Tasting And Evaluating Wine Flashcards
What is ideal tasting room
The ideal tasting room
will be odour-free (no smells of cleaning products,
tobacco, food or perfume), with good natural light,
and white surfaces against which we can judge the
appearance of our wines
What can help you remove any lingering flavors
Chewing a piece of bread can help remove
any lingering flavours
What can affect our ability to judge wines and why??
Hayfever, colds and fatigue affect
our ability to judge wines, because they affect our senses
of taste and smell.
Which aspects we will encounter when tasting wine
Appearance first, then the nose, then the palate,
and finally we may use our impressions to draw a
conclusion about the quality of the wine.
What means out of condition
If a wine is too old, has
been badly stored, or the cork seal has failed, allowing
air to damage the wine, then it is described as out-of-
condition
What appearance will be in out of condition
out-of-condition wines will be
dull in appearance
Which color or hint will be in out of condition
will have at least a hint of brown
Is brown color always indicate a faulty wine??
No,
Where brown hints can appear? And why
Brown hints can appear in healthy old
wines, particularly those that have been aged for very
long periods in oak
What haziness can indicate except a fault else??
it could be that the wine has deliberately not been filtered
before bottling
If its red wine how this name ??
Ruby (purple _red) or garnet (orangey_red)
For What does purple indicate In red wine?
Youth
For what orange amber and brown indicate in red wine
Age
How named indicator of age in red wine
Tawny
For what indicate yellow color with hint of green in white wine?
Youth
For what indicate gold color with hint of orange and brown in white wine.
Age
What does depends on color of wine.
The colour of a wine depends greatly on the age of the wine,
and the winemaking techniques used.
What does bright purply pink indicate for?
Youth
Do orange and brown indicate for ?) In rose wines
Age
The most common fault that can be discovered on the nose
Cork taint
What cork taint can strip and add.
this can strip the wine of its fresh, fruity aromas.
it can add a pungent, unpleasant damp cardboard or
musty smell to the wine
What smell in out of condition wine
Out-of-condition wines will
smell dull and stale, and may have excessive oxidative
aromas (toffee, caramel or sherry)
Do oxidative aromas always indicate a fault??
No, some wines such as Oloroso sherry are deliberately oxidised during production.
What it requires before
we can say whether a wine has medium, or particularly
high or low levels of these components.
a lot of tasting experience
What you use when assessing a wine on the palate?
you use your
sense of taste (for sugar, acid and bitterness) and smell
(for flavour characteristics)
Where do sweetness acidity and bitterness detect ?
sweetness is most easily
detected on the tip of the tongue, acidity at the sides
and bitterness at the back.
What will ensure coats all part of your mouth and the vapours are carried up the back of your nose .
take a small
tasting sip, then draw in air through your lips.
What is sweetness
Sweetness is an indicator of how much sugar a wine
contains, although wines made from very ripe grapes
can have a slightly sweet flavour even when there is no
sugar. Almost all red wines, and most white wines, are
dry, that is, they contain almost no sugar. White wines
that taste slightly sweet are described as ‘off-dry’.
What is Acidity
Acidity is what makes lemons taste sour. It causes the
mouth to water, and its presence makes wines taste
vibrant and refreshing. It is present in all wines, although
levels in white wines are generally higher than acidity
levels in reds
Why acidity is very important for sweet wine
Acidity makes to avoid the wines taste oversweet,
and cloying
What is Tannin
Tannin is what makes strong black tea taste bitter and
astringent. Tannins are present in grape skins, and their
presence in a wine depends on the amount of skin
contact during winemaking. White and
rosé wines receive very little, if any, skin contact, so
they rarely have any detectable tannin
Think skinned variety
Cabernet sauvignon , syrah
Thin skinned varieties.
Pinot noir, Grenache
What can cause astrigetn tannins
cause a strong, mouth-drying
sensation, even when their levels are low.
Where the astringent sensations are most strongly felt
On the gums
What is body and how is it describing
Body is also sometimes described as ‘mouth-feelt It is
the sensation of richness, weight or viscosity, and is a
combination of the effects of alcohol, tannins, sugars
and flavour compounds extracted from the skins
Why beaujolais is light in body
because it
has very little tannin, and is lightly flavoured.
When flavor characteristics are detected
flavour characteristics
are detected when aroma components in the wine
evaporate off the tongue and rise up to the back of the
nose.
How to help volatile components reach the nose
many tasters slurp the wine by drawing air in
through their lips while tasting it
What is the finish
The Finish refers to how long the desirable flavours
linger in the mouth after the wine has been swallowed
or spat out. A long, complex finish is an indicator of
quality
What is balance
Balance - Fruitiness and sweetness alone can make a
wine taste sickly or cloying. Acidity and tannin alone or
in excess can make a wine taste hard, unpleasant or
austere. In a good quality wine, the sweetness and the
fruitiness will be in balance with the tannin and acidity.
A pleasant finish
pleasant finish where the flavours
linger for several seconds is an indicator of a high-quality
wine
Bad finish
the flavours may disappear
almost instantly leaving no lingering impression, or the
flavours that linger may be unpleasant.
What is intensity
Dilute flavours can indicate a poor wine.
However, extreme, intense flavours are not necessarily
a sign of quality, because they can easily upset the balance
of a wine and make it difficult to drink.
What is complexity
Lesser wines often have one or two simple
flavours and quickly become boring. The greatest wines
generally have many different flavours.
What is expressiveness
Great wines express characteristics of their grape
variety and/or their region of production (climate, soils,
traditional winemaking techniques).
What is important take into account when choosing or recommending wine
it is important to take into account the
tastes and preferences of those who will be consuming
the wine
When you matching a wine to an occasion what you need to remember
remember that apart from in exceptional
circumstances, the wine should not be the centre of
attention
What is important consideration when selecting a wine to an occasion
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