Wine Quiz 1
- 1: What country is generally acknowledged to be the birthplace of wine?
- 2: Rioja is a wine from Spain, but what is Rioja:?
- 3: The famous French wine Chablis is made from which grape variety?
- 4: What is vin-de-presse?
- 5: Approximately how old are the trees used for the best French barrels?
- 6: ‘Malolactic fermentation’ refers to which process?
- 7: Which glass is the ideal shape for wine tasting?
- 8: Chianti wines come from which region of Italy?
- 9: What wine-making action is referred to as ‘Pumping over’?
- 10: The Bordeaux name for a traditional small, oak barrel is:
- 11: What does “LBV” stand for on a bottle of port?
- 12: White wines can be made from?
- 13: In Burgundy, which is the highest ranking classification?
- 14: In which larger wine region are Pauillac, St-Estephe and St-Julien?
- 15: What is this man doing?
- 16: Which wine is produced literally by ‘cooking’ it at high heat?
- 17: The Maipo valley is a wine region in which country?
- 18: The Cote de Nuits is famous mostly for its:
- 19: Which of these wines is the odd one out?
- 20: Where are the Temecula and Paso Robles wine regions?
Wine Quiz 2
- 1: The Mosel wine region is in which country?
- 2: Which of the grapes listed is not grown in Alsace?
- 3: The Viognier grape on its own makes what sort of wine?
- 4: Where does the wine Chateauneuf-du-Pape come from?
- 5: Margaret River and Clare Valley are in which country?
- 6: What puts the sparkle into sparkling wine?
- 7: Which wine is made from frozen grapes?
- 8: Which bottle is the traditional Burgundy shape?
- 9: Sercial is an important grape in which wine?
- 10: what term describes adding sugar during fermentation?
- 11: what is the highest ripeness level in this list?
- 12: Where is the Finger Lakes wine producing area?
- 13: The Chianti Classico zone lies between which two cities?
- 14: In Portugal, what is a ‘Quinta’?
- 15: What does the term ‘Vendange Tardive’ mean?
- 16: Pinotage is a cross between Cinsaut and which other grape variety?
- 17: Which was not a Premier Cru in the 1855 Classification?
- 18: Ortega and Scheurebe are what?
- 19: Which of these is the Medoc region?
- 20: Which of these wines is the odd one out?
Wine Quiz 3
- 1: Alta, Alavesa and Baja make up which larger wine region?
- 2: What is Phylloxera?
- 3: The wine Vouvray comes from which region?
- 4: Sanlucar is important in making which specific wine?
- 5: What gives the Greek wine Retsina its distinctive flavour?
- 6: Why might a Port lover employ Port Tongs?
- 7: Which of these grapes cannot be used to make Champagne?
- 8: Which village does this wine come from?
- 9: What is the Aboriginal meaning of ‘Coonawarra’?
- 10: Nevers, Troncais and Allier are the source of which important winemaking product?
- 11: The Methuen treaty is important in the history of which wine?
- 12: What kind of wine is a Vin Doux Naturel?
- 13: Where is the wine region of Mendoza?
- 14: The name of which grape translates to ‘Little sweet one’?
- 15: Which of these is not a real wine?
- 16: Where do these wine come from: Fleurie, Chiroubles?
- 17: From which ingredient did Vermouth derive its name?
- 18: Which country produces sparkling wines labelled Cap Classique?
- 19: What Italian Denominazione is missing in this diagram?
- 20: Nebuchadnezar, Methuselah and Jeroboam are named after what?
Wine Quiz 4
- 1: Montagne de Reims produces grapes for which wine?
- 2: A wine taster might say a wine has “RS”. What does RS stand for?
- 3: Hawkes Bay is a wine region in which country?
- 4: Trichloranisole is more commonly known as what?
- 5: What or who are Huxelrebe and Bacchus?
- 6: When is decanting a red wine always advisable?
- 7: What is ‘Steen’?
