wine by the glass Flashcards
what prosecco do we splash people with?
fiol from veneto italy
what does the fiol prosecco taste like?
pear, white flowers, and lemon
tasting notes of fiol prosecco?
light, dry but fruity, crisp with clean finish
what sparkling rose do we offer by the glass?
patrick bottex demi sec from bugey cerdon (island off of scotland)
what are the tasting notes of the bugey cerdon demi sec rose?
juicy strawberry, fruity spritz, great for moscato drinkers
who makes the sparkling macabeu we carry?
loxarel amaltea (farms goats)
where is the sparkling macabeu produced?
coastal town of penedes spain
what are the tasting notes of the macabeu by loxarel?
mineral driven, toasted bread, dried florals, crispy clean bubbles
what is our cheapest bubble by the glass?
cava by loxarel
who would like the cava by loxarel?
prosecco drinkers
Who makes the sparkling albarino we carry?
carboniste “octopus” (we were the first company to carry it in texas)
where is the sparkling albarino from?
sacramento delta, california
what are the tasting notes of the sparkling albarino?
tangerine, tropical, salty bubbles, just sings, slightly funky on the nose
who would like our sparkling albarino?
someone looking for a hipster sparkling bubble
what sparkling champagne do we offer by the glass?
made by laherte freres blanc
what grape is used to make champagne?
chardonnay
what are the tasting notes of our champagne?
green apple, brioche, meyer lemon
what is our most expensive sparkling by the glass?
champagne from laherte
who makes the pedro ximenez we offer by the glass?
mayu 2021
what grape is often used to make dessert wines?
pedro ximenez
where is pedro ximenez mayu produced?
elqui valley chile
(northern region)
what are the tasting notes of the pedro ximenez mayu?
floral, herbacious, orange blossom, lemon oil, citrus, zippy
easy way to describe the mayu pedro ximenez
floral saviougn blanc, star bright
what producer makes our albarino white by the glass?
bodega garzon 2021
where is our albarino produced?
uruaguay south america (south east coast)
what are the tasting notes of our albarino BTG?
stone fruit, juicy, fresh, minerality/salinity
easy way to describe our albarino?
tropical sauv blanc
who makes the gruner veltliner we sell btg?
weszeli langenlois 2021
where is the gruner veltliner produced?
kamptal austria (danube river nearby)
northern austria by Czhech Republic, landlocked
what are the tasting notes of the gruner veltliner?
indian spice, white pepper, cardamom, minerals
what’s an easy way to describe the gruner?
floral/dry reisling, really brings out herbaceous quality in our food
what is our fullest white BTG?
aligote by bouzeron
what grape is the aligote similar to?
chardonnay (cousin from burgundy region)
who produces the aligote we carry?
nathalie richez ‘bouzeron’ 2019
where is the bouzeron produced?
burgandy france
what are the tasting notes of the bouzeron?
apricot, white pear, sea shell minerality, (spicier, rounder, and more complex to chardonnay)
easy way to describe the bouzeron?
crisp chablis
how is chablis typically aged compared to chardonnay?
stainless steel instead of american oak
what rose do we sell BTG?
nerello mascalese
who makes the nerello mascalese?
feudo montoni, rose
where is the mascalese produced?
sicily italy (south island off of italy with high elevation)
what grape is mascalese simmilar to?
pinot noir, italy’s version of a french burgundy
what are the tasting notes of the nerello mascalese?
blackberry, strawberry, pomegranate, fennel, rose petal, slight minerals
easy way to describe the mascalese?
patio pounder, grown up pinot
what is the lightest red we carry BTG?
cinsault (shin-so)
who produces the cinsault we carry?
pedro parra ‘imaginador’ 2019
how is the cinsault aged?
concrete
how is the mascalese aged?
cement for 6 mo
how is the aligote bouzeron aged?
stainless steel
how is the gruner veltliner aged?
stainless steel
how is the pedro ximenez mayu aged?
stainless steel
where is the cinsault by pedro parra produced?
itata valley chile (southern chile, coastal town, located on itata river)
tasting notes of the cinsault by pedro parra
cranberry, earth, dried herbs
what is our lightest red btg?
cinsault by pedro parra
what’s so special about pedro parra?
he brought back the oldest wine growing region of chile that was abandoned
easy way to describe the cinsault by pedro parra
drinks like a french pinot with bright cranberry
what is the second lightest red we carry btg?
mencia
who produces the mencia we carry?
godelia de viernes 2020
where is the mencia by viernes produced?
bierzo spain (lots of mountains protect grapes from intense coastal weather) northwest region of spain near atlantic ocean and bay of biscay
tasting notes of the mencia from godelia de viernes
raspberry, soft and long finish, velvety, floral
easy way to describe the mencia from godelia de viernes
light and fun, goes with anything on the table
what is our middle ground red btg?
tempranillo
who makes our tempranillo btg?
torremoron 2021
how is the tempranillo by torremoron aged?
stainless steel
where is the tempranillo by torremoron produced?
ribera del duero, spain
what are the tasting notes of the tempranillo btg?
bleu/blackberry cobbler, balsamic notes
What malbec do we offer btg?
cuvelier los andes 2018
where is the malbec by cuvelier produced?
mendoza argentina (midwest of argentina next to chile) landlocked
what are the tasting notes of the malbec btg?
dark fruit, violet flowers, dolmas, velvety, hangs out
easy way to describe the malbec?
big, bold, and velvety with fun notes from dark fruit
what is the fullest red wine btg?
cabernet sauvignon
who produces the cab sav
decero 2018
how is the decero cab aged?
french oak
where is the decero cab sav produced?
mendoza argentina
(landlocked, southern region of south america, chile on left border)
what are the tasting notes of the decero cab sav?
earth, cedar, elongated tannins, stewed berries
easy way of describing the decero cab sav
big, bold, bright, and beautiful with stewed berry notes
what dessert wine do we offer BTG?
grenache noir
who produces the grenache noir dessert wine?
domaine du mas banyuls ‘le colloque’
how is the grenache noir aged?
french oak