midterm - regions Flashcards
regions of loire valley
- nantais
- anjou-saumur
- central vineyards
- Tourraine
Nantais
Muscadet = Muscadet or (Melon de Bourgone)
Muscadet Serve et Marne
Muscadet Serve et Marne Sur Lie
Anjou – Saumur
Anjou = Cabernet Franc for Reds & Rose
Saumur = known for sparkling wine
Quarts de Chaume = Botrytis Chenin Blanc
Touraine
Vouvray = Chenin Blanc
Chinon & Bourguel = Cabernet Franc
Pouilly-Sur-Loire & Sancerre
Sancerre & Pouilly Fumė = Sauvignon Blanc
Bordeaux
Known for blending grape varietals
Maritime Climate – 45th parallel
Moderated by the Atlantic ocean and protected by forest
3 Rivers in Bordeaux
Gironde, Garonne, Dordogne
Entre Deux Mers
(Between the two Rivers = Dry White Wine from Sauv Blanc & Semillon)
Left Bank Districts
Medoc (Cabernet/Merlot blends) Haut Medoc (Cab/Merlot blends) Graves (Red & White produced famous for dry whites) Pessac – Lėognan) Red & White (Dry Whites = Sauvignon/Semillon blends) Sauterne = Sweet White Wine from Botrytis Semillon/Sauv Blan
Right Bank District
St. Ėmilion (Merlot/Cab Blends)
Pomerol (Merlot blends)
Communes of the Medoc
Saint Estėphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Listrac, Mouillis, Margaux
Regional AOC Quality Levels
ACO Bordeaux
AOC Bordeaux Superiur (Higher Alcohol)
District AOC Quality Level
AOC St. Emillon
Commune Level
AOC Pauliac
1855 Classification: (5 Crus or Growths)
Premier Crus (1sr Growths: Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, Chateau Mouton – Rothschild)
Burgundy District: Chablis
Chardonnay
Burgundy District: Cote D’or –> Broken into Cote Nuit and Cote Beaune
Cote D’or 2. Grand Cruit
- *Cote Nuit (noted for the best reds) - 1. Pinot Noir
- *Cote Beaune (known for exceptional whites) - 1. Chardonnay
Burgundy District:Cote Chalonaise
Chardonnay
Burgundy District:Cote Maconaise
Chardonnay
Burgundy District:Beajolais
Gamay
Burgundy Quality Levels
- Grand Cru
- Premier Cru
- Village or Commune
- Regional
Northern Rhone District: Chateau Grillet & Condrieu
Viognier (White)
Northern Rhone District: Hertiage Croz, Hermitage Cote Rotie
Syrah (red)
Le Mistral
the wind that has heavy influences on the grapes grown in the northern and southern rhone regions
Southern Rhone District:Tavel (Rosé)
Grenache/Cincault
Southern Rhone District:Chateau Neuf de Pape
Grenache Syrah Mouvedre
Southern Rhone District:Beaume de Veneise (Sweet -VDN)
Muscat
Rhone Rangers
Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre
Southern Rhone Charateristics
Meditereanean Influence
Full body wines high in alcohol
Galets
large pudding stones that cover the ground in CNDP
Alsace
Northeast corner of France with strong Germanic influence
One of the driest growing regions in France as a result of the Vosges rain shadow
Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris are the primary white grapes
Known for Varietal Labeling – requiring 100%
Edelzwicker
blend of grape varieties
Alsace Wine Styles
Known for dry white wine and two (2) distinct styles of dessert wines:
Selection de grains nobles – botrytized dessert style wine
Vendange tardive – produced from late harvest grapes
What are Alsace still wines bottled in?
Flute d’Alsace bottles
Alsace classifications
AOC Alsace - 76%
Alsace Grand Cru - 4%
Crémant d’Alsace (Sparkling) - 20%
Méthode Rurale/ Méthode Ancestral
incompletely fermented wines that have been store in the chill of winter began to re-ferment when temperatures rose in the spring
Méthode Champenoise (Classic, Traditional Method)
method of producing a base wine, adding a measured amount of sugar and yeast, and initiating a second fermentation in the sealed bottle