It is Thursday's Quiz

Another week has flown by and the only thing I can say about my night at work tonight is I didn't make much money but some older woman said I looked like Leonard Cohen. That was a first for me and my wife wholeheartedly disagrees with that. I wonder what Leonard looked like when he was 50?

Okay here is the quiz.

1. What is the strong aniseed -flavoured drink from the south of France that is similar to the famous Pernod in the north?

2. What is the french word for blackberry?

3. Now for meats such as a game it is best to hang it for a period to improve it's quality. What is the French word for this process. If hang is the word in English what is the word in French.

4. When we talk of climates with regards to wine there is big , small and smaller. Amongst the three what is the smallest? A mesoclimate , macroclimate , or a microclimate?

5. A piéce is an oak barrel holding 228 litres. What traditional wine growing area of the world would you find this barrel?

Now this quiz is over for this week but I am sure some were easier than others. Good luck!

Quiz Answers Second Instalment

Well I hope you are having some fun as I am doing this. Here are the answers.

1. Grappa is to Italy what Marc is to France. Therefore Marc is the answer.

2. The customary way in which the French drink Marc is to dip a sugar cube in the Marc and suck the spirit out. If anyone has every tried Grappa or Marc you would know the reason why a little sugar would help in drinking this.

3. Pisco is the name of the brandy native to Chile and Peru. Ever heard of that drink the Pisco Sour?

4. Pineau des Charentes comes from the cognac region that is 3 to 1 wine to cognac. Not one of my favourites and not really popular over here on this side of the Atlantic.

5. Creme de myrtilles is the flavour of bilberry.


How did you do???

It is the Tuesday Quiz

Well last week's first instalment was fun and some of you are pretty smart out there in blog land so I am happy to tantalize those brain cells out there again this week. The answers will appear later on this evening so here it goes. Good luck!

1. Grappa as we know is made from the lees and pomace left over after the main pressing of the grapes has been completed. Grappa is the name given to this spirit in Italy. What is the name given to the Grappa equivalent in France?

2. What is the customary way to drink this named spirit above in France?

Okay maybe this is absurdly stupid and difficult so here are the next 3 questions.

3. What is the brandy named native to Peru and Chile?

4. What is the vin de liqueur that comes from the Cognac region in France that is 3 parts wine and 1 part cognac?

5. What flavour is Creme de Myrtilles?


Remember this is just for fun so if you do not get them alright just give it a whirl and have some fun.

Answers will be posted later this evening.