General Flashcards
3 ways to make a sweet wine?
Late Harvest, Botrytus, IceWine
Who is the father of the US wine industry?
Thomas Jefferson
Generic labeling is legal in Washington and Oregon, T/F?
False
Proprietary labeling is a type of labeling that…
Labels the bottle by fantasy names
The Brix Scale measures what?
The unconverted sugar at the time of harvest
What is viniculture?
The process of making wine
Chapitalization?
Adding sugar to a wine to raise the alcohol levels
What is aroma?
The smell derived from grapes
Enrichment?
Adding grape must to a wine to raise the alcohol levels
What is residual sugar?
The unconverted sugar content of a finished wine
What is viticulture?
The process of growing grapes
What is bouquet?
The smell that comes from aging
Phylloxera?
Insect louse that attacks vines at their rootstocks
What AVA is known as the Bordeaux of NY state?
Long Island
The Niagara Peninsula is best known for producing what style of wine?
Icewine (high in acid and sugar)
Los Carneros is split between what two counties?
Napa and Sonoma
Mendoza is known for top quality…?
Malbec
Pinotage is a genetic hybrid of what?
Pinot Noir and Cinsault
Where is Central Otago and what is it known for?
South Island, NZ - Pinot Noir
What are the acids used in wine making?
Tartaric
Lactic
Malic
Citric
Pinotage is what body?
Full bodied red
What are the four ways to stop firmentation?
Fortification - Adding a spirit
Yeast dying off at 15.5 leaving residual sugar
Yeast eating until they are full at >15.5 and no residual sugar = dry
Chilling the tanks to 20F
Where is Central Otago and what grape is it known for?
South Island, New Zealand - Pinot Noir
Matching a Sauvignon Blanc with Fresh Goat Cheese is an example of complementing flavored, T/F?
True
What wine would you pair with oysters on the half shell?
Light - Champagne, Stainless steel, etc.
What wines would you pair with a rare rib eye steak?
Heavy reds - Merlot, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cab Sav etc.
Who introduced blending to Champagne production?
Dom Perignon
What is disgorgement?
Freezing the neck of the bottles after riddling to remove the yeast/sediment
Levels of champagne sweetness?
Extra brut, brut, extra dry, sec, Demi-sec, doux
What is Clare Valley known for?
Riesling
What is Barossa known for?
Shiraz
What is Willamette Valley known for?
Pinot Noir
What is Cafayate known for?
Torrontes
What is Stellenbosch known for?
Chenin Blanc “Steen”
What is Coonawarra known for?
“Bordeaux of South Australia” - Cab Sav
What is Dry Creek known for?
Zinfandel
What is Marlborough known for?
Sauvignon Blanc
What are the three grapes of Champagne?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Munere
Aging effects wine by:
Making the wine more complex and smoothing out the tannins
The insect louse that affects the rootstocks is known as:
Phylloxera