Legal History
Name 3 of the 5 Volstead Act exemptions we discussed today
Sacramental wine, medicinal wine, wine tonics, wine flavorings/vinegar, home-made wine
How much wine is in a standard bottle?
750ml or 25 fluid ounces
Please bring me my wine, he said 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
Hotel California by The Eagles
In the 1998 remake of the Parent Trap, what actor played Napa winery owner Nick Parker?
Dennis Quaid
Which iconic celebrity couple used to own Chateau Miraval?
Brangelina
What year was the 18th Amendment ratified?
1919
What does non-vintage (or NV) mean?
Non-vintage wines are blends made of grapes from several different years.
I'm like Chardonnay, get better over time
(So you know)
Pantone’s color of the year in 2009 was named after what classic sparkling wine cocktail?
Mimosa
Pink has won several Grammys and sold over 90 million records. But she counts her vineyards and Two Wolves winery as a top achievement, growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Grenache and more in which region north of Los Angeles?
Santa Barbara
Which two U.S. presidents attempted to grow grapevines?
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
Which country has the largest area of vineyards?
Spain. There are about 1,154,000 hectares of vineyards throughout the country.
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
What was the wine enjoyed by Hannibal Lecter among fava beans and the liver of a census taker in the Silence of the Lambs?
Chianti
What Hollywood couple created a line of “quarantine wine” from which 100% of the proceeds will be going directly to COVID-19 relief efforts?
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
Where did the name “speakeasy” come from?
Speakeasies received their name from bartenders who requested that patrons 'speak easy' while inside the bars.
What is the most widely planted grape in the world?
Cabernet Sauvignon, with more than 700,000 acres worldwide.
it's a black fly in your chardonnay
Ironic by Alanis Morissette
In 2019, a woman at a Walmart in Texas was banned from their stores after being caught at 6:30AM drinking a bottle of wine disguised as a can of what?
Pringles
Sarah Jessica Parker used Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic for virtual blending sessions of her Sauvignon Blanc under the Invivo X, SJP label, from which region that's tough to get to from Manhattan even in normal times?
Marlborough, New Zealand
Which U.S. President pledged to repeal the Volstead Act as part of his campaign?
Roosevelt
What does a vertical wine tasting entail?
It means tasting wines from the same vineyard or winemaker from different years. As you might imagine, it can be difficult to spot the differences.
I got extensive hoes with expensive clothes
And I sip fine wines and spit vintage flows
What y'all don't know?
Can’t Knock the Hustle by Jay-Z
What Bay Area rapper owns a line of wine and spirits, with names like Function Red Blend, Mangoscato, and Slurricane?
E-40 or Earl Stevens
Esteemed enologist Riccardo Cotarella recently joined the team at Il Palagio, the estate of actor-director Trudie Styler and her husband, Sting, who was going on about "bottles" long before his wine career. Cotarella has helped tune up wines at estates all over Italy, including this region where Il Palagio makes bottlings primarily from Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Tuscany