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IF A WINE IS "OFF" IT IS REFERRED TO AS ______.

OUT-OF-CONDITION

THE MOST COMMON FAULT THAT CAN BE DISCOVERED ON THE NOSE IS?

CORK TAINT:

LOW LEVELS - STRIPS WINE OF FRESH, FRIUTY AROMAS

HIGH LEVELS - ADDS PUNGENT, UNPLEASANT DAMP CARDBOARD OR MUSTY SMELL TO WINE

WINES THAT ARE SLIGHTLY SWEET ARE CALLED?

OFF-DRY

TANNIN IS PRESENT IS GRAPES SKINS. HIGH LEVELS OF TANNINS INDICATE WHAT TYPE OF

CLIMATE?

WARM/HOT CLIMATE

WHAT IS THE BODY OF THE WINE?

"MOUTH-FEEL"; RICHNESS, WEIGHT OR VISCOSITY

WHAT CHARACTERISTICS INDICATE A GOOD WINE?

WELL BALANCED, SMOOTH, COMPLEXITY, LAYERS TO WINE

WHAT WINE WOULD MATCH A RICH HEAVYWEIGHT FOOD?

FULL-BODIED WINES. PREFERABLY RED WINE, BUT FULL-BODIED WHITE CAN GO WELL

WHAT DOES A WINE NEED TO MATCH TOMATOES, OLIVE OIL AND VINEGAR?

HIGH ACIDITY

IF YOU HAVE A DRY WINE WITH A DESSERT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WINE?

IT WILL SEEM TART AND OVER-ACIDIC

WHAT COMPONENT IN WINE IS A GOOD MATCH WITH PROTEIN?

WINES WITH HIGH LEVELS OF TANNIN

IN ORDER TO GROW A VINE NEEDS:

A, B, C, D, E

A. CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)

B. SUNLIGHT

C. WATER

D. WARMTH

E. NUTRIENTS

WHAT AFFECTS THE STYLE AND QUALITY OF WINE EACH YEAR?

CLIMATE; WEATHER CONDITIONS VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR

WHAT ARE FOUR VINEYARD ACTIVIES?

1. CAREFUL PRUNING

2. CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF BUNCHES OF GRAPES ON EACH VINE

3. PEST CONTROL

4. CAREFUL POSITIONING OF LEAVES TO INCREASE OR DECREASE TEMPERATURE OF GRAPE

BUNCHES, OR THEIR DEGREE OF EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT

LOWER YIELDS RESULT IN ________ GRAPES

RIPER; WITH MORE CONCENTRATED FLAVORS

WHAT ARE TWO PESTS IN THE VINEYARD?

ANIMAL PESTS (BIRDS & INSECTS)

FUNGAL DISEASES (LONG-TERM DISEASES CAUSED BY FUNGI, BACTERIA, OR VIRUSES

WHEN DOES HARVESTING OCCUR?

ONCE THE GRAPES HAVE RIPENED. END OF SEPTEMBER OR END OF AUGUST IF IT'S A GOOD

SUMMER

WHITE WINES AND RED WINES ARE BOTH CRUSHED BUT WHAT EXTRA STEP HAPPENS TO WHITE

WINES AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN CRUSHED?

THEY ARE PRESSED TO SEPARATE JUICE FROM SKINS

WHAT TEMPERATURE DOES WHITE WINE GET FERMENTED AT?

12 - 22 CELSIUS (53.6-71.6 FAHRENHEIT): PRESERVES DELICATE FRUIT AROMAS

WHAT TEMPERATURE DOES RED WINE GET FERMENTED AT?

20 - 32 CELSIUS (68-89.6 FAHRENHEIT)

WHAT VESSELS CAN WINE MATURE IN?

BARRELS OR LARGE NEUTRAL WOODEN OR STAINLESS STEEL VATS, CONCRETE. ALSO TAKES PLACE IN

BOTTLE AFTER BOTTLING

WHAT VESSELS ALLOW OXIDATION?

NEW AND OLD VATS OR BARRELS (OAK)

WHAT VESSELS DO NOT ALLOW OXIDATION?

BOTTLES, CEMENT, AND STAINLESS STEEL VATS

WHAT DOES VINTAGE MEAN?

