Quiz: Label Reading

Question 1

Is a Brand Name required on a US wine label?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

Is the Name and Address of the Bottler required on a US wine label?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

Is a Logo required on a US wine label?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Is the Alcohol Content required on a US wine label?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What are the only 2 generic wines recognized by US law?

Answer 5

Sake and Vermouth

Question 6

According to US federal law, when a single varietal is listed on a bottle, what percentage of the wine must come from the variety listed?

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

T/F

Because generic, semi-generic, and varietal names can be used by any winery or négociant, a wine producer may opt to register a proprietary name as a trademark for its exclusive use

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Where must a wine’s bottling date be stamped?

Answer 8

On the wine cases

Question 9

If a vintage date appears on a label, what percentage of the wine within must have been harvested and crushed in that year?

Answer 9

95%

Question 10

If a wine’s actual alcohol content is over 14%, what percentage above or below the actual amount is allowed to be printed on the label?

Answer 10

Plus or Minus 1%

Question 11

Which of the following label terms tells the consumer that the products listed had maximum control of the product from vine to wine?
• Produced by
• Made by
• Cellared by, Selected by, Vinted by
• Grown, Produced, and Bottled by

Answer 11

Grown, Produced, and Bottled by

Question 12

Does an “Estate Bottled” wine need to bear an AVA appellation?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Does an “Estate Bottled” wine need to be from a winery that crushed the grapes, vinified the juice, finished, aged, and bottled the wine?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Does an “Estate Bottled” wine need to be from an estate that grew 100% of the grapes its own land?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Is Reserve legally defined?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Is Special Selection legally defined?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Is Produced By legally defined?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

Is Old Vines legally defined?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

A wine must be labeled “Contains Sulfites” if it contains at least a minimum how many parts per million of sulfur compound?

Answer 19

10 parts per million

Question 20

What item would appear ONLY on an imported (vs. domestic) bottle of wine being sold in the US?
• Brand Name
• Imported by
• Alcohol content
• Sulfite statement

Answer 20

Imported by

Question 21

T/F
If a vintage is listed on an Australian bottle of wine, then 85% of the wine must be from that year

Answer 21

True

Question 22

T/F
The higher designations in the EU labeling system are more specific about the geographical origin of the grapes

Answer 22

True

Question 23

A wine labeled IGT is from what country?

Answer 23

Italy

Question 24

Can French geographic designations dictate which grapes may be planted?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

Can French geographic designations dictate how the grapes are to be cultivated and harvested?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

Can French geographic designations dictate which winemaking techniques may be used to turn the grapes into wine?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

What is the term for an Italian wine that receives extended aging before release?

Answer 27

Riserva

Question 28

What category of Italian wine is considered an affordable wine that can be made from grapes grown anywhere in the country?

Answer 28

Vini da Tavola

Question 29

What is a delineated set of German vineyards that are similar enough to be grouped together called?

Answer 29

A grosslage

Question 30

T/F
A QbA wine may NOT be chapitalized?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Name the Prädikat levels in ascending order:

Answer 31

Kabinett
Spätlese
Auslese
Beerenauslese
Eiswein
Trockenbeerenauslese

Question 32

T/F
An einzellage may be divided among multiple owners

Answer 32

True