Topic – General/Viticulture/Vinification
Q.1
Malolactic fermentation (MLF) is typically carried out on red & non-aromatic white wines. What impact does MLF have on a wine?
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Adds toast & nuts flavours
Adds savoury & bready as well as additional texture
Adds dairy & creamy flavours as well as additional texture
Q.2
Jeroboam, Methuselah, Picollo & Magnum are bottles sizes. Put them in order of smallest to largest.Please enter your question here.
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Picollo, Magnum, Jeroboam, Methuselah
Magnum, Jeroboam, Picollo, Methuselah
Magnum, Picollo, Methuselah, Jeroboam
Topic - France
Q.3
The Loire has hidden its light under the proverbial bushel. Sancerre, & Pouilly Fumé, have managed to buck that trend & are the more famous ACs. What style(s) of wine are made in Sancerre & which grape(s) are permitted?Please enter your question here.
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White wines made from Sauvignon Blanc as well as reds & rosés from Pinot Noir
White wines made from Sauvignon Blanc
White wines made from Chenin Blanc
Q.4
James Bond isn’t just a fan of ‘Shaken not stirred’ Martinis, he’s a fine wine lover too! In which film did Vesper & ‘Bond, James Bond’ enjoy a 1982 Château Angélus Premier Grand Cru Classé (St-Emilion) on a train: Skyfall, Casino Royale or Quantum of Solace?
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Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Casino Royale
Topic - Italy
Q.5
A powerful garnet coloured red wine with high tannin, alcohol & acidity, & flavours & aromas of red fruit, rose, violet, mushroom, licorice, tar & leather best describes which Italian wine?Please enter your question here.
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Chianti Classico DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Barolo DOCG
Q.6
Which Italian wine was created from a cutting from a vine in Bordeaux (supposedly Château Lafite) & enjoyed privately from 1948-67 before emerging & turning the Tuscan wine world upside down?Please enter your question here.
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Sassicaia
Toscana (Tuscany)
Bolgheri
Topic - Germany
Q.7
The letters VDP & the image of a black eagle appear on some German wine bottles. What does it mean about the wine?
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It’s a commemorative wine
It was made by a member of a group of winemakers who self impose much tighter regulations
It was made by a group of ‘flying’ wine makers called the Black Eagles
Topic - Spain
Q.8
The DOs Toro, Rueda & Ribera del Duero are in Spain’s Duero Valley. Which ‘jostles’ with the likes of Rioja for top wine region & is also renowned for the production of premium & super premium Tempranillo wines?Please enter your question here.
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Rueda
Ribera del Duero
Toro
Topic - USA
Q.9
The 2004 film ‘Sideways’ was nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Which grape/wine did the lead character refuse to drink?Please enter your question here.
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Merlot
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Q.10
There are 50 states within the USA. Which USA states do not produce wine?
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None/All states produce wine
Washington State
New York State
Topic - South Africa
Q.11
What is the Cape Doctor?
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GP from Cape Town
Pinotage & international grape blend
Mix of cool sea breezes & strong dry winds that create a cooling effect further inland
Topic - New Zealand
Q.12
Aided by New Zealand’s 2001 Screw Cap Wine Seal Initiative, what approximate % of New Zealand’s wines are now sealed with screw cap? Please enter your question here.
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90%
50%
70%