Wine Trivia du Jour
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
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
So, what do you think??
Wine Trivia du Jour
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
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
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) ;-)












