A Short Wine Quiz

1. What is the difference between red wine and white wine?

A. White wine is made from different grapes

B. Red wine is harvested later

C. When making red wine, the skins of the grapes are left in the wine during fermentation (Missed)

D. The skins of red wine grapes are darker in color

2. What is the difference between looking at a French wine and an American, in terms of how it's labeled?

A. French wine is better than and, therefore, more expensive than American wine.

B. American wine marked with alcohol content

C. American wine is more regulated in terms of what it can be called

D. French wine is labeled by where it is made

3. Sangiovese is the type of grape used to make...

A. Bordeaux style wine

B. White table wine

C. Chianti style wine

D. Rose wine

4. Which of these white wines is usually a little sweet?

A. Riesling

B. Sauvignon Blanc

C. Chardonnay

D. Pinot Grigio

5. Which of these red wines is usually (most commonly) a little spicy or peppery?

A. Cabernet Sauvignon

B. Shiraz

C. Merlot

D. Pinot Noir

6. Why is champagne bubbly?

A. The wine is aged less

B. The wine undergoes a secondary fermentation, usually yeast and sugar is added

C. The wine is aged in steel

D. The wine is shaken

7. What is the traditional way to pour wine during a wine service?

A. The person who ordered the wine is first, then clockwise around the table

B. The person who ordered the wine is first, then counterclockwise around the table

C. Ladies first, then men, finishing with whomever ordered the bottle

D. Ladies first, then men, no matter who ordered the bottle

8. What is a stelvin?

A. A wine opener

B. A special glass for port wine

C. A type of wine cap, commonly known as a screw cap

D. An expert on wine, like a sommelier

9. Why do people smell the cork during a wine service?

A. To see if the wine has gone bad

B. To see if the wine has been aged properly

C. To get a sense of the wine

D. Because they think they are supposed to (Missed)

10. What are the grapes in a Bordeaux style wine?

A. Cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, cabernet franc

B. Merlot, carmenere, petit verdot and cabernet sauvignon

C. Merlot, malbec and pinot noir

D. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, petit verdot, carmenere and malbec

Answers:

1. C (the color is extracted from the skins),

2. D

3. C (it is also used to make Sangiovese)

4. A (way too sweet for me) 

5. B (Syrah and Shiraz are the exact same wine)

6. B (I will discuss this in a later post)

7. C (after, of course, the person who ordered it has inspected it)

8. C (can’t just call it a screw cap, right?) Specifically, STELVIN is a registered trademark for a closure system specially designed for wine, combining an aluminum closure, a specific bottle neck finish, and a range of specific liners and closure conditions.

9. B (During a wine service, you don't need to smell the cork. You inspect the cork to see the wine has been stored properly or that something else has not happened that affects it negatively),

10. D.