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Prelude Flashcards

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1
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What are 3 taste in wine?

A

Sweet-and-sour and sometimes bitter

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2
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What are three sources I can effect wine flavor

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Grapes
Fermentation
Aging

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3
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What is the species that makes the most wine?

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Vitis vinifera

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4
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Three grapes with high tannins

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Nebbiolo Cabernet and Syrah

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5
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What is terroir

A 
Somewhereness of a particular region 
Soil
Geography 
Sunlight 
Weather and climate
Rainfall and plantlife
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6
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What is brix

A

Winemakers measure of sugar in the grape

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7
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What is phylloxera

A

A disease that can kill an entire plat

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8
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What is noble rot

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When mold punctures the grape allowing water to decrease and sugar &a acid to increase

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9
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Sugar + _____ = alcohol + ______

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Yeast and carbon dioxide

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10
Q

What is the ABV for:
Table wine
Sparkling
Fortified

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Table wine 8-15%
Sparkling 8-12%
Fortified 17-20%

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11
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What is must

A

Juice and skin mixture

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12
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How do red grapes make white wine

A

Skins are removed

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13
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What is maceration

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Soaking grapes to extract aromas, tannins, and colors

Also increases mouthfeel

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14
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What is chaptalization?

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Adding sugar to wine before fermentation

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15
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What is residual sugar

A

Natural sugar that remains in the wine after fermentation aka sugar I digested by yeast

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16
Q

Where does tannin come from?

A

Barrels
Skins
Pits
Stems

17
Q

What is a vintage

A

Indicates the year the grapes were harvested

18
Q

What are two factors that will determine if a wine will last more than five years

A

Storage conditions

Where wine comes from

19
Q

What is corked wine?

A

TCA comes into contact with wine creating musty odor

20
Q

Why does sulfur dioxide get used

A

As a preservative and antioxidant and disinfectant to prevent unwanted oxidation

21
Q

What is vertical tasting

A

Wines from different vintages

22
Q

What happens to white wine as it ages?

A

Gains color

23
Q

What happens to red wine as it ages

A

It loses color

24
Q

What is aroma versus bouquet

A 
Aroma = the smell of the grape 
Bouquet = total smell of the wine
25
Q

Why do you swirl wine before smelling

A

Allows oxygen

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