WINEMAKING/terminologies

Question 1

What means Cuvasion?

Answer 1

*Refers to to the maceration of the grape skins (pomace) in the fermenting juice during red wine production.

Question 2

What means Debourbage?

Answer 2

*This is the process of allowing the solids to settle out from the must before racking.

Question 3

Describe Microclimate, Mesoclimate, & Macroclimate?

Answer 3

*Microclimate-refers to a small group of vines, or the air above.
*Mesoclimate- refers to small vineyard or even a hill side (Mosel).
*Macroclimate-refers to a wine district or a Region.

Question 4

Describe Lieu-dit?

Answer 4

*The smallest geographical unit of land within a vineyard.

Question 5

Describe Paserillage?

Answer 5

*Refers to a grapes which have been shrivelled to increase the sugar content.

Question 6

What means Pigeage?

Answer 6

*Refers to the process of punching down the cap during fermentation.

Question 7

What is Remontage?

Answer 7

*Refers to the process of pumping the fermenting juice over the cap.

Question 8

What is Veraison?

Answer 8

*Is the stage in the grape cycle when the grapes changes color.
It is the beginning of the ripening period.

Question 9

What is Sussreserve?

Answer 9

*Unfermented grape juice used to sweeten wines in Germany.

Question 10

What is Soutirage or Racking?

Answer 10

*Is the transfer of a wine from 1 container to another, leaving the less behind.