Level 2 Sommelier - Winemaking Flashcards
1
Q
What is the key objective of wine producers?
A
Bottling
2
Q
What are the seven steps in wine making?
A
The Crush The Must Fermentation Working the Wine Pressing Off Maturation Blending and Bottling
3
Q
What are the skins/seeds/stems called that float to the top of the juice?
A
The cap.
4
Q
What happens in the must stage?
A
Juice is tested for acid and sugar to ensure healthy fermentation. Adjustments are made.
5
Q
What is the key to healthy fermentation?
A
Temperature
6
Q
What happens in the “working the wine stage?”
A
Maceration - keeping the must in contact with the skins to add color and tannins
Pump Over - Pumping the juice from the bottom up and over the cap.
Punching Down - forcing the cap back down in contact with the must/juice
Rack and Return - similar to Pump over but pumping to a separate holding tank before pumping back and over the cap.
7
Q
What happens in Maturation?
A
Battonage- stirring Sur Lee Aging - Racking - moving to other barrels for clarification Clarification Filtration
