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Where is Touraine and which grape variety is used? - Answer- Loire Valley; Chenin
Blanc
Describe a Chenin Blanc from Touraine - Answer- medium bodied wines, medium
sweetness, high acidity, unoaked, citrus, green and tropical fruit (lemon, apple,
pineapple) and some herbaceous aromas (green leaf)
Where in the Loire Valley is sweet wine made and which grape varietal is used? -
Answer- Vouvray AC, Chenin Blanc
What are the tasting notes of Melon Blanc? - Answer- medium-bodied, dry, unoaked
white wines with light almost neutral fruit and medium or high acidity
What are the appellations in the Nantais region? - Answer- Muscadet, Muscadet Sevre
et Maine
What is sur lie? - Answer- wine has been bottled from a vessel containing the dead
yeast left over fermentation. Gives a little more body and complexity
What are the main appellations of the Northern Rhone Valley, and the grape variety
used? - Answer- Cote Rotie, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage; Syrah
What are the main appellations of the Southern Rhone Valley, and the grape variety
used? - Answer- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cotes du Rhone, Cote du Rhone Villages;
Grenache, Syrah
Where is the majority of IGP wines made in France? - Answer- Languedoc Roussillon:
Minervois, Fitou
What grape varieties are used in IGP - Answer- Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc,
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah
What is Deutscher Wein? - Answer- Basic geographical indication
,What is PGI? - Answer- Landwein
How are PDO wines labelled in Germany? - Answer- QbA (Qualitatswein bestimmer
Anbaugebeite) or Pradikatswein
What is the hierarchy of Pradikatswein? - Answer- Kabinett; Spatlese; Auslese; BA
(beerenauslese), and Eiswein; TBA (Trockenbeerenauslese)
What does Grosses Gewachs indicate? - Answer- high quality dry wine made from riper
grapes
What are high quality dry wines called in the Rheingau? - Answer- Erstes Gewachs
What is pinot noir called in Germany? - Answer- Spatburgunder
What is Anbaugebiete? - Answer- Term for Germany's 13 quality regions
Where is Riesling made in Germany? - Answer- Mosel, Rheingau, and Pfalz
Where is Spatburgunder made? - Answer- Pfalz and Baden
What is Classico refer to? - Answer- Historic center of many DOC and DOCG regions.
Located on hills, best sites and produce the best wines
What does Riserva wine mean in Italy? - Answer- indicates that a DOC or DOCG wine
has achieved a higher minimum level of alcohol and has been aged for at least a
minimum number of months before release
What are the most famous wines from Piemonte? - Answer- Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco
DOCG
What grape variety is used to make Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG? - Answer-
Nebbiolo
What tasting notes does Nebbiolo give Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG? -
Answer- Full bodied, high tannins, alcohol and acidity. Red fruit flavors, floral and earth
elements, sweet spice (licorice), vegetal (mushroom, meat, leather)
What other grape variety is produced in Piedmont? - Answer- Barbera
Describe Barbera from Piedmont - Answer- Light tannins, high acidity red fruit and
gamey aromas. Often aged in oak, which add toast and vanilla flavors
Where is red wine made in Veneto and the grape variety? - Answer- Valpolicella and
Valpolicella Classico DOC; Corvina dominating
, What are the tasting notes from Valpolicella - Answer- light body, color, low tannins,
high acidity with notes of sour cherry
What are the tasting notes from Valpolicella behind Verona like? - Answer- More
concentration, complexity, baked fruit including plums, dried cherries and prune
What does Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG indicate? - Answer- full bodied, complex
dry wine. Alcohol levels are among the highest in Italy
Where is Chianti and is dominated by which grape? - Answer- Tuscany; Sangiovese
What was Italy's first DOCG wine? - Answer- Brunello di Montalcino; Sangiovese
What type of wine does Sangiovese produce? - Answer- medium to full bodied red with
high levels of tannin, acidity. Plum, earth, tomato and tea
Where is Abruzzo located? - Answer- east-central Italy
What are the tasting notes of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC? - Answer- high levels of
acidity, tannin, alcohol, color, black pepper, blackberry, raisin, jamminess
True or False: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
are the same thing. - Answer- Falso, Vino Nobilie di Montepulciano DOCG is a Chianti-
style red wine made from Sangiovese near Montepulciano, Tuscany
What does IGT Sicilia allow? - Answer- less stringent laws allow IGT Sicilia to produce
blending across a huge area and the grape varieties to be clearly stated on the label
Where are Primitivo, Negroamaro grown? - Answer- Sicily, Puglia
What is Taurasi DOCG? - Answer- 100% Aglianico, full bodied complex floral and dark
fruit aromas and high levels of tannin and acid
Where is Taurasi DOCG? - Answer- Campania
Describe Primitivo - Answer- fatter with high alcohol and a pronounced jammy note
True or False: Pinot Grigio is grown throughout Italy - Answer- True
Describe Pinot Grigio - Answer- Dry, medium, light in body, with medium acidity, neutral
character. Better examples show ripe nuttiness, honey character
Where is Pinot Bianco grown? - Answer- Friuli
Where is Soave and Soave DOCG grown? - Answer- near Valipolicella
