Regions Random Flashcards by Britt Mitchell

Cote Rotie

Northern Rhone (Most Northern)

Only red wines (can have up to 20% Viognier)

Deeply coloured reds, full-bodied, Spicy, floral freshness, textural elegance (Syrah)

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Condrieu

Northern Rhone

White only, Viognier

Low yield old vines, steep terraced vineyards

Chateau grillet

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Saint Joseph

Norther Rhone

Red (Syrah) and Whites (Marsanne, Roussanne)

North: Structured with lots of flavour intensity

South: Lighter, semi carbonic, pepper perfumed, valley floor

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Hermitage

Northern Rhone

Red (Syrah) and Whites (Marsanne, Roussanne)

Steep south-facing slopes

Traditionally blended, some individual lieux-dits

Fullest bodied, ages well. Can have up to 15% Marsanne and Roussanne

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Crozes- Hermitage

Norther Rhone

Red (Syrah) and Whites (Marsanne, Roussanne)

Volume

Mixed quality etc

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Cornas

Northern Rhone

Red Only (Syrah)

Sunbaked south facing terraced vineyards sheltered from Mistral

Deeply coloured and full bodied

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Mosel

Germany, Mosel River

Reisling only GG (Majority white grapes)

Middle mosel (best sites) on steep slopes facing the river, slate soils

Cooler sites used for sparkling

Riesling: Lighter body, lower alcohol, higher in acidity (vs Rheinhau, Rheinhessen, and Plaz) Floral and green fruit

Piesport, Bernkastel, Wehlen

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Piesport

Mosel, Germany

Reisling only GG (Majority white grapes)

Middle mosel (best sites) on steep slopes facing the river, slate soils

Cooler sites used for sparkling

Riesling: Lighter body, lower alcohol, higher in acidity (vs Rheinhau, Rhein

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, Bernkastel

Mosel, Germany

Reisling only GG (Majority white grapes)

Middle mosel (best sites) on steep slopes facing the river, slate soils

Cooler sites used for sparkling

Riesling: Lighter body, lower alcohol, higher in acidity (vs Rheinhau, Rhein

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Wehlen

Mosel, Germany

Reisling only GG (Majority white grapes)

Middle mosel (best sites) on steep slopes facing the river, slate soils

Cooler sites used for sparkling

Riesling: Lighter body, lower alcohol, higher in acidity (vs Rheinhau, Rhein

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Nahne

Germany,

Between Mosel and Rheingau

Best sites on the banks of the river Nahne, steep south-facing,

Riesling: Pronounced acidity but riper than Mosel. Between Mosel and Rheingau in style.

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Rheingau

Germany, North banks of Rhine River and Main River

Protected to the North by Taunus Hills

Best vineyards on steep south facing slopes around Johannesburg, and Rudesheim

GG: Riesling or Spatsburgunder

Riesling: Majority dry but also the moister from the river provides good conditions for BA or TBA

Medium to full body with notes of peach (riper vs mosel)

Assmanshausen (Rudesheim)

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Rheinhessen

Germany

Largest winemaking region

White: Muller-Therngau and Riesling

Red: Spatsburgunder, Dornfelder, Portugieser

GG: Spats and Riesling

Nierstein: Rheinterrase fullest bodied Rieslings

Steep sloped vineyards on the west bank of the Rhine

Innovation and excellence

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Nierstein

German, Rheinhessen: Rheinterrase fullest bodied Rieslings

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Assmanshausen (Rudesheim)

Rheingau, Germany, Spatsburgunder

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Johannesburg, and Rudesheim

Germany, Rheingau

Pfalz

Germany, a continuation of Alsace where vosges mountains become haardt mountains

Second largest

Driest, warm, can suffer from water stress like Alsace

White: Riesling and Muller-thurgau (plus grauburgunder and weibburgunder)

Red: (40%) (2nd) Dornfelder, Portugieser, spatsburguner

Riper and fuller-bodied Riesling

Best: Forst and Deidheim (Mittelhaardt)

Forst

Middelhaardt, Paltz, Germany

Full bodied, steep slopes

Riesling

Deidheim

Middelhaardt, Paltz, Germany

Full bodied, steep slopes

Riesling

Neiderosterreich

Lower Austria

Largest for import and export

Concentrated flavours

Wachau (West bank of Danube) has steep often terraced south-facing vineyards and produces the highest quality dry wines from either Gruner Veltliner or Riesling

R: Dry, med to full-bodied, ripe peach primary fruit

Kramptal and Kremstal are North and make a similar style

Weinviertel DAC: First DAC, largest wine growing area. ONLY Gruner

Klassik: Light Fruity no oak
Reserve: high alc and can have oak

Weinviertel DAC

Niederosterreich austria

: First DAC, largest wine growing area. ONLY Gruner

Klassik: Light Fruity no oak
Reserve: high alc and can have oak

Kramptal

Niederosterreich austria

Reisling gruner

Wachau

Niederosterreich austria

Reisling gruner

Kremstal

Niederosterreich austria

Reisling gruner

Baden

Southern Germany Warmest of the German regions so produces some of the fullest-bodied wines with the highest alcohol levels Spatsburgunder is the most widley planted here although grauburgunder, weibburgunder, muller thurgau and reisling are also grown Best vineyards are located on south-facing slopes of the extinct volcano Kaiserstuhl Most plantings along the Rhine to the Swiss border with most density around Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg

Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg

Northern Germany, Baden

Fraken

Germany Focus on Silvaner, although Spatsburgunder is also popular Silvaner is dry and rich on the palate, with an earthy quality. It is often sold in flask-shaped bottles. Silvaner is early flowering and ripening and so is susceptible to spring frosts GG: Silanver, reisling, weibburguner or spatsburgunder South facing slopes of Wurzburg

Wurzburg

Fraken, Germany

Austria

Neiderosterrich, Burgenland, Steiermark, and Wein

Burgenland

East Austria, Near the Hungarian border Known for high-quality sweet and red wines Steet wines near the lakes and reds in the southern hills Neusiedlersee: Vast shallow late that encourages Noble Rot Sweet wine is mostly welschriesling Aushbrusch DAC: Sweet wines Neusiedlersee DAC: Zweigelt Leithaberg and Mittelbburgenland: Blau

Aushbrusch DAC:

burgenland, Austria (sweet wine)

Neusiedlersee DAC

Burgenland, Austria Zweigelt

Leithaberg and Mittelbburgenland DAC

Burgenland, Austria, Blau

Weinvetrel

Gruner Austria, Neiderosterreich