THE YEAR THE GRAPES WERE HARVESTED

THE EUROPEAN UNION DIVIDES ITS WINE INTO 2 CATEGORIES THAT ARE:

A. WINES WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION (GI)

B. WINES WITHOUT

STATE TRADITIONAL TERMS FOR PROTECTED DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN (PDO) FOR EACH

COUNTRY:

A. FRANCE

B. ITALY

C. SPAIN

D. GERMANY

A. APPELLATION D'ORIGINE CONTROLEE (AOC)

B. DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA (DOC)

DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA E GARANITA (DOCG)

C. DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN (DO)

DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN CALIFICADA (DOCA)

D. QUALITATSWEIN

PRADIKATSWEIN

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING LABEL AND STATE THE FOLLOWING: SEE #26 IN STUDY GUIDE

A. COUNTRY

B. REGION

C. CHATEAU

D. VINTAGE

E. QUALITY LEVEL

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

A. FRANCE

B. BORDEAUX

C. HAUT BATAILLEY

D. 2000

E. PDO - APPELLATION PAUILLAC CONTROLEE GRAND CRU CLASSES

WHAT ARE ESTATE, CHATEAU, DOMAINE, AND WEINGUT?

WINES PRODUCED ONLY USING GRAPES THAT BEEN GROWN ON ITS OWN LAND

WHAT IS A MERCHANT OR NEGOTIANT?

THEY BLEND TOGETHER WINES AND/OR GRAPES BOUGHT IN FROM WINEMAKERS AND GRAPE

FARMERS

WHAT IS A CO-OP, CO-OPERATIVE CELLAR OR CANTINA SOCIALE?

A WINE-MAKING FACILITY WHOSE OWNERSHIP IS SHARED BY A NUMBER OF GRAPE FARMERS

CHARDONNAY LIKES COOL, MODERATE AND HOT CLIMATES. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH OF THESE

REGIONS.

HOT: AUSTRALIA & CALIFORNIA

MODERATE: BURGUNDY & CALIFORNIA

COOL: CHABLIS IN BURGUNDY

DAIRY FLAVORS ARE THE SIDE PRODUCTS OF A PROCESS CALLED?

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION

WHAT ARE LEES?

DEAD YEAST CELLS LEFT BEHIND AFTER FERMENTATION HAS FINISHED

WHAT ARE THE AREAS IN BURGUNDY THAT MAKE CLASSIC CHARDONNAY?

A. MACONNAIS - POUILLY-FUISSE

B. COTE DE BEAUNE - MEURSAULT & PULIGNY-MONTRACHET

C. CHABLIS

WHAT ARE SIX OTHER COUNTRIES THAT MAKE CHARDONNAY?

1. AUSTRALIA - MARGARET RIVER, ADELAIDE HILLS, YARRA VALLEY, & SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA

2. NEW ZEALAND - GISBORNE, HAWKE'S BAY, & MARLBOROUGH

3. UNITED STATES - SONOMA & CARNEROS

4. CHILE - CASABLANCA VALLEY & CENTRAL VALLEY

5. ARGENTINA - MENDOZA

6. SOUTH AFRICA - COASTAL REGIONS & WESTERN CAPE

WHAT ARE THE TWO CLIMATES THAT PINOT NOIR LIKES?

COOL OR MODERATE

WHAT ARE FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF PINOT NOIR?

THIN SKINS, LIGHT IN COLOR WITH LOW TO MEDIUM LEVELS OF TANNIN. RED FRUIT, VEGETAL AND

ANIMAL NUANCES. MOST ARE CONSUMED YOUNG AND STILL FRUITY

GENERIC PINOT NOIR CAN COME FROM BURGUNDY AC (BOURGOGNE AC) BUT WHAT ARE FOUR

SPECIFIC AREAS THAT MAKE TOP QUALITY PINOT NOIR IN BURGUNDY?

1. GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN

2. NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES

3. BEAUNE

4. POMMARD

WHAT IS PINOT NOIR REFERRED TO IN GERMANY?

SPATBURGUNDER

REGIONS: PFALZ & BADEN

WHAT AREA IN THE US DOES PINOT NOIR DO WELL?

CALIFORNIA: CARNEROS, SONOMA, SANTA BARBARA - FULL-BODIED, INTENSELY FRUITY, SOME

DISPLAY PRONOUNCED ANIMAL/VEGETAL CHARACTERISTICS

OREGON: SOME VERY HIGH-QUALITY PINOT NOIR'S ARE PRODUCED HERE

WHY IS PINOT NOIR NOT SO SUCCESSFUL IN AUSTRALIA?

AUSTRALIA IS TOO HOT FOR PINOT NOIR.

