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