Regions Flashcards by krystin murphy

what is the grape used to make prosecco what about if its sparkling rose?

glera they add pinot noir

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what is the grape used to make Asti DOCG

moscato

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Adelaide Hills

In Australia -

chardonnay - medium/high acid balanced with oak

SB - fresh & blend w semillon

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Barossa Valley

In Australia

grenache - old vines, concentrated

Shiraz - old vines, concentrated

semillon

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Clare Valley & Eden Valley

In Australia

Riesling - dry, pronounced aromas of lime, peach, blossom and petrol

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Coonawarra

In Australia

Cab Sauv - distinctive herbal (mint), black fruit and oak (smoke and cedar)

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McLaren Vale

In Australia

Grenache - old vines, concentrated

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South Eastern Australia

Chardonnay & Shiraz

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Hunter Valley

Southeast Australia

Shiraz - medium-bodied, medium/high tannins, fresh-black-fruit flavours

Semillon - dry, single-varietal, light body, light alcohol

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Mornington Peninsula

In Australia

Pinot Noir - light and fragrant to riper with cooked-red-fruit flavours (red plum, strawberry) and medium tannins

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Yarra Valley

Australia

Pinot Noir - light and fragrant to riper with cooked-red-fruit flavours (red plum, strawberry) and medium tannins

Chardonnay - medium, high acidity; carefully balanced with oak

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Margaret River

Australia

Cabernet sauvignon - ripe black-fruit aromas, subtle oak

Chardonnay - medium to full body, ripe stone fruit (peach) and tropical fruit flavours (pineapple)

Merlot

Sauvignon blanc - concentrated herbaceous aromas (grass); , sometimes blended with Semillon; some matured in oak

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Casablanca Valley

Chile

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir - flavours of cooked strawberries

Sauvignon blanc

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Central Valley

Chile

Carmenere

Chardonnay

Merlot - soft, medium-bodied

Sauvignon blanc

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Colchagua Valley & Maipo Valley

Chile

Cab Sauv - distinctive herbal (mint) and herbaceous (green ball pepper), black fruit, oak

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Graves & Pessac-Léognan

Bordeaux left bank

Cabernet sauvignon
Merlot
Sauvignon blanc - concentrated and complex; blends with Sémillon; often matured in oak

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Medoc & Haut Medoc

Bordeaux left bank

Cabernet sauvignon
Merlot

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Margaux

Bordeaux left bank

Cab sauv

merlot

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Pauillac

bordeaux left bank

cab sauv

merlot

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Pomerol

bordeaux right bank

merlot

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saint emilion

bordeaux right bank

merlot

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Beaune

Cote de Beaune

pinot noir

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Meursault

cote de beaune

chardonnay

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Pommard

cote de beaune

pinot noir

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Puligny-Montrachet

cote de beaune chardonnay

Gevrey-Chambertin

cote de nuits pinot noir

Macon

Maconnais Chardonnay - unoaked

Pouilly-Fuissé

Maconnais Chardonnay

Cote Rotie

northern rhone syrah sometimes blended w viognier

Pouilly–Fumé

Loire Valley sauv blanc - dry, high acidity, green fruit (apple), herbaceous notes (asparagus, grass), sometimes wet stones

Touraine

Loire Valley Sauv Blanc - inexpensive

vouvray

Loire Valley Chenin blanc - dry: fresh apple flavours, off-dry, medium labelled Demi-Sec; sweeter made from extra-ripe or botrytis-affected grapes with stone fruit or tropical fruit aromas; unoaked

south of france

Cabernet sauvignon Chardonnay Merlot Sauvignon blanc

Mosel , pfalz, Rheingau

mosel - lighter in body; medium sweetness to balance very high acidity pfalz - dry, medium-bodied rhiengau - drier and more body than Mosel

campania

italy fiano

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

pinot grigio - more complext, fuller-body

Marche

italy, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi verdicchio

Gavi

piemonte Cortese

Barbaresco

piemonte nebbiolo

barolo

piemonte nebbiolo

abruzzo

tuscany montepulciano

amarone

veneto corvina - sweet style red

Soave

veneto garganega

recioto

veneto garganaga n corvina sweet wine made using appassmento

delle Venezie

veneto pinot grigio

Hawke's Bay

north island new zealand cab sauv chardonnay merlot

martinborough

north island new zealand pinot noir

Central Otago

south island new zealand pinot noir

Marlborough

south island new zealand pinot noir chardonnay sauv blanc - pronounced

Western Cape

south africa Chardonnay Pinotage

Constantia

western cape south africa sauv blanc

elgin

western cape south africa sauv blanc

Stellenbosch

western cape south africa merlot cab sauv

Walker Bay

western cape south africa Chardonnay - high acidity, ripe stone fruit, tropical fruit and oak Chenin blanc Pinot Noir

Catalunya

spain tempranillo

Priorat

catalunya. spain garnacha - old vines

Navarra

spain making garnacha based rose

Ribera del Duero

spain tempranillo

rioja

spain tempranillo n garnacha

Rías Baixas

spain albarino

california

merlot - vanilla coconut smoke zinfandel

Santa Barbara County

central coast cali Chardonnay- tropical fruit flavours, high alcohol, flavours from new oak Pinot Noir - vanilla

Carneros

north cali pinot noir chardonnay

Napa Valley

north cali cab sauv chardonnay Merlot Sauvignon blanc

Calistoga

napa valley cab sauv

Oakville

napa valley cab sauv

Rutherford

napa valley cab sauv

Sonoma

north cali Cabernet sauvignon- ripest and full-bodied Chardonnay Merlot- oak (vanilla, coconut, smoke) Pinot Noir