Chris' Big Christmas Wine Quiz promises to keep you entertained for at least five minutes over Christmas. And the prize? The smug satisfaction that you might know a wine fact that others around your table don't. So, break out the Quality Street, and get stuck into our wine quiz. Answers to be published on Saint Stepenseseses Day.
- What are the three main grape varieties that go into Champagne?
- In which country would you find the wine region of Paso Robles?
- In which country would you find sparkling wine producer, Nyetimber?
- Which country boasts the world's most southerly viable wine producing region?
- What is the name of the world's first official wine 'appellation' in 1716?
- In what wine region were different producers classified in 1855?
- What are the two principal grape varieties in Burgundy (red & white)?
- What is the second main white grape variety in Burgundy?
- What is the main white grape that goes into wines from San Gimignano in Italy?
- What is the main red grape that goes into Barolo or Barbaresco?
- What animal appears on the bottles from the Chiani region in Italy?
- What is the Italian name for the tradional straw bottomed bottles from Chianti?
- What do Tempranillo, Tinta de Toro, Tinta del Pais, and Aragonez have in common?
- How many litres does a Jeroboam hold?
- What famous celebrity couple bought Provence rosé producer Miraval?
- What was the name of the bug which ravaged European vineyards in the 1850s?
- Steven Spurrier organised the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, but which actor played him in the movie?
- In the movie Sideways, what wine did character Miles insist he would not drink?
- If Argentina is to Malbec, Uruguay is to what red grape?
- What French region is best known for Malbec?
- Lime, green apples, passion fruit, gooseberry, fresh cut grass, green bell pepper. What's the grape and country?
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape allows up to how many different grapes to be used under the region's regulations?
- What white grape variety is Austria best known for?
- What grape makes up the majority of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano?
- What type of wine is Inniskillin in Canada best known for?
- Name the current wine writer for the Irish Examiner.
- Name all five first growth (premier cru) properties from Bordeaux...
- Which famous Jurassic Park actor makes wine in Central Otago?
- Gamay is best known for wines from which French region?
- Which EU country charges the highest amount of excise duty on a bottle of wine?
- Name the current wine writer for the Sunday Business Post.
- Manzanilla is a type of what kind of wine?
- What producer has a range called 'Les Dissidents'?
- CVNE is an acronym for which Spanish wine producer?
- Sancerre is located near which river in France?
- What well known Australian producer makes 'Grange'?
- Angelo Gaja is one of Italy's finest ever winemakers. But in what region did he first make a name for himself?
- Lynch-Bages is a famous label from Bordeaux, but from which left bank commune does it come from?
- Marques de Riscal, loved by Salvador Dalí and Ernest Hemingway, but which Spanish wine region does it come from?
- What well known Australian producer makes The Dead Arm Shiraz?
- In terms of grapes, what is the difference between Pouilly Fuissé and Pouilly Fumé?
- What German wine producer did Chris from The Allotment Wine Co. first bring into Ireland?
- What mountain range is synonymous with wines from Argentina?
- What French word is used for the soil, climate, and location where a wine is produced?
- What is the literal translation of Cacc'e Mmitte?
- What region is Chambolle Musigny located in?
- Matthew Nugent is the wine writer for which Irish newspaper?
- Vega Sicilia is from which Spanish wine region?
- Spätburgunder is German for which red grape?
- 'Claret' is a name given to wines from which region?