White Grapes Varieties Flashcards
Chardonnay
COOL CLIMATE Apple 🍎 Lemon 🍋 High Acidity Light to medium body
WARM CLIMATE Tropical fruits (Pineapple 🍍 Banana🍌) Stone fruits (Peach 🍑) Medium Acidity Medium to full body
Vanilla (if mature in oak)
Important locations: Chablis (Northern France): Light to medium body, high acidity, Typically unoaked. Australia California Champagne
Sauvignon Blanc
Apple 🍎
Lemon 🍋
Grapefruit 🍊
Herbacios: Asparagus, Green bell pepper, cut gras
High Acidity
Light to medium body
Usually NOT mature in oak
Important locations:
New Zealand
Sancerre (France)
Pinot Grigio
Lemon 🍋
Pear 🍐
Medium to high acidity
Light body
Usually NOT mature in oak
Important location:
Italy
Riesling
Green fruits (Apple 🍏)
Citrus (Lemon 🍋)
Stone fruits (Peach 🍑)
Floral aromas
High acidity
Dry through sweet wines
Light to medium body
Usually NOT mature in oak
Important locations:
Germany, Australia, France (Alsace)
Cabernet Sauvignon
Black fruits (blackcurrant, black cherry) and herbaceous notes (green bell pepper/capsicum, mint).
High acidy
High tannins
Medium to full body
Usually oaked (cedar and vanilla)
Usually blended with other grapes (Example: Bourdeax with Merlot)
Important locations:
California, Australia, Chile and South Africa
Merlot
Red fruits (Strawberry🍓 Plum) Black fruits (Blackberry, black plum) Medium acidity Medium tannins Full body
Important locations:
Chile, California, Bordeaux
Pinot Noir
Red fruits (Strawberry🍓, Red cherry 🍒, Raspberries) High acidity Low to medium tannins Light to medium body Usually oaked
Important locations:
Burgundy
New Zealand
Champagne
Syrah / Shiraz
Black fruits (blackberry, black cherry) with spice (black pepper, licorice)
Medium acidity
Medium to high tannins
Medium- to full-bodied
Usually oaked.
Important locations:
Northern Rhône in France (medium-bodied with fresh black fruit (blackberry) and black pepper aromas)
Australia (Shiraz wines with jammy black fruit (black cherry) and licorice flavors)
