Level 2 Sommelier - The Source of Aroma

Question 1

What are the four primary categories of of aroma in wine?

Answer 1

Pyrazines
Terpenes
Esters
Aldehydes

Question 2

What varietal of wine demonstrates the aroma of pyrazines?

Answer 2

Sauvignon Blanc - fresh, clean, floral

Question 3

What are examples of the aroma of terpenes?

Answer 3

Petrol, diesel, linalool, limonene, citronella, rose, lavender, licorice

Question 4

What wine commonly demonstrates the petrol aroma of terpenes?

Answer 4

Riesling

Question 5

What wines typically demonstrate the strawberry or raspberry aroma of esters?

Answer 5

Pinot Noir, Grenache, and Syrah

Question 6

Aldehydes are formed by?

Answer 6

Microbial activity and oxidation during aging

Question 7

Aldehydes are sensed as tartness as demonstrated in which wines?

Answer 7

Pinot Noir
Sangiovese
Syrah

Question 8

What is taste?

Answer 8

A combination of the olfactory bulb, tastebuds, and the trigeminal nerve.

Question 9

The tongue can sense 5 taste sensations. What are they?

Answer 9

Bitter
Salty
Sour
Sweet
Umami (Savory)

Question 10

Flavor is?

Answer 10

An interpretation of aromatics (via the olfactory bulb, taste sensations (registered on the tongue) and mouthfeel (triggered by the trigeminal nerve)

Question 11

How do we “remember wine flavors?

Answer 11

Wine stimulates a scent (aroma) which generates a word association resulting in the language of wine flavors