Foundation Flashcards
Old World vs New World
Europe vs everything else
True or False: The vine has very low nutritional demand.
True
The California Sprawl
New World grape growers planted their vines too close together relative to the vigor of the site and they compounded this, initially, by irrigating extensively.
This resulted in “California Sprawl” which is a tangled green giant of a vine intricately inter-woven with its neighbors.
Why can the old world plant the vines closer?
soils were unfertile, yields are naturally low
Cluster Primordia
next year’s crop
When was the first wine appellation d’Origine Controllee system created?
1935, Baron from Chateuuneuf-de-Pape
co-founded the Institute National des Appellations d’Origine (INAO)
What is AOC
Appellation d’Origine Controlle
a clearly defined area of origin from which a specifically named product can be created and labeled under strictly regulated production methods
Old French wine quality pyramid
AOC
VDQS
Vin de Pays
Vin de Table
The new French wine quality pyramid
AOC/AOP
IGP (formerly Vins de Pays)
Vins sans IG (wines without geographic indication)
How to be awared with AOC
- come from a delimited area of origin
- authorized grape
- adhere to a max yield
- strict regulation of pruning, harvesting, winemaking and ageing
What does IGP stand for
Indication Geographique Protege
Who regulates IGP
INAO together with AOC
VDQs
Vin Delimite de Qualite Supereure
aka: delimited wines with superior quality
The category was eliminated. It used to serve as an interim phase as wines transitioned from VDP to AOC status. , with the new EU regulations, VDQS status were upgraded to AOCor downgraded to IGP
Vins de Table/Vins Sans IG
table wines/wines without geographic indication
no links with origin
allows the mention of grape varieties and vintage on the label
Can come from anywhere in France
answers to no maximum permitted yields
labeled as “Vin de France”
exclusively for export markets
INAO’s goal
- polices and protexts its wine and spirit AOCs from wrongful marketing or misleading labeling
- policies and protects dozens of French cheeses and other French foodstuffs such as walnuts or lavender oil
What are some of the oldest grapes from middle age that offspring many of todays’ grape?
Gouais Blanc, Savagnin, Pinot
What is another name for Gouais Blanc
Weisser Heunisch
mother of many French and German varieties
Gouais Blanc x Chenin Blanc
Colombard
True or False: SB, Savagnin Rose and Gewurztraminer are almost genetically identical
True
What are some of the other names for Pinot
Morillon, NOirien, and Avernat
Pinox x Gansfusser
Cesar
Pinot x Gouais Blanc
Aligote
Arbois is native to what region
Loire
Cheverny and IPG wine
Auxerroir Blanc is from what region
Alsace