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Fermentation & Still Wine Production Flashcards

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The science of winemaking is known as

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Enology

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The prefermentation portion of winemaking is often broadly referred to as the

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Crush

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Methods winemakers use to protect just picked grapes from degrading are

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Covering them, cooling them and using sulfer to protect against fermentation.

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SO2 is the combination of

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Sulfur and oxygen to become Sulfur Dioxide

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What does Sulfur Dioxide do when added to grapes or juice?

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Inhibits the growth of yeast and bacteria which reduces the chance of premature fermentation. Also prevents the juice from oxidizing and turning brown.

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The first step in grape reception is called

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Sorting

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List the pre-fermentation steps of white wine production.

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Sorting
Crushing/Destemming
Pressing
Must Adjustment
Settling
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8
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Define whole berry or whole cluster pressing.

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Rather than de-stemming and crushing the entire bunch are pressed together.

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What is the difference between crushing and pressing?

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Crushing is piercing the skins of the grapes, pressing is the compressing of the grapes and solids several times.

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How can a “cold soak” benefit a white wine?

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With the skins macerating with the juice more aromas and phenolics are extracted. This is good for the more aromatic grape varieties.

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How long does a “cold soak” last for a white wine.

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No longer than 24 hours.

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12
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What is free run juice?

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The juice that is released when the grapes are put into the presser.

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13
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What is the cake of dry compressed skins and seeds called?

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Pomace

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14
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Two examples of pomace brandies are

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Grappa and marc

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15
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Grape juice that’s destined for fermentation is called

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must

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16
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What is acidification?

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The addition of tartaric acid in the must needed for balance.

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17
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What is chaptalization?

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The addition of sugar in the must for wines that might not end up with enough alcohol. Not for sweeter wines!

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18
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A chaptalized wine is sweet. T or F

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False

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What are some other methods of raising or lowering acid or sugar in the must?

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Adding water to dilute, adding grape juice or concentrate.

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The process of letting the must settle before fermentation is called

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Juice settling.

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21
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The smaller molecules that remain after the east cells have split apart the sugars are

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Ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide

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22
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What percentage of the grape sugars are converted into alcohol before fermentation stops?

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90%

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23
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White wines are sometimes fermented in what size barrels?

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60 gallon oak barrels

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24
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Oak barrels are used in white wine fermentation to add

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Complexity, oak flavors and downplay fruit aromas

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What two methods do winemakers use to keep fermentation from starting before they are ready?

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Addition of sulfur and/or refrigerating the must.

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26
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The yeasts mainly used in winemaking are strains of

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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27
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Why are different strains of yeast used?

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Different strains impart different flavors aromas, speed or slow the fermentation process or achieve a certain level of alcohol.

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28
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What the optimal temperature for white wine fermentation:

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50 - 60 degrees

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29
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Cooked fruit or applesauce aromas in white wines occur at high or low fermentation temperatures?

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High

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30
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At what temperature will yeasts die and fermentation will stop?

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100 degrees

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31
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A normal white wine fermentation will take how long?

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Several days to several weeks

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32
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At what alcohol level will fermentation halt?

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14%

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33
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Yeasts die at what alcohol level?

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14%

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34
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A typically produced dry white wine will have an alcohol content of

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12 - 14%

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35
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What ester is created as a byproduct of a white wine MLF and what aroma does it impart?

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Diacetyl - a “buttery” aroma

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36
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What white wine benefits from MLF?

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Chardonnay

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37
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What is the term for the sediment at the bottom of the fermentation tank or barrel.

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Lees

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38
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The method of gentle clarification is called

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Racking

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39
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Why would a winemaker allow a white wine to rest sur lies?

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The dead yeast cells impart a creamy texture and increased complexity to the wine.

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40
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What is battonage?

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The french term for stirring of the lees.

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41
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Additional sulfur may be added to post fermented white wine why?

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To keep the wine from oxidizing and keep it from a secondary fermentation after bottling if there is residual sugar.

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42
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Three methods of clarifying white wine before bottling are:

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Fining, filtering and centrifuge

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43
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List three filtering agents.

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Gelatin, egg whites, bentonite clay

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44
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What is sterile filtering?

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Technology that filters out all microbes.

45
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Wine diamonds are called?

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Tartrates

46
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To prevent tartrates from developing in a white wine bottle what process is used before bottling?

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Cold stabilization

47
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Cold stabilization occurs at around what temperature?

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25 degrees

48
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How long will a cold stabilization last before the white wine is racked and bottled?

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1 - 3 weeks

49
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List the post-fermentation steps in white wine production.

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MLF (if desired)
Lees contact (if desired)
Sulfur addition
Clarification
Barrel Aging (if desired)
Blending
Cold Stabilization (if desired)
Bottling
50
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List the prefermentation steps for red wine production

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Crushing/Destemming
Must adjustment
Maceration

51
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Insufficient tannin in red wine production can be adjusted by the addition of what two things?

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stems and tannin powder

52
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The color components of most red grape varieties is located mainly

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In the skins

53
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The immersion period where red grape skins stay in contact with the juice is called

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Maceration

54
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How long do red grapes macerate?

