VEN 125 FINAL Latest Update| Certified
Questions with Verified Answers|
Guaranteed Perfect Score
1. Quiet - Correct Answers-- Location away from high noise activities
- Acoustic ceiling tile
- Acoustic floor tile (aka carpet...but hard to clean)
2 Factors of Wine quality: - Correct Answers-1) Extrinsic factors (subjective: price, producer,
brand, vintage, origin, critics, etc.)
2) Intrinsic factors (objective: appearance, palate, etc.)
2 out of 5 test - Correct Answers-3 cleaned and 2 spiked
P= 0.1
very fatiguing with wine
p = Probability that results could have occurred by chance alone
1-p = Probability that a real difference was perceptible
2. Controlled air and temp - Correct Answers--Positive air pressure into room (through
charcoal filter) - Temperature at 20 C (usually not an issue...)
3 types of taste buds - Correct Answers-circumvallate, fungiform, and the non-tasting filiform
3. Controlled lighting - Correct Answers-- ability to exclude ALL light
- Red light MAY mask color differences in red or white wines
- Black glasses $$$ but work well
- Low-pressure sodium lamps emit only very specific wavelength of light and so can mask color
differences (used for chicken).
4 dimensions of wine quality assessment - Correct Answers-1) Item (product)
2) User (consumer)
3) The context (when, where, how)
, 4) Rating (the "satisfaction")
4. Entryway - Correct Answers-judges should not see preparations
5 tastes - Correct Answers-sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
5. Prep area - Correct Answers-- to store glassware
- to set up and pour samples
- to store records
Acceptable Alternative Packaging - Correct Answers-1. Screw cap (89%)
2. Single Serving Bottles (75%)
3. Boxes (60%)
4. Pouches (40%)
5. Cans (20%)
Astringency - Correct Answers-Interaction of salivary proteins and tannin
- tannins bind salivary proteins forming agglomerates; saliva becomes less viscous/slippery -
mouthfeel is "drying"
Average Wine Pricing - Correct Answers-Home: $9-15 (51%), $15-20 (15%), $20+ (5%)
Restaurant: $26-36 (21%), $36-45 (12%), $45+ (8%). 25% by primarily by the glass.
Luxury: 44% spend over $50 Reasons: special occasion, to enjoy, as a gift, and for the cellar
Avoiding statistical mistakes - Correct Answers-minimize Type II error (b) also known as
maximizing Power (1 - b)
Barrel rooms - Correct Answers-have a ton of ambient odors
Calculating volumes of wines needed - Correct Answers-1. Bench tests
2. Training
3. Difference tests (if done)
4. Descriptive (3 reps)
5. Make up sessions
6. Extra for bottle to bottle problems
Questions with Verified Answers|
Guaranteed Perfect Score
1. Quiet - Correct Answers-- Location away from high noise activities
- Acoustic ceiling tile
- Acoustic floor tile (aka carpet...but hard to clean)
2 Factors of Wine quality: - Correct Answers-1) Extrinsic factors (subjective: price, producer,
brand, vintage, origin, critics, etc.)
2) Intrinsic factors (objective: appearance, palate, etc.)
2 out of 5 test - Correct Answers-3 cleaned and 2 spiked
P= 0.1
very fatiguing with wine
p = Probability that results could have occurred by chance alone
1-p = Probability that a real difference was perceptible
2. Controlled air and temp - Correct Answers--Positive air pressure into room (through
charcoal filter) - Temperature at 20 C (usually not an issue...)
3 types of taste buds - Correct Answers-circumvallate, fungiform, and the non-tasting filiform
3. Controlled lighting - Correct Answers-- ability to exclude ALL light
- Red light MAY mask color differences in red or white wines
- Black glasses $$$ but work well
- Low-pressure sodium lamps emit only very specific wavelength of light and so can mask color
differences (used for chicken).
4 dimensions of wine quality assessment - Correct Answers-1) Item (product)
2) User (consumer)
3) The context (when, where, how)
, 4) Rating (the "satisfaction")
4. Entryway - Correct Answers-judges should not see preparations
5 tastes - Correct Answers-sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
5. Prep area - Correct Answers-- to store glassware
- to set up and pour samples
- to store records
Acceptable Alternative Packaging - Correct Answers-1. Screw cap (89%)
2. Single Serving Bottles (75%)
3. Boxes (60%)
4. Pouches (40%)
5. Cans (20%)
Astringency - Correct Answers-Interaction of salivary proteins and tannin
- tannins bind salivary proteins forming agglomerates; saliva becomes less viscous/slippery -
mouthfeel is "drying"
Average Wine Pricing - Correct Answers-Home: $9-15 (51%), $15-20 (15%), $20+ (5%)
Restaurant: $26-36 (21%), $36-45 (12%), $45+ (8%). 25% by primarily by the glass.
Luxury: 44% spend over $50 Reasons: special occasion, to enjoy, as a gift, and for the cellar
Avoiding statistical mistakes - Correct Answers-minimize Type II error (b) also known as
maximizing Power (1 - b)
Barrel rooms - Correct Answers-have a ton of ambient odors
Calculating volumes of wines needed - Correct Answers-1. Bench tests
2. Training
3. Difference tests (if done)
4. Descriptive (3 reps)
5. Make up sessions
6. Extra for bottle to bottle problems
