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24 Cards in this Set
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Terroir |
The soil / climate of a region |
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What makes a red wine different from a white wine? |
The grapes are left to sit on the skins. |
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Malolactic Fermentation |
Creates butter acids |
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Viticulture |
How the grapes are made |
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Viniculture |
How the wine is made |
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Must |
Unfermented grape juice |
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How does bottle size affect aging rate? |
Smaller bottles age faster |
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When were AOCs created? |
1935 |
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What do AOCs regulate? |
Place of origin Grape Varieties Alcohol content Maximum Yield When harvests begin each year Production methods |
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What is the Italian equivalent of AOCs? |
DOCs |
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What is the Spanish equivalent of AOCs? |
DOs |
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What is the Portugese equivalent of AOCs? |
DOCs |
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Vins de France |
Simple, ordinary wines No geographic designation vintage, varietal allowed oak tea, chips, powdered tannin OK |
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Vins de Pays |
Country wines no varietal restrictions 85% grapes must come from region |
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Vins Delimites Qualite Superieure |
no longer exists! |
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Appelation d'Origine Controlee (AOP) |
Top quality wines in specific controlled places Lots of regulations |
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Loire Valley |
France's leading producer of white wines |
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Loire Valley Varietals |
Chenin Blanc Muscadet Sauvignon Blanc |
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What does "Vielles Vignes" (old vines) legally mean? |
Nothing! |
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Type of grape in Domain de la Quilla? |
Muscadet, from Sur Lie AOC, Loire Valley |
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Type of grape in Chateau de Sancerre? AOC? |
AOC = Sancerre Grape = Sauvignon Blanc |
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Type of grape from Domaine Herve Seguin? AOC? |
AOC = Pouilly-Fume Grape = Sauvignon Blanc |
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AOC Savennieres grape varietal? |
Chenin Blanc |
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Tannin |
The gripping text of wine. Sediment. |
