Fortified Wine Production

Question 1

Commandaria is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 1

Cyprus

Question 2

Marsala is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 2

Italy

Question 3

Mavrodaphne of Patrasis a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 3

Greece

Question 4

Banyuls is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 4

France

Question 5

Rutherglen Muscat is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 5

Australia

Question 6

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 6

France

Question 7

Port is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 7

Portugal

Question 8

Madeira is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 8

Portugal

Question 9

Malaga is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 9

Spain

Question 10

Setubal is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 10

Portugal

Question 11

Rasteau is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 11

France

Question 12

Maury is a fortified wine from which country or region of origin?

Answer 12

France

Question 13

What is the term used for the process of fortified wine production in which alcohol is added to a fermenting wine which it still has a significant amount of sugar in it?

Answer 13

Mutage

Question 14

What grape variety is most widely used in the production of Sherry?

Answer 14

Palomino

Question 15

What two grape varieties are most commonly used in the production of dry styles of Madeira?

Answer 15

Sercial or Verdelho

Question 16

What style of Sherry is aged in the presence of flor yeast?

Answer 16

Fino

Question 17

What style of Sherry is aged without the presence of flor yeast?

Answer 17

Oloroso

Question 18

What type of aging occurs as a result of flor yeast?

Answer 18

Biological Aging

Question 19

What type of aging occurs when Sherry is allowed direct exposure to air?

Answer 19

Oxidative Aging

Question 20

What is the name of the complex network of barrels that is used to age Sherry?

Answer 20

Solera System

Question 21

What specific term is used for a French wine made by fortifying unfermented grape juice or must?

Answer 21

Mistelle

Question 22

Where is Banyuls produced?

Answer 22

Roussillon

Question 23

Which of the following is a fortified wine produced in Italy? a. Marsala; b. Pineau des Charentes; c. Setubal; d. Malaga

Answer 23

a. Marsala

Question 24

Sherry is aged and blended using a complex network of barrels known collectively as: a. Lagares; b. The criadera system; c. The chai; d. The solera system

Answer 24

d. The solera system

Question 25

What style of Sherry is aged in the presence of flor yeast? a. Muscat Sherry; b. Fino Sherry; c. Cream Sherry; d. Oloroso Sherry

Answer 25

b. Fino Sherry

Question 26

Which of the following is a vin doux naturel produced in France? a. Setubal; b. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise; c. Coteaux du Lyon; d. Sauternes

Answer 26

b. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Question 27

Which of the following fortified wines is a specialty of Cyprus? a. Rutherglen Muscat; b. Rasteau; c. Commandaria; d. Maury

Answer 27

c. Commandaria

Question 28

Which of the following is produced in the Cognac region? a. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise; b. Commandaria; c. Malaga; d. Pineau des Charentes

Answer 28

d. Pineau des Charentes

Question 29

The process of adding alcohol to a batch of fermenting wine while it still contains a significant amount of sugar is known by which of the following terms? a. Assemblage; b. Mutage; c. Oxidation; d. Maceration

Answer 29

b. Mutage

Question 30

Which of the following is true concerning oloroso Sherry? a. It is made using a blend of red and white grapes.; b. It is allowed to undergo oxidative aging.; c. It is generally light in body and pale in color as compared to other styles of Sherry.; d. It is aged in the presence of flor yeast.

Answer 30

b. It is allowed to undergo oxidative aging.; c. It is generally light in body and pale in color as compared to other styles of Sherry

Question 31

Which of the following grape varieties is most widely used in the production of dry Madeira? a. Pedro Ximenez; b. Palomino; c. Airen; d. Sercial

Answer 31

d. Sercial

Question 32

Which of the following grape varieties is most widely used in the production of Sherry? a. Palomino; b. Tempranillo; c. Pedro Ximenez; d. Garnacha

Answer 32

a. Palomino