Grappa

Question 1

Base Material

Answer 1

Grape pomace

- by product of wine making

Question 2

Base Material - White Grape pomace

Answer 2

Skins from white wine making
Still contain fermentable sugar
Skins mixed with water and fermented

Question 3

base Material - Black Grape pomace

Answer 3

Skins from red wine making

already contain alcohol

Question 4

Distillation type

Answer 4

batch and continuous

Care has to be taken due to high level of solids

Question 5

Batch Distillatino

Answer 5

Bagno maria - water bath
or still injection and distillation
direct heating avoided do to concerns of burning solids

Question 6

Continuous distillation

Answer 6

steam injection into pomace moving on conveyor

Question 7

law - distillation

Answer 7

<86%

Question 8

law - finishing

Answer 8

addition of aromatic plant material allowed
sweetening allowed, 20g/L sugar
color correction allowed if older than 12 months

Question 9

label - Vecchia or invecchiata

Answer 9

minimum 12 months age

Question 10

label - Riserva or stravecchia

Answer 10

minimum 18 months

Question 11

label - Grape Variety

Answer 11

one - 85% of pomace used
two - 85% of pomace used
no more than two varieties allowed on label

Question 12

Maturation

Answer 12

some barrel aged
oak, but also
ash
chestnut

some flavored with herbs/spices