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Mest kjente druetyper for Burgundervin (rød)

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Pinot Noir and Gamay

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Pinot Noir

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Hovedsakelig for rødvin. Blå drue fra Burgunderdistriktet.
General: Light tannins
Cool climate: Cabbage, wet leaves
Medium climate: Strawberry, raspberry, cherry, mushroom, meaty

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Mest kjente druetyper for Burgundervin (hvit)

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Chardonnay og Aligoté.

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Chardonnay. Basisdrue i hvilken vin? Farge?
Dryness, body, food pairing.
Cool vs med. climate.

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Basisdruen i chablis (Burgundervin). Hvitvin.
Dry, full-body.
Food: Creamy dishes.
Cool climate: Lean, crisp, high acidity
Medium climate: Honey, tropical fruit
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Sauvignon Blanc

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Opprinnelig: Bordeaux
Dry, light-body.
Food: High intensity wine - More dishes.
Crisp, dry, and refreshing

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What is Argentina’s most important wine region? Where is it? What is the primary grape? Characteristics of main wine? Body, tannins, acidity, flavours (3) Food pairing (3).

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Region: Mendoza
Location: East of Andes, 600 - 1100 mas
Primary grape: Malbec.
Characteristics: Medium to full body, dry, high tannin, high alcohol, acidity. Plum, black cherry, blackberry. Food: Medium - Full bodied so full-flavoured foods. Leaner red meats. Blue cheese, creamy sause.
Bonus: Best areas: Lujan de Cuyo and Uco Valley

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Malbec vs Cabernet Sauvignon

- Body, tannins, finish (length), flavours, food pairing.

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Malbec: Med- to fullbody, high tannin, not super long finish, plum, black cherry, blackberry. Lean meat, creamy sauce, blue cheese.

Cabernet Sauvignon: Very full body, higher tannin, black current, blackberry, pencil lead, longer finish, grilled meat, peppery sauces, high flavour dishes.

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is it grown?
Body, tannins, flavours, food.

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The world’s most popular red wine grape.
Countries: France, Chile, USA, Australia, Spain.
Fullbody, high tannins, black current, blackberry, pencil lead.

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Merlot How popular?
Where is it grown? Traditional vs new world?
Body, tannins, flavours, food

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The second most popular red wine grape. France (earlier harvest - more acidity, med body, raspberry), Italy, new world Cali is top producer (often later harvest: more ripe, high alcohol, full body, plum, cherry).
Very dry, med-full body, med-high tannins (softer than cab. sauv.), cherry, plum, chocolate. Matches a variety of food. Pizza, bbq chicken, tomato sause, creamy, bacon. No go: Delicate fish dishes, salads.

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10
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What do tannins taste like?
Example of taste.
Where do they come from?

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Tannins make the wine taste dry. You can feel it on the middle of your tongue. Example of taste: Black tea (pure tannins in water).
Sources: Grape skin, seed, stem, oak barrels (or oak chips)

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Red wines with high (1) / low (3) tannin content.

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High: Cabernet Sauvignon
Low: Pinot Noir, Gamay, Barbera

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What makes wine age well?

Four aspects.

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  • Higher acidity (acidity will decrease)
  • Higher tannin content (they break down)
  • Alchohol below 13.5 % (turns into vinegar=
  • High residual sugar (only for 100+ years, f.ex. port wine).
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13
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Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc: Full body, medium body or light body?

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Chardonnay: Full-bodied.

Sauvignon blanc: Medium-bodied.

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What factors contributes to a full-bodied wine?

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It’s mostly about viscosity. Alcohol (main factor due to impact on viscosity and thererby perceived weight in mouth), glycerol, acid. Rich and comlex flavour that lingers in the mouth. Light-bodied: More watery.

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15
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Syrah grape is also known as… which color?

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Shiraz. Red wine.

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Shiraz. Body. Tannins. Flavours.

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Full-bodied. A lot of tannins. Berries, pepper, tobacco.

Bonus: Very high level of antioxidants. Originally from Rone valley, France.

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Syrah vs Carbernet Sauvignon

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Difficult to differentiate.

18
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Sangiovese grape is famous for which Italian wines?

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Chianti wines in Italy.

19
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Wine sweetness: Relationship between residual sugar, tannins and acidity…

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More residual sugar: Sweeter
More tannins: Perceived as less sweet.
More acidity: Perceived as less sweet.

20
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Sort by typical amount of residual sugar:

Pinot Noir, Cabarnet Sauvignon, Malbec, Sangiovese, Merlot.

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Sangiovese (least), Cabarnet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Malbec (most).

21
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Sort by typical amount of residual sugar:
Pinot gris (grigio), sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, muscadet.
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Muscadet (least), Sauvignon blanc (always dry), pinot gris (always dry), chardonnay

22
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Pinot Noir vs Gamay

Dryness, body, tannins, acidity, aging, price, food (2 each). Flavours (2 each).

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Both: Similair in taste.
Both dry, both light-bodied, both low tannins (Gamay lowest), both high acidity.
Aging: Gamay 3-5. Pinot Noir 10+.
High quality gamay: Cheaper than pinot noir.
Food: Gamay: Sweet and sour salmon to beef stroganoff (versitile). Pinot Noir: Chicken, duck, pork, mushrooms.
Ideal food for gamay: Citrus and herbs with roasted chicken, grilled salmon, beef stroganof.
Flavours: Gamay: Pomegrenade, blackberry. Pinot Noir: Raspberry, cherry.

23
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Hvorfor har Cabernet Sauvignon typisk mer body og garvestoff enn Merlot?

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Fordi druene er mindre. Mer skall per liter vin.

24
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Hvilke hvitviner passer uten mat (3)?

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Light chardonnay or sauvignon blanc, such as those from Chablis or Pays d’Oc. Also Pinot Gris/Grigio.
Bonus: Vinho Verde, Portugal or Verejo, Spain.

25
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Hvilke rødviner passer uten mat (2)?

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Gamay, young Pinot Noir (except for most Burgundy).

26
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What is the German Beer Purity Law?

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Reinheitsgebot of 1516. State regulation imposed in Bavaria to improve quality of beer. Only use water, hops, malt and barley. Avoid conflict of interest between bakers and brewers - only one type of grain: Barley. Beer was an important constituent of peoples diet. The law was one of Bavaria’s preconditions for the unification of Germany in 1871.

27
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Where is Amarone wine from?

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Italy

28
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What is the full name of Amarone wine?

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Amarone Della Valpolicella (valpolitsjella)

29
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What are the basic characteristics of Amarone wine?

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Full body, high alcohol content.

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