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60 Cards in this Set
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What are the three methods used to make sweet wines?
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-Interrupt fermentation
-add sweet component -concentrate grape sugar |
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Name three sweet wines where alcohol during fermentation (not including port)
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Moscatel de Valencia
Vins doux naturels Liqueur Muscat |
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Where is Moscatel de Valencia from?
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Valencia, Spain
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Where is liqueur Muscat from?
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Australia
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Flavors of Liqueur Muscat?
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Complex dried fruit and nutty oxidative aromas
Sweet, full body, high alcohol Amber, brown color |
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Flavors of Vins Doux Naturels?
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Fresh floral and fruity aromas
Sweet, full body, high alcohol Gold color |
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Flavors of Moscatel de Valencia?
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Pronounced floral and fruity flavor
full body |
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What grape is used for Moscatel de Valencia, Vins Doux Naturels and Liqueur Muscat?
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Muscat grapes
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What are some sweet liquids that can be added to sweeten wines?
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Grape concentrate
Sussreserve |
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What are the three ways used to concentrate sugar in grapes?
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-Noble rot/botrytis
-Drying grapes -Freezing |
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What are the 4 names of sweet wines made from noble rot?
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Sauternes
Tokaji BA and TBA Botrytis Semillon |
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Where is Sauternes from and what grape variety is it made of?
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From Bordeaux, Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc blend
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What country makes Tokaji?
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Hungary
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What are the flavor characteristics of Tokaji?
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dried fruit and botrytis
sweet medium alcohol with high acidity |
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Where is Botrytis Semillon made?
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Australia
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What are the flavor characteristics of BA and TBA?
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tropical dried fruit and botrytis
golden color sweet, high acidity, low acohol, light body |
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What countries is Icewine made in?
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Canada, Austria, Germany
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What are the flavor characteristics of Icewine?
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Concentrated pure fruit flavors and aromas
high acidity and very sweet |
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How is Sherry made?
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From a neutral wine base that is forfitied and aged in solera
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What are the three major styles of Sherry?
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Fino
Amontillado Oloroso |
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What is present in Amontillado and Oloroso Sherry but nor in Fine because of the flor that is added?
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Oxidative aromas
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What is the style of Sherry Amontillado?
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nutty oxidative aromas
dry or medium sweet amber color |
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What is the style of Sherry Oloroso?
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meaty nutty oxidative aromas
full-bodied and dry, medium or sweet brown color |
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What is the style of Sherry Fino?
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Yeasty aromas
medium-bodied and dry |
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What is Cream Sherry?
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Combination of all three Sherries and sweetened
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What is Pale Cream Sherry?
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A sweetened Fino Sherry
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How is Port made?
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Addition of grape spirit to interrupt fermentation to leave some sugars. Aged in oak.
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What are the three types of Port?
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Ruby Port
Vintage Port Tawny Port |
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What is PX (Pedro Ximenez)?
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A style of Sherry that is intensely sweet made from sun dried Pedro Ximenez grapes
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What are the characteristics of Ruby ports?
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Ruby color
Red and black fruit and spice aromas full body, sweet with high alcohol little or no tannin |
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What are the characteristics of Vintage Port?
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Ruby color
more intense,complex fruit med/high tannin |
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What are the characteristics of Tawny Port?
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Tawny color
complex nutty fruity aromas sweet with little or no tannin |
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What are the two distillation process for making spirits?
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Pot distillation
Continuous distillation |
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What is pot still mostly used for?
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relatively low strength spirits
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What are the characteristics of all spirits coming direct from the still?
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Water-white and bone dry
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What are the spirits diluted with to reduce the alcohol content to 40%?
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Water
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What is the difference in taste in a lower strength spirit from higher strength spirit?
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Lower strength spirit have more character of base material but harsher alcohol.
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What is Brandy made of?
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grapes
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What are the two french variety of Brandy?
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Armagnac and Cognac
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How is the age indicated on Brandy, and that is only legally controlled by Armangnac and Cognac?
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VS, VSOP, XO, Napoleon
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What are the flavor differences between Armagnac and Cognac?
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Cognac: Fruity, floral, elegant
Armagnac: robust, dried fruit aromas |
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Where is Brandy de Jerez from?
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Spain
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What are the characteristics of Brandy de Jerez?
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Dried fruit, robust medium sweetness
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What is Whisky made from?
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Cereal grains (some malted)
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Scotch Whisky can only be made in --------------- and has to be aged for a minimum of ------------- years.
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Scotland, 3.
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Irish Whisky can only be made in --------------- and has to be aged for a minimum of ------------- years.
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Ireland, 3.
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What are the 3 American Whiskey?
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Bourbon
Tennessee Canadian |
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What is the grain mostly used in Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey?
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Maize
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What is the difference between Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey?
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Tennessee whiskey is charcoal filtered which adds smokey aromas.
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Are American Whiskeys oaked?
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Yes, American oak
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What is Rum made of?
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Sugar cane or molasses
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What are the three colors of Rum?
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White
Golden Dark |
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What are the flavor differences between golden rum and dark rum?
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Dark rum will be more complex with dried fruit aromas, spice and oak.
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Is the color in Rum due to aging?
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No, added caramel
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What is the base material for vodka?
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Any fermentable base material. Grains, potatoes, grapes.
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What are the two styles of vodka?
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Neutral
Characterful-base material aromas |
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What is a characteristic of Gin compared to other spirits?
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Botanical flavoring- juniper, coriander, citrus peel
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What does London Dry Gin mean?
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Better quality because done with botanicals not extract.
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What is the basic ingredient in tequila?
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Agave
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What are the three styles of Tequila?
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Plata
Golden Reposado |