Varietal Cheat Sheet

Question 1

What is the Riesling wine profile?

Answer 1

Acid: High
Body: Low
Tannin: none
Fingerprint: Petrol
Taste: Citrus, tree fruits, minerality, floral

Question 2

What is the Sauvignon Blanc wine profile?

Answer 2

Acid: Medium to High
Body: Low to Medium
Tannin: none
Fingerprint: Grass, Green Pepper
Taste: Grapefruit, minerality

Question 3

What is the Chardonnay wine profile?

Answer 3

Acid: Low to Medium
Body: Medium to High
Tannin: none
Fingerprint: Buttery
Taste: Apples, Pears, Tropical Fruit. Sometimes Oak

Question 4

What is the Pinot Noir wine profile?

Answer 4

Acid: Medium to High
Body: Low to Medium
Tannin: Low to Medium
Fingerprint: Roses, Barnyard
Taste: Ripe Cherries, Cranberries

Question 5

What is the Sangiovese wine profile?

Answer 5

Acid: Medium to High
Body: Low to Medium
Tannin: Low to Medium
Fingerprint: Leather
Taste: Red Cherries, cedar, spice, orange peel

Question 6

What is the Syrah wine profile?

Answer 6

Acid: Medium
Body: Medium to High
Tannin: Medium to High
Fingerprint: Game
Taste: Dark Fruit, white pepper

Question 7

What is the Grenache wine profile?

Answer 7

Acid: Low to Medium
Body: Medium to High
Tannin: Medium to High
Fingerprint: Lavender, garrigue (pizza spices) Herbs d. Provance
Taste: Ripe Dark Fruit, spice

Question 8

What is the Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot wine profile?

Answer 8

Acid: Medium
Body: Medium to High
Tannin: Medium to High
Fingerprint: Green Pepper, Pencil shavings, Graphite
Taste: Dark Fruit, herbs, cassis, violet, earthiness

Question 9

What are the top 5 Bordeaux Red Wines?

Answer 9

Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Malbec
Petit Verdot

Question 10

What are the 2 Bordeaux White Wines?

Answer 10

Sauvignon Blanc

Semillion

Question 11

What are the 2 Burgundy Red Wines?

Answer 11

Pinot Noir

Gammay

Question 12

What are the 2 Burgundy White Wines?

Answer 12

Chardonnay

Aligote

Question 13

What are the 5 Ss of Wine Tasting?

Answer 13

See
Swirl
Sniff
Sip
Savor