Well, it is Wednesday again, and time for the Weekly Wine Quiz. Last week’s Quiz was comprised of a few general wine knowledge questions, which we need to address first.
1. If a wine in California is a vineyard designate, what percentage of the wine has to come from that vineyard?
a. 75% b. 80% c. 95% d. 100%
C. 95%
2. True or False: All wines contain some level of sulfur dioxide.
True.
3. Which of the following does not impart any tannin into a red wine?
a. Grape Seeds b. Grape Stems c. Oak Barrels d. Certain Yeast Strains
D. Certain Yeast Strains.
4. Which of these wines come from the Maconnais?
a. Pouilly Fumé b. Pouilly Fuissé c. Sancerre d. Rully
B. Pouilly Fuissé.
Bonus Question: Identify the show. Downton Abbey.
Extra Credit: What wine is he currently holding? There were two wines mentioned during the scene: Château Margaux and Haut Brion. He happens to be holding the Haut Brion.
There was a pretty good turnout last week, and we had a few winners: Anatoli of Talk-a-Vino and Julian of VinoinLove got all four questions correct, while Kara, the SweetSommelier got three of the four, but also got the bonus question–congratulations!
On to this week’s quiz. Once again, instead of focusing on one wine region, the quiz this week is a hodgepodge of wine trivia. So in no particular order:
1. What region produces Vin de Paille?
a. Champagne b. The Jura c. The Loire d. The Savoie
2. Which of the following producers is best known for their rosé?
a. Domaines Carneros b. Domaine Vincent Girardin c. Domaine Huet d. Domaines Ott
3. How many Grand Cru villages are there in Champagne?
a. 7 b. 12 c. 17 d. 22
4. What does teinturier mean?
a. A variety that is added to only give color to a wine b. A grape variety whose juice is red c. A very dark rosé wine d. An orange wine
Bonus Question: We all know the movie, but at the time of the movie, at what winery did the scene take place?
Extra Credit: The tasting room is now part of which winery?
Good luck! Answers next week!
Photo Credits: hollywood.com, thedrunkencyclist.com
the drunken cyclist 
I don’t know anything about wine. Except that when I put ice in my pinot grigio a few years ago my brother almost went into cardiac arrest? Yikes. However, I’m here to say YAY to your picture of Lord Grantham and Carson!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT! LOL!!!
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Yeah, the ice cube in the wine thing would cause a bunch of us to dial 911… As for Downton, I will admit that we are hooked in this house! I actually took the photo of the screen as we were watching it–geeky, no doubt….
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OK, I’m too lazy to look up the answers to the first 4 questions, but I know the answer to the Bonus!
At the time of Sideways, that was the Sanford Winery tasting room. I was actually in that tasting room (the only customer there) when a Hollywood location scout came in to take photos. About a year and a half later, the movie came out. The next time I went, (after the movie’s release) there were so many people I could barely squeeze into the place to get a taste.
After Richard Sanford was bought out of the Sanford Winery they moved down the road to a new, massive, stone (Napa-style) tasting room/winery. Richard started Alma Rosa Winery and still has his tasting room at the original location.
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Excellent Tom!
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1. Cotes du Jura makes some excellent straw wine (Vin de Paille)
2. Domaines Ott
3. 17
4. Teinturier grapes give color to wine (A)
Bonus: Sorry I have to pass!
Fun quiz, Jeff! Looking forward to your answers. Your quizzes make me research more on French wine, which is a good thing 🙂
Salute!
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Thanks again for playing Julian!
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1. b, The Jura
2. d, Domanes Ott
3. c, 17
4. b. A grape variety whose juice is red
Bonus: Sanford
Extra credit: Alma Rosa
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They call him “butter” because he is on a roll!
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Not wine related, but I saw the Downton photo and couldn’t resist commenting. I just finished the first season on Amazon Prime and I’m loving it so far. Going to watch another episode right now!
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Excellent! We did the catch up last year! It was great being able to watch them back-to-back!
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