Our Questions Flashcards
What is the climate in burgundy?
Continental
What are the Burgundy grape varieties?
White: chardonnay, aligote
Red: pinot noir, Gamay
What what is the soil in burgundy?
Varies between the five subregions :
Northern : chalk and clay/Marl
Southern: granite
What is the Burgundian AOC system based on?
Terroir, not chateau or brand
Many small vineyards with multiple owners
What are the grape varieties in Chablis?
Chardonnay exclusively
What is the climate in Chablis
Continental and this region can be susceptible to late frost
What is the soil in Chablis?
Kimerdgian Clay/limestone
What are the AOC’s of Chablis
Petite Chablis
Chablis
Chablis premier Cru
Chablis grand cru
What are the highly regarded vintages of Chablis
2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
What is the soil in Côte d’Or?
Based soil is limestone mixed with Marl
Limestone dominated so is best for whites
Mark dominated soil is best for rats
What is the dominate grape of Côte du Nuit
Pinot noir
What are the highly regarded vintages of Côte de Nuit?
2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
What are the highly regarded vintages of Côte de Beaune?
2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
How many Cru’s are there in Beaujolais?
10
What is the soil and Beaujolais?
Granite
What are the three main methods of sparkling wine production?
Classic method
Transfer method
Charmat method
What are the color scales of white wines?
Straw / Yellow / Gold / Amber / Brown
What are the color scales of pink wines?
Pink/Salmon/Orange/Brown
What are the color scales of red wines?
Purple/Ruby(red)/Garnet/Orange/Brown
What does color/hue give clues to?
A wine’s age, storage conditions or grape variety
What is the brightness scale?
Dull/Hazy/Bright/DayBright/StarBright
What is the Clarity Scale?
Clear/SlightlyCloudy/Cloudy
What is brightness?
The capacity of a wine to reflect light
What is clarity?
Related to the amount of solids or sediment in the wine
What is concentration of color?
The intensity or depth of color
What is the concentration scale?
Pale/Medium/Deep
What can concentration of color in White Wines indicate?
Concentration of color in white wines can be an indication of age and/or barrel use
What can concentration of color in Red Wines indicate?
Concentration of color in red wines can be an indication of grape variety and/or color extraction
Do red wines grow lighter or darker with age?
Lighter because Pigments and tannin in red wines precipitate into sediment with age
Do white wines grow lighter or darker with age?
Darker
What are the criteria for the The Deductive Tasting Method?
— Sight — Nose — Palate — Initial Conclusion — Final Conclusion
What is Rim Variation?
• A phenomenon of age
• The difference in color between wine at the center of the glass (core) and the wine at the edge (rim)
of the glass
The older the wine is the more or less rim variation?
More rim variation with older wines
What are legs and tears caused by?
- Caused by surface tension due to presence of alcohol in a wine and possible residual sugar