Wine Quiz Vinous Vocab: A Wine Glossary Quiz Apr 29, 2022 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! What is a cooper? A wine barrel maker A metal container used to ferment wine A person who professionally pops bottles of sparkling wine A common name for vineyard sheep What does the word “grafting” refer to in vineyard management? Carefully reattaching picked grapes back to vines to restart ripening Transplanting a vine shoot onto the rootstock of another Supplementing vineyard soil with soil from a different vineyard Manually joining vine roots to a direct source of water, such as a hose What is the term for a wine made from white grapes with extended grape skin contact during fermentation or maceration? Sangria Gluehwein Orange wine Sienna wine Which of these names is used for large-format bottles that can hold 6 liters of wine, equivalent to eight regular bottles? Piccolo Rehoboam Jeroboam Methuselah Which wine was traditionally referred to as “claret” in the United Kingdom? Burgundy Rioja Bordeaux Napa Chardonnay Once a red wine is drained from its fermentation vessel, it leaves behind a mass of grape skins, stems and seeds, commonly known as: Brix Pomace Beans Tails Why are some French wine producers referred to as garagistes? They’re well-known for their fleets of hyper-customized tractors They hydroponically grow grapevines in their garages They exclusively hire dexterous mechanics to hand-pick grapes They specialize in vins de garage, or garage wines, known as such because their production size is so small that they could be (and occcasionally are) made in a garage Vine branches that are between one and three years old are commonly referred to as: Caps Crisps Canes Cedars Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and most other well-known wine grape varieties are examples of which species? Vitis aestivalis Vitis raparia Vitis labrusca Vitis vinifera When a wine hasn’t been exposed to much oxygen during production, it can develop stinky aromas resulting from volatile sulfur compounds. These wines are generally referred to as: Racked Reduced Raisiny Reserve Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz