TEST Written Section 2

Question 0

How do wines get their colour?

Answer 0

By letting the grape skins soak in the juice during fermentation.

Question 1

What are the two most common ways to store wine?

Answer 1

In Oak or Stainless Steel

Question 2

If grape skins are left in the wine for only a short amount of time what do they make?

Answer 2

A rose or ‘blush’

Question 3

Grapes grown in warm climates will produce a wine with a ______ acidity than grapes grown in cooler climates.

Answer 3

Lower. Warming climates result in high sugar low acid whereas cooler climates result in low sugar and high acid.

Question 4

What is the substance in wine that causes a firm, mouth-drying feeling in your mouth?

Answer 4

Tannin.
If you have ever eaten the skin from a red grape and felt the way it dries out your mouth and gums then you have experienced tannin. Tannin mainly comes from seeds and stems.

Question 5

Name several types of White Wine

Answer 5

Riesling, Gewerztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris/Pinot Grisgo, Sauvignon Blanc

Question 6

Name several types of Red Wine

Answer 6

Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Shiraz/Syrah

Question 7

What is the standard serving size for Red Wine?

Answer 7

Just under half a glass with a large goblet.

Question 8

What is the standard serving size for White Wine?

Answer 8

Roughly two-thirds of a glass in a glass with a smaller narrower goblet.

Question 9

What is the standard serving size for Ice Wine?

…for Port?

Answer 9

• 1 ounce in a strongly tapered goblet or straight sided goblet no larger than 6 ounces.
• 2 ounces

Question 10

What is fortified wine?

Answer 10

Wine with a spirit added. eg: Vermouth

Question 11

What is brandy?

Answer 11

A strong spirit distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. It is sometimes aged in oak casks and is usually bottled at 80 proof.

Question 12

What are common drink Modifiers?

Answer 12

• On The Rocks (alcohol Served with Ice)
• Neat (alcohol served with NO ice)
• Easy Ice (served with Less Ice than Usual)
• Loaded (Full Glass of Ice)
• Tall (Served in Tall Glass)
• Short (Served in a Short Glass)
• Double (Double Alcohol and Served in Double Glass)
• Pressed (Half Water & Half Mix)
• Back or On the Side (Mix Served in Separate Glass or Side Car)
• Splash (Half oz of Mix Added to the Top of Drink ie: Vodka Soda Splash of Cran)
• Heated (Alcohol is Warmed Prior to Serving)
• Virgin (Any alcoholic drink minus the alcohol)

Question 13

Name a couple things that contribute to ‘Off-Tasting Beer’

Answer 13

• Dirty Beer Glasses
• Old Draught; un-rotated kegs
• Dirty faucet