Beverage Classification Flashcards
Types of still wine
Red
White
Rose
What is sparkling wine?
Base wine + CO2
Methods for producing sparkling wine
Natural in a bottle
Charmat
CO2 injection
What is Natural in a bottle method?
Sugar and Yeast is added in still wine, CO2 is produced making bubbles once the bottle is sealed
What is charmat process?
2nd fermentation in SS tank
Sugar is added
Prosecco
What is CO2 injection?
Co2 injected
No fermentation
What is fortified wine?
Base wine + alcohol
Styles of fortified wine
Port - sweet
Sherry - dry and sweet
Madeira - dry or sweet
Marsala - dry or sweet
Rutherglen - sweet
What happens when during fermentation, spirit is added?
Wine turns sweet
What happens when after fermentation, spirit is added?
Wine turns dry
What is fortification?
When extra alcohol is added
What is distillation?
When there’s heat
What are nature sweet wines?
Grapes over - ripe causing dehydration to increase the sugar content
Botrytis
Fungus that penetrates grapes by dehydrating them and concentrating sugar
Late harvest in nature sweet wines
Grapes are left longer in vine to ripen
Dry grapes after harvest in nature sweet wine
Grapes are dehydrated once harvested
Generate more sugar and flavor
Ice wine grapes in nature sweet wine
Frozen on vines and the pressed while frozen
Generate more sugar
What are aromatized wines?
Fortified wines that have been flavored through maceration of Alpine herbs or other ingredients
Types of aromatized wines
Vermouth – Martini
What are spirits?
Distilation of a single product