Fortified wine review

Question 1

what is a fortified wine

Answer 1

a fortified wine is a wine to whcih brandy has been added to stop fermentation retain sweetness and increase alcohol content

Question 2

t or f

pineau des charentes is a fortified wine from the champagne region

Answer 2

f

Question 3

t or f

malaga is from the southwest andalucia region of spain

Answer 3

t

Question 4

t or f

madeira is forified during the fermentation process

Answer 4

t

Question 5

t or f

the lightest and driest style of madeira is malmsey

Answer 5

f

Question 6

describe the style of rainwater madeira

Answer 6

rainwater is a light medium dry style of madeira similar to a verdelho

Question 7

t or f

port is fortified during the fermentation process

Answer 7

t

Question 8

port comes from which river valley of portugal

Answer 8

douro

Question 9

what is quinta

Answer 9

portuguese for farm used to refer toa vineyard site or estate

Question 10

t or f

the average alcoholic strength of port is about 19 to 20%

Answer 10

t

Question 11

t or f

the area of the douro valley that has the most quintas and is known for producing the best ports is the douro superior

Answer 11

f the upper corgo

Question 12

t or f

there are five principal red grape varieties used in making port and touriga nacional is widely recognized as the finest

Answer 12

t

Question 13

t or f

a vintage port is aged in wood for two to no more than three years before being bottled

Answer 13

t

Question 14

t or f

nearly all commercial ruby and tawny ports are no more than 3 years old

Answer 14

t

Question 15

t or f

ruby port is a young fresh wine with grapey and berry aromas and flavors

Answer 15

t

Question 16

t or f

tawny port is usually an amber hue and has a nutty or woody flavor

Answer 16

t

Question 17

t or f

LBV stands for light barrel variety

Answer 17

f late bottled vintage

Question 18

do most super premium ruby ports need to be decanted before being served why or why not

Answer 18

no they do not need to be decanted because most are filtered before bottling

Question 19

waht is the name of the seaside town where port is matured in lodges

Answer 19

billa nova de gaia

Question 20

t or f

sherry comes from a demacated area in the southwestern andalucia region of spain

Answer 20

t

Question 21

what are the two basic types of sherry

Answer 21

fino and oloroso

Question 22

what is principal grape variety used in making sherry

Answer 22

palomino

Question 23

t or f

the best sherry vineyards are located on the limestone rich chalky soil known as albariza

Answer 23

t

Question 24

t or f

sherry is a blended wine and there is no such thing as a vintage sherry

Answer 24

t

Question 25

t or f

flor is yeast that forms a film on fino type wines and imparts a special taste character to the wine

Answer 25

t

Question 26

explain the solera system

Answer 26

a splera is a system of blending wines to maintain a consistency of style

Question 27

t or f
the solera system is particularly useful for flor wines like fino because it replenishes the nutrients needed to sustain the flor for many years

Answer 27

t

Question 28

t or f

manzanilla a fino type wien is blended to be dark rich and sweet

Answer 28

f

Question 29

plance the following sherries in ascending order according to body from lightest to fullest
oloroso
manzanilla
amontillado
cream 
and fino

Answer 29

manzanila
fino amontillado
oloroso
cream

Question 30

manzanilla sherry is mostly produced near which seaside town

Answer 30

sanlucar de barrameda