Chris' Great Big Christmas Wine Quiz
Chris' Big Christmas Wine Quiz promises to keep you entertained for at least five minutes over Christmas. And the prize? The smug satisfaction that you might know a wine fact that others around your table don't. So, break out the Quality Street, and get stuck into our wine quiz. Answers to be published on Saint Stepenseseses Day.
- What are the three main grape varieties that go into Champagne?
- In which country would you find the wine region of Paso Robles?
- In which country would you find sparkling wine producer, Nyetimber?
- Which country boasts the world's most southerly viable wine producing region?
- What is the name of the world's first official wine 'appellation' in 1716?
- In what wine region were different producers classified in 1855?
- What are the two principal grape varieties in Burgundy (red & white)?
- What is the second main white grape variety in Burgundy?
- What is the main white grape that goes into wines from San Gimignano in Italy?
- What is the main red grape that goes into Barolo or Barbaresco?
- What animal appears on the bottles from the Chiani region in Italy?
- What is the Italian name for the tradional straw bottomed bottles from Chianti?
- What do Tempranillo, Tinta de Toro, Tinta del Pais, and Aragonez have in common?
- How many litres does a Jeroboam hold?
- What famous celebrity couple bought Provence rosé producer Miraval?
- What was the name of the bug which ravaged European vineyards in the 1850s?
- Steven Spurrier organised the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, but which actor played him in the movie?
- In the movie Sideways, what wine did character Miles insist he would not drink?
- If Argentina is to Malbec, Uruguay is to what red grape?
- What French region is best known for Malbec?
- Lime, green apples, passion fruit, gooseberry, fresh cut grass, green bell pepper. What's the grape and country?
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape allows up to how many different grapes to be used under the region's regulations?
- What white grape variety is Austria best known for?
- What grape makes up the majority of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano?
- What type of wine is Inniskillin in Canada best known for?
- Name the current wine writer for the Irish Examiner.
- Name all five first growth (premier cru) properties from Bordeaux...
- Which famous Jurassic Park actor makes wine in Central Otago?
- Gamay is best known for wines from which French region?
- Which EU country charges the highest amount of excise duty on a bottle of wine?
- Name the current wine writer for the Sunday Business Post.
- Manzanilla is a type of what kind of wine?
- What producer has a range called 'Les Dissidents'?
- CVNE is an acronym for which Spanish wine producer?
- Sancerre is located near which river in France?
- What well known Australian producer makes 'Grange'?
- Angelo Gaja is one of Italy's finest ever winemakers. But in what region did he first make a name for himself?
- Lynch-Bages is a famous label from Bordeaux, but from which left bank commune does it come from?
- Marques de Riscal, loved by Salvador Dalí and Ernest Hemingway, but which Spanish wine region does it come from?
- What well known Australian producer makes The Dead Arm Shiraz?
- In terms of grapes, what is the difference between Pouilly Fuissé and Pouilly Fumé?
- What German wine producer did Chris from The Allotment Wine Co. first bring into Ireland?
- What mountain range is synonymous with wines from Argentina?
- What French word is used for the soil, climate, and location where a wine is produced?
- What is the literal translation of Cacc'e Mmitte?
- What region is Chambolle Musigny located in?
- Matthew Nugent is the wine writer for which Irish newspaper?
- Vega Sicilia is from which Spanish wine region?
- Spätburgunder is German for which red grape?
- 'Claret' is a name given to wines from which region?