Wine Quiz 8 Your score will be displayed at the end of the quiz, along with the correct answers. 1. Fermentation converts sugar into which of these?Tannin AcidPlutonium Alcohol yeast 2. Saumur is a wine from where?The Loire The Rhone The MoselThe Douro The Languedoc 3. For many years who was Robert Parker’s right-hand man?Colonel Tom Parker Antoine de Caunes Jean Cent-Points Pierre Rovani Nosey Parker 4. Which of these estates commissions original art for its label each year?Lafite-Rothschild Margaux Latour Mouton-Rothschild Haut-Brion 5. What types of wine is Vinho Verde?A white wine A red wine Can be a white or red wine A green wineA tawny wine 6. Morgon and St Amour are what?Burgundy Grands Crus Bordeaux First Growths Ribera del Duero ReservasBeaujolais Crus Cotes du Rhone Villages 7. Which is a classic aroma of Cabernet Sauvignon?StrawberryBlack pepper Blackcurrant Cherry Orange 8. The black cockerel represents which wine region?Chianti ClassicoBarolo Rioja Chablis Napa Valley 9. Which country is known for sweet wines made from the Vidal grape?Hungary Brazil Austria Germany Canada 10. What do the wine regions Reuilly and Sancerre have in common?Wine production in both is controlled by monks Both make white wines from Pinot Blanc Both are below sea-level Both make red wines from Pinot Noir Both have vineyards at over 1500 metres altitude 11. An Estufa is used in the production of which wine?Madeira SherryPort Malaga Liqueur Muscat 12. Which of these is a New Zealand winery?Mount Trouble Mount Bothersome Mount ProblematicMount DifficultyMount Challenge 13. Van Goch painted this wine region in 1889. Where is it? HermitageProvence The Ardeche Montagne-St-EmilionBurgundy 14. Which would normally be highest in alcohol?Champagne Dry SherryMosel RieslingAustralian Shiraz Vintage Port 15. Which country’s legislation covers Corsican wines?Italy France Corsica Algeria Morocco 16. Which of these US states regularly features in the top five in terms of volume of wine produced?NebraskaPennsylvaniaKentuckyMicheganVirginia 17. Tinta Negra Mole grapes make which wine?Port Alentejo Madeira Vinho Verde Malaga 18. In which country has leaf-roll virus been a particular problem?South AfricaPortugal AustraliaItalyChile 19. This French wine comes from which Appellation Contolle (AC)? AC Condrieu AC Cachet AC Chateau-Grillet AC Coteaux du Layon AC Alsace Grand Cru 20. Which Australian estate is owned by a famous Rhone producer?Leeuwin Estate Plantagenet Charles MeltonJim Barry Mount Benson Loading...
