P1 Practical Flashcards
SPELLING: Greek whites (textural and crisp)
Assyrtiko (, Moschofilero
SPELLING: Burgundy Regions
Cotes de Beaune, Maconnais
SPELLING: Sicilian White Wine, volcanic soils, high quality
Carricante (sometimes blended with Catarratto). High acid, textural, citrus + anise/mint
SPELLING: Neutral Italian white, Marche & S. ern Italy
Verdicchio, Verdicchio di Matelica DOC and Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC (Riserva is DOCG). Castelli di Jesi is rounder and softer than Matelica.
SPELLING: Lower quality Bordeaux white region; high quality BDX white region
Entre deaux mers, Pessac Leognan
SPELLING: Chenin region in the Loire, dry, high abv (14%)
Savennieres
SPELLING: Region with high acid, spritzy, delicate white with low abv (10.5-11%)
Txakolina, grapes are: hondarrabi zuri, hondarrabi beltza (rosé)
SPELLING: Aromatic compound that smells like butter, result of MLF
Diacetyl
SPELLING: Tier of Vouvray that has sugar from approx. 45-100 g/L
Moulleux
Sweetness Tiers in Vouvray
Sec: 6-10 g/L
Demi Sec: 15-30 g/L
Moulleux: 30-100 g/L
Huet Vouvray Moulleux: some botrytis, 76 g/L
Sweetness Tiers in German Riesling
& Dry, v high quality SV
Grosse Gewächs - dry
Trocken: up to 9 g/L
Kabinett: 15-50-ish g/L (most about 25 g/L)
Spatlese: 30-90 g/L (most about 50/60)
Auslese: 40 - 145 g/L (most are 80-120)
Beerenauslese: 140-200 g/L
Trockenbeerenauslese: 230-335 g/L
Usual Sweetness Tiers in Botrytis Dessert Wines
Sauternes: 100-150 (higher quality is ~ 135)
Tokaji: 3 Puttunyos 60-90; 4 P 90-120; 5 P: 120-150; 6 P: 150-180.
Coteaux du Layon: 100-200
Bonnezeaux: 100-200
Quarts de Chaume: 150
TBA: 200-300
SPELLING: Stirring lees to add richness
Batonnage
SPELLING: Grand Cru Regions of Chablis
Vaudesir, Les Clos
Dif. b/w Sauternes & Tokaji
Sauternes may have more apparent vanilla/smoke from NFO. More moderate & integrated acidity in Sauternes. Brighter/racy acidity in Tokaji. Sauternes ABV will generally be higher at 13-14% ABV. Both will have prominent botrytis impact with Sauternes more integrated in the SB/Semillon (generally 80% Sem).