Wine 8

1. The higher alcohol contents and stronger odors of red wines, when compared to white wines, might lead you to have more olfactory fatigue while tasting red wines versus white wines?

True

False

2. Descriptors from the floral and tropical fruit segments of the aroma wheel are used less often for red table wines than they are for white table wines.

True

False

3. When off odors, particularly the acetaldehyde odor of oxidation, predominate in a wine

The wine is likely too young

The wine is likely dead

The wine is likely made from Zinfandel

4. From the Rhone Valley of France, called Petite Sirah by some california wineries

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

5. Which odor descriptor would you expect to find in a fine bottle of Napal Valley Carbenet Sauvignon that was spoiled by vinegar bacteria?

Strong bell pepper, eucalyptus, mint

Rose, cassis, black pepper

Tobacco, coffee, chocolate, soy

Cherry, cedar, cut green grass

Acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate

6. Refer to the five wines marked A, B, C, D, and E in the article "Napa Pinot Noirs Still Rank at the Top" (page 177) from the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 8, 1991. Which of the sound wines would you predict to have the shortest aging life in the bottle?

A

B

C

D

E

7. Used for sparkling wine production in California and France

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

8. The most commonly made blush varietal wine in California starts with this grape

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

9. A fruity raspberry aroma is typical of this variety when young; originally from Italy

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

10. The most commonly made red varietal wine in California starts with this grape

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

11. A California wine made from Pinot Noir grapes with warmer fermentation temperatures and oak aging would be?

A Beaujolais-style wine

Pinot Noir Blanc

Gamay Nouveaux

A Burgundian-style wine

Pinot Oakeaux

12. Grown in the best vineyards of Bordeaux, France

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

13. Which sensory change on the lit below would you not expect as a fine bottle of Carbenet Sauvignon ages?

The red color becomes more tawny

The tannins polymerize and the wine feels less rough

The total acid content increases

The odors and flavors become more complex and subtle

A sediment forms

14. Which odor descriptor would you expect to find in a fine bottle of 1992 Napal Valley Carbenet Sauvignon?

Bell pepper, eucalyptus, mint, maybe berries, cassis

Rose, cassis, black pepper

Tobacco, coffee, chocolate, soy

Cherry, cedar, cut green grass

Acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, geranium

15. Most likely to be vinified by carbonic maceration

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

16. Which odor descriptors would you expect to find in the bottle bouquet of a fine, well-aged 1978 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon?

Bell pepper, eucalyptus, mint

Rose, cassis, black pepper

Tobacco, coffee, chocolate, soy

Cherry, cedar, cut green grass

Acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, geranium

17. Grown in the best vineyards in the Burgundy district of France

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

18. Refer to the five wines marked A, B, C, D, and E in the article "Napa Pinot Noirs Still Rank at the Top" (page 177) from the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 8, 1991. Which wine has an off odor?

A

B

C

D

E

19. Which red table wind on the list below would you predict would have the darkest color and most tannin? It also can have an aroma of fresh ground black pepper. All are from the same vintage

Zinfandel

Pinot Noir

Gamay Beaujolais

Syrah

Merlot

20. Most vegetative/erbaceous red wine on the list

Gamay

Pinot Noir

Zinfandel

Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine 8

1. The higher alcohol contents and stronger odors of red wines, when compared to white wines, might lead you to have more olfactory fatigue while tasting red wines versus white wines?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Descriptors from the floral and tropical fruit segments of the aroma wheel are used less often for red table wines than they are for white table wines.

3. When off odors, particularly the acetaldehyde odor of oxidation, predominate in a wine

4. From the Rhone Valley of France, called Petite Sirah by some california wineries

5. Which odor descriptor would you expect to find in a fine bottle of Napal Valley Carbenet Sauvignon that was spoiled by vinegar bacteria?

6. Refer to the five wines marked A, B, C, D, and E in the article "Napa Pinot Noirs Still Rank at the Top" (page 177) from the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 8, 1991. Which of the sound wines would you predict to have the shortest aging life in the bottle?

7. Used for sparkling wine production in California and France

8. The most commonly made blush varietal wine in California starts with this grape

9. A fruity raspberry aroma is typical of this variety when young; originally from Italy

10. The most commonly made red varietal wine in California starts with this grape

11. A California wine made from Pinot Noir grapes with warmer fermentation temperatures and oak aging would be?

12. Grown in the best vineyards of Bordeaux, France

13. Which sensory change on the lit below would you not expect as a fine bottle of Carbenet Sauvignon ages?

14. Which odor descriptor would you expect to find in a fine bottle of 1992 Napal Valley Carbenet Sauvignon?

15. Most likely to be vinified by carbonic maceration

16. Which odor descriptors would you expect to find in the bottle bouquet of a fine, well-aged 1978 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon?

17. Grown in the best vineyards in the Burgundy district of France

18. Refer to the five wines marked A, B, C, D, and E in the article "Napa Pinot Noirs Still Rank at the Top" (page 177) from the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 8, 1991. Which wine has an off odor?

19. Which red table wind on the list below would you predict would have the darkest color and most tannin? It also can have an aroma of fresh ground black pepper. All are from the same vintage

20. Most vegetative/erbaceous red wine on the list