3. Principal Grape Varieties - White

Question 1

Chardonnay palate

Answer 1

Medium to high acid

Light to full body

Question 2

Chardonnay cool climate aromas

Answer 2

Green apple, pear, lemon

Question 3

Chardonnay moderate climate aromas

Answer 3

Peach

Question 4

Chardonnay warm climate aromas

Answer 4

Melon, banana, pineapple

Question 5

Chardonnay winemaking

Answer 5

Oaked or unoaked
Add acid in warm climates/sugar in cool climates
Malolactic conversion
Can be sparkling

Question 6

Chardonnay Old World

Answer 6

PGI: South of France
PDOs: Burgundy, Chablis, Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault, Macon, Pouilly-Fuisse

Question 7

Chardonnay New World

Answer 7

USA: California, Sonoma, Carneros, Napa, Santabarbara, OregonChile: Central Valley, Casablanca Valley
South Africa: Western Cape, Walker Bay
Australia: South Eastern Australia, Yarra Valley, Adelaide Hills, Margaret River
New Zealand: Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay

Question 8

Riesling palate

Answer 8

High acid
Low alcohol
Light to full body

Question 9

Riesling aromas

Answer 9

Just ripe to extra ripe: green fruit, citrus, white blossoms, stone fruit, tropical fruit, dried fruit

Question 10

Chardonnay aging

Answer 10

Can age: hazelnut, mushroom

Question 11

Riesling climate

Answer 11

Cool

Moderate

Question 12

Riesling winemaking

Answer 12

Many harvest options (late harvest, botrytis)
Dry to sweet
Unoaked

Question 13

Riesling aging

Answer 13

Can age: petrol, honey

Question 14

Riesling Old World

Answer 14

PDOs: Alsace, Mosel, Rheingau, Pfalz

Question 15

Riesling New World

Answer 15

Australia: Clare Valley, Eden Valley

Question 16

Sauvignon Blanc palate

Answer 16

High acid

Light to medium body

Question 17

Sauvignon Blanc aromas (least ripe)

Answer 17

Green pepper, wet stone, grass, asparagus, white blossom

Question 18

Sauvignon Blanc aromas (med-ripe)

Answer 18

Green apple, lemon, gooseberry (cat pee)

Question 19

Sauvignon Blanc aromas (most ripe)

Answer 19

Peach, passionfruit

Question 20

Sauvignon Blanc climate

Answer 20

Cool

Moderate

Question 21

Sauvignon Blanc winemaking

Answer 21

Typically dry, unoaked, single varietal (sometimes blended with Semillon)

Question 22

Sauvignon Blanc aging

Answer 22

Drink within two years

Question 23

Sauvignon Blanc Old World

Answer 23

PGI: South of France
PDOs: Loire: Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, Touraine; Bordeaux: Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Leognan

Question 24

Sauvignon Blanc New World

Answer 24

USA: Napa
Chile: Central Valley, Casablanca Valley
South Africa: Elgin, Constantia
Australia: Adelaide Hills, Margaret River
New Zealand: Marlborough

Question 25

Pinot Gris palate

Answer 25

Medium acid | Full body

Question 26

Pinot Gris aromas

Answer 26

Banana, peach, mango

Question 27

Pinot Gris climate

Answer 27

Cool | Moderate

Question 28

Pinot Gris winemaking

Answer 28

Dry, off-dry, or medium | Complex: later harvest, yields controlled

Question 29

Pinot Gris Old World

Answer 29

Alsace

Question 30

Pinot Grigio palate

Answer 30

High acid | Light body

Question 31

Pinot Grigio aromas

Answer 31

Green apple, lemon

Question 32

Pinot Grigio climate

Answer 32

Cool | Moderate

Question 33

Pinot Grigio winemaking

Answer 33

Dry, simple, high yields, harvested early

Question 34

Pinot Grigio Old World

Answer 34

PGI: Veneto PDOs: Delle Venezie, Friuli-Venezia Giulia