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Wineset level 2: Study Guide

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My little tips 🤫😉

  • Tip #1: Strategically organize your study time
  • Tip #2: Make revision sheets that summarize all the knowledge
  • Tip #3: Practice

Learning outcome 1: understand the environmental influences and grape-growing options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style and quality of wine

  • Vine
  • The needs of the vine
  • Composition of a grape
  • Stages of grape formation and ripening
  • Environmental factors in vines
  • Viticulture
  • Understanding the label

Learning outcome 2: understand how winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and quality of wine

  • Alcoholic fermentation process
  • White wine-making process
  • Red and Rosé wine-making process
  • Maturation

Learning Outcome 3: Understand how environmental influences, grape-growing options, winemaking and bottle ageing influence the style and quality of wines made from the principal grape varieties.

  • CHARDONNAY
  • PINOT NOIR
  • CABERNET SAUVIGNON & MERLOT
  • SAUVIGNON BLANC
  • SYRAH/SHIRAZ
  • RIESLING
  • PINOT GRIS/PINOT GRIGIO

Learning Outcome 4 (1): Know the style and quality of wines produced from regionally important black grape varieties.

  • GAMAY
  • GRENACHE/GARNACHA
  • TEMPRANILLO
  • NEBBIOLO
  • BARBERA
  • SANGIOVESE
  • CORVINA
  • MONTEPULCIANO
  • PRIMITIVO/ZINFANDEL
  • PINOTAGE
  • CARMENERE
  • MALBEC

Learning Outcome 4 (2): Know the style and quality of wines produced from regionally important white grape varieties.

  • CHENIN BLANC
  • SEMILLON
  • VIOGNER
  • GEWURZTRAMINER
  • VERDICCHIO
  • CORTESE
  • GARGANEGA
  • FIANO
  • ALBARINO
  • FURMINT

Learning Outcome 5 (1) : Understand how the production process can influence the styles of sparkling wines.

  • The principle
  • The fermentation in the bottle
  • The traditional method
  • Transfer method
  • The fermentation in closed tanks

Learning Outcome 5 (2): Understand how the production process can influence the styles of sweet wines.

  • The principle
  • The methods

Learning Outcome 5 (3): Understand how the production process can influence the styles of fortified wines.

  • The principle
  • XÉRÈS/SHERRY
  • PORTO

Learning Outcome 6: Understand the key principles and processes involved in the storage and service of wine, and in the pairing of food and wine

  • The ideal conditions for tasting
  • The systematic approach
  • Food and wine pairing
  • Wine conservation
  • Operating temperature
  • Opening the bottle
  • Decanting
  • The most common defects
  • Preservation