The Grape Explorer Flashcards
What does the pulp in grape provide
Sugar and acids
Tannins in wine comes from where
The grape skins
Identify what a vine requires to grow grapes
Warmth
Sunlight
Water
Nutrients
Carbon dioxide c02
What does a vine not require to grow grapes
Oxygen
Wet clay soil are better than dry stony soils providing warmth
False
The main factors affecting warmth are
Climate and weather
Identify the key stages of grape formation and ripening
Grape formation stages
Flowering
Fruit set
Veraison
Too much water in grapes cause what
Diluted flavour and sugars
Put the key stages formation in the right order
Fruit set flowering version
Fruit set veraison flowering
Flowering fruit set verasison
Flowering veraison fruit set
Flowering
Fruit set
Veraison
Identify the key stages formation and ripening
Ripeness
Unripe grapes
Ripe grapes
Extra ripe grapes late harvest raisined
Late harvest wine grapes would be considered
Extra ripe
As a grape ripens
Sugar increases
Acids decrease
Under ripe grapes will have softer tannins
False
Riper berries are likely to produce what type of aromas in white wine
Stone fruit and tropical fruit aromas
Under ripe berries r likely to produce what type of flavours in red wine
Bitter tannins and vegetal notes
Describe how the grapes components aromas and flavour change as the grape ripens
General component change
Colour sugar acid tannins
General aromas and flavours change
For white grapes for black grapes
What is most poker to be true of warmer climates wines
1- higher alcohol and less acidity’s
2- fuller body and more tannins
3- less alcohol more acidity
4- lighter body less tannins
1&2
Describe how the environment influences in the vineyard impact on the grape ripeness and quality
General climate influences
Cool
Moderate
Warm
Environment influences vineyard on grape ripeness and quality
Other climatic influences
Latitude altitude mountains
Slope aspect soils seas
Rivers air fog cloud mist
Environment vineyard impact on grapes ripeness and quality
Weather influences
Drought frost hail rain sunlight temperature
Between which latitude north and south would u find the most wine making regions
30-50 degrees
The directions in which a slope faces is known as what
Aspect
What happens as altitudes increases
Temperature drop
What influences can fog have on a vineyard
Causing a cool effect
Same winemakers use nets in the vineyard to protect from what type of weather
Hail
Vineyard options
Training
Pruning
Irrigation
Spraying
Organic production
Yield
Harvest
Lower yields typically result in grapes of
Concentrate flavour
The removal of unwanted leaves and canes is known as what
Pruning
Which of the following most expensive method of irrigation
Drip irrigation
Tokaji adzuki is made from grapes that have been affected by
Noble rot
Gi
Geographical indication
European Union
Pdo. PGI
Pdo
Protected designation of origin
PGI
Protected geographical indication
France
Aoc
Aop
vdp
Ipg
Aoc
appellant dorigine contrôlée
Aop
Appellation dorigine protégé
Vdp
Vin de Italy
Igp
Indication geographique protégé