- 8: On this map, where is the Sancerre region?
- 9: The Viognier grape is sometimes used in what famous red wine?
- 10: What is or are ‘Barcos’?
- 11: What do Chateau Miravel, Rubicon Estate and Chateau de Tigne have in common?
- 12: A French wine described as ‘Moelleux’ is what?
- 13: With which famous wine do we associate Aubert de Villaine
- 14: The name of which grape translates to ‘Little sweet one’?
- 15: The owner of Chateau Petrus also owns which top Californian winery?
- 16: Assmannshausen in Germany is associated with what style of wine?
- 17: Who made the first vintages of the legendary Penfolds Grange?
- 18: What is Brettanomyces, often shortened to ‘Brett’?
- 19: This soil full of rounded stones is typical of which region?
- 20: What is the world’s most planted white wine grape?
Wine Quiz 5
- 1: Paarl is a region in which wine producing country?
- 2: The famous white wine of Sancerre is made from which grape?
- 3: Rivers running from the Andes to the Pacific influence which country’s winemaking?
- 4: Which of these grapes has a distinctive pink coloured skin?
- 5: What is ‘Cava’?
- 6: Geyserville is in which wine producing area?
- 7: Traditionally what wine is mixed with cassis to make a Kir?
- 8: What region of origin has been removed from this german label?
- 9: What makes AC Bordeaux Superieur superior?
- 10: By law, what percentage of an Alsace Riesling must be Riesling?
- 11: Drag these Champagne styles into the correct order, driest to sweetest:
- Demi-Sec
- Brut
- Extra Sec
- Doux
- 12: Pouilly-Fuisse is an appellation in which French wine region?
- 13: Gobelet and Guyot are what?
- 14: Legally, grapes for ‘English wine’ must come from where?
- 15: Which wine is named after its Danish maker, Peter Sisseck?
- 16: Why does a winemaker ‘Cold Stabilise’ his or her white wines?
- 17: What is Bordeaux Mixture?
- 18: Albariza soil is important for growing vines for which wine?
- 19: This is a snippet of which famous wine producer’s label?
- 20: Hungarian Tokaji is measured in puttonyos. What is puttonyos?
Wine Quiz 6
- 1: Cremant describes which style of wine?
- 2: Bairrada is a wine producing region in which country?
- 3: Sangiovese is the main grape of which wine?
- 4: What important job does a Tonnelier do?
- 5: A magnum of Champagne is how many bottles?
- 6: In which country is the wine region of Suhindol?
- 7: Eltville is an important wine town in which country?
- 8: In which country is this scene?
- 9: Where is the Russian River wine area?
- 10: Red Sancerre is made from which grape?
- 11: What is a Lagar?
- 12: Which Champagne house barrel ferments all of its wines?
- 13: Which famous figure from the world of wine is this?
- 14: Which Port-like wine comes from Patras in Greece?
- 15: Which of these was a traditional grape of Bordeaux?
- 16: Where is the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard?
- 17: Which process converts harsh acids to softer acids?
- 18: What grapes are used in Brown Brothers ‘Orange Muscat and Flora’?
- 19: The image below shows what?
- 20: Patamars are found in Portugal. What are they?
Wine Quiz 7
- 1: ‘Hock’ was a traditional English name for wines of which country?
- 2: Semillon grapes normally make what sort of wine?
- 3: Which term describes part of the Champagne-making process?
- 4: Where is the wine region of Trentino?
- 5: Which is a classic descriptor for the aroma of a Riesling wine?
- 6: what types of wine can be labelled ‘Chassagne-Montrachet’?
- 7: Who or what is Lambrusco?
- 8: What famous wine region is this?
- 9: Walker Bay and Robertson are wine regions in which country?
- 10: Nicolas Catena is a famous wine producer where?
- 11: Domaine Drouhin make wines where?
- 12: What does the French term battonage refer to?
- 13: This cross marks which famous vineyard?
- 14: Which wine is sometimes opened with a sword?
