Wine terminology

Question 1

What is wine?

Answer 1

Juice of grape fermented

Question 2

What is Viticulture?

Answer 2

Cultivation and harvesting of grapes

Question 3

What is vinification?

Answer 3

Production of wine

Question 4

What is harvesting?

Answer 4

Picking grapes from wine and the time of the year when to pick them

Question 5

What is a Refractometer?

Answer 5

Hand held instrument used to measure the dissolved sugar
Determine ideal harvesting time

Question 6

What is wine must?

Answer 6

Juice of grape

Question 7

What are tannins?

Answer 7

Textural element of the grape that makes wine taste dry

Question 8

Where are tannins found?

Answer 8

Stalk

Question 9

What do tannins do?

Answer 9

Make wine survive longer

Question 10

What is Maceration?

Answer 10

Soaking crushed grapes in wine must to extract color, aroma and tannins

Question 11

What is Fermentation?

Answer 11

When sugar turns into Alc and CO2

Question 12

What is Yeast?

Answer 12

micro organisms from fungus that when in contact with sugar starts fermentation

Question 13

What are lees?

Answer 13

Dead yeast at the bottom of tank

Question 14

What is Aging?

Answer 14

Reaction to improve taste and flavor

Question 15

What are wood chips for?

Answer 15

Make wine tasty

Question 16

What is bottling

Answer 16

Last phase

Question 17

Factors that influence wine

Answer 17

Heat
Heat and sunlight
Water
Soil and nutrients

Question 18

Irrigation techniques

Answer 18

Drip
Sprinkles
Flood

Question 19

What do rocks do?

Answer 19

Change temp by retaining heat

Question 20

What do Clay do?

Answer 20

Retain water