Consumption & Service + Composition and Chemistry Flashcards
Sweet wine serving temperature
43-47 F
Dry Sherry serving temp
43-47 F
Sparkling wine serving temp
43-50 F
Light white/rosé serving temp
45-50 F
Med-Full, dry whites serving temp
50-55 F
Light Red serving temp
50-55 F
Tawny port and sweet Sherry serving temp
54-61 F
Med bodied red serving temp
55 F
Full bodied and aged red serving temp
59-64 F
Vintage port serving temp
64-68 F
Glassware placement?
Right of water glass, above knife
Acidity in food __________ the perceived sweetness & Body of a wine
Decreases
Sweetness in food _______ sweetness, body & fruitiness of the wine
Increases
Sweetness in food _______ perceived acidity in the wine
Increases
Bitterness in food _______ bitterness in the wine
Increases
Umami in food _____ perceived bitterness of a wine
Increases
Umami in food ______ perceived sweetness, fruitiness and body of a wine
Decreases
What acid gives a slightly bitter salty flavor?
succinic
Acid found in most vinegar
Acetic
Of the 6 acids found in wine, which are found in unfermented grapes?
Tartaric, Malic, Succinic, Citric