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1
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Primary flavors in wine come from: the grapes, fermentation, or age?

A

Grapes themselves

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What sugar does yeast prefer to consume?

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Glucose

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What is the conversion ratio used to estimate potential alcohol in the EU?

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16.83 grams per litre of sugar in the must yields 1% abv

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Yeasts convert roughly what % of sugar into alcohol?

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90-95%

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What is the main acid in grapes, are there others?

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Tartaric
Yes, Malic & Citric

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How do pH and TA differ in the perception of a wine?

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pH affects texture
TA affects how “sour” a wine will be

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What are the three categories of Phenolic compounds?

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Flavonoids (polyphenols like Anthocyanins and Catechins)
Non-Flavonoids
Tannins

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Which method of white wine pressing yields a higher degree of skin contact: destemming before pressing or whole-cluster pressing?

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Destemming before pressing

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In what style of winemaking is whole cluster pressing generally favorable?

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Sparkling wine production

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When does extraction begin in red winemaking?

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As soon as berries are crushed

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11
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Are whole cluster fermentations warmer or cooler than destemmed fermentations?

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Cooler - stems provide channels for airflow

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What style of red winemaking is semi-carbonic?

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Whole cluster

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13
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At what % of alcohol does intracellular fermentation generally stop?

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2%

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14
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What are Pectolytic enzymes?

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Enzymes that break down pectin in grape skins, used to increase extraction in a short period of time

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15
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What are the three methods of rose production ?

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Direct press
Saignee
Blending

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What is cold soaking?

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Process where red must is held at a cool temperature to inhibit fermentation
Fruit enzymes break down skins to increase color

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17
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Are thermoinification and flash detente used in quality winemaking?

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No

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18
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At what point does extraction end?

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Pressing

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19
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What is the press cut?

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When a winemaker decides when to switch from a light press to heavy press juice

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What method of pressing is preferred for quality winemaking: Batch pressing or Continuous pressing?

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Batch pressing

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21
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What is debourbage?

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Settling of must overnight at a cold temperature then racking off sediment - done post pressing

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22
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When is Bentonite clay added to a wine to clarify it? How does it work?

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After pressing before racking
Natural electrostatic processes (positively charged connects to negatively charged ions in the juice)

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How might alcohol be adjusted in the winemaking process?

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If potential alcohol is too high adding water to the must in tank BEFORE fermentation

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During the process of Malolactic fermentation, what does Citric acid turn into?

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Diacetyl

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25
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Does MLF increase or decrease a wines total acidity?

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Decrease

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26
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What is the name of the main wine yeast?

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Saccharomyces cervisiae

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What is the name of the LAB that causes MLF?

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Oenococcus oeni

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28
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Non-saccharomyces yeasts generally die off after what point in the winemaking process?

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Just after fermentation begins

29
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Botrytis is likely to carry what genus of Yeast? What does this yeast produce a lot of?

A

Pichia yeasts
It’s a spoilage yeast that produces a high amount of VA

30
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What yeast strain produces a higher proportion of ethyl acetate?

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Kloeckera apiculata - a cold tolerant yeast

31
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Is Brettanomyces bruxellensis an alcohol tolerant yeast variety or not?

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It is very alcohol tolerant

32
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LAB converts glucose into what?

A

Lactic acid

33
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What are biogenic amines and what causes them?

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Off-putting aromas of putrescine and cadaverine
Caused by undesired LAB species

34
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What are pyridines and what causes them?

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Aromas of mousiness, flavors of acrolein (bitter), and causes ropiness
caused by undesired LAB species

35
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What is ropiness in wine?

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It’s a viscous slime that forms from polysaccharides linking together

36
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What is the species of Acetic acid bacteria that can live in wine?

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Acetobacter

37
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What causes populations of acetobacter to rise?

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Exposure to oxygen post fermentation
Can be managed by topping up barrels and also with SO2 during aging

38
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Roughly how much C02 is produced in relation to volume of the must ?

