Wine Foundation 1.txt

• Old = Place, Region, Village, etc
• New = Varietal

• What: General Labeling
• WHY: The EU is regaining control of their 'place' names
• EX: Wine grown in CA labeled 'Chablis'

Vinifera (bonus answer: Vitis Lambrusca)

• An aphid-like insect that eats (and kills) root stock
• Solution: American root stock (Phylloxera doesn't like it)

When grapes change color from green to red, usually in August

Anything that contributes to the sense of 'place'

Grapes grown without use of pesticides or chemicals

When phenolic materials of the grape like tannins, color, flavor are leached from the skins, seeds, and stems into the must (freshly pressed juice)

AKA: MLF

The process where tart-tasting malic acid naturally present in grape must is converted to softer-tasting lactic acid

Red wines always go through MLF. Optional/Partial for white wines