Fortified & Sweet wine

Question 1

What is Fortified wine?

Answer 1

They are base wine to which high-proof, neutral grape brandy is added to increase alcoholic strength to 15% - 22%.

Question 2

What is the purpose of fortifying wine?

Answer 2

is to add body and increase the wine’s ability to age.

Question 3

What is the timing of fortification?

Answer 3

Can be fortified at Various times during fermentation process depending on the wine style desired.

Question 4

What happen if base wines are fortified BEFORE fermentation?

Answer 4

No alcohol is created from fermentation of the base wine.
make it sweet.
(VIn de liquor)

Question 5

What happen if base wines are fortified DURING fermentation?

Answer 5

This stops the action of yeast retaining residual sugar in the wine.

(Port, Madeira, Van de nature)

Question 6

What happen if base wines are fortified AFTER fermentation?

Answer 6

Boosts alcohol level.
Make wine stronger.
a dry wine is most often produced.
(sherry)

Question 7

What is Sherry?

Answer 7

A fortified wine from white grapes that are grown in Jerez in Spain.

Question 8

What is Sherry’s synonym?

Answer 8

Jerez
Xeres

Question 9

What year did Sherry become one of the first protected Spanish appellation?

Answer 9

1933.

Question 10

Jerez’s climate?

Answer 10

Hot and windy
Cooling maritime influence from the Atlantic.

Question 11

Jerez’s Soil

Answer 11

Albariza
(The most prized soil of white chalky clay.)
Barros
(Brown clay)
Arenas
(Sand)

Question 12

How does Albariza soil works?

Answer 12

Tis soil reflects sunlight up to the vines and retains water during the summer heat.

Question 13

What is grapes varieties of Sherry?

Answer 13

Palomino (90%)
Pedro Ximenez, and Moscael
(for blending and sweetness)

Question 14

Sherry’s Vinification?

Answer 14

1. Make wine production
   -The base wine is neutral dry, white wine from Palomino grape.
2. Fortification
   -Fortification occurs after fermentation.

3.Aging and Maturation
-The Solela System

Question 15

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