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Wines - Flipped Flashcards

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Style: white

Nose/Flavor: apple, lemon (cool); tropical fruits, stone fruits (warm); vanilla

Structure: dry, high acidity (cool) or medium acidity (warm), no tannin, medium alcohol, medium body (cool) or full bodied (warm)

Region: Chablis, Burgundy, California, New Zealand

A

Chardonnay

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Style: white

Nose/Flavor: apple, citrus, grass, bell pepper, no oak

Structure: dry, high acidity, no tannin, medium alcohol, light body

Region: Sancerre, New Zealand

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Style: white

Nose/Flavor: pear, lemon, no oak

Structure: dry, high acidity, no tannin, light body

Region: Italy

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Pinot Grigio

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Style: red

Nose/Flavor: black fruits, herbaceous, vanilla, cedar

Structure: dry, high acidity, high tannin, medium alcohol, full body

Region: Bordeaux, California, Australia, Chile, South Africa

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruits, black fruits, vanilla

Structure: dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, medium alcohol, full body

Region: Bordeaux, California, Chile

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Merlot

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Style: white

Nose/Flavor: apple, citrus, stone fruit, floral, no oak

Structure: dry-sweet, high acidity, no tannin, light-medium body

Region: Alsace, Australia

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Reisling

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Style: red

Nose/flavor: red fruit, vanilla, clove

Structure: dry, high acidity, low tannin, light body

Region: Burgundy, New Zealand

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Pinot Noir

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Style: red

Nose/Flavor: black fruits, spice (i.e. peper, licorice), vanilla, coconut

Structure: dry, high acidity, high tannin, medium body (cool) or full body (warm)

Region: North Rhone, Australia

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Syrah/Shiraz

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9
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Grape Variety: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir

Style: sparkling

Nose/Flavor: apple, citrus, bread

Structure: dry, high acidity

Region: France

A

Champagne

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10
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Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Style: white

Nose/Flavor: apple, herbaceous (grass), no oak

Structure: dry, high acidity, light body

Region: Sancerre

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Sancerre

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Grape Variety: Chardonnay

Style: white

Nose/Flavor: apple, citrus, no flavor

Structure: dry, high acidity, light body

Region: Chablis

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Chablis

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Grape Variety: Chardonnay

Style: white

Nose/Flavor: citrus, stone fruit, either?

Structure: dry, high acidity?, medium body

Region: Burgundy

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Bourgogne Blanc/White Burgundy

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Grape Variety: Pinot Noir

Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruit, vanilla, clove

Structure: dry, high acidity, low tannin, light body

Region: Burgundy

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Bourgogne Rouge/Red Burgundy

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Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Style: red (usually)

Nose/Flavor: black fruits, cedar

Structure: dry, high acidity, high tannin, full body

Region: Bordeaux

A

Bordeaux

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Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruits, no oak

Structure: dry, light body

Region: France

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Beaujolais

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Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruits, pepper, can either have oak or no oak

Structure: dry, medium alcohol?, medium body

Region: France

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Côte du Rhone

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Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruit, clove

Structure: dry, high alcohol, medium body

Region: France

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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Style: white

Nose/Flavor: stone fruits, apricots, honey, vanilla

Structure: sweet, high acidity, full body

Region: Bordeaux

A

Sauternes

19
Q

Style: white sparkling

Nose/Flavor: green fruit, pear, floral

Structure: dry to medium, light body

Region: Italy

A

Prosecco

20
Q

Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruit, cloves

Structure: dry, high acidity, high tannin, medium body

Region: Italy

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Chianti

21
Q

Style: sparkling rosé

Nose/Flavor: citrus, green fruit (pear)

Structure: dry

Region: Spain

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Cava

22
Q

Style: red

Nose/Flavor: red fruits, vanilla

Structure: dry, medium to full body

Region: Spain

A

Rioja

23
Q

Style: white

Structure: dry or sweet, high alcohol

Region: Spain

A

Sherry

24
Q

Style: red (typically)

Nose/Flavor: black fruit

Structure: sweet, high alcohol, light to medium

Region: Portugal

A

Port

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Q

Style: rosé

Nose/Flavor: red fruit, no oak

Structure: medium sweet, low alcohol

Region: California

A

White Zinfandel

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