ProProf Quiz Flashcards
What is the most famous region of France known for its Chardonnay wines?
Burgundy
What wines should accompany salty foods?
Sweet
_______ adds buttery and creamy flavors to the wine.
Malolactic fermentation
Three New Zealand regions knows for growing Pinot Noir.
Martinborough
Central Otago
Marlborough
Barrel-Fermenting is for red wines.
True or False?
False.
- FIO:*
- Barrel-Fermenting is a process only used for WHITE wines. This is where the white wine is fermented in oak for better integration of oak flavors into the wine. This is labour-intensive. Therefore its wine will cost more.*
If grapes are grown in scorching temperatures, what can happen?
The leaves on the vine shut down.
FIO:
If the leaves shut down to save water, the grapes will no longer produce sugar, and therefore the crop can be ruined because without sugar, there can be no alcohol.
A standard ISO tasting glass is how tall?
150-160 mm
The taste buds that detect bitterness are located in the center of the tongue.
True or False?
False
FIO:
These taste buds are located at the back of the palette.
Hotter climates encourage what in red wine?
Higher color and tannin.
Fuller body.
Higher alcohol content.
Which is a traditional Protected Designation of Origin term for Italian wines?
Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP)
What are the main Pinot Noir regions of Germany?
Baden
Pfalz
Chablis Chardonnays are:
Bone-Dry
What is the term for a wine that has been most likely oaked by using staves or chips?
Oaked
Wines oaked with staves or chips are allowed within both PDO’s and IGP’s.
True or False?
False.
High fat and fried foods are best matched with what kind of wines?
High-tannin wines
What is the wine-making process for red wines?
Crushed, fermented, pressed, matured, bottled.
Match the following foods to their proper wines.
Chewy Meat
Salty Foods
High Acid Foods
Match the following foods to their proper wines.
Chewy Meat = High Tannin Wines
Salty Foods = Sweet Wines
High Acid Foods = High Acid Wines
Please select all of the South American regions of Chardonnay.
Mendoza
Casablanca Valley
Central Valley
FIO:
Mendoza = Malbec is the region’s most important planting, followed closely by Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Chardonnay.
Mendoza is considered the heart of the winemaking industry in Argentina with the vast majority of large wineries located in the provincial capital of Mendoza. Mendoza Province is Argentina’s most important wine region, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the country’s entire wine production. Located in the eastern foothills of the Andes, in the shadow of Aconcagua, vineyards are planted at some of the highest altitudes in the world.
Casablanca = Primary grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc.
Climate: Cool Mediterranean climate with pronounced maritime influence. 540 mm (21.2 in) of rain per year. Soils: clay and sandy soils.
Central Valley = Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Merlot, País.
The Maipo Valley is the most widely cultivated valley and is known for Cabernet Sauvignon.
The Rapel wine region in the Colchagua Province is known for its Carménère and Cabernet.
Curicó has both red and white wine varieties planted but is most widely known for its Chardonnay.
The Maule Valley has retained large plantings of the local País; gradually it is being replaced with other red wine varieties.
Which are the three Chardonnay regions of Australia?
Margaret River
