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Brix is the system for measuring sugar content in finished wines. T or F

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True, including ripening grapes and fermenting grape juices

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How is alcohol level in wine calculated?

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By multiplying Brix readings by 0.55. Can be as high as 0.64 for some wines.

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What is pH?

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A measure of concentration of dissociated protons (H+ ions) in solution. More H+ ions, the lower the pH and higher the acidity

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What is pH used for in wine

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To measure the acidity in wine

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As acidity in wine goes down, it becomes more stable. T or F

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False

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6
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White wine normal pH range?

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3.1 to 3.5

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Red wine normal pH range?

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3.5 to 3.8

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Titratable Acidity (TA) is?

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Measure of the sum of dissociated protons (H+ ions) AND un-dissociated acids in solution

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Most feel that TA measures?

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The way your palate perceives acidity

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pH is similar but different from TA but easier to measure. T or F

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True

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11
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Soluble sugars increase or decrease with increasing ripeness?

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Increase

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Two major grape acids?

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1) Tartaric acid
2) Malic acid

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Malic acid decreases with ripening? T or F

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True

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Tartaric acid increases with ripening. T or F

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False, declines but not markedly

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Major decision for grape growers and winemakers is when to harvest grapes for what reasons?

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1) Optimal (phenolic) ripeness
2) Sugar content (Brix)
3) Retention of acidity

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16
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In warmer regions like Texas, acid levels can?

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Fall too much too fast leading to high pH wines

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17
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Is Texas a warm or cold weather region for winemaking?

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Both

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Texas High Plains and Beaune France have similar temperatures. T or F

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True

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In cool climates when grapes do not ripen quickly or not completely, what happens?

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results in:
1) lower natural sugar
2) higher natural acidity
3) lower alcohol

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Cool climate wines are commonly described as being?

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Less fruit dominated and more subtle

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Cool climate wines have tart flavors of?

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1) Raspberry
2) Cranberry
3) Lemon citrus
4) Green apple

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Cool climate winemaker challenges?

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1) Low yields
2) Difficult ripening
3) High acid and low sugar

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Cool climate varieties/styles?

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1) Chardonnay
2) Pinot Noir
3) Riesling
4) Sauvignon Blanc
5) Sparkling wines

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Warm climate grape characteristics?

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1) Ripe flavors and richness
2) Higher natural sugars leading to higher alcohol

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Warm climate wines described as being?

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1) Fruit forward
2) More intense and muscular

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Warm climate red wines have?

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Dark fruit characteristics of blackberry, black cherry and plum

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Warm climate white wines have?

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Tropical fruit characteristics

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Warm climate winemaker challenges?

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1) Controlling higher yields
2) Balancing wines
3) Protecting grapes
4) Rapid ripening

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Warm climate varieties?

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1) Tempranillo
2) Mourvedre
3) Syrah
4) Grenache
5) Aglianico
6) Viognier
7) Roussanne
8) Marsanne
9) Rose`s

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30
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Why does high altitude matter?

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1) Greater diurnal temperature shifts
2) Lower humidity and precipitation

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31
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Why are greater diurnal temperature shifts important?

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1) Delays ripening of grapes
2) Allows more time to harvest
3) Slows loss of acidity
4) Slows formation of sugars

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32
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Why is lower humidity and precipitation important?

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Yields decreased disease pressure and fewer trees that reduce bird damage

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33
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High altitude wines are described as having more?

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1) Complex and distinctive varietal flavors
2) Fruit
3) Tannin and acid balance
4) Sometimes ageability

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34
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Flavors of high altitude wines are?

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1) Ripe flavors of red or black fruits such as cherry, blackberry, black cherry and plum
2) Tropical fruits such as orange citrus, mango and passion fruit

35
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High altitude winemaker challenges?

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1) More intense sun
2) Sunburnt grapes
3) Late spring frosts
4) Need to finish ripening

36
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High altitude wines in Texas are?

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1) Vermentino
2) Trebbiano
3) Roussanne
4) Marsanne
5) Moscato Giallo
6) Albarino
7) Mourvedre’
8) Tempranillo
9) Cabernet Sauvignon

37
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Potential problem with warm weather wines?

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High pH

38
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Harvesting warm weather grapes early is a way to avoid high pH and to have higher acid but risks what?

A

Lower sugar and lack of phenolic ripeness

39
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To retain acidity and protect grapes until received at winery, you must?

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1) Harvest grapes at night
2) Add dry ice to harvest bins
3) Load into pre-cooled reefer trucks
4) Transport grapes quickly

40
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When grapes are harvested and fermentation starts, what happens to pH?

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pH starts to increase

41
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Three ways to reduce pH at winery?

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1) Add tartaric acid before fermentation
2) Blend with grapes with naturally lower harvest pH
3) Add verjus from green harvest

42
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High pH wine problems?

