Your Wine IQ – What do You Know About Wine?
Wine is a simple beverage, but there’s a lot wrapped up in its taste. And we love wine too much to leave it to mere taste. We put our Wine IQ to work in this wine quiz. How much do you know about wine?
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Condensed Tannins contain all of the “good stuff” in wine. Which of the following wines contain the largest amount of these compounds?
- Nebbiolo
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
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Most tannic wines in the world: #1 Nebbiolo - #2 Barbaresco - #3 Barolo - #4 Rhône North source:https://www.cardsofwine.com/wines_tannins.asp
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In Vietnam, it’s possible to order a blood wine from restaurant menus. The waiter will take the blood from this animal, kill it on the spot and drain the blood into a shot glass of rice wine. What animal is used in blood wine ?
- Cobra Snake
- Scorpion
- Frog
- Spider
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a live cobra is killed on the spot, drain the blood into a shot glass of rice wine, and topped off with the cobra’s still beating heart source: https://www.kickassfacts.com/wine-facts/
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Which country is the world’s leading cork producer?
- Portugal
- Spain
- Argentina
- Germany
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Top 5 cork producing countries are: 1.Portugal 2.Spain 3.Italy 4.Morocco 5.Tunisia source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB97300708433500681
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The color in red wine comes from the grape SKINS.
TRUE
FALSE
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The skins of the grapes contain most of the pigment, and during fermentation, a lot of this color is imparted into the wine. source: https://www.winestyr.com/blog/wine/what-makes-red-wine-red
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In Spain, mixing red wine and this drink is called Kalimotxo.
- Coke
- Sprite
- Apple Juice
- Goats Milk
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Which of the following countries produces the most wine in the world?
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- United States
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Top 5: 1. Italy 2. France 3. Spain 4. United States 5. Argentina source: https://corkbeard.com/blogs/news/the-top-15-wine-producing-countries-in-the-world
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This type of red wine is the most popular in the world.
- cabernet sauvignon
- pinot noir
- zinfandel
- malbec
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1.Cabernet 2.Sauvignon 3.Merlot 4.Airén 5.Tempranillo 6.Chardonnay source: https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/the-10-most-popular-wines-in-the-world/
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Which of the following white wines is the most popular in the world?
- chardonnay
- pinot grigio
- riesling
- sauvignon blanc
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1.Chardonnay 2.Sauvignon Blanc 3.Moscato 4.Riesling source:https://aspiringwinos.com/wine-reviews/white-wines/the-most-popular-types-of-white-wines/
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This type of grape is very difficult to grow. It has a thin skin which makes it sensitive to temperature fluctuation and susceptible to sunburn.
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Franc
- Chardonnay
- Merlot
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Which country consumes the most wine in the world?
- United States
- Spain
- Italy
- France
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1.United States 2.France 3. Italy 4. Germany source:https://www.statista.com/statistics/858743/global-wine-consumption-by-country/
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The taste of a wine is a combination of the environmental influences on the grapevine, including soil type and climate.This is called a wines
- terroir
- body
- blend
- demeter
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What is the Vintage of a wine?
- the year a wine’s grapes were picked
- the year the wine was released for consumption
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