Wine Decanting and Description by Gary V: Amon Ra Shiraz - Prof. John Douglas Boyer, Quizzes of Geography

Download Wine Decanting and Description by Gary V: Amon Ra Shiraz - Prof. John Douglas Boyer and more Quizzes Geography in PDF only on Docsity! Question 1 1 out of 1 points How did Gary V describe the smell of the Amon Ra Shiraz that had been previously decanted for 5-6 hours? Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answer: tones of licorice and blackberry Question 2 0 out of 1 points Gary V did not recommend decanting a top notch wine every time because that can get time consuming and is not always feasible. Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answer: True Question 3 0 out of 1 points Why decant wine now-a-days? Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answers: to allow oxygen to break-up tannins to increase flavor and complexity Question 4 1 out of 1 points How did Gary V describe the taste of the Amon Ra Shiraz that had been previously decanted for 5-6 hours? Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answer: explosive Question 5 1 out of 1 points Why did people decant wine in the "old days?" Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answer: out of necessity, older wines were not filtered and had sediment that needed to settle out Question 6 1 out of 1 points What DO is this wine from and has spent at least how much time in oak? Selected Answer: Rioja, 12 months Question 7 1 out of 1 points This wine is from what DO and is made from at least 75% of what varietal? Selected Answer: Ribera del Duero, Tempranillo Question 8 1 out of 1 points What DO is this wine from and how long has it aged in oak? Selected Answer: Rioja, 18 months Question 9 0 out of 1 points What DO is this wine from and what is it mostly made from? What QmP is this wine from and what is its ripeness level? Selected Answer: Pfalz, Beerenauslese Question 12 1 out of 1 points What QmP is this wine from and what ripeness level is it? Selected Answer: Pfalz, Trockenbeerenauslese Question 13 1 out of 1 points What QmP is this wine from and what ripeness level is it? Selected Answer: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Eiswein Question 14 0 out of 1 points What QmP is this wine from and what varietal is it made from? Selected Answer: Franken, Trocken Question 15 1 out of 1 points What QmP is this wine from and what is its ripeness level? Selected Answer: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Auslese Question 16 1 out of 1 points The smallest of Spain's several and very different zones in terms of wine production is: (Johnson) Selected Answer: Galicia Question 17 1 out of 1 points 29 The Denominacion de Origen Calificada is: (Johnson) Selected Answer: Spain's top wine distinction Question 30 0 out of 1 points Which region has been called the modern red wine miracle of northern Spain? (Johnson) Selected Answer: Rioja Question 1 1 out of 1 points What QmP is this wine from and what is its ripeness level? Selected Answer: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Spätlese Question 2 1 out of 1 points These grapes are suffering from _______ and will be used to make? Selected Answer: botrytis, Beerenauslese & Trockenbeerenauslese Question 3 1 out of 1 points What QmP is this wine from and what is its ripeness level? Selected Answer: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Auslese Question 4 1 out of 1 points Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answer: False Question 10 1 out of 1 points How did Gary V describe the smell of the newly opened Amon Ra Shiraz? Episode #18, Decanting Wine, what does it do? Selected Answer: soap smell Question 11 1 out of 1 points What DO is this wine from and how long has it aged in oak? Selected Answer: Rioja, 18 months Question 12 1 out of 1 points What DO is this wine from and has spent at least how much time in oak? Selected Answer: Rioja, 12 months Question 13 1 out of 1 points What DO is this wine from and what varietal is it? Selected Answer: Rias Baixas, Albarino Question 14 1 out of 1 points This wine is from what DO and is made from at least 75% of what varietal? Selected Answer: Ribera del Duero, Tempranillo Selected Answer: Spatburgunder Question 25 1 out of 1 points What percentage of vineyards in the Rheingau region of Germany are planted with Spatburgunder, or Pinot Noir? (Johnson) Selected Answer: 13% Question 26 1 out of 1 points The Pfalz region get an average of 32in of annual rainfall and rarely experiences drought stress. (Johnson) Selected Answer: False Question 27 1 out of 1 points What is the "trademark" of wine from Bernkastel in the Middle Mosel region of Germany? (Johnson) Selected Answer: a touch of flint Question 28 1 out of 1 points The Denominacion de Origen Calificada is: (Johnson) Selected Answer: Spain's top wine distinction Question 29 1 out of 1 points The wines from the Ruwer region are Germany's most ___________? (Johnson) Selected Answer: delicate Question 30 1 out of 1 points Spain's DO system is much less complicated than France's AC hierarchy or Italy's DOCs. (Johnson) Selected Answer: True