Memorize these and you could recognize 43.6% of all Wine clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sherry | 10 | If Edgar Allan Poe had tapped "The Cask of Amontillado", he'd have had this kind of wine |
| 2 | champagne | 10 | The vines in this French province famed for sparkling white wines are among Europe's oldest |
| 3 | Portugal | 6 | Port wine is named for the town of Oporto, from which it is exported, in this country |
| 4 | Germany | 6 | The famous Moselle wines come from this country |
| 5 | Zinfandel | 5 | Used in a popular "white" blush wine, it's the most extensively planted red grape in California |
| 6 | Chianti | 5 | This Italian red wine is typically sold in straw-covered bottles called fiaschi |
| 7 | a cork | 5 | Bottled table & sparkling wines are stored on their side so that this can remain moist |
| 8 | Vermouth | 4 | Containing a mixture of about 40 herbs, this aromatized wine is used in martinis |
| 9 | Tuscany | 4 | If you watch "Falcon Crest" you may know all true Chianti wines come from this Italian region |
| 10 | Hungary | 4 | The region around the village of Tokaj in this country produces tokay, a famous dessert wine |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 4 | Located in this region of France, the districts of Medoc, St. Emilion, & Pomerol make red wines exclusively |
| 12 | Australia | 4 | New South Wales was this country's first wine-producing region |
| 13 | Rothschild | 4 | This famous chateau releases some wine under its second label, Les Carruades de Lafite |
| 14 | Spain | 3 | This country has the most vineyard acreage in Europe |
| 15 | Riesling | 3 | California is noted for producing the Johannisberg type of this German-style white wine |
| 16 | port | 3 | The tawny type of this fortified Iberian wine may be aged in wood for many years |
| 17 | Merlot | 3 | The name of this red-wine grape means "young blackbird" in French |
| 18 | Italy | 3 | The finest wines of this country come from the Piedmont region in the north |
| 19 | dry | 3 | "Sec" on a wine bottle means that what you're about to consume is this other 3-letter word |
| 20 | Chablis | 3 | A specific dry white wine originated in & was named for this French town in the Yonne Department |
| 21 | California | 3 | As far back as 1609, sacramental wine was made in what is now this state |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | Sauvignon | 3 | There's a chance your favorite vino might be made from this most widely grown red wine grape with a two-word name |
| 24 | Red | 3 | Term for intense, flavorful wine, like many Cabernets, that's also the name of a Wrigley's gum |
| 25 | legs | 3 | Like a successful play, a wine that "sticks" to the glass when swirled is said to have these |
| 26 | Francis Ford Coppola | 3 | This filmmaker has a line of wines called Director's Cut |
| 27 | carbon dioxide | 3 | It's this gas that makes crackling rosé crackle |
| 28 | body | 3 | It's the term for the feel of the alcohol content of the wine; it may be "light" or "full" |
| 29 | blanc | 3 | Robert Mondavi found a new lease on life for this varietal when he started calling it fume blanc instead of this |
| 30 | Transylvania | 2 | It's somewhat ironic that this Romanian region produces mainly white wine, like Tirnave Riesling |
| 31 | Thunderbird | 2 | Gallo introduced this, um, affordable wine in 1957, 2 years after Ford introduced the same-named 2-seater |
| 32 | the Rhine | 2 | Riesling wines are a specialty of this German river valley |
| 33 | sugar | 2 | When weather is sunny, the content of this in the grapes is higher |
| 34 | sparkling | 2 | This adjective describes any wine that's effervescent or bubbly, like Asti Spumante |
| 35 | sangria | 2 | This Spanish drink is made by adding sugar, water & fruit to red or white wine |
| 36 | Rum | 2 | In the 1740s the Royal Navy began issuing its seamen a daily ration of this spirit |
| 37 | Robert Mondavi | 2 | This man who coined the term "fume blanc" has a Napa Valley winery named for him |
| 38 | Pinot | 2 | In the names of white wine grapes, this word precedes blanc & grigio |
| 39 | pineapple | 2 | Hawaiian wine is made from grapes or this other fruit |
| 40 | Oaky | 2 | When Gordon uses this word for flavor given by a wine barrel, he can't resist following it with "dokey" |
| 41 | oak | 2 | The vast majority of wine is aged in casks made of this wood |
| 42 | New York | 2 | After California, the largest U.S. wine-producing area is in this state's Finger Lakes district |
| 43 | Napa Valley | 2 | Inglenook Vineyard is located in Rutherford in this famous California valley |
| 44 | Manischewitz | 2 | Concord Grape & Loganberry are wines from this top kosher brand whose cellars are in Naples, N.Y. |
| 45 | Liebfraumilch | 2 | The name of this white German table wine means "holy mother's milk" |
| 46 | Israel | 2 | In the 1890s Baron Rothschild supported Rishon-Le-Zion, a winemaking village in what's now this country |
| 47 | Cold Duck | 2 | "Quack" open a bottle of this sweet, sparkling wine meant for people who were raised on soda pop |
| 48 | chateau | 2 | On wine labels, this word which means "estate" precedes Lafite & Mouton-Rothschild |
| 49 | Chardonnay | 2 | This grape whose name is synonymous with white wine is the most planted varietal in California |