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What is the formula of alcoholic fermentation? ✔️✔️Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide
(C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2)
What are the three main acids naturally occurring in the grapes? ✔️✔️Tartaric Acid,
Malic Acid,
and Citric Acid.
What are the three main acids occurring as a result of fermentation? ✔️✔️Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid,
and Lactic Acid.
What are the two main acids occurring in botrytised wines? ✔️✔️Gluconic Acid, and Galacturonic
Acid.
Who discovered the effect of fermentation by yeast? ✔️✔️Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
What is the French term for Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Vin Mousseux, or Crémant
What is the French term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Vin Pétillant
What is the German term for
Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Schaumwein
It is a blanket term encompassing all types of sparkling wine whether the gas naturally occurs as a result
of fermentation or otherwise.
What is the German term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Sekt (secondary
fermentation must occur in the bottle), Perlwein (CO2 can be added.)
,What is the Italian term for
Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Vino Spumante
What is the Italian term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Vino Frizzante
What is the Spanish term for
Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Vino Espumosso
What is the Spanish term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Vino de Aguja
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation takes place in the
bottle? ✔️✔️Méthode Traditionelle, or
Traditional Method in English
("Méthode Champenoise" is now outlawed in EU)
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation and soutillage
(racking) takes place in a large air-tight fermentation tank? ✔️✔️Méthode Charmat, or Méthode de la
Cuvée Close
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine that has gone through the secondary
fermentation is transferred to the pressurized tank, then cooled, and racked before bottled?
✔️✔️Méthode par Transversage, or
Transfer Method in English
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine going through the fermentation is
bottled and the remaining fermentation takes place in the bottle? ✔️✔️Méthode Rurale, or Rural
Method in English
What are the two levels of EU wine classification according to the 1962 Treaty of Rome? ✔️✔️Quality
Wines Produced in Specified Regions (QWpsr) or Vin de Qualité Produits dans une Région Déterminé
(VQPRD) and Table Wine (TW) or Vins de Table
,What are the three (or four) levels of wine classification in France? ✔️✔️Appellation d'Origine
Protégée (AOP) - Also known as AOC until 2012
<Appellation d'Origine Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (AOVDQS) - Abolished in 2012>
Vin de Pays
Vin de Table
What are the four levels of wine classification in Germany? ✔️✔️Prädikatswein
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA)
Landwein
Tafelwein
What are the four levels of wine classification in Italy? ✔️✔️Denominazione di Origine Controlata e
Garantita (DOCG)
Denominazione di Origine Controlata (DOC)
Vino da Tavola Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)
Vino da Tavola
What are the seven levels of wine classification in Spain? ✔️✔️Denominación de Origen Vino de Pago
(VP)
Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOC)
Denominación de Origen (DO)
Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG)
Vinñedos de España
Vino de la Tierra
Vino de Mesa
What are the four levels of wine classification in Portugal? ✔️✔️Denominação de Origem Controlada
(DOC)
Indicação Proveniência Regulmentada (IPR)
, Vinho Regional
Vinho de Mesa
What are the four levels of wine classification in Austria? ✔️✔️Prädikatswein
Qualitätswein
Landwein
Tafelwein
What are the four levels of wine classification in Greece? ✔️✔️Onomasia Proelefsis Anoteras Piotitas
(OPAP)
Onomasia Proelefsis Elechomeni (OPE)
Topikos Oinos
Epitrapezios Oinos
What is the specie of grapes that is generally used for making wine? ✔️✔️Vitis Vinifera
What is the specie of grapes that is regarded as table grapes and when made into wine impart a "foxy
flavor" profile? ✔️✔️Vitis Labrusca
What is the specie of grapes that is generally used as a base vine for grafting vitis vinifera to avoid the
harm of phylloxera? ✔️✔️Vitis Rupestris, Vitis Riparia, and Vitis Berlandieri
What is the ideal annual average temperature for growing vitis vinifera? ✔️✔️10C° to 16C° (50F° to
61F°)
What is the ideal latitude for growing vitis vinifera in Northern Hemisphere? ✔️✔️30°-50° North
What is the ideal latitude for growing vitis vinifera in Southern Hemisphere? ✔️✔️20°-40° South
What is the ideal annual sunlight hours for growing vitis vinifera? ✔️✔️1300 to 1500 hours per year.
