It is Wednesday and time again for Wine Trivia Wednesday. Before we get to this week’s quiz, here’s another look at last week’s:
I tried to come up with a unifying theme for this week’s quiz, but I failed miserably, so just pretend that there is not usually a unifying theme and you won’t be disappointed.
Which of the following does/do not belong? Justify your response as there may be more than one right answer:
- Alsace, Champagne, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Pommard, Sancerre, Savoie. All but CNdP produce a still Pinot Noir.
- Banyuls, Cahors, Gigondas, St. Joseph, St. Julien, Tavel. Here, Banyuls is the only fortified wine of the bunch.
- Ajaccio, Montbazillac, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, Pecharmant. Ajaccio is from Corsica, while the other three are from the Southwest.
- Bourgeuil, Chinon, Madiran, Pomerol, Vouvray. You have two choices that make sense (at least to me) here. Both would exclude Madiran. One would also exclude Pomerol since the other three are all from the Loire region. The other choice would exclude Vouvray since the other three rely heavily on Cabernet Franc.
Prizes for the week go to both Vinoinlove and the armchairsomelier since they both stuck their necks out there and played (and have both been added to my blogroll–go check them out if you haven’t already). Back when I was coaching basketball, I always told my kids: 100% off the shots you don’t take don’t go in….
For this week, I thought I would do something a bit different. I am currently sitting in a Starbucks on my lunch break across from the Criminal Justice Building here in Philadelphia where I just got selected to be on a jury. As such, I will be enthralled with the trial and I will not have time to consider what to drink for dinner after a long day of sitting in a very hard chair trying to stay awake taking copious mental notes on the testimony. So, this is where you come in. Serve as my judge/jury: go over to my Cellar Tracker account (it’s public) and let me know what I should drink tonight (chances are about 85% that the wine you choose is still in the cellar). Don’t worry about what we are having for dinner or any such trivialities, just let me know what I should pop and why.
The “winner” will be those with the most creative choice/reasoning.
I’ll let you know next week (or sooner) who wins….
the drunken cyclist 
You do not have permissions to browse this cellar. This user has explicitly disallowed access to their cellar.
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Sorry, should be fixed if you’re still interested….
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Hey Jeff
Thanks for adding me to your blogroll 🙂
I just tired to take a look at your wines on cellartracker but it didn’t work because your profile is not public (I know you said it was but at least me for me it wasn’t). Take a look at this screenshot: http://imgur.com/sYfykls
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I think the default must have reset when they went to the new interface. I will fix it.
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when you click on wine in cellar you get access denied 😦
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Not sure I want you in there snooping around–you know where I live!
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I could see your cellartracker after I logged in (same experience as Vinoinlove before logging in).
My vote is for: NV Taylor (Fladgate) Porto 10 Year Old Tawny. After listening to fascinating evidence all day, you’ll need to sit down, stroke your chin and reflect on whether Mr. Fish did it with the candlestick in the library, or whether it was someone else…. It just seems like a nice port goes well with all that thinking.
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Ha! Classic!
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Jeff, I have the same problem as Julian – your profile is public, but the wine list is not:
“You do not have permissions to browse this cellar. This user has explicitly disallowed access to their cellar.”
Therefore, I will make only two suggestions: Siduri or B. Kosuge. I think either one will go just fine after a hard day in court. Besides, it is Wine Wednesday ( happens ONLY once a week!), so it makes sense to open a special enough bottle : )
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Sorry about that! I will have it fixed. I did go with a Pinot but not the caliber that you suggested—I should have….
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You can’t go wrong with a Pinot Noir. A good Pinot can ease the sting of a bad day or put the cherry on top of a good one. I’d go with the 2006 Loring Clos Pepe. Because Loring just screams Hall of Justice. Not really. It’s because I have that one, and I LOVE it! Loring Pinots are wunderbar . . . not a bad one in the bunch! Salud!!
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Wow, armchairsomm, you can really read my mind! I am a huge Clos Pepe fan, so that was an incredible choice!
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Thanks for sharing your awesome cellar.
BTW, Cincinnati Wine Festival is this weekend. If youget a chance, lookover the program for the Grand Tasting, and if you see any must tries, let me know … well, in the next 24 hours. (Sorry for the short notice) http://www.winefestival.com/files/2013_Tasting_Guide/WF13_FULL_LowRes.pdf
… and thanks for stopping by even though I haven’t been out and around as much!
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Are you going to the Special Tasting Room? Some outstanding wines there. Otherwise, quite a great line-up! I would be sure to hit these if I were going (and also be sure to spit!):
For Sure
HC. Patz & Hall
14. Vintner Select Imports of France
Bigger
20. Orin Swift
25. Longboard
44. Duckhorn
45. Rombauer
51. Cline (great value wines)
Lighter
15. Torii Mor
40. Fess Parker
Interesting
3. Gruet
12. Terry Thiese
but that’s just me….
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Thanks for your quick tips (and for doubling replying to make sure I see this). I had some of these already marked … plus Franciscan’s Magnificat (and others).
Burnett Ridge is a Cincinnati sensation – that is a local winemaker using California grapes in his garage. His wines were actually served at a presidential fund raiser here in the 90s.
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