Types And Styles Of Wine

Question 1

Still wines alcohol content

Answer 1

8 - 15 percent, majority is 11.5 - 14 percent

Question 2

Special thing about sparkling wines

Answer 2

Carbon dioxide released during fermentation is trapped

Question 3

Italy and Spain’s answer to Champagne

Answer 3

Prosecco, Cava

Question 4

Fortified Wines characteristics

Answer 4

Extra alcohol (brandy) is added (usually during Fermentation)
Because the extra alcohol kills the yeast, fortified wines usually sweeter
15-22%

Question 5

Examples of Fortified Wines

Answer 5

Sherry (Spain) , Port (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal)

Question 6

Red Wines - colour, tannin comes from where?

Answer 6

Colour, tannin comes from skins, juice is fermented with the skins

Question 7

White wines - basic characteristics

Answer 7

Juice is fermented without skins

Question 8

Rose characteristics

Answer 8

Made using black grapes, short contact with skins before juice is drained off
Example is white Zinfandel (rose)

Question 9

What is dry?

Answer 9

Not sweet, all sugar is converted into alcohol and carbon carbon dioxide

Examples - Côtes du Rhône, Sauvignon Blanc

Question 10

Sweetness - Medium

Answer 10

Usually white or rose
German tend to be medium or off-dry
Sherry is from Spain

Either
- yeast is removed with low temperatures and then filtered to stop the fermentation process
- Unfermented grape juice is added to a dry wine

Question 11

Sweet wines

Answer 11

High sugar, some white wines, some fortified wines

Examples
Sauternes (white wine from bordeaux), some german rieslings, port, some sherries

Question 12

Tannins types of wine with high of low tannins

Answer 12

High
- Red bordeaux
Chianti
Low
- Beaujolais,
Pinot noir

Question 13

Alcohol content

Answer 13

Generally 11.5-14 percent
High - Chaeatneuf-du-pape
Low - White Zinfandel from California

Question 14

Body and examples

Answer 14

Light-bodied wines
- Italian Pinot Grigio
-Beaujolais (this is a red wine)

Medium-bodied Wines
- Sancerre
- Côtes du Rhône

Full-bodied Wines
- Sauternes
- California Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 15

New barrel flavours

Answer 15

Vanilla, coconut, cedar

Question 16

What do fruit aromas and flavors depend on?

Answer 16

Grape varietal and ripeness of fruit, which is of course dependant on the climate