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Are Amontillados dry? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, but it's common to sweeten them
before bottling
Both Tank and Bottled-Fermented Sparking Wines start with what? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Still Base Wine, usually light in alchohol, and processes add approximately
1-2% abv
Can brandy be made in France outside of Cognac and Armagnac? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Yes, but they don't have characters of C and Armagnac, the color comes
caramel, and often sweetened with sugar
Can Grenache make rose? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, they are full bodied with
strawberry. Southern Rhone, Southern France, Spain
Characteristics of Sparkling Reds in Australia? - CORRECT ANSWER: made with
Shiraz, full bodied, with medium acidity, and intense black and red berry fruit notes.
Describe a Chardonnay from Chablis - CORRECT ANSWER: Bone Dry, high acidity,
green fruits, citrus, smoky, flinty, mineral signature. No detectable oak.
Describe a Chenin Blanc from S Africa? - CORRECT ANSWER: Medium bodied, dry or
off dry, citrus and tropical fruit flavors. Medium or high acidity. Premium Chenin Blanc
from S. Africa have oak flavors.
Describe a Chenin Blanc from Touraine - CORRECT ANSWER: medium bodied wines,
medium sweetness, high acidity, unoaked, citrus, green and tropical fruit (lemon, apple,
pineapple) and some herbaceous aromas (green leaf)
,Describe a Hunter Valley Semillon - CORRECT ANSWER: Dry, light body and alcohol,
delicate citrus aromas, verging on neutrality when young. Gains toast, hone, nut flavors
Describe a modern white from Rueda - CORRECT ANSWER: Riper fruit (melon, peach)
and are medium or full in body. Some are oaked.
Describe a NZ Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: dry, high acidity, green fruit, citrus,
some develop honey with age
Describe a Pinot Gris from Alsace? - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, dry, medium,
sweet white wines with spicy tropical fruit flavors (ginger, banana, melon), sometimes a
hint of honey
Describe a Pinotage wine? - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, medium tannins and red
fruit flavors, vegetal and animal notes (tar, leather)
Describe a red wine from from Beaujolais? - CORRECT ANSWER: Unoaked, medium
or high acidity, low tannin levels, pronounced red fruit, some spice (cinnamon, pepper)
Describe a Tempranillo wine - CORRECT ANSWER: medium bodied, medium acidity,
medium tannin, red fruit flavors.
Describe a wine from Ribera del Duero? - CORRECT ANSWER: black fruit flavors
(blackberry, plum), and toasty oak flavors
Describe an Albarino - CORRECT ANSWER: light to medium body wines, fresh green
and citrus fruit (apple, pear, grapefruit), refreshing high acidity
Describe an Alsacatian Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: Dry, medium body, green
citrus, stone fruit
Late harvest: fuller bodied, late harvest, more intense flavor, hint of sweetness
,Describe an Austrian Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: medium/full body, citrus stone
fruit, med/high acidity. Can have smoky, mineral aromas
Describe Armagnac - CORRECT ANSWER: dried fruit aromas, medium to full body,
sometimes quite harsh alcohol
Describe Australian Riesling - CORRECT ANSWER: dry, medium body, pronounced
lime, lemon, develops smokey aromas, honey, toast
Describe Australian Shiraz - CORRECT ANSWER: Fuller bodied, softer tannins, less
acidity, blackberry, plum, sweet spices, black chocolate notes, Overt oak (smoke,
vanilla, coconut)
Describe Barbera from Piedmont - CORRECT ANSWER: Light tannins, high acidity red
fruit and gamey aromas. Often aged in oak, which add toast and vanilla flavors
Describe Carmenere - CORRECT ANSWER: Deep in color, medium/full boded, medium
or high acidity, and alcohol, high levels of tannin. Dark fruit (blackberry) and peppery
spice.
Describe Chardonnay from Mâcon - CORRECT ANSWER: light, melon, citrus, little or
no oak
Describe Chardonnay from Pouilly Fuissé - CORRECT ANSWER: Full bodied,
pineapple, melon and oak flavors
Describe Chateauneuf-du-Pape? - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, medium tannins,
low acidity, intense complex character, strawberry, spice (pepper, liquorice), animal
(leather) notes
Describe classic Australian Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER: Pronounced fruit (fresh
citrus, melon), well integrated oak
, Describe classic California Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER: full bodied, intense, rich
citrus, ripe peach flavors, flavors. Some can be very savoury
Describe classic New Zealand Chardonnay - CORRECT ANSWER: concentrated citrus,
tropical fruit, high acidity, pronounced oak flavor
Describe Cognac - CORRECT ANSWER: fruity/floral aromas, medium to light in body,
smooth alcohol
Describe Gewurtztraminer - CORRECT ANSWER: intensely perfumed white wine, that
can be dry, off-dry, or medium in style and full bodied with high alcohol. Floral perfume
(rose, orange blossom), tropical and stone fruit (lychee, peach, grape), and musky
sweet spices (ginger, cinnamon).
Describe inexpensive ruby port? - CORRECT ANSWER: non vintage wine that
generally undergoes less than 3 years aging before bottling. simple, fruity
Describe late bottled vintage port - CORRECT ANSWER: similar to a reserve ruby, but
come from single year's harvest
Describe Malbec - CORRECT ANSWER: medium, high levels of tannin. Dark fruit
character, spicy flavors (blackberry, black plum clove, pepper). Benefit from oak aging
Describe Oloroso Sherry? - CORRECT ANSWER: deep brown, full bodied, high alcohol,
intense kernel and animal flavors
Describe Pinot Grigio - CORRECT ANSWER: Dry, medium, light in body, with medium
acidity, neutral character. Better examples show ripe nuttiness, honey character
Describe Primitivo - CORRECT ANSWER: fatter with high alcohol and a pronounced
jammy note
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