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What are the 5 main components of wine?
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What else may be in wine besides the 5 main components?
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What percentage of Wine is water?
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80-90%.
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Where does water in wine come from?
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Primarily from the grapes themselves although small amounts of water may be added incidentally during winemaking. In rare cases added by the winemaker.
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Why would a winemaker add water to wine?
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If potential alcohol, actual alcohol or phenolic compounds are beyond desired levels.
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How much alcohol (%) is in wine?
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Usually 10% to 15% of the volume.
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What is the main alcohol in wine?
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Ethyl Alcohol or Ethanol.
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What 4 alcohols might be in wine?
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What makes up the "body" or "weight" of a wine?
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What do thick-appearing "tears" or "legs" in a glass after swirling indicate?
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Primarily indicate high levels of alcohol. Can also indicate sugar in a sweet wine.
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What percentage of the wine is made up of acid?
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0.5 to .75% of the volume.
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A variety of acids especially in white wine gives the wine what?
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What are the 6 principle acids in wine?
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What is the most prevalent acid found in both grapes and wine?
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Tartaric acid
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Which wine acid is the strongest in terms of pH?
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Tartaric acid
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