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Food and Wines from Burgundy Trivia Quiz

Few places have such a reputation for good eating and drinking as Burgundy. Maybe, this little quiz can refresh some of your knowledge on the foods and wines of the area.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,636

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1205

Last 3 plays: Guest 38 (5/10), Guest 1 (6/10), Guest 100 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these four qualifications would normally refer to the best quality of wine? Hint

Premier Cru

Hautes Cotes

Villages

Grand Cru

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whom does the Brotherhood of the Tastevin (wine-tasting )Knights recognize as the 'father of wine' ? Hint

Noah

Saint-Vincent

Bacchus

Saint-Bernard of Clairvaux

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where does the Brotherhood of the Tastevins ( official wine-tasters) hold their Chapters ? Hint

Hospice de Beaune

townhall at Nuits Saint Georges

Dukes' Palace at Dijon

Clos de Vougeot chateau

4. In France wine can be bought from individual wine-growers and individual dealers but also from so called 'cooperatives'.In what does the wine from a cooperative normally differ from the other ones ? Hint

wine will most probably be from different plots

there are fewer taxes on such wines

such wine cannot be exported

such wine does not age well

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Question 5 of 10

5. At which time of the year is the great wine-auction held at the Hotel-Dieu (or Hospice) of Beaune ? Hint

Sunday before Christmas

2nd Sunday of October

3rd Sunday of November

1st Sunday of September

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Question 6 of 10

6. What type of white wine is normally used for the famous 'Kir' aperitif? Hint

Meursault

Bourgogne Aligote

Chablis

Chardonnay

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Question 7 of 10

7. What procedure is used for the wine-auction at Beaune? Hint

wine goes to last bidder before an alarm-clock starts ringing

the bidding stops when nobody adds any more bids

wine goes to last bidder before sand in a large hourglass has completely run through

wine goes to the last bidder before a burning candle dies out

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is NOT a typical Burgundian delicacy ? Hint

spiced bread

cider

mustard

black currant liqueur

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Question 9 of 10

9. What colour are the famous Charolais cattle ? Hint

black and white

black

brown and white

white

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these 'raisins' or 'cepages' is typically used for the more famous Burgundian red wines ? Hint

Sauvignon

Merlot

Pinot Noir

Gamay Noir

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these four qualifications would normally refer to the best quality of wine?

Answer: Grand Cru

Hautes Cotes (e.g. of Beaune or of Nuits Saint-Georges)refer to the periphery of the real wine-area.-Villages is a similar label.

2. Whom does the Brotherhood of the Tastevin (wine-tasting )Knights recognize as the 'father of wine' ?

Answer: Noah

Saint-Bernard was probably too much of an ascetic reformer to fully appreciate the qualities of the vineyards which his Cluniac predecessors had first planted in the area. - Saint-Vincent is their patron saint.- Bacchus is the God of wine.

3. Where does the Brotherhood of the Tastevins ( official wine-tasters) hold their Chapters ?

Answer: Clos de Vougeot chateau

The Dukes' Palace is now the Burgundy Governmental Palace - the Hospice de Beaune is where the famous wine auctions are held - the Clos de Vougeot chateau was built by the monks from Cluny who started a vineyard here

Answer: wine will most probably be from different plots

Only the individual dealers or wine-growers guarantee - at least for their better wines - that they are from the same plot.

5. At which time of the year is the great wine-auction held at the Hotel-Dieu (or Hospice) of Beaune ?

Answer: 3rd Sunday of November

The net gains from the sales of wine were originally meant for the poor of Beaune. Now they are given to charity organisations.

6. What type of white wine is normally used for the famous 'Kir' aperitif?

Answer: Bourgogne Aligote

Chardonnay is not a wine but a raisin (cepage). - Chablis and Meursault are far too good wines to ever use in an aperitif. - Aligote is the more ordinary type of white wine in Burgundy and it was a clever commercial idea to use that type of wine as an ingredient in an aperitif.

7. What procedure is used for the wine-auction at Beaune?

Answer: wine goes to the last bidder before a burning candle dies out

8. Which of these is NOT a typical Burgundian delicacy ?

Answer: cider

The black currant liqueur is typically used with the 'cheaper' Aligote white wines to make Kir. In combination with champagne or 'cremant' the Kir becomes a 'Kir Royal'.- Cassis is also an excellent type of jam. - Dijon has a long-standing reputation for both mustard and pain d'epices.

9. What colour are the famous Charolais cattle ?

Answer: white

They are typical 'meat' cows from the area near Charolles.

10. Which of these 'raisins' or 'cepages' is typically used for the more famous Burgundian red wines ?

Answer: Pinot Noir

Sauvignon is used for white wine. - Gamay Noir is a more democratic cepage , allows of a larger production but does not yield the same quality. - Merlot is not a popular cepage in Burgundy.

Source: Author flem-ish

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