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1) SAT Flashcards

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1
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Clarity scale, what does hazy mean? (A)

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Clear - Hazy

Hazy is indicative of a fault

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Intensity scale and how to tell (A)

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Pale - Deep
Red look down through glass
White tilt glass

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Colour scale - White (A)

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Lemon-green - Lemon - Gold - Amber - Brown

Lemon is most common

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Colour scale - Red (A)

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Purple - Ruby -Garnet - Tawny - Brown

Ruby is most common

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If a red or white is brown (A)

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Indicates age or deliberate oxidation - not a fault

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“Legs” after swirling the wine indicates (A)

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High alcohol and/or sugar making the wine more viscous

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Deposits in the wine mean (A)

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Unfiltered

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Pétillance is (A)

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Slight fizz: could indicate a fault although can add to some whites to add freshness

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What can you tell from bubbles (A)

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Not indicative of the quality of wine, indicates cleanliness of glass

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10
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Rosé colour scale (A)

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Pink - Salmon - Orange

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Lemon-green colour descriptor (A)

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“Noticeable greenness to a lemon colour”

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Gold colour descriptor (A)

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“A hint of orange or brown”

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Amber colour descriptor (A)

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Very noticeable level of browning

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Purple colour descriptor (A)

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“Noticeable blue or purple colour”

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Garnet colour descriptor (A)

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Slightly more red than brown

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Tawny colour descriptor (A)

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Slightly more brown than red

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Brown colour descriptor (A)

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No redness in the colour

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18
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When smelling what are you looking for (S)

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Condition, intensity, development and detailed characteristics

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19
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Define condition (S)

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Assessing faults

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20
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TCA (Trichloroanisole) (S)

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Corked- aromas of damp cardboard and mutes fruity flavours

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Reduction (smell fault) (S)

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Aromas of rotten eggs and boiled cabbage (low levels occasionally sought after)

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22
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Sulphur dioxide (S)

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Higher in sweet wines. Masks fruitiness, smell extinguished matches. Prevents oxidation

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Oxidation (S)

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Increase brownness, aromas of toffee honey caramel and coffee.

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Out of condition (S)

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Lost vibrancy, too old or stored badly

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25
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Volatile acidity (S)

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All wines have VA, adds fragrancy. Too high smells of nail polish

26
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Brettanomyces (S)

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A yeast that can give sticky hot stodgy smells of sweaty horse, meat and melted plastic

27
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Aroma intensity scale (S)

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Light - Medium - Pronounced

28
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How to tell if a smell is pronounced or light (S)

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Pronounced: before sniffing can already “feel” it.
Light: even after sniffing aromas are faint.

29
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What are primary aromas (S)

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“aromas that exist after fermentation.” some come from grapes, others from fermentation.

30
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Describe a complex wine in terms of primary aromas (S)

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Contains aromas from more than one cluster e.g. tropical and citrus fruits.

31
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What are secondary aromas (S)

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Aromas created post fermentation

32
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Examples of how you might acquire secondary aromas (S)

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Oak ageing or MLF

33
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What are tertiary aromas (S)

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Their origin is in the ageing process.

34
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Some examples of oxidative tertiary aromas (S)

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coffee, toffee, caramel

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Some examples of non-oxidative tertiary aromas (S)

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petrol, honey, mushroom

36
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Two types of tertiary aromas (S)

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Oxidative - aged in oak

non-oxidative - aged in a bottle

37
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A wine is youthful if (S)

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it is dominated by primary and secondary aromas

38
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A wine is developing if (S)

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It has mostly primary and secondary with some tertiary aromas

39
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A wine is fully developed if (S)

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Mostly tertiary aromas

40
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A wine is tired/past its best if (S)

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Pleasant aromas fade and unpleasant aromas start to develop

41
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Dry wines have (T)

A

no sugar

42
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Off-dry wines have (T)

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Tiny amount of detectable sugar

43
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Medium-dry (T)

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distinct presence of sugar but not enough to pair with dessert.

44
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Medium-sweet (T)

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Distinct presence of sugar but not enough to pair with dessert. more than medium-dry.

45
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Sweet wines can be described as (T)

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wines with enough sugar that it is a distinct feature of the wine

46
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Luscious wines can be described as (T)

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Viscous, thick, sticky very sweet

47
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three main acids in wine (T)

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tartaric, malic and lactic

48
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low-acidity wines can be described as (T)

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broad round and soft

49
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high-acidity wines tend to be found in (T)

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cool conditions when ripening

50
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when testing for levels of acidity always (T)

A

see how much it makes your mouth water only

51
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tannins come from (T)

A

skins

52
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when testing for tannins ask yourself (T)

A

how thin does the body feel, the astringency of tannins can mislead you

53
Q

which is more viscous, water or alcohol (T)

A

alcohol

54
Q

to test for alcohol look for (T)

A

burning in the throat not to be confused with acid

55
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a full bodied wine will have (T)

A

high alcohol, tannins and sugars

low acid

56
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BLIC (T)

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Balance
Length
Intensity
Complexity

57
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finish means (T)

A

the amount of time the pleasant tastes last: short is a few seconds and long is a minute or more

58
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“balance” between what (T)

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Fruit and sugar against acidity and tannins

59
Q

outstanding wines (T)

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have 4 of BLIC

60
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very good wines (T)

A

have 3 of BLIC

61
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good wines (T)

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have 2 of BLIC

62
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acceptable wines (T)

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have 1 of BLIC

WSET Level 3 (4 decks)

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