WSET Level 2 full exam material Flashcards

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Vieilles Vignes

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Old vines - French (not a regulated term)

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Tank fermentation process

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Process for sparkling wine production - 2nd fermentation takes place in pressurised tanks (Prosecco d’Asti)

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Harvest

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Time where grapes are picked

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Botrytis

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Noble rot: grows in the damp and foggy morning - infests ripe grapes - perforates the grape skin - in the sunny afternoon water in the berries evaporates -> leads to concentration of sugar / acidity / aroma

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Oaked - oak aged - oak fermented

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Terms used to indicate oak usage

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Vendemmia

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Harvest or vintage in Italian

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Elevé en Barrique - fermenté en barrique

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Matured in barriques - fermented in barriques (France)

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Cuvée

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Blending of different grape varieties / vintages / vineyards

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Unfiltered - Unfined

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Particulates have not been removed from wine

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Vintage

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Year in which the grapes in a wine were grown

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When are you fit for wine tasting?

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Healthy / not tired / palate free of coffee - tobacco - sweets - chewing gum - toothpaste

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What is the additional designation for the best vineyards in Alsace?

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Grand Cru

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Barrel aged - barrel fermented

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Aged or fermented in barriques

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Millésime

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French term for vintage

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Alte Reben

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Old vines - German (not a regulated term)

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Unoaked

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Term to indicate no use of oak during wine-making process

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Which grape varieties are suitable for cool growing regions?

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Sauvignon Blanc / Chardonnay / Riesling / Pinot Noir

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What are the sweetness-level terms in France (dry / semi-dry / sweet / sweet in English)?

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Sec / demi-sec / moelleux / doux

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What are the 5 methods for producing sweet wine?

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Stopping fermentation by filtering out yeast - adding grape juice or concentrate to a dry wine - dried grapes - noble rot - frozen grapes

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What is the ideal environment for wine tasting?

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Good light / bright surface / no strong odours

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Vendanges Tardives

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medium-sweet to sweet wines made from late harvested grapes

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Punching Down & Pumping Over

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Methods to increase skin contact with juice during red wine fermentation

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Spätlese

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medium-sweet to sweet wines made from late harvested grapes

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Noble rot

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grows in the damp and foggy morning - infests ripe grapes - perforates the grape skin - in the sunny afternoon; water in the berries evaporates -> leads to concentration of sugar / acidity / aroma

