Test your knowledge with our wine quiz. The first correct entry pulled out of our hat will receive a free case of wine, courtesy of O’Brien’s. Please e-mail your answers to jwilson@irishtimes.com or post them to Irish Times Magazine wine quiz, 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Friday, April 9th, and the winner will be announced on April 17th.
1. Which is the odd one out?
(a) Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
(b) Rosso di Monetpulciano
(c) Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
2. Where would you be most likely to find Torrontés growing?
(a) Austria
(b) Argentina
(c) Australia
3. Who said: “It’s a naive wine without any breeding, but I think you’ll be amused by its presumption.”
(a) WC Fields
(b) James Thurber
(c) Brian Cowen
4. All chablis is made from one single grape variety. What is it?
5. What well-known Bordeaux property-owner was born in Straffan House in Co Kildare?
6. If you were looking out over the Douro Valley, what country would you be in?
7. An Italian fashion brand, best-known for designing distressed jeans, also makes wine under the same name. What is the name of the brand?
8. What wine would you drink from a copita?
9. In which Australian state would you find the Yarra Valley?
(a) Western Australia
(b) Victoria
(c) South Australia
10. What was a krater?
