Isg Wine Fundamentals 2

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Sauvignon Blanc
In the Vineyard
(Features)

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Medium sized berries
Tight bunches
High acid
Late budding
Early Ripening

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Sauvignon Blanc
In the vineyard
(features)

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Meduim sized berries
Tight bunches
High acid
Late budding
early ripening

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Sauvignon Blanc
In the vineyard
(susceptibility)

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Very susceptible to Botrytis
Oidium
Black rot especially on fertile soils

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Sauvignon Blanc
In the vineyard
(climate/soil preferences)

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Chalk, gravel, loam, flint(silex), marl
cool but sunny climate
long growing season for sweet styles

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Sauvignon Blanc
In the winery

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Old and new word styles-cool fermentation
Both new oak and stainless steel ageing
Generally a young drinking wine but ageing potential in Bordeaux
Often blended with Semillon for body and roundness

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Sauvignon Blanc
Notable regions

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Upper Loire and Bordeaux France
Marlborough, New Zealand
South Africa, California, Australia, and Chile

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Sauvignon Blanc
Common Desciptors

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Aromatic:
Gooseberry, passion fruit, kiwi, lime zest, fruit salad
Green pepper
Mineral, flint, wet stone
cat's pee
Palate:
High acidity, meduim alcohol, dry and sweet styles

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Chardonnay
In the vineyard
(features)

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large berries usually with brown spots
high sugar capability
early budding-early ripening
ofen refered to as a "neutral" grape

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Chardonnay
In the vineyard
(susceptibility)

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Hardy variety
Powdery mildew
Poor results in wet or rich soils
Uneven fruit set due to frost
fast drop in acid at ripening

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Chardonnay
In the vineyard
(climate/soil preferances)

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highly adaptableto both soil and climate
some excellent epressions in limestone, chalky marl, sandstone, and calcareous
If too warm will over-ripen quickly

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Chardonnay
In the winery

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Malolactic fermentation common
Excels with oak ageing
Traditional old world-stainless steel=mineral tones
Cool climate-Chaptalization, warm climate- acidification

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Chardonnay
Notable Regions

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Burgundy, and Champagne France
Most wine growing regions including California, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa, Oregon, and Canada

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Chardonnay
Common Descriptors

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Aromatics:
Very dependant on soil and climate conditions
Green Apple, pear, lemon, grapefruit, mango
Nuts, popcorn, biscuits, butter, cream, butterscoth
Honey, flint and smoke
Palate:
Naturally medium to high acidity, potential for high alcohol

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Burgundy
Grapes

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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Gamay

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Burgundy
Climate

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Cool continental
Vintage variations common

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Chablis
viti and vini

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Chardonnay
Cool climate
minerally and acidic wines
only small amounts of oak

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Cote d'Or
Regions

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Cote de Nuit-reds, further north
Cote de Beaune-whites, further south

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Chalonnais

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Lower quality then Cote d'Or
Makes both reds and whites
No Grand Cru's

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Maconnais

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Bigger fruit and bigger oak then rest of Burgundy
Use of the term Village

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Beaujolais

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Almost all red from Gamay grape
10 cru's

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Bordeaux Supierior

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extra 1% alcohol

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1855 Bordeaux Classification

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By Napoleon, based on market prices of wines in the region.
Did not include the entire region's wines or vineyards that did not have a product that year

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Bordeaux Varietals

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Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle
Cabrenet Sauvignon, Cabrenet Franc, Merlot, Petite Verdot, and Malbac

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Bordeaux Climate

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Maritime

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Bordeaux soil

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Left bank gravel
On the Right Bank, clay, limestone and sand

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Bordeaux major appellations

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The Right Bank consists of two major regions: Saint-Emili on and Pomerol
Left Bank - Saint-Estephe, Pauillac, SaintJulien, Margaux, 'pessac-Leognan, Graves, Sauternes, Haut-Medoc, Medoc

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What 3 elements are important for good quality wine soil

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Heat retention and heat reflection. Drainage. Mineral richness end up with intensity of flavor vs. Organic richness provides more green growth.

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What is the main reason for pruning vines

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To allow sun and air in, and control yields

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) What is maoloactic fermentation? When does it take place?

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The conversion of lactic acid to maoloactic acid. This is done after the primary fermentation

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4 varietals allowed in grand cru Alsace

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Pinot Gris
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Muscat

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Cremant

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sparkling wine made in a traditional methode in France not in Champagne

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AC vendage Tardire

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Late harvest

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Alsace varietals

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Gerwurzttraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Pinot Blanc, Sylaner, chasselas, Pinot Noir

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Alsace Climate

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Long cool sunny growing season. Due to the Vosge Mountain range. Gives the rain shadow effect. Causes flavor intensity

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Loire Varietals

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Sauvignon Blanc
Chinnon Blanc
Muscadet (melon de burgogne)
Cabrenet Franc
Pinot Noir
Gamay

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Loire CLimate

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Maritime

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Pouilly Fume Soil type

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Silex

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Rhone North vs South Vini

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Northern Rhone singe virital expression
Souther Rhone all about the blend

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Northern Rhone Varietals

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Red Syrah, white Vignoir

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Northern Rhone Climate

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Continental- la Mistral

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Northern Rhone Viti

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Terraced vineyards
Hand harvesting

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Northern Rhone soil

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Pebbles, hilside

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Southern Rhone varietals

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Granache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Marsane, Rousanne-oxie fastest

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Southern Rhone
Climate

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Mediterranean
Mistral winds

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Southen Rhone Soils

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Rocky, pebbles,Pudding stones

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Italy DOC

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Denominazione di orgine controllata

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DOCG

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Denominazione di orgine controllata Garantita
wines have to go before a control panel.
Insure historicalness of a wine. Classic production methods

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Piedmont

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Famous for nebbilo grape
And Asti made from muscsto made in bulk method

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Trentino alto-adige

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Very northern region
Cold winters and warm summers mountainous
Many wines are labels by varietals
Known for Pinot Grigio production

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Veneto

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Influenced by Lake Garda
Famouse white wine Soave Garagenaga

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Tuscany

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Chianti-DOCG
Chianti Classico-DOCG
Brunello di montalcino 100% sangiovese
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Prugnolo clone)
Vin Santo- Completely oxidized

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Grenache

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Grancha= cannonau