Wine Tasting

Question 1

Name 11 Aroma and Flavor categories

Answer 1

1. Floral
2. Green fruit
3. Citrus fruit
4. Stone fruit
5. Tropical fruit
6. Red fruit
7. Black fruit
8. Dried/cooked fruit
9. Herbaceous
10. Herbal
11. Pungent spice
12. Other

Question 2

5 citrus fruit aromas and flavors

Answer 2

1. Grapefruit
2. Lemon
3. Lime (zest or juice?)
4. Orange peel
5. Lemon peel

Question 3

3 stone fruit Aromas and flavors

Answer 3

1. Peach
2. Apricot
3. Nectarine

Question 4

6 tropical fruit Aromas and flavors

Answer 4

1. Banana
2. Lychee
3. Mango
4. Melon
5. Passion fruit
6. Pineapple

Question 5

6 black fruit Aromas and flavors

Answer 5

1. Black currant
2. Blackberry
3. Bramble
4. Blueberry
5. Black cherry
6. Black plum

Question 6

6 herbal Aromas and flavors

Answer 6

1. Eucalyptus
2. Mint
3. Medicinal
4. Lavender
5. Fennel
6. Dill

Question 7

5 herbaceous Aromas and flavors

Answer 7

1. Green pepper (capsicum)
2. Grass
3. Tomato leaf
4. Asparagus
5. Black currant leaf

Question 8

5 steps of Systematic approach to tasting wine

Answer 8

1. Appearance
2. Nose
3. Palate
4. Conclusion
5. Describing Aromas and flavors

Question 9

3 components of describing wine Aromas and flavors

Answer 9

1. Primary: Aromas and flavors of the grape and fermentation
2. Secondary: post-fermentation winemaking
3. Tertiary: maturation

Question 10

Primary: Aromas and flavors of the grape and fermentation - 5 questions to ask

Answer 10

1. Delicate or intense?
2. Simple or complex?
3. Generic or well-defined?
4. Fresh or cooked?
5. Under-ripe, Ripe, or over-ripe?

Question 11

Aromas and flavors of post fermentation winemaking: 3 categories

Answer 11

1. Yeast (lees, autolysis)
2. Malolactic conversion
3. Oak

Question 12

Aromas and flavors of post fermentation winemaking: 6 yeast-related

Answer 12

1. Biscuit
2. Bread
3. Toast
4. Pastry
5. Brioche
6. Bread dough

Question 13

Aromas and flavors of post fermentation winemaking: 3 MLF

Answer 13

1. Butter
2. Cheese
3. Cream

Question 14

Aromas and flavors of post fermentation winemaking: 12 oak

Answer 14

1. Vanilla
2. Cloves
3. Nutmeg
4. Coconut
5. Butterscotch
6. Toast
7. Cedar
8. Charred wood
9. Smoke
10. Chocolate
11. Coffee
12. Resinous

Question 15

Tertiary aromas and flavors: 3 categories related to Maturation

Answer 15

1. Deliberate oxidation
2. Fruit development: white / red
3. Bottle age: white/ red