Grapes And Their ‘Typical’ Tastes

Question 1

Nebbiolo

Answer 1

High acidity, high tannins
🍒🌿💐🚬🍄💼
10 years ageing+

Question 2

Barbera

Answer 2

High acidity, low to medium tannins
🍒 black pepper

unoaked and fruity

Question 3

Corvina

Answer 3

High acidity, low to medium tannins
🍒
(Valpolicella)

Question 4

Fiano

Answer 4

Medium acidity, medium to full body
🍑🥭🍈
Campania

Question 5

Verdicchio

Answer 5

High acidity, medium body
🍏🍐🍋 + fennel

Ageing = 🍯🌰

Question 6

Garganega

Answer 6

Dry, medium body, high acidity
🍏🍐🍋🍑

Soave
Inert vessels, no oak, young and fresh

Question 7

Cortese

Answer 7

Dry, light-body, high acidity
🌸🍏🍐🍋

Have

Question 8

Pinotage

Answer 8

Medium tannins, high acidity
Fruity medium body w/. 🍒🍓
Powerful full body w/. Blackberry
Oak = ☕️🍫💨

South Africa, Western Cape

Question 9

Malbec

Answer 9

Full body, high tannins, deep colour

Blackberry, black plum
+new oak = clove + vanilla
+bottle age = dried fruit + 🥩

Mendoza, Argentina

Question 10

Carmenère

Answer 10

Medium to high acidity, high tannins, full body
Unripe = 🫑
Blackberry
+oak = ☕️🍫
tertiary = 💼🌏

Question 11

Tempranillo

Answer 11

Medium to full body, medium acidity, medium tannins

🍓 + 🍒 + blackberry + black plum

Dry, simple + fruity to ripe, complex and age-worthy

+oak = vanilla, 💨, cedar
tertiary = 🍄, 💼 + dried fruit

Spain - Rioja, Rivera del Duero, Catalunya

Question 12

Grenache/Garnacha

Answer 12

Low to medium tannins (thin skins)

🍓, 🍒, red plum, white pepper, liquorice
+age = 🌏, 🥩 + dried fruit

Often blended e.g. Syrah, Tempranillo, sometimes rosé
Southern Rhône, Rioja, Navarro, Priorat, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale

Question 13

Gamay

Answer 13

High acidity, low to medium tannins

Raspberry, red plum, 🍒, 🍌, 🍬

Beaujolais

Question 14

Bobal

Answer 14

Medium body, medium tannins, medium to high acidity

Fruity!

Blackberry, black plum, black 🫖, liquorice

3rd most planted grape in Spain

Question 15

Catarratto

Answer 15

Medium to light body, medium acidity, low/no tannins
Can often be sweet

🍋🍏🍑🍯

Most widely planted grape in Sicily, Italy
Often blended in Etna DOC

Question 16

Zweigelt

Answer 16

Light body, low tannins, medium-high acidity

Juicy and Intense

🍒 + raspberry + black pepper + liquorice + chocolate

Wagram, Austria
+ Czech Republic etc.

Question 17

Grüner Veltliner

Answer 17

Refreshing, grassy and herbaceous
White pepper + dill + 🥒 (gherkin)
Often spicy and interesting

Austria - Wagram (loess soils make interesting and deep wines)