The Real Wine Quiz
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- Rueda wines come from which country?
- Romania
- Chile
- Spain
- Portugal
- Italy
- I'm a blend of Graciano, Mazuelo and Tempranillo. What am I?
- Barolo
- Rioja
- Sherry
- Ribera del Duero
- Toro
- In France, Appellation Controllee has become:
- DOG (Designation d'Origine Geographique)
- IGP (Indication Geographique)
- APE (Appellation Protegee Exclusif)
- AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protegee)
- RAT (Ratification d'Appellation Total)
- How much residual sugar is in a Champagne labelled as 'Extra Dry'?
- less than 5g/l
- 6 - 11g/l
- 11 - 17g/l
- 17 - 32g/l
- more than 32g/l
- What is "Coulure"?
- A wine region in the Roussillon
- A grand Cru of Alsace
- A rosé wine made by blending red wine
- A cocktail of Cremant d'Alsace and Cassis
- A viticultural problem where grapes fail to develop
- Fermenting in small oak barrels is common for:
- Chardonnay
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Riesling
- Merlot
- Sauvignon Blanc
- In which country is the wine region of Carnuntum?
- Austria
- Hungary
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Croatia
- How much wine may one family household have shipped to them, per year, in Ohio?
- 1 case
- 10 cases
- 24 cases
- 48 cases
- There is no limit
- Wineries must report address and quantity of wine shipped to the state.
- Which wine legally had to be made with a proportion of white wine grapes until the 1990s?
- Cote-Rotie
- Chianti
- Chinon
- Chiroubles
- Cheverney
- Biodynamic winemaking aims to completely ban the use of what?
- Cultured yeasts
- Sulphur
- New oak barrels
- Mechanical harvesting
- Metal fence posts
- What is a 'Gyropallette' used for?
- Robotically testing wine for flavour compounds
- Aerating a wine through a vortex before drinking
- Preparing sparkling wines for disgorgement
- Replicating the effect of swirling a wine inside the mouth
- Limbering up before foot-treading grapes
