WSET Level 1 | 3. Making Wines Flashcards
Are still wines made the same way as sparkling wines?
No
Can black grapes be used to make white wines?
Yes
Are white and red still wines made in the same way?
No
What are the 5 steps in making white wine?
- Crushing 2. Pressing 3. Fermentation 4. Maturation 5. Bottling
What happens 1st after white grapes are picked?
Crush
What happens in crushing white grapes?
The grape berry skins are broken releasing only some of the juice
What is destemming?
Destemming removes the stems which can have grippy tannins.
What grapes are destemmed?
White grapes and Red grapes used to make light reds
What happens after crushing?
Pressing
What does pressing the grapes do?
Release any remaining juice
What happens after Pressing?
Fermentation
What is Fermentation?
Yeast is added to the grape juice “must” to begin fermentation to covert sugars into alcohol and C02
What kind of vessels are used to hold the juice/must fermentation?
Stainless steel tanks or oak barrels
What happens after Fermentation?
Maturation
What is Maturation?
Wine is stored in stainless steel or oak barrels to develop and mature before bottling
What happens after the wine has matured?
It is bottled
What is the primary different between making white wines and red / rosé wines?
For white wines, the skins are removed for fermentation. Red & Rosé wines are fermented on the skins or different amounts of time
Why are red/rosé wines fermented with the skins?
To extract color and tannins from the skins?
Is there a difference in juice color from white and black grapes?
No. The juice is the same.
Where does color come from for red / rosé wines?
From skin contact during fermentation
What is the first step in making red/rosé wines?
Crush - after harvest the grapes are crushed
What is the second step in making red/rosé wines?
Fermentation - the juice and skins are placed in a fermentation vessel where yeast is added
Is there a difference between making red and rosé wines?
Yes after only a few hours, juice is drained from the skins, leaving only a pink color to the juice. Fermentation finishes without skin contact
What is the next step in making rosé wines?
Maturation After fermentation of juice only, the fermented juice is transferred to steel tanks or oak barrels to mature.
Are rosé wines ever matured in Oak?
Rarely.
In making red wines, what happens after Crushing?
Fermentation where yeast is added to the mixture of juice and skins.
Besides fermenting the juice sugars into alcohol and CO2, what else happens during this step?
Color and tannins are extracted from the skins.
What happens after fermentation in red wines?
Draining The newly made wine is seperated from the skins and solids
What happens to the skins after draining?
The red wine skins are pressed to release any remaining juice
What happens after draining the newly made red wine?
Maturation / aging in stainless steel or oak.
What is the last step in making red/rosé wines?
Bottling
