Intro to Wine Exam 2

nebbiolo location

piedmont

nebbiolo use

barolo and barbaresco wines. great wine of italy

nebbiolo profile

high tannin, age-worthy

dolcetto location

piedmont

dolcetto use

soft, fruity red wines

barbera location

piedmont

barbera use

high acid, low tannin reds

sangiovese location

tuscany

sangiovese use

chianti and brunello wines

sangiovese profile

high acid, high tannin reds

moscato bianco location

piedmont

moscato bianco profile

sweet, sparkling white

moscato bianco use

moscato d’asti

corvina location

veneto

corvina use

amarone and valpolicella

corvina profile

high acidity, moderate tannin red

montepulciano location

abruzzo

montepulciano use

full-bodied red

primitivo location

heel of the boot of italy

primitivo cousin

zinfandel

great grape of southern italy

aglianico

aglianico location

campania/naples

aglianico use

bold, tannic reds

most widely planted grape in italy

sangiovese

second most planted grape in italy

montepulciano

primitivo profile

bold, full-bodied red

pinot grigio location

veneto

pinot grigio use

light white wines

glera location

veneto

glero use

prosecco

gargenega location

soave (veneto)

soave wines

white only

garganega profile

high acid, sweet white

palomino use

sherry

palomino color

white

palomino location

jerez spain

pedro ximenez use

sweet sherry

pedro ximinez location

spain

serical location

madeira portugal

serical use

dry, high-acid white

verdelho location

madeira portugal

verdelho use

medium-dry white

bual location

madeira portugal

bual use

medium sweet white

malmsey location

madeira portugal

malmsey use

very sweet white

touriga location

portugal

touriga use

port

tinta varieties use

port

tinta varieties location

portugal and spain

lambrusco location

italy

lambrusco use

sparkling red

grillo location

sicily

grillo use

marsala

cataratto location

sicily

catarratto use

marsala

albarino location

spain/portugal

albarino use

vinho verde, affordable and fizzy

zinfandel location

california

zinfandel cousin

primitivo

petite sirah location

france

petite sirah use

bold reds

tawny port production

fortified mid-fermentation, barrel-aged

tawny port traits

nutty, oxidized

ruby port production

foritified mid-fermentation, minimal aging

ruby port traits

fruity

vintage port production

fortified mid-fermentation, aged for 2-3 years

vintage port traits

highly tannic

madeira production

heated/oxidized, fortified, pasteurized

madeira traits

very stable, ranges from dry to sweet

sherry production

fortified after fermentation, allowed to oxidize

sherry traits

ranges from dry to sweet

sauterne location

bordeaux

sauterne traits

sweet, expensive

sauterne production

botrytized, high sugars

botrytis

fungi/mold that grows on grapes

champagne location

champagne

champagne traits

sparkling

champagne production

secondary fermentation in same bottle

marsala location

sicily

marsala production

fortified with alcohol and cooked grapes

marsala traits

high alcohol content, used in cooking

amarone traits

rich, high alcohol, heavy red

amarone production

uses dried grapes then presses and ferments

valpolicella production

uses the skins of amarone

brunello wine

sangioevese

brunello production

aged

brunello profile

100% sangiovese grapes, high acid, high tannin red

prosecco production

charmat method, no secondary fermentation in bottle

prosecco trait

sparkling white

prosecco grape

glera

moscato d’asti traits

sweet, low alcohol sparking white

super tuscan prodution

non-traditional sangiovese blends

lambrusco trait

sparkling red, mostly dry

shatter

poor fruit set providing uneven grape clusters and failure to fertilize

cover crop

plants between vines for soil health

xylem

water transport

phloem

sugar transport

phylloxera

root-eating pest that devastated vineyards

green harvest

removing grapes early to improve quality