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Example of wine where I idative notes may be deliberately detected |
Oloroso Sherry |
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Sweetness in wine is tasted where on the palate? |
Tip of the tongue |
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Acidity in wine is tasted where on the palate? |
Sides |
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Bitterness in wine is generally tasted where on the palate? |
Back of the tongue |
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Cote - Rotie |
Syrah - french - powerful ageworthy wines One of the best appellations in Northern Rhone along with Hermitage. Crises Hermitage is the less expensive version in Northern Rhone and is flatter/larger sites. |
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Highly regarded appellation in Southern Rhone |
Chateauneuf du Pape - full bodied, medium tannins and low acidity and an intense complex character including red fruits, spice and animal notes. Mostly Grenache based blend |
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Mosel |
Germany lightest bodied Rieslings |
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Verdichhio and trebbiano |
In Italy Verdichhio is a high acid and medium bodied white with flavours of lemon fennel and bitter almond Trebbiano is Italy's most widely planted grape and is mostly used for inexpensive neutral whites wine. |
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Soave and Soave DOc |
North east Italy - made from garganega a late ripening variety with floral notes and green fruit and white pepper. Medium bodied and unoaked |
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Gabi DOCG |
West Italy - Light, High acid white wine made from Cortese. Green Apple and citrus notes |
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Barossa Shiraz |
Aussie intense black fruit sweet spices, dark chocolate notes. Barossa is a particularly powerful shiraz |
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Henry Chambertin, Nuits Saint Georges, Beaune and Pommard |
Burgundy (Bourgogne)- pinot Noir. These are the invidual villages that offer the most intensity, complexity and length. |
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Sweetness in food |
Increases the perception of bitterness, acidity and increases burning effect of alcohol in wine Decreases perception of body, Sweetness, and fruitiness in wine |
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Salt in food |
Increase the perception of body Decreases the perception. Of bitterness and acidity in wine Softens harder elements |
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Acidity in food |
Increase the perception of body, Sweetness and fruitiness in wine Decreases perception of acidity |
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Chilli heat in food |
Increases the perception of bitterness, acidity, and alcohol burn Decreases the perception of body, richness, Sweetness, and fruitiness |
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Bitterness in food |
Increases bitterness in wine |
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Medium dry - German, Italian Spanish |
Halbtrocken, Abboccato, Semiseco |
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Sweet in German, Italian, Spanish and French |
Süss, Dolce, Dulce, Doux |
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White in German |
Weiss |
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Red in German Spanish and Italian |
Rot, Tinto, Rosso |
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Dry in German, Spanish, Italian, French |
Trocken, Seco, Secco, Sec |
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Merchant |
A company that buys grapes or finished wines for maturation of blending before sale. A wine dealer |
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Negociant |
French term for merchant |
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Cuvée |
Common labelling term used to indicate a specific blend or selection. Can be blend of different varieties, vintages or regions. Used to indicate the better wines in an estate but not a legally bound term |
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German sugar level from min to hugheest |
Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, BA (Beerenauslese), Eiswein and TBA (Trockenbeerenauslese) |
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Which region is considered the heart of Burgundian Chardonnay |
Cóte de Beaune |
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Which region is the southern most for premium Chardonnay |
Pouilly - Fuissé |
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A region where altitude significantly influenced climate (Chardonnay) |
Mendoza Argentina |
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NZ s main wine region for premium chardonnay |
Marlborough |
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Which cool sub region produces premium Chardonnay in Chile? |
Casablanca |
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Which grape often brings acidity to a blend with Chardonnay in aussie |
Semillon |
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Which grape brings an oily texture and peachy aromatic s to a Chardonnay blend |
Viognier |
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Although widely grown which region is not recognised for significant amounts of Chardonnay |
Coonawarra |
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Climatic factors that help cool vineyards in California? |
Ocean breezes, morning mists, and altitude |
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Mersault |
Fuller bodied Chardonnay, citrus, stone and tropical fruit aromas, high complexity |
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Typical Chilean quality Chardonnay is |
Cooled by sea breezes and morning fog |
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Chambertin |
One of the most famous Grand Cru Pinot noir vineyards |
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Spätburgunder |
Pinot noir in German |
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Cool Aussie region that produces quality Pinot noir |
Yarra Valley |
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When compared to Burhungu, NZ Pinot noir is what |
Fuller I'm body and lower in acidity |
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Which two regions of Chile and known for intensely fruity Pinot noir |
Casablanca and Pinot Noir |
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A wine labelled AC Bourgogne red is likely to be what? |
100% Pinot Noir |
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What term indicates wine from the best regions of burgundy |
Grand Cru |
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Domaine |
From its own vineyards exclusively |
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Which German region is known for both premium Rieslings and premium Pinot noir |
Pfalz |
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Which premium Aussie wine region is considered to have a hit climate |
McLaren Valley |
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Which southern California county produces world class pinto noir |
Santa barbara |
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What does Merlot being to a blend with cab sav |
Softness and body |
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Cab sav description |
High tannins, high aromatics, Hugh avidity |
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A premium Merlot and cab save region in South Africa? |
Stellenbosch |
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Left bank |
Bordeaux cab sav dominant - Medoc, haut-medoc, pauillac and Margaux, graves and pessac-leognan |
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Cote d'or |
Chardonnay Bourgogne, lees contact Puligny-Mintrachet, mersault |
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Macconais |
Most southern region in Burgundy - large volume moderately priced light Chardonnay - sold as Macob |
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Pouilly fusses |
Full bodies Chardonnay tropical fruit oak flavours |
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Vouvray |
Chenin blanc from the Loire Valley |
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Sancerre |
Loire Valley sav blanc |
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Alsace |
Riesling, Gew, Pinot Gris |
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Riaz baixas |
Refreshing white from Spain |
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Barolo |
Hugh acidity, taninus and alcohol full bodied |
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Argentina's speciality grapes |
Malbec and tottontes |
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Premium quality Aussie riesling area |
Clare Valley |
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Which white grape variety is widely grown in south africa |
Chennin blanc |
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Sparkling asti is made from |
Muscat |
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Solera system |
A method of pruning |
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Dominant flavour in gin comes from |
Juniper |
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VSOP is labelling for |
Cognac |
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A single malt whiskey must always come from |
A single distillery |
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Carmenere |
Black grape varietal in Chile - originally a Bordeaux variety. Deep in colour, medium to full bodied with medium or high acidity and alcohol Dark fruit and pepper Pungent green bell peppers Aconcagua and central Valley |
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Malbec |
Originally bordey, important in Argentina Full bodied, High tannins dark fruit, spicy Mendoza |
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Premium California merlot |
Full bodied, aromas and flavours of black fruit and fruit cake |
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Bordeaux AC Sav blanc area |
Graves |
