Wine Quiz Out of the Bottle: A Wine Containers Quiz May 27, 2021 1 of 14 RIGHT! WRONG! Hogsheads, butts, pipes and rundlets are different varieties of which container commonly used in winemaking? Barrels Bottles Grape-crushing vats Harvest bins What’s the benefit of packaging wine in cans, a rapidly growing trend, rather than bottles? Cans are recyclable and easier to transport than glass bottles. Cans are resistant to oxidation and light. Cans have no risk of cork taint. These are all advantages of putting wine in cans. Which of these names is given to the rounded, straw basket–covered bottles that traditionally had been used for Tuscany’s Chianti wines? Bocksbeutel Fiasco Codd-neck bottle Debacle Fundamentally, what purpose do decanters serve for wine lovers? They separate an aged wine from its sediment, making it more enjoyable to sip. They reduce the impact of a wine’s flaws, like smoke taint or TCA. They aerate wine, which can enhance aromas and flavors. Both A and C are correct. What’s one of the most effective ways that wineries can make their packaging significantly more eco-friendly? Switching to lighter containers (such as lightweight glass, PET plastic, aluminum, boxes and cartons) from standard or heavy "luxury" glass bottles Shipping wine exclusively via air transport, rather than by land or sea Increasing the thickness of glass bottles to prevent wasteful breakage Affixing tiny solar panels to each bottle to offset their carbon footprints True or False: Wine will age more slowly in a sealed bag-in-box container than in a sealed glass bottle: True False Foudres, a type of large wooden vat that typically holds more than 1,000 liters of wine, are popular in this French region known for making wines like Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cornas, Gigondas and Condrieu: Rhône Valley Burgundy Alsace Normandy Which of these ancient civilizations historically used a variety of ceramic wine containers, including amphorae, kraters, oenochoes and olpes? Ancient Greeks Olmecs Axum Flintstonians Instead of using barrels, some winemakers opt to ferment and age their wines in more affordable, egg-shaped vessels made of this material: Stainless steel Aluminum Concrete PET plastic Why have most Champagne and sparkling wine producers historically used bottles with a deep indentation (aka a punt) on the bottom? To give the wine rich, toasty flavors To strengthen the structural integrity of the bottle so that it can withstand a high internal pressure To make the wine age more rapidly It serves no practical purpose; it’s just decorative. Which of these is not true of barrique wine barrels? They are the most common type of wine barrel. They are known for their comparatively smaller size, traditionally holding about 225 liters. They must, by definition, be used to age brandy before they are used for wine production. They impart oaky notes to wine more quickly than larger barrels. Garçon Wines is a British company known for making a very particular type of wine bottle. What makes these bottles so unique? They’re narrow, capable of fitting through a letterbox. They’re spheres, and can double as soccer balls. They’re cone-shaped, which helps collect sediment. They’re disk-shaped and stackable. Because he feared being assassinated, 20th-century Russian Tsar Nicholas II is said to have requested that this Champagne, his favorite, be bottled in a clear glass vessel with a flat base: Billecart-Salmon Veuve Clicquot Pol Roger Louis Roederer Cristal Large enough to be the base for a dance floor, the Heidelberg Tun is considered to be the world’s largest wine barrel. How many liters of wine is it capable of holding? 52,000 liters 120,000 liters 220,000 liters 520,000 liters Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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