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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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1. A vibration-less environment - Constant temperature or minimal fluctuations in temperature - Minimal light exposure
Sight
ideal wine storage conditions
Smell
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
2. Intensely __________ wines usually possess high levels of extract and flavor.
pigmented
variety
equal caliber
Bitter
3. What colors can indicate high pH in a wine?
Pale yellow-greens
5-10%
equal caliber
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
4. What sense gives us the least accurate information about a wine?
aromas
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
Smell
Sight
5. 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.
A savory taste sensation.
Brick reds
equal caliber
Sweet
6. In normal breathing - what percentage of the air inhaled contacts the epithelium?
5-10%
Smell
Sight
aerate
7. What is umami?
clarity
Brick reds
A savory taste sensation.
Why a wine is decanted
8. What colors denote an older - mature red wine?
pH
Why a wine is decanted
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
Brick reds
9. Humans can identify 10 -000 different...
aromas
color and appearance
Bitter
62-68 degrees F
10. 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.
5-10%
clarity
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
aerate
11. 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.
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12. The tongue map is a map of...
5-10%
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
Brick reds
maximum sensitivity
13. When evaluating a flight of wines - evaluate the of all the wines first - then quickly smell them all before evaluating each one at length.
pH
Bitter
62-68 degrees F
color and appearance
14. What is the most familiar and frequently used sense?
Bitter
clarity
62-68 degrees F
Sight
15. What sense is the most important tool in wine evaluation?
Will increase the release of a wine's aromatics?
A savory taste sensation.
Smell
aerate
16. Aroma - although often used as a synonym for a wine's 'nose' - technically refers only to the scents of the grape ________ itself.
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
pigmented
variety
Brick reds
17. Place deodorizers in the room to scent the air
maximum sensitivity
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
Sweet
Will increase the release of a wine's aromatics?
18. What colors indicate that a wine hails from a cool growing region or was made from unripe grapes?
maximum sensitivity
Pale yellow-greens
pigmented
INAPPROPRIATE for a professional wine tasting set up?
19. Humans are least sensitive to what taste sensation?
Smell
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
1 -000
Sweet
20. Humans are most sensitive to what taste sensation?
62-68 degrees F
Will increase the release of a wine's aromatics?
Bitter
Sweet
21. Within what temperature range should full-bodied reds be served?
pH
maximum sensitivity
62-68 degrees F
color and appearance
22. Color is linked to...
aromas
pH
A savory taste sensation.
ideal wine storage conditions
23. To soften tannins - To allow more fruit flavors to emerge - To remove a wine from its sediment.
equal caliber
A savory taste sensation.
Why a wine is decanted
Smell
24. How many aromas can a human be trained to IDENTIFY?
1 -000
Gold notes in a white wine; blue notes in a red wine
Sweet
5-10%
25. Pulling the cork and allowing the wine to stand open does little to help _____ a wine.
Bitter
Brick reds
aromas
aerate