Who paid €6m for 40ha of prime Tuscan vineland?
Sting
Bono
Mick Hucknall
Shane MacGowan


Which California wine company was seen off by the tiny community of Aniane in the Languedoc?
Gallo
Mondavi
Beringer
Duckhorn

FAIR IDEA

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild broke with 60-year-old tradition this year. What was it?
They DIDN’T release their 2001s en primeur
They didn’t commission an artist to design the label for the 2000
There was no second wine this year
They added 20% Malbec to the blend

FAIR IDEA

What bestseller did Cliff Richard’s wine outsell in August 2002?
Quality Street chocolates
Toilet paper
The Bee Gees Greatest Hits
Lord of the Rings

THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A "NONE OF THE ABOVE" OPTION

Which old favourite did the Big Brother housemates send flying off the shelves?
Blue Nun
Black Tower
Mateus Rose
Liebfraumilch

UGH I KNOW THIS

What did Prince Charles say was ‘nasty’?
Synthetic corks
Bag-in-a–box
Half bottles
Yellow Tail

FAIR IDEA

Complete the headline: ‘Australians move to screwcaps just for…’ who or what?
UK
White wines
Tesco
Fun


Why did Portuguese producer Esporão have to recall 300,000 bottles?
The bottles were defective and shattered on opening
The label featured an Osama Bin Laden lookalike
The label featured a George W Bush cartoon and he sued
The wine had an unacceptably-high alcohol level


British sports hacks covering the Salt Lake City winter Olympics found Utah more accomodating than London in what respect?
It was easier to buy a drink after hours
You could smoke in your hotel room
Restaurant mark ups were only 50% of retail price
Wines by the glass were far more numerous

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