Wine Quiz Challenge New Finds in Old Wine: A History Quiz Sep 11, 2020 1 of 11 RIGHT! WRONG! Stashes of very old Champagne bottles in northern Europe and enormous piles of amphorae in the Greek islands are just a few of the historically significant wine treasures recently discovered in which of these ruined sites? Dilapidated monasteries Shipwrecks Underground vineyards Temples of Doom A recent archaeological discovery in Scotland seems to indicate that 6th-century Scots were, actually, drinking chic Mediterranean wine in their equivalent of cities … True False The work of 16th-century German poet Vincent Obsopoeus was recently republished as a drinking manual, with guides to keeping good company while sipping vino, and tips for avoiding which potential pitfall in a binge-drinking world like 1530s Germany? Swallowing red wine sediment Hangovers Dangerously sabering rudimentary Champagne bottles Just constantly getting stuck in large wine vats A team of preservationists at New Jersey’s Liberty Hall, which the state’s first governor called home, recently discovered that the now-museum sat atop a forgotten wine cellar containing large jars of which Portuguese fortified wine popular in the 18th-century United States? Sherry Barolo Chinato Madeira Vin Santo di Antonio Soprano Lately, this theory has gained some traction: The death of a classical composer—known for his piano sonatas and nine symphonies—may have been caused by an infusion of poisonous lead in his favored red wines. Who was it? Ludwig van Beethoven Claudio Monteverdi Franz Wein Liszt Giuseppe Ubiforti Research in 2020 suggests the intriguing possibility that the first American wine may have been made not by Spanish missionaries, but by ... Prehistoric Native Americans before encountering Europeans, as far back as 1300 A.D. Viking settlers led by explorer Leif Erikson North American woolly mammoths, who could collect grapes with their trunks and then, obviously, stomp them A single Iron Age Burgundian with a raft and a dream In 2020, archaeologists discovered the ruins of a glass bottle factory whose craft may have helped shape the design of modern wine bottles; the factory sent booze all across the British Empire by the late 18th century, from which Scottish capital? London Cardiff Belfast Edinburgh In modern-day Israel, a 2019 archaeological discovery turned up fresh evidence of a wine press and winemaking by which of these 12th-century medieval invaders, presumably during their down time from fighting and plodding? Cistercian monks Crusaders English Morris dancers Anti-cork Luddites The city of Florence has been reviving which Renaissance-era architectural features, portals originally built to offer a quick exchange of vino … sometimes during a plague? “Grappa tunnels” “Wine windows” “Wine windmills” “Amaretto vestibules” Experts in Italy successfully replicated a Classical yet wet Greek winemaking technique: submerging grapes in which liquid to wash off their waxy coating so they could be dried out before fermentation? Aromatic mercury The briny waters of the Aegean Sea Liquid hot magma A botrytis bath Vineyards can do an excellent job preserving history. In 2020, the mosaic floor of an ancient Roman villa (and possible winery) was discovered among the vines of Negrar, in which Italian region now known for its Amarone wines? Sicily Savoie Valpolicella Corsica Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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