Factors Affecting Wine Style, Quality, & Price Flashcards
Put in order the correct sequence for making white wine:
Maturation Crushing Bottling Fermentation Pressing
Crushing Pressing Fermentation Maturation Bottling
What is the difference between weather and climate
Climate describes what weather conditions we may expect in a given year. Weather describes the region’s temperature, rainfall and sunshine
Put in order the correct sequence for making red wine:
Maturation Crushing Bottling Fermentation Pressing
Crushing Fermentation Pressing Maturation Bottling
Name the four components of a grape berry
Stalk (contains tannins)
Skin (contains colour, tannins, & flavouring compounds)
Pulp (contains water, sugar, and acids)
Seeds (contains bitter oils)
What climate is more likely to produce a wine containing more alcohol, fuller body, more tannin, & less acidity
A hot climate
What climate is more likely to produce a wine containing less alcohol, lighter body, less tannin, & more acidity
A cool climate
What are four methods of adding oak flavours to wine
Barrels
Staves
Chips
Essence
Most wine production takes place between ___ and ___ degrees latitude.
30, 50