EXCEPT: YARRA VALLEY & MORNINGTON PENINSULA IN VICTORIA - BENEFIT FROM COOLING EFFECTS

OF OCEAN BREEZES OR ALTITUDES

BULK PINOT NOIR COMES FROM THIS SMALL EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRY?

ROMANIA

CABERNET SAUVIGNON HAS AROMAS OF __________ AND HAD HIGH LEVELS OF _________.

1. BLACK FRUITS (BLACK CHERRY, BLACK CURRANT) & HERBACEOUS NOTES (BELLPEPPER, MINT,

CEDAR)

2. TANNIN

BORDEAUX IS IN THE ________ PART OF FRANCE, AND ON THE LEFT BANK, WHICH IS REGARDED

AS THE BEST IS HAUT MEDOC, AND WITHIN THIS AREA ARE VERY FAMOUS VILLAGES AND

COMMUNES SUCH AS: A,B,C,D.

A BIT FURTHER SOUTH OF BORDEAUX IS ANOTHER REGION THAT MAKES GREAT RED AND THIS IS

CALLED ________ AND HAS THE VERY FAMOUS VILLAGE PESSAC LEOGNAN (WHITE WINE) WITHIN

IT.

SOUTHWEST

A. PAUILLAC

B. MARGAUX

C. ST. ESTEPHE

D. ST. JULIEN

GRAVES

ON THE RIGHT BANK OF BORDEAUX ARE THE TWO FAMOUS AREAS OF: A,B

A. ST. EMILLION

B. POMEROL

MERLOT IS A LITTLE LESS _______ THAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON BUT HAS MORE _______ AND

________

TANNIC

BODY

HIGHER ALCOHOL

CABERNET SAUVIGNON DOES VERY WELL IN THIS VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA?

NAPA VALLEY

WHAT IS CARMENERE?

AN IMPORTANT BLACK FRUIT GRAPE VARIETY ORIGINALLY FROM BORDEAUX

WHAT COUNTRY ARE EACH OF THERE REGIONS IN?

A. COONAWARA

B. STELLENBOSCH

C. HAWKES BAY

A. AUSTRALIA

B. SOUTH AFRICA

C. NEW ZEALAND

BULK CABERNET SAUVIGNON COME FROM?

A,B,C,D

A. SOUTH AFRICA (WESTERN CAPE)

B. SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA

C. CALIFORNIA (CENTRAL VALLEY)

D. ARGENTINA (MENDOZA)

SAUVIGNON BLANC TYPICALLY HAS THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:

STRONG AROMAS OF GREEN FRUIT AND VEGETATION, HIGH IN ACIDITY, MEDIUM-BODIED, ALMOST

ALWAYS DRY

WHAT ARE THE TWO TOWNS IN THE LOIRE VALLEY THAT MAKE SAUVIGNON BLANC?

1. SANCERRE

2. POUILLY-FUME

SAUVIGNON BLANC IS BLENDED WITH SEMILLON AND MUSCADELLE TO MAKE DRY AND SWEET

WHITE WINES IN THIS AREA?

BORDEAUX

WHERE IS MARLBOROUGH?

NEW ZEALAND

WHAT ARE TWO OTHER COUNTRIES THAT MAKE SAUVIGNON BLANC IN THE NEW WORLD?

SOUTH AFRICA & CHILE

(ALSO CALIFORNIA)

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF RIESLING?

AROMATIC, FRUITY & FLORAL. HIGH ACIDITY, SUSCEPTIBLE TO NOBLE ROT.

COOL CLIMATE - GREEN FRUIT FLAVORS AND SOMETIMES A HINT OF CITRUS FRUIT (GREEN APPLE,

LEMON, LIME)

MODERATE CLIMATE - CITRUS & STONE FRUIT NOTES, FRESH LIME OR WHITE PEACH

IN GERMANY BASIC RIESLINGS ARE GENERALLY CLASSIFIED AS _________ AND ABOVE THIS IN

QUALITY IS ________.

QUALITATSWEIN

PRADIKATSWEIN

WHAT IS THE ORDER OF SWEETNESS LEVELS IN GERMAN PRADIKATSWEIN?

KABINETT

SPATLESE

AUSLESE

BEERENAUSLESE

TROCKENBEENENAUSLESE - SWEETEST

MOSEL, GERMANY PRODUCES WHAT TYPE OF RIESLINGS?

KABINETT & SPATLESE - MEDIUM SWEETNESS, HIGH ACIDITY

PRODUCES GERMANY'S LIGHTEST-BODIED WINES

RHEINGAU PRODUCES WHAT TYPE OF RIESLINGS?

