
Q

What is the dominant grape in Corbières AOP?

A

Carignan, followed by syrah, mourvedre.

The wines are dense, juicy, slightly spicy, often possessing that warm, sunbaked earth and dried herb quality known as garigue. Rosés, and a small amount of whites are also grown here in extremely varied soils and microclimates.

106
Q

What grapes other than tempranillo can make up the Rioja blend?

A

garnacha (French call grenache), mazuelo (French call carignan), and graciano. Today, while many Riojas continue to be blends, a growing number are made entirely of tempranillo.

107
Q

What are the main grapes used in white Bordeaux?

A

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle

108
Q

What is Italy’s most northerly wine regions?

A

Alto Adige

109
Q

Describe the Toro region.

A

In the far west of Castile y León. An exuberant local strain of tempranillo, Tinta de Tora, is principle grape. Many high profile investors and winemakers have bought bodegas there. The key to quality here is altitude. At 1970-2460ft above sea level the regions cool nights “fix” the wine amid the otherwise harsh landscape. Some of the wine is vivified quickly using carbonic maceration and sold young but the majority of the wine is aged in oak, in the case of reserves, for at least 12 months.

110
Q

Where is Negroamaro a leading grape varietal? What wine does it make?

A

Puglia, primary grape in Salice Salentino. Negroamaro mean ‘black bitter’, rustic, juicy, tasty, and good value red. Leading producer is Cosimo Taurino

111
Q

What are some of the quality appellations in western Languedoc?

A

Corbières
Minervois
Cabardès
Malepère
St-Chinian
Faugères
Limoux

112
Q

What are the two leading grapes of Priorat?

A

Garnacha and cariñea. Carbernet, Merlot, Syrah, and Tempranillo are also used as blending grapes.

113
Q

What are the leading appellations of Provence?

A

Bandol - red and rosé
Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence - white, red, & rosé
Côtes de Provence - white, red, & rosé
Les Baux de Provence - red and rosé
Cassis - white

114
Q

What are the main white grapes of Argentina?

A

Torrontés - makes delightful, spicy, perfumed wines
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Semillon

115
Q

What are the main reds of Argentina?

A

Malbec
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Barbara, Bonarda, Sangiovese, & Tempranilla - mainly used in jug wines

116
Q

What are the main red grapes of South Africa?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Pinotage - blend of cinsaut and Pinot noir
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Franc
Cinsaut - called Hermitage in Africa
Merlot

117
Q

What are the main red grapes of Chile?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile’s star grape
Carmenère
Merlot - many wines labeled merlot can actually be Carmenère
Pais - mostly turned into rustic jug wines

118
Q

What are the main white grapes of South Africa?

A

Chenin Blanc - locally called Steen, made into dry, sweet, and sparkling wines
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc - grassy, herbal, and bone dry
Muscadel - used for sweet, fortified wines
Riesling - sometimes called Rhine Riesling or weisser Riesling, sweet

119
Q

What are the main white grapes of Chile?

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Vert

120
Q

What wines is Margaret River in Western Australia known for?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon - especially from these wineries: Cape Mentelle, Leeuwin Estate, and Cullens.

The combination of the district’s maritime location and gravelly soil reminded several vintners of Bordeaux and inspired them to plant , Cab, Merlot, as well as Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.

Chardonnay - amount the best in all of Australia

Verdelho

121
Q

What are the leading red grapes in New Zealand?

A

Pinot Noir - most widely planted and important

Cabernet & Bordeaux style blends, Merlot

122
Q

What wines is the Barossa Valley in Australia known for?

A

Full-boddied shiraz and lively riesling

123
Q

What are the key red grapes in Australia?

A

Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon (often blended with Shiraz)
Grenache (made as a varietal wine and also blended with shiraz and mourvedre to make Rhone-style blends)
Merlot (mostly used with Cab in blends)
Mourvedre
Pinot Noir

124
Q

What wines is the Coonawarra district in Australia known for?

A

Structured, rich cabernet. The most prestigious vineyards are crowded onto a single, narrow, 9-mile-long strip of porous reddish soil overlaying limestone called terra rossa.

125
Q

What are the key white grapes in Australia?

A

Chardonnay
Riesling (dry and sweet)
Sémillon (the best, when aged, become honeyed with rich lanolin textures)
Sauvignon Blanc (blended with Semillon and as a varietal)
Muscadelle (makes Victoria’s rare sweet wine, Tokay)
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (makes the sweet fortified muscat wines)
Verdelho (minor grape, grown mostly in western Australia)

126
Q

Describe the climate in New Zealand.

A

New Zealand has some of the coolest maritime wine regions in the New World. Because of the long narrow shape of the two main islands, no vineyard is more than 80 miles from the sea. This cool, steady climate allows the grapes to ripen evenly and gently over the course of a long growing season. The grapes boast a good amount of natural acidity as a result.

127
Q

What wines is Hunter Valley in Australia know for?

A

Sémillon and Chardonnay

Chardonnay, among them one of the most voluptuous of all, Rosemount Estate’s Roxburgh.

128
Q

What wines is Victoria in Australia known for?

A

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - in Yarra Valley, Geelong, and Mornington Penninsula (all close to the sea)

Cabernet and Shiraz - further inland

Sweet muscats and tokays - northeastern Victoria

Sparkling wine - particularly producer Seppelt

129
Q

What is the most prestigious winemaking region in Australia? Name some of the key districts.

A

South Australia:
Adelaide Hills
Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
Clare Valley
Coonawarra
Padthaway
McLaren Vale

130
Q

What is the smallest and most southern Australian wine region?

A

Victoria (other than the Island of Tasmania off the coast)

131
Q

What are the leading white grapes in New Zealand?

A

Chardonnay - widely planted and come in a variety of styles from lush to lean and Chablis-like
Sauvignon Blanc - full-throttle green and lightly tropical flavors
Riesling (dry and sweet)
Pinot Gris
Müller-Thurgau

132
Q

What are the key wine districts of Western Australia?

A

Margaret River - the most renowned
Great Southern Region
Pemberton
Perth Hills
Swan Valley

133
Q

What are the leading whites of Oregon?

A

Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Sylvaner

134
Q

What are the leading white grapes of California?

A

Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Gewürztraminer
Marsanne
Roussanne
Muscat
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Viognier

135
Q

What are the leading red grapes of California?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petite Sirah
Petite Verdot
Pinot Noir
Sangiovese
Syrah
Zinfandel
Grenache
Barbera

136
Q

What are the leading reds of Washington State?

A

Syrah
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Lemberger

137
Q

What are the leading wines of New York State?

A

Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Gewürztraminer
Merlot
Riesling

138
Q

What are the leading reds of Oregon?

A

Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

139
Q

Name the key Californian wine regions.

A

Mendocino
Lake Country
The Sierra Foothills
Napa Valley
Sonoma County
Carneros
The Livermore Valley
The Northern Central Coast
The Middle and Southern Central Coast

140
Q

What are the leading whites of Washington State?

A

Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc

141
Q

Name the leading appellations of Southern Rhone

A

Beames-de-Venise (white; fortified; sweet)
Chateauneuf-du-Pape (red & white)
Cotes-du-Rhone (red & white)
Cotes-du-Rhone-Villages (red & white)
Gigondas (red & rose)
Vacqueyras (red)
Travel (rose)

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