Tasting Flashcards
What are the seven S’s of wine tasting
See
Swirl
Sniff
Sip
Slurp
Swallow/Spit
Summarize
How do you determine the intensity of the color of the wine
Look at the watery rim where the inside of the wine touches the side of the glass.
If the rim is thin(deep color) we expect the wine to be more concentrated, if the rim is thick(pale color) we expect the wine to be more diluted.
How do you describe the color intensity of the wine. What scale/terms are used
Pale -> Medium -> Deep
With a deep color it tends to saturate most of the surface of the wine, almost all the way to the glass.
What colors do you use to describe a white wine
From young to old:
Lemon
Gold
Amber
How does oak aging a white wine affect its color
Oak aging a white wine can move the color to Gold even for a young wine.
What colors do you use to describe a rose wine
From young to old:
Pink
Salmon
Orange
What colors do you use to describe a red wine
From young to old:
Purple
Ruby
Garnet
Torney(brownish color)
How can you tell that a wine is oxidized
The wine starts to lose its vibrancy in its color. White wines can turn brownish, red wines can turn russet or orange.
Can smell of brown apple, nail polish remover and vinegar.
How can you tell by smell that a wine is corked(has suffered cork damaged)
The wine has a moldy/musty smell.
What terms/scale do you use to describe the intensity of the bouquet of a wine
- Light
- Medium
- Pronounced/Lifted(intense)
“It jumps out of the glass”
What terms/scale do you use to describe the sweetness of a wine
- Dry
- Off-dry
- Medium
- Sweet
What terms/scale do you use to describe the level of acidity in a wine
- Low acidity
- Medium acidity
- High acidity
How does the level of sweetness and level of acidity affect each other
A very acidic wine might taste more medium or off-dry in sweetness even though it is in fact very sweet.
How can you tell if a wine is more sweet, or more acidic
Usually you can go by whatever the flavor ends on. So if the wine ends on sweet then it is more sweet than acidic, and vise versa.
What terms/scale do you use to describe the amount of tannin in a wine
- Low
- Medium
- High