Wine Types & Structure
The 3 types of wine
What are Stilll, Sparkling, Fortified.
Can be dry, medium, or sweet. High Acidity. Aromas range from floral and green fruits to citrus or stone fruits. It is light to medium bodied. Commonly produced in Germany, Australia, and Alsace, France.
What is Riesling
The 2 principal types of grapes
What are:
White grapes & Black grapes
contains high levels of flavors, color, and tannins
grape skins
White wines can be made from both types of grapes? True or False
What is True
The 3 wine colours.
Red, White, Rosé
A dry wine with high tannin and acid levels. Range from medium to full bodied. Often blended with other grape varieties. Often matured in oak adding flavours of cedar or vanilla. Aroma and flavours of black fruits and herbaceous notes.
This turns grape juice into wine.
What is Alcoholic Fermentation.
the point when grapes lose their dark green color and change to golden or purple
Ripening/ Veraison
Stored in tanks or oak barrels.
Maturation
Unfermented grape juice is added to a dry wine
What is medium sweetness.
Popular and widely planted grape variety that produces a dry wine. Climate really affects the acidity, flavours, and aromas. They can range from light to medium bodied. It can also be blended to make Champagne.
What is Chardonnay.
Alcoholic fermentation requires these.
What are Sugar & Yeast
Occurs in the spring
What is flowering
What step is skipped when making a Rosé?
Pressing
Body
Dry and light to medium bodied. Low to medium tannin levels and high acidity. Flavours of red fruits. Typically matured in oak for notes of vanilla or smoke. Principal grape in New Zealand
Pinot Noir
Makes your mouth feel dry.
What is Tannins
Grapes have a higher level of sugars and lower acidity.
What is Warm Climates.
Order for white wine making.
1. crushing
2. pressing
3. alcoholic fermentation
4. storage or maturation
5. packaging/bottling
Gives wine its refreshing characteristic.
What is Acidity.
A dry wine that is medium to full bodied. Medium acidity and tannins. Flavours ranges of red fruits to black fruits. Matured in oak often. Commonly grown in Chile and California.
What is Merlot.
Explain the fermentation process.
What is
the sugars from the grape juice have yeast added. the yeast eats the sugars during alcoholic fermentation. this produces alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Grapes are picked.
What is late summer.
order for red winemaking
1. crushing
2. alcoholic fermentation
3. draining
4. pressing
5. storage or maturation
6. packaging/bottling