Systematic Approach to Winetasting Flashcards
AppearanceList the three levels of wine intensity
Pale - Medium - Deep
Appearance - ColourList the 5 levels of colour intensity ofWhite Wine
Lemon-green, Lemon, Gold, Amber, BrownNote: Lemon is the most common colour for White Wine
Appearance - ColourList the 3 levels of colour intensity ofRosé Wine
Pink - Salmon - Orange
Appearance - ColourList the 5 levels of colour intensity ofRed Wine
Purple - Ruby - Garnet - Tawny - BrownNote: Ruby is the most common colour for Red Wine
Appearance - OtherWhat other possible observations are there for wine?
e.g. Legs/tears, deposit, pétillance, bubbles
Nose - IntensityList 5 levels of wine intensity
Light - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - Pronounced
Nose - Aroma CharacteristicsList the (up to) 3 levels of Aroma
e.g. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Nose - DevelopmentList the 4 levels of wine development
Youthful - Developing - Fully Developed - Tired/past its best
Palate - SweetnessList 6 levels of Sweetness
Dry - Off-Dry - Medium Dry - Medium Sweet - Sweet - Luscious
Palate - AcidityList the 5 levels of acidity
Low - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - High
Palate - TanninList the 5 levels of Tannin
Low - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - High
Palate - AlcoholList the 3 levels of Alcohol
Low - Medium - High
Palate - BodyList the 5 levels of wine body
Light - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - Full
Palate - MousseList the 3 types of Mousse
Delicate - Creamy - Aggressive
Palate - Flavour IntensityList the 5 levels of Flavour Intensity
Light - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - Pronounced
Palate - Flavour CharacteristicsName the 3 levels of flavour characteristics
e.g. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Palate - FinishList the 5 levels of taste finish
Short - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - Long
Conclusions - Assessment of QualityList the 6 levels of wine quality
Faulty - Poor - Acceptable - Good - Very Good - Outstanding
Conclusions - Assessment of QualityList the 4 levels of Readiness for drinking / Potential for ageing
Too YoungCan drink now but has potential for ageingDrink now: Not suitable for ageing or further ageingToo Old
Where in your mouth do you taste Sweetness?
The tip of the tongue
Where in your mouth do you taste Acidity?
One the sides of the tongue
Where in your mouth do you taste Bitterness?
At the back of the tongue
Where in your mouth do you taste Tannin?
In your cheeks and gums
Where are the 5 places on your body to hold your wine glass to check for aroma intensity and what do they mean?
Chest - PronouncedNeck - Medium +Chin - MediumLips - Medium -Nose - Light
What is the acronym for assessing the Quality level of a wine?
BalanceLengthIntensityComplexity
With BLIC what would these score?1/42/43/44/4
1/4 Acceptable quality2/4 Good quality3/4 Very good quality4/4 Outstanding qualityAlways include the word ‘quality’
If you decide the quality of a wine is just ‘acceptable’ what should you write up in the aroma / tasting notes?
Write ‘simple’
If a red wine has tertiary notes what word should you write for both aroma and taste to describe it?
Prune
Roughly what are the price breaks for wines that areAcceptable qualityGood qualityVery good qualityOutstanding quality
Acceptable quality
What colour are ‘most’ red wines
Ruby
What colour are ‘most’ dry white wines?
Lemon
How many Aroma notesTasting notesShould you try to write?
Aroma 7Taste 5