What is the formula of alcoholic fermentation? ✔️✔️Sugar + Yeast = Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide
(C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2)
What are the three main acids naturally occurring in the grapes? ✔️✔️Tartaric Acid,
Malic Acid,
and Citric Acid.
What are the three main acids occurring as a result of fermentation? ✔️✔️Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid,
and Lactic Acid.
What are the two main acids occurring in botrytised wines? ✔️✔️Gluconic Acid, and Galacturonic
Acid.
Who discovered the effect of fermentation by yeast? ✔️✔️Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
What is the French term for Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Vin Mousseux, or Crémant
What is the French term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Vin Pétillant
What is the German term for
Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Schaumwein
It is a blanket term encompassing all types of sparkling wine whether the gas naturally occurs as a result
of fermentation or otherwise.
What is the German term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Sekt (secondary
fermentation must occur in the bottle), Perlwein (CO2 can be added.)
,What is the Italian term for
Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Vino Spumante
What is the Italian term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Vino Frizzante
What is the Spanish term for
Sparkling Wine? ✔️✔️Vino Espumosso
What is the Spanish term for effervescent, or lightly sparkling wine? ✔️✔️Vino de Aguja
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation takes place in the
bottle? ✔️✔️Méthode Traditionelle, or
Traditional Method in English
("Méthode Champenoise" is now outlawed in EU)
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the secondary fermentation and soutillage
(racking) takes place in a large air-tight fermentation tank? ✔️✔️Méthode Charmat, or Méthode de la
Cuvée Close
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine that has gone through the secondary
fermentation is transferred to the pressurized tank, then cooled, and racked before bottled?
✔️✔️Méthode par Transversage, or
Transfer Method in English
What is the method of sparkling wine making in which the wine going through the fermentation is
bottled and the remaining fermentation takes place in the bottle? ✔️✔️Méthode Rurale, or Rural
Method in English
What are the two levels of EU wine classification according to the 1962 Treaty of Rome? ✔️✔️Quality
Wines Produced in Specified Regions (QWpsr) or Vin de Qualité Produits dans une Région Déterminé
(VQPRD) and Table Wine (TW) or Vins de Table
,What are the three (or four) levels of wine classification in France? ✔️✔️Appellation d'Origine
Protégée (AOP) - Also known as AOC until 2012
<Appellation d'Origine Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (AOVDQS) - Abolished in 2012>
Vin de Pays
Vin de Table
What are the four levels of wine classification in Germany? ✔️✔️Prädikatswein
Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA)
Landwein
Tafelwein
What are the four levels of wine classification in Italy? ✔️✔️Denominazione di Origine Controlata e
Garantita (DOCG)
Denominazione di Origine Controlata (DOC)
Vino da Tavola Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)
Vino da Tavola
What are the seven levels of wine classification in Spain? ✔️✔️Denominación de Origen Vino de Pago
(VP)
Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOC)
Denominación de Origen (DO)
Vino de Calidad con Indicación Geográfica (VCIG)
Vinñedos de España
Vino de la Tierra
Vino de Mesa
What are the four levels of wine classification in Portugal? ✔️✔️Denominação de Origem Controlada
(DOC)
Indicação Proveniência Regulmentada (IPR)
, Vinho Regional
Vinho de Mesa
What are the four levels of wine classification in Austria? ✔️✔️Prädikatswein
Qualitätswein
Landwein
Tafelwein
What are the four levels of wine classification in Greece? ✔️✔️Onomasia Proelefsis Anoteras Piotitas
(OPAP)
Onomasia Proelefsis Elechomeni (OPE)
Topikos Oinos
Epitrapezios Oinos
What is the specie of grapes that is generally used for making wine? ✔️✔️Vitis Vinifera
What is the specie of grapes that is regarded as table grapes and when made into wine impart a "foxy
flavor" profile? ✔️✔️Vitis Labrusca
What is the specie of grapes that is generally used as a base vine for grafting vitis vinifera to avoid the
harm of phylloxera? ✔️✔️Vitis Rupestris, Vitis Riparia, and Vitis Berlandieri
What is the ideal annual average temperature for growing vitis vinifera? ✔️✔️10C° to 16C° (50F° to
61F°)
What is the ideal latitude for growing vitis vinifera in Northern Hemisphere? ✔️✔️30°-50° North
What is the ideal latitude for growing vitis vinifera in Southern Hemisphere? ✔️✔️20°-40° South
What is the ideal annual sunlight hours for growing vitis vinifera? ✔️✔️1300 to 1500 hours per year.
