LEVEL 1 COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIER INTRO -EXAM

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White grapes from Veneto - ----Answers---Pinot Grigio, Garganega, Glera

Grape varietal for Amorone Della Valpolicella - ----Answers-- -Corvina-dominant

White grapes from Trento-Alto Adige - ----Answers---Pinot Grigio

Viticulture - ----Answers---The study of growing grapes

Microclimate - ----Answers---The area in the vineyard

Macroclimate - ----Answers---The area around the vineyard

Latitudinal wine growing zones - ----Answers---30* and 50*

Old World Countries - ----Answers---France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria

New World Counties - ----Answers---North America, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand 1 / 2

Old World wines are? - ----Answers---More earthy and mineraly in flavor

New World wines are? - ----Answers---More fruit driven

Vitis vinifera - ----Answers---Species of grape grown for wine making

Terroir - ----Answers---A sense of place

Alcoholic fermentation - ----Answers--- Sugar+yeast=alcohol+C02

Malolactic Fermentation - ----Answers---Tart malic acids converted to softer tasting lactic acids. Butter (Diacetyl), buttered popcorn, cream

Autolysis - ----Answers---Destruction of cells or tissues by their own enzymes. Dead yeast

Chaptalization - ----Answers---Addition of sugar to must to increase the final alcohol content

Where would Chaptalization occur? - ----Answers---Cooler climates

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