KABINETT, SPATLESE, & AUSLESE - USUALLY DRIER IN STYLE AND MEDIUM-BODIED

WHERE IS PFLAZ?

SOUTHERN GERMANY (LIES CLOSE TO ALSACE, FRANCE)

WHAT ARE THE TWO VALLEYS IN AUSTRALIA THAT PRODUCE RIESLING?

CLARE VALLEY & EDEN VALLEY

WHAT ARE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT PRODUCE RIESLING?

FRANCE, AUSTRIA, & NEW ZEALAND

ARE WELSCHRIESLING, LASKI RIESLING AND OLASRIZLING RIESLINGS?

NO

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SYRAH?

THICK SKINS, DEEPLY COLORED, WITH MEDIUM OR HIGH LEVELS OF TANNINS AND MEDIUM ACIDITY.

FULL-BODIED WITH BLACK FRUIT AND DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVORS

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GRENACHE?

THIN SKINNED, SELDOM DEEP IN COLOR, VERY FULL-BODIED, RED FRUIT FLAVORS WITH SPICY

NOTES. WITH AGE, SPICY NOTES EVOLVE INTO TOFFEE & LEATHER. LOW ACIDITY, MEDIUM TANNIN,

HIGH SUGARS, HIGH ALCOHOL

WHAT ARE THREE AREAS IN NORTHERN RHONE FAMOUS FOR SYRAH?

1. COTE-ROTIE

2. HERMITAGE

3. CROZES-HERMITAGE

WHAT ARE THE BLENDS OFTEN REFERRED TO IN THE SOUTHERN RHONE?

GRENACHE WITH SYRAH, MOURVEDRE AND CINSAULT

WHAT IS CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE?

A SOUTHERN RHONE APPELLATION: MOSTLY GRENACHE BUT CAN HAVE UP TO 13 DIFFERENT

VARIETALS IN WINE --> TYPICALLY FULL-BODIED, MEDIUM TANNINS, LOW ACIDITY, AND INTENSE,

COMPLEX RED FRUIT & SPICE CHARACTERISTICS

WHAT IS A FAMOUS AREA IN AUSTRALIA THAT MAKES SYRAH/SHIRAZ?

BAROSSA VALLEY (NUMBER ONE)

HUNTER VALLEY

MCLAREN VALLEY

GRENACHE (GRENACHA) IS OFTEN BLENDED WITH TEMPRANILLO TO MAKE ________ BUT WHEN

IT DOMINATES THE BLEND OR IS EVEN 100% IT IS MADE IN __________ IN SPAIN.

RIOJA

PRIORAT

BULK SYRAH AND GRENACHE ARE MADE IN WHICH AREAS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE?

LANGUEDOC

MINERVOIS

WHAT WHITE WINE IS ADDED TO SYRAH TO SOFTEN THE BLEND?

VIOGNIER

THE MAIN FORM OF BRANDING IN BORDEAUX IS _______?

CHATEAU

THE MAIN IN BORDEAUX IF OFTEN REFERRED TO AS __________.

GRAND VIN

IF A WINE IS REGIONAL IN BORDEAUX IT WILL BE CALLED ____________.

BORDEAUX AC

WHAT HAPPENED IN 1855?

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT RANKED ALL OF THE BEST WINES IN MEDOC. RANKINGS STILL STAND

TODAY.

WHAT ARE THE 6 COMMUNES IN MEDOC (BORDEAUX)?

MEDOC AC

HAUT-MEDOC AC

PAUILLAC AC

MARGAUX AC

ST. ESTEPHE

ST. JULIEN

RED GRAPES OF BORDEAUX:

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

MERLOT

CABERNET FRANC

PETIT VERDOT

GREEN GRAPES OF BORDEAUX:

SAUVIGNON BLANC

SEMILLON

MUSCADELLE

GRAPES OF BURGUNDY:

CHARDONNAY

PINOT NOIR

COTE D'OR IN BURGUNDY IS MADE UP OF THE _________ IN THE NORTH AND THE __________ IN

THE SOUTH.

COTE DE NUITS (NORTH)

COTE DE BEAUNE (SOUTH)

WHICH IS BETTER QUALITY? PREMIER CRU OR GRAND CRU?

GRAND CRU

WHAT IS A DOMAINE?

A PRODUCER THAT MAKES WINE EXCLUSIVELY FROM GRAPES GROWN IN THEIR OWN VINEYARDS

DO THE FOLLOWING VILLAGES OF BURGUNDY MAKE RED OR WHITE WINE?

