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Ch04 Wine Labels Flashcards

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What FIVE pieces of information can a wine label provide?

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Producer and/or Brand; Vintage; Geographical Indicator (GI); Legally defined quality indicator - EU only; Style and production technique

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What does GI stand for? Define.

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Geographical indicator. This can be a huge area or even a single vineyard.

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What does PDO stand for? (this is EU only)

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Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

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What does PGI stand for? (this is EU only)

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Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)

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How is a PDO different from a PGI?

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A PDO is a specific region, smaller area, with tightly defined regulations concerning irrigation, winemaking techniques. A PGI is more lax, allows winemakers to use a variety of grapes in a blend even those that are non-traditional (like a Chardonnay in a wine from rhone)

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(T/F) A PDO label always includes the grape variety

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False. If an old world wine has a PDO label it rarely presents the wine. It counts on the user to know that a Chablis is a Chardonnay.

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In France what is the traditional labelling name for the PDO? Give the acronym and spell it out.

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Appelation d’orgine controlle or AOC

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In France what is the traditional labelling name for a the PGI?

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Vins de Pays (or VdP).

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In Italy what is the traditional labelling names for the PDO? Note there are TWO

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Denominazione Di Orgine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) or Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC). So its DOGC or DOC in Italy.

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In Italy what is the traditional name for the PGI in Italy?

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Indicazione Geografica Tipica (ICT) this is like the French Vins de Pays.

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What does Germany use instead of a PDO?

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Two terms : Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein.

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What is the Germany category name for a PGI?

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Landswein although it is not widely used.

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In Spain what is the traditional name for the PGI

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Vino De la Tierra (VdT)

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In Spain what do they do with PDO? There are two terms.

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Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOC) and Denominacion de Origin (DO)

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In Germany within their PDO category Pradikatswein are further designations that specify what?

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Sugar levels in the must/grapes

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Name the six categories of German wine under Pradikatswein that communicate must sugar levels:

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Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, BA, Eiswein TBA

BA = Beerenauslese and TBA = Trockenbeerenauslese

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What is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

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A specified area and type of winemaking

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What is a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)

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A specified area for wines with more relaxed rules than a PDO

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AOC is

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Appelation d’Origine Controlee (AOC) the French equivalent of a PDO

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VdP is

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Vins de Pays which is the French equivalent of the PGI

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Indication Geographique Protegee is

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An alternative to the Vins de Pays designation

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What is DOCG?

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Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita which is one of two Italian designations like a PDO

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What is a DOC?

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Denominazione di Origine Controllata which is one of two Italian designations like a PDO

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Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) is

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The Italian equivalent of a Vin De Pays or a PGI

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Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa) is

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One of two Spanish terms for PDO

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Denominacion de Origen (DO) is

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The second of two Spanish terms for PDO

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Vino de la Tierra is

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VdlT which is one of the Spanish terms for PGI or like a vin de pays

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Qualitatswein is

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One of two German terms for a PDO

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Pradikatswein is

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One of two German terms for a PDO

30
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Landswein is

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A PGI for Germany, not commonly used

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Villages is

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A quality indicator in France a step up from AC

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Premier Cru is

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A quality indicator in France better than Village and AC

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Grand Cru is

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A quality indicator in France better than Premier Cru

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Classico is

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Italian historic centre of many DOC or DOCG regions. Eg. Chianti Classico

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Riserva is

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Italy DOC or DOCG wine higher minimum level of alcohol and matured for at least a minimum of a number of months before release.

36
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Quality indicators for Spanish wines communicate what about a wine?

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The amount of ageing

37
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Name the four quality indicators for a Spanish wine

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Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva

38
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What does the term Cuvee mean?

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A specific blend or selection

39
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What is Botrytis Cinerea?

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The noble rot, which is a fungus that can lead to tasty sweet wines.

40
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What does biodynamic mean?

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A system of organic grapegrowing that links growing and winemaking to the positions of the moons and planets.

41
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If you see estate, domaine or chateau on the label what does this mean?

A

The wine was grown on that particular land

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