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2014 WINE BUYING

CHEAT SHEET BOLD RED

($) UNDER $20 ($$$) $25+ PRICE VARIES

Malbec Syrah / Shiraz Mourvèdre Pinotage Petite Sirah Touriga Nacional Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux Blend Meritage

WARM CLIMATE

COOL CLIMATE

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)


Mendoza, Argentina; Australia; Central California; Spain; Douro, Portugal; Sicily; Marches, Italy

Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhône, South West and Provence in France; Bordeaux Superiore AOP; Chile;

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)


AUSTRALIA: Barossa Valley, McClaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Currency Creek

FRANCE: Left-Bank Bordeaux Cabernet Blends, Northern Rhône Syrah

USA: Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, Walla Walla

SOUTH AFRICA: Stellenbosch Cabernet Blends

FRANCE: Chateauneuf du Pape, Bandol

AUSTRIA: variety Blaufränkisch

ITALY: Tuscany Cabernet Blends, Veneto Amarone della Valpolicella

ITALY: Alto Adige Lagrein

LIGHT RED

MEDIUM RED

SPAIN: Priorat Syrah and Cabernet Blends

Merlot Sangiovese Zinfandel Cabernet Franc Tempranillo Nebbiolo Barbera GSM Blend



Lodi, California; Ribera del Duero, Spain; Umbria, Sardinia, and Puglia, Italy; Rhône, France

Loire, France; Chile; Columbia Valley, Washington; Valencia, Spain; Hungary

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$) AUSTRALIA: McClaren Vale, Barossa Valley

SPAIN: Rioja, Spain FRANCE: Right-Bank Bordeaux

USA: Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley,

ITALY: Piedmont (Nebbiolo from Barolo, Barbaresco), Tuscany (Sangiovese from Montalcino and Chianti)



Languedoc-Roussillon; Chile; Patagonia, Argentina; Central Otago, New Zealand; Central Coast, California, Sardinia

Macconais France; Germany; Austria; Hungary


Pinot Noir Grenache Gamay St. Laurent Carignan Counoise


USA: Santa Lucia Highlands, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara and Sonoma, California

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$) USA: Willamette Valley, Oregon Pinot Noir FRANCE: Côtes d’Or, Burgundy ITALY: Oltrepò Pavese Pinot Nero

AUSTRALIA: Morington Peninsula, Yarra Valley

ROSÉ

ROSÉ Provençal Rosé White Zinfandel Loire Valley Rosé Garnacha Rosado Others

DRY ROSÉ Provence, Bordeaux, Rhône and Loire, France; Lombardy, Italy, Navarra, Spain; Rosé from California, Washington & Oregon

SWEET ROSÉ White Zinfandel, Pink Moscato, Rosé Prosecco, Pink Port, Lambrusco, Brachetto d’Acqui, Fresia

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SPARKLING

LIGHT WHITE

BOLD WHITE

($) UNDER $20 ($$$) $25+ PRICE VARIES

Chardonnay Sémillon Viognier Marsanne Roussanne

WARM CLIMATE

COOL CLIMATE



Mendoza, Argentina; Australia; Central California; Spain; Sicily; Washington State, USA

Loire and Languedoc-Roussillon, France; Chile



AUSTRALIA: Western Australia

AUSTRALIA: Hunter Valley Chardonnay

AUSTRIA: “Smaragd” style and “Reserve” Gruner Veltliner

USA: Chardonnay from Sonoma, Napa and Viognier from Paso Robles, California

USA: Chardonnay from Willamette Valley, Oregon

SOUTH AFRICA: Stellenbosch

Sauvignon Blanc Albariño Pinot Blanc Vermentino Melon de Bourgogne Gargenega Trebbiano Pinot Grigio Colombard

Champagne Prosecco Crémant Cava Metodo Classico Brut* Sparkling Rosé

FRANCE: Chateauneuf du Pape White blends and Viognier

FRANCE: Chardonnay from Burgundy and White Blends from Pessac-Leognan in Bordeaux



Albariño from Rias Baixas and Verdejo from Rueda Spain; Veneto, Italy; Côtes de Gascogne, France; Vermentino in Tuscany, Italy

The Loire Valley and Entre-Deux-Mers in Bordeaux, France. Vinho Verde in Portugal



FRANCE: Loire Valley (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Muscadet) and Bordeaux

NEW ZEALAND: Sauvignon Blanc USA: Sauvignon Blanc from Napa and Sonoma Valley

USA: Sauvignon Blanc from the Columbia Valley, Washington; Pinot Gris from Willamette Valley, Oregon ITALY: Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige and Garganega from Soave, Italy

UNDERVALUED STYLES ($)

SWEETNESS LEVEL

Cava from Spain; Prosecco and Metodo Classico from Italy; Cremant from Alsace, Burgundy, Loire, Limoux & Bordeaux in France and American sparkling wine

BRUT-NATURE: bone-dry

POPULAR STYLES ($$$)

EXTRA-DRY: fruity

EXTRA-BRUT: very dry BRUT: dry

DRY: fruity and a touch sweet

FRANCE: Champagne USA: Sonoma Valley sparkling wines SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Classique

DEMI-SEC: sweet DOUX: very sweet

ITALY: Franciacorta, Oltrepò Pavese, Trento

SWEET WHITE

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($) California Moscato, Gewürztraminer and Riesling, Washington Riesling, Portugal Moscatel, Brazil Moscato, Italy Moscato, South Africa Chenin Blanc

Moscato Riesling Chenin Blanc Gewürztraminer Late Harvest Whites Alsacian Pinot Gris

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$) GERMANY: Mosel Riesling and Eiswein ITALY: Moscato d’Asti and Alto Adige Gewürztraminer FRANCE: Alsace Gewürztraminer, Vouvray Chenin Blanc (Loire), Bordeaux Sauternes, Barsac and Cadillac USA/CANADA: Napa Valley Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, Canada Icewine HUNGARY: Tokaji SOUTH AFRICA: Constantia AUSTRIA: Eiswein

VALUE REGIONS ($)

DESSERT

Spain, Portugal

Port Sherry Madeira Vin Santo Muscat PX (Pedro Ximénez)

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$) PORTUGAL: Vintage and Tawny Port, Madeira, Muscatel de Setubal SPAIN: Sherry, PX ITALY: Vin Santo FRANCE: Rhône Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, Languedoc-Roussillon Maury, Banyuls, Rivesaltes, Muscat de Frontignan AUSTRALIA: Rutherglen Muscat

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WHITE WINE

VS

GLASS TYPE

RED WINE GLASS TYPE

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TYPES OF GLASSES

SERVING TEMPERATURE

‘fridge cold’ 44-57° F

7-14° C

SERVING TEMPERATURE

100-175 http://bit.ly/YdkEMv

‘slightly cool’ 63-69° F

17-21° C

CALORIES IN WINE

TANNIN AND ANTHOCYANIN

yes

TANNIN AND ANTHOCYANIN

no

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DECANTING

HOW LONG TO CELLAR

DECANTING

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HOW TO OPEN WINE

AGING

1-3 years

AGING

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STORING OPEN WINE

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4-10 years