Chapter 3: Making Wine Flashcards
Can Black Grapes be used to make white wine?
Yes.
How is Rose’ made?
Crush — Ferment – Drain (within a few hours) – fermented without the skin – maturation (only in oak barrels) – bottling
in which process in the yeast added
Fermentation
How is White made?
Crush– Press– Ferment–Maturation—Bottling
Where can be a wine matured?
Oak barrel or Stainless Steel Tanks
Why aren’t grapes added along with the pips?
Pips contain oil.
Advantage of using stainless steel tanks
The wine retains its original flavor and aroma
How much time is the Rose’ left for fermenting with the skins on
24-72 hours
What effect do the oak barrels have on the Reds?
decreases the tannin
How do the wineries extract maximum colour out of the skin?
Pumping Over and punching down