Grape Growing/Winemaking
What are the 4 tells in assessment of quality in SAT
1. balance
2. length/finish
3. identifiable characteristics/intensity of flavors
4. complexity
What 3 things does a grape skin contain
high levels of flavor, color, and tannin
Italy PDO
DOC - Denominazione di Origine Controllata
DOCG - denominazione de origine controllata e garantita
2 methods used to incorporate cap during fermentation
1. punching down
2. pumping over
Burgundy (4)
1. Regional Appellations
2. Village Appellations
3. Premier Cru Vineyards
4. Grand Cru Vineyards
What are the standard ABV for dry wines (low, medium, high)
low - below 11%
medium -11-13.9%
high - 14% and up
4 steps to grape formation and ripening
1. flowering
2. fruit set
3. verasion
4. ripening
France PGI
IGP - Indication geographique protegee
VdP- Vin de Pays
Steps to making a dry red wine
1. crushing
2. alcoholic fermentation
3. draining
4. pressing
5. storage/maturation
6. packaging
Alsace (2)
1. Alsace AOC
2. Alsace Grand Cru AOC
term - vendanges tardives (meaning late harvest)
if food is acidic, wine seems...
less drying and bitter, less acidic, more sweet and fruity
what temperatures classify a cool, moderate, and warm climate
cool 62 or below
moderate 62-65
warm 65-70
France PDO
AOP - Appellation d'origine protegee
AOC - appellation d'oringine controlee
What impacts the amount of flavor an oak barrel gives to the wine
production, age, and size of barrel
Beaujolais (3)
1. Beaujolais AOC
2. Beaujolais Villages AOC
3. Beaujolais Crus
what temperature should you serve a full bodied white wine
lightly chilled 50-55 degrees
Vieilles Vignes
Spain PDO
DO- Denominacion de Origen
DOCa - Denominacion de Origen Calificada
1. concentrated grape sugars
2. Removing the yeast
3. killing the yeast
4. adding sweetness to a dry wine
Spain (4)
1. Joven
2. Crianza
3. Reserva
4. Gran Reserva
which wine fault would oxidized wine, cause browning in color, and aromas of honey caramel and lack of fruit
Failure of closure
Where is the term Vendanges Tardives used and what does it mean?
Alsace, France
means late harvest
Germany PDO
Qualitatswein
Pradikatswein
what are the temperatures during alcoholic fermentation (Red, Rose, White)
red wine - 68-90
rose - red wine to begin, then short maceration, and finish at white wine temps
white - 54-72
Germany (6)
1. kabinett
2. spatlese
3. auslese
4. eiswein
5. beerenauslese
6. trockenbeernauslese