Aromatic grapes miscellaneous Flashcards

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List 3 things a winemaker will try to avoid doing when making wine from aromatic grapes

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  1. Avoid the use of Oak by fermenting in Stainless Steel or epoxy lined cement tanks
  2. Avoid allowing MLF to start by chilling the wine and adding SO2
  3. Avoid Lees use (sur lie / lees stirring) by racking off the lees or chilling and sterile filtering.
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List actions a winemaker will do when making wine from aromatic grapes

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  1. Will avoid oxidisation by harvesting at night or very early morning to keep grapes cool and reduce risk of oxidisation.
  2. Will use S02 to avoid oxidisation
  3. Will Crush > Press > Ferment
  4. Will ferment at 12~22c
  5. Use steel or concrete vessels/inert
  6. Avoid lees stirring
  7. Avoid lees maturation
  8. Prevent malolactic conversion
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3
Q

List the 4 Natural factors of wine

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Grapes
Climate
Weather
Soil / Aspect

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