Learning Outcome 2

Question 1

What are the stages in the wine making process?

Answer 1

Crushing, fermenting, pressing, storage and/or maturation, blending, packaging

Question 2

What adjustments can be made during fermentation?

Answer 2

Addition of sugar, adjustment to acidity

Question 3

What adjustments can me made to temperature

Answer 3

Winemakers can choose cool or warm

Question 4

What options can be made for red wine?

Answer 4

Extraction

Question 5

What options can be made for rosé wine?

Answer 5

Short maceration, blending

Question 6

What options can be made for white wine?

Answer 6

Fermentation stopped, sweetness added

Question 7

What different vessels can winemakers choose?

Answer 7

Stainless steel, concrete, oak

Question 8

What options do winemakers have with respect to oak barrels?

Answer 8

Small, large, new, old, level of toast

Question 9

What options are available in malolactic conversion/ Lees blending?

Answer 9

Consistency, complexity, style

Question 10

What changes happen to red wine with bottle aging?

Answer 10

Colour, tannin, aromas, flavours

Question 11

What changes happen to white wine with with bottle aging

Answer 11

Colour, aromas and flavours