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Name the conditions that are ideal for tasting wine |
Odor free, good natural light, white surfaces |
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In appearance, what two things may indicate a faulty wine? |
Hint of brown in color, and haziness |
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Besides faultiness, what might a hint of brown and haziness indicate in a healthy wine? (2 things) |
Brown because the wine is old, and hazy because it was unfiltered |
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What characteristics of a wine can ONLY be detected in our palate? |
Sweetness, acidity, tannin, and body |
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What part of the tongue is sweetness generally detected? |
Tip of the tongue |
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What part of the tongue is acidity generally detected? |
Sides of the tongue |
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What part of the tongue is bitterness generally detected? |
Back of the tongue |
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What type of climate may indicate high levels of soft ripe tannin? |
Hot climate |
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What causes astringent, strong, mouth drying tannin while when the tannin level is low? |
Unripe grapes |
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What is body sometimes described as? |
Mouth-feel |
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What do we mean by "typicity" when tasting wine? |
Wine that is typical of the region and variety. A good example of that wine's grape and region |
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Identify some factors of quality in a wine |
Clear, multilayered complex nose and palate, long finish |
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What do "legs" or "tears" indicate in a glass of wine? |
Sugar/alcohol |
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What is 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit |
32, 41, 50, 59, 68 |
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What temp is your fridge? |
38 to 42 |
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What is the proper storage temp for wine? |
50 to 60 |
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What is the proper serving temp for medium to full body white? |
55 to 58 |
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How many 6 ounce glasses in a bottle of wine? |
4 |
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Why should you avoid serving high tannin wine with oily food? |
Makes the wine more bitter |
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What types of food works well with sweet wine? |
Sweet and salty |
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What part of the berry does acid come from? |
Juice |
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What part of the berry does tannin come from? |
Skin |
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What part of the berry does color come from? |
Skin |
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What flavor character does the seed impart if it was crushed during fermentation? |
Bitterness |
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How does sunlight factor into the ripening of the grape? |
Sugar content |
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What factors affect or mitigate the effect of climate? |
Altitude and ocean |
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Name some vineyard activities that affect the quality of the harvest |
Pruning, training vines, harvest at night |