1. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2nd ed. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Chapter 12 Full-Bodied Red Wines: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

2. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. Chapter Objectives Discuss the full-bodied wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes Discuss the Bordeaux region, including the Left and the Right Banks Discuss the 1855 Classification System Identify other places that the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grow Identify other wines made from these two grapes

3. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Raw, green bell pepper Black currant Leather Tobacco Lead Pencil Mint Olive Strawberry Raspberry Dark chocolate Tannin Merlot Raw, green bell pepper Plum Roses Black currants Tobacco Lead pencil Mint Fruit Cake Olives Dark chocolate Less Tannin

4. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. Bordeaux Region Located in southwestern France, includes some of France’s and the world’s best-known and most expensive wines Left Bank: includes everything on the left side of the Gironde river, looking towards the Atlantic ocean from Bordeaux, including Margaux, Pauillac, and St. Estèphe. Wines are comprised more of Cabernet Sauvignon. Right Bank: includes everything on the right side of the Gironde river, looking towards the Atlantic ocean from Bordeaux, including Pomerol and St. Emilion.

5. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. 1855 Classification System Breaks the top 60 wines from the Left Bank into five growths or crus: 1. Premier Cru 2. Deuxième Cru 3. Troisième Cru 4. Quatrième Cru 5. Cinquième Cru

6. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. Other Growing Regions United States: California, Washington, Long Island Italy Australia Chile Argentina

7. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. Other Wines Made From These Grapes Stag’s Leap (Cabernet Sauvignon) Opus One (Blend) Meritage (Blend) Château Pétrus (Merlot)

8. © 2008 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. Schmid: The Hospitality Manager’s Guide to Wines, Beers, and Spirits, 2 nd ed. CONCLUSION