Tasting

Question 1

What options must be described about Appearance?

Answer 1

Clarity
Intensity
Colour
Other observations (optional)

Question 2

What options must be described about Nose?

Answer 2

Condition
Intensity
Aroma Characteristics
Development

Question 3

What options must be described about Palate?

Answer 3

Sweetness
Acidity
Tannin (red only)
Alcohol
Body
Flavour intensity
Flavour characteristics
Finish
Mousse (sparkling only)

Question 4

What options must be described in Conclusions?

Answer 4

Quality level

Level of readiness for drinking

Question 5

What options are available within Appearance - Clarity?

Answer 5

Clear

Hazy (faulty)

Question 6

What options are available within Appearance - Intensity?

Answer 6

Pale
Medium
Deep

Question 7

What colour options are there for white wine?

Answer 7

Lemon-Green
Lemon
Gold
Amber
Brown

Question 8

What colour options are there for red wine?

Answer 8

Purple
Ruby
Garnet
Tawny
Brown

Question 9

What colour options are there for rose wine?

Answer 9

Pink
Salmon
Orange

Question 10

What condition options are there for Nose?

Answer 10

Clean

Unclean

Question 11

What intensity options are there for Nose?

Answer 11

Light
Medium -
Medium
Medium +
Pronounced

Question 12

What are the three Aroma characteristic options for Nose?

Answer 12

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Question 13

What Development options are there for Nose?

Answer 13

Youthful
Developing
Fully developed
Tired/past its best

Question 14

What sweetness options are there for Palate?

Answer 14

Dry
Off dry
Medium dry
Medium sweet
Sweet
Luscious

Question 15

What acidity options are there for Palate?

Answer 15

Low
Medium -
Medium
Medium +
High

Question 16

What Tannin options are there for Palate?

Answer 16

Low
Medium -
Medium
Medium +
High

Question 17

What alcohol options are there for Palate?

Answer 17

Low (less than 11%)
Medium (11-13.9%)
High (14% +)

Question 18

What body options are there for Palate?

Answer 18

Light
Medium -
Medium
Medium +
Full

Question 19

What mousse options are there for Palate?

Answer 19

Delicate
Creamy
Aggressive

Question 20

What flavour intensity options are there for Palate?

Answer 20

Light
Medium -
Medium
Medium +
Pronounced

Question 21

What three flavour characteristic options are there for Palate?

Answer 21

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Question 22

What finish options are there for Palate?

Answer 22

Short
Medium -
Medium
Medium +
Long (6-7 seconds)

Question 23

What Quality level options are there in conclusion?

Answer 23

Faulty
Poor
Acceptable
Good
Very good
Outstanding

Question 24

What readiness options are there in conclusion?

Answer 24

Too young (it’s difficult to drink)
Can drink now, potential for ageing
Drink now, not suitable for ageing
Too old

Question 25

What does B.L.I.C stand for when assessing the quality of a wine?

Answer 25

Balance Length Intensity Complexity

Question 26

When describing primary aromas and flavours, what clusters are there?

Answer 26

``` Floral Green fruit Citrus fruit Stone fruit Tropical fruit Red fruit Black fruit Dried/Cooked fruit Herbaceous Herbal Pungent spice Other ```

Question 27

When describing secondary aromas and flavours, what clusters are there?

Answer 27

Yeast (lees) MLF Oak

Question 28

When describing tertiary aromas and flavours, what clusters are there?

Answer 28

``` Deliberate oxidation Fruit development (white) Fruit development (red) Bottle age (white) Bottle age (red) ```