*Answers are at the bottom of this quiz.

1.  Which of the following is a wine region in Italy?

• A. Quintarelli
• B. Tommasi
• C. Masi
• D. Lombardy
• E. Bertani

2.  Which two regions in Spain are very well known for making white wines?

• A. Rioja and Penedes
• B. Ribera del Duero and Jerez
• C. Alentejo and Priorat
• D. Rias Baixas and Rueda
• E. Rueda and Bierzo

3.  Which Italian region produces Amarone, Soave, Bardolino and Valpolicella?

• A. Le Marche
• B. Tuscany
• C. Piedmont
• D. Veneto
• E. Molise

4.  What grape is most widely grown in Campania?

• A. Pinot Grigio
• B. Cabernet Sauvignon
• C. Aglianico
• D. Primitivo
• E. Pecorino

5.  The President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, recently suggested what as a way to reduce alcoholism in Russia?

• A. Have soldiers uproot vineyards with tanks
• B. Drink vodka
• C. Drink wine
• D. Drink acai berry juice

6.  In making a rosé wine, extended "skin contact" results in what?

• A. A baby nine months later.
• B. Darker color.
• C. Higher alcohol.
• D. A wine that is chillable to a lower temperature.

1.  Wine Quiz Answer: D. Lombardy

Lombardy is a region where grapes are grown in Italy. The others are names of wine producers in the Veneto region.

2.  Wine Quiz Answer: D. Rias Baixas and Rueda

Both Rueda and Rias Baixas are very well known for making great white wines.

3.  Wine Quiz Answer: D. Veneto

Veneto

4.  Wine Quiz Answer: C. Aglianico

Aglianico is widely grown in Campania

5.  Wine Quiz Answer: C. Drink wine

While in a wine-growing region near the Black Sea, Medvedev urged developing the domestic wine industry as a way of eradicating alcoholism, a suggestion reminiscent of Thomas Jefferson. A generation ago, Gorbechev took a different approach to the same problem, ordering soldiers to uproot vineyards. Neither leader has ever endorsed Acai berries.

6.  Wine Quiz Answer: B. Darker color.

Increased skin contact, or maceration, in roses results in darker color (anthocyanins). The baby thing is not a part of the winemaking process.