Learning Outcome 1: Environmental Influences and grape growing options in the vineyard and how these will impact the style and quality of wine

Question 1

What does the pulp of a grape mainly contain?
a. Tannins and sugar
b. Water and sugar
c. Acid and tannis
d. Sugar and yeast

Answer 1

b. Water and sugar

Question 2

What does a vine need for photosynthesis?
a. Sunlight and minerals
b. Sugar and oxygen
c. Tannins and sugar
d. Sunlight and carbon dioxide

Answer 2

d. Sunlight and carbon dioxide

Question 3

In which season do flower clusters form?
a. Summer
b. Spring
c. Winter
d. Autumn

Answer 3

b. Spring

Question 4

Which one of the following statements best describes the changes in black grapes as they ripen?
a. The colour changes from purple to dark green and acidity levels will decrease
b. The sugars increase, and the flavours become more herbaceous
c. The colour changes from dark green to purple and acidity levels increase
d. The sugars increase and the flavours change from fresh to cooked fruit

Answer 4

d. the sugars increase and the flavours change from fresh to cooked fruit

Question 5

What are the ideal conditions for botrytis/nobel rot to grow?
a. Cool nights and warm, dry mornings
b. Warm, dry mornings and damp, misty afternoons
c. Damp, misty mornings and rainy afternoons
d. Damp, misty mornings and warm, dry afternoons

Answer 5

d. Damp, misty mornings and warm, dry afternoons

Question 6

Which latitudes north and south of the equator mark the zone where most vineyards are found?
a. 40° and 50°
b. 30° and 50°
c. 20° and 40°
d. 30° and 40°

Answer 6

b. 30° and 50°

Question 7

The vineyards of northern Europe are warmed by
a. Fog
b. Ocean currents from the Caribbean
c. Warm air from mountains
d. high levels of rain

Answer 7

b. Ocean currents from the Caribbean

Question 8

Which one of the following statements is true?
a. Very good or outstanding wines can only be made from hand-harvested grapes
b. Very good or outstanding wines can only be made from machine-harvested grapes
c. Very good or outstanding wines can be made from both hand and machine-harvested grapes
d. Very good or outstanding wines cannot be made from machine-harvested grapes

Answer 8

c. Very good or outstanding wines can be made from both hand and machine-harvested grapes

Question 9

Which one of the following is a French labeling term used to indicate a wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO))
a. Appellation d’origine contrôléé
b. Qualitätswein
c. Vin de pays
d Indication géographique protégée

Answer 9

a. Appellation d’origine contrôléé

Question 10

Which one of the following statements is correct?
a. A late harvest wine can only be made from grapes from old vines
b. A late-harvest wine will always e dry and low in alcohol
c. A late-harvest wine could be dry, off-dry, medium, or sweet
d. A late-harvest wine can only be labeled Vendanges tardives in Italy.

Answer 10

c. A late-harvest wine could be dry, off-dry, medium, or sweet