Winemaking Flashcards
(86 cards)
How many sulfites are naturally produced in the course of Fermintation
10ppm
What are the two principal end products of the fermentation process
Ethanol and carbon dioxide
Climate and seasonal weather patterns impact indigenous yeast populations true or false
True
Yeasts over winter in the soil true or false
True
Winery can build it local used populations by
Plowing pomace back into the vinyard after crush
Yeast are composed of 25 to 60% Nitrogenous substances true or false
True
What is one of the primary causes of a stuck fermentation
A nitrogen deficient must
All sugars are fermentable
F
What is the term used to describe a small portion of grapes that is picked in advance of the main harvest and crushed and allowed to begin fermentation
Starter culture
Seating the must is often done
All the above
There is no such thing as a sterile must true or false
True
Which of the following is not an attribute of a cultured yeast fermentation
Higher production of SO2
Which is the following is not an attribute of an indigenous yeast fermentation
Production of the wind that is clean and varietally true with a few off odors
Which of the following pairings does not represent winemaking country and its preferred method of sugar measurement or method of calculating alcohol production
France banyuis
The overwhelming majority of grape pulp juice is clear true or false
True
White wine made from black grapes is called
Blanc de noir
Which of the following processes releases more astringency and bitterness into the grape juice
Crushing
Why is sulfur added to grape must
All the above
Skin contact is a winemaking technique reserved for red wine production alone true or false
F
What is the purpose of debourbage
To initiate fermentation with a clean juice by illuminating gross particulate matter so that the finished why needs less cleanup in the end
To keep barrel fermentation temperature and check in warm climates casks are often placed in cool sellers caves or air-conditioned wineries true or false
True
The terms primary fermentation and Malo lactic fermentation refer to the same process true or false
F
The process of lees stirring it is called
Batonnage
Select the option that correctly lists the following white wine production steps in correct order
Crush juice settle ferment rack