Wine Quiz

Livermore Valley

California's Livermore Valley took home the USA's first international gold medal for wine in 1889, when a Livermore wine won the Gold at the Paris Exposition, effectively putting California on the world wine scene as an international contender.

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The vineyards of Maldonado in Uruguay are planted above some of the oldest rock on earth: the Río de La Plata craton (an ancient part of the Earth's continental crust), which is at least 2.5 billion years old.

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Columbia Gorge

Established in 2004, and covering 1,350 acres, the Columbia Gorge AVA straddles the Oregon and Washington state border.

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In Italy's northern wine region of Alto Adige, the Ministry of Agriculture has in 2024 given its official approval to 86 new UGAs (Additional Geographic Units), which according to WineNews.it have been "identified and documented down to the tiniest details" of their terroir. These include sites such as Graun, Penon, Penon-Hofstatt, Penon-Kofl, Glen, Mazon, Frauenrigl and Brenntal. Wines from the designated sites are to be made with 25% of the quantity of grapes permitted for the larger Alto Adige DOC.

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Empordà

The north-eastern Spanish wine region Empordà sits right at the southern border of France, and shares a similar Mediterranean climate with nearby Roussillon. Winemaking in Empordà dates all the way back to at least the 6th Century BC, and today it is primarily known for its Garnacha-based reds.

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Although it's technically Australia's smallest state, Victoria is one of the country's most diverse wine growing areas. It boasts 21 wine regions, housing over 800 wineries.

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Asolo Prosecco Brut makes up just 18% of total Prosecco production in Italy's Asolo region. The vast majority (74%) goes to Extra Dry bottlings, while the remaining styles (Extra Brut, Dry, and Sui Lieviti) together make up only 8% of production.

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Beverly

At just over 2,400 acres, Beverly is one of the smallest appellations in Washington state, and is named for an old railroad town within its boundaries. It achieved AVA status in 2024, and its warm and windy location in central Washington makes it a particularly good location for cultivating red wine varieties.

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Grown mostly in Middle and South Dalmatia, Plavac Mali is Croatia's undisputed red wine grape variety king. It does particularly well on slopes, and prefers limestone soils, a lot of sunlight, and a dry climate: all of which are abundant in these growing regions of Croatia.

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Uruguay

Due to its unique geographic position and its small size, Uruguay is the only wine-growing country in South America that sees a noticeable climate impact from the Atlantic Ocean on its vineyard terroirs.

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