Maximise Your Enjoyment! Flashcards

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Q

Name 4 considerations for the long term storage of wine.

A

Cool, constant temperature. On its side (unless using a screwcap). In the dark

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2
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What style of red wine can be served lightly chilled?

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Light bodied (in this case due to low tannins)

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Which 2 types of white wine are best served well chilled?

A

Sparkling and Sweet

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4
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Name 2 methods for preserving a wine.

A

Vacuum system and Blanket method

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5
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Which 2 food ingredients tend to be the more successful in matching with wine?

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Acidity. Salt (both enhance fruity characters)

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Which 3 food ingredients can cause a wine to taste unpleasant?

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Umami. Chilli heat. Bitter

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Most red wines are grown in cooler climates, or moderate to warm climates?

A

Moderate to warm.

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A sweet wine is best served with what sort of food?

A

Sweet. Sometimes salty food can work.

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Salt can make most wine taste…

A

More fruity, and less tannic/bitter.

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Acidity in food can make a wine taste…

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More fruity, and less acidic.

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Bitterness in food (eg, olives. some green vegetables) can make a bitter (high tannin) red wine taste….

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Even more bitter.

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Chilli heat can exaggerate what in a wine?

A

The alcohol, creating a burning sensation at the back of the throat.

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Umami (eg, oily fish, marmite) can make a red wine taste…

A

Much drier, with an unpleasant metalic taste. Not good. However, if sufficient the level of salt can counter the affect of the umami - for example, Parmesan cheese.

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14
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A sweet dish with a dry wine will taste…

A

overly acidic, lacking fruit character (lack of balance). Serve sweet food with sweet wine.

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What is needed to counter the effect of high fat/oil content in food?

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High acidity. This can help cut through/ unzip the fat and allow the wine to also be tasted.

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