Stay n' Sip - Wine Trivia Questions 🍷

Stay n' Sip - Wine Trivia Questions 🍷

Welcome to Stay n' Sip Wine Trivia Questions for your next wine party at home!

Creating and hosting private wine tasting experiences is what we love doing.🍷 

Every month we will be adding an extra question from our newsletter. 

QUESTION 1:

Cork taint affects what percentage of all corked bottles?

A. <1%

B. 1% - 5%

C. 6% - 10%

D. >11%

 

QUESTION 2:

What percentage of taste is attributed to smell?

A. 50%

B. 60%

C. 70%

D. 80%

 

QUESTION 3:

Which state produces the most wine in Australia?

A. Victoria

B. New South Wales

C. South Australia

D. Western Australia

 

QUESTION 4:

When making Rosé, how long do winemakers let grape skins macerate in juice?

A. 2 - 24 hours

B. 7 days

C. 14 days

D. 21 days

 

QUESTION 5:

What is the most consumed type of wine in the world?

A. Pinot Noir

B. Sauvignon Blanc

C. Cabernet Sauvignon

D. Champagne

 

QUESTION 6:

Which wine pairs well with dark chocolate?

Please note: Personal preferences may differ.

A. Muscadet

B. Port

C. Chardonnay

D. Gewurztraminer

 

QUESTION 7:

When pairing food with wine, what should we first identify?

A. The cooking time

B. The people drinking the wine

C. The basic flavors in the wine

D. The dominant flavors in the food

 

QUESTION 8:

The presence of many 'tears' or 'legs' after swirling a glass of wine indicates what?

A. A wine with a low alcohol content

B. A wine with a high alcohol content

C. A mature wine

D. A young wine

 

QUESTION 9:

How many wine regions are in China?

A. 6

Đ’. 8

C. 10

D. 12

 

QUESTION 10:

Generally, rosé wine pairs well with roasted vegetable dishes.

A. True

B. False

 

01/07/25: QUESTION #001: Who is widely regarded as the pioneer of the Australian wine industry?

A. Thomas Hardy

B. Penfold McGill

C. James Busby

D. Samuel Smith

 

01/08/25: QUESTION #002: What is the term to describe a wine that is slightly sweet?

A. Off-Sweet

B. Semi-Dry

C. Off-Dry

D. Sweet-Dry

 

01/09/25: QUESTION #003: What three flavour compounds does oak add to a wine?

A. Jasmine, cedar, salt

B. Tobacco, charcoal, sage

C. Vanilla, smoke, cedar

D. Pepper, musk, rosemary

 

 

ANSWERS:

QUESTION 1: Answer - B

QUESTION 2: Answer - D

QUESTION 3: Answer - C - South Australia, with over 50%

QUESTION 4: Answer - A

QUESTION 5: Answer - C

QUESTION 6: Answer - B

QUESTION 7: Answer - D

QUESTION 8: Answer - B

QUESTION 9: Answer - D

QUESTION 10: Answer - A

QUESTION #001 - Answer - C - James Busby is regarded as the father of the Australian wine industry and a dedicated viticulturist. In 1825 he published A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine and the Art of Making Wine. His father, John Busby was granted 2000 acres of Hunter Valley land in 1828 for building the water supply in Sydney – “the Busby Bore” from Moore Park to Hyde Park.

QUESTION #002 - Answer - C - Off-dry is the term usually used for a slightly sweet wine. The perception of sweetness varies from person to person. What's too sweet for you might be just right for your friends!

QUESTION #003 - Answer - C - Vanilla, Smoke, cedar. Each oak barrel is different so the influence it has on a wine can vary depending on the origin of oak, the toasting level and the length of time the wine spends in the barrel! They can also be fire or steam bent, which impact the flavour of the barrels. The primary forests used from around the world are in France (Allier, Tronçais, Vosges, Nevers & Limousin), America (Appalachian Mountains & the Ozarks in Missouri) and eastern Europe (Hungary, Poland & Russia). American oak is noticeable with a specific and pronunced coconut aroma. 

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