Wine Quiz Queens, Kings and Crus: A Wine & Royalty Quiz Sep 17, 2021 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! As the president of leading Bordeaux company Domaine Clarence Dillon, Prince Robert of Luxembourg is responsible for several wine estates growing which of these grapes? Cabernet Sauvignon Riesling Merlot Both A and C are correct Russian Tsar Alexander II was so terrified of assassination that he demanded that winery Louis Roederer produce a supposedly poison- and bomb-proof bottle of which sparkling French wine? Champagne Crémant de Loire Blanquette de Limoux Sauternes A historian recently theorized that the Renaissance-era monks of Chertsey Abbey were offering pilgrims a sip of wine poured through the arm bone of King Henry VI, who ruled over this country: England Scotland Denmark Ulna An old, unproven wine myth claims that the classic Champagne coupe glass was modeled after the bust of which famed (and tragic) French queen? Catherine de Medici Mary Queen of Scots Marie Antoinette Adela of Champagne It has been claimed by at least one toxicologist that wine tainted with Veratrum album, a toxic plant, was responsible for the death of which ancient ruler in 323 B.C.? Julius Caesar Qin Shi Huang Chandragupta Maurya Alexander the Great Well-regarded for making rich Grenache blends, which of these French wine appellations was named for its historical connection to several medieval popes during the period known as the “Avignon Papacy?” Côte d'Or Jura Châteauneuf-du-Pape Beaujolais Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Frederick II of Prussia, Gustav III of Sweden and Louis XV of France are just a few of the royals known to have enjoyed this sweet Hungarian wine: Tokaji Auslese Barsac Stickies In July 2021, a bottle of this Bordeaux first-growth was discovered in a massive wine hoard at Tatoi Palace, the former summer home of the Greek royal family: Château Margaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Château Palmer Château Pontet-Canet In 2011, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, gave permission for a 7-acre vineyard to be planted at which of these royal estates? Balmoral Windsor Castle May Clarets House Issuing an eponymous code of laws, which of these European emperors shook up French and German wine regions by requiring landowners to divide their estates evenly among their heirs? Attila the Hun Napoleon Bonaparte Otto I Augustus Caesar Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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