Winemaking

Question 1

Required and optional steps in making dry white wine

Answer 1

• Grapes arrive
• Grape sorting
• Destem
• Crush
• Skin contact
• Press
• Clarification
• Fermentation
• Rack off gross lees
• Malolactic conversion
• Blending
• Maturation
• Blending
• Clarification & stabilization
• Packaging
• Sale

Question 2

Required and optional steps in making dry red wine

Omit carbonic and semi-carbonic maceration, rosé

Answer 2

• Grapes arrive
• Grape sorting
• destem (or use whole clusters)
• crush
• Pre-fermentation maceration
• fermentation
• post-fermentation maceration
• drain
• Press
• Malolactic conversion
• Blending (free-run wine, press wine, other barrels)
• Maturation
• Blending (with other wines)
• Clarification & stabilization
• **Packaging
• Sale**