A 2018 exam cheating scandal resulted in 23 “masters” of this profession having their titles rescinded by the CMSA. For 10 points each:
[10e] What profession with a French-derived name may involve blind sampling of Grüner Veltliner or a Pinot Grigio to create lists to pair with food?
ANSWER: sommeliers [or chef de vin; or wine stewards; or wine tasters; accept master sommeliers] (CMSA is the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas.)
[10m] These containers are used to serve wines without accompanying sediment. These containers with a small neck and wide base have a name derived from the chemical process of separating immiscible mixtures by pouring.
ANSWER: decanters
[10h] In this wine tasting event commemorating the US Bicentennial, Napa Valley wines were rated over Bordeaux wines in a shocking upset. The common name of this event puns on its location and a mythological contest.
ANSWER: Judgment of Paris [or Paris Wine Tasting of 1976]
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