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Pinot noir climate:

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Cool- moderate

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Pinot noir: acid, tannins

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High acid
Low tannin

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Pinot noir color:

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Pale to medium

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Pinot noir: flavor

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Red fruit
Strawberry
Raspberry
Red cherry

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Pinot Noir regions

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France
USA
Chile
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand

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Pinot Noir: France

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Burgundy

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Pinot Noir: in burgundy France, the most celebrated vineyards are located in which region? What are its two areas?

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Côte d’Or

Split into: cote de nutis (northern) and cote de beaune (southern)

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Pinot Noir: labeling
Which is the bottom of the hierarchy, and the broadest regional appellation?

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Bourgogne AOC

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Pinot Noirs in Bourgogne AOC: body, tannin, acid, flavor

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Medium to light body

Low tannin

High acid

Red fruit flavor

Think cheap red table wine

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Labeling hierarchy: Pinot Noir, Burgundy France (lowest to highest)

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Bourgogne
Villages
Premier cru
Grand cru

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Pinot Noir: village appellations

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More flavor intensity, complexity and length.

Gevrey- Chambertin AOC
Nuits Saint Georges AOC = both in Cote de Nutis

Beaunne AOC
Pommard AOC = both in cote de beaune

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Pinot Noir: premier and grand cru wines

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Typically on south or south east facing slopes.
More sunlight
More concentrated flavors (cherry, strawberry), subtle oak.

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Pinot Noir, France, mnemonic device

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Be - Bourgogne
Very - villages
Generous - Gevrey AOC
Never - Nutis AOC
Be - Beaune AOC
Phony - Pommard - AOC

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Pinot Noir: USA

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California
Oregon

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California Pinot Noir, Temp:

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Climate depends on the fog and coastal breezes. Most of Cali is too warm for Pinot noir

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Pinot Noir: California regions

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Los Carneros
Santa Barbara
Sonoma

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Pinot Noir region: Chile

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Casablanca Valley

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Casa Blanca Valley, Chile climate

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Cooled by sea breeze and fog.

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Chile, Pinot noir flavor:

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Red fruit
Sometimes herbal notes

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Pinot Noir: South Africa region

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Walker Bay

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Pinot Noir: Australia regions

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Yarra Valley
Mornington Penninsula

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Pinot Noir: Australia climate

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Australia is typically warm but Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula have cool breezes from southern ocean

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Pinot Noir: Australia flavor and tannin

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Medium tannin
Flavor: light and fragrant to ripe with well cooked fruits

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Pinot Noir: New Zealand regions

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Martinborough
Marlborough
Central Otago

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Pinot Noir grape in New Zealand:

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The premier black grape

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The ripest and most powerful Pinot noir grape comes from which region in Australia?

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Central Otago

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Central Otago climate

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Protected by sea breezes and rain by ring of mountains.
Sunny days and cool nights.

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Central Otago Pinot noir: flavor, body, tannin

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Fruit flavor
Medium to full body
Medium tannin

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Merlot: climate

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Moderate to warm

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Merlot: sweetness, tannin, acid, body

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Dry wine
Medium acid
Medium tannin
Light to medium body

Study tip: think of merlot as a very middle of the road red wine (in terms of acid, tannin, body and climate). It is so “meh” middle of the road that it is often blended with other wines, specifically those with higher tannins, to soften it.

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Merlot: flavor

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Red fruit (strawberry, red plum)
Herb notes (green pepper)
Riper merlots can have cooked red fruit flavors.

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Merlot: Oaked or unoaked

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Both.

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Merlot: French region

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Burgundy

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Merlot: Bordeaux region is divided into two districts segmented by the Giornde Estuary. What are these two regions

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Right Bank
Left Bank

35
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Labeling in Merlot: what are the two labels of areas that are predominately Merlot and cab sav blends?

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Bordeaux AOC
Bordeaux Superieur AOC

36
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Merlot regions: Right Bank

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Saint- Emilion AOC - PDO
Pomerol AOC - PDO

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Merlot: Left Bank

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Haut- medoc AOC
Margaux AOC
Pauillac AOC
Graves AOC

Study tip: all the left bank are names that will go into the graves “haut” because they aren’t “right” - Margaux and Paul are gonna go the the graves haut because they aren’t right

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Merlot: PGI

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Pays d’ OC

39
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Which bank is more of a cab sav producer? right bank or left bank burgundy France?

