Know Your Terroir - Part II
Can you Name the Ten Most Famous Wine Regions from their Terroir?
Part II of this two part blog, focuses on the first five famous terroirs of the modern wine world
It is important for grape growers, winemakers and wine consumers to know the famous terroirs of the modern wine world. Review the terroir descriptions [1 through 10] and try to name them - 1 through 5 were posted last Friday at: http://vintagetexas.com/blog/?p=643. The following are 6 through 10.
Send your answers to russ@vintagetexas.com (email addresses will be witheld). Each correct answer will receive 10 points.
BONUS: Five bonus points will be given to any responses that correctly name Texas locations with similar characteristics. NOTE: YOU HAVE TO JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS for consideration of bonus credit.
The correct answers and the top three winners will be posted March 30, 2009.
Let the challenge continue…..
6. Great Cabernets from this new world region are described as having a dusty and spicy berry character and sometimes descriptions include mocha, allspice, that differentiate them from a adjacent and most notable American Cabernet-producing region. There are three distinct alluvial fans in this region that brought the mineral-rich soil over the eons. They range from gravelly to sandy to loamy, and some of the most famous vineyards rest on shattered sandstone with a limestone base.
More at: http://vintagetexas.com/blog/?p=648
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