1. Tasting Wine Flashcards
What secondary characteristics are common in wines that have undergone malolatic conversion? (3)
Butter Cream Cheese
What are the common tropical fruit flavors found in wines?
Lychee Banana Mango Melon Pineapple Passion fruit
What are the primary aromas and flavors associated with?
Grape variety and alcoholic fermentation
What are the common green fruit flavors found in wines?
Green apple Pear Gooseberry Grape
What are the common stone fruit flavors found in wines?
Peach Nectarine Apricot
What are the common spice flavors found in wines?
White pepper Black pepper Liquorice
What secondary characteristics are common in oaked wines? (8)
Vanilla Cloves Coconut Cedar Charred Wood Smoke Chocolate Coffee
What secondary characteristics are common in wines that have had yeast contact (lees, autolysis, flor)? (7)
Biscuit Pastry Bread Toast Bread dough Cheese Yogurt
What are the four key things to consider about your environment when tasting wine?
-Good lighting to judge appearance -Clean palate with no lingering flavors -No strong perfume to interfere with wine aromas -Odorless, clean glasses free of any residue
What tertiary characteristics are common in red wines? (9)
Dried fruit Leather Earth Mushroom Meat Tobacco Wet leaves Forest floor Caramel
What are the common herbal flavors found in wines?
Eucalyptus Menthol (mint) Fennel Dill Dried herbs
What are the common citrus fruit flavors found in wines?
Lemon Lime Grapefruit Orange
What are the secondary aromas and flavors associated with?
Post fermentation wine making including oak use and malolactic conversion
What are the common black fruit flavors found in wines?
Blackberry Black plum Black cherry Blackcurrant Blueberry
What ABV is considered low alcohol for wine?
Below 11%
What four characteristics is a wine’s quality judged on?
Balance Length of finish Intensity of flavors Complexity
What are the tertiary aromas and flavors associated with?
Maturation, either in bottle or in oak
What tertiary characteristics are common in white wines? (10)
Dried fruit Orange marmalade Petrol Cinnamon Ginger Nutmeg Almond Hazelnut Honey Caramel
What two features make the ISO glass good for wine tasting? Why?
Rounded bowl - aids swirling the wine to release aromas Sloped sides - capture aromas at the top of the glass
What ABV is considered medium alcohol for wine?
11 - 13.9%
What are the common red fruit flavors found in wines?
Strawberry Raspberry Cranberry Redcurrant Red cherry Red plum
What are the common herbaceous flavors found in wines?
Green bell pepper Grass Tomato leaf Asparagus
What ABV is considered high alcohol for wine?
14% and above
What are the common floral flavors found in wines?
Rose Violet Blossom
