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Trick Questions
100
Wine is made from which fruit?
Grapes
100
Vinmonopolet is the only wine retailer in...
Norway
100
What color wine is Pinot Noir?
Red
100
Why do people swirl wine?
To release aromas
100
Which is NOT a wine grape?
A. Merlot
B. Chardonnay
C. Pepperoni
D. Pinot Noir
Pepperoni
200
What process turns grape juice into alcohol?
Fermentation
200
Prosecco comes from which country?
Italy
200
Which grape is used in Sauvignon Blanc?
Sauvignon Blanc
200
What is 'umami'?
- a wine from Sicily
- another name for the Mourvedre grape
- the fifth taste along with sweet, sour, salty and bitter
- An African
- the fifth taste along with sweet, sour, salty and bitter
200
Which country is considered the birthplace of wine?
Georgia
300
What causes the dry feeling in red wine?
Tannins
300
Malbec is most famously produced in which country today?
- Argentina
- Mexico
- USA
- Spain
- Chile
Argentina
300
White wines can be made from:
- any colour of grapes
- green grapes only
- green or red grapes - but not black
- black grapes only
- white skinned grapes only
Any colour of grapes
Because the juice of almost all grapes, green, red or black, is clear, white wine can be made from any colour of grapes as long as you separate the juice from the skins before fermentation.
300
Approximately how many grapes are in one bottle of wine?
~600–800
300
Traditionally, which would be the perfect vessel to enjoy a glass of Petite Champagne?
D
This is a tricky question: Petite Champagne is not Champagne, it is Cognac. Therefore, the Cognac glass D is correct.
400
What is "Wine expert" called?
Sommelier
400
Rioja is a wine from Spain, but what is Rioja?
- a grape variety
- a region
- a brand name
- a Spanish word meaning 'King of wines'
- The name of the producer
A region
400
Who or what is Henry of Pelham?
- a grape variety
- the first man to plant grapes in England
- a Canadian winery
- The English King who once ruled Bordeaux
- some claim he invented Champagne before Dom Perignon
a Canadian winery
400
This ingenious device is commonly known by what name?
- Waiter's Friend
- Footman's Feet
- Parlour-Maid's Pincers
- Cook's Clamp
- Butler's Thief
Butler's Thief
The Butler's Thief, sometimes known as 'Wiggle & twist', removes the cork from the bottle without damaging it. It is very useful for extracting old, crumbly corks where a traditional corkscrew will not work.
400
The image below shows what?
- Bordeaux winemaker letting wine breathe
- Blending of wines in Tuscany
- Cleaning glasses prior to sampling in Romania
- Sherry being poured from a 'venencia' tool
- Wine-Pages' Christmas office party
Sherry being poured from a 'venencia' tool
This is taken in a Sherry bodega, the tool being a traditional method of drawing wine from the cask.
500
What is the process of letting wine breathe called?
Decanting
500
Where is the Jura wine region?
Eastern France
500
Which is the highest classification in Burgundy?
- Grand Cru
- Premier Cru
- Cru Exceptionnel
- Cru Royale
- Cru Grand Bourgeois
Grand Cru
Grand Cru signifies the highest ranked classification of Burgundy wines (or, technically, vineyards), both red and white.
500
Why is this tank of wine so icy cold?
- It contains icewine
- The wine is being stabilised
- The wine is being made kosher
- It's an experiment to preserve wine for 1000 years
- The wine is in the tropics
The wine is being stabilised
500
A magnum of Champagne is how many bottles?
2
A magnum is 150cls, equivalent to two standard bottles.
