2014 WINE BUYING

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

WARM CLIMATE
UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)
Mendoza, Argentina; Australia; Central California; Spain; Douro, Portugal; Sicily; Marches, Italy

COOL CLIMATE
UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)
Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhne, South West and Provence in France; Bordeaux Superiore AOP; Chile;

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

BOLD RED

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

AUSTRALIA: Barossa Valley, McClaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Currency Creek USA: Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, Walla Walla FRANCE: Chateauneuf du Pape, Bandol ITALY: Tuscany Cabernet Blends, Veneto Amarone della Valpolicella SPAIN: Priorat Syrah and Cabernet Blends

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

FRANCE: Left-Bank Bordeaux Cabernet Blends, Northern Rhne Syrah SOUTH AFRICA: Stellenbosch Cabernet Blends AUSTRIA: variety Blaufrnkisch ITALY: Alto Adige Lagrein

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

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

MEDIUM RED

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

Merlot Sangiovese Zinfandel Cabernet Franc Tempranillo Nebbiolo Barbera GSM Blend

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

AUSTRALIA: McClaren Vale, Barossa Valley USA: Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley,

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

SPAIN: Rioja, Spain FRANCE: Right-Bank Bordeaux ITALY: Piedmont (Nebbiolo from Barolo, Barbaresco), Tuscany (Sangiovese from Montalcino and Chianti)

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

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

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

Macconais France; Germany; Austria; Hungary

LIGHT RED

Pinot Noir Grenache Gamay St. Laurent Carignan Counoise

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

USA: Santa Lucia Highlands, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara and Sonoma, California AUSTRALIA: Morington Peninsula, Yarra Valley

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

USA: Willamette Valley, Oregon Pinot Noir FRANCE: Ctes dOr, Burgundy ITALY: Oltrep Pavese Pinot Nero

ROS Provenal Ros White Zinfandel Loire Valley Ros Garnacha Rosado Others
DRY ROS
Provence, Bordeaux, Rhne and Loire, France; Lombardy, Italy, Navarra, Spain; Ros from California, Washington & Oregon

ROS

SWEET ROS
White Zinfandel, Pink Moscato, Ros Prosecco, Pink Port, Lambrusco, Brachetto dAcqui, Fresia

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

WARM CLIMATE
UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

COOL CLIMATE
UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)
Loire and Languedoc-Roussillon, France; Chile

BOLD WHITE

Chardonnay Smillon Viognier Marsanne Roussanne

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

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

AUSTRALIA: Hunter Valley Chardonnay USA: Chardonnay from Sonoma, Napa and Viognier from Paso Robles, California SOUTH AFRICA: Stellenbosch FRANCE: Chateauneuf du Pape White blends and Viognier

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

AUSTRALIA: Western Australia AUSTRIA: Smaragd style and Reserve Gruner Veltliner USA: Chardonnay from Willamette Valley, Oregon FRANCE: Chardonnay from Burgundy and White Blends from Pessac-Leognan in Bordeaux

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

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

LIGHT WHITE

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

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

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

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

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

FRANCE: Loire Valley (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fum and Muscadet) and Bordeaux 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
BRUT-NATURE: bone-dry EXTRA-BRUT: very dry BRUT: dry EXTRA-DRY: fruity DRY: fruity and a touch sweet DEMI-SEC: sweet DOUX: very sweet

SPARKLING

Champagne Prosecco Crmant Cava Metodo Classico Brut* Sparkling Ros

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

POPULAR STYLES ($$$)

FRANCE: Champagne USA: Sonoma Valley sparkling wines SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Classique ITALY: Franciacorta, Oltrep Pavese, Trento

UNDERVALUED REGIONS ($)

SWEET WHITE

California Moscato, Gewrztraminer and Riesling, Washington Riesling, Portugal Moscatel, Brazil Moscato, Italy Moscato, South Africa Chenin Blanc

Moscato Riesling Chenin Blanc Gewrztraminer Late Harvest Whites Alsacian Pinot Gris

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

GERMANY: Mosel Riesling and Eiswein ITALY: Moscato dAsti and Alto Adige Gewrztraminer FRANCE: Alsace Gewrztraminer, 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 ($)

Spain, Portugal

DESSERT

Port Sherry Madeira Vin Santo Muscat PX (Pedro Ximnez)

POPULAR REGIONS ($$$)

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

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WHITE WINE
GLASS TYPE

VS

RED WINE
GLASS TYPE

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TYPES OF GLASSES

SERVING TEMPERATURE

SERVING TEMPERATURE

fridge cold
44-57 F 7-14 C TANNIN AND ANTHOCYANIN

100-175
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slightly cool
63-69 F 17-21 C TANNIN AND ANTHOCYANIN

CALORIES IN WINE

no

yes

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DECANTING

HOW LONG TO CELLAR

DECANTING

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HOW TO OPEN WINE

AGING

AGING

1-3 years

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STORING OPEN WINE

4-10 years

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