1. REV Q

Question 1

What are the two principal types of grapes?

Answer 1

Black grapes and white grapes

Question 2

What do black grape skins contain?

Answer 2

Tannins and colour

Question 3

What does grape pulp contain?

Answer 3

The grape juice contains sugar, acid and water

Question 4

What effect do tannins have on mouthfeel?

Answer 4

It makes your mouth feel dry

Question 5

What are the two things needed for alcoholic fermentation to take place?

Answer 5

Sugar and yeast

Question 6

What are the two products of alcoholic fermentation?

Answer 6

Alcohol and carbon dioxide

Question 7

What is the definition of yeast?

Answer 7

Yeast are micro-organisms that eat sugar and transform this into alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.

Question 8

How is the level of alcohol in a wine usually measured?

Answer 8

In alcohol by volume (abv) and expressed in a percentage.

Question 9

What are the three main stages of grape growing?

Answer 9

1. Flowering
2. Flowers become grapes
3. Grapes are ripening

Question 10

What are three characteristics of cool climate regions?

Answer 10

• Lower temperatures
• Grapes can struggle to ripen in some years
• Weaker sunlight

Question 11

Are Germany and Northern France cool or warm climate regions?

Answer 11

Cool climate regions

Question 12

Which type of grape is commonly grown in cool climate regions?

Answer 12

White grapes

Question 13

What effect does a cooler climate have on the grapes?

Answer 13

• Lower sugar levels
• Higher acid levels

Question 14

What are three characteristics of warm climate regions?

Answer 14

• More sunlight
• Higher temperatures
• Grapes ripen consistently

Question 15

Are South Africa and Southern France cool or warm climate regions?

Answer 15

Warm climate regions

Question 16

Which type of grape is commonly grown in warm climate regions?

Answer 16

Black grapes

Question 17

What effect does a warmes climate have on the grapes?

Answer 17

• Higher sugar levels
• Lower acidity levels

Question 18

What types of grapes can be used to make red and rosé wines?

Answer 18

Only black grapes

Question 19

What grapes can be used to make white wines?

Answer 19

Both black and white grapes

Question 20

Why is it possible to make white wine with black grapes?

Answer 20

The skin gives red wine the colour but the pulp remains the same colour so if you carefully press black grapes you can use the juice for white wine.

Question 21

What are the stages of white wine production?

Answer 21

1. Crushing
2. Pressing
3. Fermentation
4. Maturation
5. Bottling

Question 22

What are the satges of red wine production?

Answer 22

1. Crushing
2. Fermentation
3. Draining
4. Pressing
5. Maturation
6. Bottling

Question 23

What are the stages of rosé wine production?

Answer 23

1. Crushing
2. Fermentation
3. Draining
4. Maturation
5. Bottling

Question 24

What are the key differences between red wine and rosé wine production?

Answer 24

For rosé wines juice is drained from the skins after a couple of hours of fermenting with them. After removing the skins, it finishes fermentation without the skins.

For red wines, juice is drained off the skins after fermentation is finished