Want to test your knowledge on California Wine and its history? I like to take the ten question tests on Wine Spectator’s website every so often. Here are a few fun questions from my most recent quiz. Answers will appear below the questions.
1) Fume Blanc is another name, devised by Robert Mondavi, for which grape variety?
2) Which grape variety is produced almost exclusively in California with a small amount also grown in Italy? (hint: it is a red)
3) In the 1976 Judgment of Paris, subject of the recent movie Bottle Shock, which wineries won in the white and red categories over French wines?
4) Most of what is called Petite Sirah in California is really the French grape variety X?
I also came across an article discussing the positive effects of Wine, Tea, and Dark Chocolate (in scientific talk, this is because they are rich in polyphenolic compounds called flavonoids, but all I see is positive effects and wine and chocolate in the same sentence and I’m happy).
Answers (in order of the questions):
-Sauvignon Blanc
-Zinfandel
-Chateau Montelena & Stag’s Leap
-Durif
Joanie Hudson, Assistant Tasting Room Manager, Santa Barbara Winery
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