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What Is Wine? Flashcards

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Vintage

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Refers to the year that the grapes were harvested

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Non-Vintage or “NV”

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These wines are made up of a blend of several vintages

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Wine Blend

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Made up by blending several different varietal wines together

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Field Blend

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Is made with different varieties that are harvested and vinified together

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Grapevines

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Are woody, perennial plants that produce a crop once a year. Different regions and climates affect how sweet or tart the resulting wine tastes

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Single-varietal wine

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A wine made with mostly or only one grape variety (ex. Merlot)

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How much is a standard serving of wine?

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5oz

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Components in a bottle of wine

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Water, alcohol, other stuff (acids, sulfites, sugars, glycerol)

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What is a tannin

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Natural occurring polyphenols found in plants, chocolate, green tea, grape skins and seeds.

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Functionality of tannins

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They help stabilize the wine and buffer it against oxidation

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Tannin tasting

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They produce a bitter taste

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12
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Sweetness is also called what

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Residual sugar

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What is residual sugar

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Is the unfermented grape sugar left over in the wine after fermentation is complete

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5 levels of sweetness for still wines

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  1. Bone Dry
  2. Dry
  3. Off-Dry
  4. Medium Sweet
  5. Sweet
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7 levels of sweetness in sparkling wines

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  1. Brut Nature
  2. Extra Brut
  3. Brut
  4. Extra Dry
  5. Dry
  6. Demi-Sec
  7. Doux
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16
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Tasting acidity

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Tart and sour tasting.

When you notice a mouth-watering effect

17
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2 wines which are served Ice Cold (38-45˚F)

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Sparking

Light Bodied Wines

18
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3 Wines in which are served Cold (45-55˚F)

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Filled Bodied White
Aromatic White
Rose

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2 wines which are served in CELLAR Temp (55-60˚F)

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Light Bodied Red

Medium Bodied Red

20
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3 wines in which we serve at Room Temp (60-68˚F)

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Medium Bodied Red
Full Bodied Red
Dessert Wines

21
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How long does Sparkling wines last after being opened

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1-3 days in the fridge with a sparkling wine stopper

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How long do Light White and Rosé Wines last after being opened

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5-7 days. In the fridge with a stopper

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How long do Full-Bodied White last after being opened?

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3-5 days. In the fridge with a stopper

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How long do Red Wines last after being opened?

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3-5 days. in a cool dark place with a cork or stopper

25
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How long does Fortified or Box Wine last after being opened

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28 day. Corked or closed and in a cool dark place

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