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a few days to a few weeks or longer

55
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The length of maceration time for red grape production is based on

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the grape variety and the intended style

56
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Longer maceration periods yield red wines that are

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highly tannic, highly “extracted”, deeply colored, and will need more time in the bottle.

57
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Shorter maceration periods yield rad grapes that are

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softer, lighter in color and ready for consumption

58
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Name 2 red grapes that require less maceration time.

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah

59
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Name a red grape that requires a longer maceration period.

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Pinot Noir

60
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What is a red wine production cold soak?

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When a longer maceration period is needed they will macerate the grapes in a cold environment so that fermentation will not start.

61
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Define cap management in red wine production.

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The skins and solids will float to the top during fermentation and must be pushed back down into the juice.

62
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What bacteria can potentially grow on the cap in red wine production?

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Acetobactor

63
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List the 4 methods of red wine cap management.

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Punching down
Pumping over
Rack and return
Rotofermentation

64
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The French term for pumping over is

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Remontage

65
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The French term for punching down is

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Battonage

66
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The French term for rack and return is

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Delestage

67
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At what temperature would a light fragrant Pinot Noir be fermented?

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60 - 70 degrees

68
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At what temperature would a tannic cabernet sauvignon be fermented?

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85 - 95 degrees

69
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Why are red wines fermented at higher temperatures than white wines?

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The higher temperature allows for increased extraction of phenolics, desirable in reds.

70
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Why would a winemaker continue maceration even after fermentation has ended?

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To extract more tannins and color.

71
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The addition of lactic acid bacteria post fermentation begins what?

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MLF

72
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Tannin molecules joining together is called

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Polymerization

73
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Why are oak barrels beneficial to tannic red wines?

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They soften the tannins by allowing oxygen to reach the wine resulting in polymerization.

74
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Mid to upper level powerful red wines age in new or old oak barrels?

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New

75
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After how many years will an oak barrel begin to lose it’s flavor components?

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4

76
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What is the term for a standard size (60 gallon) oak barrel?

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Barrique

77
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What are the two principal sources for oak used for barrels?

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France and US

78
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What’s the difference between French oak and American oak?

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French oak has a tighter grain making it more subtle and refined in flavor.

79
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How do winemakers choose their barrels?

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Shape, size, type of wood, light, medium or heavy toast.

80
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What are alternatives to oak barrels?

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Oak chips or planks.

81
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What is micro-oxygenation?

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Pumping slight amounts of oxygen into the wine to try to simulate the oxidation of oak aging.

82
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The method of red wine fermentation where whole bunches ferment w/o outside yeast or oxygen is called

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Carbonic maceration

83
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What light red wine uses carbonic maceration to achieve it’s fruity character?

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Beaujolais

84
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Describe the resulting wine of a carbonic maceration fermentation.

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The wine will be more fruit forward, less tannic.

85
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In rose production the crushed red grapes are fermented with the skins for how long?

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Depending on the intended result, but a few hours to several days.

86
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The method where a light rose and a concentrated red are made from the same batch of grapes is called the

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Saignee method.

87
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What is the direct press method in rose production?

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The grapes are crushed and pressed resulting in a pale pink juice. Think Provence.

88
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Direct Press method of rose wines is often referred to in France as

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Vin gris

89
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Rose is usually produced with MLF, lees stirring and oak aging. T or F

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False

90
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Roses that are slightly sweet are often called

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Blush wines

91
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What is the term for rose wines in German?

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Weissherbst

92
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What is meant by “flying winemakers”?

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Winemakers who harvest both in the Northern & Southern hemispheres in the same year.

93
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List ways sweet wines are created by both viticultural practices and by wine making techniques.

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Botrytis, late harvest, drying, freezing, refridgeration, adding sweetness and fortifying.

94
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How does botrytis affect the grape.

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The fungus causes the grape to lose water leaving concentrated sugar.

95
Q

List 2 grapes with a particular affinity to botrytis.

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Chenin Blanc and Semillon

96
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Late harvest wines work best in what kind of climate?

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Cold

97
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What grape varieties work best as late harvest wines?

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Reisling and Chenin Blanc due to high acidity

98
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What method is used to produce Italy’s sweet Amarone wine?

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Drying

99
Q

How is ice wine produced?

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Freezing the grapes, then pressing quickly to get only the sugar juice.

100
Q

What grape varieties work best for ice wine?

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Reisling, Gewurtztraminer, Chenin Blanc (Cab Franc rarely)

101
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The mechanical freezing process used to produce sweet wine is called

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cyroextraction

102
Q

Wines made with 95% organic grapes can use the term “Organic Wine”. T or F

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F. Must be 100%

103
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What is the most significant restriction in organic winemaking?

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No use of sulfur

104
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Rabbinical supervision is required for what parts of the Kosher wine production and consumption?

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Grape arrival to winery through bottling, and then once the bottle is opened.

105
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What is mevushal wine?

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It is kosher wine but without the restrictions. It is flash pasteurized before leaving the winery.

106
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Orange wines are thought to have originated in

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The Republic of Georgia

107
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Orange wines are made from red or white grapes?

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White

108
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The French term for juice settling is

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Debourbage

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