Summary: Wset 1 Level Wine

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• 1 WSET 1

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• The skin of a (black) grape gives:

  Tannins and color

• Warm climate regions grow:

  • Black grapes 
    
  • grapes are lower in acidity 
  • grapes are higher in sugar 
  • grapes have riper flavours 
  • parts of Australia 
  • parts of California 

• Summary warm and cold climates:

  • Cold climate → less sunlight and heat → grapes ripen less → less sugar + higher acidity
  • Warm climate → more sunlight and heat → grapes ripen more → more sugar + lower acidity

• Cool climate regions grow:

  • White grapes 
    
  • grapes are higher in acidity 
  • grapes are lower in sugar 
  • Northern France 
  • Germany

• Why do warmer climate wines tend to have a higher alcohol levels?

  because there is more sugar in warm climate grapes, there is more sugar available for the yeast to convert, which means warm climate wines also tend to have higher alcohol levels.

• How do grapes grow?

  Flowering, flowers become grapes, grapes ripen 
  
  ( As grapes ripen, sugar rises, acidity falls, and flavours develop) 

• Where do grapes grow?

  Most vineyards are located between 30°–50° latitude.

• 1.1 WSET 1

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• Styles of wine (Colour): RED

  • Made using black grapes
    
  • colour comes from the skins
  • tannin comes from the skins
  • juice is fermented with the skins
  • rioja, carbernet sauvignon

• Styles of wine (Colour) WHITE

  • Made using white grapes 
    
  • occasionally made using black grapes 
  • juice is fermented without the skins 
  • chablis, riesling 

• Styles of wine (colour) ROSE

  • Made using black grapes 
    
  • short contact with the skins before juice is drained off 
  • white zinfandel (rosé)