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