- 15: Which one is NOT a Sangiovese-based wine?
- 16: What links Otago, Oregon and the Cote d’Or?
- 17: how is the difference between ‘aroma’ and ‘bouquet’ usually defined?
- 18: Why would a winemaker employ ‘cryo-extraction’?
- 19: Which wine has these misty mountains on its label?
- 20: Approximately how many calories in a standard glass of dry wine?
Wine Quiz 8
- 1: Fermentation converts sugar into what?
- 2: Saumur is a wine from where?
- 3: For many years he was Robert Parker’s right-hand man:
- 4: Which of these estates commissions original art for its label each year?
- 5: What types of wine is Vinho Verde?
- 6: Morgon and St Amour are what?
- 7: Which is a classic aroma of Cabernet Sauvignon?
- 8: The black cockerel represents which wine region?
- 9: Which country is known for sweet wines made from the Vidal grape?
- 10: What do the wine regions Reuilly and Sancerre have in common?
- 11: An Estufa is used in the production of which wine?
- 12: Which of these is a New Zealand winery?
- 13: Van Goch painted this wine region in 1889. Where is it?
- 14: Which would normally be highest in alcohol?
- 15: Which country’s legislation covers Corsican wines?
- 16: Which US state ranks 3rd in volume of wine produced?
- 17: Tinta Negra Mole grapes make which wine?
- 18: In which country has leaf-roll virus been a significant problem?
- 19: This French wine comes from which Appellation Contolle (AC)?
- 20: Which Australian estate is owned by a famous Rhone producer?
Wine Quiz 9
- 1: Amarone is a wine that comes from:
- 2: The Wachau wine region is in:
- 3: Portugal’s Vida Nova wine brand belongs to:
- 4: Tiny crystal deposits in white wine will most probably be:
- 5: The science of winemaking is known as what?
- 6: which estate makes the ‘Art Series’ Chardonnay?
- 7: where is this famous wine landmark?
- 8: which wine takes its name from the cold conditions in which it grows?
- 9: which is a synonym for the grape Nebbiolo?
- 10: which vineyard region lies at 45 degrees South?
- 11: which of these wines has typically only around 5% alcohol?
- 12: Drag these wine regions into the correct order, north to south:
- Sancerre
- Bordeaux
- Champagne
- Roussillon
- 13: Which wine region is this?
- 14: European vineyards are measured in ‘hectares’. How many acres to the hectare?
- 15: which is NOT a Burgundy Grand Cru appellation?
- 16: The Canteiro method produces which type of wine?
- 17: Who or what is ‘Boyszone’?
- 18: which claims to be the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley?
- 19: Who grew grapes at Monticello?
- 20: Who or what is Henry of Pelham?
Wine Quiz 10
- 1: Salta is a town and wine region in which country?
- 2: The Carmenere grape is closely associated with which country?
- 3: In which country is the wine region of Jura?
- 4: ‘Sideways’ and ‘Mondovino’ are what?
- 5: Tullbagh is a wine region in which country?
- 6: Vinsobres is what?
- 7: The grapes of Sauternes are Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and…
- 8: Which social media-savvy winemaker (and author) is this?
- 9: Comtes de Champagne is the prestige cuvee from which Champagne house?
- 10: Cencibel is a synonym for which well-known grape variety?
- 11: What is Savagnin?
- 12: what is significant about the number 225?
- 13: We’ve disguised the label of which famous wine?
- 14: Drag these Champagne bottle sizes in order, smallest to largest:
- Jeroboam
- Balthazar
- Methuselah
- Magnum
- 15: Who or what is Cima Corgo?
- 16: Teroldego is a grape from which Italian province?
- 17: Back on Champagne sizes, how many bottle equivalents in a Jeroboam?
- 18: What connects Julius Caeser and a premium Napa wine?
- 19: Which famous wine estate is this??
- 20: Giaconda, Emigre and Columella. What’s the connection?
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