Grapes Flashcards
Describe the profile of Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is a black grape variety with a thin skin. It requires a cool to moderate climate. It produces wines with high acidity and low to medium tannin. It has red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Primitivo
Primitivo is a black grape variety. It requires a wam climate. It produces wines with high acidity and medium to high tannin. It has red fruit or black fruit flavours, depending on ripeness.
Describe the profile of Riesling
Riesling is a white aromatic grape. It produces wines with high acidity and green fruit, stone fruit or tropical fruit flavours, depending on ripeness.
Describe the profile of Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc is a white grape variety which grows in cool, moderate or warm climates. It produces wines with green, citrus, stone or tropical fruit flavours, depending on ripeness.
Describe the profile of Sémillon
Sémillon is a white grape that grows well in moderate and warm climates, with simple flavours of apple, lemon and grass.
Describe the profile of Furmint
Ferment is a white grape. It has high acidity and is susceptible to botrytis. It is widely planted in Hungary and used to make Tokaji Aszu.
Describe the profile of Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a white grape which is affected by where it is grown. Ion a cool climate it has high acidity and flavours of green fruit, citrus fruit, and wet stone.
In a moderate climate it has high acidity, medium to full body and flavours of lemon, stone fruit and sometimes tropical fruit. In a warm climate it has medium acidity, full body and flavours of tropical fruit.
Describe the profile of Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is an aromatic white grape. It grows best in cool to moderate climates. It produces wines with light to medium body and high acidity. It has herbaceous and floral aromas. It has flavours of green fruit, wet stones, and tropical fruit.
Describe the profile of Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio is a white grape with high acidity. It produces light bodied wines with simple flavours of apple and lemon
Describe the profile of Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris is a white grape with medium acidity and pronounced flavours of lemon, stone fruit, and tropical fruit.
Describe the profile of Gewurtztraminer
Gewurtztraminer is an aromatic white grape grown in cool to moderate climates. It produces full bodied wines with low to medium acidity. It has floral aromas and stone fruit and tropical fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Viognier
Viognier is a white grape grown in moderate to warm climates. It has low to medium acidity, high alcohol, and floral and stone fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Albariño
Albariño is a white grape grown in north west Spain. It produces dry wines with high acidity. It is medium bodied and has citrus and stone fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Merlot
Merlot is a black grape that grows in moderate to warm climates. It has medium acidity and medium tannins. It can have red fruit flavours with light to medium body, or black fruit flavours with increased ripeness.
Describe the profile of Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is a black grape grown in moderate and warm climates. It has thick skins and produces high tannin wines. It has high acidity, high body and produces black fruit and herbal flavours.
Describe the profile of Syrah/Shiraz
Syrah/Shiraz is a thick skinned black grape variety grown in moderate to warm climates. It produces wines with medium to high acidity and tannin. In the Northern Rhone it has black fruit and pepper flavours. In Australia the fruits are riper.
Describe the profile of Gamay
Gamay is a black grape with high acidity and low to medium tannins that produces wines with red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Grenache
Grenache is a black grape variety that requires a warm climate. The ripe grapes are high in sugar and have low acidity. It has red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Tempranillo
Tempranillo is a black grape with medium acidity, medium tannin, and red and black fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Carmenère
Carmenère is a black grape which produces wines with high acidity, high tannin and full body. It has herbaceous flavours when not fully ripe and black fruit flavours when ripe.
Describe the profile of Malbec
Malbec is a black grape grown in Argentina which produces full bodied wines with high tannin and black fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Pinotage
Pinotage is a black grape which produces wines with medium tannin, high acidity, and red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Cortese
Cortese is a white grape which produces light bodied wines with green fruit and floral aromas.
Describe the profile of Garganega
Garganega is a white grape which produces medium bodied wines with high acidity. It has green fruit, citrus fruit and stone fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Verdicchio
Verdicchio is a white grape which produces medium bodied wines with high acidity and flavours of green fruits, citrus fruits, and herbal.
Describe the profile of Fiano
Fiano is a white grape which produces medium acidity wines with medium to full body and stone fruit and tropical fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is a black grape which produces wines with high acidity and high tannin. It has red fruit aromas.
Describe the profile of Barbera
Barbera is a black grape with high acidity and low to medium tannin. It has red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Corvina
Corvina is a black grape with high acidity and low to medium tannin. It has red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Sangiovese
Sangiovese is a black grape which produces wines with high tannin, high acidity, and red fruit flavours.
Describe the profile of Montepulciano
Montepulciano is a black grape which produces wines with medium acidity and high tannin, with black fruit flavours.
