Learning Outcome III - Key Principles & Practices in Wine Storage & Service

Question 1

What type of wine should be paired with acidic foods?

Answer 1

a wine that matches the level of acidity
ex. Sauv Blanc or Chianti

Question 2

When opening a bottle of Sparkling Wine, what is the most important part of the bottle to keep control of?

A. the cage
B. the bottom
C. the cork
D. the foil

Answer 2

C. the cork

Question 3

What type of wine should be paired with fatty or oily food?

Answer 3

a wine with high acidity
ex. sauv blanc

Question 4

Name the 5 main tastes we can sense with the taste buds

Answer 4

Sweet
Umami (savory)
Salt
Acid
Bitterness

Question 5

Well Chilled is

Answer 5

43-50 F

Question 6

Wine Serving Temperatures

Answer 6

Well Chilled
Chilled
Lightly Chilled
Room Temp

Question 7

What type of wine should be paired with green bitter food?

Answer 7

a white wine

Question 8

These systems rely on a pump to remove the air from inside the bottle.

Answer 8

Vacuum System

Question 9

Acidic food makes the wine seem….

Answer 9

less drying/bitter
less acidic
more fruity and sweet

Question 10

Sweet food makes the wine seem…

Answer 10

more drying/bitter
more acidic
less sweet and fruity

Question 11

Name the foes of wine with food and wine pairing

Answer 11

Sweet and Umami

Question 12

Name two main types of wine preservation

Answer 12

Vacuum System
Blanket System

Question 13

What wines are well chilled?

Answer 13

Sparkling and sweet wines
ex. Champagne, Cava, Sauternes

Question 14

What happens if a cork dries out?

Answer 14

it can let air into the bottle, which will make the wine lose its fruit character

Question 15

5 steps for opening a sparkling bottle of wine

Answer 15

remove foil
loosen wire cage, hand firmly over cork
hold bottle on angle
turn bottle, not cork
hold cork back as it emerges slowly

Question 16

Name the friends of wine with food and wine pairing

Answer 16

Acid and Salt

Question 17

Salty food makes the wine seem….

Answer 17

less drying/bitter
less acidic
more fruity
more body

Question 18

Fatty/oily foods make the wine seem…

Answer 18

less acidic

Question 19

Room Temperature is

Answer 19

59-64 F

Question 20

What type of wine should be paired with a food high in sugar?

Answer 20

a wine with just as much sugar
ex. Dessert wine

Question 21

Hot (chili) foods make the wine seem….

Answer 21

increase the heat from the chili
alcohol in the wine seem more noticeable

Question 22

What type of wine should be paired with highly flavored foods?

Answer 22

Full bodied red that matches the flavor intensity
ex. Chateauneauf-du-Pape

Question 23

What wines are stored at room temp?

Answer 23

Medium to full bodied red
ex Syrah/Shiraz

Question 24

What wines are chilled?

Answer 24

light to medium bodied white & rose
ex. Pinot Grigio

Question 25

These systems pump a gas into the bottle which pushes the air out of the bottle. The gas will not harm the wine.

Answer 25

Blanket System

Question 26

What type of wine should be paired with salty food?

Answer 26

a wine high in acid, high in tannin, or oaked ex. Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, or Champagne

Question 27

Chilled is

Answer 27

45-50 F

Question 28

Highly flavored foods make the wine seem....

Answer 28

overwhelmed by the food flavors

Question 29

Wines sealed with a screwcap can be stored\_\_\_\_

Answer 29

standing up

Question 30

Lightly Chilled is

Answer 30

50-55 F

Question 31

4 steps for opening a still bottle of wine

Answer 31

Remove foil screen corkscrew use lever to draw out cork wipe inside and out of bottle

Question 32

If a wine is sealed with a cork then it should be stored on its\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 32

side

Question 33

What type of wine should be paired with Umami food?

Answer 33

a wine that is pretty and low in tannin

Question 34

What type of wine should be paired with other bitter food (ex chocolate or coffee)?

Answer 34

a low tannin, fruity red wine

Question 35

Umami food makes the wine seem...

Answer 35

more drying/bitter more acidic less sweet and fruity

Question 36

What wines are lightly chilled?

Answer 36

Full-bodied white light bodied red ex. Oaked Chardonnay, Beaujolais

Question 37

Name 3 types of wine that should be paired with spicy foods?

Answer 37

a fruity whie wine a fruity red wine low in tannin lower alcohol sweet wines