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Chapter 1 - Multiple Choice Flashcards

1
Q

This refers to how much colour the wine has:

Clarity
Intensity
Colour
Nose

A

Intensity

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2
Q

Glasses should be held at this angle to assess intensity:

30 degrees
50 degress
45 degrees
20 degrees

A

45 degrees

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3
Q

When evaluating intensity, you want to see how far the colour extends from the _____ to the ____.

Middle, outside
Core, rim
Bowl, rim
Inside, outside

A

Core, rim

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4
Q

A white wine always looks colourless at the rim when held at 45 degrees

True
False

A

True

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5
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A white or red wine, if lightly colored from the core to the rim, can be described as ____. If the color reaches almost to the rim for a white and intensely pigmented for red wines, it can be described as _____.

Light, dark
Pale, deep
Pale, rich
Lucid, full

A

Pale, deep

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6
Q

IF a red wine is “deep” in intensity, it should be impossible to see the stem from above.

True
False

A

True

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7
Q

The most common colour description for white wines is _____.

Straw
Lemon
Yellow
Bright

A

Lemon

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8
Q

This is the appropriate colour scale for white wines.

Lemon-green, lemon, gold, amber/brown

Light, lemon, gold, brown

Lemon, amber, gold, lemon-green

A

Lemon-green, lemon, gold, amber/brown

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9
Q

Red wines can be described from ____ to _____.

Red, dark red
Light, pink
Purple, brown
Purple, tawny

A

Purple, brown

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10
Q

The most common colour for a red wine is _____.

Purple
Ruby
Brown
Tawny
Garnet

A

Ruby

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11
Q

Red wines with a noticeable blue or purple color are described as _____.

Ruby
Purple
Light
Garnet

A

Purple

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12
Q

If there is a noticeable orange or brown color but the wine is still more red than brown, it is described as _____.

Tawny
Brown
Garnet
Ruby

A

Garnet

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13
Q

Garnet describes a red wine that is more orange/brown than red.

True
False

A

False - it describes a wine that is more red than orange/brown, but still has noticeable orange/brown.

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14
Q

What color does this describe?

A red wine that is more orange/brown than red, but still has some red.

A

Tawny

The inverse is Garnet.

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15
Q

If a rose wine shows a hint of orange, then it can be described as _____.

Amber
Orange/pink
Pink-orange

A

Pink-orange

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16
Q

______ can be used to describe a rose in which orange is the dominant color.

Orange-pink
Orange-rose
Orange
Amber

A

Orange

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17
Q

For aroma intensity, if the aromas are immediately present when your nose is instered in the glass, it is described as ____.

Profound
Strong
Pronounced
Deep

A

Pronounced

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18
Q

The three ways to describe aroma intensity are:

Light, medium, pronounced

Pale, deep, medium

Light, lightly pronounced, very pronounced

A

Light, medium, pronounced

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19
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These kind of aromas come from the fruit directly during fermentation, and not from post fermentation.

A

Primary

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20
Q

These aromas such as oak come from during the post fermentation period.

A

Secondary

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21
Q

These aromas come from the ageing process. Such as oxidative, coffee, or honey when the wine has been bottled a long time.

A

Tertiary

22
Q

A more _____ wine may express a wider range of primary aroma clusters, as opposed to just one.

Complex
Rich
Simple
High volume

A

Complex

23
Q

On the palate, if the wine has a _____ level of sweetness, it has a distinct level of sugar, but not sweet enough to partner most desserts.

Off-dry
Medium
Deep
Very sweet

A

Medium

24
Q

_____ covers wines where the presence of sugar has become the prominent feature of the wine.

Very sweet
Sweet
Off-dry
Brut

A

Sweet

25
Q

The higher level of ____ in wines, the more your mouth waters.

Sugar
Tannin
Acid
Tawny

A

Acid

26
Q

Mouth watering is always a reliable way to gauge the acidity.

True
False

A

True

27
Q

The levels for low, medium, and high amounts of alcohol are, respectively:

14-15%, 16-17%, 17+

10-12%, 13-15%, 16+

11 or less, 11-13.9%, 14+

A

11 or less, 11-13.9%, 14+

28
Q

Low alcohol range

A

Below 11%

29
Q

Medium alcohol rang

A

11% - 13.9%

30
Q

High alcohol range

A

14% and more

31
Q

Fortified wine low alcohol range

A

15-16.4%

32
Q

Fortified wine medium alcohol range

A

16.5 - 18.4%

33
Q

Fortified wine high range of alcohol

A

18.5% +

34
Q

For most wines, acidity is the main contributor of body

True
False

A

False - alcohol is

35
Q

High levels of ____ makes a wine feel lighter in body

Tannin
Acidity
Sugar
Alcohol

A

Acidity

36
Q

Low levels of _____ can make a wine feel lighter in body.

Tannin
Acidity
Sugar
Alcohol

A

Tannin

37
Q

Generally, a wine will have the same flavor intensity as aroma intensity

True
False

A

True

38
Q

The ______ of the wine in your mouth can make some characteristics more apparent than on the nose

Warming
Watering
Swishing
Aeration

A

Warming

39
Q

Generally, flavors on the palate should NOT be the same as on the nose

True
False

A

False

40
Q

The length of finish can be an indicator of quality for a wine

True
False

A

True - longer finish indicates higher quality

41
Q

A short finish is when the pleasant flavors disappear and a structural component such as acid is the lingering flavor.

True
False

A

True

42
Q

When flavors last as long or beyond the structural components, the finish is described as ______.

Deep
Heavy
Long
Lasting

A

Long

43
Q

More intensity in flavor does not necessarily mean higher quality

True
False

A

True

44
Q

When discussing quality, some people also refer to a wine’s flavor INTENSITY as its ______.

Ripeness
Pronouncedness
Concentration
Reciprication

A

Concentration

45
Q

The four criteria for assessing a wine’s quality level

Finish, price, concentration, complexity

Balance, flavor intensity, finish, complexity

Tannin, color intensity, length, complexity

A

Balance, flavor intensity, finish, complexity

46
Q

A wine that is ______ will show positively against 3/4 quality indicators

Outstanding
Very good
Good
Acceptable

A

Very good

47
Q

A wine that is ______ will show positively against 2/4 quality indicators

Outstanding
Very good
Good
Acceptable

A

Good

48
Q

______ is the highest label of quality level according to WSET.

A

Outstanding

49
Q

A _____ wine will show 0/4 of the quality indicators

A

Poor

50
Q

A _____ wine will show just 1/4 of the quality indicators

A

Acceptable

51
Q
A

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