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Fermentation & Still Wine Production Flashcards

1
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A standard size (60 gallon/225 liter) oak barrel

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Barrique

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2
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Letting the newly pressed juice settle for a day or two before fermentation is allowed to begin

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Debourbage

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3
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Adding sugar to the must before fermentation begins

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Chapatalization

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4
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Allowing the wine to rest on the dead yeast cells after fermentation has completed

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Sur Lie Aging

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5
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The stirring up of the dead yeast cells back into the liquid

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Bâtonnage

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6
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Grape juice, or the mixture of grape juice, seeds, and skins that will be fermented and transformed into wine

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Must

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7
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A chemical by-product of malolactic fermentation that imparts a buttery aroma to wine

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Diacetyl

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8
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An enzymatic fermentation that occurs in the absence of oxygen within whole, unbroken grapes

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Carbonic maceration

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9
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Considered to be the highest-quality juice in the batch

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Free run

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10
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The cake of compressed grape skins and seeds that remains behind after the final pressing of the juice or wine

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Pomace

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11
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The use of gravity to remove suspended matter in a batch of newly fermented wine

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Racking

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12
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A clarification technique that uses an inert material to attract and bind to unwanted materials

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Fining

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13
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
Saignée

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Red
Rosé

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14
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?
De-Stemming

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White
Red
Rosé

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15
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Cap management

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Red

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16
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Malolactic Fermentation

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White
Red

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17
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Fermentation at 50F

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White

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18
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Sulfur Additions

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White
Red
Rosé

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19
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Barrel Aging

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White
Red

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20
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Fermentation at 95F (32C)

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Red

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21
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Extended Maceration

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Red

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22
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Must Adjustments

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White
Red
Rosé

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23
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Direct Press

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Rosé

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24
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Used in Red, White, or Rosé?

Blending

A

White
Red
Rosé

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25
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T / F

Sulfur can be added at many points during the winemaking process

A

True

• any of several points during the pre-fermentation period

• after fermentation is complete

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26
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T / F

A type of spirit called grappa is often made from the leftovers of wine production

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True

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27
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T / F

Chaptalization is used to produce a wine with high levels of residual sugar

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False

It is when sugar is carefully added to the must to achieve an acceptable alcohol level in the finished wine

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28
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T / F

France and Canada are the two primary sources for oak barrels used in American wine production

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False

France & the United States

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29
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T / F

Dessert wines are produced in the Sauternes region of France using grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea.

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True

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30
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T / F

Italy’s famous Amarone wine is made using grapes that have frozen naturally on the vine

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False

The grapes in Amarone have been raisinated.

31
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T / F

Weissherbst is a type of German rosé

32
Q

T / F

A mevushal wine is a kosher wine that is free from limitations on who may handle the wine once it leaves the winery

33
Q

T / F

The direct press method of rosé production is used to create pink wines with a deep rosy hue

A

False

It produces pink wines that are very pale.

34
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T / F

The Riesling grape variety is often used in the production of Eiswein

35
Q

T / F

In the production of Orange wines, juice from white grapes spends a period of time ranging from several days to several months macerating with the grape skins

36
Q

T / F

Malolactic fermentation is used more often on red wines than on white wines

37
Q

T / F

Most of the yeasts used in winemaking are strains of saccharomyces cerevisiae

38
Q

T / F

According to the New World school of thought, terroir is considered to be paramount in wine production and winemakers should interfere as little as possible

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False

The Old World school of thought is being described

39
Q

T / F

Malolactic fermentation is an optional winemaking process that converts malic acid into lactic acid, resulting in an overall softer, smoother wine

40
Q

Type(s) of wines most likely to be produced using saignée?

A

Deep red wines
light rosé wines

41
Q

Refers to the process of allowing newly-pressed juice to settle for a day or two before fermentation is allowed to begin

A

Débourbage

42
Q

Term for adding sugar to the juice in order to boost alcohol content in the finished wine

A

Chaptalization

43
Q

A chemical by-product of malolactic fermentation that often imparts a buttery aroma to wine

44
Q

Term for the cake of compressed grape skins and seeds that remains behind after the final pressing of the juice

45
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Term for the mixture of juice, skins, and seeds that will be fermented into wine

46
Q

What fermentation process uses whole, un crushed grape clusters

A

Carbonic maceration

47
Q

Very pale rosé is often produced in Provence using what method?

A

Direct press

48
Q

Term for allowing the newly-fermented wine to rest on the dead yeast cells for a period of time

A

Sur Lie Aging

49
Q

Term for the mass of grape solids and skins that rises to the top of the fermentation tank during red wine fermentation

50
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WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest

51
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting

52
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing

53
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing
Pressing

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Must Adjustments

54
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing
Pressing
Must Adjustments

A

Juice Settling

55
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing
Pressing
Must Adjustments
Juice Settling

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Inoculation

56
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing
Pressing
Must Adjustments
Juice Settling
Inoculation

A

Fermentation

57
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Fermentation

A

Sur Lie Aging

58
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Sur Lie Aging

A

Clarification

59
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Sur Lie Aging
Clarification

A

Barrel Aging

60
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Sur Lie Aging
Clarification
Barrel Aging

61
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Sur Lie Aging
Clarification
Barrel Aging
Blending

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Cold Stabilization

62
Q

WHITE Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Sur Lie Aging
Clarification
Barrel Aging
Blending
Cold Stabilization

63
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest

64
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting

A

Crushing /Destemming

65
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing/Destemming

A

Must Adjustments

66
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing/Destemming
Must Adjustments

67
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing/Destemming
Must Adjustments
Cold Soak

A

Inoculation

68
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing/Destemming
Must Adjustments
Cold Soak
Inoculation

A

Fermentation

69
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Harvest
Sorting
Crushing/Destemming
Must Adjustments
Cold Soak
Inoculation
Fermentation

A

Cap Management

70
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Cap Management

A

Extended Maceration

71
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Cap Management
Extended Maceration

A

Clarification

72
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Cap Management
Extended Maceration
Clarification

A

Barrel Aging

73
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Cap Management
Extended Maceration
Clarification
Barrel Aging

74
Q

RED Wine Timeline
Fermentation
Cap Management
Extended Maceration
Clarification
Barrel Aging
Blending

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