WSET2 - Chapter 4 - Wine Labels Flashcards
What FIVE pieces of information can a wine label provide?
Producer and/or Brand Vintage Geographical Indication (GI) Legally defined quality indicator - EU only Style and production technique
What does GI stand for? Define.
Geographical indicator. This can be a huge area or even a single vineyard.
What does PDO stand for? (this is EU only)
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
What does PGI stand for? (this is EU only)
Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)
How is a PDO different from a PGI?
A PDO is a specific region, smaller area, with tightly defined regulations concerning irrigation, winemaking techniques.
A PGI is more lax, allowing winemakers to use non-traditional varieties in a blend (e.g. Chardonnay in the South of France)
(T/F) A PDO label always includes the grape variety
False. If an old world wine has a PDO label it rarely presents the wine. It counts on the user to know that a Chablis is a Chardonnay.
In France what is the traditional labelling name for the PDO? Give the acronym and spell it out.
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée or AOC
In France what is the traditional labelling name for a the PGI?
What is the labeling term without any PGI?
PGI = Vins de Pays (or VdP) or Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP), mostly in Pays d’Oc.
No PGI = Vin de France
In Italy what are the traditional labelling names for the PDO? (2)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)
In Italy what is the traditional name for the PGI in Italy?
Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)
What does Germany use instead of a PDO?
Two traditional labeling terms:
Qualitatswein and Pradikatswein.
These must be made within one of the 13 designated wine regions.
What is the Germany category name for a PGI?
Landwein
Although it is not widely used.
In Spain what are the most common labelling names for the PDO? (2)
Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa)
Denominacion de Origen (DO)
In Spain what is the traditional name for the PGI in Italy?
Vino de la Tierra (VdT)
In Germany, the further classifications within the Prädikatswein labelling term specify what?
The residual sugar in a wine
Name the six categories of German wine under Prädikatswein that communicate the RS in a wine:
Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, BA, TBA, Eiswein
BA = Beerenauslese and TBA = Trockenbeerenauslese
What is a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
A specified area and type of winemaking
What is a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
A specified area for wines with more relaxed rules than a PDO
AOC is
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) the French equivalent of a PDO
VdP is
Vins de Pays which is the French equivalent of the PGI
What is Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP)?
This is a PGI.
An alternative to the Vins de Pays designation.
What is DOCG?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita which is one of two Italian designations like a PDO
What is a DOC?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata which is one of two Italian designations like a PDO
What is Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)?
The Italian equivalent of a Vin De Pays or a PGI
What is Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa)?
One of two spanish terms for PDO
What is Denominacion de Origen (DO)?
The second of two spanish terms for PDO
What is Vino de la Tierra (VdlT)?
VdlT which is one of the spanish terms for PGI or like a vin de pays
Quality indicators for German wines in the Pradiskatswein category communicate what about a wine?
The amount of residual sugar
Quality indicators for Spanish wines communicate what about a wine?
The amount of ageing
Name the four quality indicators for a spanish wine
Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
What does the term Cuvée mean?
A specific blend or selection
What is a common name of Boytritis cinerea?
Noble rot
What does biodynamic mean?
A system of organic grapegrowing that links growing and winemaking to the positions of the moons and planets.
If you see estate, domaine or chateau on the label what does this mean?
The wine was grown on that particular land
What is the scientific name of Noble Rot?
Boytritis cinerea
What is in Italian:
- Medium-dry
- Medium-sweet
- Vintage
- Harvest
- Medium-dry is Abboccato
- Medium-sweet is Amabile
- Vintage is Annata
- Harvest is Vendemmia
What is in Spanish:
- Medium-dry
- Medium-sweet
- Vintage
- Harvest
- Medium-dry is Semiseco
- Medium-sweet is Semidulce
- Vintage is Anada or Cosecha
- Harvest is Vendimia
What is in French
- Medium-dry
- Medium-sweet
- Sweet
- Vintage
- Harvest
- Medium-dry is Demi-Sec
- Medium-sweet is Moelleux
- Sweet is doux
- Vintage is Millésime
- Harvest is Vendange / Récolte
What is medium-sweet in German?
Lieblich
