Fundamentals Flashcards
Who introduced Chaptalization?
Jean Antoine Chaptal
What yeast initiates a rapid start to fermentation?
Cultured Yeasts
What do Ambient yeasts contribute?
Complexity, but can risk off odor
What does Brettanomyces add?
Clove aromatics or rancid aromas
First Province outside of Italian Peninsula?
Nostra Provincia
What did the Roman’s call Celtic France?
Gaul
What did the Celts invent?
Watertight, roll-able, stackable, wood casks for storage/transport
Who were the Phocaean’s ?
Greeks from Asia minor, created a colony “Massalia”
What is Ban des Vendages?
Prescribed picking date every grape grower must adhere to
During the plague, what grapes was Gamay replacing?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Who built Chateauneuf-du-pape?
Pope John XXII
Who did Henry Plantagenet (Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou) marry?
Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine
Who was the last Duke of Burgundy?
Charles The Rash
When and where did the French revolution begin?
1789, Paris
What is Chaptalization?
Allowing the additon of sugar to a fermenting must to increase alcohol levels in finished wines.
