Oxygen

Question 1

What 2 processes would you consider Oxygen?

Answer 1

1. Winemaking

2. Maturation

Question 2

How are grapes protected from Oxygen before winemaking (2 ways)?

Answer 2

1. Picked at night

2. Chilled until they get to the winery

Question 3

What 2 things can be added to the vessels to perform protective/anaerobic winemaking?

Answer 3

1. CO2

2. Nitrogen

Question 4

What 2 things does oak to do a wine?

Answer 4

1. Soften Tannins

2. Add flavour complexity

Question 5

What happens to the colour of red wines with oxidation?

Answer 5

Paler brown

Question 6

What happens to the colour of white wines with oxidation?

Answer 6

Deeper, orange

Question 7

What type of barrel provides more oxygen?

Answer 7

Barriques

Question 8

What happens to the flavour of wine if it has too much oxygen?

Answer 8

Becomes stale