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Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Ripening?
  • Haut-Medoc
  • Pessac-Leognan
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Late ripening

Haut Medoc: blackcurrant, cedar, grippy tannin

Pessac-Leognan: lighter in body, more fragrant

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Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Napa Valley styles
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Napa Valley: ripe versions cassis, fresher versions of blackcurrant

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Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Australia’s Best Region
  • Chile’s Best Region
  • NZ Best Region
  • South Africa’s Best Region
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Coonawarra: cassis, eucalyptus/menthol

Colchagua: ripe black fruit, herbaceous, minty

Hawke’s Bay Gimblet Gravels: cassis, Bordeaux blend

Stellenbosch: Bordeaux blends

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Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Generic New World Character
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New World: ripe blackcurrent, black cherry, smooth tannin

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Cabernet Franc

  • Saumur-Champginy
  • saint emilion
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Saumur-Champigny: violet

Saint Emililon: contributes fruit and floral to blends

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Merlot

  • Early Harvest
  • Later Harvest
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Buds earlier than Cab.

Early Harvest: Red fruit, vegetal, high acid

Later Harvest: aka “International Style”. blackberry, black plum, oak

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Sauvignon Blanc

  • Sancerre/Pouilly-Fume
  • Marlborough
  • South Africa & Chile
  • Margaret River
  • Fume-Blanc
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Early ripening

Sancerre/Pouilly-Fume: apple, asparagus, wet stone

Marlborough: gooseberry, elderflower, grapefruit, passionfruit

South Africa & Chile: similarly fresh and fruity

Margaret River: blended with Semillon

Fume Blanc: California fermented in oak for creamy spicy flavor and rounder flavor. Pessac-Leognan often fermented with Semillon for body. Malo avoid. Lees aging for months.

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Semillon

  • Sweet Wine
  • Dry Blends
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Thin skin, botrytis bottom

Sweet Wine: apricot, citrus peel, toast, vanilla

Dry Blends: adds body

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Muscadelle

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Grapey, floral flavor. Adds exotic perfume to sweet wine blends

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Petit Verdot

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Only ripens in the hottest of years

Tannin and spice

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Malbec

P & T

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P: dark berry, spice

T: cedar, earth

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Tannat

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Black fruit and high tannin

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Ugni Blanc

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Green apple

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Pinot Noir

  • Light Styles flavors
  • Complex Style flavors
  • Tertiary Flavors
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Light Style: red cherry, red fruit, floral

Complex: Earth, forest floor, spice

Tertiary: Forest floor, mushroom

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Petit Manseng

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Passilerage wines with apricot, grapefruit, and sometimes oak spice

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Riesling

Coolest Climates

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Green fruit and floral

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Riesling

Warmer Climates

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Citrus and stone fruit

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Riesling

Bottle Age flavors

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Honey and Toast

Sometimes Petrol

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Noble Rot Flavors

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Honey, apricot, citrus zest, dried fruit

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Chardonnay

  • Budding?
  • Cool Climate
  • Moderate Climate
  • Warm/Hot Climate
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Early budding

Cool Climate: green apple, lemon

Moderate Climate: white peach, melon

Warm Climate: peach, banana, pineapple, acidity risks

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Chardonnay

  • Chablis
  • Cote d’Or and Maconnais
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Chablis: high acid, green apple, citrus, wet stone/slate

Cote d’Or and Macconoias: stone fruit, oaky creaminess in the north, riper in the south. Tertiary of nuts and/or mushroom

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Chardonnay

California
- High Volume
- General Quality
- New Quality

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high volume: fruity, low acid, oak chips

general quality: full body, high alc, low acid, oak, hazelnut, butter, peach, banana

new quality: less oak, more refined

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Pinot Noir

  • Budding?
  • Ripening?
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Budding and ripening early

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Pinot Noir

  • Burgundy
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red fruit, sometimes floral, that evolves into earth, game, and mushroom. 16-18 month oak aging is common

