Final Exam

Question 1

What commune makes a famous sweet wine?

Answer 1

Bonnezeax

A Grand Cru Appellation within the Coteaux du Layon in Central Loire, France.

Chenin Blanc, grown on the northern bank of the Layon River in schist and limestone soils. A mix of the right soil, climate, and low yields.

Rivals Sauternes but matured in the bottle not the cask.

Question 2

What are the five red grapes found in Bordeaux?

Answer 2

• Malbec
• Merlot
• Cabernet Franc
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Petit Verdot

Question 3

Name the two white grapes from Spain and where they are from.

Answer 3

Verdejo, Rueda

Albariño, Rías Biaxis

Question 4

What is a sticki?

Answer 4

A fortified dessert wine in Australia

Question 5

Name the three components of blind tasting.

Answer 5

• Sight
• Nose (smell)
• Palate (taste)

Question 6

What is the difference between the AOC and the AVA?

Answer 6

The AOC controls all facets of wine making and selling, such as areas of production, varietals grown, yield, vineyard practices (prune, trellis, irrigation), wine making methods (chaptalization, acidification and aging), tasting and analysis, degree of alcohol, varietal labeling

Question 7

What grape is found in the the Claire Valley in Australia?

Answer 7

Riesling

Question 8

What does Trocken mean?

Answer 8

It’s the German word for dry

Question 9

What are Ambaugebiets? How many are there?

Name four of them.

Answer 9

Wine growing regions in Germany 13

• Ahr
• Baden
• Franken-Bocksbeutels
• Rheingau
• Rheinhessen
• Mittelrhein
• Pfalz
• Mosel
• Nahe
• Hessische Bergstraße
• Saale-Unstrut
• Saxony
• Württemberg

Question 10

List the level of ripeness in VDP wines

(Qualities mit Predicat)

Answer 10

• Kabinett
• Spätlese
• Auslese (might have Botrytis)
• Beerenauslese (might have Botrytis)
• Trockernbeerenauslese (sweetest, must have Botrytis)
• Eiswine

Question 11

What does QmP mean?

Which ones have Botrytis? Which one is the sweetest?

Answer 11

Qualities mit Predicat

• Auslese
• Beerenauslese
• Trockenbeerenauslese (the sweetest)

Question 12

What is Phylloxera?

Answer 12

A root louse that destroys vines at the root.

Question 13

What famous mountain range is found in Alsace?

What is it’s effect called?

Answer 13

Vosges Mountains

Rain Shadow Effect

Question 14

What mountain range separates Chili and Argentina?

What does it prevent and why?

Answer 14

Andes Mountains

Prevents Phylloxera because of the irrigation

techniques of flooding the fields

Question 15

How is quality determined in Germany?

Answer 15

By the sweetness of the wine

Question 16

What is the French Paradox?

Answer 16

They drink a lot of wine, reduced risk of heart disease

Question 17

What are the differences between Prosecco and Champagne?

Answer 17

Prosecco

• Glera
• fermented in the tank (ITT)
• fruity

Champagne

• Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier
• fermented in the bottle (ITB)
• bready/yeasty, nutty

Question 18

Where would you find place like Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 18

Southern Rhône, France

Question 19

What grape is Queen in Northern Rhône?

Answer 19

Voignier

Question 20

What is Southern Rhône’s signature red varietal?

Answer 20

Grenache

Question 21

What varietal is used to make Borolo in Italy?

Answer 21

Nebbiolo

Question 22

Name two synonyms for Tempranillo

Answer 22

• Tinto Fino
• Tinto del País
• Tinto de Toro

Question 23

What French varietal is the signature grape grown in Argentina?

Answer 23

Malbec

Question 24

What is the single most important varietal in Chili?

What red grape originally from Bordeaux is grown in Chili?

Answer 24

_{Cabernet Sauvignon}

_Carmenère

Question 25

Name the regions in New Zealand

Answer 25

North Island

• Gisbourne
• Hawk’s Bay
• Auckland
• Martinborough

South Island

• Marlborough
• Otago

Question 26

What is the difference between Pouilly-Fuissé and Pouilly-Fumé?

Answer 26

Pouilly-Fumé is an appellation in the Upper Loire Region in France that grows Sauvignon Blanc, in Kimmeridgian Soil.

Pouilly-Fuissé is an appellation in Burgundy and grows Chardonnay.

Question 27

What are the five facets of wine tasting?

Answer 27

• Distinct Varietal Character
• Expressiveness
• Integration
• Complexity
• Connectedness

Question 28

What is distinct varietal character?

Answer 28

The unique qualities you would expect from a grape variety

Question 29

What is integration?

Answer 29

The marriage of sensations and flavors. When all components have come together in a harmonious fashion

Question 30

What is expressiveness?

Answer 30

The definition and projection of a wine’s aromas and flavors.

Question 31

What is complexity?

Answer 31

A force that pulls you into a wine and compells you to repeatedly return for another smell and sip because you find something new each time.

thinker wines

Question 32

What does connectedness mean?

Answer 32

The bond between a wine and the earth it is grown in. Where is was grown can be tasted and smelled in the wine.

Question 33

Describe the characteristics of Rueda terrior, and it’s affect on Verdejo.

Answer 33

Rocky soils, rich in limestone and iron, and optimal sunshine lead Verdejo vines to yield grapes capable of producing full bodied and highly aromatic white wines. Verdejo grapes in Rueda are harvested at night, when the cooler temperatures prevent oxidation and help retain the grapes’ acidity and freshness. Fermentation in stainless steel or concrete underscores the bright, fruit-forward characteristics in the wine.