Wine history

Question 1

1. Name four main differences between table grapes and wine grapes

Answer 1

Wine grapes are sweeter, smaller, contain seeds and have thicker skins.

Question 2

How often do most grapevines produce crop?

Answer 2

Once a year

Question 3

Vintage refers to

Answer 3

A year the grapes were harvestd

Question 4

A wine made by mixing several grape varieties is known as

Answer 4

Wine blend

Question 5

Spain and Portugal are countries that widely use ______ labelling.

Answer 5

Region.

Question 6

Riesling, Spätlese is an example of ____labelling.

Answer 6

Variety.

Question 7

What we know to be the oldest winery was found in modern-day_______.

Answer 7

Armenia

Question 8

Name an important ancient civilisation, knowing for trading wine across the Mediterranean, and stretching around the sea from North Africa to points in Greece and Italy.

Answer 8

The Phoenicians

Question 9

Wine spreads across South America from these two original countries. Name both of them.

Answer 9

Brasil and Mexico

Question 10

Vines from the East Coast, most of them native to France, were brought to California during this importan historic event.

Answer 10

Gold Rush