Test your wine knowledge with quiz questions from our expert.
How many bottles of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco were sold in 2019?
92 million
2019 was the best year so far in the history of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco sales. 92 million bottles of the bubbly were sold worldwide, with over 43% exported of that production around the globe.
As of 2021, Oregon has almost 800 wineries in operation. According to the Oregon Wine Board, the economic activity in Oregon related directly or indirectly to the state's wine industry totals over $5.6 billion.
True or False: California's Lodi wine region actually thrived during Prohibition?
True
During the mid-19th century, immigrants from Italy and Germany came to Lodi in California, and brought European wine grape varieties with them. By the 1880s, wine was a booming industry in Lodi, and subsequently the region actually prospered during Prohibition, rather than contracting or collapsing like most other wine producing regions in the USA during that time. During Prohibition, survived by supplying "legal" home winemakers via rail lines. Lodi
growers expanded grape acreage as a result.
WHich of the following winegrowing areas is NOT in Chile's Valle de Maipo subregion?
Peumo
Chile's Valle de Maipo is part of the country's larger Central Valley wine region, and includes 13 winegrowing areas including the well-regarded Pirque and Puente Alto. While also included in the Central Valley, Peumo is part of the Valle del Rapel subregion.
Which red wine variety is the least planted in Spain's Rioja?
Maturana Tinta
It is no surprise that Tempranillo makes up most of the red wine grape plantings in Spain's Rioja (over 87%). Garnacha takes Rioja's number two spot among reds at over 7%. Coming in a distant 5th in this list is Maturana Tinta, making up just 0.3% of Rioja's red wine plantings.
True or False: Over 50% of American wine drinkers are women?
True
According to research by Master of Wine Dr. Liz Thach and the Wine Market Council, women lead the charge among American wine drinkers. As of 2019 54% of American wine drinkers are women.
True or False: The Goose Gap AVA is now Washington State's 19th official American Viticultural Area?
True
As of July 1, 2021, Washington’s 19th American Viticultural Area is The Goose Gap AVA. Goose Gap contains a total of 8,129 acres, wholly located within the Yakima Valley AVA and the larger Columbia Valley AVA. It is described by the Washington State Wine Commission as "the only large vineyard development in the lower Yakima Valley to be planted dominantly on north and northeast slopes."
In what year was Chilean "Merlot" properly identifed as actually being Carménère ?
1994
In 1994, while visiting Carmen's vineyard in Chile's Maipo winegrowing region, Jean-Michel Boursiquot spotted the twisted stamens of vines that could not have been Merlot, but were designated as Merlot plantings. He identified the vines as being the (thought to be) near-extinct Carménère variety. Thus began the end of Chile's mislabeling of Carménère as Merlot—and helped set the stage for the launch of what would become Chile's signature red wine grape variety.
Which of Uruguay's wine production zones houses the majority of the country's wineries?
South
Influenced by the Rio de la Plata (one of the world's largest river basins), Uruguay's South Zone boasts 70% of the country's wineries. It contains Canelones, regarded as the heart of Uruguayan viticulture, as well as Montevideo (where the country's oldest vines can be found), and San Jose.
Which country accounts for the most area of Blaufränkisch plantings worldwide?
Hungary
While Austrian and German Blaufränkisch probably get most of the wine media coverage, Hungary currently has the most hectares devoted to Blaufränkisch (aka Lemberger) worldwide, accounting for over 42% of the world's plantings. Austria and Germany come in at the number 2 and 3 spots, respectively.
