Wines Overall Flashcards
Lieu Dit
- White or red? : White
- Grape/Varietal: Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne)
- Vineyard: Bien Nacido in Lompoc, Valley (Famous)
Tastes Like: Notch above Pinot Grigio.
Look: Clear
Smell: lemon/saline minerality
Taste: Citrus/Bright
Feel: Light
Overall: Dry, clean, simple, citrus
Pair with: oysters, light seafood, salad (something light)
Other notable qualities:
- Lieu Dit on label means “said place.” or “a place that is spoken for.”
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Sandhi Santa Barbara County Chardonnay
Red or white?- White
Grape/Varietal: Chardonnay
Tastes Like: Chardonnay. Also CLOSEST TO Sauvignon Blanc.
Look- straw
Smell- red apple, light tropical (skins), vanilla/spice (oak aged).
Taste- Round, tropical fruits, popcorn
Feel- Medium
Pair with: Rich fish- salmon, lobster, scallops, all of the way to salads and last dishes
Other notable qualities:
- “CA Chardonnay w/ a French soul”
- Grown naturally
- Great introduction to Santa Barbara wines
Sikelè Rosso
Red or White?: Italian Red
Grape/Varietal: Nero d’Avola
From: Sicily (Cantina Marilina)
Look: Dark red
Smell: dried black fruits, desecrated tomatoes, old lily, bamboo shoots
Taste: bone dry/leathery
Feel: Tanin
Tastes Like: Less tannic cabernet or Seurat
Pair with: hamburger, latkes, lamb chop, steak.
Other notable qualities:
- Our fullest bodied red (actually medium to full in wider range of wines).
- Like Thanksgiving in a glass
- Father daughter team
- Natural wine, no sulphur artificially added.
- Hand harvested
Winery is South of an active Volcano
Jean
Red or White?: Red
Varietal: Gamay
Tastes Like: Pinot Noir.
Flavor Notes: Cranberry, cherry fruit, blueberry pie.
Pair with: Versatile- cooked fish, pork, grilled meats, chicken, cheeses. Nothing w/ a lot of sauce.
From: Loire valley in France
Other notable qualities:
- Lowest Price by the gas’s
- Named after his Grandfather
Azimut Cava Rose
Type: Sparkling rosé
Varietal: garnacha, monastrell
Producer: Can Suriol Vineyards- Barcelona, Catalonia.
Flavors: Strawberry, raspberry, grapefruit. Acid forward. Bone dry rosé.
Pairs with: Carries throughout meal. Mediterranean dishes
Sant’Or Roditis Nature
Type: White
Grape Varietal: Roditis
Producer/Location: Achae, Greece
Look- yellow
Smell- pineapple, cantaloupe/Buttery and strong minerality
Taste- Tropical, over ripe
Feel- BIG and UNFILTERED (NOT smooth and clean).
Pairs with: seafood. Acidic foods.
Las Jaras, Old Vine Rosé
Type: Rosé
Grape Varietal: 80% Zinfandel, 10% Carignan
Producer/Location: Mendocino, CA
Look- lighter rose
Smell- melon, bubble gum (white wine- carbonic fermentation)
Taste- fruit forward, dry, more complex
Feel-
Pairs with: pork, fried chicken sandwich
Other: CA Style Rosé
Las Jarras- Glou Glou
Type: Chilled Red
Grape Varietal: Carignan, Zinfandel blend
Producer/Location: Mendocino, CA
Look- ruby
Smell- ripe fruits, red roses
Taste- chilled, juicy
Feel- low tanin
Pairs with: anything- shukshuka
What’s our lightest bodied white?
Lieu Dit, Melon
Which wine is from Rajar Parr- Vintener
Sandhi, Chardonnay
Is our Chardonnay old world style or new world style?
It’s made in Santa Barbara, but it’s OLD WORLD STYLE (NOT super buttery).
What’s our fullest bodied white?
Roditis
Unfiltered
Similar to a CA style Chardonnay
List our white wines from lightest to fullest bodied
Lieu Dit, Melon —> light
Sandhi, Chardonnay —> medium
Sant’Or Roditis Nature —> full (unfiltered)
Which of our Rosés is old world?
Domaine des Terres Promises
Which of our rosés is new world?
Las Jaras
Which of our whites is a good apértif?
Lieu Dit
Similar to a Pinot Grigio
Domaine des Terres Promises
Type- Rosé
Grape/Varietal- Carignan, cinsault, and grenache
Producer- Provence, France
Look- Darker Rosé
Smell- Roses, exotic spices minerality/ raspberries
Taste- dry
Feel- acidic
Goes with- ???
What is our house red?
Las Jaras, Glou Glou
Chilled Carignan and Zinfandel blend.
What is our medium bodied red?
Jean
Gamay
What wine do you have that’s similar to a Pinot Noir?
Jean. It’s a Gamay from the Loire Valley.
What’s your house white?
Lieu Dit
It’s a Melon.
Which of your wines is most like a Pinot Grigio?
Lieu Dit
Melon
What is your fullest bodied red?
Nero D’Avola from Sikele Roso
Italian style red similar to a Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Seurat or even a malbec.
Do you have any Italian reds
We do. We have a Nero d’Avola from Sicily.
I want a crisp, bubbly, traditional sparkling wine. What would you recommend?
Although the Azimut is a cava Rosé it is our only sparkling wine that is made like traditional cava. It is our most bubbly and traditional.
Do you have any sparkling wine made with petnat fermentation?
We do- our Prosecco Col Fondo- Caneva de Nani
Explain pet nat style of bubble wine brewing…
There is no primary and secondary fermentation. The wine is warmed during primary fermentation and bottled during its primary fermentation. As it cools back down in the bottle it develops the bubbles
Prosecco Col Fondo- “Caneva de Nani.”
Type- Sparkling White
Grape/Varietal: Glera
From: Vento, Italy
Look: unfiltered, straw
Smell: bruised yellow apple, Lee’s (the yeast)
Taste: Creamy, dry
Feel: The mouse is softer on this. Less crisp.
Pairs with- ???
How should we open our champagne bottles?
Leave the cage on the bottle, get a server serviette, leave your thumb on top of the bottle and gently twist from side to side.
Should not make a peep.
