Test the Wine Wizard: New Zealand Wine Quiz
Take the wine challenge and test your knowledge. The Wizard offers questions on wine serving, wine components and wine tasting. The answers are provided at the end of the segment.
- New Zealand is renown for which wine:
- Pinot Noir
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Pinot Blanc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Franc
- The country of New Zealand is unusual in that its land mass is:
- All volcanoes
- One tiny island
- Two Islands
- Really an extension of Australia
- Three tiny islands
- The climate of New Zealand tends to be:
- Temperate
- Continental
- Marine
- Tropical
- None of the above
- The prime growing region for Sauvignon Blanc is:
- Otago
- Hawkes Bay
- Marlborough
- Auckland
- All of the above
- All of the follow aromas and flavors are characteristic of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety except:
- rich tropical fruits
- grapefruit flavors
- Gooseberry aromas
- Sweet pea aromas
- Lime aromas
- New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines are best consumed:
- at room temperature
- warmed in a wine glass
- with ice added
- chilled to around 55 degrees F
- any of the above
- When purchasing a Sauvignon Blanc, it is best to choose:
- older vintages as they age well
- younger vintages
- only those sealed with screw caps
- only those sealed with a cork
- a wine with the letters NV on the label signifying Non-Vintage
- Which of the following grapes is rapidly gaining in popularity:
- Pinot Gris
- Pinot Bianco
- Beaujolais
- Chenin Blanc
- Pinot Noir
- The origin of Sauvignon Blanc is:
- The Mosel region of Germany
- The Loire region of France
- The Alto Adige region of Italy
- The Clare Valley region of Australia
- The Sonoma Valley of California
- The Sauvignon Blanc grape is one of the two grapes that when crossed accidently with another grape in the 17th century, resulted in which grape:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Sauvignon Noir
- Cabernet Blanc
- Pinot Blanc
- None of the above
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