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3 ways to make a sweet wine?

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Late Harvest, Botrytus, IceWine

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Who is the father of the US wine industry?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Generic labeling is legal in Washington and Oregon, T/F?

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False

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Proprietary labeling is a type of labeling that…

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Labels the bottle by fantasy names

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The Brix Scale measures what?

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The unconverted sugar at the time of harvest

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What is viniculture?

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The process of making wine

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Chapitalization?

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Adding sugar to a wine to raise the alcohol levels

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What is aroma?

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The smell derived from grapes

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Enrichment?

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Adding grape must to a wine to raise the alcohol levels

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What is residual sugar?

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The unconverted sugar content of a finished wine

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What is viticulture?

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The process of growing grapes

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What is bouquet?

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The smell that comes from aging

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Phylloxera?

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Insect louse that attacks vines at their rootstocks

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What AVA is known as the Bordeaux of NY state?

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Long Island

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The Niagara Peninsula is best known for producing what style of wine?

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Icewine (high in acid and sugar)

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Los Carneros is split between what two counties?

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Napa and Sonoma

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Mendoza is known for top quality…?

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Malbec

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Pinotage is a genetic hybrid of what?

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Pinot Noir and Cinsault

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Where is Central Otago and what is it known for?

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South Island, NZ - Pinot Noir

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What are the acids used in wine making?

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Tartaric
Lactic
Malic
Citric

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Pinotage is what body?

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Full bodied red

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What are the four ways to stop firmentation?

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Fortification - Adding a spirit
Yeast dying off at 15.5 leaving residual sugar
Yeast eating until they are full at >15.5 and no residual sugar = dry
Chilling the tanks to 20F

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Where is Central Otago and what grape is it known for?

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South Island, New Zealand - Pinot Noir

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Matching a Sauvignon Blanc with Fresh Goat Cheese is an example of complementing flavored, T/F?

