Chapter 1 - Multiple Choice Flashcards

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Q

This refers to how much colour the wine has:

Clarity
Intensity
Colour
Nose

A

Intensity

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

True
False

A

True

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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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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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Q

The most common colour description for white wines is _____.

Straw
Lemon
Yellow
Bright

A

Lemon

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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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Red wines can be described from ____ to _____.

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

A

Purple, brown

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The most common colour for a red wine is _____.

Purple
Ruby
Brown
Tawny
Garnet

A

Ruby

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

Ruby
Purple
Light
Garnet

A

Purple

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

A

Primary

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

A

Secondary

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

22
Q

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

Complex
Rich
Simple
High volume

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

24
Q

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

Very sweet
Sweet
Off-dry
Brut

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The higher level of ____ in wines, the more your mouth waters. Sugar Tannin Acid Tawny
Acid
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Mouth watering is always a reliable way to gauge the acidity. True False
True
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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+
11 or less, 11-13.9%, 14+
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Low alcohol range
Below 11%
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Medium alcohol rang
11% - 13.9%
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High alcohol range
14% and more
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Fortified wine low alcohol range
15-16.4%
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Fortified wine medium alcohol range
16.5 - 18.4%
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Fortified wine high range of alcohol
18.5% +
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For most wines, acidity is the main contributor of body True False
False - alcohol is
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High levels of ____ makes a wine feel lighter in body Tannin Acidity Sugar Alcohol
Acidity
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Low levels of _____ can make a wine feel lighter in body. Tannin Acidity Sugar Alcohol
Tannin
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Generally, a wine will have the same flavor intensity as aroma intensity True False
True
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The ______ of the wine in your mouth can make some characteristics more apparent than on the nose Warming Watering Swishing Aeration
Warming
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Generally, flavors on the palate should NOT be the same as on the nose True False
False
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The length of finish can be an indicator of quality for a wine True False
True - longer finish indicates higher quality
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A short finish is when the pleasant flavors disappear and a structural component such as acid is the lingering flavor. True False
True
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When flavors last as long or beyond the structural components, the finish is described as ______. Deep Heavy Long Lasting
Long
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More intensity in flavor does not necessarily mean higher quality True False
True
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When discussing quality, some people also refer to a wine's flavor INTENSITY as its ______. Ripeness Pronouncedness Concentration Reciprication
Concentration
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The four criteria for assessing a wine's quality level Finish, price, concentration, complexity Balance, flavor intensity, finish, complexity Tannin, color intensity, length, complexity
Balance, flavor intensity, finish, complexity
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A wine that is ______ will show positively against 3/4 quality indicators Outstanding Very good Good Acceptable
Very good
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A wine that is ______ will show positively against 2/4 quality indicators Outstanding Very good Good Acceptable
Good
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______ is the highest label of quality level according to WSET.
Outstanding
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A _____ wine will show 0/4 of the quality indicators
Poor
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A _____ wine will show just 1/4 of the quality indicators
Acceptable
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