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Pinot Noir - Oregon
ripe red fruit, cinnamon, high acidity
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Pinot Noir - Chile regions - South Africa region - German Regions
Chile: casablanca South Africa: walker bay Ge4many: baden
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Pinot Noir - Australian style and regions - NZ Regions
Australia: medium across the board - Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Tasmania New Zealand: vibrant red fruit, high alcohol - Martinborough is medium to full with dark plum and spice - Marlborough is medium with cherry and cranberry - Central Otago: full bodied, juicy, concentrated red fruit
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Gamay
fragrant raspberry, cherry can be served chilled
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Riesling Budding?
Late, avoids frost
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Pinot Gris/Grigio - Gris - Premium Grigio - High Volume Grigio
Gris: Oily texture, tropical fruit, ginger, honey Premium: Citrus and green in cooler areas. Stone fruit and tropical in warmer regions. Volume: neutral, simple, fruity
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Gewurstraminer
Spicy nose, lychee, rose, oily
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Muscat - Dry - Unaged Fortified - Aged Fortified
Dry: orange blossom, rose, grapey Unaged: varietal flavors preserved Aged: varietal flavors hang on, but oxidative aromas introduced
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Pinot Blanc
Simple, non-aromatic
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Melon Blanc
Ripens Early. Frost resistant Subtle green fruit, drink young
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Chenin Blanc - Dry - Sweet - Aged
Ripens Unevenly Dry: range from apple through tropical with ripeness. Can show steely smoky character Sweet: apricot, citrus peel, noble rot Aged: honey, toast, hay
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Grolleau
Rose blending in Loire
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Syrah/Shiraz - Generic traits - Northern Rhone - Languedoc - Hunter & Barossa - Great Southern, Geelong, Heathcote - Elqui vs Colchagua - Hawke's Bay - Washington
Has trouble ripening in cool climates Generic: fresh black fruit and pepper when young, ripe black fruit and licorice when fully ripe Northern Rhone: berry flavor, pepper, and meat and leather with age Languedoc: makes ripe blends Hunter & Barossa: earthy, spicy, concentrated black fruit, develops leather Great Southern, Geelong, Heathcote: leaner style, more peppery Elqui is lighter and peppery (like cooler Australia) Colchagua is black fruit and body (like Hunter & Barossa) Hawke's Bay: premium concentrated on the Gimblett Gravels Washington: Premium concentrated
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Grenache/Garnacha
Late Ripening Drought tolerant and needs heat Red fruit, but can get jammy Offers perfume, body, and spice to blends
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Mourvedre/Monastrell Premium Bandol?
Drought tolerant and needs heat ripe blackberry Bandol: bottle ages, bramble, meat, licorice
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Carignan/Carinena/Mazuelo
Lacks fruit and finesse Has good structure and blends well
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Cinsault
Red fruit
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Piquepoul
Green fruit and citrus
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Viognier
Late Ripening blossom, apricot, stone fruit can get oily if not protective
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Marsanne & Rousanne
Marsanne is rich. Rousanne is perfumed fruit. Can age into hazelnut
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Silvaner
Not super fruity, sometimes earthy
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Muller-Thurgau
Early ripen Floral and fruity
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Dornfelder
Doesn't say
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Welschreisling
Citrus, green apple
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Blaufrankisch
Peppery, sour cherry
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Zweigelt
Bramble fruit
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Saint Laurent
Similar to Pinot Noir
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Furmint P & T
P: apple T: honey and nut
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Harslevelu
Perfume
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Xinomavro
Lacks fresh fruit, develops earth and spice
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Agiorgitiko
Red fruit and spice
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Assyrtiko - Dry wines - Sweet Wines
Dry: ripe citrus, stone fruit Sweet: caramel and nuts
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Corvina
Red cherry young Concentrated red berry and spice for passito wines
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Garganega P & T
P: pear, red apple, stone fruit, sometimes white pepper T: almonds and honey
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Trebbiano
Boring
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Nebbiolo P & T
Slow ripening at altitude P: sour cherry, herbs, dried flowers T: mushrooms, leather, tar
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Dolcetto
Earliest ripener in Piemonte black plums, red cherries, dried herbs
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Barbera
Late ripening Red cherry, red plum, sometimes black pepper
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Cortese
Slow ripening preferred Floral, citrus, green apple, pear
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Sangiovese
Late Ripening red cherry, red plum, herbs
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Verdicchio
green apple, lemon, sometimes fennel and almond
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Grechetto (Orvieto)
grapefruit and peach
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Malvasia (Frascati)
citrus, orange blossom, fresh
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Montepulciano
Black plums and black cherries
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Aglianico P & T
P: black fruit T: earth, forest floor
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Greco (Tufo) P & T
P: green apple, stone fruit, passion fruit T: honey, mushroom
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Fiano (Avellino) P & T
P: stone fruit, melon, mango T: wax, honey
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Negroamaro
Baked red and black fruit
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Primitivo/Zinfandel
Primitivo: ripe berry fruit Zinfandel: red/black fruit, dried berries, licorice, sometimes herbaceous
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Nero d'Avola
Plum, black cherry
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Tempranillo/Tinto Roriz/Aragona
Medium acidity & Medium Tannin Red Fruit (Joven Strawberry Carbonic)
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Graciano
Challenging to grow Adds black fruit, acidity, and tannin to blends to help them age
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Verdejo
Melon, peach Sometimes Lees
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Albarino
Thick skin fungal resistant. citrus, stone fruit
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Airen
Cope with extreme heat and drought #1 grape in Spain. Used for Brandy.
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Loureiro
fresh
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Arinto
fresh
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Touriga Nacional
Low yield Ripe tannin, black fruit. Toasty oak aroma
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Alfrocheiro
Blackberry, strawberry
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Mencia/Jaen
Moderate climate Fresh fruit, herbaceousness
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Baga
Late ripening, thick skin Black fruit, tannins needs to be managed carefully
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Trincadeira
Drought tolerant spicy red berry flavor, used for blends
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Alicante Bouschet
High color and tannin, for blends
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Vidal
Hardy, low character
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Carmenere
Late ripening Full body, herbaceous (capsicum), black fruit
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Bonarda
Late ripening Raspberry, blackberry,
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Torrontes
Aromatic, protective handling Fruity, floral, stone fruit, melon
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Pinotage (and what are parents?) - Blends - Light style - Old Bush Vine
Pinot Noir x Cinsault Blend: Cape blend Lighter style: red berry Old Bush Vine: full body, spiced berry fruit, sometimes oak stave for coffee and chocolate

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