White wines to recommend

Question 1

Recommend Sauvignon Blanc from Loire Valley?

Answer 1

*Domaine de la Rossignole
*Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc

Question 2

Recommend Sauvignon Blanc other than Sancerre from Loire Valley ?

Answer 2

*Pouilly-Fume La Moynerie
*Michel Reede et Fils.
*The wine is vinified and aged in stainless steel vats for 10 to 12 months.
*Tipically pale to medium straw in color, with grapefruit, lemon/lime citrus notes, pronounced chalky minerality, herbal-grass and white flower notes.

Question 3

Recommend a wine from Northern Italy? (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Answer 3

*Ronco dei Folo
*Pinot Grigio
*From Collio DOC- Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Question 4

Recommend an old world unoaked Chardonnay wine?

Answer 4

*Christian Moreau
Chablis

*Maison Louis Latour Chablis

Question 5

Recommend a white wine from Austria?

Answer 5

*Gruner Veltliner Hirsch
*Kamptal DAC.
The wine is vinified and matured in stainless steel tanks, typically pale to deep straw in color, with combination of ripe fruits, celery, white pepper, with medium to high alcohol, and medium plus to high acidity.

Question 6

Recommend a white wine from Austria other than Gruner Veltliner?

Answer 6

*Pfaffel-Riesling
*Niederosterreich

Question 7

Recommend a white wine from Greece?

Answer 7

*Sigalas, Santorini
*Assyrtiko

Question 8

Recommend a Riesling, not from Germany & Austria?

Answer 8

*Hugel Riesling
*Alsace

Question 9

Recommend a full-bodied Chardonnay from Europe?

Answer 9

*Jean-Claude Boisset
*Marsannay
*Cotes de Nuits.
The wine is fermented in 450 L oak barrels, with indigenous yeast, and aged for 16 months in partially new French oak barrels.
*Typically, light to medium straw color with green highlights, with combination of fruits, mushroom, earth, with vanilla toast hazelnut from oak ageing.
*On the palate, medium to full bodied , with medium to medium plus alcohoh, and medium plus to high acid.

Question 10

Recommend a sweet dessert semi-sparkling wine from Europe?

Answer 10

*Moscato d’Asti
*Angelo Negro
*Piedmont

Question 11

Recommend a sparkling wine from Europe, produced by tank method?

Answer 11

*Casa Vittorino Prosseco
*Valdobbiadene DOCG

Question 12

Recommend A VDN dessert wine from Europe?

Answer 12

*Vidal-Fleury
*Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
*Rhone Valley- France

Question 13

Recommend a white aromatic wine from New World?

Answer 13

*Botega Norton Coleccion
*Torrontes
*Lujan de Cuyo- Argentina

Question 14

Recommend a traditional method sparkling wine NOT from Champagne?

Answer 14

*Cava Selection Especial
*Marques de Monistrol
*Penedes-Spain

Question 15

Recommend an light off-dry wine?

Answer 15

*DR. Loosen Mosel
*Riesling kabinett style
*Bernkasteler Lay- Grand Cru vineyard

Question 16

Recommend a white wine from Spain?

Answer 16

*Pazo das Bruhas Albarino
*Rias Baixas
*Familia Torres

Question 17

Recommend sweet unfortified dessert wine?

Answer 17

*Tsiakkas Commandaria Limassol.
*Xynisteri & Mavro aged for 3 years in American and French oak, with 14.5% abv.
NOSE: quince, honey, figs
*Should be served between 12 and 14 degrees celsius.

Question 18

Recommend a top quality white wine from Burgundy?

Answer 18

*Joseph Drouhin
*Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru