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  1) What is a standard drink? a) A pub measure of spirits (35.5ml) or an alcopop (275ml bottle) b) A small glass of wine (100ml; 12.5% volume) c) A half pint of normal beer d) All of the above 2) What is the weekly low risk limit for alcohol consumption? a) Up to 11 standard drinks for women and up to 17 standard drinks for men b) Up to 17 standard drinks for women and up to 20 standard drinks for men c) 20 standard drinks for both men and women d) 24 standard drinks for women and 30 standard drinks for men 3) What counts as hazardous drinking? a) Drinking until you blackout b) Drinking and driving c) Drinking more than the low risk levels of alcohol consumption in a week d) Drinking more than you can afford to drink 4) What is binge drinking? a) Drinking until you black out b) Drinking more than 6 standard drinks on one occasion c) Drinking more than 5 standard drinks on one occasion for women and more than 8 drinks on occasion for men d) D...

WINES OF AUSTRALIA Australia in terms of wine making is pretty young and new in the field. Captain Arthur Philip, first Governor of New South Wales, in 1788 planted the first vines. He took help of French prisoners of war whom he brought from England. They had fair amount of knowledge of wine making. Australia viticulture owes most to James Busby, a teacher in an orphanage. He collected 20,000 cuttings of 678 varieties of vine in 1834 and planted the same in Victoria, near Melbourne and in South Australia. The revolution in quality terms has been immense. Australia can now boast of world's most talented and knowledgeable wine makers. Australia's best wines are named after the grape they are made from, known as varietal wines. Many of wines are known by generic names like Hock, Claret, Burgundy etc. 1.     Dry white  - Chardonnay, Rhine Riesling, Muscat, Chenin blanc, Semi lion, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon blanc. 2 .    Sweet White - Muscat, Riesling...

WINES OF U.S.A. American wine has been produced for over 300 years. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 89 percent of all US wine. The United States is the fourth largest wine producing country in the world after France, Italy, and Spain. The North American continent is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis vulpina, and Vitis amurensis, but it was the introduction of the European Vitis vinifera by European settlers that led to the growth of the wine making industry. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the sixth most planted country in the world after France, Italy, Spain, China and Turkey. North America's history of wine making dates back to 1521, when invading Spaniards planted the first vines. Wines have been produced in California since late 18th century. In California the grape vines were first planted by Spanish ...

  ABSINTHE (Absinth is a distilled, highly alcoholic,  anise-flavored  spirit derived from herbs including the flowers and leaves of the medicinal plant Artemisia absinthium, also called  grand wormwood . Although it is sometimes incorrectly called a liqueur, absinthe is not bottled with added sugar and is therefore classified as a liquor or spirit. Absinthe is often referred to as la Fée Verte ('The Green Fairy') because of its coloring — typically pale or emerald green, but sometimes clear or in rare cases rose red. Due to its high proof and concentration of oils, absintheurs (absinthe drinkers) typically add three to five parts ice-cold water to a dose of absinthe, which causes the drink to turn cloudy (called 'louching'); often the water is used to dissolve added sugar to decrease bitterness. This preparation is considered an important part of the experience of drinking absinthe, so much so that it has become ritualized, complete with special slotted a...

agave plant The brand "tequila" is controlled by the Mexican government. Anybody interested in its production must comply with strict regulations set forth by the Secretary of Economy (formerly Secretary of Industry and Commerce) who has delegated authority upon the Tequila Regulatory Council (Consejo Regulador del Tequila) CRT, a private non-profit organization based in Guadalajara, Jalisco responsible for the regulation, verification, and quality certification of tequila. The Council oversees every aspect of production, from agave cultivation to bottling and labeling in order to guarantee consumers of the genuineness of the product. To ensure that tequila is genuine, it must be produced according to the strict standard NOM-006-SCFI-1994 and must bear the official standard or NOM (Norma Oficial Mexicana) and the Council's monogram "CRT" on the label. Premium Tequila must also have the "100% Agave" markings on the label. Each approved tequil...

  Vodka is typically a colourless liquor, usually distilled from fermented grain. The word is a diminutive form for "water" in various Slavic languages (voda, woda, вода). Except for various types of flavorings, vodka consists of water and alcohol (ethanol). It usually has an alcohol content ranging from 35% to 50% by volume. The classic Russian vodka is 40% (80 proof). This can be attributed to the Russian standards for vodka production introduced in 1894 by Alexander III from research undertaken by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. According to the Vodka Museum in Moscow, Mendeleev found the perfect percentage to be 38, but since spirits in his time were taxed on their strength the percentage was rounded up to 40 to simplify the tax computation. At strengths less than this vodka drunk neat (not mixed with other liquids) can taste 'watery' and above this strength the taste of vodka can have more 'burn'. Under US Federal law, the minimum alcohol st...