A

CO2 is 60x greater than the volume of the must

39
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Is fermentation a reductive or oxidative environment?

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Reductive - CO2 displaces oxygen

40
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How many yeast cells per milliliter are generally required for fermentation to begin?

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Roughly 10 million cells

41
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What are the three stages for yeast during fermentation?

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Lag phase - yeast adapting to environment
Exponential phase - reproduction
Stationary phase - the act of fermentation

42
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If nitrogen is too low during a fermentation what aroma can be produced? How does this actually affect the act of fermentation?

A

Hydrogen Sulfide (rotten eggs)
Can lead to a stuck fermentation

43
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What are mercaptans? What are they derived from?

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Bad smelling thiols (skunk, onion, rubber)
Created when hydrogen sulfide is produced and reacts w/ the wine to create other compounds

44
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What is the temperature range that yeasts generally are able to operate within?

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45-95 degrees Fahrenheit

45
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What temperature range are yeasts most active in?

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70-80 degrees Fahrenheit

46
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What is the process of Remontage?

A

Pump overs

47
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What is the process of Pigeage?

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Punch downs

48
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During Remontage what is the use of the “sprinkler” vs. “fire hose” technique?

A

Sprinkler will be less extractive
Fire hose is much more extraction

49
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What is Delestage?

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Rack and return
Removes the must to another tank w/ skins left behind then pumping the must back over the skins to mix thoroughly

50
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Where is Submerged Cap fermentation historically popular?

A

Piemonte

51
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Besides Lactic acid, what other compounds are created during MLF?

A

Acetic acid
Acetaldehyde
Diacetyl

52
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Where was the technique of microoxygenation popularized?

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Madrian in the 1990’s

53
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What does microoxygenation try and mimic?

A

Aging in a porous vessel like oak

54
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What wine fault is risked when microoxygenation is used?

A

Prem-ox

55
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What is cliquage?

A

A technique that mimics the oxidative effects of racking with one large hit of O2

56
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Are the following forests know for having tight grain, medium grain, or coarse grained oak:
Troncais
Allier
Jupilles
Nevers
Bertranges
Vosges
Limousin
Zemplen Hills (Hungary)

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Troncais - Tight
Allier -Tight
Jupilles - Tight
Nevers - Medium
Bertranges - medium
Vosges - loose
Limousin - Coarse
Zemplen Hills - tight

57
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If wines use 100% new oak how does the price increase per bottle (French and American)

A

French: $3.30-$7.50 / bottle
American: $1.65 + /bottle

58
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What is the humidity range where alcohol and water evaporate at the same rate? If lower/higher, what happens to the wine?

A

70%
If lower - alcohol increases as water evaporates w/o the alcohol
If higher - alcohol decreases

59
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What is the process of Ouillage? How often is it practiced?

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Topping up of barrels
Every 2-6 weeks

60
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May USDA certified organic wine contain added sulfites?

A

No

61
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May USDA certified wine made from organic grapes contain added sulfites?

A

Yes up to 100ppm of SO2

62
Q

When might SO2 be added to a wine?

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Before fermentation to inhibit bad bacteria or undesirable yeast
During fermentation (stopping it)
After MLF to prevent oxidation
At bottling to inhibit oxidation that naturally happens during bottling

63
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What is the French term for racking?

A

Soutirage

64
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What is protective racking?

A

An anaerobic way to rack a wine pushing wine from a barrel using inert gasses

65
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What is the tool that is used to rack a wine?

A

A racking wand or racking arm

66
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How can mercaptans be removed from a final wine?

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Using copper sulfate - reacts w/ insoluble compounds that fall out of solution

67
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What are the legal limits of Copper sulfate use in the US and EU?

A

.5mg/L in the US
1mg/L in the EU

68
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What is copper casse?

A

Excess copper in a wine that increases rate of oxidation and can cause haziness or a reddish/brown particulate in white wine

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