White Wines Flashcards
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Silver Palm Chardonnay
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Mendocino, CA
- entry level Chardonnay
- rich tasting but not overly buttery
- balanced acidity with perfumes of apple and pear
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Joseph Drouhin Chablis
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Chardonnay from Chablis France
- not like a California Chardonnay, recommend this to someone who does not like anything too buttery or oaky
- its dry and a bit tart
- light and crisp
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Stonestreet broken road Chardonnay
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Sonoma, CA
- from the mountain region and grows at 1800ft elevation
- good with creamy, heavy, and savory foods
- expensive but worth it
- peach pit and lemon verbena
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Poets Leap Riesling
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Columbia Valley, Washington
- 94 point wine
- fruity and smooth
- refined, crisp, clean finish
- medium tiered
- moderately sweet with line, green apples, pear, balanced mineral taste, and notes is white flowers
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Charles Smith “Kung Fu Girl” Riesling
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Columbia valley, Washington
- 91 point wine
- fruity and smooth
- extremely pleasant, white peach, pear, lime, green apples, mineral flavors
- semi to moderately sweet
- late harvest grape that accounts for its sweetness
- refreshing
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White haven Sauvignon blanc
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Marlborough, Nee Zealand
- all stainless steal fermentation
- clean acid finish that is also sweet and tart
- excellent during summer nights with foods like hamachi and salads
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Atalon Sauvignon blanc
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Napa valley, CA
- lemon and gooseberry notes
- crisp, clean, citrus flavors with nice mineral notes
- Bigger flavors, opulent tasting
- pale straw color
- good with oysters and ceviche
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Zonin Prosecco
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Vento, Italy
- tends to be more favorable with American pallets
- well balanced and appealing, with delicate almond notes
- fruity
- pale straw yellow color
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Domaine Vincent Pelaporte Sancerre
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Loiare, France
- silky, very nice and clean tasting
- lingering finish
- grapefruit and kiwi notes
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Martinsancho Verdejo
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Rueda, Spain
- unpressed in glass tanks
- fruity, heavy perfume
- very tart at the end
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Crustaces
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Alsace, France (northeast region close to Germany)
- made with no wood
- meant to be drank young
- light and pleasant
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Morgadio Albariño
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Rias baixas, Spain
- gravity flowed wine from free run juices meaning no press or pumps
- taste like ripe fruit with a clean aftertaste