A. GEVREY CHAMBERTIN

B. CHABLIS

C. MEURSAULT

D. MACON VILLAGES

E. NUITS ST. GEORGES

A. RED (PINOT NOIR)

B. WHITE (CHARDONNAY)

C. WHITE

D. WHITE

E. RED

BEAUJOLAIS IS MADE FROM WHICH GRAPE?

GAMAY

PLACE THE BEAUJOLAIS APPELLATION'S IN ORDER OF QUALITY, STARTING WITH THE HIGHEST

QUALITY.

1. BEAUJOLAIS CRUS (10 FAMOUS VILLAGES SUCH AS MORGON AND MOULIN A VENT AC)

2. BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES AC

3. BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU AC

4. BEAUJOLAIS AC

WHY IS ALSACE SO WARM, SUNNY, AND DRY?

VOSGES MOUNTAINS ON WEST PROTECT FROM RAIN/WIND. VINES ARE PLANTED ON THE EASTERN

FOOTHILLS, AND BENEFIT FROM THE MORNING SUN.

WHAT IS ALSACE GRAND CRU AC?

A WINE FROM A SUPERIOR VINEYARD SITE

WHAT ARE TWO FAMOUS GRAPES FROM ALSACE?

RIESLING

GEWURZTRAMINER

WHAT IS THE WHITE WINE (LOIRE VALLEY) THAT IS OFTEN LEFT SUR LIE?

MUSCADET

WHAT ARE THE TWO GRAPES THAT DOMINATE THE TOURAINE AND ANJOU-SAUMUR REGION IN

THE LOIRE VALLEY?

RED: CABERNET FRANC

GREEN: CHENIN BLANC

THE CENTRAL VINEYARDS (LOIRE VALLEY) MAKE SAUVIGNON BLANC IN THESE TWO TOWNS:

1. SANCERRE

2. POUILLY-FUME

THE NORTHERN PART OF THE RHONE VALLEY IS A MONOCULTURE WITH ONLY REALLY THIS GRAPE:

SYRAH

THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE RHONE VALLEY IS ALL ABOUT BLENDING WITH THESE GRAPES:

GRENACHE & SYRAH

SKIP. THE MAJORITY OF FRANCE'S VIN DE PAYS WINES ARE MADE IN THE RHONE AND THEY ARE

REFERRED TO AS (VIN DE PAYS ____).

IGP

WHAT ARE THE MAIN APPELLATIONS IN LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON?

LANGUEDOC AC

MINERVOIS AC

WHAT DO THE TERMS GROSSES GEWACHS, ERSTES GEWACHS, AND ERSTE LAGE MEAN?

A HIGH QUALITY DRY WINE FROM A SINGLE NAMED VINEYARD

IF YOU SEE CLASSIC OR SELECTION ON A GERMAN WINE LABEL THIS INDICATES THE WINE IS A

______ STYLE.

DRY

HOW MANY REGIONS (ANBAUGEBEITE) IN GERMANY ARE THERE?

13 QUALITY REGIONS

WHAT IS LIEBFRAUMILCH?

GERMAN BULK WINE

WHAT IS HOCK?

SAME AS LIEBFRAUMILCH (GERMAN BULK WINE) BUT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A QBA

(QUALITATSWEIN)

ON AN ITALIAN WINE LABEL WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING MEAN?

A. CLASSICO

B. RISERVA

A. HEARTLAND. INDICATES THE HISTORIC CENTER OF MANY DOC AND DOCG REGIONS. LOCATED ON

THE HILLS, THESE ARE USUALLY THE BEST SITES AND PRODUCE THE BEST WINE

B. INIDICATES THAT A DOC OR DOCG WINE HAS ACHIEVED A HIGHER MINIMUM LEVEL OF ALCOHOL

AND HAS BEEN AGED FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING ITALIAN WINES AND TELL ME THE REGION AND THE GRAPE:

A. BAROLO DOCG

B. BARBERESCO DOCG

C. BARBERA DOC

D. VALPOLICELLA DOC

E. CHIANTI DOCG

F. MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO DOC

A. PIEDMONT (R) , NEBBIOLO (G)

B. PIEDMONT (R) , NEBBIOLO (G)

C. PIEDMONT (R) , BARBERA (G)

D. VENETO (R) , CORVINA (G) DOMINATE MIXED W/ BLEND

E. CENTRAL TUSCANY (R) , SANGIOVESE (G) DOMINATE

F. ABRUZZO (R) , MONTEPULCIANO (G)

ARE THESE WINES FROM THE NORTH OR SOUTH IN ITALY?

