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Wine Tasting And Etiquette
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 25 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Humans are most sensitive to what taste sensation?
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
aromas
Sight
Bitter
2. Aroma - although often used as a synonym for a wine's 'nose' - technically refers only to the scents of the grape ________ itself.
Pale yellow-greens
variety
Smell
5-10%
3. When evaluating a flight of wines - evaluate the of all the wines first - then quickly smell them all before evaluating each one at length.
62-68 degrees F
color and appearance
Sight
Sight
4. When tasting sparkling wines whose base cuvees are of _______ - judge them by virtue of their bead and mousse...the smaller the bead and the more generous the mousse - the higher the quality of the sparkling wine.
Sweet
62-68 degrees F
maximum sensitivity
equal caliber
5. Pulling the cork and allowing the wine to stand open does little to help _____ a wine.
aromas
clarity
aerate
Brick reds
6. How many aromas can a human be trained to IDENTIFY?
1 -000
Will increase the release of a wine's aromatics?
color and appearance
Brick reds
7. In order to inspect a wine for ________ - hold the wine up to a bright light or use flashlight with a focused beam to check for particulate matter.
clarity
ideal wine storage conditions
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
Sweet
8. A vibration-less environment - Constant temperature or minimal fluctuations in temperature - Minimal light exposure
Sight
ideal wine storage conditions
Sight
Will increase the release of a wine's aromatics?
9. Intensely __________ wines usually possess high levels of extract and flavor.
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
pigmented
Sight
color and appearance
10. In normal breathing - what percentage of the air inhaled contacts the epithelium?
Pale yellow-greens
color and appearance
5-10%
aromas
11. Within what temperature range should full-bodied reds be served?
aerate
62-68 degrees F
Sweet
Sight
12. What colors indicate that a wine hails from a cool growing region or was made from unripe grapes?
5-10%
Why a wine is decanted
Sweet
Pale yellow-greens
13. Place deodorizers in the room to scent the air
Brick reds
Why a wine is decanted
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
5-10%
14. Color is linked to...
equal caliber
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
aromas
pH
15. What sense is the most important tool in wine evaluation?
Smell
pH
maximum sensitivity
Sight
16. What colors can indicate high pH in a wine?
Sight
1 -000
Pale yellow-greens
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
17. The tongue map is a map of...
Sweet
maximum sensitivity
Smell
clarity
18. Humans are least sensitive to what taste sensation?
5-10%
Will increase the release of a wine's aromatics?
62-68 degrees F
Sweet
19. What sense gives us the least accurate information about a wine?
equal caliber
Sight
aerate
ideal wine storage conditions
20. What is umami?
A savory taste sensation.
color and appearance
clarity
Why a wine is decanted
21. Humans can identify 10 -000 different...
62-68 degrees F
color and appearance
clarity
aromas
22. To soften tannins - To allow more fruit flavors to emerge - To remove a wine from its sediment.
Sight
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
Bitter
Why a wine is decanted
23. Warming the glass (and the wine) by holding the bowl of the wineglass in your hands - Swirling the wine in the glass - Decanting the bottle before pouring the wine into the glass.
24. What colors denote an older - mature red wine?
pigmented
equal caliber
Brick reds
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
25. What is the most familiar and frequently used sense?
Sight
5-10%
maximum sensitivity
Sweet