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What is a fortified Wine?
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Wines that have brandy added to them, so that they're alcohol level is raised to betwee 15-23%
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Older, stronger alcohol "training" the young wine
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Where is the typical sherry region?
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Jerez, Spain
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I got nothing- Sherry is Spanish. That's all I think I can remember
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What grapes are produced in Jerez, and used in Sherry?
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Pedro Ximenez,Palomino, Moscatel
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What is flor?
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Flor is the yeast that develops on top of sherrys
Removed in the production of the darker, sweeter classes of Sherry so that they can oxidize |
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Sherry Classifications
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Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso, and Cream
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Fino
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spanish for fine
lighter in body, pale in color, dry |
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Manzanilla
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A special kind of Fino, aged at the sea at Sanlucar de Barrameda
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Amontillado
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deeper color and more body than Fino
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Oloroso
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dry to medium sweet, full body
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Olor is scent in spanish- the sweet scent and darker body comes from the longer oxidation
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Sherry classifications in order of flor development
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Fino- Most flor
Amontillado- Medium flor Oloroso- No flor |
Remember as yeast development increases, color gets lighter and body gets more full
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German wine class orders
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Deutscher tafelwein- table wine
Deutscher Landwein- large regional Qualitatswein bestimmetter Anbaugebiet- from a special region (last level permitted chapitalization) Qualitatswein mit Pradikat- with special attributes (ripeness) |
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Sussreserve
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Unfermented grape must
added after fermentation to balance potential malic sweetness |
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trocken
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dry
less than 9g/L residual sugar, Acid must be 2g higher |
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halbtrocken
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off dry
up to 18g/L, translates to 1.8% r.s., but the Germans need more sugar to balance the natural ripeness |
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Sylvaner
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mild, aromatic
white fruits on the nose |
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Gutsabfullung
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Grower & Producer (non cooperative)
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Weingut
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producing estate- producing the best
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Weinkelleri
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blender
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Winzergenossenschaft
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a large cooperative- a large centralized area for many growers
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Erzeurgerabfullung
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cooperative- estate bottled
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abfuller
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bottler/shipper
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Riesling
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unripe years- grassy
ripe years- peach, apricot, honey (noble rot), apple very ripe- apricot older ones may develop petrol |
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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
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on the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer are tributaries
lighter wines, less alcohol, white/yellow fruits, Slate provide flinty and effervescence |
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German varietals on label
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85% of that grape- although most are closer to all
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Classic
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dry style wines typical of the region
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Selection (Germany)
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Dry style wines on limited production
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Verband Deustcher Pradikatsweinguter Classifications
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Great growths- like grand cru in France
At least Spatlese- yields capped to maintain quality Erste Lage- Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Erstes Gewachs- Rheingau |
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Rheingau Riesling
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Less racy acidity, more alcohol, still light, more floral, spicy fruit
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Pfalz
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stony, dry, spicy, melon, apricot, more intense on the fruit, softer acid- more viscous, richer body & bouquet, more boozecamahol
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Edelfau
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i.e. Botrytis Cinerea- noble rot
mold sucks the juice from the inside Orange rind and honey are particular aromatics to noble rot |
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Eiswein
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Beerenauslese level ripeness, mold covered, and then
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Trockenbeerenauslese
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drier style wines with deep color, very ageable, residual sugar to keep the wine
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Pradikat
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Indication of ripeness:
Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese (BA), Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) |
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Ungsteiner
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on a label, er at the end means the wine came from the village of Ungstein
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Italian wine classification
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Vino de Tavolo- table wine
Indicazion de geographica typica- typical region (like vins du pays) Denominacion de Origen Controllata- controlled origin, lower yields DOC e Garantita- highest quality, lowest yield |
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DOC controls
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yields, region, grapes, aging
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Italian wine names
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varietal- IGT and DOC
region- eg Chianti varietal and region- brunello di montalcino, brachetto d'acqui, at the docg level proprietary- excellus, summus |
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Riserva
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means something- specified according to DOC & DOCG
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Super Tuscan
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atypical grapes in Tuscany, eg Syrah
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laws in italy
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91- no new vineyards, raised quality of Italian wines
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regional varietals of Venice, Tuscany and Piedmont
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Venice
Soave- Trebbiano, Garganega, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanco Bianco di Custoza- Trebbiano, Garganega, Tocai Lugana- Trebbiano Valpolicella/Amarone; Bardolino- Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara Piedmonte NEBBIOLO- Barolo, Barbaresco & Gattinara Gavi- Cortese Tuscany Chianti/Chianti Classico; Vino Nobile di Montepulciano; Carmignano- Sangiovese, Canaiolo Brunello di Montalcino- Sangiovese Grosso |
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Superiore
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lower yields, higher alcohol
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