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This document contains 24 multiple choice questions testing wine knowledge. The questions cover topics like grape varieties, wine regions, production methods, and food and wine pairing. Key details assessed include Zinfandel's genetic identity, required label information, the most planted red grape variety, and pests like phylloxera that impacted European vineyards.

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This document contains 24 multiple choice questions testing wine knowledge. The questions cover topics like grape varieties, wine regions, production methods, and food and wine pairing. Key details assessed include Zinfandel's genetic identity, required label information, the most planted red grape variety, and pests like phylloxera that impacted European vineyards.

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1. Zinfandel is genetically identical to what grape variety?

• a. Massandria
• b. Plavic Mali
• c. Primitivo
• d. Telavi
2. By law, which of the following does not need to be on the label of a wine bottle?
• a. Alcohol
• b. Volume
• c. Vintage
• D. Producer
3. What is the most planted grape variety for quality wine production?
• a. Cabernet Sauvignon
• b. Merlot
• c. Pinot Noir
• d. Chardonnay
4. The best examples of Gewürztraminer are considered to come from which region?
• a. Rhine
• b. Alsace
• c. Mosel
• d. Pfalz
5. Pinot Gris grown in Italy is known as:
• a. Pinot Blanco
• b. Pinot Nero
• c. Pinot Grigio
• d. Pinot Blanc
6. What is the name of the pest that destroyed the vineyards of Europe in the late 19th century?
• a. Phylloxera Vastatrix
• b. Powdery Mildew
• c. Botrytis Cinerea
• d. Pierce’s Disease
7. Which of the following grapes is permitted for Champagne?
• a. Chenin Blanc
• b. Pinot Noir
• c. Gamay
• d. Sauvignon Blanc
8. Cabernet Sauvignon is prominent in which of the following Bordeaux appellations?
• a. Pomerol
• b. Haut-Médoc
• c. St. Émilion
• d. Entre-deux-Mers
9. Sweetness is primarily perceived
• a. On the sides of the tongue
• b. On the roof of the mouth
• c. On the front of the tongue
• d. Under the tongue
10. In France, Chenin Blanc is mostly grown in the vicinity of which river?
• a. Rhone
• b. Gironde
• c. Loire
• d. Rhine
11.Varietal labelling is frequently used in this French region.
• a. Bordeaux
• b. Alsace
• c. Champagne
• d. Burgundy
12. Which of the following is correct for order the order of serving wines?
• a. Serve older wines before young wines
• b. Serve dry wines before off dry wines
• c. Serve lighter bodied wines last
• d. Serve off dry wines before dry wines
13. Which of the following grape varieties is most likely to produce a wine that is light in color, low in tannin
• and high in acidity?
• a. Syrah
• b. Cabernet Sauvignon
• c. Pinot Noir
• d. Tempranillo
14. When matching wine and food, which of the following applies best to full-bodied dry red wines?
• a. Serve with salads with vinaigrette
• b. Serve with rich sweet desserts
• c. Serve with hearty, flavorful meat dishes
• d. Serve them as the ideal aperitif
15. The predominant grape variety in Sherry production is?
• a. Palomino
• b. Chardonnay
• c. Tempranillo
• d. Parellada
16. The grape most prominent in a wine from Rioja is
• a. Tempranillo
• b. Grenache
• c. Nebbiolo
• d. Syrah
17. Sauvignon Blanc is
• a. Generally a wine to be drunk while it is young and fresh
• b. Strongly affiliated with the Alsace region of France
• c. Most often matured in oak barrels
• d. Typically blended with Riesling in Germany
18. The oldest domesticated grape variety is
• a. Barolo
• b. Chardonnay
• c. Zinfandel
• d. Muscat
19. Crémant is the name for
• a. sparkling wine from Germany
• b. the wine made from the second pressing of Champagne grapes
• c. traditional method sparkling wine made outside of Champagne
• d. a rare wine made from Muscat
20. Varietal Sauvignon Blanc is common in
• a. Sancerre
• b. Chabliss
• c. Burgundy
• d. Alsace
21. Süssreserve refers to
• a. Putting wines aside for later release
• b. Swiss reserve wines
• c. Adding unfermented grape juice to finished wine
• d. The use of fruit from a higher quality vineyard
22. Port is made by
• a. adding spirit during fermentation
• b. blending multiple vintages of wine
• c. re-fermenting aged wine
• d. adding spirit after fermentation
23. Cava is a sparkling wine made in which of the following countries?
• a. Spain
• b. France
• c. Italy
• d. Germany
24. Most red wine in the Côtes-de-Nuits is produced from which grape variety?
• a. Gamay
• b. Pinot Noir
• c. Chardonnay
• d. Cabernet

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