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Grape - Acid & Tannin & Maturation Flashcards

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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High Acid

High Tannin

Almost always oaked and aged.

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Cabernet Franc

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“Less than Cabernet Sauvignon”

Best examples can oak and age.

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Merlot

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Medium Acid

Medium Tannin

Often oaked and aged.

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Sauvignon Blanc

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High Acid

Usually unoaked. Semillon blends can see oak.

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Semillon

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Oak is common for blends and sweet wines.

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Muscadelle

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Oaked in blends

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Petit Verdot

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High tannin

Oak in blends

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Malbec

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High Tannin

Almost always oaked.

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Tannat

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Extreme Tannin

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Ugni Blanc

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Light Body

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Petit Manseng

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High Acid

Often dried with Passilerage. Often oaked.

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Chardonnay

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High acid in cooler regions.

Malolactic common. Oak common. Can bottle age.

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Pinot Noir

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High Acidity

Low to Medium Tannin

Best examples can oak and age.

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Gamay

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Medium Tannin

If any, old or large oak.

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Riesling

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High Acidity

No oak. Sweet wines can age in bottle.

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Pinot Gris/Grigio

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Medium acidity

Oak is rare. Aging is rare.

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Gewurstraminer

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Low to Medium Acidity

Can bottle age (high alcohol wines)

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18
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Muscat

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Low to Medium Acidity

Sweet wines can age

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19
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Pinot Blanc

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N/A cool climate grape

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20
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Melon Blanc

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High Acid

Large oak traditional. New styles steel

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21
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Chenin Blanc

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High Acid

Most are unoaked, but usually old oak. Can age.

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Grolleau

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N/A rose wine

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23
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Syrah/Shiraz

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High Acid

High Tannin

Oak aging common. Bottle aging for quality wines.

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Grenache/Garnacha

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Low Acid

Low to Medium Tannin

Only best examples can oak and age.

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Mourvedre/Monastrell

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High Tannin

Single varietal often requires bottle age

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Carignan/Carinena/Mazuelo

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High Acid

High Tannin

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27
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Cinsault

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N/A low tannin rose wine

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28
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Piquepoul

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High Acid

No age

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29
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Viognier

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High Acid

Usually oaked

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30
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Marsanne & Rousanne

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Marsanne rich, Rousanne acidic

Age well

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31
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Silvaner

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Less acidic than Riesling

Drink young

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32
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Muller-Thurgau

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Doesn’t produce quality wine

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33
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Dornfelder

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“deep colour”

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34
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Welschreisling

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High Acid

Dessert wine aging

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35
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Blaufrankisch

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High Acid

Medium Tannin

36
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Zweigelt

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Soft Tannin

37
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Saint Laurent

A

Similar to Pinot Noir

38
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Furmint

A

High Acid

Sweet wines age

39
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Harslevelu

A

N/A

Sweet wines age

40
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Xinomavro

A

High Acid

High Tannin

Oak and age very common

41
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Agiorgitiko

A

Medium Acidity

High Tannin

Oak and age common

42
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Assyrtiko

A

High Acidity

Sweet wines age

43
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Corvina

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High Acidity

Low to Medium Tannin

DOC wines ready to drink

Dried styles large oak, can age

44
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Garganega

A

Medium to High Acidity

No oak, can age

45
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Trebbiano

46
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Nebbiolo

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High Acid, High Tanning

Always oak and age

47
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Dolcetto

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Medium Acidity

Medium to High Tannin

Young or age

48
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Barbera

A

High Acidity

Low to Medium Tannin

Young or age

49
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Cortese

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High Acidity

Sometimes large oak, best examples age

50
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Sangiovese

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High Acid

High Tannin

Most use oak. All are aged.

51
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Verdicchio

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High Acidity

Ages well

52
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Grechetto (Orvieto DOC)

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Medium to High Acid

No age

53
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Malvasia (Frascati DOC)

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Medium to High Acid

No age

54
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Montepulciano

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Medium Acid

High Tannin

Usually unoaked

55
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Aglianico

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High Acid

High Tannin

Always oaked. Can age.

56
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Greco

A

Medium to High Acid

Best examples use oak. Can age.

57
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Fiano

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Medium Acidity

Few examples use oak. Could age.

58
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Negroamaro

A

Medium Acid

Medium Tannin

Usually drink young

59
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Primitivo/Zinfandel

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High Acid

High Tannin

Can oak and age

60
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Nero d’Avola

A

Medium Acid

Medium Tannin

Early drinking

61
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Tempranillo/Tinto Roriz/Aragona

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Medium Acid

Medium Tannin

Joven styles no age. Most have oak/age

62
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Graciano

A

Adds acidity and tannins to blends

63
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Verdejo

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Medium to High Acid

Occasional Lees and barrel fermentation

64
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Albarino

A

High Acid

Usually drink young

65
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Airen

A

Brandy production

66
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Loureiro

67
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Arinto

68
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Touriga Nacional

69
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Alfrocheiro

70
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Mencia/Jaen

72
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Trincadeira

73
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Alicante Bouschet

74
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Vidal

75
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Carmenere

76
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Bonarda

77
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Torrontes

78
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Pinotage

79
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Macabeo/Viura

A

Often oaked in Rioja and now less so

80
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Glera

A

Medium Acid

No

81
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Xarel-lo

A

Medium acidity Cava

82
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Parellada

A

Medium acidity Cava

83
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Palomino

A

Low acid for sherry production

Oak and aging you ask? Do you even know what Sherry is?

84
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Pedro Ximenez

85
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Muscat of Alexandria

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