Test your wine knowledge…think you know wine stuff? Give these questions a spin and tell us your answers. We’ll post the correct answers in 24 hours. Good luck!!!
1. The word “Crémant” on a bottle of sparkling wine indicates the wine is
a. dry
b. slightly sweet
c. made using the transfer method
d. made using the traditional method
2. Gamay is
a. a quality category for vineyards
b. a region in Southern France
c. a grape variety used to make Beaujolais
d. a method for making rose wines
3. Which of the following pairs of regions are famous for premium wines made from Syrah/Shiraz?
a. Burgundy and Sancerre
b. Orvieto and Marlborough region
c. Hermitage and Barossa Valley region
d. Pomerol and Saint Émilion
4. Vines with lots of large bunches of big grapes are most suitable for
a. intensely-flavored, complex dry wines
b. inexpensive, simple dry wines
c. long-lived sweet wines
d. branded wines
5. A reserve Tawny Port is
a. golden in color, with yeasty flavors
b. high in tannins and acidity
c. sweet, with nutty aromas
d. sparkling and dry in style
1. D
2. C
3. A & B
4. A
5. C
Thanks that was fun. Cheers!
1. I don’t do French, I just drink the bubbly!
2. C
3. They put “some” Syrah in their Pinot Noir in Burgundy (shhhhhhhh, don’t tell anybody) but the answer is C.
4. E (Table grapes)
5. Ask S. Glossner
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C
Okay peeps…here are the answers! Thanks for playing, that was fun!
1. The word “Crémant” on a bottle of sparkling wine indicates the wine is
d. made using the traditional method
2. Gamay is
c. a grape variety used to make Beaujolais
3. Which of the following pairs of regions are famous for premium wines made from Syrah/Shiraz?
c. Hermitage and Barossa Valley region
4. Vines with lots of large bunches of big grapes are most suitable for
b. inexpensive, simple dry wines
5. A reserve Tawny Port is
c. sweet, with nutty aromas