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Question 1

Monferrato Cortese/Chardonnay BIANCO Giabane, La Slina - Quick Tasting notes

Answer 1

• apple, lemon, wildflower
• medium acidity
• light body
• unoaked Chardonnay
• Piedmont

Question 2

Monferrato Cortese/Chardonnay BIANCO Giabane, La Slina 2013 - GRAPES

Answer 2

50% Cortese, 50% Chardonnay

Question 3

Monferrato Cortese/Chardonnay BIANCO Giabane, La Slina - PAIRING

Answer 3

Seafood, dish with cream sauce

Question 4

Cantina Santadi - VERMENTINO ‘Villa Soalis’ 2012 - Quick Tasting notes

Answer 4

• nose: rich fruit-forward, honeysuckle
• palate: lemon, salty minerality, sage/peach finish (dry)
• medium acidity
• medium body, smooth mouth feel
• similar to a Chardonnay
• Sardinia region of Italy

Question 5

Cantina Santadi - VERMENTINO ‘Villa Soalis’ 2012 - GRAPES

Answer 5

Vermentino

Question 6

Cantina Santadi - VERMENTINO ‘Villa Soalis’ 2012 - PAIRING

Answer 6

cheese selection, seafood, not the best pairing with cured meats, but can do ok with them.

Question 7

Grotta Del Sole - FALANGHINA dei Campi Flegrei 2011 - Quick Tasting Notes

Answer 7

• nose: green apple, pear, white flowers
• palate: green apple, floral, salty finish w. hint pear
• medium- acidity
• medium body
• similar to less mineral old world Chardonnay
• Campina region of Italy

Question 8

Grotta Del Sole - FALANGHINA dei Campi Flegrei 2011 - GRAPES

Answer 8

Falanghina

Question 9

Grotta Del Sole - FALANGHINA dei Campi Flegrei 2011 - PAIRING

Answer 9

fish dishes and non-meat paninis

Question 10

Orsolani - ERBALUCE ‘al Bacio’ - Quick tasting ntoes

Answer 10

• nose: apple, lemon citrus, hints of sage
• palate: more stone fruit than apple, well- structured
• acidity moderate to strong (crisply?)
• body?
• similar to Sauvingnon Blanc w.out grassiness
• Piedmont region of Italy

Question 11

Orsolani - ERBALUCE ‘al Bacio’ - GRAPES

Answer 11

Erbaluce di Caluso - rare grape - only 15 producers, town of Caluso in the foothills of the Alps - Val D’Aosta near French and swiss borders

Question 12

Orsolani - ERBALUCE ‘al Bacio’ - PAIRING

Answer 12

seafood, vegetables, as an aperatif (stimulate the appetite).

Question 13

Orsolani - ERBALUCE ‘al Bacio’ - STORY

Answer 13

‘al bacio’ means “the kiss” - refers to the legend of Albaluce who was born out of a kiss between the Sun and Dawn during a moon eclipse.

Question 14

(What goes well with mushroom tagliatelle/cream sauce?) - winter dish currently not on menu

Answer 14

Bianco/La Slina

Question 15

What pairs well with the rockfish/branzino?

Answer 15

Gl:Vermentino, Falanghina, Erbaluce Al Bacio;

Question 16

What pairs well with the cheese and non-meat panini?

Answer 16

Falanghina, Hugel, chilled reds are ok

Question 17

What pairs well with the pesto?

Answer 17

Perle, Falaghina,

Question 18

What pairs well with salad?

Answer 18

Erbaluce Al Bacio

Question 19

BTL Terra Elima, ‘Aceste’ Bianco 2010 (grapes, character, region

Answer 19

Character - mineral, but also buttery?
Grapes: Catarratto, Insolia
region: Sicily

Question 20

BTL Colli di Lapio, Fiano di Avellino 2010 (grapes, region, character)

Answer 20

grape : Fiano, region : Campania

Character: minerality

Question 21

BTL Terra Elima, ‘Aceste’ Bianco 2010 (flavors, history) $33

Answer 21

Character - mineral, but also buttery?
Grapes: Catarratto, Insolia
region: Sicily

Question 22

BTL Colli di Lapio, Fiano di Avellino 2010 (grapes, region, character) $54

Answer 22

grape : Fiano, region : Campania

Character: minerality

Question 23

(grapes, character)

Answer 23

Character - mineral, but also buttery?
Grapes: Catarratto, Insolia
region: Sicily

Question 24

Gaillac Perle –Domaine Philemon – Grapes

Answer 24

60% Loin de l’oeil, 30% Muscadelle, 20% Sauvingnon blanc

Question 24

Gaillac Perle --Domaine Philemon -- Anout

Answer 24

Region: Southwest France - Gaillac

Question 26

BTL Colli di Lapio, Fiano di Avellino 2010 (grapes, region, character) $54

Answer 26

grape : Fiano, region : Campania | Character: minerality

Question 27

What pairs well with linguine with clams?

Answer 27

La Slina, Falanghina, Miano, Erbaluce

Question 28

Which wine by the glass is most like a chardonnay?

Answer 28

Vermentino

Question 29

Which wine by the glass is most like a Merlot?

Answer 29

Refosco

Question 30

Which wine by the glass is most like a sauvignon blanc?

Answer 30

Erbaluce

Question 31

Which wine by the glass is most like a Pinot Noir?

Answer 31

Langhe Rosso

Question 32

Which wine by the glass is most like a Cab Sauvingnon?

Answer 32

Valpolicella Ripasso

Question 33

BTL Movia Rebula (grapes, region, character)

Answer 33

grapes - Rebula/Ribolla - native grape of Friuli, light bodied, high acid - ORANGE WINE region - Brda Slovenia, along Italian border, character - 300 yr old wine group, using native yeats, biodynamic, harvest and bottle based on the moon. extended maceration, neutral oak barriques for 18 months, 4 months in bottle

Question 34

BTL Foradori, Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco (grapes, region, character)

Answer 34

Grapes - cross of Riesling and pinot blanc, began in Veneto, biodynamic since 2000, 3rd generation, region - Trentino aged in acacia casks

Question 35

BTL - Venica - Pinot Grigio ‘Collio Jesera’ 2010 $45 (grapes, region, character)

Answer 35

Grapes - 3 generations of wine makers, 80 years together. deeper color than most pinot grigios.

Question 36

Maple wine that is like a Chardonnay

Answer 36

Vermentino

Question 37

Maple wine like a Sauvingnon Blanc

Answer 37

Erbaluce

Question 38

Colutta - BTL $39 - Sauvignon 2011

Answer 38

Dry and crisp, grapefruit, citrus flower, nose - green pepper and tomato - vegetal good with salads and fish