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Wine Grape Varieties Flashcards

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What are the international grape varieties

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Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Gris/Grigio
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Syrah/shiraz
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

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What are the white international grape varities

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Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Gris/Grigio
Chardonnay

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Riesling - Aliases

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Johannisberg Riesling
White Riesling

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Riesling - Origin

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Germany

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Riesling - Growing conditions

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Cool to cold climates

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Riesling - Body

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Very light (made in dry style) to thick and syrupy in dessert wine

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Riesling - Acidity

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Very high

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Riesling - Style

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dry to slightly sweet table wines

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Riesling - Aging regime

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Aged in stainless steel
No characteristics of oak

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Riesling - characteristics

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young - floral
aged - honey and petrol (gasoline) notes
Greatly affected by terroir

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Sauv Blanc - aliases

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Fume Blanc (CA)

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Sauv Blanc - Origin

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Either Bordeaux or Loire Valley of France (both claim)

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Sauv Blanc - growing conditions

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temperate to cool climates

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Sauv Blanc - body

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light to medium

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Sauv Blanc - acidity

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medium to high

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Sauv Blanc - acidity

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medium to high

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Sauv Blanc - style

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dry table wine

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Sauv Blanc - aging regime

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Aged oak or stainless steel
French - no oak

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Sauv Blanc - varietal characteristics

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grapefruit
tropical fruit
gooseberries
freshly cut green grass
herbs
cat urine

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Pinot Gris/Grigio - aliases

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Rulander

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Pinot Gris/Grigio - origin

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Burgundy, France

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Pinot Gris/Grigio - growing conditions

