13- WHITE VARIETIES AND WHITE WINES Flashcards
Where is the classic region in France for Pinto Gris?
Alsace
What are the flavor notes?
Full-bodied dry to off-dry, medium, and sweet wines with spicy tropical fruit flavors (ginger, banana, melon)
What other country follows the Alsatian models?`
New Zealand
What are the flavor notes to Pinto Grigio?
Dry, light to medium in body, medium acidity, neutral character.
What are the flavor notes to Verdicchio?
High acid, medium bodied. Flavours of lemon, fennel, bitter almond.
Where is Verdicchio grown?
Marche
What is Italy’s most planted white grape?
Trebbiano. Known for high acidity levels.
What are the flavor notes to Soave?
Where is it grown?
Made from Garganega grapes, notes of chamomile and green fruit. Grown in Northeast Italy.
What are the flavor notes to Gavi?
Where is it grown?
Light, high acid wine made from Cortese grapes. Notes of green apple and citrus. Grown in Piemont.
What are the flavor notes to Chenin Blanc?
Where is it grown?
Medium bodied, medium sweetness, high acid, with citrus, green fruit, and tropical fruit notes.
Grown in Touraine in the Loire Valley (Vouvray AC)
Why is it grown in South Africa?
For large volume, inexpensive white wines also used in a lot of blends.
What are the flavor notes to Melon Blanc?
Where is it grown?
Medium bodied, dry, medium to high acidity.
Muscadet in the Loire Valley.
What are the flavor notes to Viognier?
Where is it grown?
Full-bodied, aromatic. Low acidity, high alcohol. Delicate fruit and floral aromas.
Northern Rhone.
What are the flavor notes to Albarino?
Where is it grown?
Light to medium body, high acid. Green fruit and citrus fruit.
Rias Baixas, Spain
What are the flavor notes to Semillon?
Where is it grown?
Light body, dry, low alcohol, high acidity.
Bordeaux and Hunter Valley, Australia
