Level 1 Court of Master Sommelier Intro -Exam Questions And Answers With Verified Updates

Mistral is the name for - A pervasive wind in the Rhone Valley Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) - Rotten eggs Color staining on the glass from red wine could be indicative of - Increased alcohol levels Chaptalization - Addition of sugar to must to increase the final alcohol content Brightness scale - Dull, hazy, bright, day-bright, star bright Barolo and Barbaresco are from which province of Italy? - Piedmont Acidification - The addition of acids to must or finished wine Alcoholic fermentation - Sugar+yeast=alcohol+C02 AOC - Appellation D'Origine Controlee Autolysis - Destruction of cells or tissues by their own enzymes. Dead yeast Brettanomyces - Horse Chateauneuf-du-Pape is located in - Rhone ValleyColor scale for red wines - Purple, ruby red, garnet Color scales for white wines - Straw, yellow, gold, amber Concentration scale - Pale, medium, deep Deductive tasting - Sight, Nose, Palate, Initial Conclusion, Final Conclusion Ethyl Acetate - Nail polish F.E.W. - Fruit, Non-Fruit, Earth, Wood Filtration - Microbial stability Fining - Cold stabilization, clarification Food and wine pairing - What grows together goes together Grape varietal for Amorone Della Valpolicella - Corvina-dominant How is Amarone Della Valpolicella made? - It's made from dried grapes the process is called Passito Latitudinal wine growing zones - 30* and 50* Macroclimate - The area around the vineyardMalolactic Fermentation - Tart malic acids converted to softer tasting lactic acids. Butter (Diacetyl), buttered popcorn, cream Microclimate - The area in the vineyard New World Counties - North America, South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand New World wines are? - More fruit driven Old World Countries - France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria Old World wines are? - More earthy and mineraly in flavor Red grapes of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia - Merlot Red grapes of Greece? - Xinomavro Red grapes of Sicily? - Nero d'Avola, Nerello Mascalese Secondary color and hues for red wines - Orange, brown, blue Secondary colors and hues for white wines - Silver, green, copper Sediment ine wine can be due to - Tartrates