Acid Test

Question 1

Gewurztraminer?

Answer 1

Very Low 1/5

Question 2

Garganega (Soave)

Answer 2

High in acid 4/5

Question 3

Gamay?

Answer 3

High acid 4/5

Low Tannin 1/5

Question 4

Furmint?

Answer 4

Very high in acid 5/5

Question 5

Frappato?

Answer 5

Medium acid 3/5

Question 6

Friulano (Sauvignon Vert, Sauvignonasse) ?

Answer 6

Very high in acid 5/5

Question 7

Cinsault (sin-so) ?

Answer 7

Medium acid 3/5

Question 8

Chenin blanc?

Answer 8

Very high acid 5/5

Question 9

Champagne or sparkling wine?

Answer 9

Very high acid 5/5

Question 10

Cava?

Answer 10

Very high acid 5/5

Question 11

Crèment?

Answer 11

Very high acid 5/5?

Question 12

Carignan?

Answer 12

high acid red wine 4/5

perfect with cinnamon spiced dishes

Question 13

Blaufranckisch?

Answer 13

High acid 4/5

and high tannin 4/5

Question 14

Barbera?

Answer 14

Very high acid 5/5

Very low tannin 1/5

Question 15

Baga (bah-gah)?

Answer 15

Very high acid 5/5

Very high tannin 5/5

Question 16

Assyrtiko?

Answer 16

Very high acid 5/5

Best examples from Santorini

Question 17

Arinto (ah-teen-too)?

Answer 17

Very high acid 5/5

Question 18

Albariño?

Answer 18

Very high acid 5/5

Question 19

Airen (Air-ren)?

Answer 19

The most planted grape in spain is used for brandy because it has such soft acid.
Very low acid 1/5

Question 20

Red wines have more or less bitter due to tannin?

Answer 20

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Question 21

White,rose, and sparkling wines have more or less acidity?

Answer 21

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Question 22

Merlot?

Answer 22

Medium acid 3/5
Tannin 4/5

Flavours: cherry, plum,chocolate, dried herbs, vanilla

Question 23

Mencia?

Answer 23

high acid 4/5
high tannin 4/5

Flavours: tart cherry, pomegranate, blackberry, licorice, crushed gravel

Question 24

Melon de Bourgogne

Answer 24

Very high acid 5/5

Flavours: lime seashell, green apple, green pear, bread dough

Question 25

Fernao Pires (fer-now peer-esh) ?

Answer 25

Low acid 2/5 Portuguese wine with high intensity floral aromas. has been blended with viognier Best with green foods like cucumber dill salad, california sushi rolls and Vietnamese spring rolls Flavours: lime, peach, orange blossom, honeysuckle, clove

Question 26

Viognier?

Answer 26

Low acid 2/5

Question 27

Verdejo (ver-day-ho)?

Answer 27

4/5 highs acid herbaceous white wine grown almost exclusively in Rueda, Spain Flavours: lime, honeydew, grapefruit pith, fennel, white peach

Question 28

Verducchio?

Answer 28

high acid 4/5 primarily from Le Marche oily texture flavours: peach, lemon curd, almond skin, oily, saline

Question 29

Trebbiano (Toscano)?

Answer 29

high acid 4/5 france calls it ugni blanc makes brandy and balsamic vinegar dry white italian wine pairs with hard italian cheeses, seafood pasta, white pizza, roast chicken and pesto Flavours: white peach , lemon, green apple, seashell, basil