Last Day Catch Up Flashcards
What do you recommend for an apertif?
- Fernet Branca from Milan, Italy
- bitter, aromatic spirit, myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom
What are the types of quality classifications from Austria?
- Steinfelder (11.5% max alc)
- lightest
- fresh and fruity
- Federspiel (11.5-12.5% alc)
- lots of character
- low alcohol
- Smargd (12.5 min. alc)
- rich body
- emerald lizard (name origin)
Grape Varietals of Austria
- White
- Red
- White: Gruner Veltliner, Riesling
- Red: Zweigelt, Blaufrankisch
Pinot Noir in Austria is called…
Blauburgunder
QmP levels in Austria
- Kabinett
- Spatlese
- Auslese
- Beerenauslese
- Ausbruch
- Trockenbeerenauslese
- DAC dry wines
Zotzenburg
- AOC Grand Cru in Alsace, France
- Known for Sylvaner
Noble Varieties of Alsace
- Riesling
- Gewurtz
- Muscat
- Pinot Gris
What are the Dolomites?
Italian Alps in NE Italy - Trentino Alto Adige
What is special about Amarone?
It’s made from 100% dried graes
What is the Appassimento Process?
- Grapes dried and harvested for several weeks
- Used to produce passito, recioto, and Amarone wines
What are Recioto wines?
Sweet wines made from passito grapes in Veneto
What’s the primary grapes in Valpolicella?
- Veneto
- Corvina and Rondinella
What is the grape from Soave?
- Garganega (gahr-geh-NEG-gah)
- Some Trebbiano
Chiavennasca
The local name for Nebbiolo in Lombardy’s Valtellina region
What are the 1855 Classification 1st Growths?
- Chateau Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
- Chateau Latour (Pauillac)
- Mouton (Pauillac)
- Chateau Margeaux (Margaux)
- Haut-Brion (Pessac Leognan)
What is the most famous wine from Pomerol?
- Petrus
- 99% Merlot
- $1,000 a bottle
What makes up Kimmeridgian soil?
Chalk and Limestone
Why is the soil so diverse in Washington?
Missoula floods
What type of vines make the best quality wine?
Vitis Vinifera
What types of wine are produced in Gisbourne?
- NZ
- N. Island
- Chardonnay
What is the percentage of wine that must be from the varietial stated on the bottle?
75%
Except in OR (90%)
How much of a US wine has to be from the year stated on the bottle?
- 95% from year stated on bottle
- 85% if the appellation is state or county
How much of a US wine must be from the stated AVA on the bottle?
85%
How much of a US wine must be from the stated vineyard on the bottle?
95%
If a wine is estate bottled, what are the requirements?
- Winery and vineyards must be located in the same AVA
- Winery must own or control the vineyards where the grapes are grown
What are the main grape varietals in Sonoma County?
Chardonnay
Zinfandel
What AVAs are shared between Washington and Oregon?
- Columbia River
- Walla Walla Valley
- Columbia Gorge
What are the primary grape varieties in Washington?
Riesling
Cab Sauv
What was the famous pilgrim advocating for Vitis Vinifera in NY?
Dr. Konstantin Frank
Where was the first AVA in the US?
Augusta, Missouri
What grape is used in Tokaj?
Furmint
What is the VQA?
Vintners Quality Alliance for Canada and British Columbia. It’s similar to the French AOC system
What is the primary grape of Switzerland?
Chasselas
What influences the climate of Oregon and Washington?
The Cascade Mountains
What is Shot-Wente?
The best clone of Chardonnay in the USA
What are the grape varieties of CAVA?
PMX (sport)
- Paralada
- Macabeo
- Xarel-lo
What are the grapes in Madeira and put the sweetness levels in order
SOME VERY BAD Men
- Serial
- Verdejo
- Boal
- Malmsey (Malvasia)
What is the primary grape varietal of Cornas?
100% Syrah
Northern Rhone
What is the primary grape varietal of Chateau-Grillet?
- Northern Rhone
- White wines from Viognier
- Single Small estate
What are the primary grape varietals of Hermitage?
- N. Rhone
- Syrah blended with:
- Roussanne
- Marsanne
Where is Mezcal produced?
Mexico
Smoky version of Tequila
What is the primary grape variety of Apulia?
Negro Amaro
What is the primary grape variety of Sicily?
Nero d’Avolo
Primary white grape variety of Sardinia?
Vermentino
Marsala
- Grape Varieties
- Location
Marsala, Sicily
- Grillo
- Inzolia
- Catarratto
Grauburgunder
Pinot Gris in Germany
- Einzellage
- Grosslage
- Bereich
- Anbaugebiet
Germany
- Einzellage: single vineyard
- Grosslage: collection of vineyards
- Bereich: district of villages & vineyards
- Anbaugebiet: a major growing region
