Wine, Beer and Spirits

Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia

sweet and fortified muscat wine

Some of the major areas that grow hops used in beer making

the Czech Republic and Germany

Scotch Whiskey and Irish Whiskey must be barrel-aged a minimum of how many years prior to bottling?

three years

Acetaldehyde a by-product of the metabolic breakdown of alcohol is more toxic than ethanol

true

By the end of the 18th century coffee was one of the world's most valuable commodities.

true

Chile is considered to be phylloxera free because of strict quarantine laws and the natural desert barrier in the north and the frozen archipelago to the south.

true

Green coffee beans are actually un-roasted seeds from the fruit (cherry) of a tropical plant

true

Places selling alcohol can potentially reduced their liability premiums by ensuring their staff has completed responsible drinking programs such as TIPS or ServSafe Alcohol

true

Sidra di Asturias is traditionally served using a "long pour" in order to aerate the cider before drinking

true

the major tea-producing areas are tropical and sub-tropical and can found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?

true

the production of traditional cider and Perry is similar to wine production

true

What is considered "moderate drinking" as defined by the USDA?

up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men

What is the name of the method of processing coffee using these steps, cleaning, pulping, fermentation, drying, hulling?

wet method

Lautering

"worst" is separated from the spent grain

Which is the order in which tea is processed?

1. drying 2. sorting 3. withering 4. fixing 5. oxidizing 6. rolling and shaping

Which of the following amounts is "one-serving" of a spirit that is 40% abv, according to the USDA?

1.5 ounces (44ml)

What amount of ethanol when consumer each day os enough to properly lead to fatty liver disease?

100 ml

What is considered "one serving" of beer at 5% abv, according to USDA?

12 ounces

Which of the drinks below represents the amount of alcohol that the body can metabolize in one hour?

12 ounces of beer with 5% of alcohol

Which of the following is considered to be "one serving" of wine at 12-14% av, according to the USDA?

5 ounces

In order to be legally called Bourbon the grain bill must include a minimum of what percentage of corn?

51%

Walla Walla AVA

AVA that includes vineyards in Washington and Oregon

What fruit is used in the Austrian fruit brandy, Marillenschnaps?

Apricot

Mendoza

Argentina

Tasmania (coolest region)

Australia

Coonawara

Australia's Lime Coast (Terra Rosa soils)

While most cognacs and armagnacs are aged, which one of the following is an example of an "un-aged" version of a distilled spirit with an aging requirement of just three months?

Blanche d' Armagnac

Cachaca

Brazil

Napa Valley AVA

CULT (California Ultra Luxury Table) wines such as Screaming Eagle or Harlan Estate

Dry Creek AVA

California AVA known for big Zinfandel wines

Calvados using pears

Calvados Domfrontais ADC

Crown Royal

Canadian Whiskey

Chile

Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon

Which of the following is an example of a tea made from herbs and/or optical instead of Cameilla sinensis ?

Chamomile tea

Stellenbosch is home to "steen" grape also known as

Chenin Blanc

Casablanca Valley

Chile (coolest region)

Which are the top four tea-producing countries according to your textbooks?

China, India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Vietnam

Which are the controlled appellations (AOC) for French ciders perries, and apple brandies?

Cidre Pays d' Ague, Poire Domfront, and Calvados

Which area is known for growing high quality Riesling grapes as well as Chardonnay?

Columbia Valley, Washington

The four main ingredients for beer are water, males grain, hops and yeast. Which adjuncts are used in the US for style or economic reasons?

Corn and rice

Valpolicella and Amarone della Valpolicella

Corvina and Rondinella

Lodi AVA

Directly east of San Francisco Bay (which brings in cool air due to gap in mountain range)

Resveratrol is a phenol that has been thought to lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce blood clots and inflammation

False

Vinho Verde Espumante

Fully sparkling wine made with Alvarinho grapes in the Minho province of Portugal

Soave

Garganega

Dunkle

German term for dark color in beer

Which countries are (PGI) protected geographical indication designed in England for cider and Perry productions?

Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire

Cognac has several well regarded AOC Crus including Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, Fin Bois, Bon Ordinaires. Of these six AOC Crus is regarded as the most prestigious?

Grande Champagne

When and for what purpose did the Germans implement the Purity Law, also known as Reinheitsgrebot?

In 1516, to mandate that beer to be made from water, barley, and hops

Brachetto d'Acqui

Italian red sparkling made in Piedmont region.

Moscato d'Asti

Italian sparkling made in Piedmont region with moscato grapes.

Tequilla

Jalisco

Palomino

Jerez in Andalusia

Which answer has the Pradikatswein subcategories listed from lowest to highest amount of grape ripeness?

Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trokenbeerenauslese

What is the name for the cider that is produced from pulp that has rest long enough for pectins to gel resulting in a slightly sweet and lower alcohol cider ?

Keeved cider

Cider apples are categorized by their levels of acidity, sweetness and tannins. because the majority of ciders are lends of the different varieties. Which apple below can be used to produce a single variety cider?

Kingston Black

Gruner Veltliner

Kremstal, Austria

Which beer would you serve at the lowest (coldest) temperature?

Lager

What is the center of the bull's eye / controlled appellation or the Appellation d' Origin Contrôlée (AOC) from which grapes were harvested that were used to make this wine

Loire Valley

Which of the following is a famous brand of cider in Ireland ?

Magners

Lujam de Cuyo, DOC and San Rafael DOC, Argentina

Malbec is signature red grape

Riesling

Mosel, Germany

Most sakes are pasteurized (many twice) to make the sake more stable. Which style of sake is unpasteurized and therefore must be refrigerated?

Namazake

Maipo Valley

Near Santiago, Chile (center of winemaking country)

Barolo or Barbaresco

Nebbiolo

Hawke's Bay (home of Gimblett Gravels)

New Zealand's North Island

Mendocino Ridge AVA

Non-contiguous American Viticultural Area that has the nickname " Islands in the Sky"

Mezcal

Oaxaca

Willamette Valley AVA

Oregon

Part of the manner in which the enjoyment of coffee spread was through public coffee houses. For example, coffee houses in western Europe were called ___________________ because the price of a cup of coffee was a penny.

Penny Universities

Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir)

Pfalz, Germany

Which type of beer was invented in Plzen (Czech Republic)?

Pilsner

Which is the premier grape variety of Oregon State

Pinot Noir

"____________" and "___________" are two terms used to describe how the tea leaves are harvested and which part of the tea plant is harvested?

Plucking and flushes

Which controlled appellations (AOC) is known for pear orchards?

Poire Domfront

Which of the following is NOT true about the wines of Portugal?

Portugal has made its reputation for several decades in white, pink and red table wines.

Whether the water is sourced naturally or altered for softness or regulating minerals through technology, brewers look for water that has:

Presence of potassium, magnesium, and phosphoric acid

Garnacha and Carinena

Priorat in Catalonia

Albarino

Rias Baixas in Galicia

Quality sake is categorized based on two things: percent of rice grain that remains after milling/polishing and if there is an addition of "brewer's alcohol. Junmai Diaginjo, considered to be one of the most complex and fragrant styles of sake, is produced from:

Rice that has been milled/polished so that it retains 50% or less of the rice grain and has no added brewer's alcohol.

Clare and Eden Valleys, Australia

Riesling

Tempranillo

Rioja

_____________ coffee can be grown in lower altitudes that allow it to be machine harvested. It is also known for its robust flavor and body as well as its ability to improve the "crema" on an espresso.

Robusta

Which of the following are examples of the subregions found in the Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy?

Rufina, Colli Florentini, Colli Senesi, and Colli Aretini

Which of the following is TRUE about sake made in Japan?

Sake often referred to as "rice wine" however the sake-making process is more like beer making than wine production.

