I found this quiz on the web, before googling have a look and see how many you could answer.

1) Which does not belong?
Malbec
Pressac
Cot
Mouvedre

2) Who is given credit for bringing Vinifera vines to California?
A. J. Winkler
Maynard Amerine
Leon Adams
Agoston Haraszthy

3) What chemical is NOT found in wine as a result of oak aging:
Gallic Acid
Folic Acid
Benzoic Acid
Vanillic Acid

4) A Rubber Boot or Cooked Cabbage odor alerts you that the grapes were picked with a high:
Alcohol level
Sugar level
pH level
SO2 Level

5) Beaune is in the:
Cote d'Or
Cote Rotie
Cote de Nuits
Cote des Blancs

6) What is the approximate brix grapes are picked at for a dry table wine (12-13% alc.)?
0-10
11-20
21-30
31-40

7) In what approximate time period did the Phylloxera infestation of Europe take place?
1750-1800
1801-1850
1851-1900
1901-1950

Of these, the region in Germany that consistently produces the most expensive wines is the:
Nahe
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Rheinhessen
Grosslage

9) Which does not belong?
Lafite
Ausone
Haut-Brion
Petrus

10) Napa Valley is what direction from San Luis Obispo?
North
South
East
West

11) You taste a crisp white wine with subtle shades of green. You smell no oak but you do smell fresh cut grass. You know that the wine is likely to be from:
Burgundy
Touraine
Rheinpfalz
Piedmont

12) Which is a NOT a grape of Burgundy?
Aligote
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Meunier
Gamay

13) Which of the following is out of order in the red wine making process?
Crushing
Pressing
Macerating
Pumping Over

14) The original Vinifera grape variety is almost certainly:
Sylvaner
Pinot Noir
Merlot
Muscat

15) Which is NOT a disease?
Botrytis
Phylloxera
Oidium
Fanleaf

Looks just about the right level, not simple and not rediculous. I reckon 5 right, 5 educated guess, 5 complete guess. Will attempt when brain dcides to engage.

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Well done B, they're not easy.

Ba, without the link to that Web quiz, no one can check that their Answers agree with the author !

Good score BTW


The Author may have Q.12 wrong - discuss

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Duncan

Pinot Meunier, no?

Pinot Meunier ....I've seen it mentioned in Cremant de Bourgogne, along with Aligote. It would appear that a few white varietals seemingly appropriate for a secondary yeast fizz and fresh, could find thier way in there for the sparkling variants of the Cremant, particularly from smaller producers, which are sold locally and in the smaller supermarche.

Gamay if you were thinking only Beaujolais, so strictly outside of the region, is a high proportion of Bourgogne Passetoutgrains

Pinot Blanc originated from the vineyards in Burgundy, but used more in Alsace these days I think.

Bourgogne Aligote is a popular white in good and ripe years, more so in the past perhaps, has a following.

So what are you left with ?

Edited 2'ce to find a quick one. Cremant in Rose form as well.

Blason de Bourgogne Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Noirs - bet that's got Meunier in it from the northern / cooler parts of the region.

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Duncan

A few of the guesses came up trumps, I gave myself a point for PM

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