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Véraison
Start of the grape ripening process
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Appassimento
Drying of healthy harvested grapes before winemaking to concentrate the contents
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Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
Pinot Grigio: white variety - pale - neutral flavour - light body (Italy) / Pinot Gris: intensely exotic fruity - full-bodied - dry to sweet (Alsace)
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Alsace
France (Riesling - Pinot Gris - Gewürztraminer)
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Pinot Gris
White variety: from green-fruity with high acidity (Italy) to stone-fruity with low acidity (Alsace)
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Alsace Grand Cru
Classification for high quality Alsacian wines from top vineyards located on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains
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Gewürztraminer
White variety: golden yellow - intensely fruity (lychee) - low acidity - full-bodied (Alsace)
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Pinot Noir growing regions in France
Bourgogne / Gevrey-Chambertin / Nuits-Saint-Georges / Beaune / Pommard
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Pommard
France - Burgundy (Pinot Noir)
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Gevrey-Chambertin
France - Burgundy (Pinot Noir)
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Pinot Noir (typical characters)
Red variety: light colour - intense red berry aroma - low tannin
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Pinot Noir growing regions in South America
Chile: Casablanca Valley
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Beaune
France - Burgundy (Pinot Noir)
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Zinfandel
Black variety (identical to Primitivo): Medium colour intensity - jammy aromas - medium tannin and acidity - very full-bodied (USA: California)
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Bourgogne Rouge
France - Burgundy (Pinot Noir)
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What are the geographical indications in France?
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée AOC / Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP) or Vin de Pays
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Pinot Noir growing regions North America
California: Sonoma / Carneros / Santa Barbara County - Oregon
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Burgundy classification (ascending)
Region - Village - Premier Cru - Grand Cru
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Pinot Noir growing regions in Australia / New Zealand / South Africa
Australia: Yarra Valley / Mornington Peninsula - New Zealand: Marlborough - South Africa: Walker Bay
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New World Pinot Noir growing regions worldwide
California: Sonoma / Carneros / Santa Barbara County - Oregon - Chile: Casablanca Valley - Australia: Yarra Valley / Mornington Peninsula - New Zealand: Marlborough - South Africa: Walker Bay
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Mornington Peninsula
Australia - Victoria (Pinot Noir)
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Bourgogne Rouge
France - Burgundy (Pinot Noir)
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Central Otago
New Zealand - South Island (Pinot Noir)
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Primitivo
Red variety (identical to Zinfandel): Medium colour intensity - jammy aromas - medium tannin and acidity - very full-bodied (Southern Italy / Apulia)
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Nuits-St-Georges
France - Burgundy (Pinot Noir)
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White Zinfandel
Medium-sweet Zinfandel-Rosé with low alcohol from USA
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Santa Barbara County
Cool region in California for high-quality Pinot Noir wines
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Côte de Nuits
Region within Burgundy for high-quality wines from Pinot Noir
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What are the geographical indications in Germany?
Prädikatswein / Qualitätswein / Landwein
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Where is icewine made?
Germany
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Mosel
Germany (Riesling)
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Beerenauslese
Sweet Botrytis wine - Germany: semi-sweet to sweet
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Eiswein / Icewine
Sweet wine made from grapes frozen on the vine - Germany: very sweet with low alcohol (5-6 % abv.)
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Riesling (typical characters)
White variety: intense flavours ranging from green fruit to honey - high acidity - hardly any oak usage - suitable for ageing
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Where are botrytis sweet wines produced?
France: Sauternes / Germany: Mosel / Hungary: Tokaji
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Hunter Valley
Australia - South Eastern Australia - Semillon
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Rias Baixas
Spain (Albariño)
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Semillon
White wine grape - Dry wines from Barossa Valley and Hunter Valley - Sweet wines from Sauternes
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Riesling growing regions in Australia
Clare Valley / Eden Valley
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Clare Valley
Australia - South Australia (Riesling)
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Pessac-Léognan blanc
France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon)
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Graves blanc
France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon)
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Pfalz
Germany (Riesling)
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Auslese
Late harvest sweet wine - Germany: Mostly semi-dry to semi-sweet
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Chenin Blanc
White variety: versatile - restrained to aromatic - high acidity - light to full-bodied (Loire Valley - Touraine - Vouvray also South Africa)
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Riesling growing regions in France
Alsace
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Trockenbeerenauslese
Botrytis sweet wine - Germany: very sweet with low alcohol
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What are the German Prädikat levels?
Kabinett / Spätlese / Auslese / Beerenauslese BA / Trockenbeerenauslese TBA / Eiswein
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Sauternes
France - Bordeaux (Botrytis sweet wine made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc)
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Hunter Valley
Australia - South Australia (Shiraz / Semillon)
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Tokaji
Hungary - Tokaj (Botrytis sweet wine from Furmint)
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Rheingau
Germany (Riesling)
