Wine Flashcards
Bisson
Vintage: 2022
Region: Veneto (northeastern Italy)
Varietals: 100% Glera
Notes: Bright, crisp, with green apple and floral notes.
Fun Fact: As of 2016 you can’t seal Prosecco under a crown cap.
Ca’Del Bosco Cuvee Prestige
Vintage: NV
Region: Franciacorta, Lombardy (Northern Italy)
Varietals: Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero
Notes: Complex with notes of stone fruit, almonds, and a slight toast
Fun Fact: Grapes are hand harvested and hand washed in what they call a “Grape Spa”
Camille Braun
Vintage: NV
Region: Alsace, France (Northeastern France on the Rhine River)
Wine Type: Sparkling Cremant Rose
Varietals: 100% Pinot Noir
Notes: Raspberry, cherry, blood orange, toasted brioche and honey
Fun Fact: Cremant is a designation for wines made in the champagne method outside of champagne, France.
Medici Ermete “Concerto”
Vintage: 2021
Region: Reggio-Emilia
Varietals: Lambrusco Salamino
Notes: Lightly effervescent with notes of dark cherry and blackberry with some tannin
Fun Fact: First single vineyard Lambrusco ever produced
Borgo Maragliano
Vintage: 2021
Region: Piedmont
Varietals: 100% Moscato
Notes: A bit sweet and slightly sparkling with notes of white flowers and pineapple
Fun Fact: The Moscato grape is related to the Zibibbo grape in western Sicily
Graci
Vintage: 2022
Region: Mt. Etna, Sicily
Wine Type: Still Rose
Varietals: 100% Nerello Mascalese
Notes: White peach, mandarin, and volcanic minerality.
Fun Fact: Vineyards are situated on the active volcano of Mt. Etna
Cantina Terlan “Tradition”
Vintage: 2020
Region: Trentino-Alto Adige
Wine Type: Still Rose
Varietals: 100% Lagrein
Notes: Round and ripe watermelon and strawberry
Fun Fact: Soil here is a special mix of crystals and minerals that produce age-worthy wines
Marine Dubard “Coeur Du Mont”
Vintage: 2022
Region: Southwest France
Wine Type: White
Varietals: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Notes: Dry, clean, notes of lemon, lime and ginger, some minerality
Fun Fact: Sauvignon Blanc is one of the parent grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon
Vigneti Repetto “Piccolo”
Vintage: 2021
Region: Piedmont
Wine Type: White
Varietals: 100% Timorasso (similar to a chablis)
Notes: Layered with notes of apple and pear, Chablis without the price tag
Fun Fact: The Repetto winemakers are a husband and wife team who left the tech sector to return to the countryside where his family grew grapes and farmed
Bozen “Putscheit”
Vintage: 2021
Region: Trentino-Alto Adige
Wine Type: White
Varietals: 100% Kerner
Notes: Dry, juicy, with notes of peach, apricot, orange and nutmeg
Fun Fact: Kerner is a hybrid of Riesling and Schiava cultivated in Germany
San Salvatore
Vintage: 2022
Region: Campania (Southwestern Italy, where bufala mozzarella comes from)
Wine Type: White
Varietals: 100% Falanghina
Notes: Citrus, peach, honey (Sauvignon blanc with a ripe tropical tone)
Fun Fact: Winery is named after Giuseppe Pagano’s first born son San Salvatore
Chalone
Vintage: 2021
Region: Monterey, California (just south of San Fran on the coast)
Wine Type: White
Varietals: 100% Chardonnay
Notes: Notes of apple, peach, and well integrated oak
Fun Fact: Chalone is the oldest producing winery in Monterey County
Fossil Point
Vintage: 2020
Region: Edna Valley, California (central coast)
Wine Type: Red
Varietals: 100% Pinot Noir
Notes: Slightly herbaceous with notes of plum and wild berries
Fun Fact: Very rugged headland with views of the coast only 5 miles away
Davied Carlone Colline Novaresi
Vintage: 2021
Region: Piedmont (Northwestern Italy)
Wine Type: Red
Varietals: 100% Vespolina
Notes: Notes of sweet cherry, tobacco, and cedar
Fun Fact: Vineyards are in the super volcano geo-park of Valsesia with an inactive crater formed 60 million years ago.
Calvalier Bartolomeo Altenasso
Vintage: 2018
Region: Piedmont
Wine Type: Red
Varietals: 100% Nebbiolo
Notes: Dry, good tannin, notes of blackberry, currant, anise, and white pepper
Fun Fact: In 1924 Calvalier Bartolomeo learned to vintage the grapes of his own vineyards thanks to his father
