Winemaking

Question 1

What is a stuck fermentation?

Answer 1

One that accidentally stops before all sugar is converted into alcohol

Question 2

What three fining agents bond with tannins?

Answer 2

Gelatin
Egg white
Casein

Question 3

What fining agent bonds with Bentonite(Clay)?

Answer 3

Protein

Question 4

in VDN wine when must grapes be harvested?

Answer 4

When potential alcohol reaches 14.5%

Question 5

How much neutral grape spirit is added to the must for VDN wines?

Answer 5

96%

Question 6

What is the amount of RS in VDNS?

Answer 6

4.5%-12+%
(Most are 8=11%)

Question 7

What is Mutage?

Answer 7

When neutral grape spirit is added to a must without solids

Question 8

What does doux mean?

Answer 8

A sweet non-botrytized wine

Question 9

What does Liquoreux mean?

Answer 9

A sweet wine if botrytized

Question 10

What are Vin Doux Naturels?

Answer 10

Fortified sweet wines

Question 11

What is Mutage Sur Marc?

Answer 11

If neutral grape spirit is added to a must that is macerating with solids

Question 12

When was the appellation d’origines passed?

Answer 12

1927

Question 13

Appellation d’origine controlee AOC?

Answer 13

1935

Question 14

What was IGP formally known as?

Answer 14

Vin de Pays

Question 15

Who issued an edict to have all Cote du Rhone wine barrels with CDR?

Answer 15

King Louis XV

Question 16

Who did Bordeaux blend wine with?

Answer 16

Haut-Pays, Languedoc, Hermitage, and Spain

Question 17

In “soft” vintages, who did Bugundy blend their wines with?

Answer 17

Rhone-To add fruit, color, tannin, alcohol

Question 18

Wines from Languedoc were adulterated with wine from what country?

Answer 18

Algeria