Wine Making

Question 1

What does yeast feed off from the crushed grapes?
And what is the end result?

Answer 1

Sugars
Alcohol

Question 2

When making red wine, how is the colour, flavour and tannin extracted?

Answer 2

Crushing
Fermenting
Pressing

Question 3

Which of the following vessels will add flavour to a red wine when fermentation is completed?

Answer 3

Oak barrels

Question 4

When can blending occur?

Answer 4

At the crusher
After oak maturation
Once fermentation is completed

Question 5

Are all white wines made using only white grapes?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Identify ways to concentrate sugars in grapes

Answer 6

Freezing grapes
Botrytis infection
Late harvest

Question 7

Does Malolactic fermentation increase alcohol in wine?

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Identify the effect in characters between leaving the wine on Lees and MLF in wine

Answer 8

Lees: can add flavour and texture

MLF: converts the hard Malic acid, reducing acidity and changing the primary fruit characters

Question 9

How long is skin left in contact with the juice to make Rose wine?

Answer 9

6 to 48 hours