3 Storage and Service of Wine

Question 1

Wines should be stored ___ and ___ temperature.

Answer 1

cool

consistent

Question 2

List some places in your home where wine should NOT be stored.

Answer 2

・Kitchen, especially on top of the refrigerator

・In direct light (sunlight or bright artificial lights)

・Near a radiator or heating vent

・Bathroom

Question 3

Bottles with cork enclosures should be stored on ___.

Bottles with screw cap enclosures can be stored ___.

Answer 3

Cork: on their sides to keep the cork moist

Screw cap: standing up

Question 4

If a bottle of wine with a cork enclosure if left to age standing up (instead of being on its side), what can happen to the cork and the wine?

Answer 4

The cork will dry out and let air into the bottle, which will make wine dull, and old. The wine could also turn brown-ish color from the oxygen exposure.

Question 5

What is the optimal serving temperature for sweet wines?

Answer 5

Well chilled, 6º - 8ºC (43º - 46ºF)

Question 6

What is the optimal serving temperature for sparkling wines?

Answer 6

Well chilled, 6º - 10ºC (43º - 50ºF)

Question 7

What is the optimal serving temperature for light- to medium-bodied whites and rosés?

Answer 7

Chilled, 7º - 10ºC (45º - 50ºF)

Question 8

What is the optimal serving temperature for medium- to full-bodied white wines?

Answer 8

Lightly chilled, or 10º - 13ºC (50º - 55ºF)

Question 9

What is the optimal serving temperature for light reds?

Answer 9

Lightly chilled or room temperature, 13º - 18°C (55º - 64°F)

Question 10

What is the optimal serving temperature for medium- to full-bodied reds?

Answer 10

Room temperature, 15º - 18ºC (59º - 64ºF)

Question 11

How do you keep the wine chilled until the bottle is finished?

Answer 11

・Insulated container

・Ice bucket

Question 12

When chilling down a bottle of wine, is it best to use just ice or an ice bath?

Answer 12

It’s best to use an ice bath.

If it’s just ice, there are air pockets between the cubes and the bottle won’t chill efficiently; if water is added, then the entire bottle surface is in contact with the cold bath.

Question 13

One of the best ways to extend a wine’s life after it has been opened is to put it in the ___.

Answer 13

Fridge

Placing its original cork (or any cork) back into the neck of the bottle and keeping it in a cold, dark fridge will slow the aging/oxidizing process and prolong its life for a few days.

Question 14

Name 2 wine preservation systems used to extend a wine’s life after it has been opened.

Answer 14

・Vaccume System

・Blanket system

Question 15

Name 3 common wine faults.

Answer 15

・Cork taint

・Oxidation

・Heat damage

Question 16

What causes cork taint?

What does cork taint smell like?

Answer 16

A chemical compound called TCA (Trichloroanisole)

Cork taint gives wines smell of damp cardboard.

The fruit aromas and flavours are muted and appear less fresh.

Question 17

What does an oxidized wine smell like?

Answer 17

Honey, Caramel, Coffee

and will lack freshness and fruitiness.

Question 18

What does a wine taste like that’s been damaged by heat?

Answer 18

Dull and stale

lack the expected fruit character