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Know the style and quality of wine from important regions

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Acidity - Pinot Noir

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High

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Grape skin - Pinot Noir

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Thin

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Tannin - Pinot Noir

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Low to Medium

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Flavour - Pinot Noir

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Red Fruit: Strawberry. Raspberry, Red Cherry

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Ageing - Pinot Noir

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Very good and outstanding examples can age very well;
tertiary flavour come out –> mushroom & forest floor

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climate needed - Pinot Noir

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cool & moderate

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Cote de Nuit vs Cote de Beaune - Pinot Noir

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  • Cote de Nuit is a lot more steep, produces higher quality with more complexity (age better)
  • Cote de Beaune is a lot flatter and at a lower altitude - higher yield with less flavour and medium body
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Bourgogne Labelling hierarchy

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  • Regional appellation (AOC)
  • Village appellation (PDO)
  • Premier Cru
  • Grand Cru
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Pinot Noir - Global locations

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California: Sonoma, Los Carneros, Santa Barbara
Oregon
Chile: Casablanca Valley
South Africa: Walker Bay
Australia: Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula
NZ: Martinborough, Marlborough, Central Otago

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Zinfandel - Tannin

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medium to high tannin

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Zinfandel - Sugar

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High

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Zinfandel - Acidity

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Medium to high

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Zinfandel - Weather required

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Warm

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Zinfandel - Type of wines coming from the grape

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Red (oaky) and Rose (lower ABV)

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Zinfandel - Global Locations

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California
Italy - Puglia

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Riesling - Acidity

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High

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Riesling - where does the sweetness come from?

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Noble Rot

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Riesling - Sweetness

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Dry to Sweet

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Riesling - weather

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Cool and Moderate

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Riesling - Characteristics - Nose

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aromatic with fruity and floral aromas

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Riesling - How are off-dry to medium styles made?

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interrupting the fermentation process by removing the yeast which leaves the wine with a lower ABV and some residual sugar

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Riesling - Important regions

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France: Alsace
Germany: Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz

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Riesling - Global Locations and characteristics

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Australia: Clare Valley, Eden Valley (Dry)

