History & Origins
Viticulture
WineMaking
Wine Regions
Health Benefits
100
The word "Sauvignon" is believed to refer to the wild Vitis vinifera vine native to this country.
What is France?
100
This activity (from the Latin word for vine) is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. It is one branch of the science of horticulture.
What is viticulture?
100
In many aspects, Cabernet Sauvignon can reflect the desires and personality of the winemaker while still presenting familiar flavors that express the typical character of the variety. The most pronounced effects are from the use of this type of wood during production.
What is oak?
100
This region's wine region is intimately connected with Cabernet Sauvignon, even though wine is rarely made without the blended component of other grape varieties.
What is Bordeaux?
100
In late 2006, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology published the result of studies conducted at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine that showed the beneficial relationship of resveratrol, a compound found in all red wine, in reducing the risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, which attack this organ's cells and are part of the etiology of Alzheimer's
What is the brain?
200
The Artenos Merlot Raboso 2007 is from this region in Italy.
What is Veneto?
200
This horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots is a major component to the quality of the wine that is produced.
What is pruning?
200
Super Tuscan, Bordeaux and Meritage are all types of this wine blend.
What is Red?
200
Home to Columbia Valley.
What is Washington State.
200
These substances in red wine called polyphenols may help protect the lining of blood vessels in your heart to help prevention of diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease.
What are antioxidants?
300
This grape is native to North Carolina.
What is Muscadine?
300
Cool, moist weather in addition to early harvest results in the introduction of this vegetable flavor in red wine.
What is green bell pepper?
300
The Phantom Red Blend sits in American Oak Barrels for this many months.
What is 30?
300
Home to Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and Russian River Valley.
What is Sonoma County, CA?
300
A glass of Chianti or Chardonnay can improve your body's sensitivity to insulin helping fight this disease.
What is Diabetes?
400
The history of wine spans thousands of years and is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture, cuisine, civilization and humanity itself. Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest known wine production occurred in this country around 8,000 BC, with other notable sites in Iran and Armenia dated 7,000 BC and 6000 BC.
What is Georgia?
400
Duties of this person include: monitoring and controlling pests and diseases, fertilizing, irrigation, canopy management, monitoring fruit development and characteristics, deciding when to harvest and vine pruning during the winter months. These people are often intimately involved with winemakers, because vineyard management and the resulting grape characteristics provide the basis from which winemaking can begin.
What is a viticulturist?
400
Vinification, the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine is also commonly called this.
What is winemaking?
400
North Carolina wine region including land from 7 counties.
What is Yadkin Valley?
400
Preservative in wine that is present in all wines which is regularly dismissed by allergists as an unlikely cause of red wine headaches.
What are sulfites?
500
The name Merlot comes from this language's word meaning "merlot". This language is a Romance language spoken in southern France, Valleys in Italy named after this language, Monaco, and Spain's Val d'Aran. It is also spoken in the linguistic enclave of Guardia Piemontese (Calabria, Italy). It is an official language in Catalonia, Spain (known as Aranese in Val d'Aran).[6]
What is Occitan?
500
The history of viticulture is closely related to the history of wine with evidence of man cultivating wild grapes to make wine dating as far back as this period in time.
What is Neolithic or Stone Age?
500
The science of wine and winemaking is known as this.
What is oenology?
500
Spans U.S. states of Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania.
What is Lake Erie American Viticultural Area (AVA)?
500
Important red wine component for improving blood vessel function and preventing heart disease. Found in the grape skin, they give red wine its color.
What are tannins?
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