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1) Lack of color stability
2) Microbial spoilage
3) Lack of tannic structure
4) Yeast selection

43
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How to maintain color stability?

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Add sacrificial tannin in bins during harvest or at winery

44
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How to reduce microbial spoilage?

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Add antimicrobial fining agent ASAP post harvest

45
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How to reduce lack of tannic structure?

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Add enzyme for increased skin extraction in winery (also Flash Detente)

46
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Why does yeast selection matter?

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Special yeast in fermentation can reduce increase in pH and can add aromatics and flavor

47
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Why would winemakers harvest grapes early other than to control pH?

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1) Approaching rain or freeze
2) Advancing disease pressure

48
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Potential problems with warm weather wines?

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1) Low Brix
2) Low pH

49
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Ameliorating juice/must with water and sugar before fermentation does what?

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1) Drops TA
2) Stabilizes pH
3) Increases Brix

50
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Why do winemakers use secondary Malolactic fermentation?

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To decrease TA and increase pH

51
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What is Flash Detente?

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Rapid heating and vacuum cooling to concentrate must

52
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Flash Detente results in what?

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1) Higher alcohol
2) Higher anthocyanins (tannin and flavor compounds) from skins

53
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Why make blended wines?

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To get the best characteristics from each wine due to inconsistent growing conditions year to year (variable vintage conditions)

54
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Why did California invent varietal labeling?

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Because of its very consistent annual growing conditions and marketability

55
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What seasonal conditions lead to variability in wines?

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1) Late spring freezes
2) Hail loss
3) Rain and disease loss
4) Heat and ripening
5) Drought

56
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What characteristics do different grapes offer to a blend?

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1) Ripeness
2) Acidity
3) Quantity
4) Aromatics
5) Flavors

57
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Examples of well known blends?

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1) GSM from Southern Rhone
2) Marsanne/Roussanne/Viognier - white Rhone Valley and Australia
3) Cab Sauv/Merlot/Cab Franc - Bordeaux red wines
4) Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier - Champagne
5) Quinta do Crasto - field blends in Portugal

58
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Marsanne is the what in white blend?

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The workhorse of Southern Rhone and much of southern France

59
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Marsanne is a?

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Sturdy hardy grape that produces a full bodied wine

60
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Viognier is the what in a white blend?

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The exotic one

61
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Viognier is an ancient variety dating back to?

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AD 281

62
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Viognier is famous for?

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Producing rich and exotic white wines in the northern Rhone regions of Condrieu

63
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Viognier must reach a peak of maturity in order to?

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Display its extraordinary aroma and flavor character

64
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In warmer regions, Viognier tends to?

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Easily over ripen getting heady, oily and over perfumed

65
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Viognier can be either?

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1) Light and aromatic, or
2) Rich, full bodied and lush

66
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Viognier distinctive aromas are?

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1) Peaches
2) Apricots
3) Orange blossoms
4) Honeysuckle

67
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Roussanne is the what in blends?

A

Star Performer

68
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Roussanne’s name comes from?

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Its russet-colored skin when ripe

69
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Roussanne grapes grow in small tight bunches which can be?

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Prone to rot

70
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Roussanne’s top qualities are?

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1) Later budding
2) Good acidity
3) Elegant aromatics
4) Potential to age

71
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Roussanne is the premium blending component in high quality white Rhone wines. T or F

A

True

72
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Picpoul Blanc is native to?

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Languedoc area in southern France

73
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Picpoul means lip stinger, why?

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because of its high natural acidity

74
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Prior to the Phylloxera invasion, Picpoul was?

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Popular and blended with many other white and red grapes

75
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Picpoul is still used in wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and has?

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Peachy aromatics but is startlingly crisp with acidity

76
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Other white grapes from the Rhone region that can be found in Texas?

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1) Grenache Blanc
2) Vermentino (called Rolle)
3) Clairette Blanche
4) Trebbiano (Ugni Blanche)
5) Muscat Blanc

77
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Rhone Valley, unlike Texas, has challenging weather so blends can change from year to year. T or F

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False, weather is a lot like Texas

78
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For blends, it is common to ferment White Rhone grapes how?

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Separately and then blend before aging

79
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White Rhone blends can be fermented in?

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1) Stainless steel, or
2) Neutral oak, and
3) Then undergo Malolactic fermentation prior to aging

80
Q

White Rhone blends can be what depending on quality and price point of wine?

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Blended in new or neutral French oak

81
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Many of the best, most expensive and most age worthy White Rhone blends are?

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1) Roussanne dominant (60%+)
2) See the most time in new French oak

82
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Most of the mid-upper range White Rhone blends are?

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Marsanne/Grenache Blanc/Roussanne dominant

83
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Other well regarded White Rhone blends include?

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1) Viognier
2) Clairette Blanc
3) Picpoul

84
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Many Rhone style new world white wines feature?

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1) Single varietal wines
2) Alternative blends with Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay

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