Sauvignon Blanc

Question 1

Typical characteristics of Sauv Blanc (acidity)

Answer 1

HIgh acidity

Question 2

Typical characteristics of Sauvignon Blanc (aromas)

Answer 2

Herbaceous

Question 3

Sauv Blanc grows best in what climates?

Answer 3

Cool and moderate climates

Question 4

Less ripe Sauv Blanc gives what flavours?

Answer 4

Green fruits and citrus

Question 5

What specific green fruits does less ripe Sauv Blanc give?

Answer 5

Apple and gooseberry

Question 6

What specific citrus does less ripe Sauv Blanc give?

Answer 6

Grapefruit

Question 7

What specific stone fruit does riper Sauv Blanc give?

Answer 7

Peach

Question 8

What specific tropical fruit does riper Sauv Blanc give?

Answer 8

Passion fruit

Question 9

Sauv Blanc is usually singly varietal, but is often blended with what other grape?

Answer 9

Semillon

Question 10

How can complexity be achieved with Sauv Blanc winemaking?

Answer 10

Blending grapes from different vineyard sites

Question 11

Sauv Blancs distinctive herbaceous flavours mean maturation is performed in?

Answer 11

Inert vessels

Question 12

Sauv Blancs are best drunk when?

Answer 12

While young

Question 13

Where in France is Sauv Blanc the only white grape variety permitted in some AOCs?

Answer 13

Loire

Question 14

Loire Sauv Blanc produces what kind of aromas

Answer 14

Apple, herbaceous notes of grass and asparagus and sometimes wet stones

Question 15

What does Semillon do to a Sauv Blanc blend?

Answer 15

Adds body and helps the wine to age

Question 16

Sauv Blanc may be allowed to age if what winemaking process occurs?

Answer 16

Blended with Semillon

Question 17

Graves AOC and Pessac-Leognan AOC produce Sauv Blanc-Semillon blends that mature in oak and produce what flavours?

Answer 17

Honey and nuts

Question 18

Which AOCs in Bordeaux produce complex Sauv Blanc wines?

Answer 18

Graves and Pessac-Leognan

Question 19

Where in Languedoc-Roussillon can Sauv Blanc be produced and why?

Answer 19

At altitude as the climate is too warm usually

Question 20

Where is the Marlborough region?

Answer 20

North-eastern part of New Zealand’s South Island

Question 21

Which region produces typically more pronounced Sauv Blancs? Marlborough or Loire?

Answer 21

Marlborough

Question 22

How can Marlborough Sauv Blancs exhibit a broad range of fruit flavours and aromas?

Answer 22

Blending from different sites and at different ripeness levels

Question 23

In which Australian region is Sauv Blanc the most widely planted grape variety?

Answer 23

Adelaide Hills

Question 24

Where in South Africa is Sauv Blanc most commonly found and why?

Answer 24

Coastal regions as inland is too warm

Question 25

What is the coolest wine region in South Africa?

Answer 25

Elgin

Question 26

Constantia Sauv Blancs produce what aromas/flavours?

Answer 26

Ripe tropical fruit and herbaceous aromas