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WSET Level 2 > Wine Tasting and Food Pairing > Flashcards

Wine Tasting and Food Pairing Flashcards

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Appearance - Intensity Descriptive Words

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Pale - Medium - Deep

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Appearance - Color Descriptive Words White

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Lemon - Gold - Amber

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Appearance - Color Descriptive Words Rose

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Pink - Pink Orange - Orange

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Appearance - Color Descriptive Words Red

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Purple - Ruby - Garnet - Tawny

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Nose - Intensity Descriptive Words

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Light - Medium - Pronounced

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Palate - What 8 elements do you judge a wine on?

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Sweetness
Acidity
Tannin
Alcohol
Body
Flavour Intensity
Characteristics
Finish
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What 3 processes/elements create secondary flavours/aromas?

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Yeast (lees, autolysis, flor), Malolactic Conversion, Oak

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What abv’s determine if a wine is low, medium, or high alcohol?

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low < 11%
med 11-13.9%
high >= 14%

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What abv’s determine if a fortified wine is low, medium, or high in alcohol?

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low 15-16.4%
med 16.5-18.4%
high >= 18.5%

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What elements are used to determine quality?

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Balance, Length/Finish, Identifiable characteristics/intensity of flavours, Complexity

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What is trichloranisole (TCA) associated with? What flavours does it produce?

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Cork taint: damp cardboard smell, less fresh fruit aromas

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True or False: Higher alcohol levels increase the effects of chilli heat.

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True

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What are the two types of wine storage systems and what do they do?

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Vacuum - removes air from bottle

Blanket - pumps gas into the bottle

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At what temperature should you serve sweet wines?

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Well chilled: 6-8 C (43-46 F)

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At what temperature should you serve sparkling wines?

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Well chilled: 6-10 C (43-50 F)

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At what temperature should you serve light/medium white and rose wines?

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Chilled: 7-10 C (45-50 F)

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At what temperature should you serve full-bodied white wines like oaked Chardonnays?

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Lightly chilled: 10-13 C (50-55 F)

18
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At what temperature should you serve light bodied red wines?

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Room temperature or lightly chilled: 13-18 C (55-64 F)

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At what temperature should you serve medium/full bodied red wines?

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Room temperature: 15-18 C (59-64 F)

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