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1.

Whose purification process saved the French wine industry and killed active yeast in beer?

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Answer: Louis Pasteur
2.

In Greek mythology, who is the god of wine?

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Answer: Dionysus
3.

Why is it wise to decant most commercial brands of wine prior to consuming?

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Answer: It Allows The Wine To Breathe
4.

What decade is the hit single "Days Of Wine And Roses" by Henry Mancini from?

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Answer: Sixties
5.

What grain is used to make sake?

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Answer: Rice
6.

"We will sell no wine before its time" was what wine company's slogan?

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Answer: Paul Masson's
7.

What is the California region called that is famous for their wine production?

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Answer: Napa Valley
8.

Champagne is considered what type of wine?

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Answer: Sparkling Wine
9.

What is the name for a small storeroom for storing foods or wines?

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Answer: Pantry
10.

What is a general characteristic of a "still" wine?

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Answer: No Carbonation
11.

Wine can be generally defined as the fermented juice of what fruit?

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Answer: Grapes
12.

What is a wine-like drink that is made with fermented honey?

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Answer: Mead
13.

With the exception of sparkling wines, a "dry" wine has very little what?

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Answer: Sugar
14.

What punch is made with wine and citrus juices?

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Answer: Sangria
15.

What variety of wine is produced by using frozen grapes?

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Answer: Ice Wine
16.

A Spanish wine cellar might also be referred to as what?

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Answer: Bodega
17.

If a wine is not clear, what is it?

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Answer: Cloudy
18.

What is the most important wine-making region in France?

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Answer: Bordeaux
19.

A "sparkling" wine is generally characterized by what?

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Answer: Carbonation
20.

The amount of time that a flavor lingers can be described as a wine's what?

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Answer: Length
21.

What term describes wine that runs down the side of a wine glass after swirling or sipping?

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Answer: Legs
22.

Which of these is a sweet wine that has been fortified with grape spirits?

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Answer: Port
23.

Where is wine typically aged?

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Answer: A Barrel
24.

What predominant flavor might a "green" wine have?

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Answer: Tart
25.

What kind of grapes produce the world's best wines?

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Answer: Noble
26.

What fortified wine is a key ingredient in martinis?

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Answer: Vermouth
27.

What is a wine bottle that holds 1.5 litres of wine known as?

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Answer: Magnum
28.

What scientific phenomenon is responsible for the sugar in grapes?

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Answer: Photosynthesis
29.

What term indicates the year in which a wine's grapes were harvested?

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Answer: Vintage
30.

Which of these groups uses wine to celebrate the Eucharist?

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Answer: Catholic Church
31.

What word describes the act of maintaining grape vines and canopies?

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Answer: Pruning
32.

If there is no cork in your wine bottle, you may be dealing with which of these?

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Answer: A Screwcap
33.

What is another word for burnt wine?

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Answer: Brandy
34.

What is a spice that might be added to mulled wine?

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Answer: Cinnamon
35.

What is grape juice that has not been fermented?

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Answer: Must
36.

What is another word for a champagne glass?

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Answer: Flute
37.

What is the term for a wine expert that works in a fine restaurant?

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Answer: Sommelier
38.

What breakfast food lends its name to a wine taster's professional vocabulary?

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Answer: Toasty
39.

Since the 1980's which of these have been essential in to India's wine production?

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Answer: Irrigation
40.

What is the predominant grape in German wine-making?

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Answer: Riesling
41.

Catholic priests in Argentina planted vineyards next to the monasteries to assure what?

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Answer: A Supply Of Sacramental Wine
42.

Wines produced outside the traditional European wine regions are referred to as what?

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Answer: New World Wines
43.

At what temperature does Pinot Noir reach its full bouquet?

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Answer: 65 Degrees F
44.

Wines serves "chambre" are served at what temperature?

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Answer: Room Temperature
45.

What type of wine is labeled "vin de table" in France?

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Answer: Table Wine
46.

A wine that contains 75%-85% of a predominant grape are called what?

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Answer: Varietal
47.

Who places the most importance on a wine's vintage?

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Answer: Wine Connoisseurs
48.

What is the term for the act of pouring a wine into a special container so that it can breathe?

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Answer: Decanting
49.

What is the process by which wine is exposed to air to "relax" the drink?

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Answer: Aeration
50.

Volatile compounds released from the wine into the air result in what?

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Answer: Aroma
51.

Approximately how many glasses of wine can be made from one cluster of grapes?

