Wset Level 2: Understanding The Label

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Year in which grapes were harvested

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Vintage

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Why is it important that seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres are inverted relative to each other?

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Wines from a given vintage will be harvested in February, March or April in the southern hemisphere, resulting in wines a half year older than their northern counterparts. Can be an issue with wines meant to be consumed young (like rose or unoaked white).

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Define QWPSR.

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A European Union wine quality classification: Quality Wine Produced in a Specified Region. In theory, each QWPSR is unique, having a flavor that can't be copied by any other wine.

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Wine aged in new, small, 225 litre oak barrels is said to have been aged in new...

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barriques

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Are "barrel-fermented" wines red, white, or both?

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White

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Is the use of oak staves or chips permissible for premium-quality, QWPSRs?

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No

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German word for "bottled by the producer"

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Erzeugerabfullung

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What is isinglass?

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An animal protein from sturgeons used to fine, or clarify, wine.

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What are egg whites used for in the winemaking process?

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Eggwhites are used to clarify wine

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Do wines labelled as suitable for vegetarians use isinglass as a fining agent?

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No

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Are unfiltered wines less likely to form deposits in the bottle as they age?

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No. Unfiltered wines are MORE likely to form deposits in the botttle as they age.

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"Halbtrocken" means

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Off-dry

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Explain the term "VIN DE PAYS D'OC"

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Quality CategoryTable Wine with Geographical Description which permits the naming of a region Oc, variety and vintage

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French Table Wine with geographical description

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Vin de Pays

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German Table Wine with geographical description

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Deutscher Landwein

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Italian Table Wine with geographical description

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IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)

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Spanish Table Wine with geographical description

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Vino de la Tierra

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Portuguese Table Wine with geographical description

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Vinho Regional

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French Table Wine

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Vin de Table

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German Table Wine

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Deutscher Tafelwein

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Italian Table Wine

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Vino da Tavola

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Spanish Table Wine

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Vino de Mesa

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Portuguese Table Wine

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Vinho de Mesa

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French QWPSR (Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region)

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AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controlee)

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German QWPSR (Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region)(2)

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Pradikatswein

QbA (Qualitatswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete)

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Italian QWPSR (Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region) (2)

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DOGC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)

DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)

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Spanish QWPSR (Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region) (2)

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DOC (Denominacion de Origen Calificada)

DO (Denominacion de Origen)

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Portuguese QWPSR (Quality Wine Produced in a Specific Region)

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DOC Denominacao de Origem Controlada

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European words for "sweet"

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French: Moelleux, Liquoreux,Doux
Italian: Dolce
Spanish: Dulce
Portuguese: Doce
German: Suss

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European words for "medium" level of sweetness/dryness

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French: Demi-sec
Italian: Semi-secco
Spanish: Semi-seco
Portuguese: Semi-seco
German: Lieblich

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European words for "dry"

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French: Sec
Italian: Secco
Spanish: Seco
Portuguese: Seco
German: Trocken

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European words for "white"

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French: Blanc
Italian: Bianco
Spanish: Blanco
Portuguese: Branco
German: Weiss

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European words for "vintage/harvest"

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French: Millésimé, Vendange, Récolte
Italian: Vendemmia, Annata
Spanish: Cosecha
Portuguese:Colheita
German: Ernte/Jahrgang

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European words for "wine"

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French: Vin
Italian: Vino
Spanish: Vino
Portuguese: Vinho
German: Wein

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European words for "red"

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French: Rouge
Italian: Rosso
Spanish: Tinto
Portuguese: Tinto
German: Rot

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European words for "rosé"

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French: Rosé
Italian: Rosato
Spanish: Rosado
Portuguese: Rosado
German: Rosé

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German for "estate"

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Weingut

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Define merchant or négociant

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One who blends together wines and grapes brought in from winemakers and grape farmers.

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Define co-operative cellar

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A winemaking facility whose ownership is shared by a number of grape farmers. Examples: cave coopérative, cantina sociale.

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"Cuvée" means ________.

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blend

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organic

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grapes grown without using synthetic chemical treatments

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Botrytis/noble

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Indicates a wine made using noble rot

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Domaine

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A producer making wine from grapes grown in their own vineyards

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Chateau

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(Usually in Bordeaux) Indicates wine is made from a defined piece of land, though this land may be sold or added to over time. Does not entail the existence of a building.

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Bordeaux label terms

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Supérieur, Cru Bourgeois, Grand Cru Classé, Grand Vin

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Bordeaux dry white label term

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Grand Cru Classé

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Burgundy (red) label terms

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Premier Cru, Grand Cru

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Burgundy (white) label terms

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Premier Cru, Grand Cru

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German Pradikatswein categories

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Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese