WVIT102 Final Exam Questions and
Answers-LECAT
Health Issues - Answer-1. 21- minimum legal age to purchase alcohol
2. 0.08- maximum blood alcohol concentration for drivers and operators of dangerous machinery (BAC)
3. restrictions covering the marketing, packaging, and sale of alcohol
4. excessive drinking can cause health risks and family/job related difficulties
New World - Answer-United States, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia are all new world
countries because they have only recently begun producing wine.
Old World - Answer-All european countries that began making wine before the sixteenth century
Production vs Consumption - Answer-We are producing more than we are consuming
New world is consuming more while Old world is consuming less (biggest consumer is USA)
Typically, the more a country consumes, the more sales they have (exception: Australia because they are
not consuming their own wine)
,Cool Climate Regions - Answer-northern region of northern hemisphere
southern region of southern hemisphere
Warm Climate Regions - Answer-southern region of northern hemisphere
northern region of southern hemisphere
cool climate wine generalization - Answer-less alcohol, lighter body, more acidity, less tannins
warm climate wine generalization - Answer-more alcohol, fuller body, less acidity, more tannins
NB Moderate - Answer-neither too hot nor too cold: Warm
Where to find global data - Answer-OIV (Organizational International of wine and vine)
Has 46 member states/countries
Accounts for 85% of global wine production
Where to find California data - Answer-Wine Institute
An association of 1,000 california wineries and wine related business that advocate public policy to
enhance a healthy environment for the production and consumption of wine
What are the 8 variables to approach a region? - Answer-1. HISTORY
---Start with a story
2. TRADE STRUCTURE/BUISNESS
---OIV: global data
---Wine Institute: California data
,3. LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
---appellations
4. GROWING ENVIRONMENT
---location, climate, soil
5. GRAPE VARIETIES
---varietals
---black + white grapes
6. VITICULTURE
---vineyard care, yields, pest and disease control, harvest
7. VINIFICATION
---styles of winemaking
8. MATURATION
---with oxygen: oak
---without oxygen: stainless steel/glass bottle
Wine making formula - Answer-sugars in grapes + yeast = (Alcohol+heat+carbon dioxide)
Malolactic Fermentation (Wine Making) - Answer-a process in which tart tasting malic acid (present in
grape) is converted into softer tasting lactic acid
secondary fermentation, shortly after the end of primary fermentation
, common for most red wines
common for chardonnay (gives it buttery aromas)
Red Wine Making - Answer-Crushing
fermentation pressing/free-run (skins leave)
maturation
blending
bottling
(color comes from the skins of the black grape varieties)
White Wine Making - Answer-Crushing
pressing (skins left)
juice
fermentation
maturation
bottling
(press as soon as possible, afraid of too much oxygen)
prevent oxidation with sulfur dioxide
Rose Wine Making - Answer-Crushing
fermentation
bottling
Answers-LECAT
Health Issues - Answer-1. 21- minimum legal age to purchase alcohol
2. 0.08- maximum blood alcohol concentration for drivers and operators of dangerous machinery (BAC)
3. restrictions covering the marketing, packaging, and sale of alcohol
4. excessive drinking can cause health risks and family/job related difficulties
New World - Answer-United States, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia are all new world
countries because they have only recently begun producing wine.
Old World - Answer-All european countries that began making wine before the sixteenth century
Production vs Consumption - Answer-We are producing more than we are consuming
New world is consuming more while Old world is consuming less (biggest consumer is USA)
Typically, the more a country consumes, the more sales they have (exception: Australia because they are
not consuming their own wine)
,Cool Climate Regions - Answer-northern region of northern hemisphere
southern region of southern hemisphere
Warm Climate Regions - Answer-southern region of northern hemisphere
northern region of southern hemisphere
cool climate wine generalization - Answer-less alcohol, lighter body, more acidity, less tannins
warm climate wine generalization - Answer-more alcohol, fuller body, less acidity, more tannins
NB Moderate - Answer-neither too hot nor too cold: Warm
Where to find global data - Answer-OIV (Organizational International of wine and vine)
Has 46 member states/countries
Accounts for 85% of global wine production
Where to find California data - Answer-Wine Institute
An association of 1,000 california wineries and wine related business that advocate public policy to
enhance a healthy environment for the production and consumption of wine
What are the 8 variables to approach a region? - Answer-1. HISTORY
---Start with a story
2. TRADE STRUCTURE/BUISNESS
---OIV: global data
---Wine Institute: California data
,3. LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
---appellations
4. GROWING ENVIRONMENT
---location, climate, soil
5. GRAPE VARIETIES
---varietals
---black + white grapes
6. VITICULTURE
---vineyard care, yields, pest and disease control, harvest
7. VINIFICATION
---styles of winemaking
8. MATURATION
---with oxygen: oak
---without oxygen: stainless steel/glass bottle
Wine making formula - Answer-sugars in grapes + yeast = (Alcohol+heat+carbon dioxide)
Malolactic Fermentation (Wine Making) - Answer-a process in which tart tasting malic acid (present in
grape) is converted into softer tasting lactic acid
secondary fermentation, shortly after the end of primary fermentation
, common for most red wines
common for chardonnay (gives it buttery aromas)
Red Wine Making - Answer-Crushing
fermentation pressing/free-run (skins leave)
maturation
blending
bottling
(color comes from the skins of the black grape varieties)
White Wine Making - Answer-Crushing
pressing (skins left)
juice
fermentation
maturation
bottling
(press as soon as possible, afraid of too much oxygen)
prevent oxidation with sulfur dioxide
Rose Wine Making - Answer-Crushing
fermentation
bottling
