evel 1 sommelier exam 2025 VERIFIED EXAM
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QUESTIONS WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS –
100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS RATE, ALL THE BEST.
What is the main species of wine grapes - ANSWER ✔✔-Vitis vinifera
What is a green harvest - ANSWER ✔✔-Pruning bad grapes in order to send nutrients
to the healthy ones
Name 4 vineyard pests - ANSWER ✔✔-Phylloxera, mealybug, mites, glassy winged
sharpshooter
Name 4 vine diseases - ANSWER ✔✔-Powdery mildew, downy mildew, leaf roll virus
and fanleaf degeneration, pierces disease
What is brix - ANSWER ✔✔-Sugar measurement of grapes
Sugar+ yeast= - ANSWER ✔✔-Co2+alcohol+flavor+aroma+heat
What is chaptalization - ANSWER ✔✔-Adding sugar to unfermented grape must to
increase the alcohol content after fermentation
What is carbonic maceration - ANSWER ✔✔-Whole grapes are fermented in a co2 rich
environment prior to crushing
What is malolactic fermentation - ANSWER ✔✔-The conversion of malic acid into softer
lactic acid, can often give a buttery taste
What is a stelvin - ANSWER ✔✔-A screw cap
Wines in burgundy are defined mainly by what - ANSWER ✔✔-Their producers
Negociant - ANSWER ✔✔-Merchants who do not own the vineyard land, but will buy
grapes and or finished wine for blending and bottling under their own label
Domaine - ANSWER ✔✔-The entire process from growing the grapes to bottling and
ageing the wines takes place at the domaine itself
What are the main grapes in burgundy - ANSWER ✔✔-Pinot noir and chardonnay
Chablis climate - ANSWER ✔✔-Continental (high in acid)
Chablis soil - ANSWER ✔✔-Kimmeridgian clay/limestone (mineral)
, What are the five distinct regions of burgundy - ANSWER ✔✔-Chablis, cote d'or,
maconnais, cote chalonnaise, Beaujolais
Soil of cote d'or - ANSWER ✔✔-Marl and limestone
What grape dominates cote de nuits - ANSWER ✔✔-Pinot noir
What grape dominates cote de beaune - ANSWER ✔✔-Chardonnay
What aoc has the most grand crus in cote de nuits - ANSWER ✔✔-Gevrey-chambertin
(9)
Highly regarded vintages of cote de nuits - ANSWER ✔✔-02,05,09,10,11,12
Highly regarded vintages of the cote de beaune - ANSWER ✔✔-02,05,09,10,11,12
What region of the cote chalonnaise makes the wine from aligote - ANSWER
✔✔-Bouzeron
Famous region in maconnais that makes wine from chardonnay - ANSWER
✔✔-Pouilly-fuisse
What grape is Beaujolais made from - ANSWER ✔✔-Gamay
Name four crus in Beaujolais - ANSWER ✔✔-Moulin-a-vent, Morgon, brouilly, cote de
brouilly
What method is used to make prosecco - ANSWER ✔✔-Charmat method
What is the most common method of making champagne - ANSWER ✔✔-Methode
champenoise aka methode traditionnelle (2nd fermentation in bottle)
What is liqueur de tirage - ANSWER ✔✔-A mixture of wine, sugar, and yeast that is
added to still wine during secondary fermentation in champagne
What are the main steps of the classic method of making champagne - ANSWER ✔✔-1.
primary fermentation 2. Secondary fermentation (liqueur de tirage, and sur lie aging) 3.
Removal of sediment (riddling, disgorging, and dosage)
What is autolysis - ANSWER ✔✔-The gradual breakdown of yeast cells in the bottle
How long does secondary fermentation take in the classic method - ANSWER ✔✔-6-12
weeks
What are the spent yeast cells in champagne called - ANSWER ✔✔-Lees
What is riddling or remuage - ANSWER ✔✔-The gradual movement off expired yeast
cells (sediment) to the neck of the bottle by turning
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QUESTIONS WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS –
100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS RATE, ALL THE BEST.
