Kl. WSET Self Check Multiple Choice / Fortified Wines Flashcards
Which of the following wines is matured under a layer of “Flor”?
a) Sherry
b) Serical Madeira
c) Oloroso Sherry
d) Rutherglen Muscat
a) Sherry
Why is PX sweet?
a) it is made from botrytis affected grapes
b) It is made from raisined grapes
c) It is made from late harvest grapes
d) It is sweetened after fermentation
b) It is made from raisined grapes
Sanlucar de Berrameda is a town where
a) Oloroso is a specialist product
b) Manzanilla Sherry matures
c) the best Tawny Ports are made
d) Vintage Port is sent to Mature
b) Manzanilla Sherry matures
Which ONE of the following pairs match?
a) Granite and Jerez
b) Limestone and Douro Valley
c) Manznilla and Douro Valley
d) Albariza and Jerez
d) Albariza and Jerez
Where is Rutherglen Muscat produced
a) Tulbagh
b) Sierra Foothills
c) New South Wales
d) Victoria
d) Victoria
What name is given to the warehouses in which Sherry matures?
a) Lodges
b) Bodegas
c) Chais
d) Copitas
b) Bodegas
What is the name given to the soil of the Douro valley?
a) Schist
b) Tuffeau
c) Galets
d) Noval
a) Schist
Port lodges are traditionally located in which town?
a) Porto
b) Vila Nova de Gaia
c) Regua
d) Pinhao
b) Vila Nova de Gaia
Which ONE of the following pairs of grape varieties is used for the production of Maderia?
a) grenache and Muscat
b) grenache and Muscadet
c) Muscat and Corvina
d) Malmsey and Bual
d) Malmsey and Bual
Much Madeira owes its character to
a) the use of late-harvest grapes
b) the solera system
c) the Estufagem system
d) the use of black grape varieties only
c) the Estufagem system
The syle of 20 year old Tawny Port is influenced by
a) the use of Canteiros
b) oxidative ageing
c) the use of Flor
d) bottle aging
b) oxidative ageing
Which one of the following grapes can be used in the production of Vins Doux Naturals
a) Tinta Negra
b) Touriga National
c) Grenache
d) Palomino
c) Grenache
