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CMS Deductive Tasting Flashcards

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What countries are considered New World?

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North America, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand

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What are New World tasting notes?

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Lack of any dominant earth or mineral character
Fruit leads and dominates the nonfruit elements
Fruit is ripe, dominating the nose
Fruit stays ripe or gets riper on the palate

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What countries are considered Old World?

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France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria

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What are Old World tasting notes?

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Dominance of earth or mineral character
Dominance of nonfruit
Fruit more restrained
Fruit becomes tart on the palate
Nonfruit becomes more apparent on palate

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What are cool climate tasting notes?

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Acid is elevated for the grape variety
Alcohol is more restrained
Nature/quality of the fruit leans toward tart
Wine feels more linear on the palate

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What are warm climate tasting notes?

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Acid is more restrained for the grape variety
Alcohol is elevated
Nature/quality of the fruit is very ripe and even jammy
The wine feels round and lush on the palate

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What clues in the wine help to determine age?

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Color / Clarity
Rim variation
Youthful vs. vinous (aged aromas and flavors)
Fruit character (fresh vs dried)
Quality of texture and finish

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Intentional tasting note questions…

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What made this wine unique?
What tasting clues or markers can you use to identify this wine in the future?
What types of food would you pair with this wine?

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What are some grape varieties with RUBY color?

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Pale Ruby: Pinot Noir
Medium Ruby: Tempranillo, GSM Blend
Deep Ruby: Merlot, Cabernet Savingnon, Tannat

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What are some grape varieties with PURPLE color?

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Pale Purple: Beaujolais Gamay
Medium Purple: Malbec, Syrah
Deep Purple: Alicante Bouschet, Pinotage

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What are some grape varieties with GARNET color?

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Pale Garnet: Nebbiolo
Medium Garnet: Sangiovese, Aged reds
Deep Garnet: Aged Amarone, Barolo

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What are some grape varieties with TAWNY color?

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Pale Tawny: Tawny Port, Aged Nebbiolo
Medium Tawny: Aged Sangiovese, Madeira
Deep Tawny: Aged Amarone, Aged reds

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What are some grape varieties with STRAW color?

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Pale Straw: Vinho Verde, Muscadet, Verdejo
Medium Straw: Riesling, Torrones, Moscato
Deep Straw: Albarino, Verdicchio

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What are some grape varieties with YELLOW color?

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Pale Yellow: Albarino, Gruner Veltliner
Medium Yellow: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Vermentino, Unoaked Chardonnay
Deep Yellow: Sauternes, Aged Riesling

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What are some grape varieties with GOLD color?

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Pale Gold: Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris
Medium Gold: Viognier, Verdejo
Deep Gold: Oaked Chardonnay

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What are some grape varieties with BROWN color?

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Pale Brown: Aged whites, Sherry
Medium Brown: Sherry, White Tawny Port
Deep Brown: Pedro Ximinez

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What are some grape varieties with AMBER color?

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Pale Amber: Sherry, White Port
Medium Amber: Tokaji
Deep Amber: Old Tawny Port

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What are some grape varieties with COPPER color?

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Pale Copper: Pinot Gris
Medium Copper: Pinot Noir Rose, Pinot Gris,
Deep Copper: Tibouren Rose

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What are some grape varieties with SALMON color?

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Pale Salmon: White Zinfandel
Medium Salmon: Sangiovese Rose
Deep Salmon: Syrah Rose

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What are some grape varieties with PINK color?

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Pale Pink: Mourvedre Rose
Medium Pink: Grenache Rose
Deep Pink: Tavel

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What are some thin-skinned grape varieties and their color?

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Pale Purple: Gamay
Pale Ruby: Pinot Noir
Pale Garnet: Nebbiolo
Pale Tawny: Sangiovese

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What are some medium-rich colored red wines?
Medium-bodied red wines

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Medium Ruby: Carignan, Grenache, Malbec, Tempranillo
Deep Ruby: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Medium Garnet: Sangiovese

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What are some deeply colored red wines?
Full-bodied red wines

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Medium Purple: Malbec, Rhone blend, Syrah
Deep Purple: Alicante Bouschet
Medium Ruby: Mourvèdre, Tempranillo
Deep Ruby: Bordeaux blend, Cabernet Sauvignon
Deep Garnet: Aged Barolo, Zinfandel

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What are some light-bodied white wines and their colors?

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Pale Straw: Vinho Verde, Muscadet
Pale Yellow: Albarino, Gruner Veltliner, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
Pale Gold or Copper: Chenin Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Trebbiano

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What are some medium-rich colored white wines?

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Medium Straw: Riesling
Medium Yellow: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
Pale Gold: Chenin Blanc
Medium Gold: Unoaked Chardonnay

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What are some highly extracted white wines?

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Medium Yellow: Semillon
Deep Yellow: Sauternes
Medium Gold: Viognier, Marssanne
Deep Gold: Chardonnay

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How does ALCOHOL affect wines?

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More alcohol gives more body, ripe to jammy fruit aromas

Barbera, Bordeaux blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Grenache, Malbec, Nebbiolo, Rhone blend, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Zinfandel

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What affects BODY in wine?

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High Tannin, more body
High Sweetness, more body
High acidity, less body
High alcohol, more body
Carbonation, less body

Light, medium, full

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How is SWEETNESS defined?

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Still Wines
Bone-dry: <1g/L
Dry: 1-17g/L
Off-Dry: 17-35g/L
Medium Sweet: 35-120g/L
Sweet: >120g/L

Sparkling
Brut Nature: 0-3g/L
Extra Brut: 0-6g/L
Brut: 0-12g/L
Extra Dry: 12-17g/L
Dry: 17-32g/L
Demi-Sec: 33-50g/L
Doux: >50g/L

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Where does TANNIN come from?

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Grape skins, whole cluster fermentation/ stems, new oak

Medium-High: Bordeaux blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre, Petit Sirah, Zinfandel
High: Tannat, Sagrantino, Nebbiolo

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How does ACIDITY affect the wine?

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Tart, sour, increased salivating

High acidity, lighter-bodied & less sweet
Low acidity, flat dull soft or flabby
Too high acidity, spicy sharp or too sour tart
Wines above 4pH (low acidity) are not as stable and more likely faulted
Cool climate - more acidity

White wine: Albarino, Champagne, Chenin Blanc, Gruner Veltliner, Madiera, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano, Vino Verde

Red Wine: Barbera, Blaufrankisch, Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Rhone blend, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tempranillo

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Sparkling Wines

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Champagne, cremant, cava, prosecco, franciacorta

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Aromatic White Wines

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Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Muscat Blanc, Riesling, Torrontes

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