Wine Quiz Quiz: The Great 2024 Vino Vocab Challenge Oct 16, 2024 1 of 12 RIGHT! WRONG! Let’s start at the nose: Which of these terms is most commonly used to describe the smell that a wine develops after bottling and aging? Aroma Bouquet Palate Finish Say you cut a Chardonnay grape in half and removed the seeds; obviously, you would now be in possession of a few grape seeds, aka: Picpouls Pipettes Piquettes Pips Which of these is a fortified wine made in Jerez, Spain, aged in a solera system (that combines multiple vintages) and generally made from the Palomino grape variety? Rueda Sherry Rias Baixas Ribera del Duero If you’re popping a bottle of Italian bubbly, which of these terms might appear on the bottle’s label? Spumante Passito Frizzante Both A and C are correct Which of these terms might you find on French wine labels to indicate that the wine is the premier bottling made by that particular winery? Bon vin Grand vin Grand cru Vin numéro un Which of these terms might be used to describe a somewhat sweet white wine with residual sugar that is detectable on the palate but not dominant? Brut Moelleux Off-dry Zero-dosage Which of these refers to the beginning of the growing season for wine vines in early spring, when green buds start emerging? Budbreak Green harvest Spring sprout Coloure Which of these is a large-format wine bottle able to hold 6 liters of liquid, the equivalent of eight 750 ml bottles? Imperial Metric Balthazar Rebel In the past, a few people have illegally transported vine cuttings from one country to another, to start a new vineyard with certain desired characteristics. One term often used for this type of vine is: Duffel duplicate Airline vine Suitcase clone Carry-on copy Which of these is an agricultural study focused on the collective factors that influence the quality of crops, including wine grapes, such as ecology, water management and soil quality? Agronomy Vitisology Hydrology Herbology Which of these is a Hungarian classification for Tokaji dessert wines made from the free-run juice of botrytized grapes? Royal Eszencia Puttonyos Furmint Here’s one for Riesling fans: Which of these refers to the tracking number displayed on German wine bottles to show the wine has met Germany’s legal requirements for quality? Oechsle Amtliche Prüfungsnummer Feinherb Halbtrocken Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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