main reason for looking at the appearance of a wine - Correct Answer can warn us of faults
if wine is too old, has been badly stored, or cork seal has failed, allowing air to damage wine, it is described as.. - Correct Answer out of condition
out of condition wines look like... - Correct Answer dull in appearance, a hint of brown, haziness
colors that are indication of age in white wines - Correct Answer orange, amber and brown
color for youth in red wine - Correct Answer purple
color for youth in white wine - Correct Answer green
how can out of condition wines smell? - Correct Answer dull & stale, may have excessive oxidative aromas (toffee, caramel or sherry)
place for sweetness to be most easily detected - Correct Answer tip of tongue
place for acidity to be tasted - Correct Answer sides of tongue
place for bitterness to be detected - Correct Answer back of tongue
good balance - Correct Answer the sweetness, fruitiness , tannin and acidity will be in balance
pairing wine with sweet food makes the wine - Correct Answer seem to have more bitterness and acidity
sweetness in food - Correct Answer increases wine bitterness, acidity and burning effect of alcohol
acidity in food makes the wine - Correct Answer seem more body, sweetness & fruitiness , decreases the perception of acidity in wine
pairing wine with salty food makes the wine - Correct Answer increase the perception of wine, decreases bitterness and acidity
your liver can only break down approx - Correct Answer 10 g per hour best temp to serve sweet wine - Correct Answer 6-8 Celsius
in order to grow and produce healthy grapes, a vine needs.. - Correct Answer co2, sunlight, water, warmth & nutrients
climate describes - Correct Answer the weather conditions we might expect in a typical year
sunlight - Correct Answer the source of energy that allows the grape to combine co2 and water into sugar
climate - Correct Answer weather conditions (temps, rainfall, sunshine) we may expect in a typical year.
latitude is determine by - Correct Answer altitude, latitude and oceans
ideal warmth for grapes is - Correct Answer not too little, not too much
the most important time of the weather condition is when.. - Correct Answer the grapes are ripening.
yields influence quality.. - Correct Answer lower yields give better quality
fermentation temp of white wine - Correct Answer 12-22
sweetness in wine is mostly caused by - Correct Answer unfermented sugars in the wine
fermentation temp in red wine - Correct Answer 20-32
extraction of colors in red wines can be done by - Correct Answer pumping over or punched down skins
american oak compared to European oak - Correct Answer less expensive with aromas
of coconut and vanilla
TBA - Correct Answer sweet wine affected by noble rot
A cave cooperative is a - Correct Answer winemaking facility shared by a number of grape farmers
malolactic fermentation - Correct Answer softens harsh acids
2 famous regions in Cote d'Or are - Correct Answer Meursalut and Puligny-Montrachet