White Wine Varietals Flashcards
1
Q
Cortese
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool
2
Q
Garganega
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool
3
Q
Verdicchio
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- warm
4
Q
Fiano
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- warm
5
Q
Albarino
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- moderate
6
Q
Viognier
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- moderate
7
Q
Gewurztraminer
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate
8
Q
Pinot Grigio
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate
9
Q
Pinot Gris
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate
10
Q
Sauvignon Blanc
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate
11
Q
Chardonnay
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate-warm
12
Q
Semillon
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- moderate-warm
13
Q
Chennin Blanc
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate-warm
14
Q
Furmint (Tokaji Aszu)
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- moderate
15
Q
Reisling
- Color
- Climate
A
- white
- cool-moderate
16
Q
Cortese
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry
- light
- high
17
Q
Garganega
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry or sweet
- medium
- high
18
Q
Verdicchio
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry
- medium
- high
19
Q
Fiano
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry
- medium-full
- medium
20
Q
Albarino
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry
- medium-full
- high
21
Q
Viognier
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry
- medium-full
- low-medium
22
Q
Gewurztraminer
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry-sweet
- full
- low-medium
23
Q
Pinot Grigio
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry
- light
- high
24
Q
Pinot Gris
- Sweetness
- Body
- Acidity
A
- dry-medium
- medium-full
- medium
25
Sauvignon Blanc
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry
* light-medium
* high
26
Chardonnay (cool climate)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry
* light-medium
* high
27
Chardonnay (moderate climate)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry
* medium-full
* medium-high
28
Chardonnay (warm climate)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry
* full
* medium
29
Semillon
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry-sweet
* light-full
* medium-high
30
Semillon (Sauternes)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* sweet
* full
* high
31
Furmint (Tokaji Aszu)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* sweet
* full
* high
32
Chennin Blanc
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry-sweet
* light-medium
* high
33
Reisling (just-ripe)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry-sweet
* light-full
* high
34
Reisling (extra-ripe)
* Sweetness
* Body
* Acidity
* dry-sweet
* light-full
* high
35
Cortese flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple, pear)
citrus (lemon)
floral (blossom)
* unoaked
* no aging
36
Garganega flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple, pear)
citrus (lemon)
stone fruit (peach)
* unoaked
* honey, almonds
37
Verdicchio flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple, pear)
citrus (lemon)
herbal (fennel)
* unoaked
* honey, nuts
38
Fiano flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (peach)
tropical fruit (melon, mango)
sometimes lees aging (bread, biscuit)
* unoaked or oaked (smoke)
* honey, nuts
39
Albarino flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* citrus (lemon, grapefruit)
stone fruit (peach, apricot)
* unoaked
* no aging
40
Viognier flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (peach, apricot)
floral (blossom)
* unoaked or oaked (vanilla)
* N/A
41
Gewurztraminer flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (peach, apricot)
tropical fruit (lychee)
floral (rose)
* unoaked
* honey, dried fruit
42
Pinot Grigio flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple)
citrus (lemon)
* unoaked
* no aging
43
Pinot Gris flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* citrus (lemon, grapefruit)
stone fruit (peach)
tropical fruit (mango, banana)
* unoaked
* honey, ginger
44
Sauvignon Blanc flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* herbaceous (grass, green bell pepper, asparagus)
floral (blossom)
green fruit (apple, gooseberry)
wet stones
tropical fruit (passion fruit)
* unoaked
* no aging
45
Chardonnay (cool climate) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple, pear)
citrus (lemon, lime)
wet stone
* unoaked
* hazlenut, mushroom
46
Chardonnay (moderate climate) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* citrus (lemon)
stone fruit (peach)
tropical fruit (melon)
sometimes lees aging (bread, biscuit)
sometimes malolactic conversion (butter, cream)
* unoaked or oaked (smoke, vanilla, coconut)
* hazlenut, mushroom
47
Chardonnay (warm climate) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (peach)
tropical fruit (pineapple, banana)
sometimes lees aging (bread, biscuit)
sometimes malolactic conversion (butter, cream)
* unoaked or oaked (smoke, vanilla, coconut)
* hazlenut, mushroom
48
Semillon flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple)
citrus (lemon)
grass
* unoaked or oaked
* dried fruit, honey, nuts
49
Semillon (Sauternes) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (apricot)
* smoke, vanilla
* dried fruit, honey, caramel
50
Furmint (Tokaji Aszu) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (fresh and dried apricot)
citrus
* smoke, vanilla
* dried fruit, caramel, nuts
51
Chennin Blanc flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple)
citrus (lemon)
stone fruit (peach)
tropical fruit (pineapple, mango)
* unoaked or oaked (vanilla)
* dried fruit, honey, nuts
52
Reisling (just-ripe) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* green fruit (apple, pear)
citrus (lemon, lime)
* unoaked
* honey, petrol
53
Reisling (extra-ripe) flavors
* Profile
* Oaked
* Aged
* stone fruit (peach, apricot)
tropical fruit (mango, pineapple)
dried fruit (dried apricot, raisin)
* unoaked
* honey, petrol
