06 Examples of Wines

Question 1

Which pair of grapes is used to make Champagne?
a. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
b. Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
c. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
d. Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 1

Which pair of grapes is used to make Champagne?
c. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 2

Which pair of wines is used to make red Bordeaux?
a. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
b. Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah
c. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
d. Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 2

Which pair of wines is used to make red Bordeaux?
a. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Question 3

Chablis is a dry white wine made from Chardonnay.
a. True
b. False

Answer 3

Chablis is a dry white wine made from Chardonnay.
a. True

Question 4

Which of the following are dry red wines from France?
1. Beaujolais
2. Châteauneuf-du-Pape
3. Côtes du Rhône
4. Sauternes

a. 1, 2, and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 4 only
d. All of the above

Answer 4

Which of the following are dry red wines from France?
a. 1, 2, and 3 (Beaujolais, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Côtes du Rhône)

Question 5

Cava and Rioja are both still wines from Spain.
a. True
b. False

Answer 5

Cava and Rioja are both still wines from Spain.
b. False

Question 6

Which of the following wines not typically oaked?
a. Beaujolais
b. Chianti
c. Rioja
d. Sauternes

Answer 6

Which of the following wines not typically oaked?
a. Beaujolais

Question 7

Which of the following is a dry, medium-bodied red wine?
a. Cava
b. Côtes du Rhône
c. Châteauneuf-du-Pape
d. Sherry

Answer 7

Which of the following is a dry, medium-bodied red wine?
b. Côtes du Rhône

Question 8

Sherry and Port are both fortified wines from Spain.
a. True
b. False

Answer 8

Sherry and Port are both fortified wines from Spain.
b. False

Question 9

Which of the following lines contains the correct information?
Wine | Country | Type/Style
a. Cava | Italy | Sparkling
b. Chianti | Italy | White
c. Rioja | Spain | Still
d. Sauternes | France | Fortified

Answer 9

Which of the following lines contains the correct information?
Wine | Country | Type/Style
c. Rioja | Spain | Still

Question 10

A fortified wine made to be dry, medium, or sweet best describes a:
a. Port
b. Prosecco
c. Sauternes
d. Sherry

Answer 10

A fortified wine made to be dry, medium, or sweet best describes a:
d. Sherry

Question 11

Burgundy wines are made from a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
a. True
b. False

Answer 11

Burgundy wines are made from a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
b. False