Aromatic grapes miscellaneous

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

List 4 things a winemaker will do when making wine from aromatic grapes

Answer 2

1. Will handle carefully to retain fruit.
2. Will use S02 to avoid oxidization
3. Will gently clarify juice after pressing
4. Will ferment at cooler temperatures.