Storage and service of wine

Question 1

What are the consequences if a wine is poorly stored?

Answer 1

Can affect the flavors, may even become flawed

Question 2

What is the ideal temperature for long term storage of wine?

Answer 2

Between 10 and 15°C (cool and constant)

Question 3

How to store wines for a long time?

Answer 3

1. Avoid any heat variation
2. Store wines with cork on the side (so that the cork does not dry out and let air inside, which will oxidise the wines)
3. Keep away from strong light (heats the wine which will become stale and old prematurely)
4. Keep away from vibrations (so that it lays still)

Question 4

What happens if a wine with cork is not stored on the side?

Answer 4

the cork dries out and lets air inside, which will oxidise the wines

Question 5

What happens if wine is stored under strong light?

Answer 5

Wine will become stale and old prematurely

Question 6

What is the service temperature of medium to full bodied oaked white wines?

Answer 6

Lightly chilled (10-13°C)

Question 7

What is the service temperature of light to medium bodied white wines?

Answer 7

Chilled (7-10°C)

Question 8

What is the service temperature of sweet wines?

Answer 8

Well chilled (6-8°C)

Question 9

What is the service temperature of sparkling wines?

Answer 9

Well chilled (6-10°C)

Question 10

What is the service temperature of light bodied red wines?

Answer 10

Lightly chilled (6-10°C)

Question 11

What is the service temperature of medium to full bodied red wines?

Answer 11

Room temperature (15-18°C)

Question 12

What is the ideal serving temperature for a Beaujolais?

Answer 12

Lightly chilled (6-10°C)

Question 13

What is the ideal serving temperature for a Valpolicella?

Answer 13

Lightly chilled (6-10°C)

Question 14

What is the ideal serving temperature for a white burgundy?

Answer 14

Lightly chilled (10-13°C)

Question 15

What is the ideal serving temperature for a Muscadet, a Pinot Grigio or a Fino Sherry?

Answer 15

Chilled (7-10°C)

Question 16

What size of glass fits a red wine?

Answer 16

Large sized glasses = more air into contact with the wines, develops flavors and aromas

Question 17

What size of glass fits a white or rosé wine?

Answer 17

Medium sized glasses = fresh, fruity characteristics are gathered towards the top of the glass

Question 18

What size of glass fits a sparkling wine?

Answer 18

Flute glasses = enhances the effect of the bubbles

Question 19

What are the steps in opening a still wine?

Answer 19

1. Remove the top of the capsule by cutting around or below the lip of the bottle
2. Wipe the neck of the bottle with a clean cloth
3. Draw the cloth gently and neatly with a corkscrew
4. Clean the neck of the bottle inside out
5. Check the wine’s condition by pouring a sample

Question 20

What are the steps in opening a sparkling wine?

Answer 20

1. Remove foil and loosen the wire cage (hold the cork securely)
2. Tilt the bottle to a 30° angle gripping the cork
3. Use the other hand to grip the bottom of the bottle
4. Turn the bottle, not the cork
5. Hold the cork steady and ease it slowly out
6. Gas pressure should be released quietly, not with an explosion

Question 21

How do we decant wines with deposit?

Answer 21

1. Remove the bottle horizontaly from the rack and make sure the deposit is not agitated
2. Gently remove the top of the capsule, clean the shoulder and neck of the bottle, gently remove the cork
3. Hold the bottle in front of a light and pour the wine slowly into a decanter until the deposit is seen near the neck
4. Stop pouring

Question 22

What are 2 systems used to preserve opened wine for longer?

Answer 22

1. Vaccum system = sucks out the oxygen from the bottle

2. Blanket system = blankets the wine with a gas heavier than oxygen to protect it from air