SOMM Grape Varieties and Viticulture

Question 1

Nebbiolo is the primary grape variety used to produce which two prestigious Italian wines?

Accepted Answer

Barolo and Barbaresco

Answer

Chianti and Brunello

Answer

Amarone and Ripasso

Answer

Valpolicella and Soave

Question 2

Which white grape variety is the sole permitted variety in Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre appellations?

Accepted Answer

Sauvignon Blanc

Answer

Chenin Blanc

Answer

Muscadet

Answer

Chardonnay

Question 3

The term 'Spätburgunder' refers to which grape variety when grown in Germany?

Accepted Answer

Pinot Noir

Answer

Pinot Gris

Answer

Pinot Blanc

Answer

Pinot Meunier

Question 4

Carménère, now considered Chile's flagship red grape, was originally thought to be which variety?

Accepted Answer

Merlot

Answer

Cabernet Franc

Answer

Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer

Malbec

Question 5

Which viticulture practice involves cutting back the vine to a permanent woody structure with short spurs to control yield?

Accepted Answer

Spur pruning (Gobelet)

Answer

Guyot training

Answer

Lyre trellis

Answer

Scott Henry system

Question 6

Botrytis cinerea, when it affects wine grapes under favorable conditions, is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Noble rot

Answer

Grey rot

Answer

Powdery mildew

Answer

Sour rot