Wine Quiz 15 Your score will be displayed at the end of the quiz, along with the correct answers. 1. The barrels used for ageing wine are most commonly made from which wood?TeakPineOakSpruceEbony 2. Which is a spirit can be distilled from leftover grape skins after winemaking?BrandyArmagnacGrappaCalvadosSlivovitz 3. The wine producing region of Setubal is in which country?PortugalSpainBrazilGreeceFrance 4. Txakoli is a wine from where?SpainGreeceCyprusBulgariaArmenia 5. Drag these New Zealand wine regions into the correct order, north to south: Canterbury Central Otago Waiheke Island Nelson Hawkes Bay 6. The Thermenregion wine district is in which country?CanadaBoliviaAustriaSwitzerlandMexico 7. The Marquis of Pombal was instrumental in the history of which great wine?ChampagnePortHockClaretSauternes 8. Which Italian region is highlighted in this map? Emilia RomagnaTuscanyLazioLe MarcheCampania 9. Match these regions with the grape varieties most associated with them:Abruzzo TrebbianoUnselectGarganegaUnselectVernacciaUnselectFianoUnselectCatarrattoUnselectSan Gimignano TrebbianoUnselectGarganegaUnselectVernacciaUnselectFianoUnselectCatarrattoUnselectAvellino TrebbianoUnselectGarganegaUnselectVernacciaUnselectFianoUnselectCatarrattoUnselectSoave TrebbianoUnselectGarganegaUnselectVernacciaUnselectFianoUnselectCatarrattoUnselectSicily TrebbianoUnselectGarganegaUnselectVernacciaUnselectFianoUnselectCatarrattoUnselect 10. Where is the Coteaux du Giennois?JuraThe Loire ValleySavoieAlsaceProvence 11. Winemakers David Hohnen and Kevin Judd are connected through which iconic wine?Penfold's GrangeCloudy BayHill of GraceOpus OneScreaming Eagle 12. Where is the Finger Lakes wine producing area?CanadaHungaryNew York StateSwitzerlandWashington State 13. Which is the odd one out?MusignyMontrachetMontagnyRichebourgClos de Vougeot 14. What are 'cleanskins'?Generically labelled bottles, sold cheaplyWines made from the finest, free-run juiceOrganic grapes, free from synthetic chemicalsNovice grape pickers, before their first harvestBiological agents that can kill vine pests 15. What is the name for the object this man is using? Nose cupPlonqueurVinoratorCoupe du ridiculeTastevin 16. The wine regions of Geographe and Manjimup are where?TasmaniaNew ZealandWestern AustraliaSouth AfricaNew South Wales 17. How many grams per litre of sugar is allowed in a Champagne labelled 'Dry' or 'Sec'?Maximum 3g/lMaximum 6g/lMaximum 12g/lBetween 12g/l and 17g/lBetween 17g/l and 32g/l 18. Chateau Batailley in Paulliac is said to be named after what?A type of sailing shipA battle fought on the propertyAn old French word for 'bottle'Monsieur Batailley, once Mayor of BordeauxThe rounded stones that cover the vineyard 19. The compound Diacetyl in a wine can make it smell of what?HorsesNettlesButterMintPepper 20. Which of these appellations is the odd one out?ValreasCairanneVisanRegnieRoaix Loading...
