Well I thought we would have some fun this week in Testing your Wine Knowledge with some wine trivia. 

•  What are the Top 5 Countries whose wine is imported into the US Market?

•  Name the Top 5 Wine producing countries?

•  What chemical component makes up the largest percentage of a bottle of  wine?

•  Name the Top 5 countries in wine grapes acreage worldwide?

•  Where do most winemakers believe winemaking starts?

•  What are the most important factors in winemaking?

•  Usually it takes how long for a grape vine to produce grapes suitable for making wine?

•  What does the term “Brix” mean?

•  Phylloxera, is a grape louse and one of a grapevines worst enemies, name one of the countries whose grape acreage to this day have not been devastated by phylloxera?

•  What are the 5 perceived tastes?

•  Name 5 things that a great wine great?

Watch next week for the answers………..

Cheers,

Gregory Hayes, cs, cwp

Sommelier – Wine Buyer

Mecenat Bistro & Gather Place

821 West Burlington Ave.  Western Spring, IL.

Phone: 708-246-8668. 

Email: Gregory@MecenatBistro.com

Join me at Mecenat Bistro & Gathering Place on Friday and Saturday’s for complimentary Wine Tastings.

Fridays 2:00 -4:00 pm, Saturdays 1:00 – 4:00 pm