Vinifera Wine Aromas And Tastes

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What aromas, tastes and body does the Chardonnay grape take on in more temperate (not hot) regions?

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Melon, white peach, occasionally banana, mango and fig aromas, low to medium acid, medium to full bodied wines with moderate alcohol.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Sauvignon Blanc grape take on when grown in cool climates?

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Classic green, herbaceous flavors such as grass, green pepper, gooseberries or "cat's pee", elderflower, minerally dry taste with high acidity and light to medium body.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Riesling grape take on when grown in cool climates?

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Apple fruit character that is very fresh, high acid (sometimes citrusy) that is usually balanced with fruitness or sweetness from residual sugar and relatively low alcohol.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Pinot Gris grape take on when grown in cool climates?

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Apple, pear, lemon, mineral, and mango, dry with low to medium acidity (unless harvested early like in Italy) without tanginess, medium to high in alcohol.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Viognier grape take on when grown in cool climates?

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Peach, pear, violet or white flower aromas, a fruity and full bodied taste silky in nature with medium to low acid.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Muscat Blanc grape produce? (Muscat Blanc a petits grain)

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Grape, peach, rose and citrus if unoaked, raisin, fruitcake, toffee and coffee if oaked.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Cabernet Sauvignon grape produce when grown in a temperate/warm climate?

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Fruity with black currants, black cherry, sweet cigar box, and occasionally mint or eucalyptus aromas. Acids are medium and the wine is usually tannic, full bodied and high alcohol levels.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Merlot grape produce when grown in a temperate/warm climate?

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Blackberry, cherry and plum fruit with smoke and sometimes chocolate. Soft, velvety but moderate tannins, full bodied and low acidity but moderate alcohol.

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What aromas, tastes and body does the Chardonnay grape take on in a cool climate?

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Apple, green plum aroma, steely, minerally taste usually with some citrus, light to medium body with high acidity.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Sauvignon Blanc grape take on when grown in a temperate/warm climate?

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Ripe melon, kiwi, fig, lime and pink grapefruit aromas with a muted but still identifiable tanginess, Crisp acidity, dry taste and a medium plus body.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Riesling grape take on when grown in more temperate, non cool climates?

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Citrus, peach and ripe apple aromas, dry but fruity taste, medium bodied and medium acidity with a round, smooth mouth feel.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Viognier grape take on when grown in temperate (non cool) climates?

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Aromatic floral, peach, apricot, tangerine, orange aromas with full body and relatively low acid.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Chenin Blanc grape produce as a young wine?

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Fruity green apples and citrus pith but sometimes vegetal. Oftem made with an off dry taste and high in acidity.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Merlot grape produce when grown in a cool climate?

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Black cherry or cherry, plum, cigar box and sometimes leafy aromas, Slight to medium acid, soft tannins and medium to full bodied.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Syrah/Shiraz grape produce when grown in a temperate/warm climate?

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Blackberry fruity flavor, earthy with notes of spice, and tar or smoke, often with chocolate overtones and full bodied and medium acidity with medium plus tannins.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Grenache/Garnacha grape produce as a young wine?

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Soft, red fruit aromas and flavors such as raspberry, cherry, strawberry with hints of white pepper, medium bodied with soft tannins.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Pinot Noir grape produce as a young wine?

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Fruity perfume of raspberries, strawberries, cherries with soft, light tannins, light acidity, light to medium bodied, medium alcohol.

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What aromas, tastes and body does the Chardonnay grape take on when grown in a quite warm or hot climate?

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Melon, peach, banana, mango, pineapple and fig aromas but not very pronounced, full bodied, low acidity (sometimes flabby), high alcohol wine often treated with oak.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Pinot Gris grape take on when grown in temperate (non cool) climates?

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White flowers, almonds, nuts, honeysuckle, fruit forward with low acidity.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Muscat Ottonel grape produce?

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Flowery and perfumed grape, peach and coriander aromas with low alcohol and often used for dessert wines.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Cabernet Sauvignon grape produce when grown in a cool climate?

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Black currants, cedar wood, tobacco and slight green pepper aromas with medium plus to high acid. Its tannins are sometimes green or "coarse" but still fairly full bodied.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Syrah/Shiraz grape produce when grown in a cool climate?

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Blackberry fruit flavors with notes of black pepper, rosemary and lavender and sometimes mint, medium plus acidity and medium to full bodied with firm but ripe tannins.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Pinot Noir grape produce as an aged wine?

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Complex red and sometimes black berry profile with a muskyl or earthy aroma, soft medium tannins, a creamy mouthfeel in a medium body.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Sangiovese grape tend to produce?

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Dark fruit tastes, blueberry, plum, violets, licorice, earthy and dusty but not very aromatic, acidic with sometimes astringent tannins, medium to full bodied.

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Tempranillo grape tend to produce?

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Nose of soft leather and ripe red berries, light tannins and low acidity

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Malbec grape tend to produce?

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Plum, anise but not strong aromas, ample tannins between a cabernet and a merlot, full bodied and medium acidity

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Zinfandel/Primativo grape tend to produce?

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Fruity raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, cranberry, black cherry aromas with those jammy tastes, spice such as cinnamon, black pepper and cedar, medium tannins and medium to full body with high alcohol.

