Wine Varietals

Question 1

what are 4 classic red varieties? 3 white?

Answer 1

• cab sav, pinot noir, shiraz, merlot

- chard, reisling, sav blanc

Question 2

Cab Sav

• key taste
• hardiness
• characteristics

Answer 2

• black current, black fruit, pepper
• easy to grow, harvest but ripens late so problem if cold autumn
• long ageing, high alcohol, tannin with natural affinity for oak

Question 3

what is referred to as “ king” wine

Answer 3

cab sav

Question 4

what is known as heartbreak grape?

Answer 4

pinot noir

Question 5

pinot noir

• taste
• characteristics
• hardiness

Answer 5

• raspberries/ strawberries
• thin skinned, early budder and ripener
• susc to rot and frost- needs well drained soil

Question 6

2 places shiraz is mostly grown

• characteristics
• taste

Answer 6

• France and Aus
• high tannin, needs age, prone to oxidation = restrict yield
• deep fruity wine, black pepper, spice

Question 7

merlot

• taste
• characteristics

Answer 7

• soft fruit
• low tannin, low-mod acidity
• better in damp than cab sav, work on clay

Question 8

what wine “strong female athlete”

Answer 8

merlot