PRIMITIVO, AGLIANICO, AND NEGROAMARO

SOUTH

WHERE DOES PINOT GRIGIO DO WELL IN ITALY?

NORTHEASTERN AREA (TRENTINO & FRIULI)

WHAT ARE OTHER WHITE ITALIAN VARIETALS?

TREBBIANO - MOST PLANTED WHITE GRAPE

CORTESE

GARGANEGA

VERDICCHIO

THE FOLLOWING ITALIAN WINES ARE GENERALLY MADE WITH TREBBIANO BUT CAN ALSO USE THE

GRAPES IN THEIR AREAS IF MADE IN A HIGHER QUALITY STYLE. MATCH THE WINES TO THE

GRAPES:

A. SOAVE

B. FRASCATI

C. ORVIETO

A. GARGENEGA

B. MALVASIA

C. GRECHETTO

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SPANISH AGING INDICATORS AND TELL APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY

YEARS THE WINES HAVE BEEN AGED?

A. CRIANZA

B. RESERVA

C. GRAN RESERVA

A. 1 YEAR

B. 3 YEARS (1 IN BOTTLE)

C. 5 YEARS

THE DOC REGION RIOJA (SPAIN) USES WHICH VARIETALS?

TEMPRANILLO & GARNACHA

THE RIBERA DEL DUERO DOC AREA IN SPAIN USED WHICH GRAPE VARIETALS?

TEMPRANILLO & GARNACHA

IN NAVARRO (SPAIN) THE GRAPE TEMPRANILLO IS OFTEN BLENDED WITH ____________.

INTERNATIONAL VARIETIES SUCH AS: MERLOT & CABERNET SAUVIGNON

WHAT TYPE OF WINE DOES CATALUNYA IN SPAIN MAKE?

TEMPRANILLO, GARNACHA, & INTERNATIONAL VARIETIES - GOOD QUALITY REDS

WHAT COLOR ARE THE WINES FROM RIAS BAIXAS AND RUEDA IN SPAIN?

WHITE

WHAT TYPE OF WINE COMES FROM LA MANCHA, VALDEPENAS AND VALENCIA IN SPAIN?

BULK WINE

THESE AREAS IN PORTUGAL PRODUCE QUALITY REDS: A,B,C

A. BARRAIDA

B. DUORO

C. DAO

MOST EXPORTED WINE COMES FROM THIS REGION IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF PORTUGAL?

ALENTEJO

WHAT IS VINHO VERDE DOC (PORTUGAL)?

WHITE, UN-OAKED, LIGHT-BODIED WITH LIGHT ALCOHOL, HIGH ACIDITY, AND A SLIGHT FIZZ

WHAT ARE THE TWO SPECIFIC GRAPES IN SOUTH AFRICA?

1. BLACK: PINOTAGE

2. GREEN: CHENIN BLANC

WHAT VARIETAL DOES VERY WELL IN THE HUNTER VALLEY IN AUSTRALIA?

SEMILLON

WHAT VARIETAL'S ARE PRODUCED IN THESE REGIONS IN AUSTRALIA?

A. BAROSSA

B. HUNTER VALLEY

C. EDEN/CLARE VALLEYS

D. COONAWARA

A. SHIRAZ

B. SEMILLON

C. RIESLING

D. CABERNET SAUVIGNON

WHAT IS THE BLACK GRAPE INDIGENOUS TO CALIFORNIA?

ZINFANDEL

WHAT ARE THE TWO GRAPES FROM ARGENTINA?

BLACK: MALBEC

GREEN: TORRENTES

WHAT VARIETAL MAKES ASTI DOCG?

MUSCAST

WHAT IS PROSECCO?

A DRY, WHITE SPARKLING WINE MADE IN NE ITALTY IN VENETO

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SEKT AND DEUTSCHER SEKT?

SEKT IS GERMAN WORD FOR SPARKLING WINE. LABELED SEKT USES WINES FROM ANYWHERE IN EU.

DEUTSCHER SEKT CAN ONLY BE MADE FROM GERMAN BASE WINES (TYPICALLY RIESLINGS)

WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL METHOD?

