Wine and Pop Culture
The song and 1990’s singer/songwriter that includes a line about “a black fly in your Chardonnay”
What is "Ironic" by Alanis Morisette?
Thin skinned grapes, hardest to grow in the world, red wines commonly produces in Burgundy France
What is Pinot Noir?
It’s not white, not quite red- this wine owes its color to a short “hangout” with grape skins
What is Rosé?
Medium Body Red: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
What is MC2
This country is known as the birthplace of wine
What is Georgia?
Pantone’s color of the year in 2009 was named after what classic sparkling wine cocktail?
What is a Mimosa?
An Italian wine, Barolo, "The king of wines" is made exclusively from this grape
What is Nebbiolo?
This term describes the year a wine's grapes were grown and harvested
What is vintage?
Marcus' favorite
What is Amarone
This nation's Mosel and Rhine River Valleys are well known for the dry to semi-sweet white wine, Riesling
What is Germany?
In the film Sideways, Paul Giammati’s character Miles protests drinking this grape varietal
What is Merlot?
France's Beaujolais is famous for this light, fruity red, often served chilled
What is Gamay?
The process when grape growers will trim green bunches of grapes from the vine to help concentrate wine intensity in remaining clusters
What is veraison?
Dry: Viognier, Pinot Gris
What is Perfect Mates
The leading State of Australian wine production
What is South Australia?
The wines featured in the Game of Thrones line are focused around this wine growing region
What is Rhône (Game of Rhônes)?
Chateau-neauf-du-pape, debated as the best wine growing region in the world, is made from these three "friends"
What are Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre?
The total number of US States that have a winery
What is 50?
Dessert: Chilled
What is Gelee Rouge Ice Wine
Carmenere was rediscovered in this South American country in 1994
What is Chile?
This English actor played snooty Paris-based wine expert Steven Spurrier in Bottle Shock
Who is Alan Rickman?
Two of the creme-de-la-creme wines of the old world- France's Bordeaux and Italy's Super Tuscan are both made from one or a combination of these two grape varietals
What are Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot?
This Country leads in wine exports to the United States
What is Italy?
Full body: Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon
What is Mozzafiato Rossa
This State's root stocks saved the French vineyards from phylloxera
What is Texas?