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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us December 27, 2005 Off The Vine Did you pay attention? 2005 quiz Lorn Razzano We’re just about at the end of the year and it is time for the December “End of the year wine quiz!” This quiz contains questions that relate to the articles I have written over the past 12 months. Let’s see how well you will do. Ready? Here we go: 1. Bordeaux, France is known for its a. Red wines. b. White, dry wines. c. Dry red and white wines as well as sweet white wines. 2. Where is Pinot Noir best grown? a. Bordeaux, France. b. Mission Viejo, Calif. c. Selected areas in Northern California, Oregon and Burgundy, France. d. All of the above. 3. If you wanted to purchase a jammy, high-alcohol Zinfandel, what growing area would best be suited for this wine? a. Mendocino County, Calif. b. Washington state, just east of Seattle. c. Amador County, Calif. d. Riverside County, Calif. 4. What name is associated with the great Barbaresco wines of Piemonte, Italy? a. Arnaldo Bellafaccia. b. Pietro Tira. c. Angelo Gaja. d. Robbie Cuffia di San Martin. 5. Rosé wines from Europe are usually a. Sparkling. b. Off dry with some soft sugars. c. Dry and crisp. 6. Which country is the great emerging Sauvignon Blanc producer? a. Bulgaria, very close to Sophia. b. Idaho (well, it’s kind of its own country). c. New Zealand. d. Mendoza, Argentina. 7. What does the term “hot” stand for in wine evaluation? a. A very sought after wine. b. A producer that just must be visited. c. Usually a wine too heavy in alcohol to be supported by fruit and body. d. A wine warm to the touch. 8. What should be the first sense sensation for a wine taster or wine judge? a. The feel of the wine. b. The smell of the wine. c. The sight of the wine. d. The “finish” of the wine. 9. Who coined the phrase “There are stars in the wine!” a. Bolito Misto da Firenze. b. Belfranco Minitti. c. Dom Perignon. d. Louis Jadot. 10. A white wine is best served a. Iced. b. Room temperature. c. Slightly chilled. 11. If you are storing red wine with a cork it should be laid down because? a. The wine should be in contact with the cork to get a “corky” taste in the wine. b. Simply because it is historically correct to do so. c. To keep the cork wet and not allow air entrance into the bottle. d. Hey, I just drink the stuff. 12. If you bought a wine and it said “Sutter Creek, Calif.” on the label, where would it be from? a. Around Fresno. b. Yreka. c. About fifty miles or so from Sacramento. d. Imperial County, Calif. 13. Which statement is true? a. Rieslings are all sweet to the taste. b. White Zinfandel comes from white grapes. c. Cadillac is an area inside Bordeaux, France. d. Screw caps for wines were first made popular by Bob Peterson. 14. Which president was known for his appreciation of fine wines? a. Harry S .Truman. b. Calvin Coolidge. c. Thomas Jefferson. d. JFK. 15. Barbera is best known in this part of Italy a. Padova. b. Tuscany. c. Piemonte. d. Sicily. 16. If you were served a bottle of Macon Blanc, it would be a. Sparkling. b. Red but soft and not tannic. c. White and dry. d. Sweet with overtones of tropical fruit. 17. Port wines from Portugal are always a. Red. b. Pale straw in color. c. Red or white. d. Expensive. 18. Which motion picture artist was a great wine lover? a. Gary Cooper. b. Carey Grant. c. Burgess Meredith. d. John Wayne. 19. Which wine does best with trout? a. Beaujolais. b. Amarone. c. Dry Riesling. d. Malbec. 20. Which country is an emerging powerhouse in the red wine “Malbec?” a. Chile. b. Italy. c. Argentina. d. Germany. If you answered with the letter “C” on the above questions, you received an “A+.” Good work. See you next time! DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Generic Viagra Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Sportsbook Absinthe Supply Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations African Safari Hammocks Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino King of Spirits ink cartridges Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams