Wine Quiz 19 Your score will be displayed at the end of the quiz, along with the correct answers. 1. ‘Orange wine’ refers to what?Wines from Holland Wine made from oranges White wines made with extended skin contact The wines of Bandol in France Wines from Satsuma in Spain 2. The town of Valdobbiadene might appear on labels of what popular wine?Prosecco ChiantiBrunello di Montalcino Franciacorta Moscato 3. Who is or was James Busby, and what is his connection to wine?James Busby is the real name of Robert Parker James Busby invented the first pneumatic wine press James Busby is considered the father of the Australian wine industry James, The Duke of Busby, developed the Port trade in the Douro Valley James gave his name to 'The Busby', a 225-litre wine barrel 4. Which of these can boast the most elevated vineyards in Europe?CorsicaSicilyMadeiraCreteTenerife 5. Which celebrity created the Champagne brand Ace of Spades?StingJay ZBeyonceMick HucknellLemmy 6. Drag these Burgundy appellations in the correct order, north to south: Vosne-Romanée Pommard Pouilly-Fuissé Chablis Gevrey Chambertin 7. Which famous sweet wine is reputed to have been a favourite of Napoleon Bonaparte?Sweet Constantia from South AfricaSauternes from France Tokaji from HungaryTrockenbeerenauslese from Germany Vin Santo from Italy 8. Who is this flamboyant wine figure? Aubert de VillaineChester Osborne Marc Kent Ernie LoosenPiero Antinori 9. In terms of numbers of bottles sold, in 2015 by how much did Prosecco outsell Champagne in the UK?Approximately 2:1 Approximately 4:1 Approximately 6:1 Approximately 10:1 Approximately 20:1 10. Is it legal in the EU to make still rosé wine by blending red and white wines?No. It is illegal It is legal for all winesIt is legal for certain classifications of wine It is only legal in Spain It is only legal for wines destined for export out of the EU 11. Sicily’s Zibibbo variety, is better known as what?Muscat of AlexandriaGarganega Grenache Blanc Müller-Thurgau Fiano 12. The Dundee Hills is a wine growing region where?New York StateWashington StateCaliforniaOregonBritish Columbia 13. Christopher Merret was the first person to document which winemaking process?How to make fortified wines, like PortHow to clarify a wine with whisked egg whites How to make sparkling wines, like Champagne How to graft vines onto rootstock How to make sweet Botrytis wines, like Sauternes 14. Type the missing word in this factual statement: Puncheon, Hogshead and Demi-Muid are all types of 15. The label of which famous wine is this? Château SuduirautChâteau Margaux Château RieussecChâteau Cheval Blanc Château d'Yquem 16. I’m drinking blend of Petit Meslier and Arbanne. Where does it come from?Champagne JurançonBasilicata Savoie Côtes du Rhône 17. Match these wines with their typical alcoholic strength:Hunter Valley Semillon 6%Unselect15%Unselect10.5%Unselect13%Unselect20%UnselectMoscato d'Asti 6%Unselect15%Unselect10.5%Unselect13%Unselect20%UnselectPort 6%Unselect15%Unselect10.5%Unselect13%Unselect20%UnselectBordeaux 6%Unselect15%Unselect10.5%Unselect13%Unselect20%UnselectAmarone 6%Unselect15%Unselect10.5%Unselect13%Unselect20%Unselect 18. In the fermentation process yeast converts sugar into roughly equal parts alcohol and…Tannin Carbon dioxide SaltFlorTartaric acid 19. Where am I? Rheingau Pfalz MoselRheinhessen Baden 20. Which of these wine regions has never suffered from Phylloxera?Bordeaux in France Napa Valley in the USA Piedmont in Italy Colares in PortugalPriorat in Spain Loading...