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Eden Valley
Australia - South Australia (Riesling)
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Vouvray
France - Loire - Touraine (Chenin Blanc - dry / sweet / sweet)
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Albariño
White variety: Intense pure fruit flavour - acidic - light bodied (Spain: Rias Baixas)
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Riesling growing regions in Germany
Mosel / Rheingau / Pfalz
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Rías Baixas
Region in north-western Spain for white wines made from Albariño
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6 Puttonyos
Indicates a very sweet Tokaji Aszú from Hungary
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Characteristics of Furmint
Semi-aromatic white variety with high acidity; aromas of blossoms and green fruits; susceptible to Botrytis
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Hunter Valley Semillon
Dry White Wine with high acidity; low alcohol; very subtle primary aromas but great ageing potential
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Kabinett
Light bodied Prädikatswein from Germany
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Viognier
White variety: golden yellow - intensely fruity (apricot) - low acidity - full-bodied (northern Rhône)
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Napa Valley
California (Sauvignon Blanc / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot)
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Adelaide Hills
Australia - South Australia (Chardonnay)
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Elgin
South Africa (Sauvignon Blanc)
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Puligny-Montrachet
France - Burgundy (Chardonnay)
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Constantia
South Africa (Sauvignon Blanc)
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Carneros
California (Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
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Chardonnay growing regions in California
Sonoma / Carneros
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Casablanca
Chile (Sauvignon Blanc / Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
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Sancerre
France - Upper Loire (Sauvignon Blanc)
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Sauvignon Blanc growing regions in France
Loire: Sancerre / Pouilly-Fumé - Bordeaux: Bordeaux Blanc / Graves / Pessac-Léognan
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Sauvignon Blanc growing regions in New Zealand / South Africa
New Zealand: Marlborough - South Africa: Elgin / Constantia
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Chardonnay growing regions in France
Bourgogne / Chablis / Puligny-Montrachet / Meursault / Macon / Pouilly-Fuissé
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Bordeaux blanc
France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc)
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Chardonnay (typical characters)
White variety: few aromas - high acidity - suitable for ageing in oak
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Blending partner of
Sémillon
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Chablis
France - Burgundy (Chardonnay)
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Chardonnay growing regions in South America
Chile: Casablanca Valley & Central Valley
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What are the coolest areas in Australia?
Yarra Valley / Mornington Peninsula
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Sonoma
California (Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
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Chardonnay growing regions in Australia / New Zealand / South Africa
Australia: Yarra Valley / Adelaide Hills / Margaret River - New Zealand: Marlborough South Africa Walker Bay
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What are places well-known for making cheap mass-produced Chardonnay?
Pays d'Oc (Languedoc-Roussillon) / California / Australia / South Eastern Austrtalia / Western Cape)
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Marlborough
New Zealand - South Island (Sauvignon Blanc / Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
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Bourgogne Blanc
France - Burgundy (Chardonnay)
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Pouilly-Fumé
France - upper Loire (Sauvignon Blanc)
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Western Cape
South Africa (Chardonnay)
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Walker Bay
South Africa (Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
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Blending partner of Chardonnay in Australia
Sémillon (+ other local varieties)
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Yarra Valley
Australia - Victoria (Chardonnay / Pinot Noir)
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What are places well-known for making cheap mass-produced Sauvignon Blanc?
Pays d'Oc (Languedoc-Roussillon) / Touraine (Loire) / Bordeaux / California / Central Valley (Chile)
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What are the coolest wine-growing areas in South Africa?
Walker Bay / Elgin / Constantia
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Meursault
France - Burgundy (Chardonnay)
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Sauvignon Blanc growing regions in North and South America
California: Napa Valley - Chile: Casablanca Valley
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Pouilly-Fuissé
France - Burgundy - Maconnais (Chardonnay)
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Margaret River
Australia - Western Australia (Chardonnay)
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Sauvignon Blanc (typical characters)
White variety: intense fruity and vegetal aromas - high acidity - rarely in oak
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Condrieu
Rhône Cru Appellation for full-bodied white wines from Viognier
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South Eastern Australia
Region of origin for mass produced wines from Australia
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Touraine
Appellation within the Loire region for affordable wines from Sauvignon Blanc
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Mâcon
Appellation within Burgundy for mostly simple wines made from Chardonnay
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Barossa Valley
Australia - South Australia (Shiraz)
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Oakville
California - Napa Valley (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)
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Syrah / Grenache growing regions in France
Northern Rhône / Crozes-Hermitage / Hermitage / Côte-Rôtie - Souhtern Rhône: Côtes du Rhône / Côtes du Rhône-Villages / Chateauneuf-du-Pape - Languedoc-Roussillon: Minervois
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Margaux
Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)
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Pessac-Léognan rouge
Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)
