Wine Quiz

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Germans import an impressive 17.5 liters of wine per person, but they don't take the number one global spot. That honor goes to Belgium, which imports over 26.3 liters of wine per person each year.

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Tinta Merousa

Castelão for several decades was the most widely planted red grape variety in Portugal. It goes by a few other names, including Periquita, João de Santarém, and Tinta Merousa (particularly in the Douro).

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Moldova

Codru is located in central Moldova, and is influenced by the presence of oak and linden forests. White wines traidtionally do well there, including Muscat, Traminer, and Chardonnay.

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True

Red wine comfortably dominates the total volume of Rioja wine sold globally. While white and rose wines are also made there, a whopping 87% of all Rioja wines sold are red.

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False

Armenian winemaking is ancient, and they have the evidence to prove it. It's oldest winery dates back over 6,000 years, based on findings made in the Areni-1 karst cave in the Armenian mountains. A rudimentary grape press, along with clay wine jars discovered in the cave included traces of grape pigments, alcohol and other grape materials from winemaking.

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Hawke's Bay

Marlborough is New Zealand's highest production wine area, accounting for 75% of the country's wine grape harvest annually. Hawke's Bay takes (a distant) second place, generating 12% of New Zealand's wine grape harvest each year.

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True

Rioja's new Vinedo Singular designation can only be used on wines that come from plots within a single vineyard. Among other requirements, the vineyard must be at least 35 years old .

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Viura

Taking up just over 69% of the region's white grape plantings, Viura is by far the most widely planted white grape in Spain's Rioja. Malvasia, Garnacha Blanca, and Tempranillo Blanco combined make up just over 18% of Rioja's white grape plantings.

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True

Amarone is produced by drying grapes, and the grape pomace left over from the winemaking process is put to further use. It is then added to batches of Valpolicella, in a process called ripasso ("repassed"), adding additional alcohol, flavor, and complexity to the Valpolicella wines.

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False

Red wines dominate Alentejo production, making up about 78%, with white wines making up about 20.5%. The remaining production is a tiny percentage (about 1.5%) of Rose wine.

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