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True

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What wine would you pair with oysters on the half shell?
Light - Champagne, Stainless steel, etc.
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What wines would you pair with a rare rib eye steak?
Heavy reds - Merlot, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cab Sav etc.
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Who introduced blending to Champagne production?
Dom Perignon
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What is disgorgement?
Freezing the neck of the bottles after riddling to remove the yeast/sediment
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Levels of champagne sweetness?
Extra brut, brut, extra dry, sec, Demi-sec, doux
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What is Clare Valley known for?
Riesling
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What is Barossa known for?
Shiraz
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What is Willamette Valley known for?
Pinot Noir
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What is Cafayate known for?
Torrontes
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What is Stellenbosch known for?
Chenin Blanc "Steen"
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What is Coonawarra known for?
"Bordeaux of South Australia" - Cab Sav
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What is Dry Creek known for?
Zinfandel
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What is Marlborough known for?
Sauvignon Blanc
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What are the three grapes of Champagne?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Munere
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Aging effects wine by:
Making the wine more complex and smoothing out the tannins
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The insect louse that affects the rootstocks is known as:
Phylloxera
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Riddling was introduced by:
Veuve Clicquot
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Rain bread pudding would pair with:
Chenin Blanc Botrytus
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Poached sole would pair well with:
Chenin Blanc
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Spicy kimchi would be paired with:
Champagne Demi-sec
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The largest acid found in grapes is:
Tartaric
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The Red Mountain Valley AVA is in:
Washington
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The Bordeaux of New York is:
Long Island - The Hamptons - North Fork
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The red grape for champagne is:
Pinot Noir
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What is dosage/liqueur d'expedition?
The addition of sugar to adjust sweetness in champagne
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Dessert wines should be:
Equally sweet or sweeter than the dessert
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How many glasses of wine do you get from a wine bottle?
750 mL - 25.4 fl oz = 5 GLASSES
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What are the wine laws for the state of California?
75/85/95
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What does Los Carneros produce?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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Is it illegal to produce general labels where?
Washington and Oregon
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Hybrids are illegal where?
Washington
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Pouting with heavy Demi, mushrooms and aged Swiss cheese can go with:
Heavy red - Merlot, Cab Sav, etc
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When serving a second bottle of the same wine to the guest we do not change the glass as the wine is the same, T/F?
False
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The Finger Lakes, Anderson Valley and Los Carneros are known for producing what?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling wines
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Chardonnay is grown in what region?
Region 1
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If a bottle labeled Chardonnay comes from Rogue Valley (Oregon), what percentage of grapes should be Chardonnay?
90
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SouthEastern Australia covers the majority of vineyards in Australia, T/F?
True
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The Central Valley in California produces the highest quality wines in California, T/F?
False
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Fume Blanc is another extensively marketed name for?
Sauvignon Blanc
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What would pare well with a rare steak with mashed potatoes?
Heavy reds - Cab Sav
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The A rack known for riddling is known as:
Pupitre
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Estate bottled means?
The wine has been produced from the same AVA the grapes were grown in
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T/F, Pinot Noir is a crossover red wine?
True
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How to find Brix:
Degrees \ 2 + 2 OR Percentage - 2 X 2
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The process for clarification of wine is known as:
Racking and fining
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What process creates a fruity wine with low tannins, usually served with a chill?
Carbonic Maceration
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What would you pair with a ceviche to complement it?
Sav Blanc
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Maipo Valley is known for?
Carmanere and Cab Sav
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How do you know which Chardonnay to serve coolest?
The newest one (older Chardonnay is more complex) and the one with a more general AVA because it's likely to be lower quality
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Name one alternative wine grape species:
Virus Labrusca
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What term best describes Seyval Blanc and Baco Noir?
Hybrids. Can be grown anywhere but Washington!
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What is the bacterium carried by the glassy winged sharpshooter?
Pierce's Disease
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What term refers to a subgroup of varietals bred to fit a specific terroir?
Clone
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When does blending occur?
With finished wine
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When does field-blending occur?
With un-fermented grape juice/grapes
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What is the term for fermenting grapes without crushing them? Where is this common? Would you decant these wines?
Carbonic Maceration - Beajulais - No
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What is bleeding?
Draining some juice from the fermenting grape must to give the rest of the juice more skin contact
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What is enrichment?
Adding grape must to increase alcohol content
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What is Chapitalization?
Adding sugar to increase alcohol content
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How do winemakers keep the raft of grape skins on top of fermenting wine from becoming dry and ineffective?
Remontage "punching down" or "pumping over"
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What is the term for straining wine through very small holes to remove sediment?
Filtration
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What method of clarifying wine may involve egg whites, gelatin, bentonite etc.?
Fining
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What is the term for transferring wine from one container to another using a hose?
Racking
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What effect does malolactic fermentation have on wine?
- Removes harsh green apple - Smooths tannins - Adds body/complexity - Extends the shelf life
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Two reasons for decanting?
Aeration and removal of sediment
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What quality is important for balancing out a sweet wine?
Acid
91
Three methods for making sparkling wine?
- Method Champenoise (THIS) - Charmat/Bulk/Tank Method (THE) - Transfer method
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What is riddling?
The process of shaking and gradually tipping over Champagne bottles
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What's the term for the bubbles streaming up through a flute of sparkling wine?
Perleage
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What's the term for the bubble when they gather at the top of the flute?
Mousse
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What term refers to using the same or similar wine in a dish that you're serving it with?
Bridging/Echoing
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What term refers to drinking a wine that refreshes your palate?
Palate Cleansing
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What kind of wines would go with shrimp in a herbed lemongrass broth?
Light - Riesling, Gewurtztraminer etc.
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What US wine region is at a similar latitude as Burgundy?
Oregon
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What state does "reserve" actually matter in?
Washington (10% or 3,000 cases)
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What are the three methods of labeling?
Generic, Proprietary and Varietal

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