THE BOTTLE IS SLOWLY TIPPED AND JIGGLED SO THAT THE YEAST CELLS SLID INTO THE NECK OF

BOTTLE. TIPPING/JIGGLING CAN BE DONE BY HAND OR MACHINE

WHAT IS THE TRANSFER METHOD?

EMPTY ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE BOTTLES INTO A TANK UNDER PRESSURE. IT IS THEN FILTERED TO

REMOVE THE YEAST, DOSAGED, AND REBOTTLED

MOST CHAMPAGNE IS __________.

NON-VINTAGE

CAVA IS FROM _________.

SPAIN

MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE AND MUSCAT DE RIVESALTES ARE CALLED _________________.

VINS DOUX NATURELS

WHERE IS MOSCATEL DE VALENCIA FROM?

SPAIN

TO CONCENTRATE THE GRAPES YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING: GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH:

A. DRIED: PX SHERRY & RECITO WINES FROM ITALY

B. NOBLE ROT: SAUTERNES & TOKAJI

C. FROZEN: EISWEIN OR ICEWINE FROM GERMANY, CANADA, & AUSTRIA

STATE THE SWEETNESS METHOD WITH THE WINE.

A. SAUTERNES

B. TOKAJI

C. BA & TBA

D. COTEAUX DU LAYON AND VOUVRAY

E. EISWEIN

A. NOBLE ROT

B. NOBLE ROT

C. NOBLE ROT

D. NOBLE ROT

E. FROZEN

WHAT IS THE SYSTEM CALLED THAT MATURES SHERRY?

SOLERA AGING SYSTEM

WHAT IS FINO?

PALE, DRY SHERRY

WHAT IS A PALE CREAM SHERRY?

FINO SHERRY THAT HAS BEEN SWEETENED

WHAT IS AN AMONTILLADO SHERRY

FINO SHERRY WITH MORE ALCOHOL (LESS FLOR, THEREFORE OXIDISES SLIGHTLY)

OLOROSO SHERRIES ARE FORTIFIED AFTER FERMENTATION TO 18% ABV SO A _______ DOES NOT

DEVELOP.

FLOR

IF OLOROSO'S ARE SWEETENED THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS __________ OR __________.

CREAM SHERRY OR OLOROSO DULCE

WHICH IS BETTER QUALITY - RUBY PORT OR RESERVE RUBY PORT?

RESERVE RUBY PORT

LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE (LBV) PORTS COME FROM A SINGLE _________.

VINTAGE

TRADITIONAL STYLE LBV NEED TO BE __________.

DECANTED

VINTAGE PORTS AND SINGLE QUINTA VINTAGE PORTS COME FROM THE BEST ____________ AND

ARE ONLY MADE IN THE _______ YEARS.

VINEYARDS

BEST

TAWNY PORTS CAN COME IN THREE QUALITY LEVELS, WHAT ARE THEY?

1. TAWNY

2. TAWNY RESERVE

3. TAWNY AGE INDICATED

WHAT ARE THE TWO MOST COMMON TYPES OF STILL?

1. POT STILL

2. CONTINUOUS STILL

WHAT ARE THE FOLLOWING?

A. HEADS

B. HEARTS

C. TAILS

THE ALCOHOL THAT EVAPORATES DURING DISTILLATION

A. FIRST VAPOR THAT COMES OUT - MOST VOLATILE

B. BEST PART - WHAT YOU WANT TO MAKE THE SPIRITS

C. LAST PART - LEAST VOLATILE

WHAT IS COGNAC?

AN OAK-AGED GRAPE BRANDY FROM A DELIMITED REGION TO THE NORTH OF BORDEAUX. MUST BE

MADE USING A COPPER POT STILL. GENERALLY HAVE DISTINCTLY FRUITY-FLORAL AROMAS, MEDIUM

TO LIGHT IN BODY, WITH SMOOTH ALCOHOL

WHAT IS ARMAGNAC?

AN OAK-AGED GRAPE BRANDY FROM A DELIMITED AREA TO THE SOUTH OF BORDEAUX. MOST IS

MADE USING A VERSION OF THE COLUMN STILL THAT GIVES A RELATIVELY LOW-STRENGTH SPIRIT

THAT IS QUITE HARSH BUT FULL OF CHARACTER. DRIED-FRUIT AROMAS, MEDIUM TO FULL BODIED,

WITH SOMETIMES HARSH ALCOHOL

WHAT ARE THE AGES OF:

A. VS

B. VSOP

C. XO

A. VERY SPECIAL - 2 YEARS

B. VERY SPECIAL OLD PALE - 4 YEARS

C. EXTRA OLD - 6 YEARS

WHAT REGION OF SPAIN MAKES BRANDY?

