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What does LOAEL mean? |
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level; it is the lowest dose, at which there are ADVERSE (bad) effects. |
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% Alcohol in blood where it becomes adverse? (incoordination) |
>0.1 |
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% Alcohol in blood that causes unconsciousness (passed-out)? |
0.3 |
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% Alcohol in blood that becomes fatal in nonalcoholics? |
0.5 |
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended the legal Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) to be lowered from ____% to ____% |
.08% to .05% |
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What factors are considered when addressing an individuals BAC? |
Sex and Weight |
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What new law did Bill Clinton establish in 2000? |
He withheld highway construction funding from any state that did not comply with the .08% restriction lowering the BAC from .10% |
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According to the American Beverage Institute (ABI) more than 70% of drunken-driving fatalities are caused by driver with at least ____%, representing six or seven drinks |
0.15% |
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The ABI and the NTSB are focusing more on what kind of drunken drivers? |
Moderate drinkers; group of people who are more social drinkers, who haven't been targeted in a while. |
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NHTSA Statistics |
*There were 32,885 vehicle deaths in 2010 *10,228 were caused by drunk driving *That is 31% of vehicle deaths caused by alcohol in 2010 down 51% compared to 1991 *Drunk driving fatalities have decreased by 52% since 1982 and continue to improve |
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How does alcohol affect those who weigh more because of muscle rather than those who weigh more because of fat? |
If you weigh more because of muscle, you can drink proportionally more or less if you weigh less. If you weigh more because you are fat (since alcohol isn't soluble in fat) you can't drink any more |
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Your body metabolizes about how many grams of alcohol per hour? |
10 |
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Wine competitions typically judge wines on ___ or ___ point systems. |
20; 100 |
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Relationship between wine scores and prices are ______? |
Logarithmic |
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What is the best wine reference available? |
The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd edition, by Jancis Robinson |
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Wine Storage: 1) Keep it Cool 2) But Not Too Cool 3) Steady as She Goes |
1) Heat is the number one enemy of wine; temps higher 70 degrees F will age a wine more quickly than is usually desirable 2) Keeping wines in your household refrigerator is fine for up to a couple months, but its not good long term 3) More important than worrying about achieving a perfect 55 degree temp, is avoiding extreme frequent temperature swings. |
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Wine Storage (cont.): 4) Turn the lights off 5) Don't Sweat the Humidity 6) See Things Sideways 7) Not a Whole lot of Shaking |
4) Especially sunlight can cause a potential long-term storage 5) Wines should be stored a an ideal humidity of 70% 6) Bottles have been stored on their sides in order to keep the liquid up against the cork, which keeps it from drying out 7) Vibrations could damage wine in the long term |
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What is Belgian Lambic? |
A winey beer 2 Aspects of production that make it unique 1) spontaneous fermentation; open to the air; the more microorganisms the better; the result is a wild, funky, sour beer 2) After fermentation and barrel aging, the various batches are compared and blended. |
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Lambic Types 1) Lambic (pure) 2) Gueuze 3) Fruit 4) Faro |
1) Unblended 2) Mix of young and old lambics (2nd ferm.) 3) Lambic with the addition of fruit (either whole fruit or syrup) 4) Brown sugar is added |
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Sauternes |
French sweet wine from the Sauternais region of the Graves section (left bank) in Bordeaux; Sauternes is one of the few wine regions where infection with noble rot is a frequent occurrence |
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Noble Rot (Botrytis Cinerea) |
Causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in concentrated and distinctively flavored wines. |
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Cognac |
*Cognac is Brandy, made in town of Cognac, France *Ugni Blanc is the main grape *The brandy must be twice distilled in copper pot stills and aged at least two years in French oak barrels |
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Cognac classifications: 1) V.S. 2) V.S.O.P. 3) XO |
1) "Very special" (three stars); youngest brandy is stored for at least two years in cask 2) "Very Superior Old Pale" youngest brandy is stored for at least four years in cask 3) "Extra Old" youngest brandy is stored for at least six years but on average up to 20 years |
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Grappa |
*Grape based product distilled to a high alcohol level (essentially grain alcohol) *Made by distilling the skins, pulp, seeds, and stems left over from winemaking |
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What are Liqueurs? |
Flavored distilled products |
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Cigars |
*Christopher Columbus is credited with the introduction of tobacco to Europe *Graded by length and ring size *The word cigar comes from the Spanish word "Cigarro" |
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Wine Retailing |
*retailer makes 33% in the three-tier system *concentrate on the below $20 segment, but have good wines for people's special occasions |
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3 Steps to modernizing the winery |
1) Brand Name 2) Sustainability 3) Creating an Icon |
