Wine making Flashcards
Fermentation
Sugar + yeast = Alcohol & co2
Red wine
Crushing > Fermentation > Drain > Press > Storage/Maturation > Packaging
Rose Wine
Crushing > Drain > Fermentation > Press > Storage/Maturation > Package
Colouring red wines
Punch down
Pump Over
White wine
Crushing > pressing > fermentation > storage/maturation > packaging
Sweet wine
Concentrated sugar from botrytis
Remove yeast
Kill yeast bu adding alcohol
Add sweetness: add sugar or blend
Sparkling
Make white wine > add yeast & sugar in bottle > 2nd fermentation > riddling > disgorgement > dosage > reseal
Tank fermentation
Prosecco & Asti
Vessels
Steel: fermentation & storage. No flavour impact
Oak: fermentation & storage. Newer barrels add more flavour
Malolactic Conversion
Bacteria added after fermentation
Impact of Malolactic Conversion
Lowers Acidity
Buttery Flavours
Lees
Dead yeast kept after fermentation
Impact of Lees
Biscuit/bread flavour
Not with aromatic grapes
Blending
Any stag in the process
Bottle Maturation
Done for high sugar/tannin wines
Colour changes