Another Wednesday and time for another wine quiz. Last week, as I was celebrating the one year anniversary of this blog with the worst cold/flu that I have had in my life, I decided to be a little narcissistic with the quiz and asked a few questions about me. Thinking about it now, I was clearly in a rather odd state of mind since I usually do not like talking about myself at all, but no time for any self-psychoanalysis today, let’s review the answers to last week’s quiz:
- In what region did I lead a bike trip with Ohmygod? The trip started in the Loire Valley (and then proceeded through Champagne and Belgium, but those episodes are still to come).
- Where do I live? The City of Brotherly Love: Philadelphia (not too far from the famed ‘Rocky Steps’ in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art).
- What is the acronym of the state controlled wine stores in my state?
PLCB (the PA Liquor Control Board) - What was the first photo I posted and when was it?
The first photo I posted was when we went to Studio Kitchen a few days after I started the blog. - What is my preferred red wine variety? Pinot Noir, although overall, I would have to say that I am a bit of a ‘Champagne Slut’ as the Winegetter so eloquently posted on Twitter the other day.
Both Talk-a-Vino and the FoodAndWIneHedonist got 4/5 right so I am declaring them co-winners this week.
On to this week. All of this week’s questions are based on a photo:
What is the French name for this?- What is its exact purpose (no, it is night a rack to store wine)?
- Who is credited with inventing it?
- According to ‘legend’ what was the very first one made out of?
Have fun with the quiz–answers next week!
the drunken cyclist 
1) pupitres
2) Riddling (french: remuage) is part of the process in sparkling wine production.
3) Anton Müller
4) I don’t know really. Maybe I find out later on.
Looking forward to the answers
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Very quick reply! And throwing out Anton Müller! Very impressive!
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You are always good for trivia! The only answer I can give is that I want one for home haha.
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Thanks! Yeah, those things are pretty cool…
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Woohoo! Hedonist on the board…in last place but finally a win. Going for 2 in a row. Pupitre, to get the yeast to settle in Champagne production, Widow Cliquot, kitchen table. (Read a book on it a few years ago)
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Might be on a bit of a roll here….
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1. Pupitre
2. For turning the bottles during champagne production – 2nd fermation, the bottles are turned daily in the rack in order to get all the sediments into the neck of the bottle. The design of the rack also allows for increasing the angle of the bottles during the process so the sediments can be more easily removed.
3. Widow Cliquot
4. Hmm, don’t know that one!
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Nice work CCT!
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1. Pupitre
2. The bottles are put in a pupitre to facilitate riddling – the process of slow and methodical shaking and turning of the bottles to accumulate all the sediment at the neck of the bottle
3. Pupitre was invented by Madame Clicquot
4. The first pupitre was made out of Madame Clicquot’s kitchen table
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Nice work Anatoli!
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I’m totally going to assume that my tag inspired this quiz! And I know you wear it with pride. 🙂
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Assume away!
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This is tricky trivia! I just like to drink the wine!
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And there is certainly nothing wrong with that!
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Looking like a ridding rack … other than that, I won’t know without searching … thus yield to Vino in Love and others who know.
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Vino in Love knows his stuff. He and Talk-a-Vino are nearly impossible to stump.
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Totally agree … thus I yield to their knowledge.
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vinoinlove on January 23, 2013 at 09:19 said:
1) pupitres
2) Riddling (french: remuage) is part of the process in sparkling wine production.
3) Pupitre was invented by Madame Clicquot
4) The first pupitre was made out of Madame Clicquot’s kitchen table
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