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Grape profiles Flashcards

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Merlot grape profile

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Dry wine
Tannin:medium
Acid:medium
Climate: Moderate to warm. Riper style neds warmer climate or later harvest in moderate climate

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Cab Sauv grape profile

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Dry wine
Tannin: high
Acid: high
Body: medium to full
Climate: moderate to warm
Thick skins.
Deep color.

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Gamay grape profile

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Tannin: Low to medium
Acid: high
Body: light to medium

Climate: moderate.

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Grenache/Garnacha grape profile

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Thin skin, best flavors when yields are carefully controlled
Tannin: Low to medium
Acid: Low
Sugar: high
Climate: needs warm

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Carmenere grape profile

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Native to Bordeaux, grown in Central Valley Chile
Tannin: high
Acid: medium to high
Body: full
Deep color
Climate: Needs long sunny season, and warmest sites.

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Malbec grape profile

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Native to Bordeaux, grown in high altitude region of Mendoza, Argentina
Tannin: high
Acid:
Deep color
Body: full
Warm climate

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Pinotage grape profile

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Developed specifically for warm/dry South Africa (Western Cape). Similar to Pinot Noir
Tannin: medium
Acid: high
Climate: warm

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Pinot Noir grape profile

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Tannin: low to medium
Acid: high

Climate: cool to moderate
Thin skin, fragile

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Nebbiolo grape profile

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Tannin: high
Acid: high
Full Body
Climate: moderate

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Barbera grape profile

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Tannin: low to medium
Acid: high
Climate warm

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Corvina grape profile

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Tannin: Low to medium
Acid: high

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Syrah/Shiraz grape profile

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Thick skin, small grapes
Tannin: medium to high
Acid: medium to high
Climate moderate (northern Rhone) to warm (Australia)

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Sangiovese grape profile

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Dry wine
Tannin: high
Acid: high
Medium to full body
Climate: warm

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Montepulciano grape profile

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Montepulciano - Deeply coloured with medium acidity, high tannin,
Climate: warm

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Zinfandel/Primitivo grape profile

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High sugar
Tannin: medium to high
Acid Medium to high
ripens unevenly
Climate: warm

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Riesling grape profile

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Acidity: high
Susceptible to Botrytis
Aromatic
Fruit Varies according to ripeness
Climate: Cool, moderate

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Chenin Blanc grape profile

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High Acidity
susceptible to Botrytis
Climate: cool, moderate, warm

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Semillion/Semillion grape profile

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Medium to high Acidity
Susceptible to Botrytis
Climate: moderate, warm

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Furmint grape profile

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High acidity
Susceptible to botrytis
Mostly grown in Tokaj, Hungary
Moderate Climate

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Chardonnay grape profile

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Medium to high acidity
light to full body
climate: cool, moderate, warm

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Sauvignon Blanc grape profile

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High acidity
Herbaceous
Aromatic
Fruit
climate: cool, moderate

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Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris grape profile

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Pinot Grigio:
dry
medium to high acidity
light-bodied
simple (lemon, pear)

Pinot Gris
Dry, off dry or medium
medium acidity
full bodied
complex (banana, mango, nectarine)

Climate: cool, moderate
unoaked

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Gewurztraminer grape profile

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low to medium acidity
aromatic
Climate: cool, moderate

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Viognier grape profile

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Low to medium acidity
high alcohol
aromatic
Climate: moderate
Floral: blossom
Stone Fruit: peach, apricot

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Albarino grape profile

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High acidity
Climate: moderate
typical for early drinking
Citrus: Fruit: lemon, grapefruit
Stone fruit: peach apricot

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Tempranillo grape profile

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Medium acidity
Medium tannin
Climate: moderate, warm

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Cortese grape profile

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High acid
warm climate
dry, light bodied
unoaked
early drinking

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Garganega grape profile

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High acid
Warm climate
medium bodied
dry or sweet
Unoaked
early drinking but some can age

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Verdicchio grape profile

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High acidity
dry
medium bodied
unoaked
early drinking but some can age

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Fiano grape profile

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medium acidity
dry
medium to full body
oaked or unoaked
can be aged on lees
early drinking but some can age

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