09 Pairing Wine and Food

Question 1

A person’s preference is the most important thing to consider when pairing wine and food.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

A person’s preference is the most important thing to consider when pairing wine and food.
a. True

Question 2

Which of the following foods make a wine seem dryer and more acidic?
a. Acidic foods
b. Fatty/oily foods
c. Salty foods
d. Umami foods

Answer 2

Which of the following foods make a wine seem dryer and more acidic?
d. Umami foods

Question 3

Sweet foods make a wine seem:
a. More bitter and less sweet
b. Less acidic and less drying
c. More acidic and more sweet
d. Less bitter and more drying

Answer 3

Sweet foods make a wine seem:
a. More bitter and less sweet

Question 4

Acidity in food increases the perception of acidity in wine.
a. True
b. False

Answer 4

Acidity in food increases the perception of acidity in wine.
b. False

Question 5

Salt decreases the perception of acidity in a wine.
a. True
b. False

Answer 5

Salt decreases the perception of acidity in a wine.
a. True

Question 6

Chili heat makes alcohol seem more noticeable in wine.
a. True
b. False

Answer 6

Chili heat makes alcohol seem more noticeable in wine.
a. True

Question 7

Which factors in wine contribute to bitterness in wines?
1. Alcohol
2. Flavour intensity
3. Oak
4. Tannins

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

Answer 7

Which factors in wine contribute to bitterness in wine?
c. 3 and 4 (Oak and Tannins)