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WSET L2 Wine Exam Flashcards

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Wine Pairing:
Sweet food makes wine more:

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more drying & bitter.
more acidic,
less sweet & fruity
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Wine Pairing:
Umami food makes wine more:

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more drying & bitter.
more acidic,
less sweet & fruity
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Wine Pairing:
Salty food makes wine more:

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less drying & bitter.
less acidic,
more fruity,
more body
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Wine Pairing:
acidic food makes wine more:

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less drying & bitter.
less acidic,
more sweet and fruity
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Wine Pairing:
highly flavoured food makes wine more:

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overwhelmed by food flavours
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Wine Pairing:
fatty/oily food makes wine more:

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less acidic
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Wine Pairing:
Spicy food makes wine more:

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alcohol increases heat from food
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Wine Faults:
Cork Taint (TCA)

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  • makes wine smell like wet cardboard.
  • dampens fruit aromas and seems less fresh
    p23
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Wine Faults:
Failure of closure

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  • gives wine unwanted oxygenation.
  • wine will appear darker than it should.
  • more honey/caramel/coffee (tertiary)
  • lack’s freshness and fruitiness
    (most notable in wines that should be drunk when young/fruity)
    p23
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Wine Faults:
Heat Damage

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  • stored under hot conditions, direct sunlight or bright artificial lights
  • lose freshness
  • lack expected fruit character
    p23
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Grape formation and ripening

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  1. Flowering
  2. Fruit set
  3. Veraison (starting to ripen, change colours)
  4. Ripening (become golden or darker)
  5. Harvest/extra ripening
    p28
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Botrytis/Noble Rot

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  • fungus that grows on grapes causing tiny holes, allowing water to evaporate, concentrating acids, sugars, and flavours
  • needs damp misty mornings to promote growth of fungus, followed by dry afternoons to limit growth and avoid killing grapes
  • almost always used for sweet wines
    p30
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Frozen Grapes

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  • colder regions, healthy grapes are left unpicked to continue through autumn & winter
  • this concentrates sugars in grapes
  • pressed while still frozen
  • produce sweet wines
    p30
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Climate

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Cool: avg 16.5
Moderate: avg 16.5-18.5
Warm: avg 18.5-21
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Grape Growing Terms on labels:
Vielles Vignes

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French for “Old Vines” - not a legally defined concept
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Grape Growing Terms on labels:
Vintage

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year grapes were harvested
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Grape Growing Terms on labels:
Late Harvest

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grapes are left on vine and harvested later
riper flavours and higher sugar levels
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Process for making Red Wine

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  1. Crushing
  2. fermentation (with skin for colour & tannin) 20-32*C
  3. draining
  4. pressing
  5. storage/maturation
  6. packaging/bottling
    p41
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Process for making White wine

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  1. crushing
  2. pressing (extract juice, no skin/stems)
  3. fermentation (without skins) 12-22*c
  4. storage/maturation
  5. packaging/bottling
    p43
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Process for making Rose (with black grapes)

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  1. Crushing
  2. fermentation (short period with skins) 12-22*c
  3. draining (then continue to ferment without skins)
  4. storage/maturation

(can also be made blending red & white wine. this is not permitted in europe)
p42

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21
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Winemaking:
Inert Vessels

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  • using steel or concrete for storage
  • preserves fresh and fruit flavours
  • usually airtight
    p46
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Winemaking:
Oak Vessels

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Secondary flavours
- can be used for both fermentation and storage
- adds vanilla, coconut, charred wood and spice
- not airtight, so can oxygenate wine ( dried fruit, nut, caramel and other tertiary flavours)
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Winemaking:
Oak Alternatives

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Secondary flavours
- Oak barrels are expensive.
- can also use oak staves/chips to add oak flavours
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Winemaking:
Malolactic conversion (MLC)

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Secondary flavours
- using bacteria after fermentation
- lowers acidity, increases buttery flavours
- almost always done for red wine (not as noticable)
- when used in white (usually for less aromatic grapes such as chardonnay) - very noticable
p48

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25
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Winemaking:
Lees