JEREZ

WHAT IS A MALT WHISKEY?

MADE USING ONLY MALTED BARLEY. DISTILLATION TAKES PLACE IN COPPER POT STILLS

WHAT IS A SINGLE MALT WHISKEY?

A MALT WHISKEY THAT COMES FROM JUST ONE DISTILLERY

WHAT IS A BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKEY?

BLEND OF MALT & GRAIN WHISKEY. (GRAIN WHISKEY IS MADE IN COLUMN STILL WITH COMBO OF

MALTED BARLEY AND OTHER GRAINS)

WHAT IS BOURBON?

AMERICAN WHISKEY. MADE USING A MIXTURE OF GRAINS (MAJORITY MUST BE MAIZE). MADE

USING COMBO OF COLUMN AND POT STILL. LOW-SPIRIT STRENGTH WITH HARSH ALCOHOL AND

ROBUST FLAVORS. AGED IN HEAVILY CHARRED NEW AMERICAN OAK BARRELS

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE ABOUT TENNESSEE WHISKEY COMPARED TO BOURBON?

PRODUCED IN A SIMILAR WAY, BUT IS FILTERED THROUGH MAPLE WOOD CHARCOAL BEFORE

BOTTLING. RESULTS IN SMOOTHER SPIRIT, ADDS SWEET, SMOKY FLAVORS

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SPIRITS AND STATE THE BASE INGREDIENT:

A. VODKA

B. GIN

C. RUM

D. TEQUILA

E. WHISKEY

F. COGNAC

A. GRAIN

B. GRAIN

C. MOLASSES OR SUGAR CANE

D. BLUE AGAVE

E. GRAIN

F. GRAPES

HOW LONG IS FOLLOWING AGING OF TEQUILA?

A. REPOSADO

B. ANEJO

C. GOLDEN

D. PLATA (SILVER)

A. OLDER THAN 1 YEAR

B. 2 MONTH - 1 YEAR

C. SILVER WITH CARAMEL ADDED

D. YOUNGEST - NO AGING

CHEAP GINS COLD COMPOUND WITH BOTANICALS SUCH AS JUNIPER - WHAT DO THE MORE

UPMARKET DISTILLED GINS AND LONDON DRY GINS DO?

THEY DO A SECOND DISTILLATION

PERNOD, RICARD, PASTIS, OUZO, AND ABSINTHE ALL HAVE A FLAVOR OF _______.

ANISE

WHAT ARE BITTERS?

A BITTER OR BITTERSWEET TYPE OF SPIRIT MADE FROM DIFFERENT HERBS, ROOTS AND PLANTS.

USED TO FLAVOR AND ADD A DRY ZEST TO COCKTAILS. HIGH ALCOHOL. HELPS THE DIGESTIVE

SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE CONSUMED AFTER A MEAL

LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING LIQUEURS AND TELL ME WHETHER THEY ARE FRUIT, HERB,

BEAN/KERNEL/NUT OR DAIRY?

A. CREME DE CASSIS

B. CURACAO

C. COINTREAU

D. GALLIANO

E. BAILEYS

F. CREME DE MENTHE

G. KUMMEL

H. DRAMBUIE

I. SOUTHERN COMFORT

J. CREME DE CACAO

K. AMARETTO

A. FRUIT (BLACK CURRANT)

B. FRUIT (ORANGE)

C. FRUIT (ORANGE)

D. HERBAL

E. CREAM

F. MINT

G. CARROWAY SEED

H. SCOTCH WHISKEY W/ HERBS & HONEY

I. BOURBON WITH PEACH

J. CHOCOLATE

K. NUTS

FOR LONG TERM STORAGE OF WINE THE TEMP SHOULD BE ____________.

CONSISTENT

A. LIGHTLY CHILLED _____ DEGREES CELSIUS

B. CHILLED ______ DEGREES CELSIUS

C. WELL CHILLED ______ DEGREES CELSIUS

A. 10- 13

B. 7- 10

C. 6- 8

ROOM TEMPERATURES

15 - 18 DEGREES CELSIUS

SENSIBLE DRINKING: MEN AND WOMEN

USA 14G = 1 UNIT

RECOMMENDED 2 UNITS FOR MEN AND 1 UNIT FOR WOMEN

UK 8G = 1 UNIT

RECOMMENDED 3 - 4 UNITS FOR MEN AND 2 - 3 FOR WOMEN