Module 7 Other Black Grape Varieties and Red Wines

Question 1

Which variety makes a full-bodied red from Southern Italy?

Answer 1

Tempanillo

Question 2

The Carmenere variety is most commonly used for what type of wine, from where?

Answer 2

A spicy, dark fruit, wine from Chile.

Question 3

What grape variety is used to make Beaujolais?

Answer 3

Gamay

Question 4

In what region is the village Fleurie AC?

Answer 4

Beaujolais

Question 5

What tasting notes best describe a mature wine from Barolo?

Answer 5

Red fruit, floral aromas, high

tannin and acidity

Question 6

List Spanish labeling terms in order of youngest to oldest.

Answer 6

Joven, Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva

Question 7

What three wines have tempranillo in them?

Answer 7

Ribera del Duero DO, Navarra DO, Rioja DOCa

Question 8

What Italian variety has the least tannin?

Answer 8

Barbera

Question 9

Where is Barolo produced?

Answer 9

Piemonte, Italy

Question 10

What climate is best for growing Syrah?

Answer 10

Moderate & hot only

Question 11

Where was the Pinotage variety developed?

Answer 11

South Africa

Question 12

Where is Cafayate?

Answer 12

Argentina

Question 13

What red wine typically has the lowest tannin?

Answer 13

Beaujolais Nouveau

Question 14

Chianti is made mostly with what variety?

Answer 14

Sangiovese

Question 15

What color best describes a young Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

Answer 15

Deep ruby

Question 16

What is the main grape in Ribera del Duero DOC?

Answer 16

Tempranillo

Question 17

What is a complex red, full bodied, dry wine with high tannins from the Veneto region in Italy?

Answer 17

Amarone della Valpolocella DOCG

Question 18

What is a very important black grape from Chile?

Answer 18

Carmenere

Question 19

Where is Primitivo produced?

Answer 19

Puglia

Question 20

What variety is often blended with Tempranillo in Rioja DOCa?

Answer 20

Garnacha

Question 21

What tasting notes best describe Douro?

Answer 21

High acid and tannin, deep color, intense blackberry and spice flavors,

Question 22

In what region is Amarone della Valpolicella produced?

Answer 22

Veneto

Question 23

What wine best fits this description, “Strawberry, cherry, cinnamon aromas, medium acidity, low tannin?”

Answer 23

Beaujolais AC

Question 24

Where was the Pinotage variety originally developed?

Answer 24

South Africa

Question 25

In Italy, what is the level of quality that is lower than DOC and allows blending of local and international wines?

Answer 25

IGT

Question 26

Name a grape varietal used to make wine in Rioja

Answer 26

Temranillo

Question 27

In What climate does Syrah grow best?

Answer 27

Moderate to hot

Question 28

What are the most important grape varieties of Puglia?

Answer 28

Primitivo and Negroamaro

Question 29

The Carmenere grape is a Bordeaux used most commonly to produce what kind of wines?

Answer 29

Spicy, black fruit red wine from Chile

Question 30

What best describes the color of a youthful Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

Answer 30

Deep ruby

Question 31

What is a complex red, full bodied, dry wine with high tannins from the Veneto region?

Answer 31

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Question 32

Primirivo is the same grape as…?

Answer 32

Zinfandel

Question 33

The best wines that use the Zinfandel grape are…?

Answer 33

Red

Question 34

Which of these is of a higher quality; Beaujolais Villages AC, Beaujolias AC, Fleurie AC, or Beaujolais Nuveau AC?

Answer 34

Fleurie AC

Question 35

Sangiovese is ____ of Chianti?

Answer 35

a dominant part

Question 36

Name two regions that are famous for Syrah/Shiraz.

Answer 36

Hermitage and Barossa Valley

Question 37

Torrontes is a specialty of what country?

Answer 37

Argentina

Question 38

What best describes the palate of a Barolo DOCG?

Answer 38

Full body, high acid, high tannin

Question 39

The term “Classico” on an Italian wine label refers to what?

Answer 39

The historic center of the wine region.