Wset 2

Question 2

Describe Pinot Nior

Answer 2

Pale-medium
Thin Skin
High Acidity
Low-med tannin
Careful use of oak

Question 3

What is the Climate for Pinot Nior

Answer 3

Cool to moderate

Question 4

What does Pinot Nior gain with age

Answer 4

Mushroom
Forest Floor

Question 5

Where do you find Pinot Nior in France

Answer 5

Burgundy

Question 6

Where are the best sites for PN in Burgundy

Answer 6

Côte d’Or

Question 7

What is the name of Northern Côte d’Or and what are the 2 places inside of it

Answer 7

Côte de Nuits
Nuits Saint Georges
Gevery Chambertain

Question 8

What is the name of the Southern part of Côte d’Or and what are the 2 smaller parts

Answer 8

Côte De Beaune

Beaune
Pommard

Question 9

Where do you find PN in USA

Answer 9

Cali
Los Carneros
Sonoma
Santa Barbra

Oregon

Question 10

Where do you find PN in Chile

Answer 10

Casablanca Valley

Question 11

Where do you find PN in South Africa

Answer 11

Walker Bay

Question 12

Where do you find PN in NewZealand

Answer 12

Martinbourough
Marlborough

Central Otago

Question 13

Describe Zinfandel/Primitivo

Answer 13

High Sugar
Med-high acid
Med-high tannin
Red fruit to black fruit to prune/raisin

Question 14

What does Zinfandel get with age

Answer 14

Earth and meat

Question 15

Where do you find Zinfandel/ Primitivo

Answer 15

California
Puglia Italy

Question 16

Describe Riesling

Answer 16

High acid
Aromatic
Dry-sweet
Light- full
green fruit to citrus and blossom to stone fruit to tropics fruit to dried apricot

Question 17

What climate is suitable for Zinfandel

Answer 17

Warm

Question 18

What climate is suitable for Riesling

Answer 18

Cool to Moderate

Question 19

Where do you find Riesling

Answer 19

Germany
France
Australia

Question 20

Where do you find Riesling in Germany

Answer 20

Mosel- North - light/med sweetness/ high acid

Rheingau- N bank of Rhine River - fuller body than Mosel

Pfalz- dry and sunny/ dry med body

Question 21

Where do you find Riesling in France and how do they taste

Answer 21

Alsace AOC/ best planted E or SE facing
Dry and Sunny/ wine is Dry with pronounced flavor and aroma of citrus stone fruit med body and high acidity

Question 22

Where do you find Riesling in Australia how do they taste

Answer 22

Eden valley
Clare valley

Dry lime lemon sometime petrol

Question 24

Where do you find Chenin Blanc

Answer 24

France - Vouvray
South Africa - most planted white grape- western Cape

Question 25

What Climate does Chenin Blanc Like

Answer 25

Cool to moderate

Question 26

What is Chenin Blanc profile

Answer 26

High acid Susceptible To Nobel Rot Dry-sweet Oaked and unoaked

Question 27

Where do you find Chenin Blanc in France and what does it taste like

Answer 27

Vouvray Dry- fresh apple Off dry to med. labeled Demi sec Sweet- extra ripening or noble rot- stone and tropical fruit

Question 28

Where do you find Chenin Blanc is South Africa// profile

Answer 28

Western Cape Dry and medium body with peach pineapple and sometimes oak

Question 29

Where do you find Semillon

Answer 29

Sauternes Bordeaux Hunter and Barosa Valley Australia

Question 30

What is Semillon profile

Answer 30

Med to high acid Light to full body In youth apple lemon grass Ages dried fruit nut and honey

Question 31

What is the climate for Semillon

Answer 31

Moderate to warm

Question 32

What is the Profile for Furmint

Answer 32

High acid Developes amber color fresh stone fruit dried fruit caramel and nut Sweet and full body

Question 33

Describe Chardonnay

Answer 33

Versatile and depends on climate Med to high acid Dry Light to full body Ages hazelnut and mushroom

Question 34

Describe cool climate Chard

Answer 34

Med to high acid Med to full body Lemon Stone fruit Tropical fruit (melon)

Question 35

Describe a moderate climate Chard

Answer 35

Med to high acid Med to full body Lemon/ stone fruit/ tropical fruit (melon)

Question 36

Describe a warm climate Chard

Answer 36

Full body Med acidity Stone and tropical fruit

Question 37

When is acidification common in Chard

Answer 37

In warm climate Chards with med acidity

Question 38

Where is Chard the Maine white grape in France

Answer 38

Burgundy

Question 39

Where do you find Chard in France and what do they taste like

Answer 39

Chablis AOC Cool climate dry light to med body with high acid Lemon apple wet stone Côte d’Or - moderate climate Focused in Côte de Beaune Mersault and Puligny Montrachet Maconnais - S Burgandy Fruity and unoaked Lemon peach melon - Macon Use oak more concentrated stone and tropical fruit - poully fuisse Languedoc Rousillon Pays d’oc IGP Warm climate Peach pineapple and banana

Question 40

Where is chard in USA

Answer 40

Central Valley - high volume Los Carneros Sonoma Napa Valley Santa Barbra Oregon

Question 41

Where do you find chard in Australia

Answer 41

Adelaide Hills Yarra Valley