Introduction To Wine

Question 1

What is wine?

Answer 1

Alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes

Question 2

What is needed in fermentation?

Answer 2

Yeast

Question 3

What is yeast

Answer 3

An organism that lives in grapes, vineyard and winery. Yeast is “eating” the sugar found naturally in the grapes and converts it into alcohol and carbon dioxide

Question 4

Type of Light Wines

Answer 4

8-15% alcohol and come from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rioja, Chianti, Chardonnay, Shiraz

Question 5

Sparkling Wines

Answer 5

Champagne (France), Cava (Spain), Prosecco (Italy)

Question 6

Fortified Wines

Answer 6

15-22% alcohol, Sherry (Spain), Port (Portugal)

Question 7

Red wine

Answer 7

Made from black grapes, fermented with the skin, giving a its color

Question 8

White wine

Answer 8

Made from white grape, but also can be made from black grape with skins removed before fermentation

Question 9

Rosé

Answer 9

Made from black grapes, but wine was in short contact with the skin

Question 10

When does the fermentation stop?

Answer 10

15%

Yeast is dead once there is 15% alcohol or all the sugar is dead. The remaining sugar in the wine will determine the sweetness of the wine

Question 11

Sweetness in Wine, Dry

Answer 11

Most sugar has been eaten up by the yeast and converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

Question 12

Sweetness in wine, Medium

Answer 12

Winemaker removes the yeast before it eats up all the sugar. Or he adds not fermented sweet grape juice to dry wine.

Question 13

Sweetness in wine, Sweet

Answer 13

Thicker and richer due to amount of sugar.

Made up from very rich in sugar grapes, the yeast dies before it eats up the sugar. The sweetness is balanced with acidity to prevent worms from cloying.

Question 14

Light bodied wine

Answer 14

Refreshing and easy to drink, medium to low alcohol (reds have low tannins)

Question 15

Medium bodied wine

Answer 15

Richer and more substantial due to grapes used or if wine was in oak barrels (gives extra texture to the wine)

Question 16

Full Bodied

Answer 16

Powerful, concentrated and heavy. Due to ripeness of the grapes or the oak used in some wines

Question 17

3 factors used in describing wine

Answer 17

Oak : fermented in mature oak, gained flavors, tannins and texture while in contact with the wood

Tannin : found in black grape skins, can be felt in teeth, gums and tongue making it feel dry. Gives complexity to the wine

Acidity : comes from grape juice, refreshing qualities to the wine, gives of mouth watering sensation. Too much acidity will make it tart