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WSET 2 Latest Update 100% Pass Hot climate More alcohol, fuller body, more tannin, less acidity Grenache Cool climate Less alcohol, lighter body, less tannin, more acidity Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir EU Geographical Indications (GI) Protected designation of Origin (PDO) Protected Geographical Indication Spanish aging criteria Joven, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva France PGI Vin de Pays (VDP) Italy PGI Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) Spain PGI Vino de la Tierra Germany PGI Landwein Demi-Sec Indicates wine is medium-dry Old Vines Indicates better quality because old wines produce better quality fruit South Africa Chardonnay Walker Bay New Zealand Pinot Noirs Central Otago makes the ripest, most intense Marlborough is lighter style Australia Pinot Noir Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula South Africa Pinot Noirs Walker Bay Château Used to describe wine that has been made from a producers own land. Grand Vin Used to describe the main wine made by the château Bordeaux hierarchy Grand Cru, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux Supérieur, Regional Bordeaux Graves Left bank Commune Pessac-Léognan and Sauternes Bordeaux best class Grand Cru Classé châteaux Bordeaux Rivers Gironde and Dordogne Saint Emillion Best Saint- Emillion Grand Cru AC Premium quality Bordeaux Bordeaux Supérieur AC and requires higher alcohol Chardonnay Cold climate: apple, pear, citrus, bone dry Moderate climate: peach, citrus Hot climate: tropical Takes on expression of winemaking techniques ex stirring lees and malolactic fermentation Chablis: no use of oak Côte d'Or: small oak barrels results in full body. Mâconnais: no oak, large volume, moderately priced lanes Mâcon Pinot Noir Blend with Gamay rarely; difficult grape to grow cool or moderate only Cabaret Savignon and Merlot Needs moderate or hot climate or grapes will not ripen (in cool years grapes will struggle to ripen); grown on gravel mounds that retain heat and drain water Savignon Blanc High acid, medium body, dry, herbaceous-aromatic character (gooseberry, green bell pepper, asparagus). Needs cool climate but will tolerate moderate (will lack intense pungent aromatic complexity). Blend w/Semillion adds body, complexity- from graves can age well Fumé Blanc Less full bodied and higher in acid than oaked Chardonnay- herbaceous varietal like grass and asparagus shine through Australia Cab South Eastern Australia (Coonawarra) and Margaret River; Shiraz is used to soften New Zealand Cab Hawke's Bay New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Marborough California Cab Most widely planted black grape, Rutherford and Oakville in Napa; Alexander Valley in Somoma Chile Cab Maipo Valley, Central Valley (Colchagua and Cachapoal Valleys ) Argentina Cab Cab blended w/Malbec. In Mendoza the hot climate tempered by altitude South Africa Cab Stellenbosch, Western Cape. Australia Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills Region Sauvignon Blanc France Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Pays d'Oc IGP Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley Val de Loire IGP, Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé Chile Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca and San Antonio South Africa Sauvignon Blanc Constantia (cooling breezes from Sea) and Elgin (altitude causing a late ripening of grapes). GSM Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre (Mataro) Syrah Crozes-Hermitage has flatter sites and lower prices- wines less complex than Côtie Rôtie and Hermitage Garnacha Rosé Navarra and Rioja The most widely planted red grape in Spain Garnacha Priorat