Wine Quiz 11

Okanagan is the most important wine region in British Columbia, Canada.

This is another member of the family of wine grapes. Vitis vinifera is the main wine grape, but labrusca is common in North America.

Umami is the fifth taste/flavour, identified by Japanese scientists originally and described as a savoury or ‘brothy’ flavour.

Meaning the Devil’s Cellar, the brand belongs to Chilean giant Concha y Toro.

This is one of many synonyms for the grape Tempranillo, as used in the Toro region of Spain.

Marylin Merlot is made by Marilyn Wines in the Napa Valley, California.

Must wight refers to the sugar concentration in grape juice, an indicator of the eventual alcohol potential of the wine.

This is the stamp of the highest quality wines produced in Canada.

Setubal is in Portugal, just south of Lisbon. All the rest are in Spain.

This is the most important wine region of Oregon in North America, home of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir amongst others.

The Hunter Valley in Australia is renowned for Semillon, not Riesling.

This indicates the year of harvest – the vintage of the wine.

This small turbine moves the air across the vineyard during periods of frost, reducing risk of damage.

This piece of machinery is part of the process to reduce the alcohol in a wine, used by some wineries.

Waiheke Island is a short ferry ride from Auckland.

Trentino has a border with Austria, Puglia lies in Italy’s ‘heel’ in the far south.

These are the classic, local grapes used to make Cava, the Spanish sparkling wine.

These are grape varieties specially developed to ripen well and accumulate plenty of sugar even in cooler climates.

Lafite is a 1er Cru, Lynch-Bages is a 5eme Cru.

Central Otago claims this title at 45 degrees south.