Wine 101!

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Wine 101: Test Your Knowledge!

Are you a wine enthusiast looking to put your knowledge to the test? Take our Wine 101 quiz and discover how much you really know about wines, pairings, and tasting techniques!

10 engaging multiple-choice questions
Test your knowledge of old world wines, pairings, and wine descriptors
Fun for all wine lovers, from beginners to connoisseurs

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by SippingGrape123

A guest asks you to direct him to the old world red wines on the list. Which of these would you suggest?

Burgundy, Loire Valley, Sangiovese

Rias Baixas, Burgundy, Paso Robles

Mendoza, Rioja, Piedmont

Maipo Valley, Bordeaux, Alsace

A guest asks you what wine would pair well with molten lava cake. What should you NOT suggest?

Ruby Port from Portugal

Muscato from Italy

Sauvignon Blanc from Australia

Icewine from Canada

A guest tells you they typically drink Kendall Jackson Chardonnay but you don't carry that. What would you suggest in its place?

A Chablis from France

An Albarino from Spain

A Chardonnay from Willamette Valley

A Chardonnay from Chile

The complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced, including factors such as the soil, topography, and climate is known as what?

Atterrir

Terroir

Environnante

Territoire

The shape and size of a wine glass doesn't matter as long as it is good quality and is stemmed

True

False

What is the most proper order of sampling wine?

Look, sip, swirl, smell

Smell, look, swirl, sip

Swirl, smell, sip, look

Swirl, look, smell, sip

What qualifiers might be used to describe a Merlot?

Fruity, smooth, leathery, sweet

Dry, peppery, full-bodied, spicy

Fresh, grassy, floral, silky

Lush, soft, fruit-forward, medium-bodied

A guest tells you they want to like red wine but don't drink it because it is too bitter.. What would be the best way to educate them?

Tell them to try a Rose as a gateway between white and red.

Tell them you agree that red wine can be bitter and suggest they stick to white.

Tell them that red wine should never be bitter, but they might be referring to a wine's "dryness" and suggest A red that is light-bodied and fruit-forward.

Tell them to try a French Bordeaux or Red Zinfandel.

Which one of these is NOT a common descriptor for wine smells?

Candle Wick

Asparagus

Graphite

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