CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Semester 1 Examinations 2013
Module Title:
Wine Studies 1
Module Code:
HOSP 7022
School:
Humanities
Programme Title:
Bachelor of Business in Bar Management – Year 2
Programme Code:
OBARM_7_Y2
External Examiner(s):
Internal Examiner(s):
Mr Garett Edwards
Mr Tom Kelly
Instructions:
Answer FIVE Questions
Duration:
2 Hours
Sitting:
Winter 2013
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received
the correct examination paper.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
QUESTION 1 (a)
From which countries do the following wines come?
A) Asti Spumanti;
B) Muscadet;
C) Malaga;
D) Orvieto;
E) Sauternes;
F) Tarragona:
G) Valdepañas;
H) Valpolicela
I) Sancerre
J) Chablis
(10x1) 10 Marks
QUESTION 1 (b)
I. What is the name of the river running through the Bordeaux region of France?
II. What does it mean in English?
III. In what year were Bordeaux wines first classified?
IV. Name TWO sweet white Bordeaux wines
V. What does Entre Deux Mers mean?
VI. What does the word Graves mean?
VII. What do the words A.C.Bordeaux Superieur indicate?
VIII. What does the term Chateau indicate on the label?
IX. « Mise en Bouteille au Château » What does this mean ?
X. Bordeaux is divided into TWO sides, what are these sides called?
(10x1) 10 Marks
Total 20 Marks
QUESTION 2 (a)
Describe briefly the following wine terms
I. Balance
II. Barsac
III. Beaujolaise Nouveau
IV. Fermentation
V. Cava
VI. Degorgement
VII. Demi sec
VIII. Dosage
IX. Corkage
X. Fining
(10x1) 10 Marks
QUESTION 2(b)
Describe briefly the following wine terms
XI. Fortification
XII. Blanc be Blanc
XIII. Gironde
XIV. Lees
XV. Liqueur d’expedition
XVI. Petillant
XVII. Phylloxerra
XVIII. Racking
XIX. Remuage
XX. Sekt
(10x2) 20 Marks
TOTAL 20 Marks
QUESTION 3 (a)
I.
II.
Pinot Grigio produces the finest dry white wines of which country?
What is a normal alcohol percentage for sherry?
III.
What makes quality Sauternes wines sweet?
IV.
In which country would you find the Terra Rossa soils?
V.
VI.
The Mosel Valley is in which country?
VII.
Which country is allowed to use the term Sherry to describe their fortified wines?
VIII.
What is Carmenère?
IX.
On a Spanish wine label, what does the word Tinto mean?
X.
Tempranillo is the main grape in which wine?
Where is the Rueda wine growing region?
(10x1) 10 Marks
QUESTION 3 (b)
I. Sangiovese is a black grape widely grown in the central part of which country?
II. How many bottles are equivalent to a magnum?
III. What is a normal alcohol percentage for Port?
IV. In which wine region is the town of Dijon?
V. Rioja is a wine produced in which country?
VI. Which area of France is known for producing sweet dessert wines?
VII.Which country produces more cork than any other?
VIII.Which grape indigenous to South Africa produces their finest reds?
IX. Pouilly Fume a delicious dry white wine from which region?
XI.
What is the white grape variety used to produce Champagne?
(10x1) 10 Marks
Total 20 Marks
QUESTION 4
The following wines appear on a wine list.
Please indicate if these wines are Red, White, Rose or Sparkling
I. Graves
II. Pouilly Fuisse
III. Beaujolais
IV. Pommard
V. Sancerre
VI. Muscadet
VII. Tattinger
VIII. Pouilly-Fume
IX. Gewurtztraminer
(10X2) 20 Marks
QUESTION 5 (a)
I. On which rivers is the German wine industry manly centred?
II. The Barossa Valley is located in which country?
III. Central Otago is a wine district located in which country?
IV. Which country is the wine district Swartland?
V. In which country is the Napa Valley?
VI. Mosel, Saar and Rewer are rivers in which country?
VII. Mendoza is a wine district in which country?
VIII. Maipo and Rapel are wine regions in which country?
IX. Tuscany is a wine region in which country?
X. The upper Duoro valley is located in which country
(10x1) 10 marks
QUESTION 5 (b)
I.
II.
The famous French wine Chablis is made from which grape variety?
Malolactic fermentation" refers to which process?
III.
Chianti wines come from which area of Italy?
IV.
What is an aperitif?
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
What wine-making action is referred to as "Pumping over"?
What does "LBV" stand for on a bottle of port?
In Burgundy, which is the highest ranking classification?
What is a Sommelier
The Maipo valley is a wine area is in which country?
The Mosel wine region is in which country?
(10x1) 10 Marks
Total 20 Marks
QUESTION 6 (a)
I.
Where does the wine Chateauneuf-du-Pape come from?
II.
Margaret River and Clare Valley are in which country?
III.
What makes sparkling wine sparkle?
IV.
Which wine is made from frozen grapes?
V.
What term describes adding sugar during fermentation?
VI.
What term describes adding acid during fermentation?
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
What does the term Trocken indicate on a German wine label?
The Chianti Classico zone lies between which two cities?
In Portugal, what is a "Quinta
Where is the Medoc wine region?
(10x1) 10 Marks
QUESTION 6 (b)
I.
II.
Which country produces Barolo?
The wine Vouvray comes from which French wine region?
III.
Sanlucar is important in making which specific wine region?
IV.
Which country produces Cap Classique?
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Where is the wine region of Mendoza?
What kind of wine is classified as "Vin Doux Naturel"?
What do we call purchasing wines before bottling?
Which country produces sparkling wines labelled Cap Classique?
Montagne de Reims produces grapes for which well-known wine?
What is a waiters Friend?
Total 20 Marks
QUESTION 7 (a)
I.
II.
A taster might say a wine has "RS". What does "RS" stand for?
Hawkes Bay is a wine region in which country?
III.
What does decanting a wine mean?
IV.
Steen is another name for which other well known grape variety?
V.
VI.
"Hock" is a traditional name for wines of which country?
What is a Refractometer and what is it used for?
VII.
What is the world's most planted white wine grape?
VIII.
Paarl is a region in which wine producing country?
IX.
X.
XI.
The famous white wine of Sancerre is made from which grape?
Rivers running from the Andes to the Pacific feature where?
What is Cava?
(10x1) 10 Marks
QUESTION 7 (b)
I.
II.
What is a normal alcohol percentage for table wines?
Which French wine region is famous for producing Châteauneuf du Pape?
III.
What does the word Rosso stand for on a label of Italian wine?
IV.
What kind of maceration technique is widely used in the Beaujolais region of France?
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Which region of Argentina produces 75% of the country’s total wine output?
Which country is the world’s largest wine producer?
Where is the wine region Central Otago?
How are the bubbles in Champagne traditionally achieved?
The wine growing region of Stellenbosch is situated in which country?
In the Argentinean region of Mendoza which is the most important red grape variety?
(10x1) 10 Marks
Total 20 Marks