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1
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Fermented grapes?

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Wine

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2
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Smaller than table grapes, they have seeds, and much sweeter

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Wine grapes

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3
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Made with one grape variety.

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Single-varietal wine

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4
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Mde by mixing several wine together

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Wine blend

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5
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Where grapes grows best.

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Temperate climate.

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6
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Where wine taste more tart.

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Cooler Climates.

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7
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Regions where wine taste more ripe.

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Warmer Climates

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8
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Standard bottle size and servings

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750 ml contains 5 servings

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9
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Standard wine pour

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5 oz (150ml)

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10
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3 examples how wine is labeled

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by variety, by region, by name

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11
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5 characteristic that help define the profile of wine

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sweetness, acidity, tannin, alcohol and body

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12
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Alcohol added to wine called?

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Fortifying.

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13
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Serving temp of Sparkling or Light wine

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Ice-cold 38-45F

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14
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Full white temp; aromatic wine temp

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Cold 45-55F

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15
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Light red, Medium red & Full red Temp

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Cellar Temp 55-60F

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16
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Wine flavors comes from?

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Grapes, Fermentation, Maturation and Aging

17
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Major wine grapes used in winemaking?

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Vitis Vinefera and Vitis Labrusca.

18
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Formula for fermentation?

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Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide

19
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2 most common Sparkling winemaking methods?

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tank “charmat” method & traditional method

20
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Cava’s category, method, origin, grapes, flavors?

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Sparkling wine, traditional method, Spain, Grapes: macabeo, xarello, parellada. Flavors: lime, yellow apple, pear.

21
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Champagne, category, method, origin, grapes, flavors?

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Sparkling wine, traditional method, Champagne, France, Grapes: chardonnay, pinot noir, pinot meunier. Flavors: apple, raspberry, peach.

22
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what is blanc de blancs, blanc de noirs, rose, vintage and special cuvee?

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blanc de blanc (100% chardonnay wines)
blanc de noirs ( p.noir and p.meunier )
rose ( rose’ wines w/ red fruitflavors )
vintage ( aged champagne wines )

23
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Lambrusco category, method, origin, grapes?

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Sparkling wine, tank method, Place: emilia romagna and lombardy, italy, Grapes: 13 indigenous wine grapes. Flavors: strawberry, cherry, blackberry.

24
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Prosecco category, method, origin, flavors?

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sparkling wine, tank method, veneto and fruili, italy. Flavor: venetto, pear, apricot.

25
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AlbariNo category, origin, flavors, profiles?

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light bodied wine/ Portugal / melon and grapefruit / fruity and high in acidity

26
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Gruner veltliner category, origin, flavor, profile?

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light bodied wine / Austria / Green pear and peach / fruity, high acidity

27
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Muscadet a.k.a, category, origin, flavor, profile?

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melon de burgogne/ light bodied wine / Loire, France / green apple, lemon / high acidity

28
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“sur lie” means?

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“on the lees” wine aged on the dead yeast particles that adds oily mouthfeel and yeasty bread like flavors of wine

29
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Pinot Gris a.k.a., category, origins, flavor?

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pinot grigio, Grauburgunder / light bodied wine / france and italy / lime, melon, peach /

30
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Sauvignon Blanc a.k.a., category, origins, flavors, profiles?

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Fume blanc / light bodied wine / France / grapefruit, peach, lime, passion fruit /

31
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parent of cabernet sauvignon?

A

Sauvignon blanc

32
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Soave (swa-vay) a.k.a., origin, flavors?

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Garganega grape / Venetto,Italy / honeydew melon

33
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Vermentino a.k.a., origin, flavors?

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Rolle, Favorita, Pigato / italy / grapefruit and green apple

34
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Chardonnay origin, profile, flavor?

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France / Profile : fruity, full bodied, high in alcohol / Flavor: yellow apple and pineapple, butter, vanilla

35
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Marsanne blend a.k.a., profile, origin, flavors?

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a.k.a Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Cotes du Rhone Blanc / Rhone Valley, France / Full-Bodied Wine / Citrus, Pear, Peach

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Semillon (sem-ee-yawn) profile, origin, flavor?

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full bodied / France / Flavor: Lime, yellow apple, papaya

37
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Viognier (vee-own-yay) profile, origin, flavor?

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full body, fruity, high in alcohol / southern, france / orange, peach, apricot

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