SommNinja Flashcards
What is H2S?
Smell of rotten eggs in wine
What is Dolomite?
Type of soil very similar to limestone but with higher magnesium content.
Size of Cognac barrel?
350L
What is the difference between enrichment and chaptalisation?
Enrichement is addition of sweet grape must and chaptalisation is adding sugar non grape source.
Why has Viogner been co-fermented with Syrah?
It aids colour extration and fixing aromatic complexety.
What is the name given to the surface of grape berry that conatins yeasts?
The Bloom
What are exogenous enzymes?
they are commercial enzyme that are added to the mash of whiskey production.
Who developed the cane bruning system?
Jules Guyot
Name the 3 vineyard diseases form America that arrived in Bordeaux in 19th century?
Oidium, Phylloxera, Peronspera
What is Coloure?
Cold wheater during flowering. causes reduction in the yield.
Name the 1200L cask in Rheingau?
Stück
What is NMR and why they use it?
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance it is used for determine authentication of alcoholic drinks.
Name the most common trellising system in Madeira?
Latada
What type of pest is Eutypa?
A fungus
What is TDN?
Trimethyl Dihydronapthalene, smell of Petrol in Riesling
Where was Scott Henry trellising system developed?
In Oregon in the early 1980s
Name the most common training system in Austria?
Lenz Moser
Waht country is using the Klosterenuburg scale?
Austria
What is fertigation?
Technique that consists mixing irrigation and fertilization.
What is the French term for Uneven Set?
Coulure
What is Betonite?
Type of clay used for fining the wine.
What is French term for lees stirring?
Battonage
Which vinegar fly coming from Asia arrived in Europe in 2012?
Drosophila Susuki
Name the vine training system in Santorini?
Amoliti
