Q.1
You head to a top steak house for dinner and order a rib-eye. Which wine from the list would best accompany your meal?
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Cantena Alta Malbec, Bodega Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina 2011
Pinot Noir, 'Foggy Hill vineyard', Tapanappa, Australia 2010
Moulin-a-Vent, Château de Belleverne, France 2011
Estate Riesling, Klein Constantia, South Africa 2011
Q.2
You find a wine on a restaurant list named "Aphros, Loureiro, Vinho Verde" - but what does that tell you? Choose from the options below.
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Aphros = Producer, Loureiro = Grape, Vinho Verde = DOC Region
Aphros = Vineyard, Loureiro = Producer, Vinho Verde = White wine
Aphros = DOC Region, Loureiro = Producer, Vinho Verde = Wider Region
Aphros = Grape, Loureiro = Producer, Vinho Verde = DOC Region
Q.3
Sometimes the sommelier or waiter will show you the bottle then pour you a small amount of wine to try before pouring for the rest of the table - why do they do this?
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Showing you the wine and sampling it usually leads to a purchase of another bottle, allowing them to sell more wine
It's a tradition that stretches back to the royal courts of France
To double check that this was the bottle you were expecting and give you a chance to taste it for faults
So you can remember what the wine looks and tastes like for next time you come in
Q.4
In which section of the wine list would you expect to see this wine: Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Beerenauslese, J.J. Prum
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Sweet
Fortified
Sparkling
Austrian
Q.5
The person you are dining with opts for the Dover Sole and asks which wine you think they should choose from the "By the Glass" section; what would be the best fit?
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Côte Rôtie, Les Terres Sombres, Domaine Yves Cuilleron, France 2013
Coleccion 125 Chardonnay, Chivite Family Estates, Spain 2013
The Feral Fox Pinot Noir, d'Arenberg, Australia 2013
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Kollmütz, Erich Machherndl, Austria 2012
Q.6
In the white section, you spot a wine named: Dobogó, Furmint, Tokaji. What does that tell you about the wine?
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This is a 5 puttonyos Tokaji produced by Furmint
This is an off-dry white wine made by adding some of the sweet Tokaji wine from Dobogó, Hungary
This is a lean, mineral driven white wine made from the grape Furmint in Hungary
This is a lean, mineral driven white wine made from the grape Dobogó in Slovenia
Q.7
Unfortunately, the wine you have been served is suffering from cork taint - what should you do?
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Ask your waiter or sommelier to taste it and ask their opinion; and if you are still not happy request to change the bottle
Drink as much of the bottle as you can, then ask to swap it
Swirl the wine around a lot, the cork taint will blow off
Drop a copper coin in the bottom of the glass, a chemical reaction stops taste of cork taint
Q.8
You've identified what sort of wine "Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Beerenauslese, J.J. Prum" is, but where is it from?
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Alexander Valley, USA
Mosel, Germany
Clare Valley, Australia
Oberösterreich, Austria
Q.9
You're in a three michelin star restaurant and they list several vintages of Château Montrose, St.Estéphe; 1984, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2009, 2012. Which vintage has the best reputation?
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2009
1984
2012
1997
Q.10
You are looking at the Pinot Noir section of the wine list in a restaurant and spot a mistake. Which wine is out of place?
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Les Narbantons, Savigny-les-Beaune, Domaine Leroy 2007
Meczan Pinot Nero, Hofstätter 2012
Chénas, Lapierre 2013
Morey-Saint-Denis, Dujac 2011