Well, it is Wednesday again, and time for the Weekly Wine Quiz. Last week, the Quiz was comprised of a few general wine knowledge questions, which we need to address first.
1. How many lakes are there in the Finger Lakes wine region?
a. Four b. Five c. Ten d. Eleven
D. Eleven. While there are four main lakes in the region, five fingers on one hand and ten on two hands, there are 11 lakes in the Finger Lakes Wine Growing region (they are called “finger” lakes due to their shape, not number).
2. Put the following German terms in order from least to most ripe:
a. Auslese b. Beerenauslese c. Kabinett d. Spätlese
Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese
3. What is a Gönc?
a. A town in Slovakia known for sweet wines. b. A cask used in the production of Hungarian wines. c. What they call the "bung" in Austria. d. The stuff at the bottom of a bottle of old Cabernet.
B. A cask. While there is a town in Hungary named Gönc, the term in re wine refers to the cask used for Tokaji wine.
4. What is the fastest way to chill a bottle of wine?
a. Put an ice sleeve around the bottle. b. Put the bottle in the freezer c. Put the bottle in a bucket of ice. d. Put the bottle in salty ice water.
This is NASCAR racing legend Jeff Gordon, who owns a winery named cleverly enough Jeff Gordon Wines.
That means we have just one who got all the questions right (except the bonus)–Talk-a-Vino, but we had a few new participants this week, so thanks to all who played last week!
a. Blending b. Filtration c. Punchdowns c. Racking
a. Chardonnay b. Glera c. Macabeo d. Xarel-lo
a. Gewürztraminer b. Grüner-Veltliner c. Müller-Thurgau d. Riesling
a. Aglianico b. Garganega c. Lagrein d. Verdicchio
Good luck! Answers next week!
the drunken cyclist 
1. Soutirage = racking
2. Glera – grape used to make Prosecco
3. Müller-Thurgau
4. Lagrein
Bonus: Gary Vaynerchuk, legendary creator of WineLibrary.tv, a long run series of internet video wine tasting and education broadcasts
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Impressive!
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I did terrible. Great questions!
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In my book, those who try are winners!
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Worry not, mrsugarbears, I did poorly as well. Fun though. 🙂
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Thanks Eric–meant to be fun!
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I am awarding you the Blog of the Year Award 2013 as an expression of my gratitude for following “The Journal of Wall Grimm” blog. You can see the post here: http://wp.me/p41c99-hx If you don’t accept awards, that’s no problem at all. Awarding you is my way to thank you and it is of no insult to me if you decline.
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I never really know what to do with these awards….
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lol that’s ok, don’t do anything with it if you don’t want to. It’s just my way of saying thank you, and you deserve it. I value your readership, you’re one of the greats! And I have to include that you’re blog is awesome.
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1. D – Racking
2. Glera. It’s mainly used for producing Prosecco in Veneto, Italy.
3. C – Müller Thurgau
4. C – Lagrein
5. Not sure who the guy is…
Fun quiz! Good to see a few questions about Italian varieties on your blog 🙂
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Nice job Julian!
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Well, my one guess last week was correct, but this week I’m back to knowing nothing. 🙂
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Well, thanks for stopping by!
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