Level 4 Systematic Approach Wine Flashcards
Appearance - Other
What other possible observations are there for wine?
e.g. Legs/tears, deposit, pétillance, bubbles
Palate - Sweetness
List 6 levels of Sweetness
Dry - Off-Dry
Medium Dry - Medium Sweet
Sweet - Luscious
Palate - Flavour Characteristics
List ‘Other Observations’
Texture (e.g. Steely, Oily, Creamy, Mouthcoating), Petillance (still wines only)
What are considerations for determining the quality of a wine?
e.g. balance/integration, intensity, finish, complexity, mousse, varietal definition
What is the acronym for assessing the Quality level of a wine?
Balance, Length, Intensity, Complexity
Palate - Alcohol
List the 5 levels of Alcohol (unfortified) and their ABVs
Low <11% Medium (-) 11%~11.9% Medium 12%~12.9% Medium (+) 13%~13.9% High >14%
Conclusions - Assessment of Potential for ageing
Give considerations / reasons for / for not ageing
e.g. Concentration, Acidity, Tannin, development of aroma and flavour characteristics.
Consider both:
Positive aroma and flavour dev in a wine suitable for ageing
And
Negative aroma and flavour dev in a wine NOT suitable for ageing
Palate - Tannin
List the Natures of Tannin
e.g. Ripe/Soft Vs Unripe/Green/Stalky, Coarse Vs Fine Grained
Palate - Acidity
List the 5 levels of acidity
Low - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - High
Appearance - Colour
List the 5 levels of colour intensity of Red Wine
Purple - Ruby - Garnet - (Tawny) - (Brown)
Note: Ruby is the most common colour for Red Wine
Only Purple if there is some blue present
Will not be served a Tawny or Brown wine
If a red wine has tertiary notes what word should you write for both aroma and taste to describe it?
Prune
Appearance - Colour
List the 5 levels of colour intensity of White Wine
Lemon-green, Lemon, Gold, (Amber), (Brown)
Note: Lemon is the most common colour for White Wine
Only Gold if you can see some Orange
Will not be served an Amber or Brown wine
Palate - Flavour Intensity
List the 5 levels of Flavour Intensity
Light - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - Pronounced
Palate - FinishList the 5 levels of taste finish
Short - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - Long
Nose - Aroma Characteristics List the (up to) 3 levels of Aroma
e.g. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Appearance - Colour
List the 3 levels of colour intensity of Rose Wine
Pink - Salmon - Orange - (Onion Skin)
Note: Will not be served an Onion Skin wine
Palate - Flavour Characteristics
Name the 3 levels of flavour characteristics
e.g. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Where are the 5 places on your body to hold your wine glass to check for aroma intensity and what do they mean?
Chest - Pronounced Neck - Medium + Chin - Medium Lips - Medium - Nose - Light
Palate - MousseList the 3 types of Mousse
Delicate - Creamy - Aggressive
What colour are ‘most’ red wines
Ruby
Appearance; List the three levels of wine intensity
Pale - Medium - Deep
If you decide the quality of a wine is just ‘acceptable’ what should you write up in the aroma / tasting notes?
Write ‘simple’
With BLIC what would these score? 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4
1/4 Acceptable quality 2/4 Good quality 3/4 Very good quality (be sure you can find a negative) 4/4 Outstanding quality Always include the word 'quality'
Palate - Tannin
List the 5 levels of Tannin
Low - Medium(-) - Medium - Medium(+) - High
