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Test your knowledge wine fun facts
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How many basic tastes can the tongue perceive:
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A "vertical tasting" involves:
Wines from the same vineyards or winemakers but from diff yr
Wines from same yr but from diff vineyards or winemakers
Tasting wines while standing up
3
When at a restaurant and a small amount of wine is poured to taste, the purpose here is to:
See if you like the wine
Make sure the wine is not spoiled
Make sure it is the wine you thought it was
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Which does NOT necessarily mean a spoiled bottle of wine?
Moldy Smell
Vinegar Smell
Bottle Stink
5
What is the dominant grape in Chianti wines?
Dolcetto
Zinfandel
Sangiovese
6
Why are red wines usually aged in oak barrels?
To greatly improve the color
Stainless steel tanks would spoil the wine
To improve the wine's ability to age
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Black pepper, plum and blackberry flavors describe which wine?
Shiraz
Pinot Grigio
Beaujolais
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What can salty foods do to tannic wine?
Diminish the tannic quality
Make the wine seem even more tannic
Make the wine seem sweet
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6. What does "appellation" refer to in France?
Wines from the mountains
Place of origin of the wine
Wines with an apple flavor
10
Reducing the grape crop usually does what for the resulting wines?
Intensifies the flavor
Dilutes the fruit qualities
Lowers the alcohol level
11
By law, the word "Reserve" may only be placed on which US made wines?
Rare vintages available only to select clients
Wines aged at least 10 yrs before being released to the mkt
Any wine
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How long does it take before a new grapevine would bear fruit suited to winemaking?
About 6 months-year
About 20-30 years
About 3-5 years
