Wine BTG Flashcards
Bouvet Brut Rose
Cabernet Franc
Loire Valley, France
Raventos Blanc
Xarello, Macabeo, Parellada
Conca del Riu Anoia, Spain
Nicolas Feuillatte
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Champagne, France
Lallier
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Champagne, France
Moulin de Gassac Guilhem
Syrah, Grenache, Carignan
Languedoc, France
Jose Maria Da Fonesca
Loureiro, Trajadura, Pederna, Albariño
Vinho Verde, Portugal
Chateau D’Esclans “Rock Angel”
Grenache
Cote de Provence, France
La Fete
Grenache blend
Cote de Provence, France
Bodegas “Breca”
Garnacha de Aragon
Aragon, Spain
Kir-Yianna
Assyrtiko
Amyndeon, Greece
Pazo de Lusco
Albariño
Rias Baixas, Spain
Schlumberger
Pinot Blanc
Alsace, France
Gerard Bertrand (1)
Picpoul de Pinet
Languedoc-roussillon, France
Gerard Bertrand “Castellum” (2)
Sauvignon Blanc
Languedoc-roussillon, France
Stolpman “Uni”
Roussanne, Chardonnay
Santa Barbara, CA
Domaine Wachau
Gruner Veltliner
Durstein, Austria
Craggy Range
Sauvignon Blanc
Martin borough, New Zealand
J. De Villebois
Sauvignon Blanc
Loire Valley, France
Trefethen
Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
Trimbach
Riesling
Alsace, France
Borghi ad est
Pinot Grigio
Fruili, Italia
Pali Wine Co.
Pinot Noir Blend
Sonoma Coast, CA
Patz & Hall
Pinot noir
Sonoma Coast, CA
Les Cassagnes de la Nerthe
Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre, Carignan
Côtes du Rhône, France
B Side
Cabernet Sauvignon
North Coast, CA
Miner “Emily’s”
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valey, CA
Luigi Bosca
Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
Royal Tokaji
Furmint, Harslevelu, Muscat
Tokaji, Hungary
Fonseca 20 yr Tawny Port
N/A
Port, Portugal
Chateau Suduiraut
Semillion
Sauternes, France
Broadbent “Malmsey” 10 yr
N/A
Madeira, Portugal
Gonzalez Byass “Apostoles”
Palomino Fino, Pedro Ximenez
Jerez, Spain
Vietti
Muscat
Moscato D’asti, Italy
Sugar + _____ = ______ & CO2
Sugar + yeast = alcohol & CO2
Tannins are primarily found in what part of the grape?
Skins, stems, seeds
Compare new oak and old oak.
New oak imparts much more of the oak quality into the wine itself.
Used oak is generally considered neutral, and mostly just softens the wine.
What does acid do for a wine?
Provides structure, balance, and perceived dryness.
Typically, wines from cooler climates will be:
Higher acid and lower alcohol
Discuss the difference of the Chardonnays we offer by the glass
Stolpman “Uni” is more buttery. Trefethen is more crisp
Name the process that often results in more buttery, creamy, yogurt-y wine? Do red wines go through it?
Malolactic fermentation. Yes, almost all red wines go through it.
Describe Terroir
The complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced including factors like the climate, soil, and topography.
What would you expect the general differences are between old and new world styles of wine?
Old = earth/mineral driven. Tend to be geared to enjoy more with food
New= higher alcohol. Fruit-driven with dramatic aromatic profiles
If the bottle says 2018, generally when do you assume those grapes were picked (appropriate month and year)?
Between August and October 2018
True or false: wine that claims to have organic grapes must also be produced organically
False
Explain the difference between a tannic wine and a dry wine
Dry= low residual sugars
Tannic = astringent, pulls at the gums
As the acid go up the perception of the wine becomes:
Dryer
True or false: all wine is made using the same strain of yeast
False
True or false: wine is always gluten free
False
Name the two main sparkling wine production methods
Charmat method (tank method)
Champagne method (traditional method)
What is ‘Riddling’?
The process of slowly turning and upending bottles in the Champagne method to concentrate the yeasts in the neck of the bottle.
What is Disgorgement ?
The process of removing the yeast from a sparking bottle made in the Champagne method. The neck of the bottle is frozen, and the star cap removed, forcibly expelling the frozen yeast plug.
How would you describe two of our sparkling wines we serve BTG with regards to the flavor and aroma?
Raventos - crisp
Lallier - bread notes, fuller
What does Blanc de Blanc mean? Blanc de Noir?
Literally white from white and white from black. Sparkling wine made entirely of Chardonnay or Pinot noir
