Different Types of Wines

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Defined by their dark fruit flavors and tannins that make them a great match for food; made from black-skinned grapes

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Red wines

Oak aging plays a part in many red wines

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Tend to be more tart and refreshing than reds, with aromatic notes like flowers, citrus, and orchard fruits; usually lighter in body and in alcohol

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White wines

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These styles of wine are often paired with a matching occasion

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Rosé, Sparkling, and Fortified wines

Rosé wine during summer, sparkling wine for special events, and fortified wine after a big meal

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The compounds responsible for red wine’s bitterness and mouth-drying quality; in red wines, acts as a preservative. White wines don’t have these

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Tannins

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As they age, the tannins and anthocyanins in red wine fall out of suspension, forming sediment at the bottom of the bottle. This sediment can be removed by ____

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Decanting

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Many red wines are aged in new oak barrels to add flavors and aromas of sweet baking spice, cocoa, chocolate, and vanilla to the wine

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Aging of red wine

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Softens the tannin structure of red wine, making the wine taste smoother

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Oak barrel aging

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In the ____, earthy aromas like potting soil, wet leaves, and barnyard are common

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Old World

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These wines will be labeled with the name of the grape or the name of the wine’s appellation, like Burgundy

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Varietals of red wine

Red wines can be varietal wines made from a single type of red grape

Question 10

Many red wines are blends of different grapes. The most famous red blend is ____. It is a protected appellation, similar blends made in California’s Napa Valley

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Bordeaux

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Strongly identified with one grape but can have a small percentage of other grapes blended in, according to the rules of the appellation

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Chianti

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How do French call Pinot grigio

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Pinot gris

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Spanish blended wine made mostly from the tempranillo grape, which is the third most-planted wine in the grape

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Rioja

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A type of red wine grape that is frequently used to make a single-varietal wine. Known for being a very drinkable wine with deep, meaty, dark fruit flavors and a full body

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Syrah

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Second most popular wine after Chardonnay

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Pinot Grigio

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This type of wine is made almost exclusively in southern Italy, while the rest of the world calls this grape and wine “zinfandel”

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Primitivo

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The red wine that doesn’t act like a red wine. This low-tannin value is the definition of glou-glou; could pass for pinot noir, this wine offers a style for every occasion

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Beaujolais

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Are made from green-skinned grapes whose juice is also colorless. The grape skins are removed from the must before fermentation

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White wine

Question 19

White wines are most likely to be aged in ____, a technique which maintains their fresh aromatics

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Stainless steel barrels

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A grape that is often made into a light, refreshing white wine that is known by different names in different countries. Usually medium to light-bodied, dry and acidic wine

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Pinot Grigio

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One of the most populat white wine grapes in the world, prized for its unique citrusy, fruity aroma and refreshingly high acidity

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Aromatic white grape that yields a fruity, floral white wine. Common characteristics of this wine includes aromas of citrus, stone fruit, white flowers and petrol

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Riesling

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The most popular white wine in the world. The green-skinned grape grows in almost all major wine regions across the world.

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Chardonnay

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Made from red grapes, but the grape skins are removed from the must after a short period of maceration. The skins give the wine its pink color but do not impart much tannin

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Rosé wines

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Can be white, rosé, or red in color. They can be made from any grape varieties, depending on the apellation rules of the area where they are made. Contains few grams of sugar to balance their high acidity

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Sparkling wines

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Two of the most well-known sparkling wines are:

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1. Champagne
2. Prosecco

Question 27

Can be a varietal wine or a blended wine, made from a blend of the permitted grapes. It is made in the traditional method, which involves a primary alcoholic fermentation followed by a secondary fermentation in the bottle to produce its bubbles

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Champagne

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Always a varietal wine made from the glera grape, is made via the Charmat method, where the secondary fermentation happens in a large closed tank before the wine is bottled

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Prosecco

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Made by adding distilled grape spirit to fully/partially-fermented wine. Most of this wine are sweet. Have higher alcohol than other types of wine

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Fortified Wines

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5 Steps of the Wine Making Process

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• Harvesting
• Crushing/Pressing
• Fermentation
• Clarification
• Aging & Bottling

Question 31

Certainly the first step in the actual wine making process

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Harvesting

or ‘picking’; grapes are harvested at a precise time, preferably when physiologically ripe

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Traditionally the next step in the wine making process.

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Crushing & Pressing

Mechanical pressing has also improved the quality & longetivity of wine

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The magic at play in making of wine. If left to its own deviced must ot juice will begin fermenting naturally within 6-12 hrs with the aid of wild yeasts in the air

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Fermentation

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Once fermentation is completed, this process begins. The major procedured involved are fining, filtration, refrigeration, ion exchange, and heating

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Clarification

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The final stage of the wine making process.

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Aging & Bottling

the winemaker can bottle the wine immediately or age it