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Vinification Flashcards

1
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What is Passerilage

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refers to grapes that are shrivelled by strong winds or grapes dried after picking

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2
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Triage

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Sorting grapes on a table, selecting only sound grapes for the crush

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3
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What is cold soaking

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Leave grapes in contact with their skins at a cool temperature for 6 - 10 hours or longer at 3 - 5’C

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4
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What is the purpose of cold soaking

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  • to extract aromatic complexity without extracting too much tannin / color
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5
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What kind of characteristics do you expect from cold soaking

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Floral and fruity characters

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6
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What is Cold soaking in French

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Macération Pelliculaire

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7
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What is Alcoholic fermentation in French

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Fermentation alcoolique

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8
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In which temperature is the alcoholic fermentation carried

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Usually 10 - 19’C

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9
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Until at which ABV can the Saccharomyces Cerevisiae survive

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16 - 18’C

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10
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Which chemical compound is responsible for buttery character

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Diacetyl

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11
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What is Malolactic fermentation

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conversion of malic acid into lactic acid plus a little carbon dioxide, reducing overall acidity and giving soft and rounded character on the palate in wine

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12
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What is Sulfuring the wine

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Sulfur dioxide takes up any oxygen in the must and forms a film over the top, preventing any oxygen from getting through

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What is Cuvaison

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Leaving the juice in contact with the grapes skins and pips during fermentation

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14
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What are the reasons of doing fermentation in cold temperature

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to keep delicate aromas

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15
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What is pump over in french

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Remontage

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16
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What is punch down in french

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Pigéage

17
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What is free run wine in french

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Vin de goutte

18
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What is pressed wine in french

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Vin de presse

19
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What is Marc

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The resulting of pressed dry skins and pips plus the stems and stalks

20
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Where is the marc used to. Name 2

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  • fertilizer
  • grape brandy
21
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What are the examples of Pomace brandy from different countries

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  • Marc in France
  • Grappa in Italy
  • Bagaço in Portugal
  • Orujo in Spain
22
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What are the examples of Marc in France

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  • Marc de Bourgogne
  • Marc de Jura
  • Marc d’Alace
23
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What is Carbonic maceration in French

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Macération carbonique

24
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What are the porpose of doing carbonic maceration

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to produce wine low in tannin, high in fruity flavors

25
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What are the conditions needed to do carbonic maceration

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  • unaerobic environment (No oxygen)
  • Whole bunch
  • Filled with Carbon dioxide
26
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Explain what happens during carbonic maceration

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The grapes release enzymes which cause intracellular fermentation to begin inside the intact berries.
The grape skins burst when the juice inside reaches about 2% alcohol.
Then the juice are seperated from the skins and the stems, added with yeast and begin the fermentation

27
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What is Débourbage

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Settling of the freshly pressed grape juice, during which any fragments of skin, pips and other sediments settles at the bottom of the vat

28
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What is microbullage

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microoxygenation ; introducing oxygen deliberately into the must or wine

29
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What are the purposes of doing microbullage

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  • It builds a healthy yeast population
  • It helps to avoid a stuck fermentation
  • It allows wine to keep all the fruity aromas without hardening the tannins
30
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What is bâtonnage

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Lees stirring.

31
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What is Soutirage

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Racking. transfer of wine from one container to another, leaving the lees behind

32
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What is Maturation / aging in French

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Elevage

33
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Name 3 Oak tree varieties and each of it’s type

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  1. Quercus alba : American
  2. Quercus Petraea : French / European
  3. Quercus Robur : Fench / European
34
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What are the differences between American oak and French oak

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  • American oak has tighter grains while French oak has looser grains
  • American oak has more lactones
  • French oak has more tannins
35
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What are the fining & filtering agent for the wine

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  • Egg white
  • Gelatin
  • Bentonite (Vegan)
  • Charcoal (Vegan)
  • Icinglass (from fish)
  • Casein (from milk)
36
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What is the fungus related wine fault

A

TCA (2.4.6 Trichloroanisol)

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