The bottle that holds the new record as most expensive bottle ever sold as of March 2026
DRC 1945 Romanée-Conti (812.000USD at La Paulée - previous record was achieved by the exact same physical bottle in 2018)
The minimum aging requirement for Cognac XXO
14 years
The type of disease that sandy soil promotes
Nematodes (Xiphinema index) causing fanleaf degeneration (both nematodes and fanleaf accepted as a valid answer)
The name that belongs to the face
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Dirk Niepoort
This Vitis species, a parent of lime-tolerant rootstocks like 41B and Fercal, resists chlorosis on high active-lime soils
Vitis berlandieri
The flying winemaker that died of a heart attack in March 2026
Michel Rolland
The connection between following domaines: Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Domaines Ott, Delas Frères, Ramos Pinto, Pierre Damoy
All are owned by Louis Roederer (through Roederer Collection)
The pink type of granite found in Moulin-a-Vent
Gore (arène)
The name belonging to the face
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Angelo Gaja
The problem of this vine

Downy Mildew
The wine style added to Médoc AOP as of 2026
Dry white wine
The DACs alllowing Blaufränkisch as the main varietal
Mittelburgenland DAC, Eisenberg DAC, Leithaberg DAC, Carnuntum DAC, Rosalia DAC
The three major types of rock-formation
Igneous, Sedimentary and metamorphic
The name belonging to this famous face
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Corienne Mentzepoulos (Château Margaux)
The vine training in the photo
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Cordon Trenzado
The newest grape permitted in Champagne AOP
Chardonnay Rosé
The minimum brix and max temperature icewine from Ontario and British Columbia is harvested at
-8C as temperature (allowed to be lower), minimum 32 brix
The DOC in Veneto known for volcanic soil
Soave DOC
The name that belongs to this face
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Marcel Guigal
These three split-canopy training systems divide the canopy to manage vigour: Scott Henry, Smart Dyson and...
Geneva Double Curtain
The first approved DOCG in Calabria
Cirò Classico DOCG
The communes that Saumur AOP can be produced in
Chacé, Montsoureau, Parnay, Saint-Cyr-en Bourg, Saumur, Souzay-Champigny, Turquant, Varrains
Marl is defined by these two components, each occupying this approximate percentage range
35-65% limestone, 35-65% clay
The name for this face (hint in photo)
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Jessica Julmy (Vega Sicilia)
Recognised as the most widespread grapevine disease in the world, caused by up to nine related viruses that downcurl the leaves and turn them red in autumn
Leafroll Virus