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The Hawthorn strainer is used:

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In conjunction with a mixing glass

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Nitrogen and carbon dioxide may be fed into casks of traditional cask conditioned beer to:

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Prevent spoiling bacteria contacting the beer

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Coasters are used to:

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Place wine bottles in on the table

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Muddlers are used to:

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Stir drinks

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A shive is correctly described as the:

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Round piece of hard wood or plastic used as a bung in the top of a cask

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Detergents should not be mixed together because they:

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May give off poisonous fumes

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Glasses are frosted by:

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Dipping the rim in egg white and sugar

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The most suitable temperature for a beer cellar to be kept at is:

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55 degrees F

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What is correctly described as ullage?

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Any out-of-condition wine which has to be returned to the supplier

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The main reason for grafting vies is to:

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Counteract phylloxera

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Leaf roll virus is spread by:

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Mealy bug

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What grape is important to the production of Hermitage?

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Syrah

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The liquor obtained from fermenting the skins and pips left after pressing grapes is called:

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Marc brandy

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Which alcohol is found in wine?

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Ethanol

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Many sweet liqueur white wines are produced from which grape?

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Muscat

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If the grape pips are crushed in the vinification process the wine will have a:

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Bitter taste

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Wine made from the pressings of red grape skins after they have been removed from the fermenting must is:

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Vin de Presse

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During the vinification process, at which percentage of alcohol will all the wild yeasts be killed?

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4%

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What is the term for the process of stirring up the lees in the wine?

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Battonage

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Cuvasion refers to:

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Maceration of grape skins in the fermenting juice during red wine production

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An Anbaugebiet is:

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A wine-growing area for Qualitatswein

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Dry white Italian wine will be indicated by the term:

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Secco

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The presence of a purple rim to a red wine usually means the wine is:

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1-3 years old

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Pelure d’oignon is a term used to describe:

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Rose wine

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Bitterness is tasted:

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In the back of the tongue

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Which of the following would indicate a sweet wine from Alsace?

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Selection de grains nobles

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St Julien is:

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A commune in the Medoc

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Fargues is a commune of

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Sauternes

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Bouzeron is a wine-producing commune in:

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Cote Chalonnais

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Solutre is a commune in

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Maconnais

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Sancerre is produced in:

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Central Vineyards

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In which district of the Loire would you find Quarts de Chaume?

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Coteaux du Layon

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Is Bonnezeu a sweet wine?

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Yes

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Blanquette de Limoux is famous for its:

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Sparkling wine

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Vermentino di Gallura DOCG is produced in:

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Sardinia

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That main grape used for the production of Orvieto is:

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Trebbiano

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Soutomaior is a subregion of:

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Rias-Biaxas

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The backsbeutel is the bottle used for wine from:

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Franconia

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Commandarie is produced in:

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Cyprus

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The Hunter zone is situated in:

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New South Wales

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The Dundee Hills AVA is located in:

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Oregon

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The Pinotage varietal was developed in:

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South Africa

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Which term produces the carbon dioxide presenced in a bottle of champagne?

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Liqeur de Tirage

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