Wine Tasting Flashcards
How can the level of intensity be assessed?
By holding the glass at a 45 degree angle
What are the colours of white wine?
Lemon - green Lemon Gold Amber Brown
What are the colours of red wine?
Purple Ruby Garnet Tawny Brown
What are the colours of Rose wine?
Pink
Salmon
Orange
What is TCA?
Trichloroanisole - smells of damp cardboard - comes from tainted cork
How many different faults are there?
Seven
- TCA
- Reduction
- Sulfur Dioxide
- Oxidation
- Out of condition
- Volatile acidity
- ‘Brett’
What are the characteristics of a reduction fault?
Stinky - smells like rotten eggs
What are the characteristics of a sulfur dioxide fault?
It is added to all wines, especially whites. It can give the smell of match stick. At lower levels it can mask fruitiness. Not enough and it can lead to oxidation.
What are the characteristics of an oxidation fault?
Caused by failure of closure allowing oxygen to interact with the wine. Wine will be more brown in color and have aromas like toffee, honey, caramel, or coffee. It will lack fruitiness and freshness
What are the characteristics of an out of condition fault?
Lost their vibrancy. Tastes dull or stale. Too old or have been stored in poor conditions.
What are the characteristics of a volatile acidity fault?
At high levels the wine will seem as vinegar or nail polish remover.
What are the characteristics of a brettanomyces fault?
The yeast can have a plastic or animal aroma. Hot vinyl, smoked meat, leather, sweaty horses.
Some small amount can be enjoyable
What are the alcohol levels in wine?
Low - below 11%
Med - 11-13.9%
High - above 14%
What are the alcohol levels in fortified wines?
Low - 15-16.4%
Med - 16.5-18.4%
High - above 18.5%
What are the mousse descriptors?
Creamy
Aggressive
Delicate
