Tasting And Evaluating Wine Flashcards
What is ideal tasting room
The ideal tasting room
will be odour-free (no smells of cleaning products,
tobacco, food or perfume), with good natural light,
and white surfaces against which we can judge the
appearance of our wines
What can help you remove any lingering flavors
Chewing a piece of bread can help remove
any lingering flavours
What can affect our ability to judge wines and why??
Hayfever, colds and fatigue affect
our ability to judge wines, because they affect our senses
of taste and smell.
Which aspects we will encounter when tasting wine
Appearance first, then the nose, then the palate,
and finally we may use our impressions to draw a
conclusion about the quality of the wine.
What means out of condition
If a wine is too old, has
been badly stored, or the cork seal has failed, allowing
air to damage the wine, then it is described as out-of-
condition
What appearance will be in out of condition
out-of-condition wines will be
dull in appearance
Which color or hint will be in out of condition
will have at least a hint of brown
Is brown color always indicate a faulty wine??
No,
Where brown hints can appear? And why
Brown hints can appear in healthy old
wines, particularly those that have been aged for very
long periods in oak
What haziness can indicate except a fault else??
it could be that the wine has deliberately not been filtered
before bottling
If its red wine how this name ??
Ruby (purple _red) or garnet (orangey_red)
For What does purple indicate In red wine?
Youth
For what orange amber and brown indicate in red wine
Age
How named indicator of age in red wine
Tawny
For what indicate yellow color with hint of green in white wine?
Youth
For what indicate gold color with hint of orange and brown in white wine.
Age
What does depends on color of wine.
The colour of a wine depends greatly on the age of the wine,
and the winemaking techniques used.
What does bright purply pink indicate for?
Youth
Do orange and brown indicate for ?) In rose wines
Age
The most common fault that can be discovered on the nose
Cork taint
What cork taint can strip and add.
this can strip the wine of its fresh, fruity aromas.
it can add a pungent, unpleasant damp cardboard or
musty smell to the wine
What smell in out of condition wine
Out-of-condition wines will
smell dull and stale, and may have excessive oxidative
aromas (toffee, caramel or sherry)
Do oxidative aromas always indicate a fault??
No, some wines such as Oloroso sherry are deliberately oxidised during production.
What it requires before
we can say whether a wine has medium, or particularly
high or low levels of these components.
a lot of tasting experience
