Sample Quiz

Question 1

1. Which one of the following descriptions best defines the style of Alsace Riesling?

a) Dry with high acidity and a petrol-like nose.
b) Medium-sweet with high acidity and a petrol-like nose.
c) Dry with low acidity and a honeyed nose.
d) Medium-sweet with low acidity and a honeyed nose.

Answer 1

a) Dry with high acidity and a petrol-like nose.

Question 2

2. What is “remontage”?

a) Rousing of lees in cask during fermentation.
b) Pumping of must over skins during fermentation.
c) Heating of must to encourage fermentation.
d) Working sediment onto the cork in bottlefermented sparkling wine.

Answer 2

b) Pumping of must over skins during fermentation.

Question 3

3. What is the principal grape variety in the Rose díAnjou blend?

a) Gamay
b) Grolleau
c) Malbec
d) Cabernet Franc

Answer 3

b) Grolleau

Question 4

4. Which one of the following is an example of a low-trained, cane-pruned system of vine cultivation?

a) Guyot simple
b) Gobelet
c) Lenz Moser
d) Cruzeta

Answer 4

a) Guyot simple

Question 5

5. Which one of the following Champagne styles is the driest?

a) Dry
b) Brut
c) Extra Dry
d) Extra Brut

Answer 5

d) Extra Brut

Question 6

6. What does the word “Erzeugerabfullung” indicate on a German wine label?

a) The wine has been awarded a medal at a regional tasting competition.
b) The wine has been bottled by the producer.
c) The wine was produced organically.
d) The wine is suitable for diabetics.

Answer 6

b) The wine has been bottled by the producer.

Question 7

7. In which region of Italy is the DOCG zone of Gavi?

a) Piedmont
b) Lombardia
c) Veneto
d) Tuscany

Answer 7

a) Piedmont

Question 8

8. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a) Condrieu and Marsanne
b) Saint-Peray and Grenache
c) Saint-Joseph and Syrah
d) Cote-Rotie and Cinsault

Answer 8

c) Saint-Joseph and Syrah

Question 9

9. How is tannin detected when tasting a mature red wine?

a) Stimulation of saliva at the sides of the tongue.
b) Burning sensation at the back of the mouth.
c) Mouth-drying sensation.
d) Woody smell.

Answer 9

c) Mouth-drying sensation.

Question 10

10. What does the word “Quinta” mean on a bottle of Port?

a) Vintage
b) Winery
c) Grape variety
d) Style

Answer 10

b) Winery

Question 11

11. Which one of the following is the base spirit used for Grand Marnier?

a) Brandy
b) Vodka
c) Rum
d) Gin

Answer 11

a) Brandy

Question 12

12. Which one of the following descriptions is NOT permitted on a wine label, if the wine is to be sold within the EU?

a) Catalunya Cabernet Sauvignon
b) Coonawarra Shiraz
c) Napa Valley Zinfandel
d) New Zealand Chablis

Answer 12

d) New Zealand Chablis

Question 13

13. Which one of the following wine styles is entitled to be classified as AC Entre-Deux-Mers?

a) White wine only.
b) Red wine only.
c) White & red wine only.
d) White, red and rose wine.

Answer 13

a) White wine only.

Question 14

14. Which one of the following statements is true?

a) Bourbon can be made anywhere in the USA.
b) Bourbon is made from malted barley only.
c) Canadian whisky is made from rye only.
d) Canadian whisky is usually pot-distilled.

Answer 14

a) Bourbon can be made anywhere in the USA.

Question 15

15. What are “criaderas”?

a) Stages in the solera system.
b) Warehouses for maturing Sherry.
c) Containers for shipping Sherry.
d) Mats on which grapes are dried.

Answer 15

a) Stages in the solera system.

Question 16

16. Which one of the following villages is in the Grande Champagne district?

a) Bouzy
b) Cramant
c) Segonzac
d) Ay

Answer 16

c) Segonzac

Question 17

17. In which state of Australia is Margaret River?

a) New South Wales
b) Victoria
c) South Australia
d) Western Australia

Answer 17

d) Western Australia

Question 18

18. What is the name given to the process whereby the sediment is expelled from a bottle of Champagne?

a) Debourbage
b) Remuage
c) Buttage
d) Degorgement

Answer 18

d) Degorgement

Question 19

19. What is the principal subsoil of North-Eastern Spain?

a) Basalt.
b) Granite
c) Limestone
d) Sandstone

Answer 19

c) Limestone

Question 20

20. Where is the Aconcagua region?

a) Spain
b) Chile
c) Argentina
d) Uruguay

Answer 20

b) Chile