Chapter 8: Sweet Wines and Fortified Wines: Flashcards
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What are the three main methods of producing sweet wines?
Interrupting fermentation, adding a sweet component, and concentrating sugars in the grapes.
How is fermentation interrupted to produce sweet wines?
By adding alcohol to kill the yeast or by chilling and filtering the wine to remove yeast.
What are the key characteristics of Sauternes?
Sweet wine from Bordeaux, made from botrytized Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, with high acidity and flavors of apricot, honey, and vanilla.
What is noble rot, and how does it contribute to sweet wines?
A fungus (Botrytis cinerea) that concentrates sugars and acids in the grapes, enhancing flavor complexity.
What are the characteristics of Tokaji Aszú?
Hungarian sweet wine made from botrytized Furmint grapes, with flavors of dried fruit, citrus, honey, and nuts.
How are ice wines (Eiswein) made?
By harvesting grapes frozen on the vine, concentrating sugars and acidity.
What is a sweet component that can be added to wine to increase sweetness?
Unfermented grape juice or a sweet wine such as Pedro Ximénez.
What regions are famous for producing sweet wines using noble rot?
Sauternes (France), Tokaji (Hungary), and Beerenauslese/Trockenbeerenauslese (Germany).
What does ‘fortified wine’ mean?
A wine to which distilled alcohol is added, increasing the alcohol content.
What are the key types of Sherry?
Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez (PX).
What are the three main methods of producing sweet wines?
Interrupting fermentation, adding a sweet component, and concentrating sugars in the grapes.
How is fermentation interrupted to produce sweet wines?
By adding alcohol to kill the yeast or by chilling and filtering the wine to remove yeast.
What are the key characteristics of Sauternes?
Sweet wine from Bordeaux, made from botrytized Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, with high acidity and flavors of apricot, honey, and vanilla.
What is noble rot, and how does it contribute to sweet wines?
A fungus (Botrytis cinerea) that concentrates sugars and acids in the grapes, enhancing flavor complexity.
What are the characteristics of Tokaji Aszú?
Hungarian sweet wine made from botrytized Furmint grapes, with flavors of dried fruit, citrus, honey, and nuts.
How are ice wines (Eiswein) made?
By harvesting grapes frozen on the vine, concentrating sugars and acidity.
What is a sweet component that can be added to wine to increase sweetness?
Unfermented grape juice or a sweet wine such as Pedro Ximénez.
What regions are famous for producing sweet wines using noble rot?
Sauternes (France), Tokaji (Hungary), and Beerenauslese/Trockenbeerenauslese (Germany).
What does ‘fortified wine’ mean?
A wine to which distilled alcohol is added, increasing the alcohol content.
What are the key types of Sherry?
Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez (PX).
What are the characteristics of Fino Sherry?
Pale in color, dry, with flavors of almonds and bread, and aged under a layer of yeast called flor.
How is Oloroso Sherry different from Fino?
Oloroso is aged without flor, exposed to oxygen, resulting in a darker color and flavors of walnuts and caramel.
What is Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry?
A very sweet Sherry made from dried Pedro Ximénez grapes, with flavors of dried fruit and molasses.
What are the main styles of Port?
Ruby Port, Reserve Ruby, Late Bottled Vintage (LBV), Vintage Port, Tawny Port.
