White Wine Flashcards

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First Vermentino

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Producer: Poggio Maestrino
Grapes: 100% Vermentino
Appellation: Maremma (coastal Tuscany), Toscana Italy
Vintage: 2022
Cuvée Name: Torresaline (tore-ay-sale-een-ay) “salt tower”
Tasting Notes: Bright apricot, lots of peach and white flowers, refreshing acidity.

All stainless steel fermentation
Pairings: pecorino, fiore di zucca, pahnzella, burrata e crudo

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Second Vermentino

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Producer: Ca’Marcanda (Gaja)
Grapes: Mostly Vermentino with Fiano (body & texture), and Viognier (florality)
Appellation: Toscana
Vintage: 2021
Cuvée Name: Vistamare “ view of the sea”
Tasting Notes: Elegant, more sophisticated, layered depth and complexity. Ripe fruits, peach/apricot, minerality, and white florals

pairings: tagliatelle ragù

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Producer: Marchesi di Gresy (famous producer)
Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation: Langhe, Piedmont (long-gay)
Vintage: 2022
Cuvée Name: Sauvignon
Tasting Notes: Lightly herbaceousness, grapefruit, with citrus and refreshing acidity

It’s between a Sancerre and a New Zealand sav b
stainless steel
white BX

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Pinot Grigio

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Producer: Le Monde
Grapes: 100% Pinot Grigio
Appellation: Friuli
Vintage: 2023
Cuvée Name:—
Tasting Notes: Well balanced citrus and minerality, white flowers, and a dry finish

stainless steel
not your average pinot Grigio

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Carricante

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Producer: Pietradolce
Grapes: 100% Carricante
Appellation: Etna Bianco
Vintage: 2023
Cuvée Name: N/A
Tasting Notes: Mandarin orange blossom, stone fruit, minerality (volcanic soil), savoriness, lengthy and complex finish

stainless steel
great with rich sauces

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(((First Chardonnay))) no longer on BTG

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Producer:v De Forville
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Appellation: Piemonte
Vintage: 2022
Cuvée Name: Ca’Del Buc (name of vineyard site)
Tasting Notes: Bosc Pear, green apple, fresh acidity, unoaked chardonnay

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(((Second Chardonnay)))No longer on BTG

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Producer: Isole e Olena
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Appellation: Toscana
Vintage: 2021
Cuvée Name: Collezione Privata
Tasting Notes: Baked yellow apple, vanilla oak, and the buttery qualities lingers and is more subtle. a richness

only place that pours this by the glass

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First Chardonnay

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Producer: Cantina Andriano
Grapes: Chardonnay
Appellation: (Trentino) Alto Adige DOC , Fruili
Vintage: 2023
Cuvée Name: “Somereto”
Tasting Notes: Our unoaked chardonnay. Notes of citrus, tropical fruits, and white flowers (more fruit driven)
Price: $16/64
ABV: 13%
Pairing Advice: Great with our “simpler” pasta courses (limone or cacao)
Production Method: Stainless steel fermentation and harvested by hand
Climate: Alpine Continental

Story of Wine: Founded in 1893, is the oldest cooperative (buying grapes from growers & making wines) of winemakers in Alto-Adige, an area which, more than most, is dominated by social cooperatives.

Extra Notes:
-“a crisp and fruity white wine with a good balance of acidity and sweetness. It features aromas of apple and lemon, along with a hint of floral notes. The palate is characterized by zesty citrus, ripe bananas, and tropical fruit flavors. It’s a fresh, easy-to-enjoy wine.
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Second Chardonnay

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Producer: Castello Di Ama
Grapes: Chardonnay
Appellation: Toscana
Vintage: 2022
Cuvée Name: Al Poggio
Tasting Notes: It is brilliant gold in color, with aromas of citrus peel, almond and dried flowers. On the palate, it’s delicate yet decisive, with excellent freshness, and followed by a long finish
Price: $28
ABV: 13.5

Pairing Advice:

Extra Notes: grown in very chalky clay soils at 1,500-1,640 ft; 60% of wine fermented in stainless steel tanks; 40% in oak barriques, 50% new; 25% of barrel fermented juice macerated for 12 hours; malolactic fermentation for barrel-fermented wine and aged on lees for 8 months, with battonage every week
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Viognier

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Producer: Le Berne
Grapes: Viognier
Appellation: Montepulciano (Tuscany),
Cervognano village
Vintage: 2024
Cuvée Name: Borbotta
Tasting Notes:
Price: $18
ABV: 12%

Pairing Advice:

Extra Notes:
-average age of 10 years on the vines
-Aging: on its lees in stainless steel tanks for 6 months
Vineyard Notes:

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