Selling Wine Quiz | Grow Your Wine Sales

The first step in selling wine is to ____________

A) Educate yourself
B) Understand your menu
C) Know all the key phrases
D) Drink a lot of different wines

When approaching a table you must try to ________

a) say hello
b) size up guest
c) sell wine
d) get the order and leave

A wine savvy patron likes to hear suggestions on wines

True
False

Up selling wines to a customer is easier for the server if they __________.

a) are confident in their wine knowledge
b) know their wine menu
c) know their food menu
d) all of the above

One phrase a server should always avoid using when up selling is __________

a) I had this wine last night and it went well with my fish
b) What are you looking for in a wine?
c) Our house chardonnay is well oaked and very versatile
d) The wine cellar managers love this wine for it complexity and value

When serving wine it is appropriate to _____________

A) pour all the wine at the same time
b) taste the wine before the guest
c) present the cork to the host
d) set the bottle on the table

The proper temperature to store wine is ________________

a) 32 degrees
b) 50 degrees
c) room temperature
d) near the furnace

The first rule of thumb in wine paring is __________

a) Red with meat, white with fish
b) Food will always dominate wine flavors
c) Everyone has their own unique tastes
d) All wines go with all foods

The art of up selling is all in the power of persuasion.

True
False

It is proper to use champagne or light wines to “cool down” spicy dishes

True
False

Sweet or off-dry wines complement foods

True
False

Always keep the label of the wine facing the guest when possible

True
False

The proper pour for all wines are the same

True
False

Champagne is strictly a dessert wine

True
False

Wine service should be left to the professionals

True
False

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