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? *

Q.2
Jeroboam, Methuselah, Picollo & Magnum are bottles sizes. Put them in order of smallest to largest.Please enter your question here. *

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. *

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? *

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. *

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. *

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? *

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. *

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. *

Q.10
There are 50 states within the USA. Which USA states do not produce wine? *

Topic - South Africa

Q.11
What is the Cape Doctor? *

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. *