Viogner

Question 1

Becoming Increasingly Fashionable, it is thought that…

Answer 1

Viogner offers some of the soft, full bodied texture of Chardonnay but with more aromatic fruit character.

Question 2

Regarding climate conditions, it needs..

Answer 2

Warm to Hot conditions to ripen.

Question 3

Great Difficulty with Viogner is?

Answer 3

Its tendency to give low yields
It rapidly builds up very high sugar levels, often before its delicate peach, pear and violet aromas have had a chance to develop.

Question 4

Its tendency to rapidly build very high sugar levels can result in ?

Answer 4

Some unbalanced, high-alcohol wines.

Question 5

To try and retain the delicate aromas/flavours and beat Viogners shitty tendencies a Vigneron can

Answer 5

Once the flavours have appeared in the grapes, careful handling is needed to retain them in the wine. Barrel fermentation is sometimes used but it is easy for the resulting contact with air to destroy the fruit.

Question 6

What is the dangers with Barrel Fermentation and Viogner?

Answer 6

Its easy for resulting contact with air to destroy the fruit.