Wine Quiz

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In what year was Romagna Sangiovese designated a DOC?

1967

Sangiovese, one of Italy's most widely-planted grapes, has been produced in Italy's Romagna region since the 15th Century. it was granted DOC status in Romagna in 1967.

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True or False: Romagna Albana was the first white wine to achieve DOCG status in Italy?

True

Albana in Romagna was designated a DOCG in 1987, making the first white wine in Italy to achieve that distinction. The grape has been used in wine production in the region dating back to at least 1495.

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True or False: Rasteau dry red wines must be at least 90% Grenache?

True

To be labeled as a Southern Rhone Cru Rasteau, a red wine must be vinified from at least 50 percent Grenache grapes. Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, and Carignan varieties are also permitted in the remaining fifty percent.

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Which of the following Rhone Crus has the largest production area?

Gigondas

Gigondas has a total production area of about 1208 hectares, making it the larger of the Rhone Crus mentioned in today's quiz question. Lirac is the smallest on today's list, with 771 hectares.

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Which of the following French departments are part of the Rhone Valley?

All of the above

The Rhone Valley, which forms a large corridor between Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, extends over six French departments, including all of those listed in today's quiz question, with the addition of Rhone and Loire.

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True or False: the term Cotes du Rhone traces its roots back to the 19th Century?

False

While today's "Cotes du Rhone" is a 19th Century term, its origins are older. They stem back to the term "Coste du Rhone," a name used to describe the administrative district of the Viguerie d'Uzes. The Viguerie d'Uzes was famous for its wines, with regulations meant to help protect their quality and provenance introduced as far back as 1650.

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True or False: There are references to wine grapes in Idaho dating back to the mid-1800s?

True

An Idaho Statesman article from September 1865 reported on the status of a vineyard of Royal Muscadine vines that had been planted in Lewiston the prior year. According to the article, the vines survived the region's difficult Winter season and were beginning to produce grapes.

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True or False: Idaho has fewer than 1500 acres of wine grapes planted?

True

Despite having grape-growing agricultural roots that stem back more than 40 years, as of 2018 Idaho has a mere 1300 acres of land devoted to fine wine grapes.

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Which of the following is NOT an AVA in Idaho?

Fennville

Fennville is part of the AVA structure in Michigan. Idaho's Snake River Valley was approved as an AVA in 2007, followed by Eagle Foothills in 2015 and Lewis-Clark Valley in 2016. Idaho got a bit of a late start on its American Viticultural Area status; grapes had been planted in the Snake River Valley since the 1970s, and Idaho's largest winery (Ste Chapelle) opened in 1975.

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As of 2017, how many wineries were located in Idaho?

55

As of 2017, Idaho is home to 55 wineries (up from 50 in 2016). The vast majority of the state's wine producers are established along the southwestern portion of the Snake River Valley AVA.

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