Ma. Fine Vintage Written Practice Questions / Lesson 1 / Grape Species

Question 1

What are Primary, Secondary and Tertiary aromas?

Answer 1

Primary = Fruity / Floral from Grapes
Secondary= Production Process.
MLF / Nutty / Buttery.
Lies / Yeasty / Creamy.
Tertiary = Aging Process
Oxidative / Long Aging / Oak
Reductive / Long Aging / Bottle
Coffee / Caramel / Chocolate
Reductive / Savoury / Mushroom / Earth

Question 2

What criteria do we use to assess the quality in a wine?

Answer 2

Balance
Concentration (Intensity)
Length
Complexity 
Expressiveness (does it show as it should?)

Question 3

What problems can excess rainfall create towards the end of the growing season?

Answer 3

Increase chance of Rot

Bloat the grapes, diluting their flavours and may cause the grapes to burst

Question 4

What are some of the reasons we choose to use root stocks?

Answer 4

Protection from Nemotodes / Phylloxera
Control Vine Vigour.
Counter Choloris.
Counter Salinity
Drought / Water Tolerance

Question 5

What can a vineyard owner do to combat spring frosts and how does each method work?

Answer 5

Burners / Generate heat and smoke, the smoke acts as an insulation keeping the ground heat in.
Wind Fans / Circulates the cold and warm air.
Sprinklers / When water freezes / temp increases on vine and buds.
Design of the vineyard so that cold air doesn’t settle into vineyard