Wine Quiz How Do You Spell That Wine Word? Part 13 Mar 03, 2023 1 of 11 RIGHT! WRONG! What is the correct spelling of the ceramic vessel used for making, aging and storing wine in ancient times? (A growing number of modern winemakers are also using it to age their wines.) Amfora Amphora Euphora Krater Which red variety, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, is a hallmark grape in South Africa? Peanutage Pinault Noir Pinotash Pinotage Among winemakers and wine professionals, grape seeds are often also known as: Peeps Pips Pipes Pits As vintners around the world know, this quantity of liquid is equivalent to 100 liters (or 26.4 gallons): Hecaliter Hectolieder Hectoliter Hexaliter If you were dining at a fancy French restaurant in the 19th and 20th centuries, you may have seen the sommelier use one of these shallow, silver saucers to taste wine: Soustasse Tassedevin Tastefiend Tastevin Also known as “noble rot,” this beneficial mold grows on ripe wine grapes under specific weather conditions and helps make celebrated wines like Germany’s TBA Rieslings, France’s Sauternes and Hungary’s Tokaji: Botritice Botritis Botrytis Butrytis This term is one of the quality classifications used in Spain, appearing on labels to signify that a red wine has been aged for at least two years and a white wine for at least six months: Creanza Criansa Criantha Crianza If an Italian sparkling wine is lightly effervescent, with fewer bubbles than those found in most bubblies, then it’s stylistically known as: Fresante Freezante Frizzante Spumante Need a big bottle of Bordeaux? Look for this large-format bottle capable of holding 4.5 liters (about six bottles) of wine. In Burgundy and Champagne, the term is used for bottles that hold 3 liters: Jeraboam Jerehboam Jeroboam Jerrabaum This chemical compound—found in grape skins, wine and foods like peanuts, blueberries and cranberries—is believed to be a primary source of wine’s health benefits, and has been linked to improved heart health and reduced risk of several diseases: Resveratral Resveratrol Rezveratrol Riservatrol Which of these is a vine training system named for a 19th-century French agronomist, in which a vine’s oldest branches and most of its younger branches are cut in winter, leaving just one or two young branches (aka canes) for bud growth? Cordon Geuillot Guyot Gillot Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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