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The Latin phrase "In vino veritas," which appears in various forms going back to Roman times, translates to what in English?

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In wine there is trust
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Which Canadian vocalist is known for singing the always-quotable woe-is-me line "It's a black fly in your Chardonnay" to illustrate, questionably, the experience of irony?

Céline Dion
Alanis Morissette
Drake
Justin Bieber

Director, actor and producer Orson Welles was once a spokesperson for California's Paul Masson wine brand, famously quoting the tagline in TV ads, "We will sell no wine ..."

… that we wouldn't ourselves drink.
… until we are good and ready.
… before its time.
… ever.

Which famous Italian is believed to have said, "Wine is sunlight, held together by water"?

Julius Caesar
Galileo Galilei
Andrea Bocelli
Donatella Versace

Many health-conscious wine lovers are aware of the phrase "the French Paradox," coined in the 1980s and popularized on a 60 Minutes segment with Morley Safer. To what does it refer?

The belief that French wine is superior to, and therefore healthier than, wines from all other countries
The conflicting desires to be active and to sit around eating and drinking all day, experienced exclusively while in France
The method of engineering red wine to contain higher levels of antioxidants
The observation that French people have a relatively low incidence of heart disease while having diets rich in saturated fats, which is thought to be due in part to regular, moderate consumption of wine with meals

Which world leader has revealed their daily drinking habits, saying, "I drink wine at lunchtime and in the evening"?

Emmanuel Macron
Angela Merkel
Barack Obama
Beyoncé "Queen Bey" Knowles-Carter

"________ on ice—that’s nice!" was the 1970s and '80s catchphrase used to promote which wine brand? (Hint: In 1983, it was the No. 1 imported wine in the U.S.)

Yellow Tail
Quinta do Noval
Pétrus
Riunite

An innovative wordsmith and prose stylist, 20th-century author Virginia Woolf once wrote, "Language is wine upon the …"

Teeth
Tongue
Lips
Eardrums

Fill in the blank: In 2018, pop diva Mariah Carey released her single "GTFO," singing that she "might as well down this ________ bottle," inspiring many of her fans to share videos and memes of themselves on social media with a glass (or bottle) of the Cabernet.

Caymus
Harlan
Screaming Eagle
Carlo Rossi

On all its bottles, Bordeaux first-growth Château Mouton-Rothschild prints the phrase, "Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change." ("First, I am. Second, I used to be. Mouton does not change.") To what does this quote refer?

The château's relatively new practice of being the first to harvest its grapes in Pauillac
Baron Philippe de Rothschild was an avid runner; the quote commemorates the first time he won a foot race
Mouton's elevation to "first-growth" status in 1973, the only such promotion in the famous 1855 Bordeaux wine classification. (Previously, the motto was, "First, I cannot be. Second, I do not deign to be. Mouton I am.")
It's a nonsense riddle devised to distract unworthy drinkers from opening the bottle

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The Latin phrase "In vino veritas," which appears in various forms going back to Roman times, translates to what in English?

Which Canadian vocalist is known for singing the always-quotable woe-is-me line "It's a black fly in your Chardonnay" to illustrate, questionably, the experience of irony?

Director, actor and producer Orson Welles was once a spokesperson for California's Paul Masson wine brand, famously quoting the tagline in TV ads, "We will sell no wine ..."

Which famous Italian is believed to have said, "Wine is sunlight, held together by water"?

Many health-conscious wine lovers are aware of the phrase "the French Paradox," coined in the 1980s and popularized on a 60 Minutes segment with Morley Safer. To what does it refer?

Which world leader has revealed their daily drinking habits, saying, "I drink wine at lunchtime and in the evening"?

"________ on ice—that’s nice!" was the 1970s and '80s catchphrase used to promote which wine brand? (Hint: In 1983, it was the No. 1 imported wine in the U.S.)

An innovative wordsmith and prose stylist, 20th-century author Virginia Woolf once wrote, "Language is wine upon the …"

Fill in the blank: In 2018, pop diva Mariah Carey released her single "GTFO," singing that she "might as well down this ________ bottle," inspiring many of her fans to share videos and memes of themselves on social media with a glass (or bottle) of the Cabernet.

On all its bottles, Bordeaux first-growth Château Mouton-Rothschild prints the phrase, "Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change." ("First, I am. Second, I used to be. Mouton does not change.") To what does this quote refer?

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The Latin phrase "In vino veritas," which appears in various forms going back to Roman times, translates to what in English?

Which Canadian vocalist is known for singing the always-quotable woe-is-me line "It's a black fly in your Chardonnay" to illustrate, questionably, the experience of irony?

Director, actor and producer Orson Welles was once a spokesperson for California's Paul Masson wine brand, famously quoting the tagline in TV ads, "We will sell no wine ..."

Which famous Italian is believed to have said, "Wine is sunlight, held together by water"?

Many health-conscious wine lovers are aware of the phrase "the French Paradox," coined in the 1980s and popularized on a 60 Minutes segment with Morley Safer. To what does it refer?

Which world leader has revealed their daily drinking habits, saying, "I drink wine at lunchtime and in the evening"?

"________ on ice—that’s nice!" was the 1970s and '80s catchphrase used to promote which wine brand? (Hint: In 1983, it was the No. 1 imported wine in the U.S.)

An innovative wordsmith and prose stylist, 20th-century author Virginia Woolf once wrote, "Language is wine upon the …"

Fill in the blank: In 2018, pop diva Mariah Carey released her single "GTFO," singing that she "might as well down this ________ bottle," inspiring many of her fans to share videos and memes of themselves on social media with a glass (or bottle) of the Cabernet.

On all its bottles, Bordeaux first-growth Château Mouton-Rothschild prints the phrase, "Premier je suis, Second je fus, Mouton ne change." ("First, I am. Second, I used to be. Mouton does not change.") To what does this quote refer?

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