Wine Quiz How Do You Spell that Wine Word? Part 12 Oct 14, 2021 1 of 10 RIGHT! WRONG! Spell the name of this well-known French grape, used to make noteworthy wines in its native Burgundy region, as well as in Northern California, Oregon, New Zealand and elsewhere. Pineaux Noire Pinot Noir Peano Naur Peeno Noir At the foot of the Andes, Argentina’s largest wine region is world-renowned for bold Malbecs and Cabernets. That region's name is: Mindossa Mendosa Mendoza Mentozza Primarily made from the Sangiovese grape, red wines from this Tuscan appellation are some of the most popular Italian wines in the world: Ceanti Cianté Cheonti Chianti To increase their wines’ alcohol levels, winemakers sometimes add sugar to unfermented grape must, a process known as: Capitalization Chapalization Chaptalization Chaptelevation High humidity levels can cause this fungus to spread in vineyards, but that's not always a bad thing: This "noble rot" is key to making some of the world's finest dessert wines. Bortytis Botritis Botrytis Botrytus Lokoya, Mayacamas and Hall are some of the wineries that make acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon in this hilly appellation in southwest Napa Valley: Mount Vader Mount Vieder Mount Veeder Mount Viader This term is applied to botanists specializing in the classification and identification of grapevines: Ampelographers Ampeliographers Armpilegraphers Aminoographers This yeast can give wines spicy, leathery or even "barnyardy" notes: Bretanimices Bretanomyces Brettanomyces Breadanymoces What we call the Zinfandel grape is a clone of a grape named Crljenak (there's a spelling-bee winner for you), native to modern-day Croatia. Which Italian grape is also a clone of Crljenak? Primativo Primitivo Primo TiVo Primotivo This category of Germany’s Prädikatswein system for classifying wines based on grape ripeness translates to "selected berry." Beerenauslese Baron Auslese Beerandauslese Beerenoslese Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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