Varietal Style

Question 1

Pinot Noir (Burgundy)

Answer 1

Red fruit
Earth
Mushroom
High Acid
M to H tannin

Question 2

Whit Zinfandel

Answer 2

Pale pink
Berry fruits
Med Sweet
Low alcohol

Question 3

Vioigner

Answer 3

High alcohol
Low acid
Full body
Apricot, stone, blossom

Question 4

Piquepoul

Answer 4

High acid
Green fruit, citrus

Question 5

Piquepoul

Answer 5

High acid
Green fruit, citrus

Question 6

Aglanico

Answer 6

High tannin
High acid
Black fruit
Smoked spice
*think cabsav

Question 7

Torrontes

Answer 7

Stone/Tropical Apricot,Peach,Passionfruit
Intensely perfumed (blossom)

Question 8

Marsanne/Roussanne

Answer 8

Roussanne
-Med Full Body
-High Acid
Perfume (stone fruits)

Marsanne
-Med Full Body
-Rich weighted Texture
-Slightly bitter, Ages with Hazelnut

Question 9

Vinho Verde

Answer 9

Crisp, Citris,
touch of sure (off dry)

Question 10

Malbec (Cahors)

Answer 10

High Tannin
Black fruit
Cedar,oak,earth
Ageable

Question 11

Zweigelt/Blaufrankisch/St Lauren

Answer 11

Zweigelt
-Deep Colour
-Soft Tannin
-Bramble

Blaufrankisch
-High Ace
-Med tannin
-Sour cherry, pepper

St Lauren (think Pinot)

Question 12

Merlot (California)

Answer 12

Soft, lush, velvet

Question 13

Gruner Veltliner
Welschriesling
Riesling

Answer 13

Gruner
-High acid
-White pepper
-Citrus/stone

Welschriesling
-Simple,citrus, green apple

Riesling
-Ripe, peach,
-M to F body

Question 14

Rose d’Loire

Answer 14

-Always Dry
-CabFranc/CabSav + others
-Anjou/Samur

Question 15

Ugni Blanc

Answer 15

-Light body
-Green apple
-Dry

Question 16

Tannat

Answer 16

-High Tannin
-Deep colour

Question 17

Carmenere

Answer 17

-High Tannin
-Full body
-Late ripener
-Herbaceous
-Black fruit

Question 18

Sangiovese

Answer 18

Medium skin
High Acid
High Tannin (due to late ripening)
M to F body
Deep Colour
Red fruits (plum,cherry)
Spices
Likes oak
Ageable