Wine Flashcards
Wine originated in _____ but the ______ were truly the first wine producers
Iran; Greeks
Romans thought it was crude to …?
dilute wine with water
You can’t make wine with more than __% alcohol
16
T/F? The more sugar in the plant, the less potential for alcohol
F
T/F? Wine cannot be distilled more than once
F
Sugar cane was first introduced to the world by?
Columbia
Wine is the alcoholic beverage for which part of Europe
Southern Europe
Who said “wine is liquid geography because when you drink wine, you are tasting that place”
Hugh Johnson - Atlas on Wine
What does VQA stand for
Vintners quality alliance
What does VQA indicate
Indicates the best wine in Canada. The wines under that brand are certified and meet a specific set of standards
The Aztecs used mushrooms
The aztecs used mushrooms
What is the most powerful stimulant of natural drugs
cocaine
What is quat/avasinian tea/chat/Arabian tea and what does it do to the body
Tropical shrub that when you chew on it it has the effect of a euphoric stimulant. - stimulates the brain, appetite, suppressant, produces a state of alert, doesn’t have flavour