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50 Cards in this Set
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What is wine? |
Fermented beverage produced from any fruit.
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What is Yeast?
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Single-Celled fungus that eats sugars and turns it into alcohol
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What is Ethanol?
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Type of alcohol in all fermented beverages
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Carbon Dioxide
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Inert gas produced during fermentation (CO2)
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Varietal
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Subspecies or type of grape i.e. Chardonnay, Merlot
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Yeast used for most wine
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Vitis vinifera
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Wine grape
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Jules Guyot
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French physician, developed several agricultural techniques
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Louis Pasteur
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French chemist, in 1857 proved yeast was responsible for fermentation
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Vitis Labrusca
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Native American grape that spread phyllexera to Europe |
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Thomas Munson
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Found solution to phyllexera by grafting root stock
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Vine Shoots
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Branches that shoot off the head and cordons of a vine
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Vine Canes
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After harvest, the shoots dry out and turn hard and woody
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Vine Cordons
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Permanent branches of the vine, starting at the head and often trained in a horizontal fashion away from the trunk
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Mutation
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A vine that has developed different characteristics, flavors, or qualities from an imperfect genetic reproduction |
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Cross
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The genetic crossing of two different varietals
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Hybrid
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The genetic crossing of two different but related species
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Clone
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A vine that is a exact DNA copy of another
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Veraison
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When the color of the grape changes
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What is French term for Old Vines?
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Viene vignes
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What wine is still produced by foot treading?
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Vintage Port
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What are the types of presses used to squeeze the must?
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Basket and Bladder
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Common indicators for oak aging
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Oak, cedar, pencil shavings, sawdust, cigar box, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, black pepper, toasted coconut, or dill
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Oxidation aromas
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Carmel, butterscotch, honey, brown sugar, burnt sugar, or molasses
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French oak flavors
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Vanilla and baking spices
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American oak flavors
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Toasted coconut and Dill
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What is Battonage?
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Process of stirring the lees during Sur Lie Aging
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What is dosage?
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Adding the liqueur d’expédition to sparkling wine in order to adjust sweetness and maintain fill level. Added after dégorgement.
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What does Vendange Tardive mean?
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Late Harvested, in French.
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What are the 8 international grape varieties?
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Riesling, S. Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, and Cab Sav.
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4 methods to make sparkling wine
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Méthode champenoise, Charmat method, the transfer method, and force carbonation.
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What does Spätlese mean?
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German for late picked
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What is another name for noble rot
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Botrytis cinerea
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What is Riesling country of origin
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Germany
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What is Fumé Blanc
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Another name for Sauvignon Blanc, created by Robert Mondavi
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Where is Pinot Gris from
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Burgundy, France
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What is difference between Pinot Gris/ Grigio
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Style, Gris usually aged in oak, Grigio usually unoaked
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What is Chardonnay called in Austria? |
Morillon
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What is Spätburgunder?
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German/ Austrian name for pinot noir |
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Place of origin for sharaz
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Rhone valley, France
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Place of origin for Merlot
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Bordeaux, France
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Name 3 things that can change a wine’s color
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Bottle age, barrel age, and RS
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What are French wine laws know as
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AOC laws
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What are french quality classifications for wine in order lowest to highest.
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Vin de Table, Vin Pays, VDQS, Appelation d’Orgine Contrôlée
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Vin Rouge
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Red wine
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Vin Blanc
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White wine
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Vin Rosé
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Vin Rosé
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Cru
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Vineyard or growth
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Sec
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Dry
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Doux
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Sweet
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