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temperate to cool climates

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Pinot Gris/Grigio - body

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light to medium

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Pinot Gris/Grigio - acidity

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medium to high

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Pinot Gris/Grigio - style
dry table wines
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Pinot Gris/Grigio - aging regime
Pinot Gris - aged in oak Pinot Grigio - aged in stainless steel or neutral oak barrels
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Pinot Gris/Grigio - varietal characteristics
Pinot Gris: ripe apple peaches almonds cream Pinot Grigio: green apples citrus minerals spice
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Chardonnay - aliases
Morillon (Austria)
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Chardonnay - Origin
Burgundy, France
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Chardonnay - growing conditions
best wines are in temperate to cool climates is grown everywhere
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Chardonnay - Body
medium to full
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Chardonnay - Acidity
low to medium
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Chardonnay - Style
dry table wine
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Chardonnay - aging regime
oak
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Chardonnay - Varietal characteristics
Old World: citrus green apples olives nuts minerals New World: pears apple pie pineapples toffee butter vanilla spice
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Pinot Noir - aliases
Spatburgunder (Germany and Austria) Pinot Nero (Italy)
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Pinot Noir - origin
Burgundy, France
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Pinot Noir - growing conditions
temperate to cool climates
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Pinot Noir - body
light to medium
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Pinot Noir - acidity
medium to high
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Pinot Noir - Pigmentation
Thin
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Pinot Noir - Tannins
Low
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Pinot Noir - Style
dry red table wines
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Pinot Noir - varietal characteristics
cranberries cherries wet earth tobacco leather smoke spice barnyard
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Syrah/Shiraz - aliases
None
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Syrah/Shiraz - Origin
rhone valley, France
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Syrah/Shiraz - growing conditions
warm to hot climates
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Syrah/Shiraz - body
medium
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Syrah/Shiraz - acidity
medium to low
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Syrah/Shiraz - pigmentation
medium to thick
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Syrah/Shiraz - tannins
moderate
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Syrah/Shiraz - style
dry red table wine
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Syrah/Shiraz - varietal characteristics
blackberries raspberries jam leather black pepper smoke meaty/gamey
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Merlot - aliases
None
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Merlot - origin
Bordeaux, France
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Merlot - growing conditions
temperate to warm climates
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Merlot - body
medium to full
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Merlot - acidity
low
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Merlot - tannins
moderate to high
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Merlot - pigmentation
thick
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Merlot - style
dry red table wine
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Merlot - varietal characteristics
blueberries black cherries plums chocolate spice cedar vanilla
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Cabernet Sauvignon - aliases
None
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Cabernet Sauvignon - origin
Bordeaux, France
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Cabernet Sauvignon - growing conditions
temperate to warm climates
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Cabernet Sauvignon - body
full
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Cabernet Sauvignon - acidity
low to medium
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Cabernet Sauvignon - pigmentation
thick
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Cabernet Sauvignon - tannins
high
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Cabernet Sauvignon - style
dry red table wines
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Cabernet Sauvignon - varietal characteristics
black currants plums black cherries mint bell pepper cedar vanilla musty/wet dog
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Aglianico variety
Red wine Hearty and dense Southern Italy
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Albarino variety
White wine dry, light-bodied and fruit forward Spain and Portugal
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Aligote variety
White wine dry, crisp Burgundy
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Arneis variety
White wine aromatic Italy
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Barbera variety
Red wine moderate body and tannins, good acidity and red fruit flavors Italy and CA
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Blaufrankisch variety
Red wine light and fruity Austria, Germany, Hungary, Washington State
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Cabernet Franc variety
Red wine dry reminiscent of dark fruit, green bell pepper, and herbs usually blending wine Loire Valley of France
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Carignan variety
Red wine rich, earthy, full-bodied Spain, southern France, CA
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Carmenere variety
Red wine deep, dark fruit and earthy flavors Chile (but originally France) Alias: Grand Vidure
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Chasselas variety
White wine lean, crisp table wines Switzerland and France
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Chenin Blanc Variety
White wine fruity flavors (Melon, red apples, tropical fruit) minimal oak aging Loire Valley of France
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Cinsaut/Cinsault Variety
red wine earthy, smoky southern france
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Cortese Variety
White wine dry, crisp Italy
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Corvina variety
red wine smoky, earthy Italy Can be raisined to make Amarone della Valpoicella
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Dolcetto Variety
red wine soft, silky, red fruit Piedmont
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Furmint variety
white wine lush, sweet, late harvest/botrytised Tokaji (hungary)
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Gamay variety
red wine light, fruity, floral notes Beaujolais
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Gewurztraminer variety
white wine strong, perfumed spicy flavor Originated northern Italy
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Grenache Variety
red wine medium-bodied with red fruit and strawberry jam High alcohol Spain but more France
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Gruner Veltliner
White light, dry to semisweeet lime zest and white pepper Austria
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Lambrusco variety
Red sweet, sparkling wine Italy
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Malbec variety
Red deeply colored, dense, structrued with flavors of dark fruits France but primarily Argentina
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Malvasia variety
white family of different grapes soft, sweet wine Italy
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Marsanne variety
White soft, full-bodied with melon and stone fruit France, CA, Australia
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Mavrodaphne/Mavrodafni Variety
Red Sweet, fortified wines Greek
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Melon de bourgogne variety
White crisp, light bodied wines France
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Mourvedre variety
Red Dense, tannic with dark fruit and gamey characteristics France, Australia, Provence for blends
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Muller-Thurgau variety
White Ripen quickly and produce lots of fruit Germany
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Muscadelle variety
White blending wine; adds aroma to dry and botrytised wines France, Australia
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Muscat variety
White Collection of 200 related types of grapes One of oldest grapes used Ripe, musky fruit and grapes France, italy, australia, CA
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Nebbiolo variety
Red produces barolo and barbaresco wines rich and powerful, high acidity, alcohol, tannins Piedmont, Italy
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palomino variety
white fortified wines spain
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Petite sirah variety
red known as durif full-bodied, powerful tannin structure, ripe/cooked fruit and pepper CA primarily
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Petit Verdot variety
red blending primarily but single varietal in CA
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Pinot blanc variety
White crisp, high-acid wine fruity and aromatic Alsace, France CA Italy
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Pinto Meunier variety
Red blending grape used in Champange
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Pinotage variety
Red Developed South Africa lighter-body with earth and smoke
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Prosecco variety
White fruity, crisp sparkling wines Italy
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Roussanne variety
White peaches and stone fruits blended with marsanne France
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Sangiovese variety
Red most widely grown grape in Italy Chianti (name) more acidic, red fruit, clay and wet earth
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Scheurebe variety
White Germany
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Semillon variety
White blended with sauv blanc in France important in Australia
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Sylvaner variety
White Germany simple dry to semisweet table wines
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Tannat variety
Red rich, structured wines with red fruit and jam France and Uruguay
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Tempranillo variety
Red cherries, leather, earth Spain
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Torrontes variety
White intensly perfumed wines not aged in oak Argentina
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Touriga Nacional variety
Red Main grape for Port plums and chocolate Portugal
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Trebbiano variety
White bone-dry, highly acidic which are crisp and refreshing Used in cognac Italy and France
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Viognier variety
White full-bodied, high alcohol aromatic, peach, apricot, honeysuckle aromas Rhone Valley CA Australia
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Viura variety
White floral, high acid Spain
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Xinomavro variety
Red light-bodied high acid with red fruit Greece
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Zinfandel variety
Red dry, intense, high alcohol blackberry, pepper, jam, dill, coconut CA Primitivo in Italy

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