General Flashcards
What does oak do to a wine?
Softens tannin
Adds body
Adds flavour
What type of trellising can be used to moderate a high rainfall area?
VSP. Vertical Shoot Positioning
How can trellising help with the issue of fungal disease?
Use it to create air flow. e.g. High trellising
What is the effect of a hotter climate on a grape?
Increases ripeness
Acidity drops off
What does a Garnet coloured wine indicate?
Age, which then indicates there should be tertiary aromas and flavours
Think Italy, think…..
High acidity. It balances high acidic tomato based dishes
In a hot climate, what can help to moderate it in terms of location?
Altitude, or proximity to coasts, rivers, or large bodies of water all have a cooling effect.
High sugar =……?
High alcohol
Lower acidity
Lower tannin
Cooler climate = ……….?
Higher acidity
Warmer climate = …….?
Lower acidity
When tasting, a watery mouth indicates what?
High acidity
When tasting, a drying mouth indicates what?
High tannin
When tasting, a warming feeling indicates what?
High alcohol
A lower yielding vine will mean what in terms of flavour?
A more concentrated flavour
Grapes grown at high altitude can develop……
High acidity, due to cooler night temperatures
Be aromatic
Deeper colour, due to stronger sun
Higher tannin, due to stronger sun
Lower yielding leading to more concentrated flavours
