USA Flashcards
Describe a California Sauvignon Blanc
Tropical fruit notes, grapefruit notes, and only hints of herb unlike European style.
Describe a California Chardonnay
Ripe pineapple, pear, and Apple flavors. Frequently the winemakers will use heavy oak aging,malolactic fermentation and sur lie aging. These results and rich full body white wines toasted oak and buttery noted
Describe a California Cabernet Sauvignon
Rich, dance, Indiana, you will find right berry fruits and currents in young wines. After aging the bouquet will be a birth and spice overtime. They will have higher greatness ripeness and alcohol level then you would find any Bordeaux Cabernet
Pinot noir is the primary red grape in what state
Oregon
If a bottle of American wine is labeled Sauvignon Blanc, what is the minimum percentage of that great needed to be used in the production of the wine
75%
If the label states and American viticulture area, what is the minimum percentage of the grape that must be grown in that AVA region
85%
Where is the Willamette Valley
Oregon
Where is the rogue Valley
Oregon
Where is the north coast
California
Where is the Columbia Valley
Washington
Where is the Hudson Valley
New York
What are the main grapes of Monterey AVA
Chardonnay and Pinot noir
What are the main grapes of paso Robles
Zinfandel, Cabernet, as well some Rhone varietals like Syrah
What are the main grape varietals of Sonoma
Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc and some Pinot Gris
What are the main Grapes Of Oregon
Pinot noir, Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay
