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And The Answer For The Wine Quiz #7 Is…
I was told today that waiting for a whole week to get an answer for the wine quiz is unacceptable. So I have to comply with this request (okay, it was more than one request) and start providing answers sooner. Here comes an answer for the Wine Quiz #7 – Where in the world am I.
Yes, I understand that the question could’ve being a bit unfair, but nevertheless – this is California. To be more precise, this is Temecula Valley, almost a Southern-most appellation (AVA) in California, and the picture was taken from Leonesse Cellars property.
We will continue the subject of appellations, or AVAs (American Viticultural Area) in the next wine quiz – just making sure you will be ready…
Cheers!
Weekly Wine Quiz #7 – Where In The World Am I?
One more week passed by, and here we go again – new wine quiz for you.
In the last week’s quiz you had to identify region which is not making wines from Pinot Noir grape. Correct answer is Beaujolais – while it is neighboring the Burgundy, one of the world’s best regions for Pinot Noir, Beaujolais wines are made out of grape called Gamay.
Now, this week’s quiz will be somewhat tricky, I think. Please take a look at this picture:
Can you guess where this picture could’ve being taken? Your possible choice are listed below…
Happy weekend and have fun! Cheers!
Weekly Wine Quiz #6 – No Pinot?
I guess it is Saturday, therefore, it is a time for our weekly wine quiz. Before we get to the new quiz, let me give you an answer for the past week’s quiz “Do you know Kosher wines” – correct answer is Massaya. While the name might be suggestive that it would be a kosher wine, this [very tasty, full bodied] wine is produced in Lebanon, and it is not Kosher. The rest of the wines on the list are Kosher, including Goose Bay, which I saw was a popular choice as a “non-kosher” wine.
Now, the theme for today’s poll is Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir is one of the most popular grapes in the world, and literally there are very few regions where wines are not made out of Pinot Noir. Below is a list of regions where great wines are made out of Pinot Noir – all except one. Which one do you think it is? Answer is coming next week.
Enjoy your weekend, everyone! Cheers!
Weekly Wine Quiz #5 – Do You Know Kosher Wines?
It is time for our weekly wine quiz. But – before we begin with the new quiz, I just realized something – I didn’t give you the answers for the 4 previous quizzes. I thought that I would do it in the comments, but then the answer will always stay with the quiz itself, which is probably not that good. Therefore, going forward, the answer for the quiz will always be provided in the next week’s quiz.
Now, here are the answers for the past quizzes.
#1,The official drink of the United States – correct answer is Bourbon. While it is not written in the Constitution, there were a number of Congress resolutions which support the claim of Bourbon to be an official drink of the United States. You can find more information on Wikipedia – here is a link.
#2, Bordeaux 1855 Classification – correct answer is Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Only 4 Chateaus were classified as “First Growth” in 1855, and Chateau Mouton Rothschild was not one of them. Baron Rothschild spent humongous amount of efforts on getting Chateau Mouton Rothschild classified as first growth in 1973 – here is a Wiki link for more information.
#3, Judgement of Paris – correct answer is Caymus Vineyards. Caymus makes great wines, but they didn’t participate in the famous 1976 competition in Paris. Here is a Wiki link for more information.
#4, Which One Doesn’t Belong – These are the red grapes used in Bordeaux – correct answer is Syrah. Here is yet another Wiki link if you need more information.
Now, let’s talk about the theme of today’s wine quiz – Kosher wines. We are in a middle of both Passover and Easter celebrations this year, and while it is impossible to create a wine quiz around Eastern wines ( because there are no wines designated as “only for Easter” in this world), we can talk about Kosher wines.
Kosher wines are a complex subject if you want to know the details of what and why – here is … yep, you got it – Wiki link for that. I just want to look at the subject of Kosher wines form the consumer’s point of view. Ten years ago, if you would want to drink a Kosher wine in US, you had literally one choice – Manischewitz – a sweet concoction which majority of the wine drinkers should avoid, unless you need some syrup on your ice cream. Little by little, situation changed, as quality of Israeli wines increased dramatically, and more and more Kosher wines started to be produced all around the world, from Australia to France to US. Today, if you want to drink a Kosher wine, you don’t need to dread it anymore – most of respectful wine stores carry great selection of Kosher wines, and finding an excellent bottle is not a problem anymore.
Now, to the quiz itself – below are the names of the Kosher wines from all over the world – all except one. Just by looking at those names, can you guess which one is not a Kosher wine? The answer is coming next week.
Happy Passover and Happy Easter! Cheers and enjoy!
Weekly Wine Quiz #4 – Which One Doesn’t Belong?
Each wine region in the world has a number of specific characteristics, such as terroir, the style of wine and so on. One of such important characteristics is kinds of grapes growing in the region and used for the winemaking. Moreover, in a lot of cases only specific grapes are allowed to be used in the wine if the wine will carry region’s name on its label.
Below is a list of grapes allowed to be used in the wine production in one of the world’s most famous regions – except that one grape doesn’t belong there. Do you know which one it is? Have fun! Cheers!
Weekly Wine Quiz #3 – Judgement of Paris
Our last weekly quiz was about of the most significant dates in the world of wine – 1855. Another very significant “wine” date is 1976 – this is when famous Judgement of Paris took place. Depicted in the movie called Bottle Shock (second movie called Judgement of Paris is in the works), it was an event where a number of California wineries submitted their wines for the blind tasting against their French counterparts. The judgement was done blind and by the French wine critics, and California wines came on top of the French for many of those critics. This was the event which squarely put California on the worldwide wine map.
So here is the list of California wineries which participated in the Judgement of Paris, except one – again, my recommendation is that you will try to figure it out without reaching out to Google for help. Have fun. Cheers!
Lets Play a Little Game – Here Is A Wine Quiz
1855. Exposition Universelle de Paris will be taking place in Paris. Emperor Napoleon III requests classification system to be created for best Bordeaux wines, to represent French wines at the Expo. Classification system is created by the wine brokers based on wine price and Chateau reputation, where all wines are classified in five Growth (Crus), with First Growth being the best. Only four estates became so called First Growth in the 1855 classification, and the fifth one was added more than a hundred years later.
Here comes the question – which First Growth Chateau was not a part of the original 1855 classification? As this quiz has no prize attached to it, I would definitely recommend that you will try to answer the question on your own first before you will be reaching out to Google for an answer – it is definitely more fun this way.
Have fun! Cheers!
Lets Play a Little Game – Here Is A Wine Quiz
Okay, so I always wanted to play with wine quizzes – I think it is fun. I even tried a few times before, by creating polls on the side bar of this blog – this proved not to be poplar ( I think 0 responses means “not popular”). So let me try it again – here is little wine quiz for you. Okay, it is not about wine – but it is very closely related to it, so – have fun! You can answer in the poll or comment, or do both. Cheers!
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