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![What's the origin of the term "toasting"?]()
1. What's the origin of the term "toasting"?
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![Technically, are grapes berries or stone fruits?]()
2. Technically, are grapes berries or stone fruits?
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![Which type is better for your heart?]()
3. Which type is better for your heart?
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![What kind of grapes are used for rosé?]()
4. What kind of grapes are used for rosé?
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![Which one of these countries is NOT amongst the top three wine producers in Europe?]()
5. Which one of these countries is NOT amongst the top three wine producers in Europe?
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![Can Champagne be made anywhere in the world?]()
6. Can Champagne be made anywhere in the world?
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![What is the purpose of the typical wine glass shape?]()
7. What is the purpose of the typical wine glass shape?
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![What's the difference between Syrah and Shiraz?]()
8. What's the difference between Syrah and Shiraz?
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![Should you smell a cork when offered?]()
9. Should you smell a cork when offered?
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![Which wine is traditionally served with fish?]()
10. Which wine is traditionally served with fish?
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![For a fancy, multi-course dinner, which type of wine is traditionally served first?]()
11. For a fancy, multi-course dinner, which type of wine is traditionally served first?
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![What is the "second cheapest" rule?]()
12. What is the "second cheapest" rule?
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![What are varietals?]()
13. What are varietals?
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![Why are green bottles sometimes used for white wine?]()
14. Why are green bottles sometimes used for white wine?
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![Does a screw top mean a wine is cheaper?]()
15. Does a screw top mean a wine is cheaper?
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![What is fortified wine?]()
16. What is fortified wine?
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![Which gender is considered to be better disposed to becoming sommeliers? (This is genetically proven, BTW.)]()
17. Which gender is considered to be better disposed to becoming sommeliers? (This is genetically proven, BTW.)
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![Should you store your wine in the kitchen or basement?]()
18. Should you store your wine in the kitchen or basement?
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![How many bottles of wine can, on average, be made from a single grape vine?]()
19. How many bottles of wine can, on average, be made from a single grape vine?
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![What is "oenaphobia"?]()
20. What is "oenaphobia"?
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![Is red or white wine better while on a diet?]()
21. Is red or white wine better while on a diet?
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![What is the meaning of a "cork tease"?]()
22. What is the meaning of a "cork tease"?
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![Who first described grapes as "varietals"?]()
23. Who first described grapes as "varietals"?
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![How do most Eurpoean wines get named/classified?]()
24. How do most Eurpoean wines get named/classified?
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![What's the origin of the term "sommelier"?]()
25. What's the origin of the term "sommelier"?
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![What do the "legs"—those trails of liquid on the inside of your glass after swirling—indicate?]()
26. What do the "legs"—those trails of liquid on the inside of your glass after swirling—indicate?
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![Speaking of swirling wine, what does this actually achieve?]()
27. Speaking of swirling wine, what does this actually achieve?
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![Is it ever OK, from a formal standpoint, to serve wine in a stemless glass?]()
28. Is it ever OK, from a formal standpoint, to serve wine in a stemless glass?
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![France, Italy, Spain, and the US are the world's 4 biggest wine manufacturers. Who is 5th?]()
29. France, Italy, Spain, and the US are the world's 4 biggest wine manufacturers. Who is 5th?
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![The Founding Fathers toasted the signing of the Declaration of Independence with wine — from which country?]()
30. The Founding Fathers toasted the signing of the Declaration of Independence with wine — from which country?
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![What sort of wine should you serve with a steak?]()
31. What sort of wine should you serve with a steak?
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![Why are champagne flutes so narrow?]()
32. Why are champagne flutes so narrow?
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![What type of wood is most commonly used for aging wine?]()
33. What type of wood is most commonly used for aging wine?
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![What exactly are "tannins"?]()
34. What exactly are "tannins"?
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![If a wine isn't from Europe, how is it named?]()
35. If a wine isn't from Europe, how is it named?
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![With what course should champagne typically be served?]()
36. With what course should champagne typically be served?
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![What bacteria is fundamental in making wine?]()
37. What bacteria is fundamental in making wine?
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![How old is the oldest bottle of wine still in existence?]()
38. How old is the oldest bottle of wine still in existence?
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![Does all wine get better with age?]()
39. Does all wine get better with age?
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![What's the single most important thing to do with wine?]()
40. What's the single most important thing to do with wine?
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