The place where the grapes are grown and where the wine is sometimes made is called a v____.
Vineyard
The year the grapes were harvested is called the v____.
Vintage
The process of making wine is called...
Vinification
What is varietal?
A single variety of grape used to make the wine
The cultivation (and harvesting) of grapevines is
Vinification
Viticulture
Viniculture
Natural compounds found in grape skins, seeds, and stems that give structure and a drying sensation.
Tannins
What is terroir?
The combination of soil, climate, and geography that influences the wine’s characteristics.
What is the "texture" of the wine?
The feel of the wine in the mouth.
What is fermentation?
The process where sugar turns into alcohol
Can you name 4 wine types (of 5)?
Red, White, Rose, Sparkling, Fortified/Sweet
What is Argentina's signature grape?
Malbec
This is sometimes called a wine ____.
cellar
What do we call the big casks that we put wine in for it to mature?
barrels
What are barrels made from?
oak
What do we call a place where wine is made (usually from the grapes from that land)?
a winery
