Matthieu Finot knows a lot about wine. He sees it as a combination of science and art. From watching the weather and checking the soil, to testing grapes for sugar levels and acidity and then deciding when to harvest, Finot says nature and winemaker must work together. “So what I do is I change grapes into wine. So, that's the easy part of it. But my job is a blend of farming, of science and arts because we need Mother Nature to ripen the grapes and to make grapes good to make good wine. So, that's the natural part. I need science to understand all the fermentation part and the aging part and everything that happens to the wine, and I need the artistic part that is what makes each winemaker unique and what makes brings the human factors into producing wine. And that is the reason why wine is being considered, very often, as, you know, is a kind of art. And there's a sense of artistic feeling to winemaking that I really appreciate.”

What fruit is used to make wine?
grapes
peaches
pears
apples
What does fermentation mean?
part of the aging process
testing grapes for sugar levels
watching the weather
a chemical change that results in the production of alcohol
Winemaking can be seen as a combination of science and art.
chemistry and fermentation
grapes and rain
science and art
weather and nature