Q.1
Which fortified wine is aged in wood, and is commonly labelled: 10, 20, 30 and Over 40 Years
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Tawny Port
Fino Sherry
LBV Port
Vin de Constance
Q.2
Red and white Burgundy are classic wine matches with Christmas lunch or dinner. What grapes are used in the production of the wines?
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Syrah, Chardonnay
Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
Q.3
Cheese and wine matching is notoriously hard during Christmas, especially with so many styles. What would be the classic match with blue cheese?
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Medium bodied red such as Sangiovese
Sweet wine such as Sauternes
Sparkling red such as Australian Shiraz
Dry white such as Gruner Veltliner
Q.4
Many people have Champagne to start the festive day, or to accompany canapes. But what Italian sparkling, made in the Champagne Method, has been making waves this year as an alternative?
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Cremant de Loire
Prosecco
Lambrusco
Franciacorta
Q.5
You have a young red wine which you want to drink at Christmas. What's the best plan of action to get the best experience?
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Aerate the wine by pouring it into a decanter through a funnel
Put the wine next to the radiator
Open the bottle 48 hours before to help the wine open up
Pour is as it is and ask all your guests to swirl it as fast as they can
Q.6
You have a fine white Burgundy for Christmas day. What temperature should you be serving it at?
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10-12 °C (50-54 °F)
14-16 °C (57-61 °F)
5-8 °C (40-46 °F)
18 °C (65 °F)
Q.7
Turkey and goose are traditional for Christmas lunch; which wine attribute is the NOT the enemy of both when you are thinking of wine matching?
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Alcohol
Tannin
Acidity
Your great aunt holding the bottle
Q.8
Icewine is an indulgent treat at Chistmas, but at what temperatures are the grapes normally picked?
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5°C (41 °F)
-12 to -10°C (10 to 14 °F)
-20 to -18°C (-4 to 0 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Q.9
'Christmas time, mistletoe and wine,' goes the lyric. Where does the singer of the song produce his own wine?
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England
Spain
Portugal
USA
Q.10
If St. Nicholas had a bottle of wine in his early life it would have been from his local wine region; but where would this have been?
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Banat, Romania
Elmali, Turkey
Lapland, Finland
Judea, Palestine