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Level I Court Of Masters Sommelier Study
Guide with 100% Complete Solutions
What latitudes are vineyards planted between in both Northern and
Southern Hemisphere? - Answer✔️✔️-30 and 50 degrees
What is Oxidation? - Answer✔️✔️-The interaction between oxygen
molecules and other substances.
From age or poor storage conditions
Signs are dull fruit, secondary and tertiary aromas
Leather
Flat finish
What is Volatile Acidity? - Answer✔️✔️-Vinegar Aromas (Acetobacter)
Varnish or Fingernail Polish aromas
From poor winery hygiene and inadequate topping off
What are the signs of Excess Sulfur Dioxide? - Answer✔️✔️-Match
stick
Wool
What is concentration in regards to the color of wine? - Answer✔️✔️-
It is the intensity or depth of color.
What are the signs of brettanomyces? - Answer✔️✔️-Barnyard
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Band-Aid
Horsey
Mousey
Pungent
Metallic
Spice
Leather
Can happen at any stage
Describe microclimate - Answer✔️✔️-Climate around vine
Describe mesoclimate - Answer✔️✔️-Climate around vineyard
Describe macroclimate - Answer✔️✔️-Climate around region or
village
Explain the Burgundy pyramid - Answer✔️✔️-Grand Cru: 2%
Premier Cru: 12%
Village: 30 %
Regional: 56%
What is clarification? - Answer✔️✔️-The processes by which insoluble
matter suspended in the wine is removed before bottling.
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Includes fining, filtration and flotation.
What undesirable feature does H2S impart? (Hydrogen Sulfide) -
Answer✔️✔️-Onion, rubber, rotten egg
(Inadequate nutrition during fermentation)
What is the difference between Domaine and Negociant? -
Answer✔️✔️-Domaine: The entire process- from growing grapes to
bottling and aging the wine- takes place at the Domaine itself.
Negociant: Merchants who do not own the vineyard land but will
buy grapes and/or finish wine for blending and bottling under their
own label.
What are the grapes of Burgundy? - Answer✔️✔️-Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Gamay
Aligote
What is VDQS? - Answer✔️✔️-Vin Delimite de Qualite Superieure
2nd highest category of French wine, below AOC
What is IGP? - Answer✔️✔️-Indication Geographique Protegee
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Level I Court Of Masters Sommelier Study
Guide with 100% Complete Solutions
What latitudes are vineyards planted between in both Northern and
Southern Hemisphere? - Answer✔️✔️-30 and 50 degrees
What is Oxidation? - Answer✔️✔️-The interaction between oxygen
molecules and other substances.
From age or poor storage conditions
Signs are dull fruit, secondary and tertiary aromas
Leather
Flat finish
What is Volatile Acidity? - Answer✔️✔️-Vinegar Aromas (Acetobacter)
Varnish or Fingernail Polish aromas
From poor winery hygiene and inadequate topping off
What are the signs of Excess Sulfur Dioxide? - Answer✔️✔️-Match
stick
Wool
What is concentration in regards to the color of wine? - Answer✔️✔️-
It is the intensity or depth of color.
What are the signs of brettanomyces? - Answer✔️✔️-Barnyard
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, ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Tuesday, August 20, 202410:21 AM
Band-Aid
Horsey
Mousey
Pungent
Metallic
Spice
Leather
Can happen at any stage
Describe microclimate - Answer✔️✔️-Climate around vine
Describe mesoclimate - Answer✔️✔️-Climate around vineyard
Describe macroclimate - Answer✔️✔️-Climate around region or
village
Explain the Burgundy pyramid - Answer✔️✔️-Grand Cru: 2%
Premier Cru: 12%
Village: 30 %
Regional: 56%
What is clarification? - Answer✔️✔️-The processes by which insoluble
matter suspended in the wine is removed before bottling.
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, ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Tuesday, August 20, 202410:21 AM
Includes fining, filtration and flotation.
What undesirable feature does H2S impart? (Hydrogen Sulfide) -
Answer✔️✔️-Onion, rubber, rotten egg
(Inadequate nutrition during fermentation)
What is the difference between Domaine and Negociant? -
Answer✔️✔️-Domaine: The entire process- from growing grapes to
bottling and aging the wine- takes place at the Domaine itself.
Negociant: Merchants who do not own the vineyard land but will
buy grapes and/or finish wine for blending and bottling under their
own label.
What are the grapes of Burgundy? - Answer✔️✔️-Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Gamay
Aligote
What is VDQS? - Answer✔️✔️-Vin Delimite de Qualite Superieure
2nd highest category of French wine, below AOC
What is IGP? - Answer✔️✔️-Indication Geographique Protegee
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