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Certified Sommelier Exam questionswith verified answers
Gamay (Beaujolais) - correct answer ✔✔BUBBLEGUM, BANANA, STRONG CRUSHED GRANITE,
strawberry, black cherry, violets, pear drop
Riesling - correct answer ✔✔HIGH ACID, SLATE, PETROL, RS, apricot, peach, lime, lime zest (NW), lime
blossom, linear texture
Albarino (Rias Baixas) - correct answer ✔✔JUICYFRUIT GUM, ORANGE OIL, CREAMY TEXTURE,
SOMETIMES SLIGHTLY OXIDATIVE (BLANCHED ALMONDS), fresh ripe peach, bright finish
Gruner Veltliner - correct answer ✔✔LENTILS, RADISH, CELERY, WHITE PEPPER, watercress, lime
blossom, lime, under-ripe stone fruit, subtle, bitterness on finish
Merlot - correct answer ✔✔PLUM, BLACKBERRY, CHOCOLATE, fern leaf, round shape/texture
Chardonnay - correct answer ✔✔HAZELNUT, SOFT CHEESE RIND, BUTTER/DIACETYL (NW), golden apple,
lemon, pineapple (NW), rich texture
Malbec (Argentina) - correct answer ✔✔BLUEBERRY, GREEN COFFEE BEAN, MAGENTA/ELECTRIC PINK
RIM, ripe plum, blackberry, violets, bright acid
Cabernet Franc (Loire) - correct answer ✔✔TART RED RASPBERRY, JALAPENO, STEMMY/TWIGGY,
MARIJUANA, black currant, red currant, green bell pepper, cut grass, violets, tart finish, pronounced
earth, brettanomyces is often encountered
Cabernet Sauvignon - correct answer ✔✔BLACK PLUM, GREEN BELL PEPPER, TOBACCO, SAGE, black
currant, edgy texture
,Sauvignon Blanc - correct answer ✔✔GRASS, JALAPENO, GOOSEBERRY, grapefruit, tarragon & chervil
(OW), passionfruit (NW)
Pinot Noir - correct answer ✔✔CRANBERRY, VIOLETS, BLACK TEA, TOMATO LEAF, black cherry, red
cherry, cola nut, strawberry
Tempranillo (Rioja Riserva/Gran Riserva) - correct answer ✔✔STEWED FRUITS, DESSICATED FRUITS,
SWEET & SOUR (CHINESE RESTAURANT AROMA), tart red raspberry, tobacco, dill, bay leaf, ripe
strawberries, coconut, MP acid, M-MP alcohol
Gewurztraminer (Alsace) - correct answer ✔✔LYCHEE, CANDIED GINGER, BITTER FINISH, rose, potpourri,
grapefruit pith
Syrah/Shiraz - correct answer ✔✔SMOKED MEATS/BACON FAT, LEATHER, VIOLETS, raspberry, blackberry,
freshly cracked pepper, sometimes blueberry
Grenache - correct answer ✔✔DEHYDRATED STRAWBERRIES, BLACK PEPPER, RAISINS, GRENADINE,
OXIDATIVE, SWEETNESS TO THE FRUIT ON THE FINISH, strawberry jam, raspberry, black cherry,
powdered sugar
Chenin Blanc (Loire) - correct answer ✔✔BRUISED RED APPLE (OXIDATIVE), CHAMOMILE, WASABI, WET
WOOL, PRONOUNCED CHALK/LIMESTONE, honey, tangerine, high acid
Sangiovese (Tuscany) - correct answer ✔✔SOUR RED CHERRY, CHERRY PITH, LEAFY UNDERBRUSH, HIGH
ACID, licorice root, fennel, black tea
Pinot Gris (Alsace) - correct answer ✔✔SWEET PEAR, POTTING SOIL, SMALL AMOUNTS OF RS, WHITE
FLOWERS, white mushrooms, green apple, honey, slightly bitter finish
Viognier - correct answer ✔✔FRUIT LOOPS, ORANGE PEEL, VANILLA, M-MM ACIDITY, peach apricot,
mandarin orange, orange blossom, honeysuckle, mango, weighty texture, bitter finish
Muscat - correct answer ✔✔ORANGE CANDY, ROSE PETAL
,Pinot Grigio (Italy) - correct answer ✔✔PEANUT SHELL, FLAT BEER, lemon rind, melon, bitter finish
Nebbiolo - correct answer ✔✔DRIED SOUR RED CHERRY, TRUFFLE, FENNEL, HIGH TANNIN, CINNAMON,
MARASCHINO CHERRY, tar, dried rose petal, red licorice, anise, mushroom, clay, high acid, MP-H alcohol
Zinfandel - correct answer ✔✔PLUM SKIN, BLUEBERRY JAM, PEPPERCORN, PEACH YOGURT, cranberry,
blackberry pie, high alcohol
Listrac & Moulis - correct answer ✔✔- Lesser appellations
- Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines
- No classified growths
Margaux - correct answer ✔✔- Largest AOC in Haut Medoc
- Wines know for ELEGANCE and FINESSE
- 1 First Growth (Chateau Margaux)
- Other notables: Chateau Palmer, Giscours, Brane- Cantenac
Pauillac - correct answer ✔✔- Considered the epitome of "claret"
- Wines balance POWER and FINESSE
- 3 First Growths: Latour, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild
Saint-Julien - correct answer ✔✔- Smallest commune, but 11 classified growths
- Styles combine ELEGANCE and STURDINESS
- 5 Second Growths: Ducru-Beaucaillou, Leoville-Las-Cases, Leoville-Poyferre, Leoville- Barton, Gruard-
Larose
Graves & Pessac-Leognan - correct answer ✔✔- Appellation for red AND dry whites
- No ranking; all designated Cru Classe
- Pessac-Leognan AC in northern part
, Right Bank Communes (Bordeaux) - correct answer ✔✔- Saint-Emillion (PGCC's are Ausone and Cheval
Blanc)
- Pomerol (Petrus, Le Pin, La Fleur Petrus, La Conseillante, Vieux-Chateau-Certan, Trotanoy)
Right Bank Grapes (Bordeaux) - correct answer ✔✔70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% minor varietals
Sauternes - correct answer ✔✔- Sits in Graves
- World famous botrytis dessert wines
- Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- Dry wines labeled as Graves Blanc or Bordeaux Blanc
Saint-Estephe - correct answer ✔✔- Northernmost commune of the Haut-Medoc
- Wines are RUSTIC, STURDY, FULL-BODIED
- 5 classified growths, including 2nd growths (Cos d'Estournel and Montrose)
Left Bank Communes (Bordeaux) - correct answer ✔✔- Haut Medoc
- Saint-Estephe
- Pauillac
- Saint-Julien
- Listrac & Moulis
- Margaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Leognan
- Sauternes
Left Bank Grapes (Bordeaux) - correct answer ✔✔Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon (70%); Merlot, minor
varietals (30%)
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