Climates Flashcards
Bordeaux (Left Bank)
Moderate (Maritime)
Bordeaux (Right Bank)
Moderate (Maritime)
Entre-Deux-Mers (Bordeaux)
Moderate (Maritime)
Chablis (Burgundy)
Cool (Continental)
Côte de Nuits (Burgundy)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Côte de Beaune (Burgundy)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Côte Chalonnaise (Burgundy)
Moderate (Continental)
Mâconnais (Burgundy)
Moderate to Warm (Continental)
Beaujolais
Moderate to Warm (Continental)
Northern Rhône
Moderate (Continental)
Southern Rhône
Warm (Mediterranean)
Pays Nantais (Loire)
Cool (Maritime)
Anjou-Saumur (Loire)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Touraine (Loire)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Central Vineyards (Loire)
Cool (Continental)
Alsace
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Champagne
Cool (Continental/Maritime influence)
Languedoc & Roussillon
Warm (Mediterranean)
Provence
Warm (Mediterranean)
Piedmont (Italy)
Moderate (Continental)
Veneto (Italy)
Moderate (Continental, partial Maritime influence)
Tuscany (Italy)
Moderate to Warm (Mediterranean)
Bolgheri / Maremma (Tuscany)
Warm (Coastal Mediterranean)
Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy)
Cool to Moderate (Continental/Maritime)
Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Moderate (Continental)
Marche / Abruzzo / Umbria (Italy)
Moderate (Continental w/ Mediterranean influence)
Sicily (Coastal)
Warm (Mediterranean)
Sicily (Mt. Etna)
Moderate (due to altitude)
Sardinia
Warm (Mediterranean)
Rioja (Spain)
Moderate (Continental w/Atlantic influence)
Ribera del Duero (Spain)
Moderate to Warm (Continental)
Toro (Spain)
Warm (Continental)
Rías Baixas (Spain)
Cool (Maritime)
Priorat (Spain)
Warm (Mediterranean)
Penedès / Cava (Spain)
Moderate (Mediterranean)
Mosel (Germany)
Cool (Continental)
Rheingau (Germany)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Rheinhessen & Pfalz (Germany)
Moderate (Continental)
Wachau / Kamptal / Kremstal (Austria)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Douro Valley (Portugal)
Warm (Continental)
Vinho Verde (Portugal)
Cool (Maritime)
Napa Valley (California)
Moderate to Warm (Mediterranean w/Marine Influence)
Sonoma County (California)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Paso Robles (California)
Warm (Mediterranean)
Santa Barbara (California)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Mendocino (California)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Monterey (California)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Willamette Valley (Oregon)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Columbia Valley / Walla Walla (Washington)
Moderate to Warm (Continental)
Finger Lakes (New York)
Cool (Continental w/Lake Effect)
Barossa Valley (Australia)
Warm (Continental)
McLaren Vale (Australia)
Warm (Mediterranean)
Coonawarra (Australia)
Moderate (Maritime Influence)
Clare Valley (Australia)
Moderate to Warm (Continental)
Eden Valley (Australia)
Cool to Moderate (Continental)
Yarra Valley (Victoria)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Rutherglen (Victoria)
Warm (Continental)
Gippsland (Victoria)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Hunter Valley (New South Wales)
Warm (Subtropical/Maritime Influence)
Tasmania (Australia)
Cool (Maritime)
Marlborough (New Zealand)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
Central Otago (New Zealand)
Cool (Continental)
Hawke’s Bay (New Zealand)
Moderate (Maritime)
Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Moderate to Warm (Mediterranean)
Paarl (South Africa)
Warm (Mediterranean)
Swartland (South Africa)
Warm (Mediterranean)
Cape Town / Constantia (South Africa)
Cool to Moderate (Maritime)
White Alcohol Levels Breakdown
Alcohol
Low (Med -): 11.0% – 12.5% ABV Medium: 11% – 13.5% ABV Medium Plus (Med +): 13.5% – 14.5% ABV High: 14.5%+ ABV