FACTORS AFFECTING WINE STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE Flashcards
WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE HOW THE WINE WILL TASTE LIKE ?
GRAPE
ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT IS GROWN ( SOIL, CLIMATE, WEATHER, SLOPE)
THE CARE FOR THE GRAPE GROWING AND HARVESTING
WINE MAKING
AND HOW IT IS MATURED( INCLUDING BOTTLE AGE )
IN ORDER TO GROW A HEALTHY VINE WHAT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ARE REQUIRED?
CARBON DIOXIDE SUNLIGHT WATER WARMTH NUTRIENTS
CLIMATE SUITABLE FOR WINE PRODUCTION CAN BE DIVIDED INTO ?
HOT
MODERATE
COOL
CLIMATE OF WINE REGION IS DETERMINED BY ?
LATITUDE OR IN OTHER WORDS HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE EQUATOR .
WHAT ARE THE OTHER TWO IMP FACTORS TO CONSIDER THE CLIMATE OF THE WINE REGION.
ALTITUDE AND THE OCEANS
REGION THATS IS AT HIGH ALTITUDE WILL HAVE A COOLER CLIMATE THAN A REGION ,CLOSER TO THE SEA LEVEL. EVEN IF THEY SHARE THE SAME LATITUDE.
EFFECTS OF HOT CLIMATE AND COOL CLIMATE ON WINES .
HOT CLIMATE - MORE ALC, FULLER BODY, MORE TANNINS, LESS ACIDITY
COOL CLIMATE- LESS ALCOHOL, LIGHTER BODY, LESS TANNIN, MORE ACIDITY
WHAT SUNLIGHT DOES TO THE WINE GROWING?
ITS A SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT ALLOWS THE GRAPE TO COMBINE CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER INTO SUGAR
REGIONS FAR AWAY FROM EQUATOR HOW THEY MANAGE TO GET A SUNLIGHT ?
BEING PLANTED ON SLOPE THAT ANGLE THEM TOWARD SUN, OR ABOVE RIVERS THAT REFLECT SUNLIGHT.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE GRAPES IF THEY GETS TOO MUCH WATER?
THIS MAY RESULT IN BIGGER CROP , BUT THE SUGAR , FLAVOURS WILL BE DILUTED AND WINE WILL HAVE THE LESS ALC , BODY AND FLAVOUR.
AREAS WHERE THE RAINFALL IS HIGH , SUCH AS EUROPE , THE BEST VINEYARDS ARE ON WHERE AND WHY?
BEST VINEYARDS ARE ON SLOPES OR SOILS , SUCH AS GRAVEL OR CHALK, WHICH DRAIN WATER QUICKLY.
A REGIONS WHERE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT RAINFALL , SUCH A NEW WORLD WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR WINE GROWING ?
IRRIGATION
WHAT TEMPERATURE ZONE IS SUITABLE FOR WINE GROWING ?
BETWEEN 30 DEGREE AND 50 DEGREE FROM THE EQUATOR.
HOW VINE CAN KEEP ITSELF COOL ?
IT CAN KEEP ITSELF COOL BY EVAPORATING WATER THROUGH ITS LEAVES.