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12 Cards in this Set
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How do we evaluate wine?
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1. Sight
2. Smell 3. Taste 4. Touch |
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SIGHT - Color Hue, White
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1. Pale = young, cool region
2. Deep = Mature, warm region, oak barrel |
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SIGHT - Color Hue, Red
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1. Inky Purple - young
2. Brick Red - age 3. Blue or Orange - acidity levels 4. Purple and Blue - lower 5. Ruby or Orange - higher acidity |
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SIGHT - Color Intensity
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Intense color means...
1. highly extracted wine - spent more time in skins and seeds. 2. youth in wine - as wine ages, color of wine begins to fade. |
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SIGHT - Bubbles
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Unintentional bubbles indicate something is wrong with the wine.
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SIGHT - legs
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Thicker legs means higher alcohol content.
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SIGHT - sediment
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Residual particles left over from the wine making process or polymerized strands of phenolic compounds. Not an indication of a flawed or low quality wine.
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SMELL - How many odorous compounds are found in wine?
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around 200
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SMELL - How do we smell?
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Olfactory Epithelium
- molecules enter through nostrils, mouth, rear nasal passages Volatile Compounds - molecules that are able to become airbourne |
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SMELL - how do we smell wine?
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swirl, hold, slurp
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TASTE - what are the six sensations?
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sweet
sour bitter salty umami fat |
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TOUCH - tactile stimuli in wine...
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