Quizzes Flashcards
What is the ideal temp to serve a bottle of Cava?
Well chilled (6-10 C)
If you pair a high tannin wine with salty food, the wine would seem…
Softer, smoother, and less tannic
What can happen if you leave a bottle of wine in the fridge for too long?
The cork can harden and fail, leading to oxidation
A wine looks fine, but has a musty aroma. What is the most likely reason for this?
Cork taint
What happens when a vine is exposed to too much heat?
The wine can stop producing sugar
Are white wines fermented at a higher temperature of a lower temp?
Lower
Why are there very few vineyards closer to the equator than 30 degrees?
It’s generally too hot
Crush–ferment (20-32 C)–press. What type of wine is produced using this method?
STILL red wines
Do glass bottles add flavors to a wine?
No
Pale lemon color, dry with high acidity, green fruit and citrus aromas. This most accurated describes what type of wine?
Chablis AC
Which grape variety is used for red wines from the Cote d’Or?
Pinot Noir
Within the Cote d’Or, wines from the very best vineyards will be indicated by which words on the label?
Grand Cru
What flavors are associated with Pinot Noir?
Strawberries, mushrooms, and cherries
Name 3 classic regions in Burgundy for Chardonnay
Chablis, Macon, Cote d’Or
SE Australia is known for the production of what type of wine?
Inexpensive Cabernet Sauvignon
What variety is typically a dry, unoaked white wine with pungent herbaceous flavors and high acidity?
Sauvignon Blanc
Which of the following describes a young wine from Paulliac AC?
- pale gold, exotic fruits, sweet
- deep purple, black fruit, and oak aromas, high tannins
- pale garnet, red fruit and pepper aromas, low tannis
- pale lemon, green fruit aromas, dry
2
Hermitage AC and the Barossa Valley region are known for what type of wine?
Premium Syrah
What sweetness level will a Mosel Riesling Spatlese have?
Medium
What variety is most often used for Rose wines in Spain and S. France?
Grenache
What type of climate does Granche need to ripen properly?
Warm/hot or moderate
What grape variety is used to make AC Cote Rotie
Syrah
In which region of France is Gewurztraminer predominantly grown?
Alsace
Which variety is used in S Africa for inexpensive unoaked whites?
Chenin Blanc
What region is known for producing long-lived Semillon wines that are dry, light in body and alchohol, but high in acidity?
Hunter Valley
What variety is grown in both Alsace and Italy, but makes very different styles of wine?
Pinot Gris
What do the words “sur lie” on a bottle of Muscadet indicate?
It has been bottled directly off the dead yeast cells.
Which variety is used for making full-bodied reds in S. Italy?
Primitivo
Carmenere is most commonly used for type of wine?
Spicy, black fruit reds from Chile
What variety is used to make Beaujolais?
Gamay
Fleurie AC is a village with its own appellation, lying within the region of…
Beaujolais
What tasting notes best describe a mature wine from Barolo?
Red fruit and floral aromas, high levels of tannin and acidity
The word brut on a bottle of Champagne indicates that the wine is….
Dry
What is Prosecco?
Fruity sparkling wine from Italy
Compared with the tank method, bottle-fermented sparkling wines typically have…
Complex bready, biscuit flavors
What method is used to produce the sparkling Italian wine, Asti and how is fruitiness maximized?
Tank method, with minimal ageing to maximize fruitiness
What does the word Beerenauslese on a bottle of German Riesling indicate?
Made from grapesinfected with nobel rot
Which pair of countries are major producers of sweet wines made from frozen grapes?
Canada and Germany
What methode is used to make Muscat de Beumes de Venise sweet?
Interupting fermintation by fortification with grape alcohol
What tasting notes best describe a German Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese?
Sweet white wine with intense, dried fruit and Botrytis aromas
What helps concentrate the sugars to make sweet wines in Sauternes?
Noble rot
Oxidative nutty aromas could describe what type of Port?
10 year old Tawny
Brown color, nutty and oxidative aromas, dry and full bodied with high alcohol. This best describes….
Oloroso Seco Sherry
A Port you try is simple and fruity. What type of Port is this most likely to be?
Ruby
What type of wine is matured under a layer of “flor”?
Fino Sherry
The Solera System is used for what process?
Maturation
What is the base material for rum?
Molasses
What can be used as the base material for Vodka?
Basically, anything that either contains sugar or has elements that can be converted into sugar
What kind of still can produce spirits with a range of strengths and styles?
Column still
What are the tasting notes for a VSOP Cognac?
Amber color and complex floral, fruity and woody aromas
What describes the major differences between Bourbon and Single Scotch Malt Whisky?
Bourbon is sweeter and has no peat aromas