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Cabernet / Merlot growing regions South America
Argentina: Mendoza - Chile: Maipo Valley / Colchagua Valley / Cachapoal Valley
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Syrah / Shiraz (typical characters)
Red variety: deeply-coloured - intense peppery and blueberry aromas - high tannin and acidity
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Côte-Rôtie
France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)
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Barossa Valley
Australia - South Australia (Shiraz)
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Pauillac
Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)
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Cabernet / Merlot growing regions in California
Napa Valley / Oakville / Rutherford / Central Valley
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Margaret River
Australia - Western Australia (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)
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Haut-Médoc
Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)
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What are places well-known for making cheap mass-produced Cabernet and Merlot wines?
Pays d'Oc (Languedoc-Roussillon) / California / Central Valley (Chile)
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Colchagua Valley
Chile (Cabernet Sauvingon)
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Rutherford
California - Napa (Cabernet Sauvingon)
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Stellenbosch
South Africa (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)
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Graves rouge
Bordeaux - Left Bank (Caberent Sauvignon / Merlot)
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Bordeaux rouge
Bordeaux (Merlot)
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Saint-Emilion
Bordeaux (Merlot)
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Merlot growing regions in France
Bordeaux: AOC Bordeaux / Saint-Emilion / Pomerol / Languedoc-Roussillon
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Cabernet / Merlot growing regions in Australia / New Zealand / South Africa
Australia: Margaret River / Coonawarra (only Cabernet) - New Zealand: Hawke's Bay - South Africa: Stellenbosch
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Maipo Valley
Chile (Cabernet Sauvingon)
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Pomerol
Bordeaux (Merlot)
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Hermitage
France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)
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Crozes-Hermitage
France - Northern Rhône Valley (Syrah)
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New World Shiraz growing regions
Australia: Barossa Valley / Hunter Valley
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Cabernet Sauvignon (typical characters)
Black variety: deeply-coloured - intense black berry aromas - high tannin and acidity
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Coonawarra
Australia - South Australia (Cabernet Sauvingon)
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Hawkes Bay
New Zealand - North Island (Cabernet Sauvingon / Merlot)
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Merlot (typical characters)
Red variety: medium to deeply-coloured - red berry aromas - high alcohol and body
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Colchagua Valley
Chile (Cabernet Sauvingon)
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Côte Rôtie
Rhône Cru Appellation for complex Red Wines from Syrah
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Cru Bourgeois
High quality wines from Médoc which are not classified as Grand Cru Classée
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Pauillac
Village Appellation in Médoc for high quality wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon
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Pomerol
Village Appellation for high quality wines based on Merlot on the right bank in Bordeaux
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Côtes du Rhône-Villages
France - southern Rhône Valley (Grenache
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Rioja
Spain (Tempranillo / Garnacha)
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Priorat
Spain (Garnacha)
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Catalunya
Spain: Mediterranean region near Barcelona (Tempranillo)
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Minervois
France - Languedoc-Roussillon (Grenache
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Fleurie
France - Beaujolais (Gamay)
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What are the standard labelling terms in Spain (indicating ageing) in ascending order of quality?
Joven / Crianza / Reserva / Gran Reserva
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Ribera del Duero
Spain (Tempranillo)
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Rioja
Spain (mainly Tempranillo blended with Garnacha)
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Côtes du Rhône
France - southern Rhône Valley (Grenache
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Beaujolais / Beaujolais-Villages
France - Beaujolais (Gamay)
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Mendoza
Argentina (Malbec)
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What are places well-known for making cheap mass-produced Syrah and Grenache wines?
South Eastern Australia / Côtes du Rhône / Languedoc-Roussillon / Pays d'Oc
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Gamay
Black variety: deeply-coloured - intense berry aromas - low tannin - high acidity - light body (Beaujolais - Fleurie)
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Malbec
Black variety: Deeply coloured - Black berry aromas and barrique notes - High acidity and tannin - Full-bodied (originally south-west France / Bordeaux - today mainly Argentina / Mendoza)
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Grenache / Garnacha (typical characters)
Red variety: medium colour intensity - red berry aromas - high alcohol and body
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Navarra
Spain (Tempranillo)
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What are the geographical indications in Spain?
Denominacion de Origen Calficada DOCa / Denominacion de Origen DO / Vino de la Tierra
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Pinotage
South Africa - Stellenbosch - full-bodied red wines with red berry and animal notes
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Tempranillo
Black variety: Red fruit aromas mostly with intense notes from barrel ageing - medium acidity and tannin - full-bodied (Spain: Rioja / Ribera del Duero / Navarra / Catalunya)
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Garnacha growing regions in Spain
Rioja / Navarra / Priorat
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Carmenère
Black variety - originally from Bordeaux - today Chile - deeply-coloured wines - blueberry and often herbaceous-peppery aromas - high tannin and acidity (Chile: Valle Central)
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Chateauneuf-du-Pape
