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Wine Trivia du Jour

February 2, 2010 by  
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Here’s a fun one for you.

Which answer is the closest? In the USA, over 95% of the wine is consumed within ______ of the sale?

a) 24 hours

b) A week

c) Two weeks

d) Three months

Hint: Americans aren’t renowned for their patience ;-)

 

Wine Trivia du Jour

January 14, 2010 by  
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We hardly ever ask you about food and wine pairing because it’s so subjective, but here’s a question that’s fairly clear cut:

Generally speaking, when pairing sweet foods with wine, compared to the food the wine should be:

a) Not quite as sweet

b) At least as sweet

c) Dry (dry is the opposite of sweet)

d) Fortified

There’s actually a lot of common sense to this if you think about it :-D

So, what do you think??

Wine Trivia du Jour

December 18, 2009 by  
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Well, at this time of year it seems appropriate to ask what the “angel’s share” refers to.

a) The dosage for sparkling wine

b) The topping wine

c) Wine spilled in transfer

d) Wine lost to evaporation

Hint: it makes the cellar smell great and accounts for up to 5% of loss per year. Lots of happy angels! :-)

And, happiest of holidays to you!

Goosecross: Wine Trivia du Jour

November 27, 2009 by  
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We’ve updated our Wine Trivia Game, once again!  Teaser question for this sparkling time of year:

Still wines are often barrel aged. Traditional method Sparkling wine and Champagne are aged in the:

a) tank   b)bottle  c) barrel  d) none of the above

What do you think?  Find the answer here

Goosecross: Wine Trivia du Jour

November 6, 2009 by  
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Which of the following is the least likely technique for making sweet wine?

a.  Letting the grapes rot

b.  Drying the grapes

c.  Adding sugar

d.  Adding alcohol

Whaddaya think (keeping in mind that truth is stranger than fiction, in this case)  ;-)

 

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