deck_9561865 Flashcards
Pinot Noir: important French regions
“Burgundy:
- Gevrey-Chambertin AOC
- Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC
- Beaune AOC
- Pommard AOC”
Zinfandel/Primitivo: important regions
California and Puglia
Riesling: important regions
France: Alsace
Germany: Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz
Australia: Eden Valley, Clare Valley
Chenin Blanc: important regions
France: Vouvray
South Africa generally
Sémillon/Semillion: important regions
France: Bordeaux, Sauternes
Australia: Hunter Valley, Barossa Valley
Furmint: important regions
Tokaj in Hungary
Chardonnay: important French regions
“Burgundy, south of France:
- Bourgogne AOC
- Chablis AOC
- Côte d’Or (Mersault AOC and Puligny-Montrachet AOC)
- Mâcon AOC (Pouilly-Fuissé AOC)”
Sauvignon Blanc: important French regions
Loire: -Sancerre AOC -Pouilly-Fumé AOC -Touraine AOC Bordeaux: -Bordeaux AOC -Graves AOC -Pessac-Léognan AOC South of France
Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris: important regions
France: Alsace AOC (best wines from the grand cru vineyards)
Italy: “Veneto: ““delle Venezie DOC”” or ““Veneto IGT””
Fruili-Venezia Giulia”
Gewurztraminer: important regions
Alsace AOC (best wines from the grand cru vineyards)
Viognier: important region
France: Condrieu AOC
Albariño: important region
Spain: Rías Baixas DO
Merlot: important French regions
"Bordeaux: - Bordeaux AOC - Bordeaux Supérieur AOC - Saint-émillion AOC -Pomerol AOC South of France"
Cabernet Sauvignon: important French regions
"Bordeaux: -Médoc AOC -Haut-Médoc AOC -Margaux AOC -Pauillac AOC -Graves AOC Pessac-Léognan AOC"
Syrah/Shiraz: important French regions
"Northern Rhône, south of France: -Côte Rôtie AOC -Hermitage AOC -Crozes-Hermitage AOC South of France"
Gamay: important region
“Beaujolais (to the south of Burgunday):
- Beaujolais AOC
- Beaujolais Villages AOC
- Beaujolais Crus eg Fleurie AOC”
Grenache: important French regions
“Southern Rhône:
-Côtes du Rhone AOC
Côtes du Rhone Villages AOC
-Rhône Crus, e.g. Northern Rhone: Crozes-Hermitage AOC, Hermitage AOC, Côte Rôtie AOC, Condrieu AOC; and Southern Rhone: Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC.”
Tempranillo: important regions
“Catalunya DO
Rioja DOCa
Ribera de Duero DO”
Carmenère: important region
Chile: Central Valley
Malbec: important region
Argentina: Mendoza
Pinotage: important region
South Africa geberakky
Cortese: important region
Gavi DOCG in Piemonte
Gargenega: important region
Italy: “Soave DOC
Soave Classico DOC
Recioto di Soave DOCG (a sweet white wine)”
Verdicchio: important region
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
Fiano: important region
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Nebbiolo: important region
“Piemonte:
- Barolo DOCG
- Barbaresca DOCG”
Barbera: important region
“Piemonte:
-Barbera d’Asti DOCG”
Corvina: important regions
“Veneto:
- Valpolicella DOC
- Valpolicella Classico DOC
- Amarone della Valpolicalla DOCG
- Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG”
Sangiovese: important region
Chianti (central Tuscany)
Montepulciano: important region
Abruzzo (Italy)
Pinot Noir: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Cool and moderate Flavours: Red fruit (fresh or cooked) Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Light or medium Tannins:Low or medium Maturation and blending: Oak (sometimes old-oak). Often blended to make sparkling wines.
Zinfandel/Primitivo: general characteristics
Colour: White
Climate: Warm
Flavours: Red fruits
Sweetness: Dry or medium sweet
Acidity: Low acidity
Body: Full bodied (if red rather than rosé)
Maturation and blending: Typically not blended.
Riesling: general characteristics
Colour: White Climate: Cool to moderate Flavours: Green fruit, citrus Sweetness: Dry to sweet Acidity: High acidity Body: Light to full Maturation and blending: Inert maturation. Rarely blended
Chenin Blanc: general characteristics
Colour: White
Climate: Cool, moderate, warm
Flavours: Green fruit, citrus, stone fruit, tropical fruit
Sweetness: Different styles, from dry to sweet
Acidity: …
Body: …
Maturation and blending: Oaked and unoaked styles. Sometimes blended.
Sémillon/Semillion: general characteristics
Colour: White
Climate: Moderate and warm
Flavours: Apple, lemon, grass
Sweetness: Dry (blended with Sauvignon Blanc) or sweet (eg Sauternes)
Acidity: Medium or high acidity
Body: Light to full
Maturation and blending: Sometimes bottle aged
Furmint: general characteristics
White. Grown in Hungary (Tokaj), most famously produces Tokaji Aszú - a sweet wine from grapes affected by botrytis. The sweetness of the wine is indicated by the number of “Puttonyos” on the bottle, eg 5 Puttonyos is less sweet than 6 Puttonyos. The wine is amber in colour as they age in oak for a significant time.
Chardonnay: general characteristics
Colour: White
Climate: Cool, moderate, warm
Flavours: Green fruits, citrus fruits, stone fruits, tropical fruits (variously, from cool to warm climates)
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Light to medium, depending on climate (the warmer it is the higher the acidity)
Body: Light to full depending on climate (the warmer it is, the fuller the body)
Maturation and blending: Both oaked and unoaked wines produced.
Sauvignon Blanc: general characteristics
Colour: White Climate: Cool and moderate Flavours: Herbaceous, floral, tropical Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Light or medium Maturation and blending: Inert. Sometimes blended with Semillon, in which case it tends to be oaked.
Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris: general characteristics
Colour: White
Climate: Cool, moderate, warm
Flavours: Either simple flavours of apple and lemon (if high yield and harvested early - Italy)) or lemon, stone fruit and tropical fruit (controlled yields + late harvest - France)
Sweetness: Dry or medium sweet (depending on yield and harvest time)
Acidity: High or medium depending on yield and harvest time
Body: Light or full depending on yield and harvest time
Maturation and blending: Inert. Typically not blended.
Gewurztraminer: general characteristics
Colour: White Climate: Cool to moderate Flavours: Floral Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Low to medium Body: Full Maturation and blending: Typically unoaked.
Viognier: general characteristics
Colour: White Climate: Moderate Flavours: Complex Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Low to medium Body: Medium to full Maturation and blending: Mostly inert, but some oaked Viogniers are made.
Albariño: general characteristics
Colour: White Climate: Cool Flavours: Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Medium Maturation and blending: Unoaked
Merlot: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate and warm Flavours: Red fruit and herbaceous Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Medium acidity Body: Light, medium or full Tannins: Medium Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv
Cabernet Sauvignon: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate and warm Flavours: Black fruit and herbal/herbaceous notes Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: High Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Sometimes blended with merlot.
Syrah/Shiraz: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate and warm Flavours: Fresh and cooked black fruit, herbal, black pepper. Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Medium or high acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: Medium or high Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Blended with Cab Sauv in Australia.
Gamay: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate Flavours: Red fruit. Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Light or medium Tannins: Low or medium Maturation and blending: Inert (rarely oak matured).
Grenache: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Warm Flavours: Red fruit and spice Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Medium acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: Low or medium Maturation and blending: Unoaked or oaked. Often blended with Syrah, Tempranillo
Tempranillo: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate Flavours: Red fruit and black fruit Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Medium acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: Medium Maturation and blending: "Extended in-bottle. Sometimes in small new oak barrels"
Carmenère: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Warm Flavours: Black fruit and herbal Sweetness: Dry Acidity:Medium or high acidity Body: Full Tannins: High Maturation and blending: Oak maturation. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv and Merlot
Malbec: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Warm Flavours: Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Medium acidity Body: Full Tannins: High Maturation and blending: New oak, or unoaked and aged in bottle. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv and/or Merlot
Pinotage: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Warm Flavours: Red fruit and black fruit Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: Medium or high Maturation and blending: New oak, or unoaked and aged in bottle. Sometimes blended with Cab Sauv and/or Merlot, often referred to as "Cape Blends".
Cortese: general characteristics
Colour: White Flavours: Floral and green fruit Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Light Maturation and blending: Inert.
Gargenega: general characteristics
Colour: White Flavours: Green fruit, citrus, stone fruit Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High Body: Medium Maturation and blending: Inert
Verdicchio: general characteristics
Colour: White Flavours: Green fruit, citrus, herbal Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High Body: Medium Maturation and blending:
Fiano: general characteristics
Colour: White Climate: Stone fruit and tropical fruit Flavours: Sweetness: Acidity: Medium acidity Body: Medium to full Maturation and blending: Mostly inert, sometimes contact with lees or oak.
Nebbiolo: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate Flavours: Red fruit, dried herbs Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: High Maturation and blending: Oak matured for extended periods (new oak or old oak). Typically not blended
Barbera: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate Flavours: Red fruit and black pepper Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Medium Tannins: Low or medium Maturation and blending: Can be oaked or unoaked. Typically not blended
Corvina: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Moderate Flavours: Red fruit and black pepper Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Light, medium or full Tannins: Low or medium Maturation and blending: Can be oaked or unoaked. Appassimento method widely used in Veneto region. Sometimes blended.
Sangiovese: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Warm Flavours: Red fruits and dried herbs Sweetness: Dry Acidity: High acidity Body: Medium or full Tannins: High Maturation and blending: Often oak matured.
Montepulciano: general characteristics
Colour: Black Climate: Warm Flavours: Black fruit Sweetness: Dry Acidity: Medium acidity Body: Light or medium Tannins: High Maturation and blending: "Unoaked or matured in oak for a short time. Typically not blended."
Important regions outside France: Chardonnay
USA: "California (Carneros, Sonoma, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara County) Oregon" Chile: Casablanca, Central Valley South Africa: "Western Cape, Walker Bay" Australia: Adelaide Hills, Yarra Valley, Margaret River New Zealand: "Marlborough Hawke's Bay"
Important regions outside France: Sauvignon Blanc
USA: Napa Valley Chile: Casablanca, Central Valley South Africa: Constantia, Elgin Australia: Margaret River, Adelaide Hills New Zealand: Marlborough
Important regions outside France: Merlot
USA: California: Napa Valley, Sonoma Chile: Central Valley South Africa: Stellenbosch Australia: Margaret River New Zealand: Hawke's Bay
Important regions outside France: Cab Sauv
USA: California: Napa Valley (Oakville, Rutherford, Calistoga), Sonoma
Chile: Central Valley, Maipo Valley, Colchagua Valley
South Africa: Stellenbosch
Australia: Coonawarra, Margaret River
New Zealand: Hawke’s Bay
Important regions outside France: Syrah/Shiraz
“South-eastern Australia:
Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley”
Important regions outside France: Grenache
Spain: Navarra, Catalunya South-eastern Australia: Barossa Valley McLaren Vale
