Deck 1

Question 1

At the basic level, what is wine?

Answer 1

Fermented grape juice.

Question 2

For fermentation to occur, what must be present

Answer 2

Yeast, as well as sugars

Question 3

What is done to grapes to release their juice

Answer 3

They are crushed

Question 4

What are the two dominant types of grapes for making wine

Answer 4

White grapes and black grapes

Question 5

What do black grape skins contain

Answer 5

Tannin, as well as colour and flavour compounds

Question 6

How do tannins feel on your palate

Answer 6

Dry and astringent

Question 7

What colour is the skin of ripe, white grapes

Answer 7

Golden

Question 8

The pulp of the grape contains

Answer 8

water, sugar and acid

Question 9

What does ABV stand for?

Answer 9

Alcohol by volume

This is the measure of how much alcohol is in wine, expressed as a % percentate

Question 10

What are the by-products of fermentation

Answer 10

Alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide CO2

Question 11

What are the microscopic organisms responsible for fermentation

Answer 11

Yeast

Question 12

At what percentage does alcoholic fermentation usually stop?

Answer 12

15%.

Most yeast cannot survive at a percentage higher than this.