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What aromas, tastes and body do Barbara grapes tend to produce in a wine?

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Red fruit, currants or blackberry aromas often not distinct but sometimes plumy and pruney if overripe, light to moderate tannins, acidic, medium to full bodied

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What aromas, tastes and body do Albariño grapes tend to produce in a wine?

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A light, high acid white wine that has some mildly aromatic notes of peaches and apricots and with citrus on the taste. It is usually low in alcohol also.

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What aromas, tastes and body do Gewürztraminer grapes tend to produce in a wine?

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A medium plus to full bodied, low acid white wine that is very floral and spicy with notes of roses, lychee and passion fruit.

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This white is dry, bracing and packed tightly with apple, light peach and mineral aromas and flavors. What is the most likely predominant grape?

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Riesling from Alsace, young,

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This red shows awesome purity, with lush, seamless layers of raspberry, blackberry and fig compote finely stitched with notes of plum sauce, mocha, graphite and violets. The velvety texture and low to medium acidity then allows for the decadent finish to display exotic combinations of flavors. What is the most likely predominant grape?

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Malbec

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This red is voluptuous and ripe, with a pure expression of flowers, cherry and spice aromas and flavors. Despite its richness and firm acidity, there’s a delicacy and mineral element coming through as well. Terrific length. What is the predominant grape in this wine most likely to be?

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Pinot Noir

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Laden with rich, opulent, creamy pear, fig, hazelnut and vanilla flavors, which pour through on the long, luxurious finish. What is the most likely grape predominant in this wine?

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Chardonnay grown in a warm climate.

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This white offers subtle notes of honeysuckle and straw, but the palate explodes with mineral, citrus peel, chive flower, flint and gooseberry flavors. Then fresh, racy acidity supports a long flinty finish. What is the most likely grape predominant in this wine?

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Sauvignon Blanc grown in a cool climate such as Sancerre

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This aromatic white is a textbook version for its type, with plump, alluring anise, fennel, melon and fig fruit aromas and flavors that glide to a creamy, lush finish. What is the grape most likely to be predominant in this wine?

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Viognier

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Chenin Blanc grape produce as an aged wine?

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Honeyed, pineapple and exotic fruit, toast with medium acid but can be sweet if late harvested

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Grenache/Garnacha grape produce as an aged wine?

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Slight red fruit berry flavors that have progressed to flavors of leather and toffee, full-bodied, high in alcohol, with soft tannins

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What aromas, tastes, and body does the Mourvèdre/ Monastrell grape tend to produce?

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Slight blackberry, violet, gamey (when young) aromas but often indistinct, spices of black pepper, thyme, clove and cinnamon but again indistinct, tannic and somewhat alcoholic

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What aromas and tastes would you expect from a Cabernet Franc grown in a warm climate?

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Layers of mocha, currant, black cherry, juicy plum, and spice flavors that are accented by tobacco and cedar.

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What aromas, tastes and body do Tannat grapes tend to produce in a wine?

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A red, moderately acidic and strongly tannic wine with pronounced aromas of smoke and plum, sometimes tastes tarry and has a wonderfully spicy finish.

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Perfumed and elegant with violet flowers and subtle dark berry fruit on the nose. Full-bodied, with silky but firm tannins and a finish that goes on for minutes. What is the most likely predominant grape?

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Brunello di Montalcino (Sangiovese)

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There are loads of clover honey, apple and mineral aromas and flavors pervading this focused, pure, superbly balanced white that is not highly acidic. It has a nice mineral aftertaste. What is the most likely predominant grape?

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Chardonnay from Chablis, aged.

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This red shows pretty blackberry, cherry and licorice aromas that follow through to a full-bodied palate, with velvety tannins and a smoke-, berry- and chocolate-flavored finish. What is the predominant grape in this wine?

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Merlot

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This is an intense, classy red, with sweet berry fruit, spice, light leather and mineral character. It is full-bodied, with fine fruit and very firm mineral-coated tannins and a long, flavorful finish. What is the most likely grape predominant in the wine?

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Nebbiolo

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This red is dark, dense and brooding, a powerful mix of tarry, smoky, spicy notes around a solid core of black cherry and plum flavors, finishing with great length and firm tannins. What is the most likely grape predominant in this wine?

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Shiraz from a warm area.

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This muscular red combines power and restraint as alluring spicy aromas give way to a thick palate with flavors of plum, coffee, tobacco and mineral, backed by firm tannins and low acidity. It remains balanced and fresh on the long finish. What is the grape most likely to be predominant in this wine?

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Tempranillo

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What aromas and tastes would you expect from a Cabernet Franc grown in a cool climate?

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A medium bodied wine with tobacco, raspberry, bell pepper, cassis, lead pencil shavings and violets with low to medium tannins and medium acidity

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This red has very intense aromas of crushed blackberries and lilacs, which turn to iodine. It's full-bodied, but low in acid with masses of velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Loads of cloves and other dried spices too.

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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

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This red is alluring for its spicy character, with rich flavors of dark raspberry, dark cherry and chocolate. It's robust, full-bodied and filled with gamey meat and mineral notes which extend with mocha and cream on the finish. It's luscious, with fine-grained tannins that give it extra power. What is most likely the predominant grape in this wine?

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Mourvèdre