Answers for Wine Quiz C - Level 3: |
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1. A restaurant sells a bottle of wine for $45 off its wine list. Traditionally, how much should that same bottle cost in a retail store?
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a. $9.99
b. $6.99
c. $24.99
d. $30.00
e. $15.00 - A bottle of wine traditionally is marked up 3 times from the retail price. If you know the prices of some popular wines, you can determine if the restaurant is "Wine-friendly".
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2. "Green Harvesting" refers to: |
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a. Making sure the entire process, from planting to picking, is done using organic farming methods so as to minimize soil depletion.
b. Picking by hand rather than with machines that use hydrocarbon fuels.
c. Picking some of the grapes before they are ripe so as to decrease the yield of the vineyard and improve the quality of what's left to fully ripen - In France, it is established fact (and there are laws to enforce this policy) that limiting the yield of a piece of land makes the quality of the grapes improve.
d. A new grape picker/vinyard worker in his first season, who will pick fewer grapes than someone with more experience.
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3. A Jeroboam is a bottle that holds: |
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a. Three liters -A Jeroboam holds three liters or four regular (750ml) bottles of wine.
b. Two gallons.
c. One and 1/2 gallons.
d. The same as three regular bottles.
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4. When one says "This Wine has a nice Backbone", one is referring to: |
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a.The amount of acidity in the wine. - “Backbone” refers to the amount of acidity. The correct amount of acidity gives the wine structure and balance, and that allows you to combine it with food in a knowledgeable way.
b. The ability of the wine to stand up to any dish from poached sea bass to spare ribs
c. The fact that the wine has strong, earthy flavors.
d. The deep, almost mystical purple color.
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5. California's North Coast AVA includes the counties of: |
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a. Napa & Sonoma.
b. Mendocino & Lake.
c. Monterey and Santa Cruz.
d. A and B - The North Coast AVA (American Viticultural Area) includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake Counties. To qualify for a County designation, 75% of the grapes must come from that County. A smaller AVA inside that county must have 85% of the grapes from that smaller region, and to carry a Vineyard designation, 95% of the grapes must come from that particular place.
e. B and C.
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How many did you get right? |
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1 - 2 ….You absolutely should get this DVD.
3 - 4…..If you get it, you’ll still learn a lot from it.
All 5…You probably don’t need it. But buy it for a friend to get them started.
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