Great Grapes_ Red Wine Part 1 & 2.pdf - ● Red wine...

● Red wine varietals
○ Lighter Reds
■ Gamay
● Region Beaujolais
● Black Cherry
■ Pinot Noir
● Cherry, Berry
● Oak, Leather
● Can age but vast majority not
● Sideways movie
○ Medium Reds
■ Gigondas, France
● Grenache
● Southern Rhone
● Languadonk in France
● Northern Spain
● Australia
● California
● Workhorse variety
○ Base for winemaker to put other stuff on top ;)
○ Blended wines
■ Chianti, Italy
● Sangiovese
○ Central Tuscany
○ A little darker than Grenache, more serious
○ Black Raspberry and spicier flavors
○ More acidic
■ B/c goes with food
■ Brunello di Montalcino, Italy
● Sangiovese
● 4 years old
■ Tempranillo or Tinoto de Toro
● Great Grape of Spain
● Leather, Black Raspberry, Cinnamon, and clove
■ Zinfandel
● GAYYYY
● Spice, Jam, Jammy, Red Plum, Prune
● Almost Exclusive in California
● Not as tannic as bick dick bois
■ Cabernet Franc
● Classic
● Virginia
● Originally blending grape

○ becoming main grape
● Parent grape of Cabernet Sauvignon
● Vegetal funk, briery
● Berry
○ lighter
○ boison
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