Other Styles Of Wine

Question 1

What qualities will a sweet food item exacerbate in wine? Which qualities will it offset?

Answer 1

Bitterness, acidity and burning effect of alcohol. Decreases perception of body, sweetness and fruitiness in wine.

Question 2

What is the guideline for pairing a wine with a sweet food?

Answer 2

Sweet dishes should be paired with wine that has at least as much sugar.

Question 3

What affect will be produced by pairing spicy food with a high alcohol wine? What would be good pairings instead?

Answer 3

Spicy food increases the perception of bitterness, acidity and alcohol burn. Good pairings would be low alcohol white wines or low–alcohol/tannin reds with fruitiness and/or sweetness.

Question 4

What characteristics are typical of Grenache/Garnacha?

Answer 4

Red fruit character (strawberry, raspberry) with spicy notes (white pepper, licorice), with age they develop toffee and leather notes.

Question 5

“Cote Rotie” is made with which red grape variety?

Answer 5

Syrah

Question 6

How many varieties are permitted in the production of Chateauneuf–du–Pape?

Answer 6

13

Question 7

What is the most widely planted variety in Spain?

Answer 7

Garnacha

Question 8

Name 3 Australian regions known for producing high quality Shiraz

Answer 8

Hunter Valley, McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley (hot climates)

Question 9

What white grape variety is traditionally added into the Syrah based wines in the Northern Rhone and parts of Australia?

Answer 9

Viogner

Question 10

Which region is said to be the classic home to Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot?

Answer 10

Bordeaux

Question 11

The Pauillac appellation is located on Bordeaux’s Left or Right bank?

Answer 11

Left

Question 12

What is the dominant variety on Bordeaux’s right bank?

Answer 12

Merlot

Question 13

What 2 Australian regions have become most well-known for high quality Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 13

Coonawarra and Margaret River

Question 14

Where is Stellenbosch and what is its main red variety?

Answer 14

South Africa, Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 15

What is the main red grape variety of Beaujolais?

Answer 15

Gamay

Question 16

What is the main red grape variety of Rioja?

Answer 16

Tempranillo

Question 17

What is the red grape variety of Barbaresco DOCG?

Answer 17

Nebbiollo

Question 18

What grape is used in the production of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

Answer 18

Sangiovese Grosso

Question 19

What is the dominant red grape variety of Valpolicella?

Answer 19

Corvina

Question 20

What is the grape variety used to produce Taurasi DOCG?

Answer 20

Aglianico

Question 21

What important red grape of Chile (previously mistaken for Merlot) has dark fruit flavors and peppery spice, showing green bell pepper notes when underripe?

Answer 21

Carmenere

Question 22

What is the most important red grape variety of Argentina’s Mendoza region?

Answer 22

Malbec

Question 23

What red grape variety will be in a bottle labelled Nuits-Saint-Georges?

Answer 23

Pinot Noir

Question 24

What is the German name for Pinot Noir?

Answer 24

Spatburgunder

Question 25

What Californian regions are cool enough for growing quality Pinot Noir?

Answer 25

Carneros, Santa Barbara, parts of Sonoma

Question 26

What is the most successful region in New Zealand for Pinot Noir?

Answer 26

Central Otago, which is the world’s southernmost wine producing region

Question 27

What will a high acid food bring out in a wine? What perception will it decrease in wine?

Answer 27

Increases the perception of body, sweetness and fruitiness in wine, decreases the perception of acidity in the wine.

Question 28

Put the steps for producing port below in order from top to bottom.

Answer 28

1. ) Rapid extraction of color and tannin
2. ) Partial fermentation to retain sugars
3. ) Fortified to 20% ABV
4. ) Sweet wine
5. ) Maturation in oak vessels
6. ) Blended and bottled