wines quiz Flashcards
Burgendy
small vineyard parcels
negotiants
micro climates
soil: limestones
southeast facing slopes
Chardonay grape dominants
AOC quality rating: regional, village, premier cru, grand cru
Burgundy , appelations
*Chablis= SOIL: clay, limestone, fossil shells
CLIMATE: Cool, to frost
Vinification: can be oak aged or stainless steal
*Cote beaume & cote beaummes village
SOIL: Limistone, chalk, marlstone(preferred for chardonnay)
CLIMATE” cool at tops of hills(haute)
*Cote Chalonnaise(1990)
SOIL= Hilly, limestone & clay
Table wines rather than imports
*Maconnais(chardonnay and Aligote)
SOIL= MARL, PLANT ON EAST FACING SLOPES
CLIMATE: saone river , warmer than other Burgundy appelation
Appelation of note: Pouilly-Fuisse
Rhone
Small amount of white , mostly viognier
Beaume de venise
muscat
Bordeaux
Among the largest wine growing regions in the world , mostly red wine
57 appelation
maritime climate= gentle , mild, temperate, high percentage of rainfall, irrigation is not permitted. porous soil
Dominat white grape varietals: Sauvignon blanc, semillon, muscadelle.
wine producers are free to blend as they want, no consistency from year to year
varietals are fermented separetely and then blended
Bordeaus , sup appelations
Pessac Leogon= 20% dry white wine, S.B.
Small valleys, gravel
Graves= 33%dry white wine, semillon- mark & Limestone
Entre deux-mers= dry white wine- Limestone, many rivers
sauternes & Barsac= Know as the finest sweet wines-Botrytis affected semillon and S.B.
Gran cru classification,26 vineyards
Loire Valley
North France- 3rd largest growing region- produce white, red, rose, sparkling, sweet & dry
Mostly stainless steel fermentation
cool climate
fresh, zesty wines high in acidity
soil types vary by region
Appelations divided by geographic location only.
Grand cru regulations
Loire : Pouilly Fume and Sancerre
Pouilly fume= smaller growing area(1500 acres)
Limestone and clay
Fuller Stainless steel or neutral barrel
Fermentation
Sancerre= Larger growing area(4000 acres)
Varied soil types
Lean & acidic
Mostly dry wines, some sweet during certain vintage
Loire: leading appelations & grapes
Atlantic region/western Loire/Nantes= Muscadet, muscadet des coteaux de la loire, Muscadet cotes de grandlieu, muscadet servre et Maine
melon de Bourgone( ranges in style form light to full and ripe)
Middle Loire= Anjou Quarts de chaume, savennieres
Chenin blanc, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc(dry, semi, sweet and sparkling)
samur
Touraine: Vouvray
Sauvignon blanc and chenin blanc(dry, semi sweet and sparkling)
Upper Loire= Pouilly-Fume: sauvignon blanc
Sancerre: sauvignon blanc
Alsace
West of Germany and the Rhine river- east of vosges Mountains
Soil: Schist and limestone
regulate minimu alcohol level: 8.5%
Only AOC to label by varietal
leading grape varietals= Riesling, Gewurztraminer, pinot gris, muscat, sylvaner, pinot blanc
Alsace special features
Vendage tardive: Late Harvest
selection de grains nobles”nobel grapes”
Botrytis
Riesling, pinot blanc, chasselas, Gewurztraminer, muscat, pinot gris
Cremant D’alsace: sparkling wine
Alasce classifications
Wines are labeled by grape Names
AOC Alsace grand cru
Single variety= riesling, gewurztraminer, Muscat, pinot gris- 5% of production, 51 vineyard sites
AOC Alsace
AOC cremat D’Alsace
Harvest dates determined by local wine board
Identify wine regions (not appellations) on a map of France
bordeaux, loire valley, champagne, alsace, burgundy, rhone valley, provence, corsica lanquedoc, soutwest, beaujolais
What is the AOC?
Appellation D’origine protegee, wines produced in France in a strict set of rules that received that labeled or certificationstatus, tasted by an impartial panel to make sure that the wine truly reflects the quality and style of the appellation.
What does Cru mean?
*Grand cru or premier grand cru, they imply supremacy and superlative character. A wine with these labels mean they are easy to recognize and admire.
What do AOC laws regulate?
AOC laws are French wine laws that regulate certain specific wines categorization in France. WINES OF HAUTE QUALITY, The wine must be made from a specific region, with grapes all grown in that specific region, made with grape types approved for that region. they even control the alcohol level.
Northern Rhone: grape variety, climate, soil
Syrah is the grape variety use for red wines, and viognier is mainly use for white wines. the climate is continental. hot summer, cool autumn, cold winter. rainfall can be rampant, but not predictable, the mistral wind can be problematic. sunshine is present for good wine production.. st peray produce sparking wines from marsanne and roussanne. clairenette de lie, muscat grapes, clairette grapes
Southern Rhone: white grape variety, climate, soil
more than twenty grapes varieties. signature red grape is the grenache, syrah, and mourvedre. smaller other grapes are cinsaut and carignan. widely planted white grapes are clairette and the grenache blanc. borbelenc and picpoul gris
climate is warm and dry. landscape flatten out thus produce soil variation
Pomeral: grape variety, climate, soil
small area. grape variety is merlot grape. cabernet blanc is second, and cabernet auvignon and malbec play minor roles. soil vary with clay, sand, and thin layers of gravel in pockets. iron content in the sand