What is the main species of wine grapes - ANSWER ✔✔-Vitis vinifera
What is a green harvest - ANSWER ✔✔-Pruning bad grapes in order to send nutrients
to the healthy ones
Name 4 vineyard pests - ANSWER ✔✔-Phylloxera, mealybug, mites, glassy winged
sharpshooter
Name 4 vine diseases - ANSWER ✔✔-Powdery mildew, downy mildew, leaf roll virus
and fanleaf degeneration, pierces disease
What is brix - ANSWER ✔✔-Sugar measurement of grapes
Sugar+ yeast= - ANSWER ✔✔-Co2+alcohol+flavor+aroma+heat
What is chaptalization - ANSWER ✔✔-Adding sugar to unfermented grape must to
increase the alcohol content after fermentation
What is carbonic maceration - ANSWER ✔✔-Whole grapes are fermented in a co2 rich
environment prior to crushing
What is malolactic fermentation - ANSWER ✔✔-The conversion of malic acid into softer
lactic acid, can often give a buttery taste
What is a stelvin - ANSWER ✔✔-A screw cap
Wines in burgundy are defined mainly by what - ANSWER ✔✔-Their producers
Negociant - ANSWER ✔✔-Merchants who do not own the vineyard land, but will buy
grapes and or finished wine for blending and bottling under their own label
Domaine - ANSWER ✔✔-The entire process from growing the grapes to bottling and
ageing the wines takes place at the domaine itself
What are the main grapes in burgundy - ANSWER ✔✔-Pinot noir and chardonnay
Chablis climate - ANSWER ✔✔-Continental (high in acid)
Chablis soil - ANSWER ✔✔-Kimmeridgian clay/limestone (mineral)
, What are the five distinct regions of burgundy - ANSWER ✔✔-Chablis, cote d'or,
maconnais, cote chalonnaise, Beaujolais
Soil of cote d'or - ANSWER ✔✔-Marl and limestone
What grape dominates cote de nuits - ANSWER ✔✔-Pinot noir
What grape dominates cote de beaune - ANSWER ✔✔-Chardonnay
What aoc has the most grand crus in cote de nuits - ANSWER ✔✔-Gevrey-chambertin
(9)
Highly regarded vintages of cote de nuits - ANSWER ✔✔-02,05,09,10,11,12
Highly regarded vintages of the cote de beaune - ANSWER ✔✔-02,05,09,10,11,12
What region of the cote chalonnaise makes the wine from aligote - ANSWER
✔✔-Bouzeron
Famous region in maconnais that makes wine from chardonnay - ANSWER
✔✔-Pouilly-fuisse
What grape is Beaujolais made from - ANSWER ✔✔-Gamay
Name four crus in Beaujolais - ANSWER ✔✔-Moulin-a-vent, Morgon, brouilly, cote de
brouilly
What method is used to make prosecco - ANSWER ✔✔-Charmat method
What is the most common method of making champagne - ANSWER ✔✔-Methode
champenoise aka methode traditionnelle (2nd fermentation in bottle)
What is liqueur de tirage - ANSWER ✔✔-A mixture of wine, sugar, and yeast that is
added to still wine during secondary fermentation in champagne
What are the main steps of the classic method of making champagne - ANSWER ✔✔-1.
primary fermentation 2. Secondary fermentation (liqueur de tirage, and sur lie aging) 3.
Removal of sediment (riddling, disgorging, and dosage)
What is autolysis - ANSWER ✔✔-The gradual breakdown of yeast cells in the bottle
How long does secondary fermentation take in the classic method - ANSWER ✔✔-6-12
weeks
What are the spent yeast cells in champagne called - ANSWER ✔✔-Lees
What is riddling or remuage - ANSWER ✔✔-The gradual movement off expired yeast
cells (sediment) to the neck of the bottle by turning