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Secondary flavours
- yeast from fermentation dies and falls to bottom of vessel
- forms layer of dead cells called “Lees”
- when kept in contact (stirring), increases body of wine
- adds flavours such as biscuit/bread

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Wine Growing Regions:
Loire Valley

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Western France
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chennin Blanc

27
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Wine Growing Regions:
Bordeaux

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SW France
- Left Bank: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Right Bank: Merlot
- Also known for Semillon

28
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Wine Growing Regions:
Champagne

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Nortern France
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
- Meunier

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Wine Growing Regions:
Alsace

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Northern France (next to German border)
- Riesling
- Gewurtztraminer
- Pinot Gris

30
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Wine Growing Regions:
Burgundy

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Central France
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay

31
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Wine Growing Regions:
Beaujolais

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Central France
- Gamay

32
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Wine Growing Regions:
Northern Rhone

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Central South France
- Syrah (Shiraz)
- Viognier (white)

33
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Wine Growing Regions:
Southern Rhone

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South of France
- Grenache

34
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Wine Growing Regions:
Provence

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South of France
- Grenache

35
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Wine Growing Regions:
Languedoc-Roussillon

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South of France
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Syrah
- Grenache
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon Blanc

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Wine Growing Regions:
Catalunya

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Spain - Catalan (NE Spain)
- Tempranillo

37
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Wine Growing Regions:
Priorat

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Spain - Catalan (NE Spain)
- Grenacha

38
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Wine Growing Regions:
Navarra

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Northern Spain
- Grenacha

39
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Wine Growing Regions:
Rioja

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Northern Spain
- Tempranillo
- Grenacha

40
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Wine Growing Regions:
Ribera del Duero

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Central Spain
- Tempranillo (most famous)

41
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Wine Growing Regions:
Rias Baixas

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Western Spain
- Albarino (most famous)
(white wine)

42
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Wine Growing Regions:
Jeres

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Southern Spain
- Sherry

43
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Wine Growing Regions:
Port/Porto

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Portugal
- Port Wine (only wine from Porto can be called Port)

44
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Wine Growing Regions:
Prosecco

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Northern Italy (Veneto)
- Glera (aka Prosecco: legally renamed to Glera to protect the name Prosecco)

45
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Wine Growing Regions:
Veneto (Venice)

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Northern Italy (Veneto)
- Pinot Grigio

46
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Wine Growing Regions:
Soave

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Northern Italy (Veneto)
- Garganega (white)

47
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Wine Growing Regions:
Valpolicella

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Northern Italy (Veneto)
- Corvina (White)
- Sometimes use “Appassimento” technique. (Early picked, dried indoors)

48
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Wine Growing Regions:
Gavi

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NW Italy (Piemonte region)
- Cortese (White)

49
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Wine Growing Regions:
Barbera d’Asti

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NW Italy (Piemonte region)
- Barbera (red - friend with Nebbiolo)

50
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Wine Growing Regions:
Barolo

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NW Italy (Piemonte region)
- Nebbiolo

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Wine Growing Regions:
Barbaresco

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NW Italy (Piemonte region)
- Nebbiolo

52
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Wine Growing Regions:
Asti

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NW Italy (Piemonte region)
- Moscato

53
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Wine Growing Regions:
Chianti

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North Central Italy (Tuscany region)
- Sangiovese (Primary region is Chianti)
- Most famous region is Chianti Classico
(red)

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Wine Growing Regions:
Brunello di Montalcino

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North Central Italy (Tuscany region)
- Sangiovese (must be aged at least 60 months)

55
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Wine Growing Regions:
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

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Central Italy (Marche region)
- Verdicchio
(white wine)

56
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Wine Growing Regions:
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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South Central Italy (Abruzzo Region)
- Montepulciano
(red)

57
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Wine Growing Regions:
Fiano di Avellino

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South Italy (Campania)
- Fiano
(tropical white)

58
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Wine Growing Regions:
Puglia

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South Italy (Puglia)
- Primativo (aka Zinfandel in the USA)

59
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Wine Growing Regions:
Mosel

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Western Germany
- Riesling

60
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Wine Growing Regions:
Rhinegau

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Western Germany
- Riesling

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Wine Growing Regions:
Pfalz

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Western Germany (on French border)
Riesling

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