Chianti or Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Sangiovese

Assyriko

Santorini, Greece

New Zealand

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir

Hunter Valley, Australia

Semillon - white grape used to make table wines and botrytized dessert style wines

Which type of Scotch is distilled from 100% malted barley, in a pot still, at a single distillery.

Single malt

Stellenbosch just east of Cape Town

South Africa

Which of the following Southern Hemisphere wine regions has the oldest European vines?

South Africa

Cava

Spanish wine made with macabeo, parrellada, and xarel-lo.

Jack Daniels

Tennesse

Moto is _______

The yeast starter which consists of a mixture of koji rice, steamed white rice, water and a selected strain of yeast.

Which of the following is TRUE about Rioja?

There are three subregions: Alta, Alavesa and Baja.

Argentina

Torrontes is signature white grape

Genever was awarded a Protected Geographical Indication in 2008. This means that it can be called Genever (gin) when it is produced in certain placed due its PGI status.

True

Junmai is made from rice that has been milled/polished so that it retains 70% or less of rice grain and no brewer's alcohol is added.

True

Llicorella soil is made of slate and quartzite stones found in the Priorat region of Spain.

True

Retsina is a aromatized wine that is flavored with pine resin in Greece.

True

The first step in producing higher quality sakes is milling the rice down to achieve a "seimaibuai" (percentage of grain that remains after milling) of 35 to 50% of the rice grain's original mass.

True

The form of tea is categorized by the degree of oxidation. For example, black tea is made using all the steps of processing and shows robust flavors of earth and honey. Examples of black tea include Ceylon, Darjeeling, Lapsang Souchong.

True

The most selective and expensive harvesting method for coffee requires handpicking of individually selected, ripe coffee cherries/berries and may require multiple passes through the field as coffee cherries ripen at different times.

True

The two main brewing methods of brewing coffee are pour-over and immersion. An example of immersion brewing is the auto-drip method such as the coffee machines found in many American offices and homes.

True

When sake is brewed, koji mold is used to convert the starch in rice to glucose in a process called saccharification simultaneously to the sake yeast converting glucose to alcohol

True

While you think of flavored vodkas as an American thing, in fact, Zubrowka is an example of a Polish vodka flavored with Bison Grass

True

Cognac is made from grapes. Which grapes is/are typically used to make it?

Ugni Blanc

Which state has the advantage of the Cascades as a rain shadow in their viticultural practices

Washington

Finger Lakes AVA

Where 85% of the wines from New York state are produced.

Which rice below is considered by many to be superior rice for high quality sake that is described as full-flavored and savory?

Yamada Nishiki

oldest, continuously operating brewery in the US

Yeungling

What is cirrhosis?

a non-reversible liver condition that can result from excessive consumption of alcohol

Famous craft beer created by Fritz Maytag

anchor steam in San Francisco

One of the reasons that coffee is popular is that it has a "mild stimulating" effect due to the __________ in it.

caffeine

Lagering

cold aging

the systematic tasting of coffee that is used to evaluate the aromas, flavors and overall quality of coffee is called

cupping

Milling

exposing the soluble sugar to make "grist"

Argentina is known for cider style called "scrumpy" that can be described as funky, cloudy, and natural

false

If you prefer a light roast coffee then you will consider the roasting process complete at when?

first crack

Columbia Valley AVA

includes most of the smaller Washington State AVAs

Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo AVA

located in the California Central Coast AVA

Puts-shu is

mass produced sake

Mashing

mixing grist with hot water to make "worst"

Callistoga AVA

most northern sub-appellation of Napa Valley AVA

_______________ is the process that most significantly changes the flavor and aroma compounds of tea.

oxidizing

Bordeaux, France

place where Chilean vines were sourced in 1800s

Which Anbaugebiete produces the most wine?

rheinhessen

what is another name for the milling and pulping stage in cider production where fruit is being grind into pulp?

scratting