Wine Quiz Quiz: Spell That Wine Word! Part 15 Jul 25, 2025 1 of 12 RIGHT! WRONG! Syrah originated in the Rhône Valley of France, where it’s behind famous red wines like Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie. The grape has also found an important foothold in Australia. How is it spelled Down Under? Sirahz Sheraz Shirahz Shiraz In Rioja, wines with this designation must be aged a minimum of five years, with at least two years in oak barrels and two years in bottle. Gran reserva Grand reserva Gran riserva Grand riserva This word refers to a town in Tuscany that lends its name to the Sangiovese-based Vino Nobile. It also refers to a red grape variety that’s quite different from Sangiovese and especially prominent in Abruzzo: Mont’pulciano Montepulciano Montepulziano Montepulccino If you were throwing a big party and showing off your keen sense of vinous style, you’d want to pop the cork on one of these large-format bottles, which hold the equivalent of 20 standard bottles: Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchanezzar Nebuchedneszar Nebukednezar Often incorrectly blamed for wine headaches, these compounds play a crucial antimicrobial and antioxidant role in wine, are a natural byproduct of alcoholic fermentation, and are often added by winemakers as a preservative: Sulfides Sulfites Sulfates Sulfetes This winegrowing area stretches to the northwest from the city of Bordeaux and encompasses the four famous winegrowing communes along the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary: Médioc Miédoc Médoc Médocq Located on Napa’s Mount Veeder, this winery is famous for its structured, ageworthy Cabernet Sauvignon: Myacamas Mayacamas Mayacaymus Mayecamas This word—derived from French, but with the accent dropped in English—refers to the onset of ripening, when grapes begin to change color: Verison Verizon Verasion Veraison Along with some species of Lactobacillus, members of this genus of bacteria are responsible for converting wine’s malic acid to lactic acid, in a process commonly known as malolactic fermentation: Oenophillus Oenophilia Oenococcyx Oenococcus This grape produces the most famous white wine in the Rías Baixas region of Spain. How would you find it spelled there? Alberino Albariño Alvarinho Alvaringo Which of these Barolo menzioni geografiche aggiuntive is misspelled? Monvigliero Rocche dell’Annunciata Serradenari Lazzarito This vineyard site, a monopole of the famed Alsatian producer Trimbach, produces some of the most sought-after Riesling on earth. (Despite its name, it is part of the larger Rosacker Grand Cru and not actually surrounded by a wall.) How is it spelled? Clos Ste.-Huyne Clos Ste.-Houne Clos Ste.-Hune Clos Ste.-Hyune Next Results Your score is Retake this quiz
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