Other Black Grapes

Question 1

CLIMATE: Moderate

high acidity

low to medium tannin

light bodied

unoaked

PRIMARY: red fruit - Cherry + Banana & Candy

Answer 1

GAMAY

Question 2

CLIMATE: Moderate - Warm

simple or complex

medium acidity

medium tannin

oaked or unoaked

PRIMARY: red fruit (moderate) or black fruit (warm)

TERTIARY: dried fruit, leather, mushroom

Answer 2

TEMPRANILLO

Question 3

CLIMATE: Warm

Often blended

thin skins - can make Rosé

low acidity

low to medium tannins

high alcohol

PRIMARY: red fruit. Cherries, white pepper

TERTIARY: earth, meat, dried fruit, caramel

Answer 3

GRENACHE / GARNACHA

Question 4

CLIMATE: Warm

originally from Bordeaux

medium to high acidity

high tannin

full-bodied

oaked

PRIMARY: Green Bell Pepper, Blackberry

TERTIARY: leather, earth

Answer 4

CARMENÈRE

Question 5

CLIMATE: Warm

originally from Bordeaux

high tannin

full-bodied

oaked

PRIMARY: black fruit - Black Plum

TERTIARY: dried fruit, meat

Answer 5

MALBEC

Question 6

CLIMATE: Warm

high acidity

medium tannin

medium to full-bodied

often oaked

PRIMARY: Red fruit - Cherries

Coffee, Chocolate, Smoke

Answer 6

PINOTAGE

Question 7

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Answer 7

Grenache, Syrah

and other local grapes

Question 8

Beaujolais

and

Beaujolais Villages

Answer 8

Gamay

Question 9

Fleurie

Answer 9

Gamay

Question 10

Minervois

Answer 10

Grenache, Syrah

and other local grapes

Question 11

Côtes du Rhône

Answer 11

Grenache, Syrah

and other local grapes

Question 12

Southern France

(Pays d’Oc IGP)

Answer 12

Wide Range of International Grapes

Local grapes black grapes including

Grenache and Syrah

Question 13

Priorat

Answer 13

Garnacha

Question 14

Ribera del Duero

Answer 14

Tempranillo

Question 15

Rioja

Answer 15

Tempranillo and Garnacha

Question 16

Navarra

Answer 16

Garnacha (Red and Rosé)

Question 17

Catalunya

Answer 17

Multiple International and Indigenous Varieties

Good Value Tempranillo

Question 18

McLaren Vale

Answer 18

Grenache-Blend

Question 19

Barossa Valley

Answer 19

Reds:

Shiraz and/or Grenache-blends

Whites:

Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blends

Question 20

Central Valley - Chile

Answer 20

Bulk - Various International Grape Varieties

Most Planted:
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Carmenère

Question 21

Western Cape - South Africa

Answer 21

Chenin Blanc

Pinotage

Wide Range of International Grapes

Question 22

Mendoza

Answer 22

Malbec