Wine Knowledge

Question 1

5 types of grapes in a bourdeaux?

Answer 1

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit Verdot
Cabernet Franc
Malbec

Question 2

The 5 “S”s of wine tasting

Answer 2

Swirl, smell, sip, spit and savor

Question 3

Sight: color pale yellow greens

Answer 3

Indicates a cool growing region or grapes that haven’t fully ripened

Question 4

Deep golden yellow

Answer 4

A sign of barrel aging or warm growing region

Question 5

Amber gold

Answer 5

Sign of maderized or oxidized white wine

Question 6

Inky purple

Answer 6

Common in young red wines

Question 7

Brick red

Answer 7

Older well aged wines

Question 8

Rust

Answer 8

Oxidized red wine

Question 9

Aroma

Answer 9

Scents of wine that come from the grape

Question 10

Bouquet

Answer 10

Scents that come from the process in which that wine was made

Question 11

We can detect over 10,000 smells and we can train ourselves to distinguish up to a 1000 odors. How many odiferous components does wine approximately have?

Answer 11

200

Question 12

We taste _____ on the tip of the tongue. _____ on the sides and ______ on the back of the tongue

Answer 12

Sweet
Sour
Bitter

Question 13

We can taste sweet, bitter, salty, sour and the savory taste called?

Answer 13

Unami. Which is prevalent in soy sauce, beef, tomatoes, mushrooms and aged hard cheeses.