How much do you really know about wine?

1.In the vineyard cycle, what does veraison mean?

A: it refers to the size of the berries

B: when growers thin the crop ahead of harvest

C: the onset of ripening, when the grapes change colour

2.What is the cheapest method of making sparkling wine?

A: adding glitter

B: putting the wine through a secondary fermentation in the bottle (the traditional method)

C: carbonation, the direct injection of carbon dioxide into the wine

3.Which region is not in New Zealand?

A: Wairarapa

B: Gisborne

C: Coonawarra

4.The growing region of Swartland is located in which country?

A: Argentina

B: Germany

C: South Africa

5.Grange is, arguably, Australia’s most celebrated wine – when was its first vintage?

A: 1891

B: 1931

C: 1951

6.In what region is the American viticultural area of Stag’s Leap located?

A: Montana

B: Sonoma

C: Napa

7.What is Aglianico?

A: a wine region in Italy

B: a Greek wine

C: a grape variety

8.1855 was an important year for French wines: why?

A: it was a big harvest

B: it was a great vintage

C: Bordeaux wines were classified

9.Prosecco is made from which native Italian grape?

A: Pinot Grigio

B: Trebbiano

C: Glera

10.What is the process in champagne production when you have to keep rotating the bottles to shake down the sediment (the lees) so that it rests in the neck?

A: pigeage

B: dosage

C: remuage

11.Trockenbeerenauslese is the name of a sweet German wine produced from

A: grapes that are picked frozen

B: really ripe, late-picked grapes

C: grapes picked later than the general harvest and affected by noble rot

12.A traditional small oak French barrel holds how many litres?

A: 50

B: 175

C: 225