The Systematic Approach To Tasting Wine Flashcards
Appearance
List the three levels of wine intensity.
Pale-medium-deep
Colour
List the 5 levels of colour intensity of white wine.
Lemon green - lemon- gold- amber - brown
Colour
List the 3 levels of colour intensity of Rose Wine.
pink-salmon-orange
Colour
List the 5 levels of colour intensity of Red Wine.
Purple-ruby-garnet-tawny -brown
Appearance- other
What other possible observations are there for Wine?
•Legs/tears
=wines that contain auger or high alcohol levels are more viscous.
•deposit
=this can indicate that the wine is usually unfined and/or unfiltered.
•petillance(sprits)ペティヤン
=some light-bodied, unoaked white wines are bottled with some dissolved carbon dioxide as this can add desirable freshness and texture.
•bubbles
= are fundamentally important to sparkling wine.
Nose- Intensity
List 5 levels of wine intensity.
Light- medium(-)-medium-medium(+)-pronounced
Appearance - Clarity
Clear- hazy(faulty?)
Nose- condition
Clean- unclean(faulty?)
The taint gives the wine aromas reminiscent of damp cardboard. At low levels the taint can be hard to identify, but fruit flavours in particular will be muted and the wine will appear less fresh. One of the main causes of this fault is tainted cork and often referred to as “corked”. What is it?
TCA(Trichloroanisole)
One of the common wine faults gives the wine a ‘stinky’ character; sometimes like rotten eggs, and sometimes more like boiled cabbage, boiled onions or blocked drains. Very low levels of this can be surprisingly pleasant, adding character and complexity. In some cases the stinky aromas will dissipate once the bottle is open. What is it?
Reduction
This is added to almost all wines, but levels tend to be highest in sweet white wines. At very high levels it can give a wine an acridキツイsmell of recently extinguished matches. At lower levels, it can mask the fruitiness of a wine. Insufficient ______________ can lead to oxidation. What is it?
Sulfur dioxide
This is the opposite of reduction. It is typically caused by a failure of the closure allowing unwanted oxygen to interact with the wine. The wine will appear deeper coloured and more brown than it should be. It may have aromas of toffee, honey, caramel or coffee, and will lack freshness and fruitiness. Note that some wines are made in an oxidative style and in these cases it is not a fault. What is it?
Oxidation
These wines have lost their vibrancy and freshness, and may taste dull and stale. This is either because they are too old or have been stored in bad conditions( too hot, too bright, too variable). There may be elements of oxidation too. What is it?
Out of condition
All wines have some ____________, and low levels help make the wine seem more fragrant and complex. However, high levels of ____________can give the wine aromas that often described as vinegar or nail polish remover. What is this?
Volatile acidity(VA)
This is a yeast that can give wine plastic or animal aromas reminiscent of sticking plasters, hot vinyl, smoked meat, leather or sweaty horses. Some consumers enjoy these characters, and do not consider low levels of _________to be fault. What’s this?
Brettanomyces(Brett)
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