Vins rouges et rosés Flashcards

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What are the major differences between red wine making and white wine making?

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White wines are usually pressed before fermentation while red wines are pressed after fermentation;
Red wines spend an extended period of time in contact with their skins before and during fermentation, extracting tannin and color from the lengthy skin contact whereas white wines are direct pressed;
Nearly all reds go through malolactic conversion and for whites it’s really up to the winemaker to decide whether the white goes through MLC.

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What does cold soaking do?

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Cold soaking encourages a slow, long extraction of flavors and color (but not tannin) from red grapes at cool temperatures.

Tannins aren’t meaningfully extracted during cold soaks because tannins are more soluble in alcohol, which is present only after fermentation begins.

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What are the 5 overarching steps in traditional red winemaking?

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Pre-fermentation processing
Alcoholic fermentation
Draining and pressing
Malolactic conversion
Maturation

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What winemaking elements must be closely managed during red winemaking?

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Density and temperature of the must;
Oxygen level of the must;
The cap that will be created during fermentation;
The duration of skin contact.

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What is the typical temperature range for red wine fermentation?

What happens to the yeasts if fermentation temps get too high?

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Between 20°C - 32°C (68°F - 90°F).

If fermentation temps go over 90ºF there’s a risk the yeasts will die.

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Why are red wines fermented at higher temperatures than white wines?

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The higher temperatures allow for the extraction of color, flavor, and tannin which are the hallmarks of red wines.

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Why are most red wines produced with lower levels of Sulfur dioxide (SO2) than most white wines?

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The extended skin contact a red wine goes through will produce more anti-oxidants and lowers the need for sulfur.

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What is the “cap” in red winemaking?

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The cap is the accumulated raft of skins, seeds, and other grape solids that float to the top of a fermenting red wine.

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What would happen to a red wine if the cap was not managed (punched down or pumped over) during winemaking?

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If the cap is not managed, the resulting wine would be considerably less tannic, lighter in color, and would pack a less flavorful punch.

Off-odors would also develop as the yeasts need oxygen to survive.

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What are some widely practiced examples of cap management methods?

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Punching down
Pumping over
Rack and return
Rotary fermenters

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11
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Fermentation is an:

a) endothermic reaction
b) exothermic reaction

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Exothermic reation

Exothermic reactions release heat

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12
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Name 3 actions winemakers can take to reduce the heat amassed during fermentation.

What two things do these actions do for the fermentation?

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Pumping over;
Punching down;
Rack-and-return.

These methods also allow oxygen into the must and break up the cap.

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Why must the punching down technique be practiced more carefully than other cap management methods?

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At the end of the fermentation process, when alcohol is higher, tannins are more easily extracted from the cap and if not practiced correctly, punching down can result in an exceedingly bitter and rough final wine

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What is one of the key advantages of using a rotary fermenter?

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Rotary fermenters continuously agitate the cap and juice together making extraction fast but, if the winemaker isn’t careful, extraction can be too deep and intense.

Rotary fermenters are commonly used in Australia.

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15
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What wine region is most well known for its use of both carbonic and semi-carbonic maceration?

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Beaujolais

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16
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How is carbonic maceration carried out?

What is the result from using this method?

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17
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What aromas and flavors will carbonic maceration give to a wine?

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18
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How long does carbonic maceration usually take?

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19
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How does semi-carbonic maceration differ from carbonic maceration?

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20
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When a red wine stays on its skins after primary fermentation is finished it’s called post-fermentation extraction*.

What is the benefit of post-fermentation extraction?

Post-fermentation is aka ‘extended maceration’.

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21
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When are grapes for red wines pressed?

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22
Q

Malolactic conversion is:

sometimes
always
never

used in the production of red wines.

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23
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Do rosé wines undergo malolactic conversion?

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24
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What are the 3 methods for rosé wine production that are commonly practiced?

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25
Q

In the European Union, the blending method for rosé wines is prohibited everywhere except for this region.

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26
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At what temperature is most direct press method rosé fermented?

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27
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What wine regions are known for making rosé wines using the direct press method?

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