Winemaking

Question 1

What are the by-products of fermentation?

Answer 1

Alcohol, CO2, Heat

Question 2

What does “Dry Farming” mean?

Answer 2

No water is used for the vines

Question 3

Extreme temperatures in winter and summer are defined as what?

Answer 3

Continental climate

Question 4

What pruning method leaves 2-3 year old cane wood with up to 15 buds?

Answer 4

Spur
or
Cordon

Question 5

Enrichment/Chaptalization does what?

Answer 5

Increases alcohol in a wine

Question 6

If a winemaker wanted to increase acidity, what would he/she add during the winemaking process?

Answer 6

Tartaric acid

Question 7

What would de-acidify a wine?

Answer 7

Potassium bicarbonate

Question 8

What can be added to must before fermentation to kill wild yeast?

Answer 8

Sulphur dioxide

Question 9

Bordeaux mixture is used to stop what?

Answer 9

Fungal disease

Question 10

What are the types of irrigation used in Argentina?

Answer 10

Furrow
Flood
Drip

Question 11

What are the 3 components of Liqueur du Tirage?

Answer 11

Sugar
Yeast
Wine

Question 12

What does “Cote” and “Clos” mean?

Answer 12

Slope

Walled-in area

Question 13

What is the purpose of heat stabilization?

Answer 13

Prevent haziness