Memorize these and recognize 45.0% of all Wine clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sherry | 10 | The fino type of this wine is sometimes served chilled; the oloroso, at room temperature |
| 2 | champagne | 10 | Until vintners learned to test sugar levels in the 19th c., half of the bottles of this French wine would explode |
| 3 | Portugal | 6 | After dinner, enjoy a nice port wine from this nation's Douro Valley where it originated |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | Qualitatswein Bestimmter Anbaugebiet is in the middle of this country's 3 quality classifications |
| 5 | Chianti | 6 | No joke, fiasco is what you call the wicker flask that this Italian red wine traditionally comes in |
| 6 | Zinfandel | 5 | A wine lover know"z" this Calif. grape that produces red & white has been traced back to Italy's Primitivo |
| 7 | a cork | 5 | Bottled table & sparkling wines are stored on their side so that this can remain moist |
| 8 | Vermouth | 4 | A dry martini is made with dry gin & the dry type of this fortified white wine |
| 9 | Tuscany | 4 | Grape Creek Vineyards invites you to experience "in Texas" this Italian region, once home to the Etruscans |
| 10 | Hungary | 4 | Tokay Eszencia is a rare, expensive type of this country's esteemed Tokay wine |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 4 | ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Department at UC Davis.) A treasure of the special collections room is a 1934 vintage ... |
| 12 | Australia | 4 | Shiraz, produced in the Coonawarra region, is one of this country's most popular wines |
| 13 | Rothschild | 4 | This famous chateau releases some wine under its second label, Les Carruades de Lafite |
| 14 | Spain | 3 | Marques de Riscal is one of the best red Rioja wines of this country |
| 15 | Riesling | 3 | California is noted for producing the Johannisberg type of this German-style white wine |
| 16 | port | 3 | The "crusted" type of this Iberian after-dinner wine has a crust that forms during the aging process |
| 17 | Merlot | 3 | The 2004 movie "Sideways" has been credited with killing sales of this varietal |
| 18 | Manischewitz | 3 | Blackberry wine from this "#1 Kosher Wine Brand in America" is kosher for Passover |
| 19 | Italy | 3 | Vin Santo, a sweet specialty of this country's Tuscany region, is made with semi-dried grapes |
| 20 | dry | 3 | "Sec" on a wine bottle means that what you're about to consume is this other 3-letter word |
| 21 | chardonnay | 3 | Chablis is made from these grapes that also start with "ch"; they also make a buttery white wine under their own name |
| 22 | Chablis | 3 | A specific dry white wine originated in & was named for this French town in the Yonne Department |
| 23 | California | 3 | Though Russia does produce wine, the Russian River area is in a warmer climate, in this state's Sonoma County |
| 24 | Sommelier | 3 | The CMS, the Court of Master these, has guidelines for its professionals, including what to do if wine is spilled on a guest |
| 25 | Sauvignon | 3 | The most famous grape variety used to make red wine is this Cabernet |
| 26 | Red | 3 | Term for intense, flavorful wine, like many Cabernets, that's also the name of a Wrigley's gum |
| 27 | legs | 3 | Like a successful play, a wine that "sticks" to the glass when swirled is said to have these |
| 28 | Francis Ford Coppola | 3 | This filmmaker has a line of wines called Director's Cut |
| 29 | carbon dioxide | 3 | It's this gas that makes crackling rosé crackle |
| 30 | body | 3 | It's the term for the feel of the alcohol content of the wine; it may be "light" or "full" |
| 31 | blanc | 3 | Robert Mondavi found a new lease on life for this varietal when he started calling it fume blanc instead of this |
| 32 | Transylvania | 2 | Tarnave, the oldest wine region in this ex-Romanian province, is big on white wine; you'd think it would only do blood reds |
| 33 | Thunderbird | 2 | Called "brown bag vino", this brand of wine contains 17.5% alcohol & shares its name with a model of Ford |
| 34 | the Rhine | 2 | Riesling was originally made from grapes grown along this river |
| 35 | sugar | 2 | ( Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viticulture & Enology Dept. at UC Davis.) Levels of this are monitored in the fermenting juice using the Bri... |
| 36 | sparkling | 2 | A bright personality, or type of wine champagne is |
| 37 | sangria | 2 | This Spanish drink is made by adding sugar, water & fruit to red or white wine |
| 38 | Rum | 2 | Tia Maria is a coffee-flavored Jamaican drink based on this liquor |
| 39 | Robert Mondavi | 2 | The band played "The Longest Time" & I drank some Maestro, a blend made for this epic winemaker's 50th anniversary |
| 40 | Pinot | 2 | In the names of white wine grapes, this word precedes blanc & grigio |
| 41 | pineapple | 2 | Perhaps Don Ho meant Hula o Maui, a sparkling wine made of this fruit, when singing of "tiny bubbles in the wine" |
| 42 | Oaky | 2 | When Gordon uses this word for flavor given by a wine barrel, he can't resist following it with "dokey" |
| 43 | oak | 2 | The vast majority of wine is aged in casks made of this wood |
| 44 | New York | 2 | After California, the largest U.S. wine-producing area is in this state's Finger Lakes district |
| 45 | Napa Valley | 2 | "Decanted" is a documentary about growing wine in this storied California valley |
| 46 | Liebfraumilch | 2 | Blue Nun & Crown of Crowns are 2 of the biggest producers of this famous German wine |
| 47 | Israel | 2 | The Rishon Le-Zion area in this Middle Eastern country produces wines under the Carmel label |
| 48 | Cold Duck | 2 | You don't have to pull the feathers off this "chilly" pink sparkling wine originally from Germany |
| 49 | chateau | 2 | On wine labels, this word which means "estate" precedes Lafite & Mouton-Rothschild |
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