Unit 3 Topic 10 Lesson 2 Wine

Question 1

wine and nutrition

Answer 1

calories come from alcohol, 125 cal/cup

-niacin but in very small amounts

Question 2

French paradox

Answer 2

eat wrong, but have lowest incidence of heart disease - some think its because of the wine
-alcohol increases level of HDL
-resveratrol in red wine, would block LDL -> oxidized LDL
-antioxidants from lots of fruits and vegetables, they also eat slower
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Question 3

acetaldehyde

Answer 3

acetic acid formed, if they drink too much, increase level of acetaldehyde and causes buildup

Question 4

histamine

Answer 4

in wine, pinot noir especially, champagne can cause headaches because of histamine too

Question 5

congeners

Answer 5

higher the concentration, the more likely you will get side effects

• more aged and the more color more likely to get effect
• red more than white, whisky and cognac more unpleasant side effect
• brandy another term for cognac, distilled wine

Question 6

wine and alzheimers & book la médecine par le vin

Answer 6

3-4 glasses a day to prevent?

Question 7

history of wine

Answer 7

• Bible references
• greeks though wine was healthy, they dev retsina
• -believed that health was based on bad or good humor - said that had to get drunk at least once a month
• Romans did not know how to age wine and would go bad often ‘woppo’ slang
• ship measurement based on how much barrels it can carry
• cork discovered in 17th century - comes from oak trees

Question 8

history of wine

Answer 8

• Bible references
• greeks though wine was healthy, they dev retsina
• -believed that health was based on bad or good humor - said that had to get drunk at least once a month
• Romans did not know how to age wine and would go bad often ‘woppo’ slang
• ship measurement based on how much barrels it can carry
• cork discovered in 17th century - comes from oak trees

Question 9

phylloxera

Answer 9

insect that feeds on root of vine which causes dead vines , bad impact in France

Question 10

Gustave Foex

Answer 10

-fixed problem, took american roots which could resist insect and transplanted

Question 11

wine production

Answer 11

white wine from red and red grapes and red from red grapes skin

• fermentation and yeast has to come into contact with inside of grape
• sugars (sucrose, glucose, fructose) mixed with yeast create CO2 plus ehtanol-fermentation last a while
• concentration of alcohol around 14% max because

Question 12

aging process

Answer 12

2 step. 1-4 years in barrel, primary fermentation. aged in bottle can take up to 50 years
-2-phenyl-ethyl acetate ~ fragrance to wine but also of roses

Question 13

bordeaux region

Answer 13

most famous wine-growing region, next to Bergerac

• supposedly aristocratic ages very well, most expesive bottle went for 160,000
• two dozen different regions : medoc red and graves red and white. pomeral mostly red, saint-emilion also red
• sauternes special bc produces unusual type of wine, produces wine made from rotten grapes, much sugar left behind

Question 14

Bergogne/Burgundy region

Answer 14

• more personality, not as aristocratic
• Cote d’or, montrachet dumas’ fav wine
• maconnais, beaujolais not aged, bottled and drank quickly