Short questions

Question 1

Fog

Answer 1

Fog will keep the vineyard cooler in the morning, it will be blanked to the vineyards, cools down to temperature and slower the ripening.

Question 2

Cool Breezes

Answer 2

Breezes will cool vineyards, moderates hot temperatures in the vineyards. Slower the ripening.

Question 3

Diurnal range

Answer 3

The large differences between day and night temperatures.cools down temperature, slow down ripening of grapes.

Question 4

Altitude

Answer 4

Higher altitude vineyards are cooler and will be lower day and night time temperatures.

Question 5

Latitude

Answer 5

Furthest location to the equator are cooler, however longer day light can help the grapes ripen.

Question 6

If Grapes picked early

Answer 6

Retain high acidity; making the wine refreshing, and high acidity makes wine aid to long aging in the bottle.
Early pick keeps neutral green fruits and citrus character

Question 7

Effects of MLF

Answer 7

Enhanced the quality
Softening and reducing acidity
Creation of buttery flavours
Giving round creamy mouthfeel

Question 8

7 wine faults

Answer 8

TCA- damp card board
Reduction- rotten eggs, boiled cabbage
Sulfur dioxide- recently extinguished matches
Oxidation- toffee, honey, caramel
Out of condition- dull stale
Volatile acidity- vinegar, nail polish remover
Brattanomyces- plastic, animal

Question 9

Umami effects wine

Answer 9

Increase perception of Alcohol, bitterness, astrigency,acidity.
Decrease perception of body, sweetness,fitness.

Question 10

Carbonic maceration

Answer 10

Whole, uncrashed bunches that are placed into vats filled with CO2 to remove oxygen. Intercellular fermentation begins, when the grapes reach 2abv, they split and release their juice. These wines are soft in tannin, but full of fruit with distinctive notes of kirsh, banana, bumble gum and cinnamon.

Question 11

Grape extraction methods for port wine

Answer 11

Foot treading
Autovinifiers
Robotic lagars
Piston plungers