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Clarity

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clear-hazy

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Intensity

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pale-medium-deep

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Color for White

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lemon-gold-amber

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Color for Rose

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pink-salmon-orange

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Color for Red

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purple-ruby-garnet-tawny

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condition

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clean-unclean

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intensity

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light-medium-pronounced

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Aroma Characteristics

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fruits, flowers, spices, vegetables;les, oak aromas,

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sweetness

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dry-off dry-medium-sweet

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acidity

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low-medium-high

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Tannin

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low-medium-high

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Body

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light-medium-high

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Flavor characteristics

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fruits, flowers, spices, vegetables, oak flavors

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Finish

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short-medium-long

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Quality

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faulty-poor-acceptable-good-very good-outstanding

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Floral

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blossom, rose, violet

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Green Fruit

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green apple, red apple, gooseberry, pear, grape

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Citrus Fruit

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grapefruit, lemon, lime(juice or zest)

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Stone Fruit

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peach, apricot, nectarine

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Tropical Fruit

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banana, lychee, mango, melon, passion fruit, pineapple

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Red Fruit

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redcurrant, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, red cherry, plum

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Black Fruit

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blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, black cherry

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Dried Fruit

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fig, prune, raisin, sultana, kirsch, hamminess, cooked, baked, stewed fruit, preserved fruit

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Underripeness

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green bell pepper (capsicum), grass, white pepper, leafiness, tomato, potato

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Herbaceous

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grass, asparagus, blackcurrant leaf

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Herbal

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eucalyptus, mint, medicinal, lavender, fennel, dill

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Vegetable

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cabbage, peas, beans, black olive, green olive

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Sweet Spice

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cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla

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Pungent Spice

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black/white pepper, licorice, juniper

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Simplicity/Neutrality

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simple, neutral, indistinct

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Autolytic

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yeast, biscuit, bread, toast, pastry, lees

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Dairy

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butter, cheese, cream, yogurt

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Oak

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vanilla, toast, cedar, charred wood, smoke, resinous

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Kernel

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almond, coconut, hazelnut, walnut, chocolate, coffee

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Animal

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leather, meaty, farmyard

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Maturity

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vegetal, mushroom, hay, wet leaves, forest floor, game, savory, tobacco, ceda, honey, cereal

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Mineral

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earth, petrol, rubber, tar, stony/steely, wet wool

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What is the ideal temperature to serve a bottle of cava?

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Well Chilled (6-10degrees)

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If you pair a high tabby wine with salty food, the wine would seem?

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Softer, smoother and less tannic

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What can happen to a wine that is left for long periods in a fridge?

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The cork can Harden and fail, leading to oxidation

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A wine looks fine, but has a musty aroma. What is the most likely reason for this?

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The wine if affected by cork taint.

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T or F: Too much heat can stop the vine from producing sugars.

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T

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Compared with red wines, white wines are generally fermented at?

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lower temperatures

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Why are there very few vineyards lying closer to the equator then 30 degrees?

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It is generally too hot.

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Which one of the following describes the production of still red wins?

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Crush-ferment(20-32 degreesC)-pres

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‘Pale lemon color:dry with high acidity; green fruit and citrus aromas.’ This tasting note mot accurately describes what wine?

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Chablis AC

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47
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Which grape variety is used for red wines from the Cote d’Or (Burgundy)?

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Pinot Noir

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Within the Cote d’Or, wines from the very best vineyards will be indicated by which words on the label?

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Grand Cru

49
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What flavors are associated with Pinot Noir?

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Strawberries, cherries, mushrooms

50
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Is Bordeaux a classic region for Chardonnay?

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No

51
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What region produces inexpensive wines from Cabernet Sauvignon?

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South Eastern Australia

52
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Which variety is typically used for dry , unoaked white wines with pungent herbaceous flavors and high acidity?

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Sauvignon Blanc

53
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A wine labeled ‘Napa Fume Blanc’ will be made from ….

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Sauvignon Blanc

54
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What tasting notes describes a young wine from Pauillac AC?

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Deep purple, black fruit and oak aromas, high tannins

55
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What regions are known for premium wines made from Syrah/Shiraz?

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Hermitage AC and Barossa Valley Region

56
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What wine is most likely to have medium sweetness?

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Mosel riesling Spatlese

57
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Which variety is often used for rose wines in Spain and Southern France?

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Grenache

58
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What grape variety. would struggle to ripen, if grown in a cool-climate wine region?

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Grenache

59
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Which grape variety is used to make AC Cote Rotie?

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Syrah

60
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In what region of France is Gewürztraminer predominantly grown?

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Alsace

61
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What variety is often used in South Africa for inexpensive unoaked white wines?

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Chenin Blanc

62
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What region is known for producing long-lived Semillon wines that are dry, light in bay and alcohol, but high in acidity?

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Hunter Valley

63
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Which grape variety is grown in both Alsace and Italy, making very different styles of wine?

