15. Countdown -Finishing and Packaging Flashcards
1
Q
What must winemakers do 4 months to 8 weeks ahead of bottling day?
A
- Assemble final blend - Full chemical analysis – alcohol, residual sugar, free SO2, etc.
2
Q
What must winemakers do 8 weeks ahead of bottling day?
A
- Final adjustments: alcohol, acidity, tannins if desired
3
Q
What must winemakers do 6 weeks ahead of bottling day?
A
- Protein stability trial and if necessary fine with bentonite
4
Q
What must winemakers do 4-6 weeks ahead of bottling day?
A
- Test for tartrate stability and, if necessary, treat
5
Q
What must winemakers do 4 weeks ahead of bottling day?
A
- Check protein stability and tartrate stability again, treat as necessary
6
Q
What must winemakers do 1-2 weeks ahead of bottling day?
A
- Add sweetening agents e.g. grape concentrate, if using (for mouth feel and finish)
7
Q
What must winemakers do 72–48 hours ahead of bottling day?
A
- Test filterability of wine
8
Q
What must winemakers do 24 hours ahead of bottling day?
A
- Adjust free SO2
9
Q
What must winemakers do on bottling day?
A
- Adjust dissolved oxygen and CO2
10
Q
What must winemakers during bottling day?
A
- Check dissolved oxygen (to ensure no pickup) and SO2 levels regularly and keep sample of bottle wines for quality assurance purposes