Wine and the consumer Flashcards
(29 cards)
What will an ideal tasting environment have for judging the wines appearance
Good lighting
How would the environment smell and why
It will be free of strong odours to avoid interference with the wines aromas
How much of space will there be for you to layout your wine glasses and make notes
There will be sufficient space for your layout
What should be available
Spittoons or spit cups should be available
How do you prepare yourself to assess wines
Clean palate,avoid perfumes aftershaves or other strongly scented products
What will you need that’s suitable
glassware that’s odourless,colourless,transparent and free of any residues such as detergent or dishwasher
What are the two important features of glassware to release the wines aromas and to capture them
Rounded bowl to realese aromas and In ward sloping walls to capture aromas
What should you consider when pouring samples
Try to constantly pour the same volume into each glass suggested 5cL sample
Why should you pour the same volume into each glass
So it’s easier to assess the appearance,nose and palate of the wine and small enough that you are able to swirl the sample in the base of the bowl
What can the vast majority of wines be described as
Clear or hazy
What is haziness caused by
It’s caused by particles suspended in the wine
What does hazy indicate
It indicates a fault
How can a haziness fault be determined
It can only be determined by assessing the wine on the nose and pallet
What is intensity
Intensity is how much colour the wine has
How can the level of intensity be assessed
By holding the glass at a 45° angle and looking through the liquid from above
How should white wines be described
A broad watery rim should be described as pale.if the pigment reaches almost to the rim ot should be described as deep
How are red wines described
If it’s lightly pigmented from the rim to the core is described as pale and if it’s intensely pigmented right up to the rim it’d described as deep
How do you assess colour in white wine on a scale
When placed on a scale it runs from lemon green to brown
How to assess colour in red wine on a scale
When on a scale it’s runs from purple through to brown
Which wines have their own description sets of colour and what are they
Rosè wines, pink or pink orange or(orange these wines are very rare)
What are primary aromas
Aromas that come from the grapes or are created during fermentation process
What are secondary aromas
Aromas that are created by post Fermentation wine making
What are Tertiary aromas
Aroumas that have their Origin in the ageing process
Sweetness of wine
A dry wine has no sugar and if there is a noticeable amount of sugar then it’s called a off dry
