Wine Quiz 24

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1. The French region of Provence is most famous for which style of wine?
2. Which of these grapes would you expect to find in a bottle of Sauternes?
3. Click the grape variety, to match it to the region with which it is most associated:
Meursault Blanc
Nebbiolo

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Gamay

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Chardonnay

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Muscat

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Furmint

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Tempranillo

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Samos
Nebbiolo

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Gamay

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Chardonnay

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Muscat

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Furmint

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Tempranillo

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Ribera del Duero
Nebbiolo

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Gamay

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Chardonnay

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Muscat

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Furmint

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Tempranillo

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Fleurie
Nebbiolo

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Gamay

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Chardonnay

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Muscat

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Furmint

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Tempranillo

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Tokaji
Nebbiolo

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Gamay

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Chardonnay

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Muscat

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Furmint

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Tempranillo

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Barbaresco
Nebbiolo

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Gamay

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Chardonnay

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Muscat

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Furmint

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Tempranillo

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4. Which Italian wine region is this?

 
5. Tannat is a grape variety strongly associated with Uruguay in South America. True or False?
6. Which is a standard measure for wine served by the glass in UK restaurants?
7. What is added to a fortified wine, that makes it fortified?
8. Place the following famous people in order. Reading top to bottom, the initial letter of their FIRST names will spell a famous Italian wine region.
  • 16th President of the USA. Died in a theatre
  • Female star of Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction
  • Spanish artist and leading light of the Cubist movement
  • Australian golfer who spent 331 weeks at Number One in the Official World Rankings
  • Actor who's film roles include Gandalf and Magneto
  • Daughter of a big music and movie start, and ex-wife of Michael Jackson
9. Marlborough is New Zealand's biggest wine producing region. Which one is number two?
10. WHITE Beaujolais is usually made from Chardonnay
11. which of these could not be considered an Alpine wine region?
12. The blend is Arinto, Avesso and Loureiro. What is the wine?
13. What is the 'Durand'?

14. Please type the surname of 'Lily', a famous figure from Champagne history:

Lily's surname was

15. Chapel Down is a famous wine producer based in which English County?
16. Click the wine grape to match it to its synonym:
Cannonau
Bordo

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Bianca Fernanda

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Malbec

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Grenache

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Spanna

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Côt
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Bianca Fernanda

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Malbec

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Grenache

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Cortese
Bordo

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Bianca Fernanda

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Malbec

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Grenache

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Nebbiolo
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Bianca Fernanda

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Malbec

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Grenache

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Cabernet Franc
Bordo

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Bianca Fernanda

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Grenache

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17. This unusual, dumpy little wine bottle holds 62cl and is synoymous with which wine region?

18. The biodynamic calendar declares every day of the year as one of four types. Which of these is an imposter, and not one of the real four?
19. These are the wine regions surrounding San Francisco. Can you name the one circled?

20. If placed in the correct order, top to bottom, the first letter of each of these wine regions will spell the name of a well-known New Zealand wine region:
  • Wine region in New South Wales, noted for its elevation with all vineyards at 600 metres or higher
  • A prime Riesling valley in Australia with biblical associations
  • One of the newer Chilean regions, way to the south of the traditional vineyards
  • A smaller German region named after its river. Bad Kreuznach is a sub-region
  • Trendy South African region, famed very very old vine Chenin and Syrah
  • Region of the southern Rhône. Some say Châteauneuf-du-Pape's little brother
  • Châteaux on the Left bank and Right bank - take your choice
  • A lot of sparkling wine comes from this hot, more inland South African region