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Climates of Principal Regions Flashcards

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Bordeaux: Climate?

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Moderate maritime

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Bergerac and Monbazillac: Climate?

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Moderate maritime, but less than Bordeaux

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Burgundy: Climate?

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  • Chablis: cool continental
  • Further south: moderate continental
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Beaujolais: Climate?

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Similar to southern Mâconnais (moderate continental)

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Alsace: Climate?

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Cool to moderate continental

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Loire Valley: Climate?

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  • Cool climate
  • Nantais: maritime
  • Central vineyards: continental
  • Anjou-Saumur is warmer and drier than Touraine
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Northern Rhône: Climate?

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  • Moderate continental
  • Cold north winds (mistral)
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Southern Rhône: Climate?

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Mediterranean

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Southern France: Climate?

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Warm Mediterranean

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Most of Germany: Climate?

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Cool continental

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Baden: Climate?

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Warmest in Germany

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Austria: Climate?

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Cool continental

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Tokaj: Climate?

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Moderate continental

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Greece: Climate?

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Hot Mediterranean

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Trentino-Alto Adige: Climate?

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  • Moderate continental
  • Trentino is slightly warmer
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Climate?

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  • North of region: Moderate continental (cooled by air from Alps)
  • South of region: Warm maritime
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Veneto: Climate?

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  • Warm, with moderate rainfall
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Piemonte: Climate?

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  • Moderate continental
  • Rain shadow from mountains in north
  • Thunderstorms, hail, fog
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Tuscany: Climate?

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  • Hot, but moderated by altitude and cooling sea breezes
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Umbria: Climate?

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  • Similar to Tuscany (hot), but without Mediterranean influence
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Southern Italy: Climate?

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Hot and dry inland, humid near the coast.

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Rioja, Navarra: Climate?

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  • Moderate maritime
  • Rioja Oriental is less maritime
  • Navarra is cooler and wetter closer to the Pyrenees
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Calatayud, Cariñena: Climate?

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Warm continental climates with low rainfall

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Penedès: Climate?

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  • Hottest and Mediterrean on the coast (warm Mediterranean?)
  • Moderate in the hills
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Priorat: Climate?

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Hot and dry

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Ribera del Duero and Toro: Climate?

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Hot, dry, continental

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Rueda: Climate?

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Continental with cool nights

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Rías Baixas: Climate?

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Moderate maritime (damp)

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Bierzo: Climate?

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Moderate, with cooling maritime influence

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Valencia: Climate?

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Warm Mediterranean

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Jumilla, Yecla: Climate?

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Hot, arid climates

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La Mancha, Valdepeñas: Climate?

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Hot continental

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Vinho Verde: Climate?

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Moderate maritime

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Douro: Climate?

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  • Warm continental overall
  • Cooler and wetter in the west
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Dão: Climate?

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Mediterranean

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Bairrada: Climate?

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Alentejo: Climate?

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  • Warm overall
  • Cooler, wetter in north
  • Hotter, drier in center and south
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Santa Cruz Mountains: Climate?

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Moderate Mediterranean

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Paso Robles: Climate?

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Hot inland, cooled in the west

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Santa Maria Valley: Climate?

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Significantly cooler than Paso Robles due to fog

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Central Valley: Climate?

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Hot and dry

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Willamette Valley: Climate?

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Columbia Valley and Yakima Valley: Climate?

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  • Dry (rain shadow of Cascades)
  • Continental (deep winter freezes)
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Niagara Peninsula: Climate?

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Continental

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Okanagan Valley: Climate?

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  • Continental
  • Dry (rain shadow between two mountain ranges)
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Chile: Climate?

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  • Overall, warm Mediterranean
  • Dry
  • Cooler and wetter in the Southern Regions
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Stellenbosch: Climate?

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Moderate to warm, depending on location

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Paarl: Climate?

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Hotter than Stellenbosch, but cooler night temps

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Breed River Valley: Climate?

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  • Worcester: hot and dry
  • Robertson: Slightly cooler than Worcester
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Barossa Valley: Climate?

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Eden Valley: Climate?

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Cool to moderate; varies with altitude

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Clare Valley: Climate?

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Warm, tempered by cool afternoon breezes and cold nights

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Adelaide Hills: Climate?

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McLaren Vale: Climate?

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Warm, tempered by afternoon ocean breezes

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Coonawarra: Climate?

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Moderate maritime, moderated by summer cloud cover

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Yarra Valley: Climate?

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Cool to moderate maritime, but varies by altitude and aspect

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Mornington Peninsula: Climate?

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Cool to moderate maritime

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Geelong: Climate?

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Cool to moderate maritime (similar to Mornington Peninsula)

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Heathcote: Climate?

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Moderate continental (altitude)

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Goulburn Valley: Climate?

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Hunter Valley: Climate?

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Hot, humid climate (cloud cover and ocean breezes moderate in summer)

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Margaret River: Climate?

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Warm Mediterranean

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Tasmania: Climate?

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Cool maritime

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New Zealand North Island: Climate?

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Maritime, a little warmer than the cool South Island

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New Zealand South Island: Climate?

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Cool maritime

WSET 3 Wine Specification and SAT (11 decks)

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