Other Styles Of Wine Flashcards
What qualities will a sweet food item exacerbate in wine? Which qualities will it offset?
Bitterness, acidity and burning effect of alcohol. Decreases perception of body, sweetness and fruitiness in wine.
What is the guideline for pairing a wine with a sweet food?
Sweet dishes should be paired with wine that has at least as much sugar.
What affect will be produced by pairing spicy food with a high alcohol wine? What would be good pairings instead?
Spicy food increases the perception of bitterness, acidity and alcohol burn. Good pairings would be low alcohol white wines or low–alcohol/tannin reds with fruitiness and/or sweetness.
What characteristics are typical of Grenache/Garnacha?
Red fruit character (strawberry, raspberry) with spicy notes (white pepper, licorice), with age they develop toffee and leather notes.
“Cote Rotie” is made with which red grape variety?
Syrah
How many varieties are permitted in the production of Chateauneuf–du–Pape?
13
What is the most widely planted variety in Spain?
Garnacha
Name 3 Australian regions known for producing high quality Shiraz
Hunter Valley, McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley (hot climates)
What white grape variety is traditionally added into the Syrah based wines in the Northern Rhone and parts of Australia?
Viogner
Which region is said to be the classic home to Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot?
Bordeaux
The Pauillac appellation is located on Bordeaux’s Left or Right bank?
Left
What is the dominant variety on Bordeaux’s right bank?
Merlot
What 2 Australian regions have become most well-known for high quality Cabernet Sauvignon?
Coonawarra and Margaret River
Where is Stellenbosch and what is its main red variety?
South Africa, Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the main red grape variety of Beaujolais?
Gamay
What is the main red grape variety of Rioja?
Tempranillo
What is the red grape variety of Barbaresco DOCG?
Nebbiollo
What grape is used in the production of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?
Sangiovese Grosso
What is the dominant red grape variety of Valpolicella?
Corvina
What is the grape variety used to produce Taurasi DOCG?
Aglianico
What important red grape of Chile (previously mistaken for Merlot) has dark fruit flavors and peppery spice, showing green bell pepper notes when underripe?
Carmenere
What is the most important red grape variety of Argentina’s Mendoza region?
Malbec
What red grape variety will be in a bottle labelled Nuits-Saint-Georges?
Pinot Noir
What is the German name for Pinot Noir?
Spatburgunder
What Californian regions are cool enough for growing quality Pinot Noir?
Carneros, Santa Barbara, parts of Sonoma
What is the most successful region in New Zealand for Pinot Noir?
Central Otago, which is the world’s southernmost wine producing region
What will a high acid food bring out in a wine? What perception will it decrease in wine?
Increases the perception of body, sweetness and fruitiness in wine, decreases the perception of acidity in the wine.
Put the steps for producing port below in order from top to bottom.
- ) Rapid extraction of color and tannin
- ) Partial fermentation to retain sugars
- ) Fortified to 20% ABV
- ) Sweet wine
- ) Maturation in oak vessels
- ) Blended and bottled
