Well, it is Wednesday again, and time for the Weekly Wine Quiz. This is the first quiz in three weeks since both Christmas and New Year’s Day fell on Wednesdays (and I took artistic license to delay the next quiz–at least I think it was artistic license). That Quiz was comprised of a few general wine knowledge questions, which we need to address first.
a. New Addington b. Bromley c. Croydon d. Dorking
a. Big, bold, Cabernets b. Buttery Chardonnays c. Tangy Sparkling Wines d. Spicy Shiraz
a. Arneis b. Barbera c. Sangiovese d. Dolcetto
a. Penedes b. Rioja c. Rueda d. Priorat
This is a scene from one of my favorite movies of all time, Dr. No. In this scene, James Bond (for me, there is but one James Bond–Sean Connery) threatens to attack Dr. No with the bottle of Dom:
Dr. No: That’s a Dom Perignon ’55, it would be a pity to break it
James Bond: I prefer the ’53 myself…
Of course, this is one of my all-time favorite exchanges in film.
We only had two players last go around: Anatoli of Talk-a-Vino and Julian of VinoInLove and both were winners! They both even got the two answers for question #3. Julian also got the Extra Credit, so he was really “in the zone.”
a. Michigan b. Mississippi c. Pennsylvania d. Utah
a. Australia b. France c. Italy d. Spain e. United States
a. Cabernet Franc b. Cabernet Sauvignon c. Merlot d. Sauvignon Blanc
a. Gewürztraminer b. Pinot Blanc c. Pinot Gris d. Riesling
Good luck! Answers next week!
Photo Credits: imbd.com and hollywood.com
the drunken cyclist 
urgh, this is the tough one – all of the “most of…” answers depend on your source of information… I will have to look it up later.
BTW, I can’t speak about all of the UK sparkling wines, but last year I tried Nyetimber sparkling, which supposed to be one of the best, and I was not impressed at all (hence not even a blog post) – it had only bubbles and no life. Of course my taste in Sparkling wines is off, so the Champagne aficionado might think differently…
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To borrow the words of a grand sage: “the (quizzes are intended) to have fun” (or something like that). Interesting your take on the sparkling–your interpretation is kind of what I would expect….
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okay, okay…
1. a, Michigan
2. d, Spain
3. c, Merlot
4. b, Pinot Blanc
Bonus: no idea
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Nice work!
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I’ll refrain from using Google and try to answer with my gut here !
1-c (total shot in the dark)
2-d (I think I read something about Spain having the largest planted area even though France and Italy usually trade the top spot in production volume)
3- c (I’m actually fairly sure Merlot is the most prevalent in Bordeaux with Cab-Sauvignon a distant second)
4 – a (I’m not sure but I thing Riesling is first and Gewurztraminer second)
Oh and the picture is from Bottle Shock 🙂
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Nice gut check!
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I normally pass on these for fear of showing my limited knowledge, but I shall try.
1 – a
2 – c
3 – c
4 – d
BQ – Bottle Shock
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Ah, I would match your knowledge against anyone’s!
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You are too kind. I just had the good fortune to have tried some good wines over the years.
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Ok, I’m going to totally wing it here and see how I go…
1. D (utah – a guess just because, isn’t that where you can be polygamous?)
2. B (France, but I’m tempted to go for Australia. Or Spain. All large countries with lots of wine)
3. C (Merlot – from my memory of cycling & tasting in the region)
4. A (Gewürztraminer – wild guess as I know reisling is “the” variety of the region)
5. No idea! Although I can take a guess from the answers above 😀
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There is no penalty for looking on another’s paper!
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Trying again.
Question 1 – Michigan
Question 2 – Italy
Question 3 – Merlot
Question – Gewurz
Bonus – Thelma and Lou?
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Very nice work!
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Here’s my go at it:
1. c
2. d
3. c
4. d
I’ve no idea about the movie but agree completely about Sean Connery.
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You get extra credit for the Sean Connery statement!
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1. I have no clue so I asked my friend Google. Going with A – Michigan.
2. Should be B – France since France is the global leader in wine production.
3. C – Merlot.
4. A – Gewürztraminer (Riesling is first).
5. Bottle Shock.
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Excellent!
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Our current weather and my visceral reaction to the first question make me glad I live in AZ. We can get wine at the grocery store or even Walgreens or CVS. I don’t want to live in world where that’s not possible. 🙂
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That is but a dream for me!
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