Wine Quiz Quiz: Toughest Questions of 2020 Dec 30, 2020 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! As co-owner and co-director of the vaunted Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Aubert de Villaine is one of the most esteemed figures in high-end Burgundy wine. But de Villaine also co-owns and consults on winemaking in which other region? Burgundy’s Bouzeron California’s Napa Valley Oregon’s Willamette Valley Both A and B Some wineries in northern Italy produce ramato-style wines, copper- or pink-hued bottlings made from which well-known gray-skinned grape by letting the skins stay in contact with the juice during the crushing process? Chardonnay Sangiovese Pinot Grigio Sauvignon Blanc Liguria may not have the famed reputation of neighboring Piedmont or Tuscany, but the coastal northwestern region has gotten some crisp new recognition recently with whites produced from which of these grapes? Falanghina Vermentino Passerina Liguragrigio In which of these Spanish regions are apples harvested in September, like many wine grapes there, to produce crisp, high-acid ciders often served directly from the barrel in traditional cider houses known as sagardotegi? Rioja Basque Country La Mancha Gibraltar Jay Z came to wine fame with the shiny gold bottles of his Armand de Brignac (aka Ace of Spades) Champagne. But he has expanded his range of cuvées in recent years, including an expression with a higher sugar level in the dosage at 33 g/L. According to the Champagne classification of wines according to sweetness, that makes it what? Brut Extra Brut Sec Demi-Sec In addition to working in some of the United States’ top French kitchens, becoming a fan-favorite Top Chef contestant and competing in the famed Bocuse d’Or, this chef of many cuisines and curiosities serves as an advisor to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and board member of the Collective Identity mentoring program. Wolfgang Puck Guy Fieri Nyesha Arrington Ina Garten It's no surprise that top winemakers often have amazing wine collections themselves, like the bottle stash of this famed Burgundy vintner from Vosne-Romanée, which included many rare wines that he’d made. After his death, a consignment from his personal collection sold for a whopping $34.7 million at auction. Comte Liger-Belair Michel Gros Henri Jayer Monty R. Chet While earning nine Pro Bowl appearances with the Oakland Raiders and the Green Bay Packers, Charles Woodson was also making wine in California starting in 2001. Under which on-brand brand name has the feared defensive ace been labeling his new line of bottles from Paso Robles and Monterey? Tackle Blitz Interference Intercept Although Germany is still best known to many drinkers for its sweeter Riesling bottlings, more enophiles are discovering the country’s white wines labeled “Grosses Gewächs” ("GG"), which means they are required to be … Fermented and aged for at least two years in enormous wooden vats, some rivaling swimming pools in volume Dry, and produced from single vineyards that have the German equivalent of a grand cru designation White wines made from red grapes, particularly Spätburgunder Approved by a regional panel of tasters as being among the “grosses” wines of the vintage (a good thing) The soils of Washington’s Columbia Valley vineyards are generally … Clay-based with no drainage Volcanic and loamy Gravelly and heavy in topsoil nutrients Burgundy-like, with calcium and limestone pockets Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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