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, Alanis Morisette?
Thin skinned grapes, hardest to grow in the world, red wines commonly produced 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 Mimosa?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
An Italian wine, Barolo, "The king of wines" is made exclusively from this grape
What is Nebbiolo?
What term describes the year a wine's grapes were grown and harvested?
What is Vintage?
Marcus' Favorite Wine
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?
This month is typically peak harvest for Colorado grapes
What is September?
Dry White: Viognier, Pinot Gris
What is Perfect Mates?
The leading State of Australian wine production
A six bottle collection from this TV Show, featuring bottles named “La Dame Blanche” and “Sassenach”
What is Outlander?
Chateau-neauf-du-pape, debated as the best wine growing region in the world, is made from these three "friends"
What are Grenache, Syrah, and 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 made from one or a combination of these two grape varietals
What are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot?
This Country leads in total wine exports by volume to the United States
Full Body: Merlot, Sangiovese,
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is Mozzafiato Rossa?
The home state of the man and vines that saved southwest France’s vines from the Phylloxera outbreak in the late 19th century.
What is Texas?