Fermentation & Still Wine Production Flashcards
A standard size (60 gallon/225 liter) oak barrel
Barrique
Letting the newly pressed juice settle for a day or two before fermentation is allowed to begin
Debourbage
Adding sugar to the must before fermentation begins
Chapatalization
Allowing the wine to rest on the dead yeast cells after fermentation has completed
Sur Lie Aging
The stirring up of the dead yeast cells back into the liquid
Bâtonnage
Grape juice, or the mixture of grape juice, seeds, and skins that will be fermented and transformed into wine
Must
A chemical by-product of malolactic fermentation that imparts a buttery aroma to wine
Diacetyl
An enzymatic fermentation that occurs in the absence of oxygen within whole, unbroken grapes
Carbonic maceration
Considered to be the highest-quality juice in the batch
Free run
The cake of compressed grape skins and seeds that remains behind after the final pressing of the juice or wine
Pomace
The use of gravity to remove suspended matter in a batch of newly fermented wine
Racking
A clarification technique that uses an inert material to attract and bind to unwanted materials
Fining
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Saignée
Red
Rosé
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
De-Stemming
White
Red
Rosé
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Cap management
Red
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Malolactic Fermentation
White
Red
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Fermentation at 50F
White
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Sulfur Additions
White
Red
Rosé
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Barrel Aging
White
Red
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Fermentation at 95F (32C)
Red
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Extended Maceration
Red
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Must Adjustments
White
Red
Rosé
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Direct Press
Rosé
Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Blending
White
Red
Rosé
T / F
Sulfur can be added at many points during the winemaking process
True
• any of several points during the pre-fermentation period
• after fermentation is complete
T / F
A type of spirit called grappa is often made from the leftovers of wine production
True
T / F
Chaptalization is used to produce a wine with high levels of residual sugar
False
It is when sugar is carefully added to the must to achieve an acceptable alcohol level in the finished wine
T / F
France and Canada are the two primary sources for oak barrels used in American wine production
False
France & the United States
T / F
Dessert wines are produced in the Sauternes region of France using grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea.
True