Wine Faults Flashcards
Name the wine faults caused by bacteria
Acetic Acid
Ascensence
Butyric Acid
Geranium
Name the wine faults caused by yeast
Pronounced odor of lees
Brettanomyces
Name the wine faults caused by oxidation
Acetaldehyde
Browning
Which wine fault is caused by sulfur compounds?
Mercaptan
Which wine fault is caused by mold?
Cork taint - TCA
2,4,6-Trichloroanisole
What terms describe the odor of a “corked” wine?
Musty
Moldy
Wet cardboard
What substance causes a wine to smell like rancid butter?
Butyric Acid
What fault is caused by the interaction of sorbic acid and lactic acid bacteria?
Geranium Fault
What term is used to describe a wine with a cooked or baked odor?
Maderized
What wine fault is caused by high amounts of both acetic acid and ethyl acetate?
Ascesence
A wine with an excess of Brett could be described as…?
Sweaty
Horsey
Band-Aid
Medicinal
What substance can cause a wine to smell like onions or garlic?
Mercaptan
What aroma can be caused by an excess of ethyl acetate?
Nail polish remover
Glue
What wine fault has the aroma of burnt matches?
Sulfur dioxide
What wine fault has an aroma of rotten eggs?
Hydrogen sulfide