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Answer: 1
52.

What is another name for Sauvignon Blanc?

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Answer: Fume Blanc
53.

Where in Portugal are the grapes grown that are used to produce Madeira?

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Answer: Madeira
54.

Port wine takes its name from which Portuguese city?

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Answer: Oporto
55.

What color are the grapes used to make white wine?

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Answer: Green Or Yellow
56.

Which wine is referred to as "blush"?

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Answer: Rose
57.

Where is all Champagne (capital "C") made?

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Answer: Champagne Region Of France
58.

What happens when wine stays "on the yeast"?

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Answer: Fermentation
59.

What does it mean if a wine is "brut"?

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Answer: It's Dry
60.

What wine is used to make Chicken Marsala?

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Answer: Marsala
61.

Dry fortified wines are best served as apertifs to stimulate what?

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Answer: Appetite
62.

What happens if red wine is served chilled?

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Answer: Tannins Taste Bitter
63.

Which of these is a white varietal?

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Answer: Riesling
64.

What gives red wine its character?

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Answer: Tannin
65.

In Australia, Syrah is known as what?

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Answer: Shiraz
66.

What do you call wines that are named for their grape?

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Answer: Varietal Wines
67.

Why should the bottle be stored so that the wine touches the cork?

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Answer: So That Air Cannot Enter The Bottle
68.

What turns wine to vinegar?

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Answer: Oxygen
69.

What term refers to the acid content or acid level of a wine?

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Answer: Acidity
70.

What term is the opposite of "sweet" when referring to wine?

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Answer: Dry
71.

What is another term for a wine's bouquet or aroma?

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Answer: Nose
72.

What term refers to the flavor of the wine in the mouth?

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Answer: Palate
73.

Wine with hints of dry leaves, forest or mushrooms would be described as what?

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Answer: Earthy
74.

Wine with hints of honeysuckle or violets would be described as what?

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Answer: Floral
75.

What term refers to the wine's aroma?

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Answer: Bouquet
76.

What grape is often simply referred to as "Cab"?

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Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon
77.

Why is France more known for its wines than Germany or Italy?

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Answer: Diversity Of Climate
78.

"Vin de Table" is the French designation for what kind of wine?

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Answer: Ordinary Table Wine
79.

What country is home to the Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC)?

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Answer: France
80.

What is the best way to deal with a broken cork when opening wine?

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Answer: Push It Into The Bottle
81.

What is the French term for "dry"?

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Answer: Brut
82.

What do you call Italian wines that do not have the DOC on their labels?

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Answer: Vino Da Tavola (Table Wine)
83.

Generally, what kind of wine is most associated with Italy?

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Answer: Red
84.

What U.S. state produces more wine than any other?

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Answer: California
85.

Which state produces 89% of all wine produced in the U.S.?

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Answer: California
86.

What famous wine-producing region lies between Napa Valley and the Pacific Ocean?

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Answer: Sonoma
87.

What winery, started in the 1930's by brothers Ernest and Julio, is based in Sonoma?

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Answer: Gallo
88.

What Italian wine is commonly bottled in squat bottles encased in a straw basket?

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Answer: Chianti
89.

Which region of Italy is the home of Chianti?

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Answer: Tuscany
90.

On a typical bottle of French wine, what do the letters "A.O.C." stand for?

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Answer: Appellation D'origine Controlee
91.

Which of the following is not part of the common lingo used in describing a wine?

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Answer: Funny
92.

In 1998, what foreign winery became the largest importer of wine to the U.S.?

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Answer: Chile's Concha Y Toro
93.

What famous Rhone appellation resides in the Southern Rhone Valley?

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Answer: Chateauneuf Du Pape
94.

Which winery produced more wine than any other in 2005?

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Answer: Gallo Wines
95.

Which of the following wine producers are not a famous Port house?

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Answer: Antinori
96.

Which U.S. best-selling wine is often referred to as "over-oaked" and "not food-friendly"?

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Answer: Chardonnay
97.

Which red wine varietal is nicknamed the "King of Grapes"?

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Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon
98.

On "Northern Exposure", what priceless wine did Shelly break and replace with Eve's help?

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Answer: 1929 Latour
99.

Cabernet sauvignon is known as the king of red grapes; which varietal is known as the queen?

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Answer: Pinot Noir
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A red wine made from gamay grapes grown in the Lyon region of France is called what?

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Answer: Beaujolais
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