Viniculture Flashcards
Stainless steel containers used for fermentation and aging are considered ______ because the vessel itself does not impact the flavor of the wine.
Inert
Clarification via use of an ingredient such as egg whites, gelatin, or bentonite clay
Fining
Type of wine produced using the juice of white grapes that have been allowed some skin contact
Orange wine
The process of breaking open the grape berries and allowing the juice to flow
Crushing
The process of allowing contact between grape skins and grape juice before fermentation starts
Cold soak
The process of separating the grape juice from the skins and other solids
Pressing
Grape juice, or a mixture of juice and solids, that is destined to be fermented into wine
Must
Considered to be the highest quality juice in the batch
Free run
Italian term for “pomace brandy”
Grappa
Adding sugar to the juice/juice mixture before fermentation
Chaptalization
Typical strain of yeast used for winemaking
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Type of fermentation carried out by lactic bacteria
Malolactic fermentation
Type of ester, created by MLF that smells “buttery”
Diacetyl
Term used for expired yeast cells and other solid matter in a newly fermented wine
Lees
A type of clarification used to prevent the formation of tartrates
Cold stabilization
Alternative method of red wine fermentation that occurs inside whole, uncrushed grapes
Carbonic maceration
Method used to produce very pale rose’, such as those made in Provence
Direct press
The most highly regarded method of sparkling wine production
Methode champenoise (traditional method)
French term for riddling rack
Pupitre
Another term for prestige sparkling wines, literally translated to “cream of the crop”
Tete de cuvee
Sparkling wine made using only white grapes
Blanc de blancs
Sparkling wine made using only red grapes
Blanc de noirs
French term for “juice settling”
Debourbage
Mixture of base wine, sugar, and yeast that is added to induce the second fermentation of a sparkling wine.
Liqueur de tirage
Term used for the decomposition of yeast cells during sur lie aging
Autolysis
French term for riddling
Remuage
Small amount of wine (and sometimes sugar) used to replace the volume lost in the digorging of Champagne
Dosage