Csw Study Cards - Chapter 8

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What's the global volume of wine produced annually?

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265 million hectoliters or just over 3 billion cases

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Appellations or Geographic Indications

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Officially sanctioned wine regions

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PDO

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Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

EU's highest wine level.

Wines must be made entirely from grapes grown in the defined territory after which they are named and must be produced within the stated area.

Such wines can also be labeled with traditional terms of individual member states, such as AOC (France) or DOCG/ DOC (Italy).

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PGI

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Protected Geographical Indication

Wines whose qualities can be attributed to being produced from a specific region. Regions are larger and more heterogenous than PDO.

85% of the grapes must come from the geographical region and be produced in that geographical region.

May list varietal name and vintage if at least 85% of that grape or vintage is used.

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"Wine" EU

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Table wines without any geographical designation and may sourced from anywhere within a country or EU. (new) Able to list variety or vintage in consists of 85%.

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EU Labeling Laws

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1. Protected Place Name - PDO: wine is entirely from that region PGI: at least 85% from that region

2. Vintage Date - at least 85% from that vintage

3. Single Grape Stated - at least 85% of stated varietal

4. If 2 - 3 grapes stated, then those stated grapes make up the total 100% of the wine and must be listed in descending order.

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Quality Sparkling Wine

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wines whose CO2 are produced solely from secondary fermentation in the bottle and with 9 mos min aging on lees.

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Aerated Sparkling Wine

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for wines whose “sparkle” is derived from the addition of CO2

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EU Labeling - Non-EU wines

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not labeled as quality or table wines

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Why is 1976 Significant?

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Judgement of Paris, marks the rise of Napa and American wine.

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Greek & Roman Empires

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Responsible for spreading wine throughout the Mediterranean and Western Europe.

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Downfall of Wine

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1. Europe: in the 1800's, Phylloxera spread throughout Europe wiping out many vineyards. Solution: grafting of Vitis Vinifera onto American rootstock.

2. Prohibition from 1920 - 1933

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Church in Middle Ages

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Preserved and Improved wine making techniques

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Old World Wine

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Europe

Making wine for thousands of years

More subtlety, less alcohol, higher acidity, more earthy and mineral driven, less wine maker intervention.

Focus more on typicity of style and place

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New World Wine

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The Americas, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa

Emphasis on fruit and grape variety, more alcohol, less acidity.

Skill and influence of wine maker - more experimentation and diversity

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How are Wine Regions determined?

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1. Political

-Nations -States -Provinces -Counties -Towns -Communes

2. Viticultural

- Appellations or Geographical Indications

- The more specific, the more a predictor of quality

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Varietal Labeling

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Labeling a wine by the name of the varietal. Common in New World.

Also, in Old World regions of:

Germany, Austria, Alsace

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Place Name Labeling

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Labeling of the place of the wine and does not list the varietal.

Common of Old World Wines

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Proprietary Labeling

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Origin listed on label, but no grape name, but a trademarked "created" name owned by the winery. Value and quality of wine conveyed by the brand and marketing.

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Generic Labeling

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White, Blush, Red, Rouge, Blanc

Just generic descriptors on wine

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Semi-Generic Labeling

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Typically names "borrowed" or "stolen" from a place.