Wine Making
Wine Geography
Axialites + Wine
Wine Not?
Wine Culture
100

In this season vines are pruned for lower grape yields and therefore optimal grape quality

What is winter?

100

This state was Merlot's first U.S. home when consumer popularity soared in the 1990's

What is California?

100

These two Axialites founded our Wine Wednesday?

Who are Booie and Marlon?

100

This punch traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits

What is Sangria?

100

This retail chain is the largest retailer of wine in the United States

What is Costco?

200

This term describes the year a wine's grapes were grown and harvested

What is vintage?

200

These Spanish red wines are made primarily from Tempranillo and Grenache blends

What is rioja?

200

Jaime and Nick Ross prefer natural wine that does not contain these

What are sulfites?

200

In this country, kosher wine is only made with grapes from vines that are at least 4 years old

What is Israel? 

200

Miles and Jack take a week-long road trip to Santa-Barbara wine country in this 2004 film

What is Sideways?

300

Brief contact with red grape skins gives this type of wine its color

What is rosé?

300

This country's most planted red grape is Syrah and goes by the local name Shiraz

What is Australia?

300

More of an IPA guy, Zach only drinks this type of wine

What is riesling?

300

Despite somewhat of a bad reputation, this famous and inexpensive box wine has been in the business for over 100 years

What is Franzia?

300

Sláinte, meaning health, is the typical toast in this country

What is Ireland?

400

The number of states in the USA that have active wineries

What is 50?

400

This previously little-known red grape variety has been Argentina's star in recent years

What is Malbec?

400

The name and floor of the gentleman at 443 that has provided Marlon with countless free bottles of wine

Who is Dwayne on the 5th floor?

400

The optimal fill level for a glass of red wine

What is one-third full?

400

This fermented honey-water beverage is said to have predated wine and beer

What is mead?

500

This country leads the United States in wine exports

What is Italy?

500

This wine region in France is the homeland of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape

What is Bordeaux?

500

At the first virtual wine Wednesday, this Axialite was drinking wine and hunting squirrels

Who is Simon?

500

The only type of wine said to not be overpowered by a fully ripe Brie cheese

What is sparkling wine?

500

This 20th century U.S. president set the policy that only U.S. wines could be served at the White House

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?