Wine Quiz

Test your wine knowledge with quiz questions from our expert.


The influential and popular Japanese Manga "The Drops of God" is heavy on the French vino, but one U.S. wine has made the ranks as one of the "Apostles" wines sought after by the comic's protagonists. Which producer made that wine?






The Santa Maria Valley American Viticulture Area became the third AVA established in the United States in what year?






The first wineries in the Pacific Northwest were located in what U.S. state?






Miraval Rose 2012, the first vinatage to be released with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the brand's helm, sold out in how many hours?






True or False: A wine's phenol content determines its level of perceptible astringency?





What type of acid is most unique to grapes?






True or False: Cream Sherry contains no cream.




Drinking sparkling water between wines serves as an ideal palate cleanser, but drinking it between sips can cause what effects on the perception of a wine’s flavor?






Drinking tap water in between sips of wine isn’t a good idea, if you want to ensure that you don’t contaminate the taste of the wine that you’re drinking. Even small amounts of chlorine, present in most tap water, can do what to the taste of wine in your






True or False: Almost all wines contain residual sugar, even if they are fermented to “dryness?”