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1.- WHAT COUNTRY IS GENERALLY ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE

THE BIRTHPLACE OF WINE?

2. – WHAT IS WINE HIGH IN WHEN IT IS DESCRIBED AS TART?

TanninFruitAlcoholACID

3 – WHAT IS THE TECHNICAL TERM USED TO REFER TO THE COATING LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE GLASS BY RED WINE ONCE IT HAS BEEN

SWIRLED AROUND? Stamps Streaks LEGS Residue

4 – WHICH ADJECTIVE IS COMMONLY USED TO DESCRIBE

THE CRISP FLAVOR OF PORTS AND SHERRY?

Spicy Fruity NUTTY Bitter

5 – WHAT IS A SOMMELIER?

A late summer grape cropA wine tasting venueA RESTAURANT’S RESIDENT WINE EXPERTA grape producing region

6 – WHAT IS AN APPELLATION??

The description of a wine found on its labelA DEFINED GRAPE GROWING REGIONAn especially successful harvestEndorsement by a wine connoisseur

7 – WHEN DISCUSSING THE ‘BODY” OF WINE, WHAT IS BEING

REFERRED TO? The concentration of flavours and the weight of the wine in the mouth The number of different grapes that have been used The size of the grapes used The shape of the bottle it comes in

8 – CHIANTI WINES COME FROM WHICH AREA IN ITALY

Lombardy Puglia The Marches TUSCANY Piedmont

9 – IN WHICH COUNTRY IS THE VINE ZINFANDEL CULTIVATED?

USA Canada Spain Italy

10 – HOW MUCH GRAPES ARE NEEDED TO FILL ONE WINE BOTTLE?

2 ½ POUNDS 3 ½ pounds 2 pounds 3 pounds

11 – WHAT IS THE OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE TO KEEP WINE?

15 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius 18 DEGREES CELSIUS

12 – THE TONGUE IS CAPABLE OF REGISTERING FOUR TASTES.

WHAT TASTE DO YOU SENSE ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE?

SWEETNESS Sourness Acidity Bitterness