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WSET Level 2: Module 3 Flashcards

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What are the geographical indications in Germany?

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Prädikatswein / Qualitätswein / Landwein

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2
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Where is icewine made?

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Germany

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3
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Mosel

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Germany (Riesling)

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Beerenauslese

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Sweet Botrytis wine - Germany: semi-sweet to sweet

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Eiswein / Icewine

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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)

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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?

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France: Sauternes / Germany: Mosel / Hungary: Tokaji

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8
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Hunter Valley

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Australia - South Eastern Australia - Semillon

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Rias Baixas

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Spain (Albarino)

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10
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Semillon

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White wine grape - Dry wines from Barossa Valley and Hunter Valley - Sweet wines from Sauternes

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11
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Riesling growing regions in Australia

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Clare Valley / Eden Valley

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12
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Clare Valley

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Australia - South Australia (Riesling)

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Pessac-Léognan blanc

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France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon)

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Graves blanc

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France - Bordeaux (Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon)

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Pfalz

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Germany (Riesling)

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Auslese

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Late harvest sweet wine - Germany: Mostly semi-dry to semi-sweet

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Chenin Blanc

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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

A

Alsace

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Trockenbeerenauslese

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Botrytis sweet wine - Germany: very sweet with low alcohol

20
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What are the German Prädikat levels?

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Kabinett / Spätlese / Auslese / Beerenauslese BA / Trockenbeerenauslese TBA / Eiswein

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Sauternes

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France - Bordeaux (Botrytis sweet wine made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc)

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Hunter Valley

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Australia - South Australia (Shiraz / Semillon)

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Tokaji

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Hungary - Tokaj (Botrytis sweet wine from Furmint)

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Rheingau

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Germany (Riesling)

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Eden Valley

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Australia - South Australia (Riesling)

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Vouvray

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France - Loire - Touraine (Chenin Blanc - dry / sweet / sweet)

27
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Albarino

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Weisse Sorte: Intensive reine Fruchtaromatik - säurebetont - schlank (Spanien: Rias Baixas)

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Riesling growing regions in Germany

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Mosel / Rheingau / Pfalz

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Rias Baixas

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Spain (Albariño)

30
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6 Puttonyos

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Indicates a very sweet Tokaji Aszú from Hungary

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Characteristics of Furmint

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Semi-aromatic white variety with high acidity; aromas of blossoms and green fruits; susceptible to Botrytis

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Hunter Valley Semillon

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Dry White Wine with high acidity; low alcohol; very subtle primary aromas but great ageing potential

33
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Kabinett

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Light bodied Prädikatswein from Germany

WSET Level 2 - ENGLISH (9 decks)

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