Grape Varieties
This white grape is famous for producing wines such as Chardonnay and Chablis.
What is chardonnay
This country is widely associated with Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.
What is France?
This term describes the sweetness or dryness of a wine
What is sweetness?
This process converts grape sugar into alcohol.
What is fermentation
This refers to the year that the grapes were harvested?
What is Vintage?
This red grape is the primary variety in many Napa Valley Cabernet wines.
What is Cabernet Sauvignon?
This Italian region is famous for Barolo and Barbaresco.
What is Piedmont?
This describes the physical sensation of _____ caused mainly by tannins.
What is dryness?
Yeast is primarily responsible for this process.
What is fermentation?
This New Zealand region is celebrated for its fresh Sauvignon Blanc.
What is Marlborough?
This is a basic tool used in winemaking to crush grapes and start the process.
What is a wine press?
This Spanish region is famous for Tempranillo-based wines.
What is Rioja?
These compounds create a drying, puckering sensation, especially in many red wines.
What are tannins?
Aging wine in this material can add flavors such as vanilla, toast, and spice.
What is oak aging?
Originally a French word that is used to describe how a particular region's climate, soils, terrain affect the tast of the wine.
What is Terroir?
This thin-skinned red grape is strongly associated with Burgundy and Oregon.
What is Pinot Noir
What is the emblem of the Chianti Classico used to denote authentic Chiantio Classico wines?
What is the Black Rooster?
This term refers to the scent of a wine before tasting it.
What is aroma?
A bottle usually contains about this many milliliters of wine.
What is 750ml
This is the country that Cabernet Sauvignon orignated?
What is France (Bordeaux)
This grape is the traditional foundation of Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.
What is Sangiovese?
To be classified as Barolo Riserva how many years are required for the wine to be aged?
What is 5 years/62 months?
This quality describes a wine that has enough acidity, fruit, alcohol, and tannin to feel harmonious.
What is balance?
In France: what is the offical term to define a wine region?
What is Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC)
This Napa winery is famous for winning the WHITE wine blind tasting in 1976 'Judgement of Paris'?
What is Chataeu Montellena