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Pinot Gris

64
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The words sur lie on a bottle of Muscadet indicates what?

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It has been bottled directly off the dead yeast

65
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What variety is used for making full-bodied reds in southern Italy?

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Primitivo

66
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Carmenere is most commonly used for?

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spicy, black fruit red wines from Chile

67
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Gamay is?

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a grape variety to make Beaujolais

68
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Fluerie AC is a village with its own appellation, lying within the region of?

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Beaujolais

69
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What are the tasting notes that best describe a mature wine from Barolo?

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ref fruit and floral aromas, high levels of tannin and acidity

70
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The word brut on a bottle of Champagne indicates it is?

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Dry

71
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Prosecco is?

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fruity sparkling wine from Italy

72
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Compared with the tank method, bottle fermented sparkling wines typically have?

A

Complex ready, biscuit flavors

73
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What method best describes the production of Asti?

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Tank method, with minimal aging to maximize fruitiness

74
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What is typical for Vintage Champagne?

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The base wines come from a single year & They are complex wines with intense fruit and yeast

75
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The word Beerenauslese on a bottle of German riesling indicates that the wine is?

A

made from grapes affected by noble rot

76
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What pairs of countries are major producers of sweet wines made frozen grapes?

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Canada & Germany

77
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What method is used to make Muscadet de Beams de Venise sweet?

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Interrupting fermentation by fortification. with grape alcohol

78
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What best describes a German Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)?

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A sweet white wine with intense, dried fruit and Botrytis aromas

79
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What helps concentrate the sugars to make sweet sweet wines in Sauternes?

A

Noble Rot

80
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Describe a 10 year Old Tawny Port.

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Oxidative nutty aromas

81
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‘Brown color; nutty, oxidative aromas; dry and full bodied with high alcohol.’ What does this tasting note best describe?

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Oloroso Seco Sherry

82
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A port you try is simple a d fruity. What type of Port is it most likely to be?

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Ruby

83
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What wine is matured under a layer of ‘flor’?

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Fino Sherry

84
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The Solera System is a technique used for which process?

A

Maturation

85
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What is the base material for rum?

A

Molasses

86
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Which of the following may be used as a base material for vodka?

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Cereal grains, grapes, potatoes, sugar cane

87
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What is true of column stills?

A

They may produce spirits with a range of strengths and styles

88
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What best describes a VSOP Cognac?

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Amber color; complex, floral, fruity and woody aromas

89
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What best describes the differences between Bourbon and a single malt whiskey?

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Bourbon is sweeter and has no peat smoke aromas

90
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Which latitudes N & S of the equator mark the temperature zone where most vineyards are found?

A

30 & 50 degrees

91
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T or F Top quality wine can be made from both hand and machine harvested grapes

A

T

92
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What is the correct sequence of events for most red winemaking?

A

Crush-ferment-press

93
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What do old oak vats do?

A

allow oxygen to dissolve in the wine & allow tannins in red wine to soften

94
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What technique is one that is used to give most red wines their color?

A

fermentation in contact with skins

95
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What grape varieties can be used to make premium-quality wines in cool, moderate and hot climates?

A

chardonnay

96
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What is commonly used to add complexity to premium- quality dry Chardonnay wines?

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Lees stirring & Barrel fermentation

97
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Youthful Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wines have flavors of?

A

Gooseberry and passion fruit

98
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What region has a reputation for premium quality Riesling?

A

Alsace

99
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Premium wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon age well because they have?

A

High acid and High Tannin

100
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Grenache grapes typically have

A

high acid low sweetness

101
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Where does renowned powerful Shiraz-based wines come from?

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Barossa Valley

102
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What grape variety is Sancerre made?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

103
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What grape variety is commonly grown in Alsace?

A

Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer

104
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The best vineyards of the Northern Rhone are?

A

Steep

105
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In Bordeaux, premium dry white wines are usually made from ?

A

Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon

106
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Which grape variety is used to make Meursalt?

A

Chardonnay

107
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Many consider Germany to be the home of which grape variety?

A

Riesling

108
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Name an Italian grape variety.

A

Aglianico

109
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Full bodied red wine with high levels of tannin, acidity and alcohol?

A

Barolo

110
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What grape variety is most important in Rioja?

A

Tempranillo

111
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Premium Chilean Sauv Blan is reduced in which. region?

A

Casablanca

112
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Australia has a reputation for premium quality Rieslings produced in?

A

Clare valley

113
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A term to indicate on a wine label on an Italian wine label that the grapes were grown in the historic centre of the district?

A

Classico

114
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Sparkling Asti is made from?

A

Muscat

115
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IN Champagne production, to disgorge mean to?

A

Remove the yeasty deposit from the bottle

116
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Sauternes is made from Semillon and ?

A

Sauv Blanc

117
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What is a common labeling term for port?

A

LBV

118
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A single malt liquor must come from a single?

A

Distillery

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