40
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Languedoc- Roussillon

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Southern France
Single varietal merlot
Blends with cab sav, Grenache and Syrah
Labellled “PAYS D’OC IGP”

41
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Merlot: USA regions

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Sonoma
Napa valley
Typically full bodied in these regions

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Merlot: Chile

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Central Valley
Soft, medium body Merlot for high yield brands

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South Africa:

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Stellenbosch
Complex, age worthy from Bordeaux varieties.
Moderate to warm climate depending on altitude or sea breeze

44
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Margaret river

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Australia Merlot
Blended with cab sav

45
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Hawkes Bay

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New Zealand Merlot
Moderate climate, plenty rainfall

46
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Cab Sav: aroma, tannin and acidity (generalized)

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Aroma: pronounced black fruit, herbaceous

Tannin: high

Acid: high

47
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Which Bank in France is Cab sav:

48
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Which Bank in France is Merlot:

49
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Cab sav climate:

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Moderate and warm

50
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Why is cab sav so deeply colored with high tannin and powerful flavor?

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Due to the thickness of the grape skin

51
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Can sav: body of wine

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Medium to full

52
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Cab sav is often blended with which wine?

53
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Why is cab sav blended?

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To soften tannins and acidity

54
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Newly fermented cab sav can often be unpleasant. What is the typical course to avoid this?

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Be matured in oak barrel for several months or even years before bottling

55
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Cab Sav Regions: France

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Bordeaux: Left Bank
Haute- medoc AOC
Margaux AOC
Pauillac AOC
Graves AOC
Pessac- Leognan AOC

Languedoc Roussillon- Pays D’oc

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The left bank is known for which environmental factor that allows for successful growth of cab sav

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Stony, rocky soil.
Allows for drainage but also can receive warmth during the day and maintains it long into the night

57
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Labeling in Bordeaux

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Chateaux
Grand Cru Classe/ Cru Classe
Cru bourgeois - wines from medoc

58
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What is chateau mean

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Grapes from the estate. Grapes grown for the wine on the producers land, and not bought in

59
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Cab Sav: USA regions

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Napa Valley
- Oakville
- Rutherford
- Calistoga

Sonoma

60
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California Cab Sav

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Full body
High tannin
Powerful ripe black fruit

Due to warm producing climate

61
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Cab Sav: Chile

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Maipo Valley
Colchuga valley

Subregions within the broader Central Valley

62
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In Chile, Cab Sav can be blended with:

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Merlot
Carmenere

63
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Cab Sav from Chile has which distinctive characteristics

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Herbal (MINT)
Also green bell pepper
Black fruit
And flavor from oak

64
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Cab Sav: South Africa

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Stellenbosch

65
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Cape Blend

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South Africa
Merlot or Cab Sav blended with Pinotage

66
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Cab Sav: Australia regions

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Margaret river
Coonawarra

67
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Coonawarra distinctive cab sav flavor

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Mint
Black currant
Smoke and cedar from oak

68
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Cab Sav: New Zealand region

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Hawkes Bay

69
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Syrah/ Shiraz: Two Regions

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France
Australia

70
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Syrah/ Shiraz climate

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Moderate to warm

71
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Moderate climate Syrah/ Shiraz : region

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France - northern Rhône

72
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Warm climate Shiraz region

73
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Moderate climate Syrah : tannin, body, flavor

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Tannin: medium
Body: medium
Flavor: black fruit, herbal and black pepper

74
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Warm Climate Syrah: tannin, alcohol, body, flavor

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Higher tannin
Full body
High alcohol
Cooked black fruit, licorice

75
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Syrah is often blended with:

A

Grenache
Aka: Rhône blend

76
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French regions for Syrah

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Nothern Rhône
Côte Rôtie AOC
Hermitage AOC
Crozes- Hermitage AOC

Languedoc- Roussillon:
Minervois AOC
Pays d’Oc IGP

77
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Australian region for Shiraz

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Barossa Valley
Hunter Valley

78
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Northern Rhône vineyards are planted on:

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Steep slopes which make vineyard work difficult and have to be done by hand. No machines.

79
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Cote rotie AOC Syrah have flavor of:

80
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Cote rotie Syrah can be blended with ________ to give floral aroma

81
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Which wines are less complex: Hermitage or crozes- hermitage

82
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Languedoc- Roussillon Syrah can be blended with wines from _____

A

Minervois AOC

83
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Australian region: shriaz

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Barossa valley
Hunter valley

84
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Barossa valley Shiraz is known for:

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Oldest Shiraz vibes.
Low yields, highly concentrated

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