Autumn with Lee | Wine Exam

Question 1

Chateau Lamouroux grape?

Answer 1

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Question 2

Cooperativa di Copertino grape?

Answer 2

Negroamaro

Question 3

Orzan Ivaldo grapes?

Answer 3

Ribolla Gialla

Question 4

Muller-Grossman grapes?

Answer 4

Grüner Veltliner

Question 5

Castro Ventosa grapes?

Answer 5

Godello

Question 6

Suggestion for a Sauvignon Blanc drinker?

Answer 6

Usonia and Red Newt

Question 7

Suggestion for an easy-drinking pink wine?

Answer 7

Between the Dark and Light and the Bordeaux Rosé (Chateau Lamouroux)

Question 8

Suggestion for a funky orange wine?

Answer 8

B-Sides and Rarities: Vol 5 and Zal Scur

Question 9

Suggestion for a fresh, fruity red?

Answer 9

Family Meal and Lundeen

Question 10

Suggestion for a bold, earthy red?

Answer 10

Norton and Pantera

Question 11

What is a hybrid?

Answer 11

A hybrid is a mix of vitis vinifera and non-vitis vinifera grapes - hello Autumn theme!

Question 12

What are the potential advantages of working with hybrid grapes as opposed to the European grapevine?

Answer 12

They are less delicate and more forgiving in different climates, particularly cooler and wetter climates.

Question 13

Producer?

Blend of Traminette, Seyval Blanc, and Vidal Blanc

Answer 13

Plēb Urban Winery (B Sides and Rarities: Vol 5)

Question 14

Producer?

Norton

Answer 14

Chrysalis (“Estate”)

Question 15

Producer?

Kitchen sink blend

Answer 15

Common Wealth Crush (“Family Meal”)

Question 16

Producer?

Blend of 67% grapes (Chambourçin and Vidal Blanc) and 33% apples

Answer 16

Lightwell Survey/Troddenvale (“Between the Dark and Light”)

Question 17

Producer?

100% Chardonel

Answer 17

Quartzwood

Question 18

Producer?

2.5 pounds per bottle of organically raised wild blueberries

Answer 18

RAS (“Arkadia”)

Question 19

What is Piquette?

Answer 19

A vinous beverage produced by hydrating grape pompous.

Question 20

Region?

Patois

Answer 20

Amherst County, VA

Question 21

Region?

Iapetus

Answer 21

Champlain Valley, VT

Question 22

Region?

Usonia

Answer 22

Finger Lakes, NY

Question 23

Region?

Old Westminster

Answer 23

Carroll County, MD

Question 24

Region?

Early Mountain

Answer 24

Madison, VA

Question 25

European or Hybrid? Godello

Answer 25

European

Question 26

European or hybrid? Chambourcin

Answer 26

Hybrid

Question 27

European or hybrid? Vidal

Answer 27

Hybrid

Question 28

European or hybrid? Petit Manseng

Answer 28

European

Question 29

European or hybrid? Cayuga

Answer 29

Hybrid

Question 30

What raw materials go into the “Song of Solomon?”

Answer 30

Maple sap, pressed apple jus, grape skins

Question 31

Which of the bottled sparkling options is made with cherries and strawberries?

Answer 31

“Soif,” Revel, Ontario