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Chenin Blanc - Acidity

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High

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Chenin Blanc - where does the sweetness come from?
Noble Rot
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Chenin Blanc - climate
Cool, Moderate & Warm
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Chenin Blanc - Locations
France; Loire Valley (vouvray) SA: Western Cape
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Semillon - Acidity
Medium to high
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Chenin Blanc - where does the sweetness come from
Noble Rot
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Chenin Blanc - Sweetness levels
Dry to Sweet (mostly sweet)
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Chenin Blanc - Climate
Moderate & Warm
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Chenin Blanc - Locations
France: Sauternes AUS: Hunter Valley SA: Barossa Valley
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Furmint - Acidity
High
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Furmint - Sweetness
Dry to Sweet
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Furmint - Location
Hungary (Tokaj)
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Furmint - where does the sweetness come from?
Noble rot
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Furmint - Climate
Moderate
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Chardonnay - Climate
Cool & Moderate & Warm
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Chardonnay - Sweetness
Dry
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Chardonnay - climate and the effect on dryness
Cold Climate - Acidic & Dryer Warm Climate - Sweet
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Chardonnay - Locations
France: Chablis, Burgundy (cote de brune & cote de nuit ), Maconnais
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Sauvignon Blanc - Acidity
High
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Sauvignon Blanc - Sweetness
Dry
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Sauvignon Blanc - Body
Light & Medium
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Sauvignon Blanc - Climate
Cool & Moderate
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Sauvignon Blanc - France Locations and classification
France: - Bordeaux (PDO) (Pessac-Leognan & Graves) - Loire Valley (Touraine &Saucerre & Pouilly-Fume)
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Sauvignon Blanc - Global Locations
USA: Oregon, California (Sonoma, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, Santa Barbara) Chile: Casablanca, Central Valley South Africa: Constantia, Elgin, Walker Bay AUS: South Eastern Australia, Margaret River, Adelaide Hills, Yarra Valley NZ: Hawke's Bay, Marlborough
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Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris - Acidity
Medium & High
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Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris - Climate
Cool & Moderate
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difference between Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris with grape characteristics
Pinot Grigio - Early Harvest - Dry with medium to high acidiity Pinot Gris - Late Harvest -Dry, off-dry, medium with medium acidity and full boded
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Gewurztraminer - Acidity
Low to medium
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Gewurztraminer - Notes
Floral, Stone fruits and tropical fruit
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Gewurztraminer - Sweetness
Dry to sweet
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Gewurztraminer - Climate
Cool & Moderate
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Gewurztraminer - Labelling in Alsace
- AOC - Grand Cru - Vendanges Tardives
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Gewurztraminer - Locations
France: Alsace AOC
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Viognier - Acidity
Low to Medium
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Viognier - ABV
High
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Viognier - Climate
Moderate
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Viognier - Sweetness
Dry
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Viognier - Locations
France: Northern Rhone (Condrieu)
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Albarino - Acidity
High
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Albarino - Sweetness
Dry
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Albarino - Climate
Moderate
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Albarino - Locations
Spain & Portugal: Rais Baixas
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Merlot - Acidity
Medium
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Merlot - Tannin
Medium
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Merlot - Climate
Moderate & Warm
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Grape Skin
Thick
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Acidity
High
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Tannin
High
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Climate
Moderate & Warm
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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Why for Sauvignon Blanc
- to lower the tannin and acidity - make wines ready to drink at an earlier age
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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Why for Merlot
- To balance a wine's acidity if its too low - to add tannin
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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Locations
France: Bordeaux - Pessac-Leognan, Graves, Margaux, Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Pomerol, Saint Emilio
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Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc - Locations
- USA: Sonoma, Napa Valley - Chile: Maipo Valley, Colchagua Valley, Central Valley - SA: Stellenbosch - AUS: Margaret River, Coonawarra - NZ: Hawke's Bay
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Syrah/Shiraz - Skin
Thick
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Syrah/Shiraz - Tannin
Medium & High
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Syrah/Shiraz - Acidity
Medium & High
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Syrah/Shiraz - Locations
France: Minervois & Nothern Rhone - hermitage (highest quality), Cross-Hermitage, AUS: South Eastern Region, Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley
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Gamay - Acidity
High
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Gamay - Tannin
Low & Medium
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Gamay - Climate
Moderate
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Gamay - Locations
France: Beaujolais
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Gamay - Labbeling Classification
- AOC - Village AOC - Crus
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Grenache / Garnacha - Skin
Thin skin
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Grenache / Garnacha - Tannin
Low & Medium
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Grenache / Garnacha - Acidity
Low
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Grenache / Garnacha - Sweetness
High sugar levels (allows for ABV)
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Grenache / Garnacha - Climate
Warm
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Grenache / Garnacha - Locations
France: Southern Rhone Spain: Rioja, Navarra, Priorat AUS: McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley
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Grenache / Garnacha - Labelling
- AOC - Villages AOC - Rhone Crus
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Tempranillo - Acidity
Medium
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Tempranillo - Tannin
Medium
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Tempranillo - Climate
Moderate & Warm
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Tempranillo - Blended & Single varietal and their climates
Blended for cooler climates & Single varietal in warmer climates
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Tempranillo - Locations
Spain & Portugal - Catalunya - Rioja - Ribera del Duero
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Tempranillo -Labelling and classification
- Vino de la Tierra (PGI) - Crianza (PDO) - Reserva (PGI) - Gran Reserve (PGI)
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Carmenere - Acidity
Medium & High
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Carmenere - Tannin
High
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Carmenere - climate
Warm
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Malbec - Tannin
High
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Carmenere - Climate
Warm
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Pinotage - Acidity
High
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Malbec - Chile & Argentina - Location
Mendoza & Central Valley
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Pinotage - Tannin
Medium
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Pinotage - Climate
Warm
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Pinotage - Locations and Labelling
SA - Western Cape

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