United States

Question 1

If an American wine lists a county or state on the label, what % of its grapes must come from the stated area?

Answer 1

75%

Question 2

If an American wine lists a specific AVA on its label, what % of its wine must come from that AVA?

Answer 2

85%

Question 3

If a wine lists California or Oregon as its appellation, what % of the grapes must come from that state?

Answer 3

100%

Question 4

If a wine lists Washington as its appellation, what % of its grapes must come from that state?

Answer 4

95%

Question 5

If an American wine lists a single vineyard as its appellation, what % of its grapes must come from that vineyard?

Answer 5

95%

Question 6

If an American wine lists an AVA and a vintage, what % of grapes must come from that stated vintage?

Answer 6

95%

Question 7

If an American wine lists a county or state as its appellation and lists a vintage what % of grapes must come from that vintage?

Answer 7

85%

Question 8

If an American wine states a variety, what % of grapes must be the stated variety?

Answer 8

75%
51% if it’s a vitis labrusca grape like concord…

Question 9

What is the American ABV range for table wine? What is the margin of error for labeling a wine’s ABV?

Answer 9

7 to 14%, with a 1.5% margin of error

Question 10

If an American wine is labeled as Estate Bottled, what % of the grapes must come from land owned by the estate?

Answer 10

100%

Question 11

What is the threshold for American wine to declare that it contains sulfites?

Answer 11

If it contains more than 10ppm

Question 12

What two wines won the 1976 Judgement of Paris?

Answer 12

Chateau Montelena’s Chardonnay
& Stags Leap Wine Cellar’s Cabernet