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CSW PRACTICE TESTS
Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
ACCORDING TO 2009 EU GUIDELIENS A WINE WITH A VARIETAL LABEL
MUST CONTAIN WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE VARIETAL Ans: 100%
TRUE or FALSE
KAMPTAL & KREMSTAL ARE KNOWN FOR BOTH GRUNER VELTLINER AND
RIESLING Ans: TRUE
WHAT TERM DESCRIBES THE BALANCE BETWEEN ALCOHOL,
SWEETNESS, ACIDITY & TANNIN IN A WINE Ans: STRUCTURE
TRUE or FALSE
GERMANY HAS OVER 2700 GROSSELAGEN Ans: FALSE
(Over 2700 einzellage)
WHICH TYPE OF AGING OCCURS DURING THE BARREL AGING OF A
TAWNY PORT Ans: OXIDATIVE
TRUE or FALSE
ATLAS PEAK, DIAMOND MOUNTAIN AND YOUNTVILLE ARE IN NAPA
VALLEY Ans: TRUE
WHICH TERM REFERS TO AN AUSTRIAN WINE GROWN ON A STEEP
HILLSIDE Ans: BERGWEIN
WHAT STAGE OF THE GROWTH CYCLE OCCURS 40-80 DAYS AFTER BUD
BREAK Ans: FLOWERING
TRUE or FALSE
OLOROSO SHERRY IS AGED WITH FLOR YEAST Ans: FALSE
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(Fino Sherry is aged with Flor Yeast)
WHAT IS THE LEADING GRAPE OF CHILI Ans: CABERNET SAUVIGNON
WHICH WINE FAULT WILL IMPART AN AROMA OF GARLIC & ONIONS Ans:
MERCAPTAN
TRUE or FALSE
THE NAME "CALIFORNIA SHERRY" MAY BE USED ON A LABEL Ans: TRUE
THE CRU VINEYARDS OF BEAUJOLAIS ARE LOCATED IN WHAT PART OF
THE REGION Ans: NORTH
WHAT TYPE OF WINE IS MANZANILLA Ans: FINO SHERRY
(From San Lucar de Barrameda)
GIMBLETT GRAVELS IS IN Ans: HAWKE'S BAY, NEW ZEALAND
THE AVERAGE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR SUGAR IS Ans: 1.0%
WHICH TYPE OF PORT WILL HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL
SUGAR Ans: WHITE PORT
LIST THE CHILEAN WINE REGIONS NORTH TO SOUTH Ans: ATACAMA,
COQUIMBO, ACONCAGUA, MAIPO, RAPEL, CURICO, MAULE. ITATA, BIO
BIO
THE BIRTHPLACE OF AUSTRALIAN WINE IS Ans: NEW SOUTH WALES
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE "LIQUEUR de TIRAGE" Ans: START
SECONDARY FERMENTATION
CANNONAU di SARDEGNA IS ALSO KNOWN AS Ans: GRENACHE
WHAT PROCESS IS USED TO SOFTEN THE ACID IN A WINE Ans:
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
CATARRATTO, GRILLO AND INZOLA GRAPES ARE USED TO PRODUCE
WHICH FORTIFIED WINE Ans: MARSALA
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CSW PRACTICE TESTS
Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
ACCORDING TO 2009 EU GUIDELIENS A WINE WITH A VARIETAL LABEL
MUST CONTAIN WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE VARIETAL Ans: 100%
TRUE or FALSE
KAMPTAL & KREMSTAL ARE KNOWN FOR BOTH GRUNER VELTLINER AND
RIESLING Ans: TRUE
WHAT TERM DESCRIBES THE BALANCE BETWEEN ALCOHOL,
SWEETNESS, ACIDITY & TANNIN IN A WINE Ans: STRUCTURE
TRUE or FALSE
GERMANY HAS OVER 2700 GROSSELAGEN Ans: FALSE
(Over 2700 einzellage)
WHICH TYPE OF AGING OCCURS DURING THE BARREL AGING OF A
TAWNY PORT Ans: OXIDATIVE
TRUE or FALSE
ATLAS PEAK, DIAMOND MOUNTAIN AND YOUNTVILLE ARE IN NAPA
VALLEY Ans: TRUE
WHICH TERM REFERS TO AN AUSTRIAN WINE GROWN ON A STEEP
HILLSIDE Ans: BERGWEIN
WHAT STAGE OF THE GROWTH CYCLE OCCURS 40-80 DAYS AFTER BUD
BREAK Ans: FLOWERING
TRUE or FALSE
OLOROSO SHERRY IS AGED WITH FLOR YEAST Ans: FALSE
, 2026/2027
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27
(Fino Sherry is aged with Flor Yeast)
WHAT IS THE LEADING GRAPE OF CHILI Ans: CABERNET SAUVIGNON
WHICH WINE FAULT WILL IMPART AN AROMA OF GARLIC & ONIONS Ans:
MERCAPTAN
TRUE or FALSE
THE NAME "CALIFORNIA SHERRY" MAY BE USED ON A LABEL Ans: TRUE
THE CRU VINEYARDS OF BEAUJOLAIS ARE LOCATED IN WHAT PART OF
THE REGION Ans: NORTH
WHAT TYPE OF WINE IS MANZANILLA Ans: FINO SHERRY
(From San Lucar de Barrameda)
GIMBLETT GRAVELS IS IN Ans: HAWKE'S BAY, NEW ZEALAND
THE AVERAGE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR SUGAR IS Ans: 1.0%
WHICH TYPE OF PORT WILL HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL
SUGAR Ans: WHITE PORT
LIST THE CHILEAN WINE REGIONS NORTH TO SOUTH Ans: ATACAMA,
COQUIMBO, ACONCAGUA, MAIPO, RAPEL, CURICO, MAULE. ITATA, BIO
BIO
THE BIRTHPLACE OF AUSTRALIAN WINE IS Ans: NEW SOUTH WALES
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE "LIQUEUR de TIRAGE" Ans: START
SECONDARY FERMENTATION
CANNONAU di SARDEGNA IS ALSO KNOWN AS Ans: GRENACHE
WHAT PROCESS IS USED TO SOFTEN THE ACID IN A WINE Ans:
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
CATARRATTO, GRILLO AND INZOLA GRAPES ARE USED TO PRODUCE
WHICH FORTIFIED WINE Ans: MARSALA
