Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 Award in Wine Practice Exam

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Which red wine is known for typically showing flavors of strawberry and vanilla because of oak aging?

Rioja

Rioja is known for its distinct flavor profile that often includes notes of strawberry and vanilla, mainly due to the oak aging process used in its production. The Tempranillo grape, commonly used in Rioja wines, tends to develop fruity characteristics such as strawberry when matured. When these wines undergo aging in oak barrels, they also pick up secondary flavors from the wood, such as vanilla, spice, and even coconut, depending on the type of oak and the length of aging.

Sauternes, while a well-known wine, is a dessert wine made primarily from Semillon grapes and is more famous for its honeyed flavors and notes of apricot and botrytis (noble rot) effects rather than red fruit or vanilla.

Port is a fortified wine from Portugal that commonly exhibits flavors of dark fruits such as blackberry and plum, along with chocolate or baking spice notes from its aging process—oak is used here, but it does not typically feature strawberry and vanilla.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine from the Southern Rhône, largely made from Grenache and other grape varieties. It often displays flavors like red and black fruits, herbs, and spice, but the profile of strawberry and vanilla is not as characteristic as in

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