Midterm Flashcards
The intensity of a sensory perception in wine is?
the concentration of the stimulus above the recognition threshold
The color of the wine depends on…
- The type & rate of combination among pigments.
- Grape variety (pigment fingerprinting)
- The age of the wine
The EQUILIBRIUM of SO2 in wine depends on…
pH ONLY
Marangoni’s effect is due to modification of water surface tension by
Ethanol content
The amount of CO2 diversifies the wine as…
Sparkling (>3 Bars)
not Medium sparkling (200-800mg/L) or
Still (1-2,5 bars)
This is because Still wines are at 200-800 mg/L (pay attention to units)
Olfactory Perceptions may be…
From grape variety, fermentation, fining and aging
Metallic perception is…
Due to exceeding iron and copper (which are oxidizing agents)
It is not produced by salts and is not always favorable
Minerals in wine give rise to…
Salified acidity at chemical measurement AND minerality at sensory evaluation NOT Umami perception
According to the classification into families, which is the main perception for fermentative aroma compounds?
Fruitiness (esters) AND solvent-like flavors (higher alcohols) NOT spiciness
The residual sugar level is used to classify still wines both for sensory analysis and for labeling. Among the following, which is the main sugar contained in this remaining fraction?
FRUCTOSE.
-not sucrose
-and not glucose because glucose is eaten directly during Glycolysis
Which are the main aromas contained in a bottle of Muscat wine?
Terpenic alcohols
Tartaric acid in wine is…
30 - 60% dissociated as HT-
NOT 80-90% dissociated as T2- because this is when the pH is super high
and NOT when calculated as the sum of all its four possible forms because there are only 3 forms
To acidify a wine by boosting its SOURNESS the following treatments should be considered…
Increasing T by adding MALIC acid that is admitted by EU regulation
AND
Selecting a yeast strain capable of releasing MALIC acid so to replace what was lost in the vineyard
NOT
Adding any kind of acid just to lower pH
Tartrate precipitation in wine are…
inevitable, because of an excess of KHT
NOT due to the presence of Calcium tartromalate and not triggered by CaT
Deacidifying a wine with KHCO3 is…
- Cheaper than with tartrates
- Effective to stimulate the malolactic fermentation
- Capable to origin a lot of bubbles when its added