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30 Cards in this Set
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permitted for AOC Medoc(red)
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• Cabernet Sauvignon (most estates, 65%),
• Merlot (most estates 25%), • Cab Franc, • Petit Verdot, • Malbec, • Carmenere |
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-Vallee de Rhone(red)
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• Syrah (main variety, bold wine, dark fruit, peppery, earthy smoky) Mourvedre (dark berry fruit, tobacco and wood), Grenache (workhorse, bright, fruity)
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- Germany(most popular red)
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• Spatburgunder: (Pinot Noir) most popular
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Italy(red)
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• Most common RED varieties: Sangiovese, Barbera
• Best RED varieties: Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Barbera, Aglianico, Nero d’Avola |
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Spain(famous red)
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• Tempranillo: Rioja’s and Ribera del Duero’s famous red variety
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Chile(red)
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• Cab Sauv (33%)
• Carmenere: Chile’s special red variety |
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Argentina(red/pink)
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• Red/Pink (77%): Cereza Italiana, Malbec=finest
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South Africa(red)
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• Pinotage: Pinot Noir + Cinsault- South Africa’s unique red grape variety
• Hermitage= Cinsault red |
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Australia(red)
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• Cab Sauv (17%)
• Syrah(23%)- most popular red |
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NZ(red)
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-New Zealand
• pinot noir, merlot, CS |
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Sauternes(White)
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• Sauvignon Blanc,Semillon, Muscat de Frontignan (Sauternes)
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Vallee de Rhone-White
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• Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne (Vallee de Rhone)
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Loire-White(most widely cultivated)
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• Sav Blanc
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Muscadet
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• neautral in flavor, very dry, high in acidity, low in alcohol(Loire)
-White |
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Upper Rhone: Superior Sub-region White Wine
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Cote Rotie, Condrieu
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Germany’s most famous grape variety
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Riesling(white)
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Main Spanish blending Varietals (White)
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Rioja= Tempranillo/Garnacha, Priorato: Garnacha, Carinena, Cab Sauv, Syrah
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Rias Baixas’ famous white variety
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Albarino
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Riesling Aroma?
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lime, lemon, peach, melon, green apple, orange, passion fruit, honey, pineapple, apricot, grapefruit, mineral, kerosene
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Italy's most popular White Wines?
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Chardonnay, Sav Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Tocai Friulano, Greco, Fiano, Garganega, Verdicchio
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Chile Chardonnay %
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7%
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Argentina Torrontes %
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23%
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Chardonnay
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White wine
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Torrontes
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White wine
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South Africa White wines
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• Steen=Chenin Blanc (19%)
• White French= Palomino • Hanepoot=Muscat of Alexandria |
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Sparkling Wine Methods
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-Charmat process
-Transfer method -Methode ancestrale -Artificial carbonation |
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-New Zealand White Wines
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• Sauvignon Blanc(best known)
• Chardonnay, Riesling |
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Corbel
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largest seller of sparkling wines in US
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Germany Dessert Wines
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• Germany
o Beeren-Auslese, Trocken-Beeren-Auslese, Eiswein (“Icewine”) |
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Portugal is famous for?
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Port Wine-Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cao, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa
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