Wine Quiz

90

For a wine to be labeled as a specific variety in Oregon, a full 90 percent of that wine must be made from the stated variety, according to state regulations. This is more stringent than the USA's Federal regulation for such labeling, which requires that only 75% of the stated variety be used.

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True

California's Lodi AVA is located approximately 90 miles east of San Francisco, near the San Joaquin/Sacramento River Delta, and 40 miles south of Sacramento. Its border with the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range helps the area maintain a Mediterranean climate that's great for grape-growing. The Lodi AVA was named after the town of Lodi, the largest town within the AVA.

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False

The once obscure Nascetta variety from Piedmont's Novello area has seen a minor resurgence, thanks primarily to the high quality of white wines made under the Langhe Nas-cëtta del Comune di Novello DOC. For a wine to qualify for that designation, it must be made from 100% Nascetta grapes.

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1872

Zinfandel farming was well underway in Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley as far back as the 1860s. The valley's first recorded wine production dates back to 1872.

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True

While the modern Texas wine scene is still up-and-coming (though it's already the fifth largest wine producing state in the USA), it has a wine-making tradition that is centuries old. There is evidence that Spanish missionaries made wine in what is now Texas as far back as the 1650s.

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Calabria

The Greeks gave the name "Enotria Tellus" (or "Land of Wine") to what is now modern Calabria. It is believed that wine from Cirò in Calabria may have been offered to the winners of the Olympic Games in ancient Greek.

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True

Rioja's unique Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva categories are the mainstay of the Rioja Brand globally. These categories help to easily identify the styles and production methods of different Rioja offerings, and together account for nearly 60% of Rioja's red wine sales.

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85%

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco wine production is highly regulated. To carry the designation, all of the grapes must be grown within the legally-defined borders of the production zone, utilizing a minimum of 85% Glera grapes.

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Germany

In 2018, Germany imported 14.5 million hectoliters of wine (approximately 17.5 liters of wine per person), claiming the #1 spot for wine imports worldwide.

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Rocky Reach

Located between Chelan and Wenatchee, Rocky Reach straddles the Columbia River within the larger Columbia Valley AVA, and as of 2022 is Washington State's 20th AVA. Rocky Reach covers over 32,000 acres, with eight commercial vineyards covering 117 of those acres. The AVA takes its name from the Rocky Reach Dam and Rocky Reach Reservoir (those in turn taking their names from steamboat captains in the late 1800s, who used the term to describe the rapids within segments—or reaches— of the Columbia River).

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