Class Notes- March 19

5:01- Boyer walks in, is immediately accosted by students. Such is the life of the Plaid Avenger.

5:05- START OF CLASS WOOOO
Talking about things.

"They don't have country clubs in Europe, they just have countries." -Boyer

Because red grapes need a longer growing season, red grapes have gotten to be more well known from specific regions than white grapes.
"Where can you grow white grapes? Pretty much anywhere." -Boyer

Viognier
Regions: France, Italy, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, California, Virginia
Flavor Profile: floral, honeysuckle, ripe peaches, musk, orange blossom, acacia, violet, apricot, mango, pineapple, guava, kiwi, tangerine, anise, mint, mown hay, tobacco

This is Virginia's second most planted white grape (behind Chardonnay)
"One of the Fantastic Floral white." -Boyer
Great nose, kinda meh on the drinking part. But it does have potential to do really great things!
Condrieu: Most famous Viognier from Rhone (Very expensive, very good)

Sangiovese
Regions: Italy (Tuscany, CENTRAL ITALY), California, Chile, Argentina, Australia
Flavor Profile: Strawberry, blueberry, orange peel, plum, violet, cinnamon, clove, thyme, mulberry-prune-spice-tobacco-leather-chestnut
Lighter and more acidic
Special Names: Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Nobody does it like the Italians. Sangiovese and Nebbiolo are the best from Italy.

"The Italians are so messed up on so many levels of the economy, but dammit they make some good wines and it's a damn good country to party in." -Boyer
"This wine is like a bad lover. You have great sex but they piss you off. It's like dating a crazy person, you never know what you're going to get that night." -Boyer

Italian wine is a chaotic industry.

How is wine produced?
Red Wine
1. Harvest the grapes
2. Crush the grapes
3. Mixture of juice, skins, and seeds (fermented must), +YEAST!
4.

GO WORK A GRAPE HARVEST.