France - southern Rhône Valley (Grenache
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Navarra
Spain (Tempranillo / Garnacha)
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Cape Blend
South African Red Wine Blend; partially made from Pinotage
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Rioja Gran Reserva
Rioja that has been aged for a long period at the winery and shows primary; secondary and tertiary characteristics
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Recioto della Valpolicella
Italy - Veneto (Corvina - sweet red wine made from dried grapes)
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Barbaresco
Italy - Piemonte (Nebbiolo)
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Soave
Italy - Veneto (Garganega)
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Nebbiolo
Black variety: pale garnet red - red berry and earthy flavours - lots of acidity and tannin - full-bodied (Italy: Piemonte / Barolo / Barbaresco)
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Montepulciano
Black variety: deeply-coloured - black berry and jammy aromas / medium acidity and high tannin (Italy - Abruzzo: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo)
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Sangiovese
Black variety: ruby red - aromas of cherries / plums / herbs - high acidity and tannin - full-bodied (Italy: Chianti / Chianti Classico / Brunello di Montalcino)
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Recioto
Italy - sweet wine made from dried grapes (e.g. Recioto della Valpolicella)
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Valpolicella / Valpolicela Classico
Italy - Veneto (Corvina)
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Recioto della Valpolicella
Italy - Veneto (Corvina - heavily dried grapes / sweet wine)
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Gavi
Italy - Piemonte (Cortese)
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Chianti / Chianti Classico
Italy - Tuscany (Sangiovese)
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What are the geographical indications in Italy?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita DOCG / Denominazione di Origine Controllata DOC / Indicazione Geografica Tipica IGT
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Barbera
Black variety: deeply-coloured - red berry aromas and often intense barrique notes - high acidity but low tannin (Italy: Piedmonte)
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Asti - Moscato d'Asti
Italy - Piemonte (sweet sparkling wine made from Moscato grapes with only around 5% alcohol by volume)
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Barolo
Italy - Piemonte (Nebbiolo)
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Brunello di Montalcino
Italy - Tuscany (Sangiovese)
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Verdicchio
White variety: pale - neutral flavour - high acidity - light body (Italy)
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Amarone della Valpolicella
Italy - Veneto (Corvina - dried grapes)
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Classico
Historical core zone within an Italian wine growing region
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Recioto della Valpolicella
Sweet red wine made from dried grapes
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Characteristics of Barbera
Black variety with low tannin; high acidity; red fruit aromas and limited ageing potential
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Traditional method / Méthode traditionelle / Bottle fermentation
Process for making sparkling wine - 2nd fermentation takes place in the bottle (Champagne / Cava / Cap Classique)
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Glera
White grape variety; primarily used for Prosecco; has floral notes; as well as aromas of stone fruit and melon
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Pinot Meunier
Early ripening black variety; used in addition to Pinot Noir for the production of Champagne
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Prosecco
Italy - Veneto (sparkling wines from tank fermentation from Glera grapes)
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Cap Classique
South Africa (sparkling wine made using traditional bottle fermentation)
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Cava
Spain - Catalunya (sparkling wines made using bottle fermentation method from local varieties)
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Champagne
France - Champagne-producing region (Pinot Noir - Meunier - Chardonnay)
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Brut
Dry sparkling wines
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Liqueur d'expédition
Mixture of wine and sugar to top up sparkling wine bottles
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Dosage
Amount of sugar added to a sparkling wine after fermentation - determines the level of sweetness
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Pale Cream
A sweetened Fino Sherry
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Cream
Sweet Sherry: a sweetened Oloroso - nutty oxidative character
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Tawny
Non-vintage Port wine with long barrel ageing -> lightly-coloured garnet red - intense nutty and dried fruit aromas
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Port
Portugal - Douro - fortified red wines from black grape varieties (always sweet)
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LBV
Port wine with vintage (good or very good vintages) -> deep purple red colour - intense fruity aroma
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Vintage Port
Port wine with vintage and great ageing potential (outstanding vintages) -> deep purple red colour - intense fruity aromas
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Amontillado
Dry sherry: first matured in the Fino solera under flor then fortified to 17% and matured further in the Oloroso solera -> amber-coloured - very complex yeasty and nutty aromas
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PX
Very sweet Sherry: made from sun-dried Pedro Ximénes grapes - deep-coloured (like coffee or Guinness beer) - intensely dried fruit - syrupy consistency
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Ruby
Port wine without vintage -> deep purple red colour - intense fruity aroma
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Douro
Portugal (fortified sweet wines from black grape varieties)
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Sherry
Spain - Jerez - fortified white wines made from Palomino grapes (generally dry - may be sweetened)
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Fino
Dry sherry: fortified to 15 % abv and matured in Fino solera under flor yeast -> lightly-coloured - yeasty aromas
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Oloroso
Dry sherry: fortified to 18% and matured oxidatively in the Oloroso Solera -> amber-coloured - very complex nutty aromaa
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What are the two methods for making fortified wines?
Fortifying after fermentation -> dry fortified wines (Sherry) - fortifying during fermentation -> sweet fortified wines (Port)