Components of Wine & Deductive Tasting Flashcards
1
Q
True or false: Sweetness in wine is derived from residual sugar.
A
True
2
Q
What effect do high acid wines have in your mouth?
A
Make your mouth water
3
Q
Tannins in wine come from:
A
Grape skins, seeds, and wood barrels
4
Q
What effect do high tannin wines have in your mouth?
A
Make your mouth dry
5
Q
True or false: The higher the alcohol content the better the quality of the wine
A
False
6
Q
Malolactic fermentation turns…
A
Malic acids into lactic acids
7
Q
Chaptalization is done to elevate what in wine?
A
Alcohol
8
Q
Cool climate wines are generally…
A
Lower in alcohol and higher in acidity
9
Q
Which wines pair best with spicy foods?
A
Off dry or sweet wines
10
Q
True or false: Ethanol alcohol is one of the byproducts of the fermentation of grape sugars?
A
True
