World and Domestic Wine Selection Review

Vocabulary and fact-based flashcards covering technical winemaking terms, historical events such as the Judgment of Paris, winery fun facts, and specific wine labels from the provided lecture notes.

Malolactic Fermentation

A winemaking process used partially by Cakebread Cellars to add complexity while retaining brightness, but avoided by Far Niente to preserve natural acidity.

Far Niente

A Napa winery whose name comes from the Italian phrase "dolce far niente," meaning "the sweetness of doing nothing."

Mike Grgich

The winemaker famous for the $1973$ Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won the $1976$ "Judgment of Paris" blind tasting.

Kistler

A Sonoma Coast producer known for Burgundian-style Chardonnays that are often compared to Grand Cru Burgundy and sold primarily via a mailing list.

PlumpJack Reserve

A Napa Chardonnay co-founded by Gavin Newsom and Gordon Getty, noted as one of the first high-end wineries to champion screw caps.

Rombauer

An estate famous for rich, buttery Chardonnay whose founder's relative, Irma Rombauer, authored the cookbook "The Joy of Cooking."

Sonoma-Cutrer

A Russian River Valley winery known for its world-class croquet lawns and hosting competitive tournaments.

Metodo Classico

The traditional method used by Ca'del Bosco in Lombardia to produce premium Italian sparkling wine.

Grape Spa

A unique washing system used by Ca'del Bosco before pressing grapes to ensure ultimate purity.

Madame Clicquot

The inventor of the riddling table in $1816$, a breakthrough allowing Champagne to be cleared of sediment efficiently.

Crayères

Historical $4\text{th}$-century Roman chalk pits used as cellars by Champagne Taittinger and designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Krug ID

A unique code on every bottle of Krug that reveals the specific story and blend details of that bottle.

Dom Pérignon

A luxury Champagne named after the Benedictine monk who pioneered winemaking quality improvements; it is only produced in outstanding vintage years.

Bunny Foo Foo

An iconic $35$-foot tall stainless-steel sculpture located at the Hall winery on Highway $29$.

Trimbach

A benchmark Alsatian Riesling producer whose family has been making wine across $13$ generations since $1626$.

Chateau de Berne Inspiration Rosé

A Provençal estate instantly recognizable for its signature, geometric square-shaped wine bottles.

Villa Sparina Gavi di Gavi

A wine from Piemonte famous for a bottle shape inspired by an ancient Roman amphora discovered during cellar renovations.

Beringer

The oldest continuously operating winery in Napa Valley, which stayed open during Prohibition by producing sacramental wine.

Darioush 'Caravan'

A Bordeaux-style blend from an estate whose architecture evokes the ancient Persian city of Persepolis.

Rutherford Dust

A unique characteristic of fine, cocoa-powder-like tannins associated with Cabernet Sauvignon from the Rutherford AVA.

Caymus 'Special Selection'

The only wine named Wine Spectator's "Wine of the Year" twice, for the $1984$ and $1990$ vintages.

Opus One

A joint venture between Baron Philippe Rothschild and Robert Mondavi named after the musical term for a composer's first masterpiece.

Bodega Colomé 'Autentico'

A Malbec from Mendoza produced from some of the highest-altitude vineyards in the world, at over $7500$ feet.

Shafer 'Hillside Select'

A legendary cult Cabernet from Stags Leap District, founded by John Shafer who replanted the vineyards himself using a bulldozer.

The Prisoner

A California red blend featuring an iconic label etching called "Le Petit Prisonnier" by the artist Francisco Goya.

Insignia (Joseph Phelps)

One of California's first proprietary Bordeaux-style blends, debuting in $1974$ as a move away from single-varietal labeling.

Tralcetto

The small piece of dried grapevine tied to the neck of every Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo bottle.

Rosso di Montalcino

Often called the "baby brother" of Brunello, this wine is made from the same grapes but aged for a shorter period.

Gallo Nero

The "black rooster" symbol found on the neck of Chianti Classico bottles, guaranteeing the wine is from the historic heartland zone.

Castello di Volpaia

A winery integrated into a medieval village that uses an underground "wineduct" to transport wine between historic buildings.

Ripassa

A technique by Zenato where Valpolicella wine is re-fermented on the dried-grape pomace used for Amarone.

Susumaniello

A rare Puglia grape variety whose name translates to "little donkey" because of how heavily the young vines are loaded with grapes.

Nerello Mascalese

The primary grape used in Planeta Etna Rosso, grown in the volcanic soil of Mount Etna.

Sassicaia

The original "Super Tuscan" from Tenuta San Guido, the first wine to prove Italian soil could produce world-class Cabernet.

Tignanello

A revolutionary Antinori wine that was the first to blend Sangiovese with international grapes and eliminate white grapes from the blend.

Appassimento

The process of drying grapes for months to concentrate flavors, a hallmark of Amarone della Valpolicella production.

Pio Cesare

A historic producer whose cellars in Alba are built upon ancient Roman city walls that are over $2000$ years old.

Sperss

The title of a Gaja single-vineyard Barolo, meaning "nostalgia" in the local dialect.

Lecinquevigne

A Damilano Barolo crafted by blending Nebbiolo from five different top vineyard sites.

Big Fire

A Pinot Noir named after the English translation of "Willamette," the language of the Kalapuya tribe.